Over the last decade suspense thriller narratives have become the in vogue setting for triple A franchises such as Call of Duty and Battlefield. But are these narratives made infamous by Tom Clancy’s successful franchises good for games?
Big news today from the Diablo team, on March 18, 2014 the gold and real money auction houses of Diablo 3 will be shut down. Due to upcoming changes to the loot system for the Reaper of Souls expansion, Blizzard and the Diablo team have decided to return the franchise to its loot roots.
Simple at first glance but sophisticated closer inspection Legend of Dungeon is filled with pure charm and goodness that difficult to come by regardless whether you are triple-AAA or indie.
Valve has announced the next feature for their game distribution client Steam. Entitled, Steam Family Sharing, the upcoming feature will allow Steam users to share their libraries with friends and family.
Released on September 3rd, the highly anticipated sequel to the beloved Rome: Total War has brought a new era to the 13 year old series but has fallen short of it’s publicized and expected hype. The Creative Assembly has delivered a permeable Total War experiece through the new title, yet Total War: Rome II is a mixed bag of successes and failures.
In less than a week Mega Man character designer and illustrator Keiji Inafune, along with his veteran team of game developers have raised over $1.6 million for their upcoming modern side-scroller which pays homage to the series many of those involved started their careers in game design on. Mighty No. 9 will put players into the robotic boots of protagonist Beck whom seeks to destroy corrupted renegade Mighty Number robots that once served their world but now threaten to ruin it.
Square-Enix has announced all Final Fantasy XIV accounts will be given an extra week of free play time to compensate the server issues during launch.
