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The first North American video game studio to merge is about to break up

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10 Captivating Video Games Without Dialogue

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As with any art form, there are several ways video games can create atmosphere and story. From jaw-dropping dialogue to memorable visual design, several games stick with players long after their credits roll. Most video games use conversation between characters to tell a story along with the action that takes place, but not all video games use or need to use dialogue to tell a story. There are quite a few hit games that had no speech but instead let the environment and action drive things forward. 10 Another World (2018) While the gaming industry has moved on to workingRead News

Marvel video games should invest in spin-offs like Mario or Pokemon games

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With the continued success of the MCU, Marvel is on a roll in Hollywood, and the IP is starting to make waves in gaming, including through the likes of Spider-Man and Guardians of the Galaxy. While some efforts have received overwhelming critical acclaim, others, like Marvel’s Avengers, have failed to live up to the property’s lofty name. Any project bearing the company’s logo has to deal with inherently high expectations, making it more difficult to achieve universal acclaim. Spider-Man has achieved this in large numbers, and time will tell if Guardians of the Galaxy will find the audience it trulyRead News

10 Hardest First Bosses In Video Games

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Video games use their introductory moments to facilitate players in these respective experiences. After all, without proper leadership, some video games might lose their player base, who might get frustrated after getting stuck at the start of this experience. Even the first boss you might encounter in these games tends not to be that difficult and focuses more on teaching players the basics instead of posing a serious challenge. However, it seems the following games didn’t get the memo when it came to adding an easy encounter against their title’s first boss. Instead, these games forced you to get goodRead News

Amazing new video games are coming to our consoles this September

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Plenty of role-playing games (RPGs), action-packed road rage, detective games and more kept our consoles going throughout 2022. And as we head into the second half of the year, there’s plenty left to develop in the field of games. Here are the upcoming new video games coming out in September 2022. Last month saw releases including Spider-Man Remastered, Madden NFL 23, Pac-Man: World Re-Pac, Two Point Campus and F1 Manager 2022, delivering big box office action in adventure, sports simulation and action games. role Other hit titles coming out in early 2022 include crowd favorites like Elden Ring, Pokemon Legends:Read News

Video game developers innovating to stand out

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While the COVID-19 pandemic had a huge impact on many industries, there was no better opportunity for gamers to connect and get lost in another world. “It was one of those unique moments where the world experienced something and video games were a really positive response,” said Guha Bala, co-founder of Velan Studios. Video game sales boomed over the past couple of years, and soon companies began re-releasing old titles and making small tweaks to their existing games. But that’s where Velan Studios saw an opportunity to stand out among the giants of the industry. “These creative risks have theRead News

A veteran of the video game industry in creating the art behind the popular NFT

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Welcome back to Chain Reaction, where we unpack and explain the latest in crypto news, drama and trends, breaking things down block by block for crypto enthusiasts. On this week’s Tuesday episode, we spoke with James Zhang, a 24-year veteran of the video game industry—first as an artist, then as a founder and investor. Founder and CEO of NFT art consultancy Concept Art House, Zhang began his career as a concept artist at LucasArts, the studio behind the Star Wars video games. Concept Art House was launched 14 years ago with the mandate to provide art to video game companies,Read News

Feeling Angry? Scientists Develop More Difficult Video Games Than You Think

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Are you feeling good and in place? Or maybe you’re hot and bothered? Angry and upset? Or maybe sadness and depression? While all kinds of games exist for many different moods, it would be a good idea for a video game to adjust its difficulty depending on how the player is feeling. Because feeling constantly angry at the game might not be fun if that’s good for you. Scientists in South Korea, at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, have developed an even more surprising method for such a thing. The researchers developed a stress model that would adjustRead News

Trivium’s Matt Heafy names his favorite video games of all time

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This year at Gamescom 2022, Trivium’s Matt Heafy joined an all-star lineup to make original music out of metal: Hellsinger. Before the show, we caught up with Heafy to talk about his Hellsinger track, “This Devastation,” and the Trivium frontman’s favorite video games of all time. “We’ve always been a Nintendo family,” Heafy says of his upbringing. “Beat Mario 1 first… Mario 1, 2, 3… but Super Nintendo and N64 were my big era. Super Mario World was huge, I loved Donkey Kong. I remember when Donkey Kong Country d ‘Made-of-VHS had, we took it off the TV and IRead News

Tencent increases investment in French video game maker Ubisoft

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TikTok Owner Reduces His Video Game Operations

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ByteDance is the parent company of the popular international short-form app TikTok. Especially popular among Gen Z, TikTok has become ubiquitous among teenagers and young adults, while the owner also wanted to grow his business by investing in the development of video games. Now, it seems to be dropping this plan. A year ago the Beijing-based company was spending millions to get into the gaming business, expanding its operations to diversify its revenue. But now ByteDance is “drastically downsizing” its gaming division, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP). The SCMP report says this could affect hundreds of employees,Read News

5 new video games to look forward to in September 2022

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Until now, in 2022, most video game releases have been mediocre, with a few gems like Elden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West, and Stray. We’re well into the final volume of the year now, with four more months to go before we say goodbye to 2022. Wow, time is a tricky thing, isn’t it? September brings a number of video game releases, although the month is a bit dry for large AAA titles. A shout-out to The Final Part I, which already came out on September 2, will delight or disappoint PlayStation gamers, depending on where you stand on its value.Read News

The biggest AAA video game of 2023

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2023 looks set to be another stacked year when it comes to AAA releases, so we’ve rounded up all the biggest games you should be keeping an eye on on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC, and Stadia next year. After a stellar year of major releases in 2022, you might expect it to slow down in the next 12 months. Elden Ring and Horizon: Forbidden West made quite a splash, and we still have God of War: Ragnarok and Modern Warfare 2 to look forward to. However, looking ahead to 2023, the lineup appears to be similarly stuck, withRead News

The Greatest Moments Ever Appeared in a Video Game

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Robin, Boy Wonder, and even Batman at one point, Dick Grayson is known by many aliases, but Nightwing is by far the most popular. After years of being in Batman’s shadow, Dick Grayson eventually moves to Bludhaven to strike out on his own. Paving the way for the Robins who succeeded him, Dick Grayson becomes Nightwing, a motorcycle-riding, escrima-stick-wielding vigilante of the night. Nightwing a popular character in DC Comics who appears in several animated series and movies. Whether he’s leading the Titans or helping Batman take down the rogues, Nightwing is a member of the Bat-family you want onRead News

The best dogs in video games

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Of all the archetypes of playmates that have appeared in video game history, one is as unique as the model of loyalty, trustworthiness and unconditional love: the dog. As graphics and AI technologies continue to advance, so does the quality of dogs in video games. Even so, dogs have always been the highlight of any game they appear and show no signs of slowing down. In game worlds where strangers can connive, resentful and even backstab the player, the radiant and unique warmth of dogs is always welcome. With D-Dog’s sharp face and eye patch, he is the spitting imageRead News

The 7 Best Warhammer Fantasy Video Games, Ranked

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The Games Workshop Warhammer Fantasy setting is a unique beast. At one point it was a specific thing (high dark fantasy), and then it was rebooted into Warhammer Age of Sigmar (hard to explain), and now it seems they’re bringing back Warhammer Fantasy (via Warhammer: The Old World). Kind of confusing, right? Well, it is, and it isn’t. Warhammer video games are a great way to ease yourself into the world of Warhammer Fantasy, as it is varied and quite complex. Fortunately, most of the games below act as keyholes to that wider world. (If you’re more in the moodRead News

Obituary: Mike Fahey of Kotaku dies

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Mike Fahey of Kotaku, one of the longest-serving writers at one of the oldest and most widely read online publications of video games, died Friday. He is 49 years old. For 16 years, Fahey has written with great joy and deep affection for toys, snacks, giant robots, video games, and the emotional bond that binds them all to their readers. Fahey’s death was confirmed Friday by his partner, Eugene Abbott. In 2018, Fahey had an aortic dissection, which is a tear in the body’s main artery, which paralyzed him from the chest down and forced him into a wheelchair. FaheyRead News

The 15 Best Nintendo Switch Video Games of 2021, According to Metacritic

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The Nintendo Switch had a fantastic 2021, and a big part of that is thanks to the wide range of titles on offer. There are many games that managed to capture the attention of the audience in a unique way and show what the console is fully capable of. Metacritic has reviewed all of these video game experiences throughout 2021 and compiled the best games based on their overall reviews. These games have managed to achieve impressive sales, and while they include major franchises, there are also lesser-known games that have made their way through the Nintendo community. 15 BustafellowsRead News

Playasia Celebrates 20 Years With New Video Game Publishing Branch

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Expect “Indians & great games from Japan” The independent online retailer Playasia is 20 years old this year, and to celebrate this special occasion – it is launching its own publishing label. Playasia Publishing is officially described as a “new branch of video game software” that aims to provide “the goal” of games to video game fans around the world. It will also provide “direct assistance” to developers (throughout the development and publication process) – by helping to bring games to new platforms and by providing additional language support. The transition to publishing was made easy with an established customerRead News

10 Weirdest Classic Video Game Bosses

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Epic boss fights remain a green element in video games, but the nature and formula behind boss fights have become very ambitious over the years. However, there was a time when technology limitations, and the usual risk-taking led to some outrageously weird boss battles. So while it’s interesting what might happen next for boss battles, there are plenty of atypical encounters from the classic game that deserve attention for their idiosyncratic design. 10 Star Fox’s Slot Machine Turns Galactic Warfare Into An Unexpected Casino Night Star Fox has had its ups and downs as a Nintendo franchise over the years,Read News

Overboss Video Game Announced

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What kind of game is boss monster? Inspired by a love of classic video games, Boss Monster: The Dungeon Building Card Game pits 2-4 players against each other in a competition to build the ultimate side-scrolling dungeon. Players compete to lure and destroy hapless adventurers, racing to outdo each other to see who can build the most attractive and treasure-filled dungeon. How do you play boss monsters? Which Boss Monster is the best? Boss Monsters come in all kinds of flavors, and some are so iconic that they’ve warped entire formats around them… Yu-Gi-Oh!: The 15 Best Boss Monsters inRead News

Best Test In Video Games

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When most people pick up their favorite video game, they probably don’t expect to need to have a special knowledge about the world. Some developers like to throw small test groups into their games to test their most loyal users. While most quests are options or categories, some games actually work quests into their core games. All tests are not created equal, something that has revealed many things to many people’s minds over the years. Whether it’s playing for laughs, practicing a lot, or even in a life or death situation, you need to sharpen your mind in order toRead News

10 video games that are really funny

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Over the decades, video games have explored almost every conceivable genre: from popular genres like war stories and science fiction to offbeat genres like romantic comedy and musicals. However, the genre that video games seem to struggle with the most is comedy. Many games try to hit comedy gold, but at least as many fail as they succeed. Video games’ struggle with comedy may be due to a few factors: a lack of writers with comedy experience, a desperation for laughs, or the complexity of timing jokes in an interactive medium. However, games that overcome these obstacles and are successfulRead News

10 Easiest Multiplayer Video Games for Beginners

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With Gotham Knights slated for release on October 22nd, gamers are growing more and more excited with each trailer released and each passing day. The chance to play cooperatively with a friend while traversing Gotham City is an incredible draw, and it looks like a multiplayer game that will be ideal for beginners. Of course, Gotham Knights isn’t the only multiplayer game that welcomes newcomers. There are many games that have been built from the ground up to be newbie-friendly multiplayer games, and each one offers its own unique benefits and styles. Stardew Valley A simple game where each playerRead News

10 DC Characters Who Deserve Their Own Video Games

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Superhero video games have been one of the most popular genres in the industry lately. The success of Batman: Arkham, Spider-Man, and Injustice led to even more comic book video game titles. Even Fortnite got in on the superhero craze, collaborating with Marvel and DC. Being able to play as their favorite superheroes (and villains) is a big draw for many fans. While Wonder Woman, the Bat-Family, and the Suicide Squad are also getting a chance in their own game franchises, there are so many other DC characters with great video game potential. Whether it’s a team-based adventure, a survivalRead News

The best video games to play before the semester starts

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The sun is shining, the fan is running at full power and it seems like you have unlimited free time. What better way to spend these days than hiding in your room with a great video game? Daria lists the best video games to get into before the term starts! Despite being released more than a decade ago, Skyrim has not declined in popularity. While many gamers know Skyrim completely, not many would consider themselves avid players. This is because Skyrim is a very time consuming game that takes about 34 hours to complete the main missions and over 200Read News

10 Most Expensive Video Games Ever Sold

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The act of keeping things packed may not seem worthwhile at first, especially when it comes to video games. If gamers ever buy a game that comes in a box, they usually want to take off the wrapping and open it right away. However, some people who had the willpower to keep their games sealed have now made hundreds of thousands of dollars selling those games. This article will list some of the most expensive video games ever sold. Also, to make this article more interesting, we will not mention multiple copies of any single game, or this article wouldRead News

6 Upcoming Video Game Movies and TV Adaptations We Can’t Wait To See

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It may come as a shock, but there was a time when video games were considered maladaptive movies. Limited plots, nonsense celebrity casting, and cheap dialogue were the norm for theatrical adaptations of massive, blockbuster titles, and they struggled to earn their money back at the box office. Borderlands Gearbox Software brings the Borderlands franchise to the silver screen. The movie ended filming in 2021, but other than character silhouettes and limited behind-the-scenes footage, few other details have emerged. The Borderlands franchise has always been known for its bombastic, almost intentionally rude presentation. The series follows the exploits of “VaultRead News