Recently, Epic Games Store gave away free copies of Grand Theft Auto V, and needless to say, there is a sudden spike of player-count in the GTAO on PC. The online aspect of Grand Theft Auto is all about building a crime empire and earning money. But how does one do this? The obvious answers revolve around purchasing a business, doing VIP missions, or buying a bunker. But all of this requires a significant investment sum, which is not easy to make....
If there’s any game with a steep learning curve, that game is Rainbow Six: Siege. It may not have introduced the idea of zero respawns or regenerating health, which made all the COD players who picked Siege up in 2015 think twice about rushing in with no regard for damage, but Siege is still a unique game. That being said, there are plenty of people who jumped on the Siege wagon when it came out (and still more continue to jump on with an ever-growing player base) who didn’t realize what it would take to level up....
The first trailer for the highly anticipated next entry in the James Bond franchise, Skyfall, was just released and with it came a short teaser for 007 Legends, the Activision-published game that will feature six missions based around storylines from classic Bond films. Unfortunately, or actually fortunately, the trailer for 007 Legends has only been released as part of a super trailer and follows the first look at Skyfall. What is revealed after Skyfall’s teaser (starting at around the 1:24 mark) is pretty exciting and extremely illuminating, and finally crosses one Bond film off the list of potential candidates....
Gearbox’s 2009 co-op-RPG-shooter hybrid Borderlands was a hit with critics and gamers alike - as a result of its hilarious on-screen antics, fun combat, and addictive RPG leveling. The game also offered an especially enjoyable multiplayer experience that made it easy for casual looters to jump-in with seasoned vets. Now, with Duke Nukem Forever on retail shelves, a source close to Gearbox reports that development on Borderlands 2 will be announced very soon - with release scheduled for next year....
Ever wondered what happened between the release of Deus Ex: The Invisible War in 2003 and the arrival of Deux Ex: Human Revolution in 2011? Game writer and journalist Joe Martin has the answer for you. During an appearance last week at VideoBrains, Martin gave a great talk about “deleted scenes” in gaming. The term “deleted scene” is, of course, used quite frequently in film and television. There, it describes the phenomenon that happens when screenwriters write a longer script than ends up making it to a finished television or film release....
Continuing with the new and improved Valve elease schedule, studio head Gabe Newell is apparently comfortable telling fans of DOTA 2 that the game will be free-to-play, albeit with a twist. We’re still not sure what that entails, but Newell did go on to explain that the development team’s main goal going forward will be placing value into each player’s contribution to the DOTA 2 community. The much-beloved head of Valve touched on the subject during an as-yet unreleased podcast of Seven Day Cooldown....
It was only yesterday that screenshots appeared and now Activision has officially announced Goldeneye 007: Reloaded, an HD port of the Wii remake (Wii-make, if you will), for the Xbox 360 and PS3, and now we have more details about the game including a first look trailer. Promising to deliver substantially more content than its Wii brethren, Goldeneye 007: Reloaded takes all the fundamentals of its successor and adds a couple tweaks here and there....
With the Killzone trilogy on the table, it’s clear that Guerrilla Games has produced one of Sony PlayStation’s bestselling series. With fans eager for a new addition, today was deemed the best time to introduce the world to the next Killzone game, which left the number-structuring of past titles and is simply called Shadow Fall. During the PlayStation Live Meeting today, Guerrilla Games revealed the series’ first foray onto the just-announced PlayStation 4, letting the world get its collective first glimpse of the all-new Killzone: Shadow Fall....
There’s no question that Lord of the Rings fans have had little reward for their loyalty in the form of top-tier video games in recent years - meaning the pressure placed on Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor has been high since the day it was first announced. Since then, the developers at Monolith have provided details of the open world, brand new Nemesis system, and even teased the dark story set to be told....
Video games have always had a fight against government censorship. There have been bans and forced edits for the outrageous Saints Row series, with Saints Row: The Third having censored weapons in Japan and Saints Row 4 suffering an outright ban in Australia. The Australian Classification Board also recently refused classification for Hotline Miami 2, citing a breach of Australia’s rules regarding sexual content. However, some acts of censorship make more sense than others, with games devoid of excessive violence or adult content still facing the ire of governments....
If one genre of games is regularly attacked for preferring to iterate as opposed to innovate, it’s the annual sports simulation. While that may have been somewhat justified in the past, the developers of the NHL series have continued to erase the distance between ‘game’ and ’the real thing’ with each new release since the jump to next-gen. After delivering one of the best sports games of 2011 with several new gameplay additions, some may have thought that the push forward with NHL 13 would be somewhat less of an impact....
There’s a good chance that many of our readers will be too young to have played the original Will Wright masterpiece that was SimCity, but perhaps the line of sequels and spin-offs that it spawned are more familiar. While Wright may have left the franchise, new reports claim that Maxis is already well into production on SimCity 5, with plenty of changes to gameplay and some images to back the report up....
Multiplayer Online Battle Arenas – or MOBAs for short – have become a staple genre for PC gamers, but for console gamers, the genre is still finding its way. This year, it looks like a couple developers are hoping to capitalize on current-gen power by bringing their unique take on the MOBA to these new platforms. One such MOBA that is hoping to stake its claim on the Xbox One is SMITE, from Hi-Rez Studios....
War is Hell. Or at least, it is for those who are thrust into in real life. In the video game world, however, first-person shooters rarely touch on the psychological aspects of how combat can affect a person and instead feel more akin to a game of tag, albeit one that replaces a hand slap with a bullet. Yager Development is attempting to fill-in this gap with its third person shooter, Spec-Ops: The Line....
It’s no secret that The Bureau: XCOM Declassified crossed the finish line with the odds stacked against it; key members of the development team came and went since the game - then known simply as XCOM - was revealed back in 2011, before serious - serious - changes were made on fundamental levels, and The Bureau was completed 2K Marin. It once showed particular promise thanks to its 1960s setting and apparent love for the source material, but went under serious revision since....
Legends of Runeterra has become a massive hit for Rito games in the short amount of time it has been open to the public for play. Despite online now being in Version 1.0.0 the second game the Riot Games has produced has had a large number of concurrent players and its number is only growing. With this rise in popularity comes a rise in players who want to be the best in the game and have the most optimized deck, the type of players that the gaming community lovingly calls try hards....
With the sudden rise of the Battle Royale genre, it’s time to address the bigger umbrella – Last Man Standing. Last man standing doesn’t necessarily mean free for all. The main element of a last man standing format is that players are eliminated after a stipulation is met (i.e. killed, thrown out of bounds, etc.). This continues until one player is left standing. This format can support matches with four players, all the way up to a hundred....
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate already has an impressive roster, featuring Nintendo icons and unsung heroes on top of third-party mainstays. However, there are many popular gaming characters that some feel have been left out of the game, leaving certain holes that could be filled. Luckily, the fighters for Super Smash Bros Ultimate aren’t done yet, as Nintendo is working through the Fighters Pass. Joker from Persona 5 is the first character (Piranha Plant notwithstanding), but there are more to be revealed....
The Mass Effect trilogy is considered by many to be one of the greatest franchises in gaming history and even the absolute bomb that was Mass Effect: Andromeda has done nothing to curb the quality of this legendary series. Taking on the role of Commander Shepard as they direct a group of unique and interesting squadmates through a bunch of nail-biting missions never gets old, and props must be given to BioWare for crafting one of the greatest sci-fi role-playing masterpieces of its time....
While Warhammer: Vermintide 2 might seem like a simple game at first glance, it’s not at all. There are a huge amount of variables that people can mess with to min-max in the game, especially counting all the different builds for each of the 18 subclasses spread across five characters. Now, for most if not all of your time in the Recruit and Veteran difficulties, you can ignore or barely interact with a lot of these mechanics....
