The world’s most popular esports boast millions of players and extremely healthy viewerships for their biggest tournaments. I’m of course talking about MOBAs and namely League of Legends and Dota 2. These games are amongst the most popular with viewers, mostly owing to the sheer scale of their gargantuan player bases - but they're not going to take esports mainstream. So what is?
Destiny 2's Faction Rallies have been nice, but not exactly meaningful content. That’s all changing in the next Faction Rally, which wants to make the defense of future space-ideologies a more substantial event with better rewards on the line.
With all these new leaks, Devil May Cry 5 seems a certain bet at E3. And now a new retailer listing only serves to further confirm that.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds PUBG Corp. is busy trying to sue Epic games for the similarities in game concepts between it, and the most popular game on the planet right now, Fortnite Battle Royale. Those concepts themselves aren’t entirely new, stemming from a Japanese movie called Battle Royale, that put dozens of children on an island with goal of being the last one standing – Basically, a precursor to The Hunger Games. It brings up an interesting question in video games: Should those ideas be protected?
On June 5, Bungie will host a stream to show off a first look at the future, which will feature community manager Deej, game director Steve Cotton, project lead Scott Taylor and various other developers.
It’s E3 month! What that means is that you can expect a world of rumours, leaks, speculation and even outright forgeries to suggest new games, exciting games are coming. Here’s just such a rumour.
Ubisoft have confirmed Assassin's Creed Odyssey after a leak last night. The sequel to Origins will take place in Ancient Greece, and feature even more RPG elements.
Avalanche Studios, the company that makes the Just Cause games, did Mad Max and is helping Bethesda with the impending Rage 2, has been acquired by Nordic film distribution company Nordisk Films.
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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