Russia openly attacked and invaded Ukraine on February 24 after weeks of mounting tensions between the two countries, with hundreds of Ukrainian citizens reportedly killed by bombings and Russian militia as a result. As the world watches this historical and terrifying event unfold, efforts have begun to aid civilians and organizations on the ground floor […]
For Honor is finally getting cross-play
Almost five years and one month after For Honor’s launch, the game is getting cross-play on March 17, Ubisoft announced on Thursday. The new cross-play initiative will launch in two phases, with the first coming at the start of the game’s year six plans. Phase two is in active development and Ubisoft didn’t clarify an […]
For Honor Finally Gets Cross-Platform Play After Five Years
Five years later, For Honor is finally getting crossplay. A standard feature of many online multiplayer games, including Destiny 2, Halo Infinite, and Rainbow Six Siege, now For Honor will let players on Xbox disembowel PlayStation players in a truly medieval console war. But crossplay won’t hit For Honor all at once. Ubisoft will be […]
Wrestling Games Don’t Need To Be So Boring
Wrestling games have not been very good for a while, but if any sport was built for video games it’s wrestling. FIFA and NBA 2K have long been best in class for raw simulation, and that’s aided by how rapid their real sports are. American football may be higher scoring than regular football, but it […]
Owlchemy Labs On Cosmonious High, Its Most Complex Game
Owlchemy Labs doesn’t believe in shortcuts. It’s six years into the launch of consumer VR and, in that time, the team has put out three games with its fourth, Cosmonious High, just a few weeks away. Like Job Simulator, Vacation Simulator, and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality before it, Cosmonious is a typically light-hearted showcase […]
FIFA Ultimate Team cards aren’t gambling, Dutch court says
A Netherlands court overturned a 2020 ruling that said the card packs in EA Sports’ FIFA Ultimate Team were a form of gambling, and rescinded a €10 million fine levied for violating Dutch gambling law. The Dutch Administrative Jurisdiction Division, the highest court in the Netherlands, on Wednesday ruled that acquiring and opening FUT card […]
OneTeam partners with the LCS Players Association – Esports Insider
Licencing rights company OneTeam Partners has partnered with the League of Legends Championship Series Player Association (LCSPA) to manage and commercialise group rights for North American pro and academy players. This is the first time OneTeam has done a licensing deal in esports. The deal will provide LCS players with licencing opportunities that are similar […]
The Beginnings and Rising Popularity of Simulation Games
Orbital mechanics is, according to internet wisdom, the (deep breath) “application of ballistics and celestial mechanics to the practical problems concerning the motion of rockets and other spacecraft”. It’s clearly a concept loaded with complex principles and formulas no amount of words can fully encapsulate. Even XKCD cartoonist, Randall Munroe, could not fully grasp it […]
The PS5 Is Still Waiting For Its First Truly Hype Moment
The first Tanker section of Metal Gear Solid 2 was a breathtaking experience. The way objects seemed to behave like real ones, possessing physics, and reacting to your bullets was mind-blowing. This level came in the form of a demo, shipped with Zone of the Enders, which along with The Bouncer and Onimusha, was a […]
Remembering Deus Ex: The Fall, One Of The Worst Ports In The History Of PC Gaming
In 2013, when Square Enix still gave half a shit about Deus Ex, it released a spin-off for iPad called The Fall. It wasn't great, but it did a decent enough job of translating the Human Revolution experience to mobile devices, which back then were a lot less powerful than they are today. Playing 'proper' […]