The nominations for the first ever edition of The Game Awards were unveiled this morning and include the standard set of genre-based categories, a fan category for most anticipated title of 2015 (which mostly includes delayed games) and as a bonus, some love for famous YouTube celebs and eSports teams to help spread the word and bring in the "hardcore" crowd for appro

With the nominations coming before the year's end, we're faced with the usual issue of not all of 2014's titles being included (like Ubisoft's The Crew ) but at least they got in the most recent two-three weeks which includes the largest batch of high profile releases. The deadline for eligible entrants was games released by November 25th. On the Canadian Videogame Awards front, the date of nomination eligibility was much earlier and meant that some of the year's biggest titles ( Assassin's Creed Unity, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry 4, etc. ) didn't make the

It's October, which means the biggest video games of the season are upon us. Call of Duty WWII , Star Wars Battlefront II , Middle-earth: Shadow of War , Super Mario Odyssey , and Assassin's Creed Shadows guide|https://Creedshadowgame.com/ Creed Origins are just a few of the many heavy hitters vying for the attention of consumers this holiday sea

What To Expect: 343 Industries will focus on how they are taking all aspects of Halo 2 (single player and multiplayer) and upgrading them for The Master Chief Collection . They will also share a few extra details about the collection as a whole and should reveal at least one more revamped Halo 2 multiplayer m

Having already sought inspiration from the literary world for the Stalker series prior to setting up 4A Games, it wasn't all that surprising when the developers behind Metro 2033 did so again just a few years later. This time, however, it was the work of the Russian-Israeli author and journalist Dmitry Glukhovsky which caught their collective

The most expensive Season Pass DLCs cost $50. At launch, with the Pass, the first Star Wars Battlefront cost $110. Batman: Arkham Knight cost $100. A perceived benefit of loot boxes is that the premise of microtransactions take the place of a traditional DLC system. Some games which bring in money from loot boxes, actually eschew paid map packs; Titanfall 2, Killzone: Shadowfall, Uncharted 4, Halo 5 , and even Star Wars Battlefront II have released (or will release, in the case of Star Wars ) all additional maps and modes without charging players. This allows all players to play together no matter how much money they put in after their initial purchase of the game. This keeps the community alive, which means there's a greater chance that more players will spend money on microtransactions. If more players are playing, then more players are pay

One form of microtransaction is called a loot box. This isn't the same as finding a chest in The Legend of Zelda or Final Fantasy ; while those are literally boxes filled with loot, a loot box in this sense is an item, purchased with real money, though they can sometimes be earned without paying real dollars. Sometimes they're called Crates, War Chests, Lockboxes, or something else, but the principle is always the same. This loot box is then opened, adorning the player with semi-random items. It's akin to buying a pack for collectable card games like Pokèmon, Yu-Gi-Oh, or Magic: The Gathering . The consumer isn't buying an item, but the possibility of an item they want, while incurring the risk that they'll be stuck with something worthless to t

We have no idea what's going on with the Spike VGX this year or even if there will be one. The annual celebrity-fueled, ad-hungry video games event was consistently chock full of controversy and disdain from the gamer community which is why last year host and producer Geoff Keighley helped re-brand the Spike Video Game Awards into the Spike VGX. It was a ratings success but still begged the question of whether it should contin

What To Expect: Set between the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings , Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor will take players on a special journey. Attendees should expect to learn more about the Nemesis System , which gives players unique enemies throughout the campaign, and see more of the title's gameplay in act

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What To Expect: Developer CD Projekt Red wowed us with their behind closed doors demo at E3 2014 and we expect them to pull off a similar feat at their Comic-Con 2014 panel. Attendees will hear more about this final game in the trilogy, see it played live, and learn more about Dark Horse's upcoming The Witcher graphic no

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