Comic-Con 2014: Top Video Game Panels
We have no idea what's going on with the Spike VGX this year or even if there will be one. The annual celebrity-fueled, ad-hungry video games event was consistently chock full of controversy and disdain from the gamer community which is why last year host and producer Geoff Keighley helped re-brand the Spike Video Game Awards into the Spike VGX. It was a ratings success but still begged the question of whether it should contin
What To Expect: The presentation will focus mostly on the single player campaign for Battlefield: Hardline - an episodic story that puts players in the shoes of beat cop Nick Mendoza and takes them from the grit of LA to the glam of Mi
On the opposite side of these hearty and expansive offerings, we have microtransactions. Basically, a microtransaction is when the player pays a small amount of money for something extra in a game, such as an XP Boost, a piece of equipment, or even a digital pile of in-game currency paying real money for more fake money. The latter microtransaction method often tends to be the main source of income for Massively Multiplayer Online RPGs which are Free to Play. Games like Star Trek Online and The Lord of the Rings Online rely on their thriving in-game economy to make money, rather than monthly subscription fees and charging for expansi
There have been plenty of video games based on the work of J.R.R. Tolkien over the years, though not all of them have quite lived up to the excellence of the great author . With its fantastic nemesis system and well-refined combat mechanics though, that's not really a criticism that could ever be levied against the fantastic Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mord
Although there will be plenty of events and demo opportunities scattered around the Comic-Con floor and downtown San Diego, these are the 10 game-focused events we think will be the most worth attending. Each panel/demo should feature plenty of new information and first-looks at each game in action, and attendees will be able to hear firsthand from the developers working on each g
His science-fiction novel of the same name provided more or less the entire premise for the game, while his subsequent work has continued to influence the series. The author collaborated directly with 4A Games on the first Metro title and even helped to write the story and dialogue for the game's sequel, Metro: Last Lig
Kara is an android in Detroit: Become Human who becomes self-aware, and is part of an uprising of androids confronting their owners. Kara is an unconventionally tough heroine, as she is a protector rather than an aggressor, but displays her strength by protecting Alice Williams. Often mistreated by her owner, Todd Williams, Kara attempts to escape and take his daughter, Alice with
The nominations for the first ever edition of The Game Awards were unveiled this morning and include the standard set of genre-based categories, a fan category for most anticipated title of 2015 (which mostly includes delayed games) and as a bonus, some love for famous YouTube celebs and eSports teams to help spread the word and bring in the "hardcore" crowd for appro
The Saboteur is a World War II open-world adventure game based in a 1940 German-occupied France. It was released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2009. The player takes on the role of a former Irish racing car diver that helps the French resistance to liberate Pa
In Shadow of the Tomb Raider , Lara Croft finally becomes the tomb raider, and the game marks the height of Lara's skills and resourcefulness. In this game, Lara is no longer the naive and vulnerable young explorer that she was in 2013's Tomb Raider , but the gameplay allows her to use her surroundings to camouflage and perform brutal stealth kills. Lara also masters all her weapons in this game, including the deadly bow and arrow introduced in 2013. Lara Croft is by far the toughest that she has ever been in Shadow of the Tomb Raid
It's October, which means the biggest video games of the season are upon us. Call of Duty WWII , Star Wars Battlefront II , Middle-earth: Shadow of War , Super Mario Odyssey , and Assassin's Creed Shadows beginner guide|https://Creedshadowgame.com/ Creed Origins are just a few of the many heavy hitters vying for the attention of consumers this holiday sea
The game is set in Ancient Rome and while it plays loose with historical accuracies fans of both Assassin’s Creed: Origins and Odyssey will enjoy this entry. It’s a linear and cinematic game but the combat shares some similarities to both Assassin’s Creed and the Batman: Arkham ga
Though based predominantly on the movies rather than Mario Puzo's original novels, EA's The Godfather games can at least be traced back to Puzo's work by extension. The second of the two games was a little disappointing, though the original, which encompasses the events of the first movie, is one of the best GTA clones arou
Naturally, there's a catch. Many games (most, really) feature downloadable content: additional items, levels, and features which can only be accessed by paying more money on top of the initial cost of buying a game. The latest wrinkle to the DLC formula is the inclusion of "loot boxes," a form of microtransaction designed to keep players paying extra money for months and even years after they first buy a game. In 2017, is this trend a problem, or are lootboxes and microtransactions a necessary e
