Summoners War is getting a prequel! Summoners War: Chronicles was announced this week by Com2uS. Chronicles is set 70 years before the original Summoners War, a real time battle game that has gained a fair amount of attention thanks to the strong IP it is based on. Players choose up to three characters to take … Continue reading “Mobility: Com2uS Announces Summoners War: Chronicles”
Netmarble today officially announced the nomination of Seungwon Lee, currently Chief Global Officer, as new co-CEO of the company. His official appointment is scheduled for next month, February 2020. Lee will share his position with Young-sig Kwon with Kwon taking care of game business while Lee focuses on overall management and global operations. Lee, a … Continue reading “Netmarble To Appoint Seungwon Lee As New Co-CEO”
It’s Black Friday sale time and that can only mean one thing; giving Epic your money. Instead of boring all of you by putting every single game that is currently on sale, I will do the Epic thing and curate the list. There is quite a bit on sale and at a deep discount too. … Continue reading “Epic Game Store Black Friday Sale Highlights”
Oh Ubisoft! What can I say about Ubisoft that hasn’t already been said about Flint’s water supply? Ubisoft confuses me as a gamer and as a guy who writes about games. On one hand, they are constantly pulling maneuvers that make you wonder what chucklehead is driving the vehicle. On the other hand, they’re competent … Continue reading “2019 Developer Report Cards: Ubisoft Edition”
(Editor’s Note: I received a review copy of The Outer Worlds on Playstation 4. Given I have an Xbox Game Pass subscription and would have had access less than 24 hours later anyway, this has not changed my opinion on the game) Why are you reading my review of The Outer Worlds? You can literally … Continue reading “Review: The Outer Worlds”
Amazon Game Studios confirmed this week that it has laid off dozens of employees in a report published by Jason Schreier of Kotaku. Affected employees have been told that they have 60 days to seek new positions within Amazon or they will receive a severance package upon dismissal. An Amazon spokesperson stated to Kotaku: “These … Continue reading “Amazon Game Studios Suffers Layoffs, Cancellations”
Private Division and Obsidian Entertainment have announced that The Outer Worlds will be coming to PC and consoles on October 25. The RPG emphasizes player choice, companion stories, and endgame scenarios wrapped in a neat package of science fiction, aliens, laser weapons, and big monsters. “When I found myself contractually obligated to work with Leonard, … Continue reading “The Outer Worlds Announced For October 25”
Another Epic Games lawsuit has come to a close. Plaintiff Epic Games and defendant Joseph Sperry, a.k.a “Spoezy” in a lawsuit related to the creation and distribution of cheat software for the video game Fortnite. According to the lawsuit filed by Epic, Sperry promoted, marketed, and sold the cheats to third parties for financial gain, … Continue reading “IPE Update: Epic Games v. Sperry Ends”
Club Units are those fancy golden coins you get for completing challenges in various Ubisoft games. They are the points you remember you have because Far Cry has club-specific weapon unlocks and they can also be used to unlock discounts on the Ubisoft store. If you’ve been sitting on a pile of these points, you’ll … Continue reading “PSA: Starting April 1, UPlay’s Club Units Will Expire After 2 Years”
Kotaku’s Jason Schreier is reporting today that ArenaNet employees have been told to brace for big layoffs. According to the article, CEO Songyee Yoon emailed employees to inform them that due to declining revenue, the company will be cutting costs across the organization, and merging NCSoft and ArenaNet’s publishing divisions in the process. There has … Continue reading “ArenaNet Braces for Layoffs As NCSoft Tightens Its Belt”
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