It’s that time again, fellow game nerds. Here are the games for the upcoming month and some things that have recently happened in gaming. What a time it is for gaming! We now have the release dates for the latest Xbox and PlayStation 5 consoles. There is so much to look forward to.
Regardless of the platform you use — PlayStation (PS), Xbox (XBO), Nintendo Switch (NS) Computer (PC), etc. — there is a game for you to get into. Here is a list of some of the video games getting released this month.
Quite a lot has been going on:
Xbox Series X and PS5: Gamers brace for $70 video game prices
LONDON — Gaming can be an expensive hobby. Blockbuster video games typically cost around $60 at launch. Now, as gamers race to get their hands on a shiny new console this year, the industry is betting they'll be willing to pay even higher prices for their games.
Microsoft and Sony are set to ship their respective next-generation machines next month. Consumers are already rushing to preorder them, with units quickly selling out within hours of listing. As a refresher, both Microsoft's Xbox Series X and Sony's PlayStation 5 cost around $500, while they're also releasing cheaper versions without disc drives. Sony's digital-only PS5 retails at $400 while Microsoft's more affordable Xbox Series S costs $300.
Playing video games helps stroke recovery
The NeuroBall is shown to help people regain strength and movement in their arms and hands after a stroke by making dull daily rehab exercises more fun.
Now makers Brunel University London and UK firm Neurofenix have won £60,000 from The Stoke Association and MedCity to take development to the next level.
"Neurofenix and Brunel University London will explore how this new hand-held console and app could improve the recovery of hand and arm movement at vital, earlier stages of recovery," said Dr. Richard Francis, Head of Research Awards at the Stroke Association.
Can you fund a social media company like a video game?
But a France-based social app wants to do it differently — and it's taking inspiration from video games. Yubo ( $19.5m raised ) only makes money when users pay for small, in-app purchases called micro-transactions.
When you log in, all you see are chats hosted by total strangers. They're grouped according to age, location, and theme.
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And that's all there is to Yubo. The company hasn't just ditched advertising — it's said goodbye to likes, followers, and almost all metrics.
And here's another article:
What devs can learn from the stories behind how video games are made - Technical.ly
Technical.ly's Donte Kirby (left) chats with gaming reporter Jason Schreier during the 2020 Developers Conference.
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For those not inside the gaming world, it’s easy — and lazy — to see the quickly growing industry through the lens of stereotypes about the people creating games and those making careers of playing them.
“In game development, you have all the problems of software development, but also the ambiguity of like, ‘What does the game look like?'” he said. “Everyone might have their own creative visions for the game, and they all have to be aligned if you’re going to make something different.”
'Console Wars' relives bitter '90s video game rivalry and cultural upheaval (movie review) |
Video game documentaries were rare a decade ago. One reason for that is the medium and its audience were relatively young. Stories were still unfolding, and the outstanding news still hadn't gotten the patina of history yet.
That has changed recently as filmmakers uncovered compelling narratives while peeking behind the industry curtains. The "High Score" Netflix series provided a multifaceted look at the origins of video games and several genres. "King of Kong" introduced viewers to the world of retro video game competitions. "Atari: Game Over" looked at the rise and fall of the pioneering company.
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