Opinion: The AAA game industry needs to take itself private
This is the gaming industry’s future. We’re powerless to stop it. All we can do is watch.
This is the gaming industry’s future. We’re powerless to stop it. All we can do is watch.
Massive Entertainment doesn’t just want to create another game as a service. They want The Division 2 to be a proper hobby, and a partnership for fans to become invested in.
There are several active and pending lawsuit directed at Epic Games (and other companies that have used similar dances) for the dances to be found in the battle royale game. It uses simple dances copied from an array of people, including rapper 2 Milly’s Milly Rock, Psy’s Gangnam Style dance, Snoop Dogg’s Drop it Like it’s Hot gesticulations, some kid with a backpack and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air’s Alfonso Ribeiro ‘s Carlton Dance.
One game that you probably won’t see released in a complete format this year? Cloud Imperium’s Star Citizen, which is currently still limping towards an unknowable finish line while shedding modules of minor content to appease the few true believers, like some sort of space-leper. What little Star Citizen content is out in the wild, does have one benefit though: It kind of looks visually neat. Even without Nvidia's fancy Ray tracing technology.
In April 2018, peripheral maker Razer decided to get into the game distribution business, by opening its own digital storefront. Now, less than a year after launch, the Razer Game Store is shutting down.
Does Apex Legends' Pathfinder look very similar to the titular droid from Chappie? You're not the only one who thinks so, as the people behind the two droids are interested in even doing a crossover between the mechanical marvels.
In an exile of his own making, the Father holds the key to helping Prosperity fight back against Mickey and Lou, and it’s up to you to find him. Doing so requires a dip into one of Far Cry’s most time-honoured traditions: Tripping balls and following the light fantastic, duuuuuuuuuude
Another day, another cave! And one that is filled with sweet loot, if ya know what I mean. Perk points, ammo and crafting gear happen to be stuck inside a flooded cave, just waiting to be taken. In Rescuers go under, you’ll want to head to this point here and drop in.
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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