Electronic Arts has been in the centre of criticism for a while. After closing down Visceral Games, the publisher claimed that its new Star Wars game was not an experience that players would want to come back to and enjoy for a long time to come. As such, the publisher decided to completely cancel that version and start from the beginning. And during the UBS Global Technology Conference 2017, Electronic Arts chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen revealed what most of us already suspected from that cancellation; that EA will now invest on live services. Continue reading Electronic Arts will invest on live services, will try to build live services on existing games so they can monetize them
Far Cry 5 – New video showcases the recreation of Montana
Ubisoft has released a new video for Far Cry 5, showcasing how it recreated Montana from a series of photographs into a living, breathing world filled with wildlife and diverse landscapes. This video shows in-game footage from this new Far Cry game and it appears that Far Cry 5 will be a really beautiful game. Continue reading Far Cry 5 – New video showcases the recreation of Montana
FIFA 18 – Latest update addresses the FUT Squad Battles CPU AI exploit
EA Sports has released a new update for FIFA 18. According to the release notes, this patch fixes a CPU AI exploit that allowed players to beat the computer on higher difficulty levels in FUT Squad Battles. Continue reading FIFA 18 – Latest update addresses the FUT Squad Battles CPU AI exploit
StarCraft 2 is now free to play
As promised, StarCraft 2 has just gone free to play. This means that players around the world will get free access to the full award-winning Wings of Liberty campaign and the multiplayer competition of StarCraft II’s ranked ladder. Continue reading StarCraft 2 is now free to play
Star Wars: Battlefront 2’s offline Arcade mode suffers from ridiculous “mobile F2P cooldowns”
Things are seriously not looking good for Star Wars: Battlefront 2. Yesterday, EA announced that it has reduced the amount of credits required to unlock Heroes by 75%. Still, the company had also reduced the amount of credits players win by completing its story mode. Not only that, but the game features a ridiculous mobile cooldown in its Arcade mode that prevents/slowdowns players from earning credits. Continue reading Star Wars: Battlefront 2’s offline Arcade mode suffers from ridiculous “mobile F2P cooldowns”
Here is your first look at Obsidian’s Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Obsidian has released a new trailer for Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire, showcasing some new gameplay footage from its early build. Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire promises to improve upon the rich narrative, beautiful environments, and intricate, tactical combat that made the original a fan and critical sensation. Continue reading Here is your first look at Obsidian’s Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Outcast – Second Contact – First Impressions + First 17 Minutes of Gameplay Footage
Outcast – Second Contact is a remake of the classic action adventure game, Outcast. The game has just been released on the PC, and below you can find our First Impressions, accompanied by a video showing the first 17 minutes. Continue reading Outcast – Second Contact – First Impressions + First 17 Minutes of Gameplay Footage
Thrones of Britannia is the first Total War spinoff, first details, releases in 2018
SEGA today announced the new historical strategy game Thrones of Britannia, the first title in the new ‘A Total War Saga’ series from its studio, Creative Assembly. A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia will release in 20118, and will combine huge real-time battles with engrossing turn-based campaign, set at a critical flashpoint in history. Continue reading Thrones of Britannia is the first Total War spinoff, first details, releases in 2018
This mod for The Witcher 3 significantly improves its particles effects system
Modder ‘MrMan01’ has released a new mod that improves the particles effects system of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. This mod is based on another mod that was created to make the firestream form of Igni influenced by the wind. Impressed by it, MrMan01 decided to create a new one that would overhaul the game’s particles system. Continue reading This mod for The Witcher 3 significantly improves its particles effects system
Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings releases in March 2018
KOEI Tecmo announced today that Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings will be released on March 27. In order to celebrate this announcement, KOEI Tecmo released some new screenshot that can be found below. Continue reading Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings releases in March 2018