As with the home console/PC market, there was a strong surge in mobile gaming growth during 2020 due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic that has led people to play more games overall. "Players are more engaged than ever before, with the average number of hours per week spent playing games on a smartphone or tablet increasing to eight hours in 2020 from six hours a week in 2019," the report said. … [Read more...] about Mobile Gaming Is More Popular Than Console/PC And Had A Huge Year In The US And Canada
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A new game in the PUBG universe will release on PC and consoles ‘by next year’
The PUBG universe is expanding next year with the survival horror game The Callisto Protocol, but in the meantime, it looks like there's another PUBG game coming to PC and consoles this year. According to Bloomberg, a new "PUBG-related" game will ship "by next year," while another battle royale for mobile is also coming in 2021. … [Read more...] about A new game in the PUBG universe will release on PC and consoles ‘by next year’
The most stupidly stupid game scenarios ever
But you’re a kid. A poor, penniless kid. So you’ve got to spend the week before the massive death-rock hits doing odd jobs to earn the money to buy the crap to get the reward points to get the watch to destroy the asteroid to save the world. And no-one else will help. Apart from your Grandad. He’s got magic powers and can delay the asteroid if you’re taking too long. He won’t go so far as to stop it for you though. Probably a character-building exercise or something. … [Read more...] about The most stupidly stupid game scenarios ever
League Of Legends riffing on Dota Auto Chess with Teamfight Tactics
Riot Games have announced a new League Of Legends mode named Teamfight Tactics, which is heavily inspired by Dota 2 mod Auto Chess. Y’know, the turn-based mod about buying and melding AI-controlled heroes, which has grown so popular that Valve are making an official standalone spin-off. Teamfight Tactics looks like that but in LoL and with a few tweaks to make it fresh and friendlier. It’ll first launch on June 24th. This seems the point that Auto Chess goes from a mod to a genericised mode, which I suppose is fitting considering MOBAs are a genre grown from autocannibalism. … [Read more...] about League Of Legends riffing on Dota Auto Chess with Teamfight Tactics
Auto Chess PC guide – items, cheat sheets, strategy & tips
1) In the early game, if you can’t find the chess piece you’re looking for, don’t spend money on a reroll. Instead, you should save the money for later turns so that you have more gold to spend when it matters the most. 2) Know where to find the stats for chess piece and their synergies. You can get individual information by right-clicking on a piece or look at the left of the screen to see the synergies. 3) Adapt your strategy to suit your current situation. If you lose the earliest attack phase, carry on losing to increase the amount of gold you can accumulate. Just don’t go crazy with the losses. 4) High-level players tend to buy and sell chess pieces that they may not want. You’re denying your opponents their choice of chess pieces, which can be good for the mid-late game. You can always sell them back and earn back the spent gold if needed. 5) Make sure you use the mini-map so that you get a look at enemy team compositions. You can do this … [Read more...] about Auto Chess PC guide – items, cheat sheets, strategy & tips