When it comes to spy and military-themed titles , very few franchises can hold a candle to the long-running series, which first debuted more than two decades ago now. It’s appeared on countless systems during that time, with a new entry, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction , set to finally arrive on the PS5 and Xbox Series consoles in early 2
We have no idea what’s going on with the Spike VGX this year or even if there will be one. The annual celebrity-fueled, ad-hungry video games event was consistently chock full of controversy and disdain from the gamer community which is why last year host and producer Geoff Keighley helped re-brand the Spike Video Game Awards into the Spike VGX. It was a ratings success but still begged the question of whether it should contin
His science-fiction novel of the same name provided more or less the entire premise for the game, while his subsequent work has continued to influence the series. The author collaborated directly with 4A Games on the first Metro title and even helped to write the story and dialogue for the game’s sequel, Metro: Last Lig
Publishers are learning what they can and cannot get away with in terms of nickel-and-diming consumers with microtransactions, much like they had to learn about what they could get away with in terms of larger DLC content. Capcom’s fighting games became infamous for including DLC characters on the game disc, but employing the shady practice of keeping them locked behind a pay wall. These days, consumers are more savvy to such practices, and the practice of slicing off part of a game and selling it later is far less prevalent than it once was (although pre-order bonus missions remain the bane of many a gamer’s existence). In a way, loot boxes are a way around that, as the content granted by the crates can usually be earned within the game itself. It’s locked away from most players, but in a different way than Jill Valentine in Marvel vs Capco
For the most part, barring atypical examples like Sonic 3 and Knuckles , expansions were exclusively the domain of the PC gaming space. That all changed with the launch of the Xbox 360 and PS3, with their easily-accessed internet capabilities. Almost immediately, nearly all games had some sort of DLC avenue, from extra multiplayer maps in titles like Call of Duty and Battlefield , to new areas to explore in narrative-driven games like Fallout 3 and Borderlan
Middle-earth: Shadow of War , published by Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment, is out now on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and this predominantly single player game features loot boxes. Throughout the game, players recruit an army of Orcs, enough to see them through to the end of the main story. Orcs can also be purchased with real money via loot boxes, but they’re not immediately necessary. After the main quest is completed, the player is presented with an endgame story arc which blocks progression until the player can amass an insanely powerful army of high-level Orcs. The player is essentially given a choice on how they will reach Shadow of War ‘s true ending: pay up for premium followers, or face the grueling grind to conquer Middle-earth, slowly leveling up Orcs in a seemingly endless l
What To Expect: Traveller’s Tales will show off new gameplay sequences, reveal new characters, and give away several prizes for LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham . The panel will also include a very special announcem
With the nominations coming before the year’s end, we’re faced with the usual issue of not all of 2014’s titles being included (like Ubisoft’s The Crew ) but at least they got in the most recent two-three weeks which includes the largest batch of high profile releases. The deadline for eligible entrants was games released by November 25th. On the Canadian Videogame Awards front, the date of nomination eligibility was much earlier and meant that some of the year’s biggest titles ( Assassin’s Creed Shadows tips|https://creedshadowgame.Com/ Creed Unity, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry 4, etc. ) didn’t make the
The nominations for the first ever edition of The Game Awards were unveiled this morning and include the standard set of genre-based categories, a fan category for most anticipated title of 2015 (which mostly includes delayed games) and as a bonus, some love for famous YouTube celebs and eSports teams to help spread the word and bring in the “hardcore” crowd for appro
The 2013 show, co-hosted by Joel McHale ( Community ) was more about the developers and awards, more about new announcements and loving the community. Despite a lot of awkward moments, last year’s event was an improvement over years past but this year, Keighley is out. He and Spike (and owner Viacom) gracefully parted ways (apparently) and instead, Geoff Keighley is hosting a brand new, non-network-reliant game show, simply titled The Game Awards 2014 . And he’s doing it with the backing of Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony and bevvy of top game publish
For FIFA 19 , it was a bit more difficult to capture a great moment. Since the replay camera is locked to a person — unless I’m missing something and you can freely control the camera — it was hard to get a good frame. What I have below is the best I could come up with, and I do think it looks pretty good, despite the lack of a full-fledged photo m