With all the issues surrounding new patents and shady business practices, there wasn’t much more that could drag the gaming industry through the mud. Well, it appears that the ESRB is joining in on the fight for who could make the most amount of mud for the industry by taking a fight that didn’t need… Read more »
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Everything New
EA buys out Titanfall Dev Respawn for $400 Million
EA is back on the move snatching up companies. Shortly after they took over Visceral and shut them down, EA has gone out and bought another independent studio, Respawn Entertainment. the developer of the Titanfall franchise, Respawn was snatched up for a reported $455 million, a number which includes cash, equity and performance milestone payments…. Read more »
Upcoming Black Friday Deals
We will highlight the most common deals coming this Black Friday. The deals will be separated by Console. Microsoft XBOX Xbox One S 500GB – $189.99. This deal is at every single store. This is not a bundle, just the console. * Target gives you a $25 gift card. You can grab an extra controller… Read more »
Activision Filing For A New Patent
One would think that in this day and age of data mining for information that game companies would try to be more transparent in what they are doing when it comes to making (or trying to make) the gaming industry better. Well, for Activision, that’s not the case. Recently Activision was filing a patent for… Read more »
Are Loot Crates Considered Gambling?
“Many video game companies in recent years have introduced mechanics which are essentially gambling of which are targeted at children and vulnerable adults. While not currently considers gambling by law they do copy many traits to make them as addictive and can lead to real money being lost/earned.” That is the heart of this story…. Read more »
Destiny 2 is Dead, Now What?
It’s no secret that Destiny 2, although better than the original has finally hit its brick wall and gamers are non too happy that the first DLC isn’t coming out till December. If you have been on Youtube recently, the number of players becoming restless and slamming the game have become more and more frequent,… Read more »
Star Wars Battlefront 2 Beta Impressions
The open beta for Star Wars Battlefront 2 ended on the 9th and while short-lived, what did you end up thinking about it? Well, in my opinion, I can wrap up the beta in just 2 words… Chaotic Beauty. But lets break it down a little bit here and go into why. You had access… Read more »
Iron Banner Returns to Destiny 2
The Iron Banner, Destiny’s crazy PvP event that enables level advantages returns for its first run in the new game. The new iteration wasn’t a really large secret as players data mined some information during the faction rally event that uncovered the Iron Banner. But the one thing that some people (including myself) wanted was… Read more »
YouTube Vs. Twitch
We Compare 5 Categories. Video page, Creator Page, Comments, Monetization & Guidelines (rules) Video Page Youtube wins. The Twitch format is really based off of streaming and not premade videos. The Youtube format has had almost a decade to perfect. I expect Twitch will start to reformat their page for certain types of videos. Creator… Read more »
First Look at Jurassic World Evolution
Based on the film Jurassic World, Jurassic World Evolution gives the player the chance to create your own park as you fill it full of a plethora of dinosaurs including Triceratops, Velicoraptors and the mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex. But there are some games out there already that allow you to build your own Jurassic Park such… Read more »