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…
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Throne and Liberty could be the Next Big MMORPG
Introduction: The arena of MMORPG has always been one of the most challenging spaces in the global gaming market. The fact that the genre combines massive multiplayer online games with role-playing mechanics shows just how demanding these games are for development, even in those cases when they fail to win over a big audience. That…
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…
The Success of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Shows the Enormous WH40k Potential
Introduction: The sequel to the Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine had a sizable following among the gaming audience long before its release. But, when the game finally came out in September 2024, it turned into a huge success almost immediately. There are a range of reasons that cemented its standing at the top of PC and…
The Top 10 Horror Video Games of All Time
Much like horror movies, spooky video games rarely get the acclaim that they deserve. Horror games are often immersive, disturbing, and grant a boatload of gory fun. With the autumn season coming up, there’s no better time to turn off the lights and boot up an excellent horror video game, so we’ve whipped up a…
PlayStation VR2 Headset comes to Steam Players thanks to a PC Adapter Device
Introduction: One of the most popular console-based VR headsets is coming to PC players because of a simple adaptor device. In August 2024, Sony released its PlayStation VR2 PC adapter which allows for a seamless connection between the PS VR headset and a personal computer with a Steam library of virtual reality games. The device…
Black Myth: Wukong Release Success Makes Video Game History
Introduction: The release of Black Myth: Wukong, a AAA video game from the Game Science studio that is based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West was a huge success. The game reached both commercial milestones and critical acclaim quickly after its August 20 launch. But, during the first 24 hours post-launch and…
Valve’s Deadlock as a Fusion of Big Multiplayer Genres
Introduction: Valve Corporation is presently building an online multiplayer hero shooter game called Deadlock. The famous company is hopeful that it will be able to fuse several hugely popular multiplayer genres into a cohesive video game, but early reactions, as well as its promotion and controversies around it, show that this is going to be…
Is The First Descendant the Next Big Online Looter Shooter?
If you’ve been browsing video game forums and reading news headlines over the past few months, you’ve probably heard of The First Descendant. Developed by Nexon, this free-to-play, live-service, third-person shooter has grabbed gamers’ attention, amassing over 10 million players in its first week alone. On the surface, The First Descendant is pretty familiar to…