Category: video games
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Hitman’s Elusive Targets Are Coming Back
Io Interactive has their first announcement since going independent and getting ownership of the Hitman license. There’s a GOTY edition of HITMAN (2016) coming, it’ll include a new “Patient Zero” campaign and other stuff, as well as reactivating any missed “elusive target” missions starting in early November. I loved these elusive target assassination missions, and…
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There’s Always Money in the VR Money Pit
Road to VR’s Ben Lang: For VR to succeed in the consumer space, an ecosystem of developers making content that users want to buy is an absolute must. Oculus for its part has attempted to kickstart that ecosystem by investing hefty sums in content developers, and now the company says it’s starting to pay off.…
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Never Stop Sneakin’ Looks Like a Fun Tribute to Metal Gear Solid
This follow-up to Dust: An Elysian Tail from Dean Dodrill is a Nintendo Switch exclusive for later on in 2017, but I wouldn’t be too surprised if Never Stop Sneakin’ came out on other platforms next year.
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Humble Bundle Bought by IGN
Humble Bundle was bought out by IGN last week. The increasing reliance of writers on affiliate marketing deals is extremely bad. Most larger sites have some kind of wall between their editorial department and any advertising or affiliate linking, but it still looks wrong. I’ve done the same kind of linking myself, but never kept…
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Loot Boxes
Kotaku’s Heather Alexandra: Whether they dole out cosmetics or gameplay-affecting items, loot boxes of any sort exist for the purpose of exploiting players. Whether it’s offering the chance to get Symmetra’s new skin or get a better rifle in Battlefront II, the only reason the loot box exists is to prey on the economically vulnerable.…