Playerunknown's Battlegrounds has been, by all accounts, a global phenomenon. While it is definitely still not perfect, Bluehole has made impressive strides ever since its first Early Access build, and its 1.0 release. In an article broken to us by GameZone, comments made by PUBG Corp CEO Chang Han Kim, he would like to see the game expand past video [...]
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Hoping to cash in on the trending cryptocurrency craze led by Bitcoin, Crytek is backing a new project called CryCash. CryCash is billed as an "independent decentralized ecosystem of products for gamers fueled by an all-new gamer-centric cryptocurrency". The ICO (initial coin offering) for CryCash started on December 12 and runs to January 15. Like most ICOs, CryCash is built [...]
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Veteran MMORPG studio Funcom has had a busy year. Their latest game, Conan Exiles, has been well received with over 600,000 copies sold so far in Early Access. A free to play reboot of The Secret World, titled Secret World Legends has also done well. Now Funcom is capping off a productive year with a new partnership. Funcom and Cabinet [...]
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Star Citizen faces its biggest legal challenge yet as German studio Crytek takes Cloud Imperium Games and Roberts Space Industries to court for alleged breach of contract and copyright infringement. The case was filed in the Central District of California Western Division on December 12, 2017 and runs for 15 pages. After a brief overview, it seems Crytek has some [...]
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Crowfall announced today in their founders update that they raised an additional $6 million in funding. The funds will go towards hiring additional staff as well as marketing the game once it's closer to completion. Aside from just raising $6 million from investors, the game is expecting to end 2017 with $4m worth of pledges from over 35,000 backers. After [...]
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RETO MOTO, the developer behind the World War 2 MMO shooter Heroes and Generals, raised $5 million from a Nordisk Film in exchange for a minority stake in the company. Additional terms of the deal weren't disclosed. While Heroes & Generals isn't the biggest MMO on Steam, the game averages a respectable 4,260 players online at any given time according [...]
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Gold farming is a term often associated with China, but it can become a major source of income in any country facing financial hardship. Venezuela's ongoing economy crisis has led to hyperinflation in the local currency, and most Venezuelan's have their salaries fixed in Bolivars. As of December 4, it took an astonishing 108,279 Bolivar to buy a single US [...]
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Video game industry veterans have come together to form a new organization called the National Committee for Games Policy or NGCP. The organization’s mission is two-fold. The first, is to represent the entire gaming industry and function as a “privately-funded think tank” to help give law and policy makers the information they need to make “informed decisions”. The second, is [...]
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At the Golden Joystick Awards, the world-famous game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds took home the PC Game of the Year title, as well as a number of Guinness World Records. Additionally, PUBG also took the Best Multiplayer Game of the Year award. Fastest time to sell 1 Million Units for an Early Access Game Fastest Early Access game to make a gross profit [...]
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Following intense community backlash, and covered by outlets such as CNN and Forbes, EA's Star Wars Battlefront II has pulled the plug on its microtransactions - temporarily. Oskar Gabrielson, GM of DICE, has released a statement on behalf of the company, stating that "the goal has always been to create the best possible game for all of you." Player feedback has been heard, and as [...]
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