After the launch of Anthem, EA is taking a hard look at how it’ll launch future live service games
Clearly, the old way of launching a video game is not working for live service titles such as Anthem. EA agrees.
SEGA Europe catches a case of Two Point Studios, more sim games the only cure
Two Point Studios, the developer behind the successful spiritual successor to Theme Hospital, Two Point Hospital has been acquired by SEGA. The developer started working the publisher as part of SEGA Euorpe’s Searchlight programme in 2017, and is now wholly owned by SEGA Europe. It joins other studios like Creative Assembly, Sports Interactive, Relic Entertainment, Amplitude Studios and HARDlight in the SEGA Europe stable.
Five years later, EA Access is finally coming to PlayStation
When EA launched its EA Access subscription service five years ago, it was exclusive to Microsoft’s Xbox. The service later launched on PC through EA’s own Origin. EA and Sony have now announced that the subscription service will finally be coming to PlayStation this July.
Ubisoft store accidentally leaks new Ghost Recon game which stars the third-best Punisher
If you were perusing Ubisoft’s online store earlier this week, you might have spotted a game that probably wasn’t supposed to be revealed yet. Ghost Recon Breakpoint is the name of the title, and it’s apparently getting a release during the silly season. It’ll be out on October for the usual platform suspects, PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Microsoft and Gameloft team up, bringing Xbox Live to select mobile games
Earlier this year, Microsoft said it planned to bring its Xbox Live SDK to more platforms, specifically launching an SDK to bring the networking service’s features to mobile devices and Nintendo’s Switch. they're forging ahead with the mobile bit of those plans.
Pokémon players have their own dedicated region in their brain to help identify Pokémon
If you're able to recall the names of several hundred Pokemon, there's a good reason why: You've got a brain node dedicated to retaining that information.
Valve teases information on The International 2019
The International, Valve’s annual world championship for DOTA 2 will be held from 16th to the 25th of August in Shanghai, and starting tomorrow we’ll know even more about one of the years most anticipated e-sports events. It’s that time of year where DOTA and e-sports fans start to brace themselves one of the most spectacular showings of e-sports the …
Ubisoft teases new Ghost Recon game to be revealed on 9 May
After an Easter Egg was found in the latest update of Ghost Recon Wildlands, Ubisoft has clarified that they will be announcing something new at the end of this week. It should come as no surprise that Ubisoft will be releasing a new Ghost Recon game in the near future. With the success of Ghost Recon Wildlands, selling over 1.6 …
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