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When Hype Isn't Enough: 10 Games That Fell Short
Sometimes a game carries so much hype that it's bound to hit its peak rather quickly and the only direction to go is down. Just look at what has recently happened to Pokemon Go; for about a month and a half it was the game to play and experience, but after recent updates gamers are screaming for refunds and fixes across the board.
By Matthew Bailey8 years ago in Gamers
Analyzing the Rise and Fall of 'Pokemon GO'
The last two months have been an absolute whirlwind, hasn't it? One minute we're all just minding our business and then the next, a little app called Pokemon GO is dropped and the world went absolutely wild for it. In fact, the hype around the app reached absolute fever pitch to the tune of 45 million active users during its peak in July. Those are crazy numbers for any app which is why it was top of the charts in the App Store for a good long while.
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Gamers
Pokemon Turns 20: 2016's Real Life Celebrity Pokemon
Happy Birthday to those tiny Japanese bundles of joy and congratulations Satoshi Tajiri on creating one of the biggest crazes of all time. From the grainy black and white Gameboy cartridge, to schoolyard trading madness and now 721 little pocket monsters. But it is back to basics to find 2016's celebrity Pokemon. I choose you Leonardo DiCaprio, use Oscars attack! Polish your pokeballs, because here we go!
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Gamers
A Crash From The Past: The Crash Bandicoot Retrospective!
Are you ready for some serious feels as we head down the rocky Australian memory lane? Is he a fox? Why is he wearing jeans? What the Aku Aku is a bandicoot? Dust off your old Play Station, because it is time to revisit the Crash Bandicoot series. He may look as much like a bandicoot as Arthur does an aardvark, or Taz a Tasmanian Devil, but here is how our furry friend managed to jump, ride and spin his way into our hearts.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Gamers
Agent 47 Is Coming to Hulu Thanks to 'John Wick' Creator
If you think about it, there really is no better man than Derek Kolstad to write the pilot script for the newly announced partnership between Fox 21 (Subsidiary of 20th Century Fox) and Hulu to develop a series around the best-selling franchise from IO Interactive, Hitman. Kolstad is the creator and writer of John Wick, John Wick 2 and the upcoming third film set to release in 2019. With his expertise in creating a character like John Wick, it should be child's play to craft a new narrative around the mythos of Agent 47.
By Matthew Bailey8 years ago in Gamers
Which Game Franchises Are Destined for Mixed Reality?
We’ve seen about two years’ worth of virtual reality gaming now, and already a couple months’ worth of augmented reality on mobile devices. Together, VR and AR make up the mixed reality medium — the hottest new thing in gaming, and something that, to many of us, represents the future. However, even with as much as we’ve seen in the early days of mixed reality gaming, major franchise adaptations have been few and far between.
By Patricia Sarkar8 years ago in Gamers
It's All Child's Play: Universal Teases 'Chucky' Video Game Alongside The Next Film
The world of video games is creepy enough as we are chased by the nurses of Silent Hill, T-virus zombies of Resident Evil, and the steampunk Big Daddies from Bioshock. However, is a true horror icon about to get a video game too?
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Gamers
