by Nicholas Armstrong | Sep 26, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
In case anyone has forgotten, the company that was once merged with Activision – Vivendi – has been trying to force a hostile takeover of Ubisoft since 2016. The technicalities and financials of this move don’t really affect gamers, but if Vivendi succeeds, gamers...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Sep 26, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
On Thursday of last week, thesixthaxis.com posted a negative review for NBA 2K18. Shortly after, 2K asked them to remove it, and they did. Apparently, the negative score was in regards to Virtual Currency being too large a factor in the game and leading too heavily to...
by Jordan Love | Sep 26, 2017 | Videogames, weekly
Every Tuesday, Foresight for the Week is your guide to the gaming industry for the next 7 days. With game and DLC releases, news about upcoming cons and events, and information on the latest patches and updates in gaming, Foresight for the Week helps you stay on top...
by Steven Lunn | Sep 25, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
Sports games often get a bad rap. The fact that they're released nearly every year, usually with only incremental updates, tends to rub people the wrong way. Most people see the annual release schedule as what it is, a maximizing of profits with a minimizing of...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Sep 25, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Before heading to Worlds, many of the international competitors stopped off in Korea for bootcamp, training, and scrims. Korea has long been a hub for bootcamps in League of Legends, but many of these teams used the opportunity of being so close to test the Korean...
by Bryce Lockwood | Sep 25, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
It’s been close to a decade since the last Jurassic Park game that wasn’t a mobile, arcade, or Lego game (and a Lego game is always more parts Lego than anything else), and even longer still since we got the type of sim game we’ve wanted. It’s still a ways until...
by Steven Lunn | Sep 22, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
Remakes and remasters are a contentious topic in the gaming industry. The two prevailing points of view are ‘Why not remake or remaster a great old game so we can enjoy it once again, this time with new and better technology?’ and ‘Companies shouldn’t waste resources...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Sep 22, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
Two years ago Bethesda made the disastrous call to start charging for mods. After a wave of anger crashed on Bethesda from fans and modders alike, the company walked back the announcement. Now, Bethesda has released their second attempt at monetizing mods – and it...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Sep 22, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
Divinity: Original Sin 2 has been out for a week and already broken the Steam record for most players in co-op at one time. Considering that most of the reviews overwhelmingly praise its single-player – this is a good sign indeed. At its heart, Divinity hails from...
by Steven Lunn | Sep 21, 2017 | News, Videogames
The Tokyo Game Show is huge for the Asian market. This year’s TGS is expected to be the biggest in its 22 year history and there’s plenty for some gamers to get excited over, but does it really matter to gamers on this side of the world? Of the big three, only Sony...
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