Update: Activision confirmed that this system has not been implemented into any of their games at this time. If their strategy is successful, it’ll encourage the weaker player to purchase microtransactions to obtain more powerful gear. “For instance, the microtransaction engine may match a more expert/marquee player with a junior player to encourage the junior player to make game-related purchases of items possessed/used by the marquee player. A junior player may wish to emulate the marquee play

Loot boxes are two of the most prominent trigger words among gamers these days as AAA publishers continue to add them to their games. Ubisoft has elected to reintroduce them into Assassin’s Creed: Origins, a single player only experience, which is something that’s not sitting well with more vocal gamers. In a pre-launch livestream that aired earlier today, Ubisoft confirmed that Origins’ loot boxes would only be purchasable with in-game currency. What the clip doesn’t answer is whether or not pu

Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon’s pre-launch hype has been considerably quieter than Sun and Moon’s and for a good reason. Main Story with different development and there’s a new post-game content after beating Pokemon League. One of the Pokemon players can encounter is Mewtwo. Two big things from this list stand out, the “new post-game content” and the fact that Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon’s script is twice the length of Sun/Moon’s. Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon release exclusively on Nintendo

Contrary to what they said when the service launched, EA will go ahead with their plans to remove FIFA 14 from their EA Access subscription service due to the fact that the company will no longer support the online portion of the game. The game will still be playable offline, but you won’t be able to play online multiplayer matches or Ultimate Team mode. Given that EA still has FIFA 15, 16, and 17 still in the vault, players won’t be hurting for options to play FIFA with. However, there’s still

Many have wondered just how successful single player games are compared to their much larger multiplayer competitors and well, we may have an idea of how successful Visceral’s games really were. Despite critical acclaim, Dead Space 2 was not a success for the studio. The game cost $60 million to make (without taking account marketing which can sometimes be double the cost of development and the cuts retailers and platform holders take) and sold 4 million copies. Dead Space 2 cost 60 Million doll

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle remains one of the best games in the Nintendo Switch’s strong first-year lineup and today it just got some reinforcements courtesy of its second DLC launch. Starting today, Season Pass owners can download the Ultra Challenge Pack, and as you might imagine, it’s no walk in the park. You don’t have to own Kingdom Battle’s Season Pass to pick up the DLC. The Ultra Challenge Pack is available separately for $7, but if you really like the game and are looking for the be

In 2014 the former Naughty Dog creative director and Uncharted writer, Amy Hennig, moved to an EA-owned studio, Visceral Games, to work on a new Star Wars game. EA is shutting down Visceral and giving the Star Wars game to EA Vancouver. As for what will happen to the Star Wars game at EA Vancouver, it appears as though it will be undergoing a major shift. “Our Visceral studio has been developing an action-adventure title set in the Star Wars universe. We will maintain the stunning visuals, authe

As part of Disney’s ongoing plan to release some sort of Star Wars film every year up until 2020, Lucasfilm has been filming a standalone Han Solo prequel film since the start of 2017. Howard also revealed the long-awaited title which is simply… “Solo: A Star Wars Story”. Howard simply noted that the movie will release in 2018 but didn’t give a time frame. For now, Solo: A Star Wars Story is scheduled for release on May 25th, 2018. If you need something to tide you over until then, Star Wars:

Hope for a third installment in the Tron series has been floundering for a few years now, however, it seems like the hope for Tron 3 isn’t altogether dead. According to Blade Runner 2049 and Suicide Squad’s Jared Leto, the film is in discussions. According to Leto in an interview with Collider, his role in Tron 3 is “in discussions” (as is the film) and the film is currently in its “very early days” and still looking to become a reality. “It was a huge movie for me as well and I do think there’s

If their strategy is successful, it’ll encourage the weaker player to purchase microtransactions to obtain more powerful gear. “For instance, the microtransaction engine may match a more expert/marquee player with a junior player to encourage the junior player to make game-related purchases of items possessed/used by the marquee player. A junior player may wish to emulate the marquee player by obtaining weapons or other items used by the marquee player.” “The microtransaction engine may match th

In 2014 the former Naughty Dog creative director and Uncharted writer, Amy Hennig, moved to an EA-owned studio, Visceral Games, to work on a new Star Wars game. EA is shutting down Visceral and giving the Star Wars game to EA Vancouver. As for what will happen to the Star Wars game at EA Vancouver, it appears as though it will be undergoing a major shift. “Our Visceral studio has been developing an action-adventure title set in the Star Wars universe. We will maintain the stunning visuals, authe

Despite the controversy surrounding Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, the game’s marketing has continued on and the game’s launch trailer is no different than the rest of the game’s advertisements (and gameplay) – it’s filled with Nazi killing. The launch trailer doesn’t simply have Nazi killing, it has tons of headshots, KKK member headshots, robot Nazi headshots, and more to the beat of some rock song. This time though, the trailer goes one step further and brings an enemy back from the dead –

Gearbox has been making plenty of suggestions that they are working on Borderlands 3, but they haven’t been too giving when it comes to details. A job listing on the Gearbox site (via PCGamesN / Gaf) might just be suggesting that the studio is looking for a writer to work on Borderlands 3. The listing doesn’t outright say “We are searching for a writer to work on Borderlands 3,” but it does include some specific features of the franchise. Gearbox is looking for a writer to work on “an unannounce

If you’re looking for a new game to play on your PS4, PS3 or even on your PS Vita, look no further than the Sale of the Dead promotion on the PlayStation Store. Week One of the sale has kicked off and features Resident Evil 7, Fortnite, The Witcher, Alien Isolation, and a ton more at a great discount. In addition to Sale of the Dead, there’s a sale on EA Sports games, which drops the price of Madden NFL 18, NHL 18, and NBA Live 18 and a sale for Fallout 4, as well as it’s DLC. You can grab Fallo

Xbox owners can look forward to plenty of deals on Xbox One and 360 in this week’s Deals with Gold! This week, Fallout 4, The Witcher 3 (GOTY), NBA 2K18, Madden 18, Star Wars Battlefront, Red Dead Redemption, and tons more! Savings are pretty all over the place and are pretty much anywhere between 20% to 100% off (yeah, something is apparently free). Be sure to check out the deals below! Fallout 4 DealsXbox One DealsXbox 360 Deals

In 2014 the former Naughty Dog creative director and Uncharted writer, Amy Hennig, moved to an EA-owned studio, Visceral Games, to work on a new Star Wars game. EA is shutting down Visceral and giving the Star Wars game to EA Vancouver. As for what will happen to the Star Wars game at EA Vancouver, it appears as though it will be undergoing a major shift. “Our Visceral studio has been developing an action-adventure title set in the Star Wars universe. We will maintain the stunning visuals, authe

Three years ago, we the Japanese-built giant mech robot, Kuratas, was unveiled. Two years ago, an American robotics company, MegaBots, challenged the Kuratas maker, Suidobashi, to a giant robot battle. Well, for starters a giant robot – you can’t have a giant robot battle without giant robots. The thing that sets the Eagle Prime apart is that it’s powered by a 430 horsepower V8 LS3 Corvette engine. Giant robots are pretty much part of Japanese culture – they even have a giant Gundam robot in Tok

Speaking with Gamespot, Netherrealm founder and co-creator of Mortal Kombat, Ed Boon discussed the possibility of bringing his company’s latest game, DC’s Injustice 2, to the Switch. Admittedly, he said there would obviously be some concessions, like graphics quality and fidelity, but it can be done. So is he interested, does he have an interest in making Switch games? It [The Switch] is a pretty different hardware architecture; it’s not like you can go from a PlayStation 4 to a Switch really ea

Denuvo is a major trigger world when it comes to PC Gaming as user reviews on Steam are often dictated by whether or not a game has it. Games like Sonic Mania got review bombed big time over Denuvo, despite the game itself being of sound quality. In the wake of these controversies, seeing how quickly Denuvo can be cracked has become something of a sport. As reported by DSO Gaming, the anti-tamper ware has already been cracked just a day after the game launched to the world. The purpose of Denuvo

Despite the ESRB deciding that chanced-filled loot crates aren’t gambling, the gaming community appears to be divided on the subject. Putting the argument aside, there’s been a lot of focus on loot crates for a particular game – Star Wars: Battlefront 2. Over the past few weeks, concern has been mounting that the game will feature pay-to-win microtransactions for loot crates. Each loot crate has been detailed to contain more than just cosmetic items – the crates will contain Star Cars, Weapons a