Epic Games has been wowing players with its recently-launched competitor to Steam known as the Epic Games Store. Since its launch late last year, Epic has unveiled a load of exclusive games, and its even gone one step further by promising players two free games a month. Thanks, Epic! The first of these free games … Read more
The massive success of free-to-play games that rely solely on microtransactions appears to have prompted more games companies to look into making their titles free – at least according to one industry analyst. Wedbush Securities’ Michael Pachter wrote about the topic for GamesIndustry, where he stated: “I think that the 18 Overwatch League owners have been assured … Read more
YouTube stars including Jake Paul and RiceGum have come under fire for ‘promoting bogus loot boxes’ on their channels. A website called MysteryBrand has been featured in their videos, which showcase the YouTubers winning huge prizes through mystery-loot-box-style gambling. The way it works is pretty much the same as in-game loot boxes. Before you open your virtual … Read more
Slightly Mad Studios, the company behind games such as Project CARS and Need For Speed: Shift, has announced it’s planning to release its own console. Company CEO Ian Bell tweeted the news to his followers, saying: “The Mad Box is coming…We’re going 90 per eye, 180 FPS internally. My CTO has just called me and … Read more
Now I’m not saying get excited, but definitely get intrigued, because it looks like Valve has gotten a few members of its Dream Team back together again. As confirmed by the man himself, Gabe Newell, Half-Life 2 and Portal 2 co-writer Eric Wolpaw has made a comeback to the company, assumedly working on a brand-new … Read more
The Call Of Duty franchise generally swaps and changes its developers depending on the game, and judging from the past, it looks like Infinity Ward is the next developer up to tackle the upcoming game in the series. Ashton Williams, Senior Communication Manager at Infinity Ward, recently sent COD fans into a frenzy with a single … Read more
The success of Marvel and Insomniac Games’ PlayStation 4 exclusive Spider-Man, means any future game bearing the Marvel name has got some pretty huge boots to fill. But when it comes to creating AAA games that focus on creating worlds, immersing the player and providing some seriously in-depth lore and stories, you can almost always rely … Read more