Source Article: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/23/activisions-destiny-2-is-struggling-right-now-cowen-analyst.html Destiny 2 is said to be struggling by analysts, and the news is being picked up by more than game sites.
Oh, Ubisoft!
Following allegations of a fully crap working environment at Quantic Dream, The Jimquisition looks at what’s been said and done, and the response from he most often see at the Dream’s helm. Extra Content: Fuck Konami __
YouTube continues to have a YouTube problem. The latest furor – YouTube’s answer to money troubles is to create a system where the rich get richer and the poor stay poor. Truly a company for our times!
Recently we were contacted by an independent game developer from Adelaide, South Australia. Last year this dev was the target of an outrageous news report. Outrageous for all the wrong reasons. The Jimquisition applied more research, editing, production value, and talent to this story than Nine News Adelaide ever did….
Source: https://gematsu.com/2018/01/blazblue-cross-tag-battle-launches-may-31-japan-asia-june-5-north-america-adds-dlc-character-blake-belladonna With 20 playable characters at launch and a further 20 confirmed DLC characters, the latest Blazblue has Arc System Works gating off half its roster. It’s part of a growing trend in “roster-based” games where fighting and sports titles are seeing just how far they can push the…
There was a sloppin’ ol’ Nintendo Direct and it had a lot of ports. Switch is Port City. But how terrible is that when the ports include Dark Souls, Hyrule Warriors, and… Firefighters: The Simulation.
I still maintain that Overwatch is a superb game… but screw Overwatch. Sick of the slopjobs surrounding it, so I’m just going to be really effing sarcastic about Blizzard.
Mankind Divided wasn’t the first game to do tiered preorder bonuses, but few publishers tried after Square Enix’s hilarious failure. Oh, hello Namco Bandai! You and Sword Online got something for me to have a laugh about?
Activision’s not the only company set to innovatively exploit its player base going forward. EA’s love of dynamic difficulty and plans for “unfair” PvP matchmaking sheds yet more light on what the “AAA” industry has planned for us.
Michael Pachter gives us an interesting launchpad here. Firstly, the suggestion that loot boxes in Anthem is simply a given. Secondly, the preemptive defense that rolls back and retcons the concept of loot boxes. Source article: http://comicbook.com/gaming/amp/2018/01/04/anthems-loot-box-system-bioware-cosmetic-items/
The Battlefront II train continues to ride! Check out the mod here: https://www.nexusmods.com/starwarsbattlefront22017/mods/142/?tab=description
