GameStop is running a sale on top-selling video games and consoles for last-minute holiday shoppers. Deals include Tetris Effect, Monster Hunter: World, and Grand Theft Auto V for $20; God of War, Madden NFL 19, FIFA 19, Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and Destiny 2: Forsaken Legendary Collection for $30; and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Hitman 2, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Fallout 76, and Soulcalibur 6 for $39.99.
Saad from eXputer: "After the rise of Rocksteady and its fall with post-Suicide Squad, I'm worried about Marvel's Spider-Man suffering a similar fate."
Why? According to the well publicized Insomniac leaks they have a slew of plans for Spiderman including its sequel.
The sequel has had rumors that it could be sold piecemeal style or might be GaaS.
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This is all coming from the leaks you mentioned. The problem is the industry is not doing well no matter how ill-informed people spin it on here when they see “sold 3 mill.” In those Sony leaks it showed the struggle to get ROI and they spend an insane amount of money to develop, which makes 0 sense to me when there’s not much to show for the increased development costs. Case in point would be Suicide Squad vs Arkham Knight.
I believe we’re in the middle of seeing a drastic change in media and distribution. This goes for movies, but more so for games and the industry is scrambling to figure out how to get more money out of consumers rather than stick to the “buy it once” to play it all.
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These are things you need to pay attention to in order to know which direction the wind’s blowing with this sh*t storm. I was almost certain the GaaS initiative was killed when Jim was leaving, but now seeing the success of Helldivers 2… I’m thinking we’re in for a bumpy ride. I just don’t know what that looks like yet, but I don’t think it’s gonna be pretty.
Insomniac still has a good generation left in them before they get cannibalized by investors. It'll probably happen around the mid PS6 gen, when we see the beginning of the fall.
Huh with this article? If Sony and Insomniac want to abandoned the Spider-Man franchise and make a half baked, live service Spider-Man game, and miss the mark with their fans, then God bless’em!!!!
Seems unlikely when they abandoned the GaaS spiderverse game but are still going ahead with single player games like Wolverine and Spider-Man 3.
Here are the games that will be leaving the Extra and Premium tiers of the PS Plus subscription service in April, 2024.
"There’s little doubt to the fact that video games are the ultimate form of art; stirring together elements of cinema and music with interactivity to create experiences like no other."
I wouldn't order anything online from this company. I purchased God of War from them on their black Friday sale...and its arriving today!!! This company is so behind the game when it comes to online purchasing its hilarious. By all means walk in and buy something if there is a gamestop near you...but stay very far away of online purchases.
Love how they try to sneak Fallout 76 in there as a "top game" lol. Nice try Bethesda!