Yearly Archives: 2018
Streaming Might Hurt Single-Player Games, But Survival Games Are Thriving
Online content creators are now, more than ever, the avenue through which many games are able to rise to success – or plummet to failure. Twitch streams and Let’s Plays on YouTube put thousands of new eyeballs on AAA and indie titles alike, serving as testing grounds for prospective new players as well as entertainment in their own right.
While some developers still fear that platforms like Twitch will hurt single-player games, one specific genre has demonstrated how to adapt and thrive in the age of Twitch streams and Let’s Plays: survival games.
Ever since the days of Minecraft, and later DayZ, survival games have found audiences on Twitch and YouTube. Games like Rust and ARK: Survival Evolved maintain steady presences on Twitch and YouTube years after release, and the genre isn’t slowing down either.
Streaming Might Hurt Single-Player Games, But Survival Games Are Thriving
Online content creators are now, more than ever, the avenue through which many games are able to rise to success – or plummet to failure. Twitch streams and Let’s Plays on YouTube put thousands of new eyeballs on AAA and indie titles alike, serving as testing grounds for prospective new players as well as entertainment in their own right.
While some developers still fear that platforms like Twitch will hurt single-player games, one specific genre has demonstrated how to adapt and thrive in the age of Twitch streams and Let’s Plays: survival games.
Ever since the days of Minecraft, and later DayZ, survival games have found audiences on Twitch and YouTube. Games like Rust and ARK: Survival Evolved maintain steady presences on Twitch and YouTube years after release, and the genre isn’t slowing down either.
Stardew Valley Launching on Mobile This Month
Smash-hit farming and loveliness simulator, Stardew Valley will come to iOS on October 24th, priced at £7.99 / $7.99 USD (Australian prices not available at time of writing). It will arrive for Android at an unannounced later date.
"Rebuilt from the soil up" by London studio The Secret Police, in conjunction with original one-man developer ConcernedApe, the mobile version will include touch screen controls, a redesigned UI, and no in-app purchases whatsoever.
Check out a new trailer for a glimpse at how it'll look:
PC players will be able to transfer their saves (albeit with no mod support) via iTunes onto the iOS version. No similar feature has been announced for console versions.
Stardew Valley Launching on Mobile This Month
Smash-hit farming and loveliness simulator, Stardew Valley will come to iOS on October 24th, priced at £7.99 / $7.99 USD (Australian prices not available at time of writing). It will arrive for Android at an unannounced later date.
"Rebuilt from the soil up" by London studio The Secret Police, in conjunction with original one-man developer ConcernedApe, the mobile version will include touch screen controls, a redesigned UI, and no in-app purchases whatsoever.
Check out a new trailer for a glimpse at how it'll look:
PC players will be able to transfer their saves (albeit with no mod support) via iTunes onto the iOS version. No similar feature has been announced for console versions.
Netflix’s Horror Guide Is Bloody and Scary
Throughout the month of October, Netflix is releasing a variety of terrifying titles just in time for Halloween, including adaptations of The Haunting of Hill House and the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, to name a few.
To highlight Netflix's upcoming horrifying titles, the streaming provider has compiled a watchlist, based on the amount of blood spilled. It's important to note that this is a subjective list provided to us by Netflix. For a look at the bloodiest titles coming to Netflix in October 2018, check out the chart below:
Netflix’s Horror Guide Is Bloody and Scary
Throughout the month of October, Netflix is releasing a variety of terrifying titles just in time for Halloween, including adaptations of The Haunting of Hill House and the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, to name a few.
To highlight Netflix's upcoming horrifying titles, the streaming provider has compiled a watchlist, based on the amount of blood spilled. It's important to note that this is a subjective list provided to us by Netflix. For a look at the bloodiest titles coming to Netflix in October 2018, check out the chart below:
Telltale’s Walking Dead Will Get Its Ending Through Robert Kirkman’s Skybound
Robert Kirkman announced that the final episodes of Telltale Games' The Walking Dead: The Final Season will be released via his company, Skybound, during The Walking Dead panel at New York Comic Con on Saturday.
"We’ve successfully negotiated with Telltale Games for our company Skybound to come in and see Season 4 of the Telltale game to completion,” Kirkman said.
According to a statement from Skybound, the company has "taken ownership of Telltale’s The Walking Dead: The Final Season and will finish the season. Skybound will work with members of the original Telltale team to finish the story in a way the fans deserve. Skybound will continue to update fans on the status of the game on Skybound.com, Twitter, and Facebook."
11 Movies to Watch After Venom
If you enjoyed the idea of Tom Hardy's Eddie Brock being taken over by a homicidal alien "loser" obsessed with eating people's dismembered parts and the Odd Couple dynamic created by Eddie's attempts to regain control of his faculties in Venom, then you should check out these movies - a mix of horror flicks, comedy classics, and madcap mayhem.
Read on or sift through the slideshow below for 11 movies you "must watch" if you either enjoyed -- or tolerated -- Venom, especially while we wait for what the post-credits scene sets up for the sequel. Here are some humble suggestions for films to watch that share a lot of what Venom attempted to accomplish.From Jake Gyllenhaal squaring off against a squirmy slug thing from Mars to Edward Norton going toe-to-toe with himself to a rat improving the life of a guy who can't cook for s***, here are some "Venom"-type movies to consider...
11 Movies to Watch After Venom
If you enjoyed the idea of Tom Hardy's Eddie Brock being taken over by a homicidal alien "loser" obsessed with eating people's dismembered parts and the Odd Couple dynamic created by Eddie's attempts to regain control of his faculties in Venom, then you should check out these movies - a mix of horror flicks, comedy classics, and madcap mayhem.
Read on or sift through the slideshow below for 11 movies you "must watch" if you either enjoyed -- or tolerated -- Venom, especially while we wait for what the post-credits scene sets up for the sequel. Here are some humble suggestions for films to watch that share a lot of what Venom attempted to accomplish.From Jake Gyllenhaal squaring off against a squirmy slug thing from Mars to Edward Norton going toe-to-toe with himself to a rat improving the life of a guy who can't cook for s***, here are some "Venom"-type movies to consider...
James Gunn in Talks to Direct New Suicide Squad
Update: New reports have once again confirmed Gunn's involvement in the next Suicide Squad movie, with THR reporting he will direct the next film featuring the DC team following confirmation he would write it late last year.
However, THR reports Gunn's new Suicide Squad movie will not be a direct sequel but in fact a relaunch of the property, with new characters and a mostly new cast.
Original story follows: