Microsoft is hoping to extend the profitability of Minecraft by launching a new in-game market in which PC and mobile users can purchase downloadable content to use in their own game. This new digital store called “Minecraft Marketplace” offers the opportunity to third-party creators to benefit from the massive userbase of the game, which is now calculated to have sold over 122 million copies.
In the Marketplace, users will find packs that include story content, landscapes, in-game activities, or textures, and they will be able to pay for them using a new virtual currency that can be purchased using real money. Read More...
Tequila Works has finally given a date for the release of their acclaimed platformer Rime on Nintendo Switch. The game will be available on November 14 in North America, and November 17 in Europe. Rime was originally released on PS4, Xbox One, and PC back in May, when we gave it a great review, describing it as one of the most original platforming games of the generation. For us, the game’s strengths were “in its ability to draw emotions from the player using the combination of great art, music, and a thought provoking ending. Read More...
It turns out that leak suggesting Shenmue 1 & 2 would be arriving in August was right on the money, as SEGA has confirmed that the beloved classics on the Dreamcast will indeed be arriving on Aug. 21.
To those unfamiliar with the series, it first made its debut on the Sega Dreamcast in 1999 (2000 in the U.S.) and features gameplay that would be best described as an early form of Yakuza. Read More...
