Destiny 2 contained a hidden XP scaling that actively lied about the amount of experience end game users were getting. It’s now fixed, but that doesn’t erase the fact Activision Blizzard was content with it remaining until it got caught.
This is the story of Andrew Wilson’s golden goose and how it saved EA but cost us AAA gaming in 2017. Skill Up Gaming Facebook Page! Join us on the community Discord: https://discord.gg/Q728ewv If you’d like to donate to show support, you can do so at: https://strexm.tv/user/skill_up_gg — You can check out some of my…
This is the year loot boxes came to gaming in a big way. Encouraged by Overwatch, “AAA” publishers went all-in on destroying their games in the name of easy money. And no, Blizzard, you’re not special. You deserve as much blame as EA, Activision, Ubisoft, 2K Games, WB, and Microsoft….
Another November, another Call of Duty. Rinse, wash, open loot box in front of friends, repeat.
Sledgehammer Game’s amps up the fear factor in this year’s edition of Call of Duty Nazi Zombies. Check out our Call of Duty: WW2 Preview here! ———————————- Follow IGN for more! ———————————- More Gaming Posts Talking Tom Shorts ep.28 – Tangled in Space … Talking Tom and Friends ALL Minisodes Compilation Meet the Man Who…
It seems that Activision’s patented method of using matchmaking to sell microtransactions really was a tipping of the hand. COD: WWII has a public social area, Normandy Beach, where you can open your loot boxes in full view of other players. Activision’s plan to manipulate its own customers by appealing…
Activision’s patented idea of utilizing matchmaking to trick players into buying DLC is an unsettling one, but if you think that’s as bad as it gets, you don’t know videogames. Let’s talk about Scientific Revenue, the service that demonstrates exactly what games want from you – they want to turn…
Full patent page here: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=9789406.PN.&OS=PN/9789406&RS=PN/9789406 After receiving loads of emails about this, I woke up ready to give this patent a good going over. While patents never guarantee real-life implementation, they can be reflective of a business, and boy does this one – a matchmaking system based on selling microtransactions…
I’m often told that videogames have be a mess of greed-fueled bollocks because the $60 price tag never raised along with inflation. This is crap. It’s a myth. Games stopped costing $60 a long time ago. __
Bungie’s FPS MMO returns, and this time it’s actually good!
Bungie gives us a sneak peek at what Nessus has to offer from finding Lost Sectors to the Public Event changes and what Adventures entail. ———————————- Follow IGN for more! ———————————- #ign #destiny2 More Gaming Posts Star Kart – Star Wars + Mario Kart Official Destiny: The Taken King April Update Prev… Legion Artifact Introduction…
The Sentinel Titan goes toe to toe with other guardians in the Control gametype on Endless Vale. *Note: Power Ammo appeared immediately in this footage. That is not indicative of how it will spawn in the final product. ———————————- Follow IGN for more! ———————————- #ign #destiny2 More Gaming Posts Taking Candy From Dark Souls (The…
