Sooner or later, video game prices are going to break past that almighty threshold. And on the cusp of a new generation of consoles, NBA 2K21 is looking to be the first game on the court to set that new precedent. While NBA 2K21’s effort to dunk its way towards a PS5 and Xbox Series X score was inevitable, it’s next-gen price came as a surprise to faithful fans.
EVO Online saw accusations against its co-founder and now former CEO, Joey “Mr. Wizard” Cuellar, revelations so damaging that multiple game publishers and developers decided to withdraw their games from the event so that they wouldn’t be tarnished by the accusations currently being thrown at Cuellar.
The future is here, and buddy I sure do hope that you’re dressed for it.
The indie market is stronger than ever, pumping out wildly imaginative games and putting a new spin on old ideas that may seem risky, but happen to be highly rewarding at the same time. Sony’s finally cottoned onto the idea that people like not having to spend several lifetimes playing a single game, and they’ll be working to highlight some of those ems within their new PlayStation Indies initiative
From July 21-27, Microsoft will take part in the Summer Games Fest with “somewhere between 75 and 100” game demos to try out.
Devolver Digital’s annual presentation has been a glorious piss-take of the industry, fronted by the inimitable Nina Struthers and spanning a multi-event saga that has seen current trends skewered, video game developers slaughtered and reality itself questioned. Odin help us all, they'll be back in 2020.
Disintegration absolutely nails the idea of managing a squad and blasting away at the opposition from within your high anti-gravity horse, but some rough edges in the multiplayer department derails this ambitious concept before it can truly stand out from the pack.
It is a good time to be a fan of skateboarding! I’m not a fan of all my new scabs on my knees though, which have entered that part of the healing process where they’re both incredibly itchy and delicious. The first big dose of gleaming the cube arrives later this month in the form of Skater XL, a spiritual …
Cloud gaming removed hardware barriers, but it replaced them with something less visible and …
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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