Death Stranding and Control Dominate D.I.C.E. Awards Nominations
We've just learned the nomination for D.I.C.E. Awards, which are awarded by The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. This year, Death Stranding and Control have the most chances to win the statuettes.
video games
Paul Wozniak
January 10, 2020
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team DX Announced
The Pokemon Company has announced Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, a turn-based RPG with roguelike elements that will debut this year on Nintendo Switch. The game is a remake of two classics from DS and Game Boy Advance.
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Adrian Werner
January 10, 2020
Expansion Pass for Pokemon Sword and Shield Announced
Nintendo, The Pokemon Company and Game Freak have announced an Expansion Pass for Pokemon Sword and Shield. The pack will include two major extensions to one of the biggest hits of 2019.
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Peter Doron
January 10, 2020
In 2019 79% of Japanese Console Market Belonged to Nintendo
Thanks to Famitsu, we have learned the scale of Nintendo's domination on the Japanese market. As many as 76% of the consoles sold last year were models from the Switch family.
Tech
Adrian Werner
January 9, 2020
Enter the Gungeon Sales Exceed Three Million Copies
Dodge Roll Games boasted a very impressive sales number of its Enter the Gungeon, it found as much as 3 million buyers. In addition, the team announced that the spin-off, Exit the Gungeon, which recently debuted on iOS, will also go to PC and consoles.
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Damian Gacek
January 8, 2020
Mutazione Rakes in Highest Number of IGF Award Nominations
The list of games nominated for IGF Awards, i.e. the most prestigious awards granted to independent games, was revealed. Titles such as Mutazione, Eliza, Slay the Spire and Untitled Goose Game will compete for the awards this year.
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Adrian Werner
January 8, 2020
Rumor: New Model of Nintendo Switch in Mid-2020
There have been rumors suggesting that Nintendo intends to release a new model of the Switch console in mid-year. Production is expected to start in this quarter.
Tech
Adrian Werner
January 7, 2020
Nier: Automata Sequel Inbound? PlatinumGames Prepares Big Announcements in 2020
PlatinumGames is preparing for this year both smaller and bigger announcements related to upcoming games. Among them there are certainly Bayonetta 3 on Nintendo Switch and Babylon's Fall, and perhaps soon we will also see the announcement of a new version of Nier.
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Bart Woldanski
January 7, 2020
A Mediocre Year; Metacritic Summarizes 2019 Game Reviews
Metacritic published a list of the best-rated games in 2019. The year turned out to be somewhat poor in outstanding titles (i.e. those with an average review score above 90/100), despite featuring many titles appreciated by critics.
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Jacob Blazewicz
January 3, 2020
Over 8 Million Copies of The Witcher 3 Sold on Steam, Sales Boosted by TV Show
The premiere of The Witcher series on Netflix, as well as the preceding promo campaign, had a very positive impact on sales of The Witcher 3 on Steam. In the last 6 months alone, CD Projekt RED's game has reached 2 million customers. In total, Wild Hunt was bought over 8 million times on Steam.
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Bart Swiatek
January 3, 2020
Fortnite Earned $1.8 Billion in 2019
SuperData summarized the results of the digital game market for 2019. The best earning free-to-play production was Fortnite, which generated $1.8 billion in revenue. League of Legends has brought $1.5 billion.
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Adrian Werner
January 3, 2020
Spanish Store Puts Up RDR2 on Switch on Sale. Also GTA 6 and Bully 2
Red Dead Redemption 2 on Nintendo Switch, Bully 2 this year and GTA 6 in two years... It's likely that someone in the Spanish online store Instant Gaming likes to dream, and the fact that such items are on offer may unnecessarily stir the imagination of many players.
video games
Christian Pieniazek
January 2, 2020
Number of Witcher Players Grows After the Premiere of Netflix's Show
Thanks to the premiere of The Witcher from Netflix, the number of players of CD Projekt RED's RPG trilogy has increased significantly on Steam.
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Adrian Werner
December 23, 2019
Ori and the Blind Forest Devs are Working on New RPG
The creators of platform game Ori and the Blind Forest (and its continuation, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, which will debut next year) are looking for employees for a new project. Their next work will be an action RPG and, according to the developers, is to revolutionize the genre.
video games
Bart Swiatek
December 23, 2019
Worst Video Games of 2019 - PS4 Games Dominate
Metacritic published a list of the worst-rated games in 2019. Contrary to appearances, many of the productions from the top ten have been published by major publishers. The dominance of titles from PlayStation 4 is also surprising.
video games
Konrad Serafinski
December 22, 2019
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order With Great Digital Sales
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has scored the best console launch in history of the Star Wars franchise for digital sales, achieving more than double the result of Star Wars: Battlefront II. Red Dead Redemption 2 turned out to be a disappointment before its release on Steam. Such information is given in the report for November 2019 by the SuperData analytics company.
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Konrad Serafinski
December 21, 2019
Little Nightmares Devs Bought by Owner of THQ Nordic and Koch Media
Swedish team at Tarsier Studios, responsible for Little Nightmares, was acquired by Koch Media and THQ Nordic's parent company, Embracer Group. However, before the studio starts developing games for the new publisher, it has to fulfill the contract with Bandai Namco.
video games
Konrad Serafinski
December 21, 2019
CD Projekt Reaches Agreement With Sapkowski on the Witcher
CD Projekt and Andrzej Sapkowski signed an agreement ending a dispute that had been going on for a year, which started after the writer made demands for a payment of compensation of $16 million. Thanks to the settlement, the company can still adapt the Witcher franchise, not only in the form of games, but also comics and all kinds of gadgets.
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Michael Kulakowski
December 20, 2019
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales Coming to Nintendo Switch?
The Korean age rating organization classified Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales. The entry concerns the Nintendo Switch version, which may indicate that the title will soon join The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
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Jacob Blazewicz
December 20, 2019
Resident Evil 7 Sales Approaching 7 Million Copies
Capcom announced that the sales of Resident Evil VII: Biohazard exceeded 6.8 million copies. Interestingly, more than a million people have played the title in VR.
video games
Adrian Werner
December 20, 2019