During its conference call for the fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, Electronic Arts revealed that Anthem’s launch did not meet its expectations. This shouldn’t obviously surprise us, however this is the first time the publisher comments on the game’s sales. Continue reading Anthem did not meet EA’s expectations, Battlefield 5 Firestorm battle royale is biggest BF live service event
Electronic Arts has ended its fiscal year with strong growth thanks to its live services business
It’s no secret that a lot of players hate microtransactions and the “live services” that more and more games are currently implementing. However, it appears that these services are really profitable for publishers as EA has just announced that it saw a strong growth in its Forth and Final Quarter of the Fiscal Year 2018/2019 thanks to them. Continue reading Electronic Arts has ended its fiscal year with strong growth thanks to its live services business
Fallout 76 Patch 9 available for download, introduces Backpacks, Personal Vending Machines & Pioneer Scouts
Bethesda has released a brand new update for Fallout 76. According to the release notes, patch 9 introduces backpacks that players can equip to increase their Carry Weight, and adds Pioneer Scouts to the game, allowing players to join the Order of the Tadpole. Continue reading Fallout 76 Patch 9 available for download, introduces Backpacks, Personal Vending Machines & Pioneer Scouts
Anthem update 1.1.1 available for download, addresses loot exploit, full patch release notes
Bioware has released a brand new update for Anthem. According to the release notes, patch 1.1.1 fixes an exploit that allowed defeated encounters to re-dispense loot from previously defeated creatures and fixes an issue causing a slight delay in Salvaging at End of Expedition. Continue reading Anthem update 1.1.1 available for download, addresses loot exploit, full patch release notes
Resident Evil 2 Remake exceeded Capcom’s expectations, Devil May Cry 5 also performed strongly
Capcom has released the Fiscal Report for the Forth and Final Quarter of the Fiscal Year 2018/2019 that ended March 2019. During that final quarter, Resident Evil 2 Remake saw a great success and Devil May Cry 5 also performed well. Furthermore, Monster Hunter: World, which shook up the market last year, broke 12 million cumulative units shipped following the additional release of the PC version, marking a record high for any single title in the Company’s history. Continue reading Resident Evil 2 Remake exceeded Capcom’s expectations, Devil May Cry 5 also performed strongly
New Reshade mod aims to bring ray tracing Global Illumination to DX9, DX10 and DX11 games
Pascal Gilcher is currently working on a ray traced Global Illumination method for ReShade. What this ultimately means is that PC gamers will be able to enable this ray tracing Global Illumination technique in all DX9, DX10 and DX11 (something that will obviously give a visual boost to a lot of older games). Continue reading New Reshade mod aims to bring ray tracing Global Illumination to DX9, DX10 and DX11 games
Yakuza Kiwami 2 PC Performance Analysis
Yakuza Kiwami 2 is a game that a lot of fans have been looking forward to. Powered by the Dragon Engine, the game’s PC version was handled by QLOC so it’s time now to benchmark it and see how it performs on the PC platform. Continue reading Yakuza Kiwami 2 PC Performance Analysis
New A Plague Tale: Innocence trailer showcases the game’s monsters
Focus Home Interactive has released a brand new trailer for A Plague Tale: Innocence. Showcased in this new “Monsters” trailer, while the deadly swarms of rats consume all they come across, harrying Amicia and Hugo’s long journey, far more familiar foes pick their moment to strike with more care. Continue reading New A Plague Tale: Innocence trailer showcases the game’s monsters
A playable demo for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 will be available this October at PDXCON 2019
Hardsuit Labs has confirmed that a playable demo for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 will be available this October at PDXCON 2019. This demo will be available to the public, meaning that attendees will be able to get their hands on it and play it before everyone else. Continue reading A playable demo for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 will be available this October at PDXCON 2019
Mordhau has sold almost 500K copies in its first week
Triternion has announced that its first-person melee game, Mordhau, has sold almost 500K copies in its first week. In Mordhau, players enter a hectic battlefield of up to 64 players as a mercenary in a fictional, but realistic world, where they get to experience the brutal and satisfying melee combat. Continue reading Mordhau has sold almost 500K copies in its first week