After seven expansions, World of Warcraft’s story never had a chance
It was inevitable that World of Warcraft would ruin its story. The current hubbub surrounding the leadup to the Battle for Azeroth expansion has Horde...
Overwatch League adding teams in Atlanta and Guangzhou
Activision Blizzard announced today during its financial results for 2018’s second quarter that Overwatch League is adding two new teams: Atlanta and Guangzhou, China. Overwatch...
Activision Blizzard has solid Q2 despite fears about Fortnite
Some people might be worried about the impact of Fortnite on Activision Blizzard, but the storm hasn’t hit yet. The big company behind Call...
Microtransactions, DLC make up 62% of Take-Two’s first quarter revenues
Take-Two Interactive is seeing even more of its money coming from in-game purchases. The company said that “recurrent consumer spending” — which is its...
Yakuza 6 joins Yakuza 0 on Steam as Sega continues PC gaming expansion
The Yakuza series finally came to PC yesterday when Sega released the prequel Yakuza 0 on Steam. If you’ve already dug into it and...
NBA 2K18 hits from downtown with a record 10 million copies sold
2K announced today that its basketball game NBA 2K18 has now sold over 10 million copies. This sets a new record for the near...
Sales of definitive editions of games surge 150% in June
How long should publishers wait before rereleasing their games? Ten years is a bit long, and five years seems too quick. Except these days,...
Stardew Valley’s multiplayer update is live on PC with horse hats
Beloved farming simulator Stardew Valley is getting multiplayer support in its PC version. You can use services like GOG or Steam to connect with...
It’s 2018, and the NES outsold the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
June was a big month for the video game industry thanks to the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show. That’s the event that is supposed...
June 2018 NPD: Mario Tennis Aces serves up a smash hit for Nintendo
The games industry brought in $1.08 billion in June, up 25 percent year-over-year, according to the industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. Nintendo’s Mario Tennis Aces made quite...