Halo 3 beta tested in June
Somewhere in the middle
343 Industries has confirmed that public testing of Halo 3 for PC will start in the first half of June.
Makes Apple and EA look like saints
While the gaming industry experiments with all sorts of dodgy business practices to get gamers to part with their cash such as Loot boxes, pay-to-play and other microtransactions, Xaviant might have taken such fuckwittery to a whole new level.
Tencent doing well in gaming boom
But warns of normality hitting soon
Tencent benefitted from the lockdowns in China, when bored people entertained themselves even more than usual with online games. But analysts – and Tencent itself – cautioned that a lot of the pandemic-driven gaming boost can’t carry forward as people have returned to work after China lifted most lockdowns.
Epic Games shows impressive Unreal Engine 5 demo
Running on Playstation 5
Epic Games has unveiled a demo showcase for its new Unreal Engine 5 and it is an impressive thing to look at, especially since it is running on the upcoming Sony Playstation 5 console.
Called Ubisoft Forward
Ubisoft has scheduled its "fully digital showcase" event, Ubisoft Forward, for July 12th, promising exclusive game news, reveals, and more.