Diversity (or lack thereof) gets the stink finger Spotted around the happenings of this year’s Game Developers Conference was a sticker that tells us game development is for whites only. Diversity in game development (especially amongst the sexes) continues to be a hot-button issue and with statements like these, it appears we have a ways to go for race diversity as well — at least in this anonymous person’s mind....
What is this? A new US trademark for “The Order: 1886” has been filed by Sony, and the application shows that this name is for use with videogames. So we know a new game is coming. Good. But we may have some clues as to where this game is coming from. A sharpNeoGAFthread points out that a similar trademark application was filed for “The Order” in Europe, at the Benelux IP office, and that this could have ties to the Netherlands-based Guerrilla Games studio....
PlayStation E3 Experience For the third year in a row, Sony is bringing back its E3 theater experience.By heading to the official website, fans can pick up tickets to attend specific locations, which will host a livestream of the press conference and dole out swag. Tickets become available at 10AM PT today. Outside of new hardware reveals Sony pressers always start out really high, and at least on the East coast, fizzle by the time it hits midnight....
It seems thatStar Wars: The Old Republicjust can’t catch a break. Despite being a very good game, many customers are still having frustrating problems with getting the game running. The latest issue sees an angry portion of gamers unable to install the software at all, with the game’s launcher downloading around 16GB of information, before giving up and starting again on an infinite loop. The “Assets 21” stage of the installation process seems to lie at the heart of the trouble, with installations reportedly giving up at that stage....
“Spider’s Thread” Bethesda and Tango Gameworks have announced this morning thatGhostwire: Tokyo, which has remained relatively dormant since its debut roughly a year ago,is getting a rather large free update on April 12 called “Spider’s Thread.” The big news is that it’s introducing a new mode to the game (the same moniker as the titular update), which asks players to “navigate a 30-stage gauntlet from over 12 hand-crafted levels.” Your job is to finish that gauntlet, with rewards doled out (like skills and in-game currency) for completing each stage....
It’s been a while since wesharedan episode of GameTrailers’Pop Fiction, which discusses rumored tricks and glitches in various videogames then tests their validity,Myth Bustersstyle. The latest installment is quite special — it concerns everyone’s favorite sh*t NES game with the kickass music,Cheetahmen II. Be prepared to receive an unnecessarily detailed technical explanation as to why the game prevented players from advancing past the fourth level. A surprising amount of research was done to explain whyCheetahmen IIand its predecessorAction 52were pure garbage....
Fear of a Guillemot-free planet Remember when French conglomerate Vivendi gave up ownership in Activision Blizzard? You might struggle to remember the exact moment for a while — three years is a long time — but I assume you’ll have a flash of realization once you remember my perfect headline for the article about Activision splitting off from Vivendi:Active fission: $8.2B to split Activision from Vivendi. Pretty great, huh? Well, Vivendi might’ve let Activision buy back control of itself, but, apparently, that was not some video game-dumping strategy by the conglomerate, which seems to be setting itself up for a hostile takeover of Ubisoft....
Free-to-play, free-to-slay The free-to-playDragon’s Dogma Onlinebeta is now out in Japan on PS3, PS4, and PC for the lucky few who were selected to test it. Sadly the game hasn’t been announced for other regions, butnever say never. For the time being, feast your eyes on what you’re missing out on. Character creation looks par for the course. I’ve always wanted the ability to make fat characters which seemingly few games offer....
Relic Entertainment tossed a little holiday tease up on the official Twitter account for Space Marine today. The above image, which shows a Space Marine going toe-to-toe with a Dreadnought was sent out along with the message that a “big metal surprise” would be coming to the game in January. For those less versed in theWarhammer 40kuniverse, Dreadnoughts are the heavily-armed sarcophagi of the greatest warriors produced by the Adeptus Astartes....
As of an update released this week for Wii U, it’s now possible to move software and save data to a new console. God, I hope I never have to go through that. Never a good time. The other new feature — Wii Remote, Wii U Pro Controller, and Classic Controller support for eShop navigation — will get far more use. I’ve never had a problem just using the GamePad, but this is one of those things that really ought to be a user choice....
PlayStation Plus members only Quick! Before I forget again! Pre-loading has begun for the PlayStation Plus-exclusiveMonster Hunter: Worldbeta. You cannab that right here(it’s 5.47GB) and tell your pals to do the same. Here’s the gist: The beta features three quests set across two different maps: the dense, verdant foliage of the Ancient Forest and the arid sands of the Wildspire Waste. Track your prey across each of these unique landscapes, using the very environment itself to your advantage....
Grindstone, Mundaun, Ghostrunner, and Rogue Legacy 2 are super cheap when you combine the sale price with coupons I pretty much just stick to free games on the Epic Games Store — speaking of which: this week’s freebie isNBA 2K21of all things — but I know some of you love your (basically) limitless $10 off coupons. With theEpic Mega Salerunning until June 17, it’s once again possible toknock $10 off any full game priced at $14....
[Update:The demois now available on Steamas well.] I’m pretty stoked to try outOninakinext month. Say what you will about Tokyo RPG Factory’s past few projects (I Am Setsuna, Lost Sphear), but I dig the attempt to keep the old school JRPG spirit alive, among other games likeOctopath Traveler.Oninaki‘s premise is pretty dope too. Basically it deals with the concepts of reincarnation, death, and suicide: with the promise of heavy story beats to support those themes....
