Sentences with phrase «holiday game rush»

According to the listing which was posted on the Xbox One Store, the game is scheduled to release on November 11, just in time for the holiday game rush.

Shooters don't come much better than this and it's a great way to kick off this year's holiday game rush.

Not exact matches

During the holidays I'm always rushing from the office to the evenings and generally just end up in my work clothes, but you're right, with a little bit of effort, it's not THAT hard to step up my game!.

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As is customary after the holiday rush, January was a light month for game releases.

To gamers, that means that the start of a mad rush of AAA titles meant to vie for your holiday dollars is a few months out, and that it officially begins with the inevitable launch of a new title in the insanely profitable Call of Duty series.

But, me personally, will take a game when it's done not one that's rushed out the door (I do not mean Gears 2) just to make some money from uninformed holiday shoppers.

Dead Space, the first true blockbuster gaming experience of the mad rush of high end games that is the fourth quarter, hit shelves yesterday and is hoping to scare the beejeebus out of gamers everywhere and start the money making party that is gaming during the holidays.

With the arid wasteland of summer behind us, September ushers in one of the most chaotic times in the calendar year for games: the holiday rush.

We've had some great games in October due to the rush to release games for the holiday season, but November is when the big games tend to be released...

We've had some great games in October due to the rush to release games for the holiday season, but November is when the big games tend to be released each year.

I also feel like Quantum Break will either need to be delayed for quite awhile (Remedy's track record of a slower dev time coupled w / the time mechanics & live tv segments seem to point to this game not releasing this year), or Microsoft might push them to rush the game out in order to have a compelling exclusive in time for the holidays (I hope not)

Or maybe, as someone linked to an article earlier that explained this very well, is that the game released amongst a rush of high profile games that sell on name alone during the holiday season.

Now is the time to save up as we start our fast descent into the fall and holiday rush season of games.

Mario is the highest selling character in history, they wanted to capitalize on the holiday rush, which semi-worked, 100 million downloads, but too bad only 5 % actually bought the full game.

Activision mismanaged this game horribly and rushed it out to try and compete with games like Half - life 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater that holiday season.

- the team has been adding weapons one by one because they want the same amount of attention for each weapon - the team learned that when they added two new weapons at once, one would end up getting overshadowed by the other - there were more new stages than returning stages because bringing back old stages would have little surprise - since they want to satisfy both new and returning players, they changed the order of stage additions - there weren't any major direction changes in balancing from Splatoon 1 - there have been more pattern combinations between weapons and stages, so there was more involved to balance them all - matchmaking is handled by getting 8 players with similar rank points, and then they're split by weapons - the rank point gap between S + players is bigger than ordinary players - only about one in 1,000 active players are in the S +40 to S +50 region in Ranked Battles - there's even less than one in 10 players that reach S +, while 80 % of the overall player base are in A or less - about 90 % of S + ranked players are within a + / -150 hidden ranked power range - rock was the popular genre in Splatoon, so they tried changing it for the sequel - they prioritized making good background music first before forming the band to play that music - the design team would make the CD jacket - like artwork afterwards - due to this, the band members would often change; some getting added while some others removed - Off the Hook is an exception, as they first decided they would be a DJ and rapper along with their visuals first - Off the Hook's song came afterwards - In Splatoon street fashion was the trend, but in Splatoon 2 they tried adding more uniqueness - the aim was to add Flow with ethnic clothing and Jelfonzo with high fashion - all Jellyfish in this world are born by splitting, which means Jelfonzo was born by splitting from Jelonzo - Jellyfish are like a hive mind - when they hold a wedding ceremony, they're just simply holding the ceremony - Jelonzo and Jelfonzo start gaining their own consciences so they can speak - Flow used her working holiday to go on a trip before reaching Inkopolis Square - during the trip, she met the owner of Headspace - the owner liked her, so she got hired to work there - Bisk has a unique way of speaking: anastrophe - the team tried to express him as an adult man - they made him into a giant spider crab because they wanted someone with high posture - he came from a cold country and broke up with his girlfriend to join a band - just like Flow, he became attracted to squids - Crusty Sean finally has his own shop, but he opened it because he's someone who follows the current trends - one of the trends happens to be people opening their own shops - drink tickets aren't stacked, but the probability is higher than a single brand - the music in Inkopolis Square changes depending on the player's location - sounds contribute to creating atmosphere in the location - the song at front of Grizzco Industries had an atmosphere that feels like some smell can radiate from the game screen - as for Salmon Run, they imagined it as a Japanese restaurant outside Japan that is not run by a Japanese person - each time the player moves between the shops, the game uses an arrange shift that shows the personality of each inhabitant - the arrangement in Shella Fresh is related to Bisk's guitar and mystery files that describe his past - with the Squid Sisters moved to Hero Mode, Off the Hook was put in charge in guiding battles and festivals - Bomb Rush Blush has an orchestra «because it would sound like the final boss» - the team wanted to express the feel of the story's real culprit with this music - the probability of each event occurring in Salmon Run is different - there are no specific requirements, meaning they're picked randomly - this means it's possible for fog to appear three times in a row - the Salmon have different appearances based on the environment they're raised in - if the environment is harsher, they would become large salmon - Steelheads and Maws have big bodies, while Scrappers and Steel Eels have high intelligence - Salmons basically wield kitchenware, but everybody else has a virtue in fighting to actually cook the Salmons - Grill is the ultimate form of this - when Salmons are fighting to the death, they can feel the same sense of unity - they would be one with the world if they were eaten by other creatures, and they also fight for the pride of their race - MakoMart is based on a large supermarket in America - the update also took place on Black Friday in America, which was why Squids are buying a lot of things in the trailer - Arowana Mall looks like it has more passages because there are changes in tenants and also renovation work - Walleye Warehouse has no changes at all, because the team wanted to have at least one map that stayed intact - the only thing different in this map is the graffiti, which is based on the winner of Famitsu's Squid Fashion Contest - all members in the band Ink Theory graduated from music university - they are well - educated girls who also do aggressive things - the band members wearing neckties are respecting the Hightide Era from the prequel - the team will continue adding weapons and stages for a year, and Splatfests for two years - the team will also continue to make more updates including balancing

Some of the new and recently released games available during the holiday season include Mario Party Star Rush, which launched Nov. 4; Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon, which launch Nov. 18; Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS which launches Dec. 2; and both YO - KAI WATCH 2: Bony Spirits and YO - KAI WATCH 2: Fleshy Souls, which are now available.

To be quite honest, I think 2012's pre-Xmas rush of games nearly crippled me in terms of workload and I was still playing them to write articles over the holiday break.

However, it looks like PlayStation gamers have a lot to look forward to this month as the rush for releasing games in time for the holidays has already begun.

After mourning that I missed a chance to play the game upon its release, I finally managed to get a hold of it during the holiday rush.

I was originally supposed to review this game before Christmas, but the holiday rush and onslaught of new games forced me to push it to the back burner for a little while.

During the holiday rush of games I had the opportunity to review Ubisoft's Rayman: Origins for the Xbox 360, and I must say it was unquestionably one of the better platforming games I had played on the console to date.

Again, there is a difference between some online bugs at launch and a game that was clearly rushed out to make a quick buck in time for the holidays (Assassin's Creed, Battlefield 4 last year).

I'd RATHER have delayed than a half - finished rushed product by companies rushing those games out just to get a quick buck off of people during the holiday season (umm, Battlefield 4 / Assassin's Creed Unity anyone?).

With PlayStation gamers these days buying more and more games digitally, and with the mad holiday buying rush well underway, we here at PlayStation LifeStyle thought it would be a good idea to detail our picks as to what games you should buy on PlayStation Store.

Additionally, the holiday rush of newly unwrapped gaming devices has resulted in widespread troubles with accessing online components of video games.

Just like their launch of Animal Crossing Pocket Camp, Nintendo is kicking off holiday shopping nice and early, offering some pretty deep discounts for digital games on all three of their platforms ahead of the weekend rush.

While it is a shame that Red Dead Redemption 2 will be out later then we thought, It is always good for games to be released when they are done, and not rushed out just to make the holiday season.

A game that had me well and truly hooked over the summer, it's one I still love to dip into even after the mad rush of holiday releases.

September is jam - packed with games as the holiday rush starts rolling, and we've put together a list of all the AAA releases, indie treats, and DLC making a play for your virtual wallet over the next 30 days.

The holiday season game rush has mostly passed.

If you're still working through a 2016 backlog or received some new games over the holidays you probably have plenty to play right now, but in terms of early 2017 releases Gravity Rush 2 sits at the peak.