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Valorant Didn’t Just Break My PC, It Broke Me
16.8.2022
I love shooters about as much as I love taquitos from 7/11, which is to say on far too many occasions I am walking out of such a store at 3 a.m. with…multiples of them…and a can of Monster energy, on my way home to play Halo or Siege or one of my shooter go-tos. Well, about a week ago, I decided...
This Vampire Game Has You Running A Hotel Where You Can Eat Anyone
16.8.2022
For a while it was WW2. Then came zombies. A while after that, everything was open-world fantasy. Gaming is very susceptible to memetic themes, with certain topics taking over to the point of saturation. But if you’d given me a million guesses where we’d be in 2022, I don’t think I’d have guessed...
Xbox Game Pass Loses Hades, Gains Two Sleeper-Hit Gems
16.8.2022
Hope you got your fill playing the best game of 2020, aka Hades, because the next wave of Xbox Game Pass games are upon us and alas, some games are leaving, too. Although this month’s lineup of games is short on big-budget blockbusters, it has a few sleeper hit indie games you’d be wise to check...
8 Books That’ll Challenge, Deepen, And Change Everything You Know About Video Games
16.8.2022
Books about video games can be enchanting and inspiring, and as easy to dive into as the immersive medium that inspired them. Whether you’re looking to enjoy your hobby from fresh new angles or just need something to read as you lounge in the sand in the final ocean-friendly days of summer, I’ve...
How To Calculate A Game's True Value From Its Price And Length
15.8.2022
As we all know, video games are judged on four criteria: The graphics, the gameplay familiarity, the price, and the length. But often times, the “video games media” conflates such objective judgements with corrupting elements of so-called artistic value and cultural impact. With games like...
Owlboy Dev's New Game Is Pure Pixel Art Pandemonium
15.8.2022
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Axie Infinity Surpasses $4 Billion in All-Time Sales, Team Removes SLP Rewards From Classic Game Mode
13.8.2022
After recording more than $4 billion in all-time sales, Axie Infinity announced the game’s classic mode will no longer allow users to obtain smooth love potion (SLP), as SLP rewards have been added to the new Origin ranked gameplay mode. The team also introduced non-fungible token (NFT)...
Iskra Redefines Game Publishing at Korea Blockchain Week, Announces New Games
13.8.2022
PRESS RELEASE. SEOUL – Iskra took the stage at Korea Blockchain Week, outlining their vision of game publishing in the era of Web3. “The technology is now available for us to provide an ecosystem that enables better outcomes for everyone: players, game developers and the platform...
The Best And Worst Parts Of Every Halo Game
12.8.2022
Arguing over which Halo game is the best is an exercise in futility. Fact: They’re all amazing! For the past two decades, first under Bungie, then under 343 Industries, Halo has put on a master class of tone, pacing, and raw, punchy first-person gameplay. But perfection is non-existent; just...
Upcoming Steam Game Is Literally Just A Squirrel With A Gun
12.8.2022
Video games can offer us a chance to inhabit new worlds or discover new experiences. They can show us things we’ve never seen or dreamed of. Like an ancient civilization or a far-off alien planet somewhere deep in the cosmos. Or uh…what about a squirrel with a gun who can shoot people? Yeah, that’s...
YouTube Censors Educational Sex Games Video Without Even Watching It, Creator Claims
12.8.2022
The Ayayo games are a series of erotic adventure games made for the PC-98 in Japan in the early ‘90s. Despite their wild storylines and complex meta references to popular anime and manga, their legacy is mostly overlooked or forgotten. Video essayist Noelle Aman tried to fix that in a recent...
Soccer Story Is A Sports Fantasy RPG That's Coming To Game Pass
12.8.2022
There’s a new RPG coming out this year, and it’s soccer-themed (which rules). Soccer Story is an open world game with turn based combat and real time soccer matches. Best of all, you’ll be able to grab it on the Game Pass once it’s released. Read more
EA Says FIFA Players Actually ‘Love’ The Game’s Controversial Loot Boxes
12.8.2022
Four years after Star Wars: Battlefront II’s disastrous launch galvanized the world against loot boxes, EA is still defending the exploitative microtransaction in its crown jewel: FIFA. In-game card packs don’t just make the publisher billions, EA swears that players love them too.Read more
Sony prý platí vývojářům, aby nedávali své hry do Game Passu
12.8.2022
Game Pass zásadně mění přeskupení sil na trhu ve prospěch Microsoftu a společnosti Sony se to logicky nelíbí. Údajně se proto prý snaží přesvědčit vývojáře, aby své hry do předplatného vůbec nedávali
Axie Infinity cuts rewards from classic game, subtly forcing P2E players to new mode
12.8.2022
The team described the move as part of its efforts to balance the economy for the Smooth Love Potion token
No, Elden Ring And GTA V Are Not On Game Pass (Yet)
12.8.2022
Earlier this week, some folks checking Microsoft’s Cloud Gaming beta website noticed something weird: listings for games like Elden Ring and Grand Theft Auto V not only said they were part of the company’s Game Pass offering, but would also be playable on the cloud.Read more
Breaking Bad Creator Wanted To Make A GTA-Like Game Based On Show
11.8.2022
One of the most critically acclaimed and popular TV shows of the past few decades was Breaking Bad on AMC. Its spin-off, Better Call Saul, has also been hugely popular and successful. Now, ahead of Saul’s final episode, the creator behind both shows, Vince Gilligan, has confirmed that there were...
Microsoft Snarkily Schools Sony On How To Better Run PS Plus
11.8.2022
That treasure trove of a document filed by Microsoft to the Brazilian competition authorities on Tuesday, in response to Sony’s objections to its efforts to buy Activision Blizzard, contains another absolute gem. In it, Microsoft took time out to tell Sony just how it could (read: should) better...
20000% in One Minute on Play to Earn Game Tothesmart
11.8.2022
PRESS RELEASE. The crypto enthusiast has got 10,032 BUSD into their wallet by buying virtual miners in the Play To Earn game Tothesmart for only 50 BUSD. Real lotteries on the blockchain are gaining popularity around the world. The project Tothesmart has implemented an exciting mechanism...
Microsoft Accuses Sony Of Blocking Games From Game Pass
11.8.2022
Last week, Microsoft argued to Brazilian regulators that Call of Duty was not an essential game series while Sony protested that it was. In the latest episode of the Activision Blizzard acquisition drama going down in Brazil, Microsoft accused the PlayStation manufacturer of trying to “inhibit...