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Top 10 Biggest Video Game Franchises That Are Being Wasted Right Now
Gamers frequently complain about developers and publishers overdoing it with hastily released sequels. On the other hand, sometimes there are sequels that are never released and players are left hanging on to the events from the end of a previous game. And then there’s the third kind – games that take forever to develop, build up a ton of hype, but fall flat upon release. Today we are talking about some of the biggest video game franchises that are being wasted right now in one way or the other – Who has a goldmine of classic characters, games, or ideas that have just sat and collected dust, when they should still be used today? Is there one IP in particular that has no business being ignored in today’s culture of gaming? Or are there franchises that need to take a ...
Bioware Montreal No More, Is This The End For Mass Effect?
After the not so welcome reception that Mass Effect: Andromeda got at launch, the Bioware Montreal studio’s troubles have only gotten worse. Back in May the studio was scaled down and put in a “support role”, with a majority of its employees moved to work at EA Motive. Now it turns out that the entire Bioware Montreal studio responsible for Mass Effect: Andromeda has been shifted over to Motive ion order to help with Jade Raymond’s new game. This is effective shutting down of the Montreal studio that had made both the last Mass Effect and Dragon Age game. [interaction id=”5984265aa8bfa9a67e4e164f”] EA CFO Blake Jorgensen said “We’re building out a new studio in Montreal, as we’ve told everyone. And we’ve hired over 100 people into...
EA Got Back The Only Guy Who Can Redeem Mass Effect, Dragon Age And Has Me Excited For Anthem
In 2014 Casey Hudson had left Bioware to pursue some personal projects saying that he wanted – “some time off, needed a bit of change, and wanted to get involved in the new wave of emerging, disruptive technologies.”. After having revolutionized the RPG genre with franchises like KOTOR, Mass Effect and Dragon Age, his departure was a loss of Bioware and it showed in Dragon Age: Inquisition and Mass Effect: Andromeda. Fans of Bioware were unsure of what the studio’s future looked like, and even with all the positive buzz around Anthem, I was skeptical. [interaction id=”5971bc815ef522b21624db04″] However, just yesterday news came of Casey Hudson returning as General Manager at Bioware, and Aaryn Flynn stepping down. He announced his return saying: “The last few years ...
Dragon Age Dev Praises Witcher 3
Dragon Age developer BioWare has spoken out to congratulate CD Projekt Red on the release of their long-in-development RPG The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The game officially launched today, May 19, after years of development and multiple delays. Check out the Twitter exchange below. Reviews for The Witcher 3 have been overwhelmingly positive across the board. And with over 200 hours of gameplay, even we have barely scratched the surface!!
Dragon Age: Inquisition’s trailer initiate new story
A new trailer that has come out today seems to have set the stage for Dragon Age: Inquisition, which is expected to come our during the first week of October this year. Dragon Age: Inquisition starts with the events at a peace conference between the mages and templars. An upheaval breaks out and causes havoc on the initial plans, while causing the extinction of many members of the world’s ruling classes. “There’s an interesting undertone here of people in the world believing that you have been sent as a leader by the maker of the universe,” explained creative director Mike Laidlaw, in an interview with Polygon. “As a player, I have the option of saying, ‘Oh yeah, I’m the chosen one’ or asking what the hell they are talking about. It’s u...