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July 28, 2017

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Roblox Developers Get Rich – For those who are unfamiliar, Roblox is a free-to-play mix of Minecraft and Lego, and has become incredibly popular. With their active user count jumping to 56 million recently, some of the game’s top developers …

September 29, 2017

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Battlefront 2 Listened to Fans
Earlier this week, Star Wars Battlefront 2 released a trailer highlighting all of the ways it was different from its predecessor, and in the process also demonstrating how the devs listened to criticism. The trailer, …

September 29, 2017

More Atari Box Specs Revealed

The curtain has been pulled back a bit more on Atari’s new home console, and it looks to be a bit different than most fans were expecting. While it will play a selection of classic Atari games, the box is …

September 29, 2017

Skyrim Survival Mode Announced

Bethesda announced a new addition to Skyrim in the form of a more brutal survival mode. In this new mode players will have to manage hunger, thirst, warmth and a host of other traits that have become characteristic of the …

September 29, 2017

Battlefront 2 Listened to Fans

Earlier this week, Star Wars Battlefront 2 released a trailer highlighting all of the ways it was different from its predecessor, and in the process also demonstrating how the devs listened to criticism. The trailer, voiced over by John Boyega …

October 13, 2017

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CEO and President of Riot Shift Roles

CEO, Brandon Beck and President, Marc Merrill of Riot Games announced in a blog post that they will be stepping down from their respective leadership roles to work on a new project. The …

October 13, 2017

ESRB Says Loot Boxes Cannot be Classified as Gambling

Loot boxes have been a hot topic this week with players taking to social media and forums to express their distrust with the mechanic’s inclusion in Middle Earth: Shadow of War, Forza Motorsport 7, and Star Wars Battlefront 2. …

October 13, 2017

Iconic Counterstrike Map Gets Overhauled

For those who play Counterstrike Global Offensive, or any entry in the series, the Dust map series has become a fast icon. Dust 2, CSGO’s version of the map has just received a major visual overhaul, with both cosmetic …

October 13, 2017

Gamestop Assassin’s Creed Pre-Order Ad Causes Stir

Gamestop’s latest advertisement for Assassin’s Creed Origins pre-orders has taken things too far in the eyes of many gamers. The advertisement essentially tells players that a bonus mission that will be in the game at launch is blocked unless they …

October 13, 2017

CEO and President of Riot Shift Roles

CEO, Brandon Beck and President, Marc Merrill of Riot Games announced in a blog post that they will be stepping down from their respective leadership roles to work on a new project. The pair will be focusing more on game …

October 20, 2017

Evil Within 2 Sells a Quarter of the Original

Despite very positive reviews, it appears that the Evil Within 2 sales are not quite living up to those of its predecessor. The early UK launch numbers showed it debuting at third place behind Fifa 1and Middle Earth:

October 20, 2017

IGN Acquires Humble Bundle

Last Friday, IGN acquired the pay-what-you-want Humble Bundle shop. Humble Bundle said that they chose to join the IGN family as they felt IGN understood their vision, and shared their passion for games. Many are concerned that this merger might …

October 20, 2017

Team Fortress 2 Jungle Inferno Update

Team Fortress 2 has been out for over 10 years now, but Valve has shown this week that they’re not done providing new content for the game. The Inferno update takes players to the abandoned remains of what once …

October 20, 2017

Activision Reveals Patented Matchmaking Tricks

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Activision revealed that they had an exploratory patent for videogame matchmaking  (placing players in multiplayer games) that would push players to monetize more. The method involved selecting matches for players that would make them …

October 20, 2017

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Visceral Studios Shut Down

Earlier this week, Executive Vice President of Electronic Arts, Patrick Söderlund announced that Visceral Studios would be closing, and the development of their action-adventure game set in the Star Wars universe would be moving to EA

October 27, 2017

Visceral Studios Shut Down

Earlier this week, Executive Vice President of Electronic Arts, Patrick Söderlund announced that Visceral Studios would be closing, and the development of their action-adventure game set in the Star Wars universe would be moving to EA Vancouver. Reasons for this …