Many games out there offer both enjoyment and reflection, including the beloved Life is Strange series that has taken some wild twists throughout its cycle. From Chloe and Max and the power of friendship to the trials and triumphs that come with family, as seen in Life is Strange 2, digital adventures that tap into […]
Top 10 new tabletop board games and TCGs for summer 2021
GameCentral takes a look at some of the biggest new tabletop games of the year, including the Vampire: The Masquerade Rivals and Age Of Sigma: Dominion. There might not have been any E3 again this year but GenCon, the tabletop equivalent, is going ahead this September in its usual home of Indianapolis, USA. Most UK […]
Vertigo Games Acquires Force Field, Working On 'AAA VR Game'
Arizona Sunshine and After The Fall developer Vertigo Games is acquiring Amsterdam-based Force Field. Vertigo acquired all of Force Field’s shares for an undisclosed sum. Force Field will be renamed to Vertigo Amsterdam and, according to a press release, will continue work on “an unannounced AAA game based on a well-known IP.” The core Vertigo […]
Indie Watch: Smaller Games Worth Keeping An Eye On
We’re firmly in the half of 2021 and inching ever closer to the holiday rush of big-time triple-A releases. While we’re excited to play the next Halo, Metroid, and Forza, it’s always worth keeping in mind the slate of promising indies releasing alongside the big guns. That’s why we put together a list of smaller titles that […]
The Overwatch Summer Games Return Tomorrow
Are you ready for some Overwatch fun in the sun? The Summer Games event returns tomorrow, July 20, with new skins and is expected to last until August 10, plenty of time to get in some raucous games of Lucioball. That’s right, the Lucioball game mode is returning. If you somehow haven’t had a chance […]
Resolution Games Raises $25M Investment In Series C Funding
Demeo and Blaston developer Resolution Games closed its Series C funding round with $25 million, which it says will allow for new titles, continued game updates and studio growth. This brings the studio’s total funding to $38.5 million. The Series C round was led by Qualcomm Ventures LCC and BITKRAFT Ventures, along with Knutsson Holdings […]
Fighting Games Peaked With Tekken 3’s Opening Cinematic
Fighting games rarely have good storylines. If that sentence makes you angry, open up your phone, get on Google Maps, type in ‘field’, and follow the directions until you find some grass. Now, touch it. Fighting games are still great, especially if you play with someone who's just about on your skill level but not […]
Riot Games’ Naz Aletaha selected for Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 – The Esports Observer
Riot Games’ Head of Global Esports Partnerships and Business Development Naz Aletaha joins Sports Business Journal’s latest Forty Under 40 class. Since joining Riot in 2012, Aletaha has helped to bring a number of high-profile brands into the esports space including Mastercard and Louis Vuitton. In an interview with Sports Business Journal, Aletaha notes that […]
No One Makes Anime Games Quite As Well As CyberConnect2
I’m an easy target for any anime-to-game adaptation, a few fan-servicey story nods, a cast of my favorite characters, and I’m in. I’ve got a few I’ll shyly admit were favorites despite being critically panned – hello, Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 – but I still revisit in my alone time. Even as a […]
Pokemon Games Need To Learn From Pokemon Go’s Loading Screen
If you played Pokemon Go during its initial height of popularity, you may remember the loading screen. We spent an extraordinary amount of time looking at our phones during the Pokemon Go boom, and for many of us, that first loading screen has helped define the nostalgia of this era. We see the minimalist take […]