With the current generation of consoles coming to a close, PS3 and Xbox 360 owners were today shocked to discover that it was savvy investors with actual shares in Sony and Microsoft that had won the console war, not the legions of unwashed fanboys that had spent the last six years feverishly debating the merits of their preferred system.
Shaz from GL: "Acting is a difficult craft to master, and what many don't consider is just how hard it can be to perform across different mediums of entertainment."
Interesting article, it doesn’t surprise me because some people are better all a-rounders than others. Regardless of fame or how good they are in their specialty.
This is why I feel like the live action stuff in Alan Wake 2 especially is pretty bad. It also looks really cheap and amateurish.
This week on the Game Deflators Podcast, John is joined by Darren of 32 Bit Library and the Pixels and Polygons podcast, as they discuss the topic of Microsoft seeking redemption in 2024, security measures parents still aren’t taking for digital wallets, and the new most iconic video game character according to a recent BAFTA poll.
Capping off the episode, the guys review the City of Lost Children for the PS1. A unique and relatively unknown title, do the games graphics dystopian world blur the lines between good and bad?
Battle passes are quickly becoming one of the biggest pain points in modern gaming, with many titles looking only to get money from players.
100% better off. The big issue with lootboxes was it was gambling. It was not guaranteed you get what you wanted.
For example, Fortnite you wanted Kratos or Master Chief skin. If these where locked inside loot boxes. You would have to keep paying and buying loot boxes in hope you get them. Could cost you a lot of money.
With battle passes. You can see before you buy what is included and estimate how much you need to play in order to unlock them.
Battle passes are not perfect. But they are much much better than gambling boxes.
I much rather they just allow you to buy what ever skin you want without buying battle passes.