Poll: Is This The Very End Of The Road For E3?
Pour one out. Again.Yesterday the news came that E3 2023 is officially cancelled.The writing had been on the wall for a couple of months. Despite the ESA and ReedPop's stated intentions to "reunite the industry" with a new vision of the hallowed yet ailing industry event, hopes of a "return ...
The BAFTA Game Awards agree: Vampire Survivors is 2022’s best game
The BAFTA Games Awards were held last night - an annual show where a jury of developers throw weighty man-head statues at the crowd, celebrating the best games of any given year. The 2023 BAFTAs celebrated the best of 2022 with a mixed bag of games, awarding big blockbusters alongside ...
Forza Horizon 5: Rally Adventure Review
While on previous Forza Horizon games the wild, toy-themed expansions have come after a more grounded one, for Forza Horizon 5 developer Playground Games led with its terrific Hot Wheels add-on last year. However, after seven months of pounding the orange plastic high above the clouds, the team has taken ...
More Indie Developers Are Giving Away Free eShop Codes For Wii U & 3DS
A limited-time offer.We heard yesterday how indie developer Ultra Dolphin Revolution' was giving away 128 free download codes for its Wii U game Captain U, and it seems it's not alone...Since Nintendo announced it would be extending the period to redeem codes on both the 3DS and Wii U, even ...
Sega Explains Why Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection Costs $80
"That is a lot of content and gameplay".At Nintendo's February Direct Showcase, Sega and Atlus announced they would be bringing the Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection to the Switch eShop on 1st June for $80 USD.The game's price point has raised some discussion online and in a recent interview with IGN, ...
How to Play The Legend of Zelda Games in Chronological Order
The Legend of Zelda is one of the most beloved franchises in video game history, right next to Super Mario Bros., Pokemon, and Sonic the Hedgehog. For nearly 40 years, fans have enjoyed playing through the vast world and lore of Hyrule with various incarnations of Link, the mute green-clad ...
Live Service Games Are Exhausting
MultiVersus is closing its doors – well, early access doors – on June 25, and there’s been a lot of discourse about this move by Warner Bros. Games and Player First Games. I think the general consensus is that everyone sort of forgot MultiVersus was an Early Access game as ...
It’s Official, E3 2023 Has Been Cancelled
A number of publishers planned to skip the event.E3 2023 will not be going ahead, the ESA has informed its members. This comes from IGN, who has confirmed the news with two separate sourcesIGN was told that members were informed about the event's cancellation by email, which was sent out ...
PS5 Creators: How Final Fantasy XVI harnesses PS5’s power
Set to be released for PlayStation 5 on June 22, Final Fantasy XVI is the next mainline installment of the Final Fantasy series, which follows Clive Rosfield, the protagonist, as he harnesses the power of multiple summons to overcome his tragic destiny. The game is the first full-fledged action RPG ...
ESA Head Blames E3 Cancellation on Wider Industry Challenges, Won’t Say If Event Will Return
Following IGN's report earlier today that E3 has officially been canceled, GamesIndustry.biz has published an interview with ESA president and CEO Stanley Pierre-Louis in which he was asked about what went wrong with the show and whether or not the show would return in the future — though Pierre-Louis was ...
