“The Unsustainable Trend of Rising Development Costs in AAA Game Industry”

“The Unsustainable Trend of Rising Development Costs in AAA Game Industry”

Publishing companies are spending more and more money on their blockbusters, which goes not only to development but also to marketing. They reveal a worrying trend documents of the British Competition and Markets Authority (CMA for short), which recently blocked the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft for almost $69 billion. The CMA documents cite … Read more

Sony Expects Weaker Year in Game Sales and Wants to Sell 25 Million PS5 Consoles in FY24

Sony Expects Weaker Year in Game Sales and Wants to Sell 25 Million PS5 Consoles in FY24

First the good news. Sony assured investors that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 will be released this fiscal year, which ends for the company on 3/31/2024. Previously, the Insomniac Games studio stated fall 2023. But that probably hasn’t changed (insiders most often mention September). However, it looks like a weaker year in terms of games. Sony wants … Read more

“PS Plus May 2023 Games: GRID Legends, Chivalry 2, Descenders and More”

“PS Plus May 2023 Games: GRID Legends, Chivalry 2, Descenders and More”

It’s the last Wednesday of the month, which means the traditional introduction of the games that will be offered in the coming week to the owners of the basic subscription PlayStation Plus. Sony has selected the races GRID Legends (PS5, PS4) by Codemasters, a medieval hack and slash online action Chivalry 2 (PS5, PS4) od … Read more

“Immortals of Aveum: System Requirements and Optimization Updates”

“Immortals of Aveum: System Requirements and Optimization Updates”

They’ve either ditched optimization, or they want to bring an unadulterated next-generation experience. I personally don’t see any other option when I look at the system requirements of an unconventional magical first-person shooter Immortals of Aveum. In the minimum requirements, we find a mid-range assembly including a processor Intel Core i7-9700 or AMD Ryzen 7 … Read more

Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores Faces Backlash from Players Over LGBT Inclusion

Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores Faces Backlash from Players Over LGBT Inclusion

To expand Burning Shores pro Horizon Forbidden West players’ criticism is tolerated. On the server Metacritic is the new addition bombarded with negative reviews due to LGBT. At the time of writing, the game has 52 negative reviews and a user rating of 4.9 out of 10. Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores has become the … Read more

Sony Raises Game Prices in Seven Countries to Steam

Sony Raises Game Prices in Seven Countries to Steam

Sony has significantly increased the prices of its games in seven countries to Steam. Players from Argentina, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Japan and South Korea will have to dig deeper into their pockets, for example when buying the PC versions of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Days Gone, God of War or Returnal. Some gamers write … Read more

Harry Potter Fans Rejoice: Quidditch Champions Stand-Alone Game Announced!

Harry Potter Fans Rejoice: Quidditch Champions Stand-Alone Game Announced!

So this is weird. A lot of Harry Potter fans were disappointed that Hogwarts Legacy do not contain Quidditch match. But as it turned out tonight, we will be able to play it after all. Only it won’t be in an action RPG title, nor in a future expansion, but in a stand-alone game Harry … Read more

“Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores – A Look at the Thrilling New Expansion”

“Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores – A Look at the Thrilling New Expansion”

The one-minute gameplay trailer is not only meant to remind you that the story expansion is coming out next week Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shoresbut also to show and entice what awaits Aloy in the new area in terms of adventure and especially danger. In the ruins of Los Angeles, which is half-flooded and located … Read more

Ubisoft+ Multi Access now available on Xbox consoles, PC, and Amazon Luna for monthly fee

Ubisoft+ Multi Access now available on Xbox consoles, PC, and Amazon Luna for monthly fee

Ubisoft on consoles today Xbox Series X/S a Xbox One started the service Ubisoft+ Multi Access. It is a subscription that allows you to play games from this French publisher, not only on Xbox consoles, but also on PC via Ubisoft Connect and on Amazon Luna. It is probably for that reason as well price … Read more