In June this year, Valve made the decision to halt CS;GO and DOTA 2 player trades in The Netherlands thanks to governmental legislation that deems lootboxes and their ilk gambling.
What began with a competent stab at hunting monsters, evolved into a saga that created the finest trilogy ever conceived. CD Projekt RED’s groundbreaking franchise may have wrapped up its tale, but don’t count the franchise out just yet.
Team Ninja’s Nioh was a quiet hit around its early 2017 release. It had an incredible level of depth to its speedy and precise combat, a mystical ancient-Japanese setting and a punishing level of difficulty – mimicking its contemporaries in the hard-core Action RPG genre, but arguably reaching new heights of balance and craft. Its artistic vision was strong, but …
Meet the Scorn in Destiny 2: Forsaken, aggressive new enemies who come at players like heavily-armed Lemmings. They’ve got the life preservation skills of a teenager at the prime of their belief that they’re going to live forever, with many sub-types spread between the dastardly lot. Here’s a quick breakdown of the menace that’ll be aiding the Barons in their conquest of The Reef this September:
By Jayson ‘Trinoc’ van Kerckhoven If you had to pick a theme for Rush this year, it would have to be inclusive growth. It is a constantly recurring theme within the industry, and one that Rush hoped to breathe new life into. This was achieved largely by shifting the focus away from established esports and onto more accessible games, in an …
Code Vein is choosing to side-step the release madness of September, instead choosing to take the extra time and develop the game more for a new, unannounced release date in 2019.
New Pokemon Go network data has revealed models for Pokémon such as Smeargle, Nincada, Ninjask, and Shedinja, Clamperl and Huntail, as well as two of the legendaries from that generation: Jirachi and Deoxys.
Dead Cells has seen remarkable success during open development in Early Access. But if you were struggling to stay away from the random Castlevania runs, your wait for the full release is almost over.
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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