Digital distribution has a problem with impermanence. As video games move away from physical media, how do we preserve the history of the art form? And you may not realize this, but some of the best games you may have once played are already missing in action.
With E3 over, we mark the passing of the halfway point for 2019. And that means it’s time for Todd to evaluate the best, and the worst, games of the year so far. There is a still a lot of time left, and a huge holiday season, but these games are the front runners for the best and worst the year has offered.
Chella steps down from her role as the Gameindustry.com Eurofiles columnist, as she prepares for a new adventure in games. But before she takes off for her new career with Ubisoft Massive, she looks back fondly on almost 20 years of gaming goodness with GiN.
With a massive crowd of Call of Duty esports fans in attendance, 100 Thieves rallied through strong competition to capture the CWL Anaheim Cup, the team’s second major event victory of the 2019 CWL season. They now head on to even more tournaments, and attempt to become masters of the entire season.
Faced with a more subdued show this year, Todd still finds several amazing moments where gamers can rightly rejoice. Here are his picks for the best and worst moments of a very different kind of E3 Expo show.
Watch Dogs 3 is set in post-Brexit London, which should mean less focus on gun violence. Chella hopes for a Watch Dogs that focuses on hacking and accepts the tonal inconsistency gun-based combat has brought to the series.
Todd interrupts his long summer vacation to bring us his E3 2019 predictions for the show this year. Even without Sony in attendance, there still should be some great game announcements from various publishers, and perhaps a few surprises from Microsoft.
Playdate is the new handheld console with more than a little quirkiness to set it apart. The tiny yellow box with a crank handle controller and 12 indie games has Chella intrigued. Will it be a success or just an idle curio for the gamer who has everything?
Todd goes crazy playing Rage 2 this week. His review of the game is not quite ready, but he was bursting to let you know how this one is playing so far. We’ve even got a 30 minute movie of an extended firefight, cumulating in an epic convoy assault.
John Wick Hex is the new game from Mike Bithell and Chella’s excited by the cel-shading aesthetic. She looks back at the best cel-shaded games, from Jet Set Radio to Telltale’s The Walking Dead.
