A classic Commodore 64 video game just hit Steam over 30 years after it was initially released. MicroProse Soccer is available now on Steam; an engaging, simplistic, yet surprisingly deep soccer game developed by MicroProse and Sensible Software and developed by Ziggurat. The Commodore 64 was introduced in 1982. The console found pretty large success, even as it sold for $595, which was the equivalent of over $1,500 at the time....
Nintendo may have the highest standards for their first-party games than any other console manufacturer in existence. The reason the Wii U survived for as long as it did was due to the stellar first-party support that Nintendo provided to the system, even though it wasn’t selling as much as they had hoped. It’s obvious that Nintendo puts a lot of care into the games that are part of their main franchises, most notably the Legend of Zelda, Super Mario, and Super Smash Bros....
Bethesda Softworks has released 20 delicious and appetizing minutes of Skyrim footage. Definitely one of the most anticipated games of 2011, Skyrim will deliver an incredibly in-depth and customizable experience tailored to each specific player’s style and choices. Skyrim’s world is living and breathing. Townsfolk have their own lives, animals have their own individualized behavior, and of course, the dragons are kind of a big deal in the world. Players will be afforded a huge amount of freedom and can either pursue a number of side quests and see the world or stay within the main quest line....
The tagline of being a gamer is something that everyone who’s ever been invested in their N64, PS2, Xbox, or gaming PC know all too well. It doesn’t matter whether you like cussing out young boys in FPS gaming lobbies or want to zen out in peace as you play a single-player game in the genre of your choice — the fact of the matter is that the joy one experiences through the act of gaming is something that can never be replicated by any other medium of entertainment....
Far Cry has long been one of my favorite video game series. I remember playing the remake of the first one on Xbox back in the day, and loving how much better it was than the original on PC. I was one of the few people who really enjoyed FC2 and the angle of storytelling they went with it. Malaria and weapon degradation were interesting experiments. Sadly, not a lot of people shared my opinion and the game was a flop....
This article comes from Den of Geek UK. Launched in 2004, Sony’s PlayStation Portable attempted to upstage its competitors through sheer firepower: with its 32-bit processor and crisp display, it was capable of running games closer to a home console than a typical handheld. And while the Nintendo DS wound up selling more units, the PSP was also a great success, with about 80 million systems sold between its launch and its demise in 2014....
Hot Wheels origins began in 1968 through the toy company Mattel. The die-cast toy cars were originally made to represent real-life vehicles, scaled to fit in the palm of your hand. As the popularity of the toy cars spread, so did the versions of vehicles that came off the production line. Some were on point while others clearly missed the mark. One of the early concept designers for Hot Wheels was Larry Wood....
Despite news last year that suggested a 2013 edition of MLB 2K was unlikely — a result of 2K’s failure to reach a deal with Major League Baseball — the publisher today announced MLB 2K13 is, in fact, happening. Somehow, between then and now, 2K Sports was able to come to some sort of agreement, and now MLB 2K13 is slated for a March 5th release date with Visual Concepts once again developing....
Movies depicting or involving video games tend to fall dangerously close to product placement, which can be rife with immersion-breaking props and scenery. Or even worse, of pushing a pro-consumer message aimed at impressionable children. Sometimes, however, they just come off as lazy or pointless. Although, there are thankfully quite a few exceptions to this trend — movies that capture the love of fans and the passion of game developers across the globe....
The release of Dragon Age 4 is still pretty much as up in the air as it can be, and in the meantime, fans are brimming with questions about the future of the franchise. The developer of Dragon Age is skilled at leaving plot hooks hanging for fans to grab onto, and right now, the number of hooks out there are plentiful. Fans have a ton of questions, but having narrowed it down to five burning questions, here’s a couple of things that will hopefully be answered in Dragon Age 4....
Video game remakes and remasters are a mixed bag, and the controversy is well-deserved. Occasionally developers hit the nail right on the head, while other times they end up hitting their hands. As such, many remakes have flubbed right out of the gate by being worse than the originals. Others, however, managed to do it right and transform a classic title into a much-lauded new take that paid respect to the original, while offering something excellent in return....
A Fortnite player got close enough to a Respawn Van glitch to discover that players will require a “reboot card” in order to use them. During the seventh season of Fortnite, an unexpected rival emerged to challenge for the crown of undisputed king of the battle royale genre: Apex Legends, which provided a fresh take on the genre for those who are getting fed up of Fortnite. It’s not that Epic hadn’t been making changes before, but it definitely forced the developers to up the game somewhat to remain atop the pile....
It was recently revealed that Mass Effect: Legendary Edition would be shipping without the third game’s iconic multiplayer component. According to project lead Mac Walters during a preview session for press last week, this decision was made for multiple reasons. BioWare wanted to put all of its energy into the trilogy’s story content, while also honoring the fact that the original Mass Effect 3 still has its own multiplayer presence to this day....
E3 may have been canceled this year but that hasn’t stopped the industry from coming together for a series of digital events over the past week including IGN’s Summer of Gaming, Guerilla Collective, and Upload VR Showcase. During the PC Gaming Show, a brand new gameplay trailer was released for Total War Saga: Troy, the next entry in Creative Assembly’s turn-based strategy series of the same name. Total War Saga: Troy is the first game in the series to take place in the Bronze Age and will focus entirely on the two-decade-long war between the kingdoms of Troy and Mycenaean Greece....
When Niantic and Nintendo first announced Pokemon Go back in 2015, I could hardly contain my excitement. I spent months trying to convince my second-grade classmates there was a Ponyta in my backyard, and now my lie would become true through an AR-based Pokemon game. I counted down the days until July 2016, and when it finally launched, Pokemon Go consumed me. Despite the lag and rocky launch, I could not pry myself away from the app for almost a year....
Ever since the game was announced back in 2009, Rockstar’s stealth action title Agent has become one of gaming’s most famous cases of vaporware, with very little being revealed about the game aside from leaked screenshots. Today, fans have been given a new look at what might be (or what might have been) in the form of some alleged pieces of concept art. In a new tweet from the Twitter account Bully 2 Info, three pieces of alleged Agent concept art were revealed, showcasing various snowy environments and scenarios set in what appears to be Russia, which lines up well with the game’s announced 1970s Cold War setting....
Here’s everything we know so far about it. Fallout TV series | What we know Harsh and humourous nuclear fantasy The new Fallout TV show is inspired by Bethesda’s Fallout series of post-apocalyptic RPGs. It won’t use any of the existing storylines, however. An all-new story has been written especially. Bethesda has previously revealed that the show will keep the games’ “harsh tone" intact while also sprinkling in moments of “ironic humour and B-movie-nuclear-fantasies”....
InnerSloth, the three-member development team behind Among Us, has been hard at work keeping the game’s very strained servers afloat, in addition to hammering out the new features they promised the now-canceled Among Us 2 would have. But InnerSloth is still pushing out smaller updates, and beta Among Us players now have access to their newest patch. The patch introduces two new game settings and makes the game more accessible to colorblind players, which has been a concern for some time due to several color-based tasks and the community’s tendency to mention players’ colors during discussions....
The Animal Crossing series has always included a host of interesting items inspired by Japanese folklore. And with the introduction of Pro Designs in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, the customization options for clothes expanded even further to allow players to design anything they pleased. Over the years, we’ve seen a ton of players use these tools to their advantage to create towns and characters inspired by movies from the famous Japanese anime studio, Studio Ghibli....
The Legend of Zelda is now combining with the world of Animal Crossing: New Horizons thanks to a multitude of new custom outfits. Animal Crossing: New Horizons has developed a very active community since its release. There has been a smorgasbord of new custom designs created by and released to the entire community. It seems that it was only a matter of time before we received some designs from the highly successful and popular Legend of Zelda series....
