Over the years, the video game market has seen huge expansion. A few decades ago, you could reasonably play every new game released in a year with enough time left over for old favorites, but that’s just not the case anymore. On Steam alone, nearly 19,000 games were released this year, but it’s safe to…
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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Re-imagines a Big Franchise
Introduction: The Indiana Jones series of films, as well as many other works it produced, is among the most bellowed franchises in Hollywood. However, its path through the world of gaming has been a bumpy, protracted ride and each new title comes with plenty of risk. The latest game, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle…
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Misses on Greatness but Delivers a Great Game
Introduction: The long-awaited sequel of the Dragon Age series arrived at the end of 2024 and brought a massive game to the action RPG audience. Many years in the making, Dragon Age: The Veilguard provides a mix of role-playing combat excellence, technical polish, and a huge content offer, but also includes some substantial issues that…
Star Wars Outlaws Improves the Ubisoft Formula
Developed by Massive Entertainment and published by Ubisoft, Star Wars Outlaws is the latest big-budget video game set in the familiar sci-fi universe of Hollywood acclaim. Unfortunately, the game hasn’t quite lived up to sales expectations, with only 1 million copies sold in the launch window. Many are attributing this to Star Wars fatigue and…
Halo Series is moving to Unreal Engine and its Studio is Rebranding
Introduction: The Halo gaming series is one of the biggest franchises in the world, but over the last several years, it has witnessed declining popularity. Despite its numerous offshoots, including a live-action TV show, the core gaming franchise had struggled to return to its glory days when Bungie developers were behind the helm. But now,…
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Might Be the Best COD in Years
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is easily one of the most anticipated games of the year, fueled in part by a hefty marketing campaign. After the acquisition of Activision/Blizzard by Microsoft, no expense has been spared in the advertising for Black Ops 6, drumming up more hype than most other COD titles in recent…
Amazon Fire TV strikes up a Partnership with Xbox for Video Game Streaming
Introduction: The notion of home gaming systems that are free of any physical console or other device has been gaining strength in the recent period. Now, a partnership between Amazon’s Fire TV service and Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass is showing that the notion of streaming video games is no longer just a technical feasibility, but…
Could the End of Physical Consoles be Around the Corner?
Introduction: The turbulence that has been enveloping the entire gaming industry for more than a year has left some experts openly questioning whether the world is moving away from physical consoles. While these devices are presently one of the cornerstones of the entire video game market, their upcoming evolution could see their importance fall off…
Disney x Fortnite Crossover Project is Growing
Introduction: The metaverse around Fortnite gaming and its financial ecosystem keeps expanding. The most recent massive addition to the same gaming space is the Disney company and the titbits of news coming from the developers are very positive. Article: Developing sustainable gaming projects is a tricky business on any level. Believing that these issues do…
Summer Showcases Reveal Major Gaming News
Over the past few weeks, the gaming world has been under an onslaught of news, due to the yearly collection of summer showcases. As industry titans like Microsoft, Sony, Ubisoft, and more offer presentations on the upcoming projects of 2024 and beyond, gamers can’t help but salivate at all the new content just on the…