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State of Decay 2 Posts Impressive Player Count in Only Two Days

27.05.2018

State of Decay 2 Hits 1,000,000 Players When the zombie outbreak finally starts, it will take a large group of people working together to fight off the undead horde. Luckily for State of Decay 2 players, this new Xbox exclusive title hit 1 million players in two days after it launched worldwide last Tuesday (5/22/18). Although, like Sea of Thieves, it is hard to gauge the number of sales State of Decay 2 received due to the game currently being...

24.05.2018

Best Improvements Coming To Battlefield V Battlefield is back in a spectacular way. It’s been sixteen years since Battlefield 1942 revolutionized first-person shooters and now DICE wants to shake things up once again with Battlefield V. Set in World War II, Battlefield V brings with it brand new game modes, mechanics, and systems. These changes will excite and possibly even worry some longtime Battlefield fans. This week, DICE released the official reveal trailer for Battlefield V. Besides being visually stunning,...

22.05.2018

Epic Makes Big Announcement Concerning Competitive Fortnite Epic Games recently showed off their latest plans regarding competitive Fortnite. The developer officially revealed that they will provide $100 million in various prize pools for the 2018-2019 season. They clarified this in a small blog post where they shared their thoughts on making competitive Fortnite along with the overall experience of playing and watching the game more inclusive. "We're getting behind competitive play in a big way, but our approach will be different,"...

20.05.2018

The indie game publisher behind many beloved titles in the indie genre such as Hotline Miami, Enter the Gungeon, Shadow Warrior, and Broforce, will be making their way back to E3 this year. Devolver Digital announced that the company would host another press briefing at E3 2018 and it sounds about as crazy as most of the games that they produce. Indie Game Publisher Devolver Digital Returns to E3 2018 Devolver's "Big Fancy Press Conference" as they have taken to...

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,...

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...

Category: Industry News

State of Decay 2 Posts Impressive Player Count in Only Two Days

Best Improvements Coming To Battlefield V

Epic Makes Big Announcement Concerning Competitive Fortnite

Indie Game Publisher Devolver Digital Returns to E3

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Getting Battle Royale Mode

Indie Developers Feeling The Pressure

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

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