by Nicholas Armstrong | Nov 16, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
If publishers had hoped that the loot box controversy had blown over, they can think again. Last month, the UK government responded to a petition about loot crates stating that until they see a direct financial correlation to boxes, they consider them not to be...
by Jordan Love | Nov 15, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
EA DICE held a Reddit AMA earlier today and it went just about as well as you might expect, which is to say it wasn't great. It probably could have gone a lot worse, but reading through nearly all of it, one thing is abundantly clear: gamers aren't happy with EA and...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Nov 15, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
In just 2017, Steam published over 6000 games. That’s just for the PC. Granted, the vast majority of those are indie games, and most of these games only clock in at a few hours, generally, less than 10, but it is a worrying sign for gamers trying to find the best...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Nov 15, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
While Activision toys with the idea of creating a match-making system to sell items to players, Valve has been busy developing what may be the most complicated and well-thought out matchmaking system ever designed. Released only days ago, CS:GO’s new matchmaking...
by Jordan Love | Nov 14, 2017 | Indie, News, News Section, Videogames
Forbes' 30 Under 30 celebrates industries from science to fashion and everything in-between. This year the gaming category is more diverse and encompassing than ever before. With investors, professional gamers, developers, art directors, writers, a grandmaster and...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Nov 14, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
Youtube’s recent policy changes have had nearly all content creators up in arms, but especially gamers, who seemed disproportionally targeted for demonetization and who reported losing upwards of 25-30% of their revenue. Destiny 2 had a slew of content creators stop...
by Jordan Love | Nov 14, 2017 | Videogames, weekly
Every Tuesday, Foresight for the Week is your guide to the gaming industry for the next 7 days. With DLC and game 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 Nicholas Armstrong | Nov 14, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
EA is no stranger to pissing off players, but amassing the most down-voted comment in Reddit history forced even them to take note. Following the wave of negative backlash heaped upon them, EA responded in an open letter to the community where they immediately reduced...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Nov 13, 2017 | Indie, News, News Section, Videogames
If you’re an indie dev, isometric is where it’s at. We’ve seen a slew of isometric/top-down games in recent years. From the more recent Ruiner to the record-breaking Divinity 2, this is simply the way that indie games are going, and Fool’s Theory new game Seven, shows...
by Jordan Love | Nov 13, 2017 | News Section, Videogames
EA is already one of the most hated entities in gaming and they might've just solidified their spot at the top over the weekend. On Sunday, the official EA Reddit account commented on a user post about the companies new game, Star Wars Battlefront II, and the '40...
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