It should come as no surprise then that publicists are courting the media - tradeshows, events, dinners and all sorts of opportunities to wave their particular brand of gaming nirvana in front of our faces are seized without hesitation.
The latest of these was an opportunity too good to miss - Monacocorp, local distributors of Sega, THQ and Ozisoft offered to fly us over to participate in a Ubisoft press event and perform interviews with THQ developers in Sydney. A bunch of games that spread quite nicely over the upcoming weeks and even a couple that slip into next year were exposed to NZGamer and they were given full access to key people on the development teams for each title to question as they saw fit. A brief synopsis of each is given here, with full articles based on their impressions to come over the next week or so.
Eight years of impressive updates have grown Stardew Valley into a modern classic.
Arkane Austin tweeted: "Today it was announced that Arkane Austin will close and development will not continue on Redfall.
To everyone that has supported the work from our Austin studio over the years, thank you. Thank you for spending time in our worlds and making them your own.
Arkane Lyon will continue their focus on immersive experiences where they are hard at work on their upcoming project.
Redfall players who purchased the Hero Pass as part of the premium Bite Back Edition or the premium Bite Back upgrade will be eligible to receive the value of the upgrade.
While there will be no further updates, Redfall's servers will remain online for players to enjoy."
The Helldivers 2 CEO hints at granting players a free Cape based on the negative Steam reviews graph following the PSN controversy.
