Yearly Archives: 2018
Valve Will Start Tailoring Steam’s ‘Upcoming’ Tab to Users’ Interests
Valve has introduced a number of changes to Steam users' "Upcoming" tab.
In a post, Valve detailed how the tab will now be customized for each user, showing games based upon individuals' wishlists and pre-purchases and highlighting games from developers and publishers each user owns past games from.
"We believe Steam does a good job of taking early customer interest (even if that interest isn't enormous) and helps a game amplify that interest through connection to quality customers," reads the post. "This smarter list on the front page aims to do just that."
Valve Will Start Tailoring Steam’s ‘Upcoming’ Tab to Users’ Interests
Valve has introduced a number of changes to Steam users' "Upcoming" tab.
In a post, Valve detailed how the tab will now be customized for each user, showing games based upon individuals' wishlists and pre-purchases and highlighting games from developers and publishers each user owns past games from.
"We believe Steam does a good job of taking early customer interest (even if that interest isn't enormous) and helps a game amplify that interest through connection to quality customers," reads the post. "This smarter list on the front page aims to do just that."
Gamescom Awards Applications Open, Include Best Streamer Category
Applications for the Gamescom 2018 awards are now open until August 1, and there are a bunch of new categories including 'Best Streamer'.
Registered exhibitors can apply across 29 categories, and this year the winners, determined by an international jury, will be announced on the first day of Gamescom (much like E3, a jury will see the nominated games two weeks prior).
The genre category groups are Best Action Game, Best DLC, Best Casual Game, Best Family Game, Best Hardware, Best Multiplayer Game, Best Puzzle Game, Best Racing Game, Best RPG, Best Sim, Best Social/Online Game, Best Sports Game, Best Strategy Game, and Best VR Game. Platform categories include Best Xbox One Game, Best Nintendo Switch Game, Best PS4 Game, Best Mobile Game, and Best PC Game.
Gamescom Awards Applications Open, Include Best Streamer Category
Applications for the Gamescom 2018 awards are now open until August 1, and there are a bunch of new categories including 'Best Streamer'.
Registered exhibitors can apply across 29 categories, and this year the winners, determined by an international jury, will be announced on the first day of Gamescom (much like E3, a jury will see the nominated games two weeks prior).
The genre category groups are Best Action Game, Best DLC, Best Casual Game, Best Family Game, Best Hardware, Best Multiplayer Game, Best Puzzle Game, Best Racing Game, Best RPG, Best Sim, Best Social/Online Game, Best Sports Game, Best Strategy Game, and Best VR Game. Platform categories include Best Xbox One Game, Best Nintendo Switch Game, Best PS4 Game, Best Mobile Game, and Best PC Game.
Chadwick Boseman to Star in Action Thriller Produced by the Russo Brothers
Black Panther's Chadwick Boseman will star in a new action thriller from Avengers: Infinity War directors Joe and Anthony Russo.
Per Variety, Boseman will produce and star in STXfilm's 17 Bridges, with the Russo brothers producing as well. Brian Kirk (Game of Thrones, Luther) will direct from a screenplay by Adam Mervis (The Philly Kid).
Production will start in September but a release date has not been set yet.
“STX has assembled a dream team of collaborators on 17 Bridges bringing together the global talents behind two of the biggest action films ever made to give audiences a thrilling new take on the race-against-the-clock crime-drama,” STXfilms chairman Adam Fogelson said.
Chadwick Boseman to Star in Action Thriller Produced by the Russo Brothers
Black Panther's Chadwick Boseman will star in a new action thriller from Avengers: Infinity War directors Joe and Anthony Russo.
Per Variety, Boseman will produce and star in STXfilm's 17 Bridges, with the Russo brothers producing as well. Brian Kirk (Game of Thrones, Luther) will direct from a screenplay by Adam Mervis (The Philly Kid).
Production will start in September but a release date has not been set yet.
“STX has assembled a dream team of collaborators on 17 Bridges bringing together the global talents behind two of the biggest action films ever made to give audiences a thrilling new take on the race-against-the-clock crime-drama,” STXfilms chairman Adam Fogelson said.
The Culling 2 Is a Stunning Flop You Should Probably Avoid
The Culling 2 unexpectedly launched yesterday, but it's already off to a terrible start. Currently sitting at a measly 13% positive reviews of around 150 total on Steam, it’s one of the worst averages for a follow-up to a well-known game I’ve ever seen. And, frankly, it may deserve it.
The first Culling doesn’t have a sterling review average either, especially after development was officially shut down in December. It currently sits just below 60%, but still managed to gather over 13,000 reviews since its Early Access launch two years ago. It's still early days for The Culling 2, but it isn’t trending toward even a fraction of that success, and may already be dead in the water.
The Culling 2 Is a Stunning Flop You Should Probably Avoid
The Culling 2 unexpectedly launched on Tuesday and it's already off to a terrible start. Currently sitting at a measly 12% positive reviews (of around 150 total) and less than ten concurrent players on Steam, it’s one of the worst showings for a follow-up to a well-known game I’ve ever seen. And, frankly, it may deserve it.
The first Culling doesn’t have a sterling review average either, especially after development was officially shut down in December. It currently sits just below 60%, but still managed to gather over 13,000 reviews since its Early Access launch two years ago. It's still early days for The Culling 2, but with the way things are going, it may already be dead in the water.
The Rock’s 10 Best Movies
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has been keeping as busy as ever lately, starring in epic blockbusters like The Fate of the Furious, comedies like Baywatch and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the video game adaptation Rampage, and now Skyscraper.
With Johnson’s resume growing bigger than his massive biceps, we figured it was time we ran our countdown of his 10 best films again. From The Scorpion King to the Fast & Furious franchise to Moana, these are the best films with which to get your Rock on.
We Played Cyberpunk 2020 With Its Creator
After having been thoroughly wowed by CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 demo at E3 2018, we've been eager to dive deeper into its dystopian sci-fi world. To that end, my fellow IGN tabletop fans (read: huge nerds) Cassidee Moser and Casey DeFreitas decided to check out the pen-and-paper RPG on which it was based, Cyberpunk 2020.
Watch our playthrough of Cyberpunk 2020 here!
We were fortunate enough to have Mike Pondsmith (creator and author of Cyberpunk 2020/203X/RED) agree to lead the session, because who better to show off the world of Cyberpunk than the man behind it?