Video game exclusives are great for Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony. It allows them to have bragging rights and may even help sell their consoles. However, it can be kind of detrimental to games, which we will explore in the entries below. Now, if a game releases on multiple systems under the same brand, we still issue it as a console exclusive. For example, a few games on here came out on both PS Vita and PS3....
Summary Few companies can completely monopolize their field, like The Walt Disney Company did. From their humble beginnings in 1923 to their monumental success today, Disney has gone from a household name to a lifestyle. The success of Disney has many sources. Many argue that it was branding. Some believe that it was their aggressive acquisition tactics that caused them to buy anything that even remotely resembled a threat. But those with a finger on the pulse of the culture know thatDisney’s success is tied to its long resumeof phenomenal animated films....
Summary With enough gold, anything is possible inSkyrim.After a long adventure, there’s no better feeling than hauling all that junk to the closest merchant and selling it all to affordthe best housein all ofSkyrim. That is, if the merchant happens to be open at that time and if they even have enough money to buy off everything. Every player has been there at least once, annoyed by the fact that a merchant runs out of money too fast....
Destiny 2has plenty of different game modes for players to tackle as they please, and this is achieved by having a healthy mix of both PvE and PvP activities with varied difficulty. As a result, not all players engage in all the possible game modesDestiny 2offers, and only a handful of them are mostly populated by all sorts of Guardians, such as base Crucible playlists and Strikes. High-end content is often where players put more effort for the most rewards, with an example being theGrandmaster Nightfall Strikes....
Streamer Artie has accusedTwitchof not paying her the $1,000 she claims it owes her.Twitchintroduced the ad incentive program back in August 2022 to help incentivize streamers to run ads during their content with certain guidelines. Artie is claiming after following the guidelines, she hasn’t been paid what she’s owed. In 2022,Twitch began rethinking its monetization with adsduring streams. Twitch’s ad incentive is meant to increase the rate of pay for streamers with the condition that they stream a certain number of hours while running a certain amount of ads during each hour of broadcast....
With the PlayStation 5 now officially launched, now may be the perfect time for Sony to resurrect some of its older IPs, with plenty of older franchises that have gone untouched for many years. Some PlayStation exclusives have actually began to make a return in recent years, includingMedievil, Crash Bandicoot, andSpyro the Dragon. But there’s one PlayStation franchise that hasn’t been seen in two console generations and nearly an entire decade:Sly Cooper, which first premiered in 2002, hasn’t appeared since Sanzuru Games’Thieves in Timefor the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita....
Summary XDefiantplayers are reporting that the FPS game’s progression system for leveling up weapons is painstakingly slow. As a consequence, they are barely making progress towards the next weapon level inXDefiantdespite reportedly having tens of kills across several matches under their belt. Since being announced in 2021,XDefianthas faced multiple delaysthroughout its development process. After going through different test sessions last year, the free-to-play FPS finally rolled out for everyone on May 21....
Though it might not be obvious just yet, it seems as though some of Ubisoft’s franchises are reaching a saturation point. Over the last decade or so,Ubisoft has seen perhaps too many releases for all of its best-selling franchises, seeing fatigue spread rampantly. Rather than take its time between releases, Ubisoft has opted to go for a “more is better” approach with a lot of its IPs, and in the vast majority of cases, this has led to some serious issues....
Alan Wake 2is the return to Bright Falls fans have wanted since the original. This time, Remedy has stepped into the realm ofstraight-up survival horror.Players can expect to solve many puzzles that would feel right athome in theResident Evilseries. Saga Anderson will come across areas called “Overlaps.” These are places where her story crosses over with Alan’s. Players will have to complete a ritual to activate the Overlap and complete the level....
Backpack Battlesis an interesting indie game that involves fighting using backpacks as a main weapon. The gameplay is simple, yet has a good strategic element that requires players tomanage their inventory properlyif they want to win. This requires equipping items withbetter defense, higher stamina, and power. To survive longer in battles, you need to have better items and a well-designed build. Among such builds is theFatigue Build,which helps you maintain your stamina as well as increase your defense....
Magical Girls in anime are often fun and cheerful and are cute heroes on the good side. However, even these iconic characters have darker and more murderous versions with creepy personalities and terrifying stories that put a dark twist on the magical girl anime subgenre. Anime fans could meet some of these dark magical anime girls while watching thebest magical girl animeshows or can get lost in the scary worlds of dark magical anime girl series....
It’s no secret thatTheLegend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wildis a huge game filled with tons for players to experience and explore. While many of the most notable quests in the game involve the various trials and shrines scattered across Hyrule as well as the four Divine Beasts, there are other notable sidequests in the game. RELATED:Breath Of The Wild: The Two Rings - Complete Walkthrough & Guide One such sidequest allows players to obtain a special Giant Horse that towers over all of the other available mounts within the game....
It’s been going strong for more than a decade at this point, yetMinecraftdoes not seem to be showing any signs of letting up, which for millions of fans, can only be a good thing. With the recentCaves & Cliffs part 2 update going live last November, there is always so much to explore and the studio seems keen to keep introducing new assets for longevity’s sake. With its open world vastness and LEGO-style building mechanics, it has captured the hearts of young and old gamers across the world, and it seems as though one team has decided to bring the classic Danish blocks into the Mojang universe....
