The Game Awards 2014: Nominees

Publishers are learning what they can and cannot get away with in terms of nickel-and-diming consumers with microtransactions, much like they had to learn about what they could get away with in terms of larger DLC content. Capcom's fighting games became infamous for including DLC characters on the game disc, but employing the shady practice of keeping them locked behind a pay wall. These days, consumers are more savvy to such practices, and the practice of slicing off part of a game and selling it later is far less prevalent than it once was (although pre-order bonus missions remain the bane of many a gamer's existence). In a way, loot boxes are a way around that, as the content granted by the crates can usually be earned within the game itself. It's locked away from most players, but in a different way than Jill Valentine in Marvel vs Capco


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

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


Large portions of Bartol's novel were based on historical facts and it was these elements that were used in the first Assassin's Creed game. The line "Nothing is true, everything is permitted," which serves as the Creed's maxim , also came courtesy of Alamut , though the wording was changed slightly; most likely in the interest of brev


Who Will Be There: 343 Industries's executive producer Dan Ayoub , senior producer Dennis Ries, and franchise director Frank O'Connor, along with Certain Affinity's president and original Halo 2 multiplayer designer, Max Hober


Marvel’s Spider-Man , No Man’s Sky , God of War : these three games have more in common than just their three-word titles. They have fantastic photo modes and they aren’t the only ones. 2018 has been possibly the best year for taking pictures in your favorite games: whether you’re trying to convey the heavy emotions of the moment, or taking a selfie with the benevolent Shirtless Spider-Man, you can now do that. This simple feature is so beloved, and it’s one that should be implemented in more games moving forw


This year has been really great for photo modes in games, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see it included in some of the more annualized games, most notably in sports games. I wanted to see if I could take alright photos with FIFA 19 and Madden NFL 19 ’s replay functions; it turns out you kind of


Kara is an android in Detroit: Become Human who becomes self-aware, and is part of an uprising of androids confronting their owners. Kara is an unconventionally tough heroine, as she is a protector rather than an aggressor, but displays her strength by protecting Alice Williams. Often mistreated by her owner, Todd Williams, Kara attempts to escape and take his daughter, Alice with


Detailing the story of Michael Corleone's rise to power, The Godfather has players controlling an original character and seamlessly weaves new narrative threads into an already great story. This is backed up by some fantastic gameplay mechanics and a hauntingly beautiful score consisting of both new and classic pie

With the nominations coming before the year's end, we're faced with the usual issue of not all of 2014's titles being included (like Ubisoft's The Crew ) but at least they got in the most recent two-three weeks which includes the largest batch of high profile releases. The deadline for eligible entrants was games released by November 25th. On the Canadian Videogame Awards front, the date of nomination eligibility was much earlier and meant that some of the year's biggest titles ( Assassin's Creed Shadows Collectibles|Https://Creedshadowgame.Com/ Creed Unity, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry 4, etc. ) didn't make the


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


What made it so great is how it was implemented; it was part of the story. Going to photo-ops for Thrasher and Skateboard Mag to be part of the publication's cover is similar to making those covers in Marvel’s Spider-Man , but a bit more deliberate since each location was specific. Skate.reel only improved with each iteration of the game, allowing you to not only create great photos, but also videos worthy of being in Toy Machine’s Welcome to He