Here’s why Japan is regarded as a leader in the gaming world; Nintendo arcade and Classic...
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Development of Gambling and Video Games in Japan
Japan has been the leader in game development for so long that some parts of the world believe all games are from this island country. The last few years haven’t been so kind to the gambling industry, though, since casino games from the west have become more prominent these days. That doesn’t mean Japanese consumers have totally deserted games developed by their own.
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How Gambling Has Impacted the Video Game Industry
Some folks love playing video games, others like to gamble, many love both and sometimes at the same time. Today, gambling and gaming are so intertwined that we often use these words as synonyms with no distinction between them. It wasn’t always so, as maybe just a decade ago, there was a clear difference between playing high stake poker and shooting Nazi zombies while playing Sniper Elite. When did things start to mix to this point where gambling is becoming an integral part of video... -
VR Headset Spending to Surpass $1 Billion in 2020
New information from market analyst Omdia.
According to the latest research by market analyst firm Omdia (via GI.biz), spending on VR headsets will surpass $1.1 billion in 2020. Notably, there will be a rough total of 6.4 million VR headsets sold in 2020.
The research by Omdia continues on to suggest that VR content revenues will hit $4 billion in 2025, of which 90% will be from games. In 2025, the combined hardware and software value of VR will be worth nearly $10 billion,... -
Hwang Returns to Soulcalibur Franchise
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Hwang Returns to Soulcalibur Franchise
Series mainstay is back for Soulcalibur VI.
A series mainstay, Hwang Seong-gyeong will return very soon to the Soulcalibur franchise when he appears as DLC #13 for Soulcalibur VI. Hwang is a part of Season Pass 2 for the game. He aims to "fight against evil and strike down anyone or anything that represents it."
Some bits of DLC 14 were also mentioned alongside today's reveal of Hwang. DLC 14 will add a bunch of new content for the Character Creation Set. There... -
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The Good Life Aiming for Summer 2021 Release
The White Owls Inc. developed game has a new publisher.
Today, it was announced that The Irregular Corporation will serve as the publisher for White Owls Inc.'s upcoming "freestyle RPG" known as The Good Life. A new trailer was released today that shows off an updated look at the game that was Kickstarted over a year ago by more than 12,000 fans.
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Fallout 76: Steel Dawn Reveal Trailer
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Fallout 76: Steel Dawn Reveal Trailer
Hot on the heels of last week's surprise release.
Last week, a little whoopsie resulted in the Brotherhood of Steel showing up in Appalachia a bit earlier than expected for Fallout 76 fans. The content wasn't technically supposed to be out until this week, but an early release on the Xbox platform meant that Bethesda simply released it early for everyone else instead of rolling back the update on one platform.
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Switch Release of DOOM Eternal is Coming Very Soon
Release date revealed today for Switch owners.
It has been a long time coming, but the release date for DOOM Eternal for the Nintendo Switch is finally known to the world. That date is none other than December 8. December 8 is the date in which the game will launch digitally on the Switch.
The Switch version of the game was developed in pa partnership with Panic Button. This is the same studio that brought over Switch ports of the 2016 DOOM, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus,... -
Video Game Loot Boxes - Another way to play?
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Video Game Loot Boxes - Another way to play?
Loot boxes have become the centre of controversy ever since they began appearing as a standard feature in many video games. They have been equated with what is on offer at casinos – canadagamblingonline.com provides an excellent guide to the online gambling market in Canada and what is available – because they share characteristics of providing virtual games of chances, where the odds are stacked against the player in favour of the house. And they also appeal to the same psychological... -
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Cyberpunk 2077 DLC Reveal Delayed Until After Release
Original plan was to have it be revealed pre-release.
Originally, CD Projekt Red was going to reveal their DLC plans for Cyberpunk 2077 ahead of the game's release. Like with most things concerning this game, it seems as though this has also been postponed to a later date. Now, the plan seems to be that we will learn about the post-release DLC plans for Cyberpunk 2077 only after the game is released on December 10th.
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GreedFall Coming to Next-gen with Additional Content
Comes after the game surpassed 1 million sales.
GreedFall, the action-RPG that proved to us that it was a mighty impressive experience, is now coming to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. This news comes hot on the heels of word that the game has surpassed 1 million copies sold in less than a year.
NACON and Focus Home Interactive came to a new agreement that will see the action-RPG appearing on the next-gen platforms. There is no word just yet on when the next-gen... -
Free PlayStation Plus Games for December 2020
A trio of titles.
Depending on what platforms you have, you could be looking at three "free" titles coming with your active PlayStation Plus subscription for December 2020. All three games will be available starting Tuesday, December 1 and running through to January 4, 2021.
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Watch Dogs: Legion Multiplayer Delayed
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Watch Dogs: Legion Multiplayer Delayed
Pushed into 2021 due to ongoing issues.
Thanks to a number of outstanding technical issues still present in Watch Dogs: Legion, the promised multiplayer component for the game has been postponed. The development team at Ubisoft is more committed to fixing the issues with the game and are prioritizing those fixes over getting the multiplayer update out.
As a result, the multiplayer component for Watch Dogs: Legion has been delayed until early 2021.
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Save Big During the Steam Autumn Sale
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Save Big During the Steam Autumn Sale
Now live.
The Steam Autumn Sale for this wonderous year that is 2020 is now live for everyone. This sale offers up big savings on a ton of games all across Steam. You know how these sales go by now, so go forth and spend a lot of money on PC games that you won't get around to playing until 2022!
This sale ends on December 1 at 10AM (PT).
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Milla Jovovich Joins Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
So this is what it's like when worlds collide.
Monster Hunter the film will debut on December 25. In celebration of that film's release, Capcom is hosting a limited time, film-inspired collaboration event in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne starting December 4. This event will bring Milla Jovovich's character, Artemis, into Monster Hunter World: Iceborne.
She, well rather her character, will be featured in a two-part Event Quest. Players will go head-to-head with the Black... -
The Last of Us 2 Wins Game of the Year at The Golden Joystick Awards 2020
Naughty Dog won big this year.
Proving once and for all that the "vocal minority" is still very much a thing, The Last of Us Part II, won "Ultimate Game of the Year" at The Golden Joystick Awards 2020. These awards are all voted on by the community, save for the "Critic's Choice" category. That means that people, gamers like you and me, voted for The Last of Us Part II to be their game of the year for 2020.
Naughty Dog and The Last of Us Part...
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