Microsoft’s acquisition this week of ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda, has brought with it ownership of several video game franchises. Included in that deal is The Elder Scrolls, a collection of games that includes the fifth chapter in the series, Skyrim, and its upcoming sequel. In addition to those acquisitions there is also […]
Hades Has Now Sold Over 1 Million Copies
Hades, the latest roguelike from Supergiant Games, has now surpassed 1 million copies sold worldwide, having amassed over 300,000 new sales from the last four days alone. The news comes from the official Supergiant Games Twitter account, which recently published a sales update following the launch of Hades 1.0 last Thursday. After spending the guts […]
More PS5 pre-orders promised over ‘next few days’ as Sony apologies
Sony has admitted that the pre-order situation for PlayStation ‘could have been a lot smoother’ and promised more stock this year. PS5 pre-orders are set to be begin again ‘over the next few days’ says Sony, as they agree that things ‘could have been a lot smoother’. They apologised for the chaos that saw pre-orders […]
Dungeons & Dragons: The Best Starting Quests In Rime Of The Frostmaiden
The latest Dungeons & Dragons tome to be crammed into your DM’s bookshelf is Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden. The adventure throws characters from levels 1-11 into an unending winter’s night brought on by a goddess’ wrath. The D&D designers made it clear that horror is the intended theme, with John Carpenter’s The Thing cited as an inspiration. As […]
PAX Online Preview: Strings Theory Follows The Nintendo Blueprint For Puzzle Gaming
As bigger budget games become flashier and more complex with each new generation, it’s nice to go back to a simpler time with a charming little indie game. Often unrestricted from focus groups and marketing testing, one of the sub-genres that has cropped up in the wake of Braid’s release in 2008 is what I […]
The Tokyo Game Show Will Feature Half-Hour Resident Evil Village Presentation
If you can’t wait to get your hands on Resident Evil Village, there’s a pretty good chance you’ll want to tune into 2020’s Tokyo Game Show. According to reports, a half-hour showcase focused solely on the upcoming Resident Evil title will take place during the online event. The presentation will feature producers Peter Fabiano and Tsuyoshi Kanda among other members of […]
Among Us: How To Get Halloween Cosmetics Early
Even though it launched years ago, Among Us has been enjoying an explosion in popularity these past few months thanks to its addictive and social gameplay systems, but also in part thanks to the cosmetics. Yes, just like so many other games of this type, customizing your little suited up character is a major draw for […]
A robust enterprise strategy: How to manage the post-COVID future
There is a strategic discipline called “scenario planning” that is designed to address the kind of uncertainty we’re facing due to the pandemic. Scenario planning takes for granted that it’s hard for human beings to imagine the future as being radically different from the present. As a result, its practitioners try not to predict what […]
Capcom Confirms Future Monster Hunter Games Will Not Be Numbered
Those who are expecting Monster Hunter 5 will be waiting a long time, as Capcom has confirmed that it has abandoned numbered entries for the Monster Hunter series. The last numbered entry in the Monster Hunter series was Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate for the Nintendo 3DS. This was followed by Monster Hunter Generations on the 3DS and […]
Call Of Duty Dev Teases Black Ops Cold War Sniper Rifle Changes
The Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War alpha testing isn’t quite over yet, but one of the game’s game designers is already teasing changes to the sniper rifle. In a series of surprises during the PlayStation Showcase event on Wednesday, we learned that this weekend would introduce alpha testing of the multiplayer experience on […]