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RIME Indie Game Spotlight on YouTube

11.02.2018

RIME Indie Game Spotlight on YouTube RIME is one of those mysterious abstract puzzles from the first second the game begins. Waking up, alone on a desert island with nothing but the clothes on your back and the crabs at your feet, the story has yet to come into focus. Developed by Tequila Works and released in 2017, RIME faced mixed reviews from the critics and fans. Always preferring a first-hand look at a game, the Gigamax crew decided it...

08.02.2018

Microtransactions Pay Off Big For Activision Blizzard Microtransactions are a huge source of revenue for the video game publisher Activision Blizzard. The company announced today in an earnings report that revenue from "in-game net bookings," which contains DLC sales, loot boxes, and in-app purchases on mobile games, reached $4 billion in 2017. The fourth quarter alone secured the company $1 billion for additional content sold. Around $2 billion of Activision Blizzard's revenue in 2017 came from in-game net booking's in their...

06.02.2018

New Crash Bandicoot Rumor and Gamers Heads Spin Activision is rumored to be working on a brand new Crash Bandicoot game. With the incredible success of the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, selling over 2 million copies, it would be a good move for the company and for gamers. The rumor broke after people spotted the 'Spring 2018 issue of Licensing Source Book Europe'. This game may have been a breakout hit but there is still no confirmed reports by Activision...

05.02.2018

Red Dead Redemption 2 Gets Yet Another Release Date Rockstar Games, the studio behind the beloved Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption series, confirmed that the latest installment of their wild west shooter will release on October 26th, 2018. This latest announcement comes from the Rockstar Games Blog where the company was quick to apologize for the most recent delay. Initially, the game was slated for a Spring 2018 release but according to Rockstar the extra time will help...

01.02.2018

Rainbow Six Siege: New Threats Await in the Tactical Shooter Rainbow Six Siege is gearing up to release a monstrous update. Beginning in March, Operation Chimera and the highly anticipated Outbreak event will be available to the public. Operation Chimera and Outbreak are very different experiences. One is a regular Rainbow Six Siege update and the other is something completely new to Ubisoft's' tactical first-person shooter. Find the latest details on all the new content coming the Year 3 of...

30.01.2018

Anthem From BioWare Gets "Delayed" Until 2019 Unfortunate news for anyone excited about the upcoming action RPG, Anthem. Gamers are going to have to wait an extra year for the ambitious title to come out. Anthem was initially slated to be released in 2018 but now the game that shares many qualities with Destiny will release in 2019. EA confirmed the delay in their quarterly earnings calls with investors. Although, BioWare is claiming that this move is not a delay. Right before the...

28.01.2018

Monster Hunter: World to get Street Fighter 5 Content Fans of the latest Monster Hunter release will be excited to find out that Capcom is offering Street Fighter 5 crossover content for Monster Hunter: World. The DLC will let players earn armor skins that will have them looking like the Street Fighter characters Ryu and Sakura. The update announced on the Capcom Unity Blog detailed that players with a Street Fighter 5 save file will also be able to take on...

25.01.2018

Will OWL Competitors Hurt Its Future? The Overwatch League (OWL) has brought in millions of viewers from all over the world. Its first week drew over 13 million viewers, outpacing the latest NA LCS season in League of Legends. Blizzards OWL might be finding views are dropping during the second week but reports are coming in that viewership is stabilizing. However, will this last with the recent bad press OWL is experiencing? Conduct of the competitors and viewers continue to...

23.01.2018

Sea of Thieves Closed Beta Begins Today (1/24/18) marks the start of Microsoft's closed beta for the upcoming pirate simulator, Sea of Thieves. Eligible players for the trial can download the game now so the minute it's available, they can start playing. Much like the technical alpha held back in December, the closed beta is restricted to those that entered the Sea of Thieves Insider Program before December 1st or have pre-ordered the title. Xbox One players that already bought...

22.01.2018

New Overwatch Skins are Around the Corner Tomorrow marks the launch of Blizzard's latest update to their wildly popular hero based shooter, Overwatch and it includes a ton of new looks for some of the most popular characters. Overwatch skins are some of the most sought-after collectibles in gaming, mainly because of their unique nature that not only looks nice but adds more depth to the heroes. Altogether there are 16 new skins for fans to collect and they can...

Category: Industry News

RIME Indie Game Spotlight on YouTube

Microtransactions Pay Off Big For Activision Blizzard

New Crash Bandicoot Rumor and Gamers Heads Spin

Red Dead Redemption 2 Gets Yet Another Release Date

Rainbow Six Siege: New Threats Await in the Tactical Shooter

Anthem From Bioware Gets “Delayed” Until 2019

Monster Hunter: World to get Street Fighter 5 Content

Will OWL Competitors Hurt Its Future?

Sea of Thieves Closed Beta Begins

Overwatch Skins Update Arrives Soon See What’s Coming

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