Bugged About The State of Bugs
In the old days, armies of play testers had to make sure that games were nearly perfect at launch, because patching them was next to impossible. Today, early buyers of games have become unpaid play testers, patches come out frequently, and The Skirmisher thinks it’s weakening videogames.
FIT and Yellowbrick Launch Gaming and Esports Online Education Program
Yellowbrick, in collaboration with New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology, today announced the launch of Gaming and Esports Industry Essentials, a program designed to explore the expansive and lucrative world of Gaming and Esports.
Silly and Serious Gameplay Collide in Save State This Week
This week our Save State columnist does a little silly co-op with The Stretchers on the Nintendo Switch. But after getting pushed into saw blades too many times, he reverts back to brooding single play with The World Ends With You.
The Gaming Stadium Names NHL All-Star Tyler Seguin Global Ambassador
The Gaming Stadium announced today that five-time NHL All-Star and Dallas Stars Center Tyler Seguin will represent the company at upcoming gaming events and take part in strategic growth planning as a new Global Brand Ambassador.
Nerding Out About New Consoles
Due to many circumstances beyond his control, Neal missed out on most of the current generation of consoles and the war between PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. He instead settled for a Switch. But now, he’ll be able to get one of the new consoles when they launch. The question is, which one?
Save State Through a Xenoblade Cloud Darkly
Join our Save State columnist Vincent Mahoney this week as he goes ultra-modern and also way old school at nearly the same time. He’s tackling the PlayStation 2 classic Dark Cloud 2 and the definitive edition of Xenoblade Chronicles. Wonder which is the better game?
How the Game Industry can Support the Black Lives Matter Movements
GameIndustry.com editorialist Junae Benne shows ways that game companies and gamers are supporting Black Lives Matter movements and rallying for change that can make the world a better place. GameIndustry.com encourages gamers everywhere to get involved.
Reduce, Reuse and Remaster, or Just Give us Backwards Compatibility
Like most of us, Neal is celebrating some of the remastered titles that are in the pipeline for us, like Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2. But as cool as remakes have become, wouldn’t it just be better if we had full backwards compatibility?
Save State Slays an Epic RPG and a Platformer
This week our intrepid Save State gamer embarks on the epic quest offered by Octopath Traveler. After a few too many hours in that lovely world, he completes the experience with the fiery Freedom Planet platformer.
Honest Conversations About Minority Representation in the Game Industry
Our latest GiN Columnist Junae Benne talks with people around the game industry about minority representation in videogames, and the creative content rooms where games are developed and made. She finds an industry in transition, with a long way to go.