«Since its release
as a console launch exclusive on Xbox One in the Xbox Game Preview program, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) has reached incredible milestones, most recently surpassing 4 million players across the Xbox One family of devices», Microsoft writes.
Though published by Microsoft on Xbox One
as console launch exclusive this year, the game will likely end up releasing on PS4 in the near future as well.
Titles in the ID@Xbox programe were also shown with Cuphead finally given a release date of September 29th, a look at Life is Strange: Before the Storm, post-cyberpunk title The Last Night and the incredibly popular PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
as console launch exclusive.
They have said they are treating Natal
as a console launch.
In yet more Mortal Kombat news coming from NetherRealm, the latest installment in the Mortal Kombat series is coming to mobile devices, probably around the same time
as the console launch.
The epic battle royale game, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, is coming to Xbox One
as a console launch exclusive with optimized features for Xbox One...
Since its release
as a console launch exclusive on Xbox One in the Xbox Game Preview program, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) has reached incredible milestones, most recently surpassing 4 million players across the Xbox One family of devices.
As a console launch title, does Wild Gunman still hold up or is it nothing more than a baby's toy?
From a shooter renaissance to a continuation of fantastic indie darlings and some big surprise hits from AAA developers, 2016 was a pretty remarkable year for gamers of every ilk and the momentum does nt seem to be stopping anytime soon with both February and March of 2017 packing some terrific looking games as well
as console launches.
Not exact matches
The phenomenal numbers put Super Mario Odyssey on the path to becoming the best selling game for the Switch, Nintendo's latest gaming
console; fans are buying it even faster than they bought The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, a
launch title that was heralded
as one of the best games in the Zelda franchise's history.
Nintendo's new
console may be fast, and it may be decently priced at just $ 300, and it may have a new, massive, excellent Zelda game
as a
launch title, but it has some tremendous limitations.
Legendary among gamers for its high - performance hardware, such
as laptops, headphones,
consoles, and other connected devices, San Francisco's Razer
launched a $ 30 million fund, in 2016, to invest in the IoT.
The new
console is said to
launch in late 2017, and Microsoft is likely to announce the price and release date —
as such, it makes sense that Microsoft's previous Xbox One model would drop in price on a permanent basis.
Since
launching in March 2017, the Nintendo Switch has taken the mantle
as the must - have
console for playing the best games.
And
as the recent, technically troubled
launch of publisher / developer Blizzard's record - selling Diablo III for PC suggests, it isn't clear that the industry has the database and server muscle to handle multiple AAA games (such
as Call of Duty) being sold digitally for the much larger
console market.
Nintendo has struggled in the gaming
console market, following a disappointing run of its Wii U
console, which sold only about 13.36 million units
as of September 2016 since its
launch in late 2012.
It will certainly give the company's
console a lift, but
as the initial
launch showed, a great game isn't enough to get gamers to forgive the price premium.
But Nintendo thought differently and in 1983
launched the Famicom, or Family Computer,
as a home game
console in Japan.
But reviewers were reporting on the issue ahead of the
console's
launch,
as seen in this video from the popular YouTube gaming channel GameXplain:
Rumors pointed to it
as a potential
launch game for Nintendo's new game
console, the Switch, which arrives on March 3.
The Wii U has suffered from stagnant sales since
launch,
as the
console has failed to attract significant consumer attention.
Kinect,
launched on Nov 4
as an add - on for Microsoft's Xbox 360
console, has seen its sales on the rise after it hit the gray market in China two weeks after its official
launch.
Better yet, it arrives alongside Nintendo's new
console — the Switch —
as a
launch title.
Nintendo
launched its Wii U, complete with a tablet - like game controller that doubles
as a second screen, last November, well ahead of Microsoft and Sony in order to get a jump on rivals and boost its sagging
console fortunes.
Disney Infinity is a candidate
as a potential family hit of this year otherwise dominated by the
launch of the new
console.
The starter pack itself is
launching on all major
consoles and will feature both Stitch and Merida
as well
as the game software and all the accessories needed to play.
Nintendo has recently announced that the new Legend of Zelda game for the Wii U, would not be making an appearance at E3 2015, quite possibly their biggest title currently in development for the Wii U. Shigeru Miyamoto the father of Mario himself stated some time ago that the company was planning on bringing Mario in a new way for their next
console, perhaps
as an innovative
launch title.
Consoles always get better with time
as indicative of the
launch titles for the 360 and PS3 in comparison to the games that are coming out now.
It will be available on May 21st for PC and Mac, while
console gamers will have to wait a little longer
as Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset will
launch on June 5th for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
One of the biggest games of all time — and one that has come to every
console under the sun since its initial 2011
launch — now comes to the Switch
as a Special Edition.
With EA's SSX series being one of the hottest selling games on the
consoles, it was no surprise that Microsoft would try their luck on snowboarding when they released Amped for the Xbox
as a
launch title.
Arc System Works fighters generally
launch in the arcade before they receive a home
console release so
as a system wasn't announced in the trailer we can assume this is arcade exclusive for the time being.
The milestone encompasses sales within the
console's
launch regions, such
as Europe, North America and «other Xbox One
launch markets.»
PLAYTONIC GAMES, a new development studio formed by the creative talent behind renowned adventure series such
as Banjo - Kazooie and Donkey Kong Country, today
launched the Kickstarter campaign for YOOKA - LAYLEE, an all - new 3D platformer coming to
consoles and PC!
Konami has announced that PC users won't have to wait to play Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain,
as the Steam release has been brought in line with the
console launch.
So yesterday wasn't the best
launch as Elder Scrolls Online faced multiple issues on
console but developer Zenimax is hard at work on a fix.
It will be only available for Windows 10 PC (via Windows Store) and Xbox One at first, but Microsoft confirmed that the game will stay a Windows 10 exclusive for three months and a
console exclusive for twelve
as part of the deal with Capcom, which suggests that Dead Rising 4 should
launch on Steam around March 2017 and on PlayStation 4 around December 2017.
However, since the survival crafting title
launched its PvP mode for free back in September 2017, Fortnite Battle Royale has witnessed massive success
as a PUBG competitor, not least because it beat Bluehole to the
console market
as the first free Battle Royale game on PS4 and Xbox One.
Commonly known
as the first «MMO» in Capcom's flagship series, Frontier originally
launched on PC before «G» offshoots began to appear on
consoles.
Capcom also believes the next few months will see few new games
as the industry prepares for the full
launch of next - generation
consoles, and that development costs will «soar» on those new platforms.
The celebration never ends with Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival for the Wii U
console as it
launches across Europe on 20th November.
The Nintendo Switch doesn't have one fabulous, futuristic - styled racing game
launching on the new
console this year, but two
as... View Article
Launch titles often tend to be shallow and ultimately forgettable, but
as long
as they offer quick, instantly accessible fun — that at least hints at the
console's future potential — then their job is done.
The
console will
launch at the same time
as the game on January 26th.
Owners of brand new Nintendo Switch
consoles — now the excitement of the actual
launch has died down a little one thing is certain — you're going to want to put a screen protector on your Switch
as soon
as possible.
By confirming a PC version sooner, it means some gamers will hold out and wait for it,
as opposed to picking up the
console version at
launch.
It was a
launch title for the newest
console from the originators of video gaming
as we know it.
You will next find Skylanders Imaginators, the latest
console game in the series that debuted last fall,
as a Nintendo Switch
launch game on March 3rd.
Right now, the
console is only selling thanks to the
launch titles and anticipations for upcoming titles (such
as Splatoon 2).
Take a dungeon explorer franchise with an incredibly generic title and bring it to a new handheld
console as a
launch game.