There's a fairly good chance we're going to see some kind of official reveal for the next Battlefield game today, but it would appear that some leaks may have beaten them to it.

Beloved Polish developer CD Projekt Red have a new game out eventually, in the form of Cyberpunk 2077. Expected to be properly single-player (with some online elements) in a time where every developer is chasing the almighty dollar of revenue that social games dump into their coffers, you’d be forgiven for thinking that even the fan-favourite studio has an eye on earning some extra Zloty from including a touch of cosmetics in a game genre that could easily support that system. Not exactly.

Are there ways for companies to make some extra scratch on the side without offering loot boxes/crates/containers/loot packages? Square Enix lvl 99 boss Yosuke Matsuda thinks that “games as a service” can move beyond those crate expectations.

What does the future hold for our beloved form of interactive entertainment? Behold then, a dire portent of things to come. For I am the Watcher of this Earth reality, and in my endless vigil over your planet I have seen countless scenarios unfold and play out. I am sworn to never interfere but to always keep an eye on your mom, as the future of video games unfolds before you…

One game that people were concerned would kick 2018 off on the wrong foot? Metal Gear Survive, which initially looked to be filled with a standard number of microtransactions of the pay to win variety. Fret not, as Konami's latest spin-off is keeping those microtransactions away from that controversial design choice.

If you listen to game publishers, the microtransactions you’ll find in games aren’t anything like gambling. Most recently, Take-Two president Karl Slatoff opined that it’s about keeping the consumer happy.

A new mod created by “Rip and Tear” replaces all of the game’s usual weapon and power-up pickups with UAC crates. To open those crates players need keys, which randomly spawn from enemy kills.

Star Wars Battlefront II showed promise. It had a single-player campaign, it looked like EA had been paying attention to criticism from the first game and the amazing visuals had been even further refined. What the hell went wrong then? What happened between Battlefront games, that resulted in the sequel being universally slammed and outnumbered by sales of the original game in launch week? As usual, it came down to one simple factor: Greed. Here’s a breakdown on how Battlefront II shot itself in the foot.