If one had to describe the issues with this generation of games, they’d be able to summarize it with a few words. The first things that probably come to mind are loot Boxes or microtransactions, to which I say: you’re not wrong. However, there’s a term going around that better Continue Reading
On the official Need for Speed website, appeared a countdown that could lead to a reveal of the next title in the series. The countdown ends in just two days from now, on August 14. The new Need for Speed will be revealed this month heading to the Gamescom 2019. Continue Reading
If you make a movie and re-release it with additional content, should it get a reevaluation by movie critics? As dumb as this question is to ask, it is one that likely did cross the mind of some moviegoers when Avengers: Endgame was going to have one more “Theater Run” Continue Reading
As of last year, gaming has become the most popular and profitable form of entertainment. The gaming industry serves over 2.3 billion gamers worldwide and generated 134.9 billion dollars in revenue throughout 2018. This means that for the past 2 years running, they’ve bested movies, TV and digital music in Continue Reading
Apex Legends is Respawn Entertainment‘s team-focused battle royale that expects players to work together, unlike the competitive solo outings found in other games of the same genre. After landing from a drop shop, you and your team rush to equip weapons and armors of different rarities. However, something has happened Continue Reading
‘Annual franchises’ seem to have become a staple of the video game industry. The gaming landscape just wouldn’t be the same without the yearly sports titles and Call of Duty‘s. The pervasive sequel culture reeks of anti-consumer knavery on the behalf of the developers. We want something fresh, not the Continue Reading
In this week’s Power Up Podcast, Taylor is joined by Anthony Dennis, Andrew Duron, and Josh Atkinson as they recap the week’s news, discuss their after E3 hangovers, More Loot Box Debacles and so much more. Below is a detailed list of what was discussed on this week’s show. First Continue Reading
In all of digital entertainment media, video games are perhaps the single best vectors for predatory financial practices. Single products that can keep people’s attention for thousands of hours. Entice hundreds of pounds out of them in single sittings. Be bought multiple times on multiple systems. Once it was discovered Continue Reading
EA Play showed off a ton of new features for the battle royal game Apex Legends. The start of a new season (Beginning on July 2nd), called “Battle Shock”, brings new weapon skins, new legend skins, a new queue and a new legend as well. Here are some of the Continue Reading
The AAA games industry has a bit of an image problem. That’s no secret. With precious few exceptions, they’re considered to be rapaciously greedy and passionless, treating games as vectors for profit first, products second, and art-forms third if at all. EA has been voted worst company in America twice Continue Reading
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