May 2018 Archives

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Getting Battle Royale Mode

17.05.2018

Black Ops 4 Getting Battle Royale Mode After a multitude of teases and consistent leaks over the past couple of weeks, Activision finally revealed their latest addition to the Call of Duty series, Black Ops 4. Like the games that have come before it, Black Ops 4 will contain a variety of new and returning game modes such as Call of Duty's hit zombie mode. This year's installment to the series will feature Treyarch's take on the Battle Royale genre....

15.05.2018

Indie Developers Feeling The Pressure Indie games are rising in popularity but the market is becoming saturated with AAA titles, other indie games, and now even video games in-between these two categories. These indie developers are left scratching their heads, wondering how they can make any kind of impact in an industry that’s overwhelmed by all these games releasing at such an impressive pace. In the wake of Cliff Bleszinski’s studio, Boss Key Productions closing their doors after three years,...

15.05.2018

For Love of the Game: Sea of Thieves Review Review by, William Griston - Gigamax Games Contributor Rare always managed to excite my imagination, starting with their entries in the Donkey Kong Franchise on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, and the Highly Underrated(amongst people who haven't played it, that is) Conker's Bad Fur Day on the Nintendo 64. When Microsoft acquired Rare from Nintendo in the early 2000s, I was pretty disheartened. I had expected the monolithic...

13.05.2018

PlatinumGames Teases New Action Game The studio behind the hit action game, Bayonetta, teased a new game in the same genre they perfected. PlatinumGames, also behind the canceled Xbox One game Scalebound, revealed their plan at the Bitsummit event when Platinum boss, Atsushi Inaba announced that the company has a number of new projects in the works. These games include Bayonetta 3 and something never before seen in the action genre. According to the video game publication DualShockers, Inaba teased...

10.05.2018

Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate Coming To Switch This Summer The Nintendo Switch title, Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate is making its way west this summer. This game is the same as Monster Hunter XX which released last year in Japan on the portable console. The upcoming online action RPG will be exclusively released on the Switch in both North America and Europe on August 28th. We had the chance to play the Japanese version when it was first released on the...

08.05.2018

EA Reacts to European Regulators Classifying Loot Boxes as Gambling Electronic Arts’ responded to select regulatory bodies in Europe now classifying loot boxes as gambling. The discussion took place during the conference call where EA released Q4 and fiscal year 2018 results. EA is notorious for including, sometimes seemingly malicious, loot boxes in their games. Star Wars Battlefront 2 was the most recent loot box controversy that the gigantic game company stirred up and the latest announcement by countries like...

06.05.2018

Bungie Plans Unprecedented FPS Mode for Destiny 2 Destiny 2's Warmind DLC is quickly approaching its release date. Many fans are already excited for what Bungie has planned for after their second expansion. The game's publisher, Activision, is teasing players with the promise of an unprecedented mode for not just Destiny 2, but all first-person shooters in general. Although, details of this new mode will not be revealed until E3 2018. Activision's Big News This news was revealed in a...

06.05.2018

A Hat In Time and A Game To Remember This endearing title was suggested by a Gigs-Knight and the crew was excited to give it a try. A Hat In Time is straight out of the Nintendo 64 era, except with much better graphics. The simple platforming nature of this game and the interesting environments make it an indie game to remember. Bringing in a 10/10 on Steam, Gigs, and Mack were both excited to jump in blind. With no...

03.05.2018

MT Summit Gaming: Local eSports & The People Behind It Gamers are a special breed. They put their time and effort into their craft and break down any barrier in their way. Gathering achievements in the games play and out in real life, Mid Tier Summit Gaming, also known as MT Summit, is an organization stands as an inspiration to anyone interested in the video game industry. Hosting tournaments that range from Super Smash Bros to Dragon Ball FighterZ, this...

03.05.2018

Video Game Hall of Fame Inducts Four More Titles The Strong Museum's "World Video Game Hall of Fame" added four more games to their collection of titles that have made a monumental impact on the industry and have served to influence the games we have today. An Impressive Start To start off, Spacewar!, which many consider the first video game ever to be created, is now part of the Video Game Hall of Fame. This title was initially created at...

Month: May 2018

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Getting Battle Royale Mode

Indie Developers Feeling The Pressure

For Love of the Game: Sea of Thieves Review

PlatinumGames Teases New Action Game

Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate Coming To Switch This Summer

EA Reacts to European Regulators Classifying Loot Boxes as Gambling

Bungie Plans Unprecedented FPS Mode for Destiny 2

A Hat In Time and A Game To Remember

MT Summit Gaming: Local eSports & The People Behind It

Video Game Hall of Fame Inducts Four More Titles

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