[ad_1] Also, it’s not like that’s a bad thing. Call of Duty remains at the top of the sales charts every year because Activision has perfected the formula for a blockbuster FPS, and players keep coming back for more. The main driver of this sustained interest is multiplayer, and with Black Ops Cold War, developers […]
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Razer made the gum gamers didn’t know they needed
[ad_1] If you’re a gamer who chews gum, standard Juicy Fruit or Big Red won’t do your mental performance any favors … at least, not according to Razer. As a follow up to its focus-sharpening Razer Respawn drink, and to meet an apparent need for fortified gum, the company has rolled out Respawn By 5 […]
Apple seeks damages from Epic Games over ‘Fortnite’ contract breach
[ad_1] If you somehow missed how all of this started, on August 13th Epic’s Fortnite Mega Drop on iOS and Android included an option for players to pay for the game’s in-game currency directly. Epic offered a discount to those who took advantage of this option. Both Apple and Google removed Fortnite from their respective […]
Alto’s Adventure devs open a studio focused on ‘folk’ games
[ad_1] “We feel like there’s a shared groundedness in the things we make; an earthy, honest quality that evokes a strong sense of time and place,” Nesbitt, founder and creative director of the studio, said in a press release. “We want our players to feel they’re looking through a small window into a much larger […]
The Nintendo Switch goes on sale in Brazil on September 18th
[ad_1] Buying directly from Nintendo is something people in Brazil haven’t been able to do for more than five years. Citing the country’s taxes at the time, Nintendo stopped direct sales in Brazil in 2015. Since then, consumers there have had to either import Nintendo products or buy them from a reseller. Last August, however, […]
‘Minecraft’ PSVR support is coming this month
[ad_1] You’ll be able to play the entirety of Minecraft in PSVR following the update. There’ll be two main VR modes, Immersive and Living Room (i.e. a virtual screen), along with more settings to help you adjust how the game plays to your liking. There’s no release date for the patch just yet as Mojang […]
EA pulls ads from ‘UFC 4’ replays after widespread complaints
[ad_1] Critics complained not just that they were seeing ads in a paid game, but that the timing was dishonest. The ads appeared roughly two weeks after UFC 4’s launch, or well after initial reviews. If you were an early adopter, you wouldn’t have realized you were in store for a marketing blitz. While advertisers […]
Hitting the Books: Lessons learned from gaming with the King of Sweden
[ad_1] I looked at the email in slight disbelief. (In my head it came with an appropriately elaborate font.) Dear Managing Director David Polfeldt, Would you be so kind as to give his Royal Majesty a tour of your company? The King of Sweden? Really?! When did a video game studio become eligible for an […]
After 27 years, ‘Doom’ and ‘Doom 2’ get widescreen support
[ad_1] Speaking of mods, there’s now official support for DeHackEd, a tool people have been using for years to modify the games. Another tweak adds an optional crosshair. According to id, enabling the feature can help some players who experience motion sickness when playing the games. There’s also a new timer next to the minimap […]
AT&T reportedly backs away from selling Warner Bros. Interactive
[ad_1] For the time being, AT&T has reportedly decided against selling its Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment gaming division to another company. According to Bloomberg, the telecom concluded the unit was too valuable to ditch, even if a sale would have helped the company with its $165 billion debt load. When news of the potential sale first […]