Tag: video games
Xbox Raising Game Pass Ultimate and PC Prices, Adding Tier
You know all that financial trouble Xbox has been going through, which caused them to close and merge some Bethesda studios? That’s largely due to Game Pass, Xbox’s subscription service. The service is not profitable for Xbox, and this problem was exacerbated when they bought Activision and Beth...
Read MoreDragon Quest III Remake Removes Male and Female Character Labels
Another video game remake is instituting some modern-day “improvements.” Last week, Ryokutya2089 claimed that Square Enix’s Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake would remove the sex distinction between the player profiles so that instead of choosing between “male” and “female,” gamers can no...
Read MoreStuttering Craig Announces The Real Game Awards
In March, Stuttering Craig, the co-founder of Screw Attack and host of Side Scrollers, announced “Take Games Back,” an initiative aimed at wresting video game culture from the hands of hostile corporate and media interests and giving it back to gamers. The first part of this push Craig announced...
Read MoreKotaku Australia and Several Other Gaming Sites Shut Down
Australia is losing a bunch of gaming websites, to the cries of probably no one. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Pedestrian Group, an Australian “third-party publisher,” is “exiting its licensing deals to publish third-party brands,” which include a number of video game websites: Kota...
Read MoreDragon Age: The Veilguard Offers “No-Death Option”
If you think playing a video game where it’s possible to lose is unfair, Dragon Age: The Veilguard has got you covered. Game Informer visited BioWare’s office and spoke to the developers about the upcoming game, and they got a look at some of The Veilguard’s features, such as “the abili...
Read MoreTales of Kenzera Developer Surgent Studios Lays Off Employees
Another video game developer is facing financial hardships, and this one is brand new. Surgent Studios is the developer behind Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, their debut game that was released in April and distributed by Electronic Arts. The game was a mega-bomb, peaking at 287 concurrent players on Steam, ...
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