Friday Debate – Which video game should go free to play?
Which games would you like to see ditch the traditional price tag and go freemium?
Which games would you like to see ditch the traditional price tag and go freemium?
There’s a whole genre out there of freemium titles that are just waiting to be played. Sure, plenty of them are bad and will fleece you dry without so much as a second thought, but there are those games which somehow manage to be both free and entertaining, to a point where you’d happily shell out some cash for a few extras.
Even though it went free-to-play back in February of last year, H1Z1 has been struggling to keep up in player numbers owing to intense competition. Changes are in order, and after a period of development, H1Z1 is back and is now Z1 Battle Royale! Back in September, it was announced that Daybreak Game Company would be handing control of their …
News coming out of Sweden as Patrick Söderlund, former chief design officer of Electronic Arts, revealed details of a new game from his new studio, Embark. In a blog post on Medium, Söderlund revealed that following the company’s settling in Stockholm and the hiring of 50 new employees, work immediately commenced on a new venture. “In a shorter time than …
Titanfall ain’t dead yet, but where Titanfall 3 then? Still a ways away apparently, but maybe there might be some other action on the way in the form of the industry’s latest trend: The battle royale. Spread online by numerous video streamers and influencers because clearly video game bloggers and journalists are incapable of keeping a secret, and corroborated on by Kotaku’s always-reliable Jason Schrier, Apex Legends will see players ditch their Titans in favour of some of that sweet sweet chicken dinner.
Because of it’s sorta-but-not-really MMO-esque nature, there have since been rumours that that Fallout 76 will be going free to play, following in the footsteps of other premium online games that aren’t doing especially well
We want to be bold, we want to be brave and we want to throw our own hats into the ring with a few ideas of our own, that will see the gaming industry undergo some radical change this year. Are we even remotely psychic? Not a chance, but we’re feeling pretty confident that none of these predictions will come back to bite us in the ass. None of them.
Much like the best horror movie monsters, there has been one game that has quietly been lurking in the shadows. Biding its time, waiting to strike when an opportunity presents itself. That game, is Deadhaus Sonata.
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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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