Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. What To Expect: Building on that very brief tease from EA's E3 2014 Press Conference , BioWare will further detail how they plan to build on the Mass Effect lore without Commander Shepard at the helm. Attendees shouldn't expect anything major, but BioWare should be bringing more concept art and tech de The 2013 show, co-hosted by Joel McHale ( Community ) was more about the developers and awards, more about new announcements and loving the community. Despite a lot of awkward moments, last year's event was an improvement over years past but this year, Keighley is out. He and Spike (and owner Viacom) gracefully parted ways (apparently) and instead, Geoff Keighley is hosting a brand new, non-network-reliant game show, simply titled The Game Awards 2014 . And he's doing it with the backing of Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony and bevvy of top game publish 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 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 Origins are just a few of the many heavy hitters vying for the attention of consumers this holiday sea (Image: [[https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/class=|https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/class=]])Naturally, there's a catch. Many games (most, really) feature downloadable content: additional items, levels, and features which can only be accessed by paying more money on top of the initial cost of buying a game. The latest wrinkle to the DLC formula is the inclusion of "loot boxes," a form of microtransaction designed to keep players paying extra money for months and even years after they first buy a game. In 2017, is this trend a problem, or are lootboxes and microtransactions a necessary e On the opposite side of these hearty and expansive offerings, we have microtransactions. Basically, a microtransaction is when the player pays a small amount of money for something extra in a game, such as an XP Boost, a piece of equipment, or even a digital pile of in-game currency paying real money for more fake money. The latter microtransaction method often tends to be the main source of income for Massively Multiplayer Online RPGs which are Free to Play. Games like Star Trek Online and [[https://creedshadowgame.com|creedshadowgame.com`s blog]] The Lord of the Rings Online rely on their thriving in-game economy to make money, rather than monthly subscription fees and charging for expansi Following the negative reception to what fans have rightly decried as shamelessly Pay to Win in a way which ruins gameplay balance, EA promised that things would be different when the game finally releases on November 17. They've assured players that the system will be more balanced than it was in the Beta, but time will tell if that ultimately pans out in favor of the play 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 It's been a long time coming, but the next generation of gaming is about to arrive. November is arguably the most important month in quite a while, with plenty of Xbox One and PS4 launch titles ready to take the industry to the next level. Let's take a look at what's coming out this mo There's so much happening this month, it's hard to settle on a favorite upcoming release! Ranters: Is there anything you are looking forward to over the coming weeks? Let us know in the comments section below! As for me, I'll be playing A Link Between Worl Despite the critical acclaim Shadow of War has been receiving from major industry outlets, the entire story has been overshadowed by the accusations of Shadow of War being "Pay to Win." To many, the consequence of not buying loot boxes is a slog which drains all fun from the experie On hand for the panel were Deus Ex: Human Revolution screenwriter C. Robert Cargill, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li writer Justin Marks, Blur Studio's Tim Miller, Producer Adrian Askarieh, EA Entertainment VP Patrick O'Brien, and Mortal Kombat: Legacy Director Kevin Tancharoen — a group that is well equipped to talk about video game movies past, present, and fut Wii Fit U kicks off the month, arriving November 1st on the Wii U. Up next is Call of Duty: Ghosts , blasting its way onto all major systems November 5th. On the 15th of November, the next iteration of Sony's PlayStation console finally hits shelves. Along with it, anticipated titles like Battlefield 4 , Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag , and Killzone: Shadow Fall will appear front and centre. On the 19th, Need for Speed: Rivals races onto PS3, Xbox 360 and Windows. Hot on the tails of the PS4 release comes the Xbox One, Microsoft's next console which makes its debut on November 22nd. Various launch titles for the system include Dead Rising 3 , Forza Motorsport 5 , and Ryse: Son of Rome . Nintendo also boldly chooses the 22nd for the release of The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds for its 3DS handheld sys