Games like Rainbow Six: Siege are indicative of a new focus on long-lasting “live” games at Ubisoft. reader comments 77 Share this story For a long time, Ubisoft was known for cranking out annual or near-annual releases in popular franchises like Assassin’s Creed, Just Dance, Far Cry, the Tom Clancy games, and more. Now, though, ..
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reader comments 71 Share this story Enlarge / Hawaii state Rep. Chris Lee has helped spearhead the legislative effort against loot boxes in his state and others. The Hawaii state legislature is now considering two sets of bills that would regulate games containing randomized in-game item purchases—commonly known as loot boxes—much like casino games, barring ..
reader comments 108 Share this story After selling over 13 million consoles in less than a year, the Nintendo Switch is undeniably off to a hot start. Looking into the future, though, how long we can expect the Switch era to last before its inevitable successor comes along? In an investor Q&A posted over the ..
What you say off of Twitch could now affect your standing on Twitch. reader comments 5 Share this story Video game streaming platform Twitch has long taken a proactive stand against harassment, with a detailed set of community guidelines and tools like AutoMod intended to protect streamers and viewers alike. But an update to those ..
reader comments 2 Share this story Ars readers likely recognize a few of these faces on the poster for The Toys That Made Us. Volk-Weiss and his team went straight to the source, as you can see these original notes from Kenner on their famed Star Wars toy line… Early X-Wing sketch from Kenner! Early ..
Charlie Theel reader comments 0 Share this story Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com. There are two kinds of people in this world—those who adore Blood Rage (read our review) and those who haven’t played it. (We kid, mostly). Blood Rage, released ..
Enlarge / This is Logan Paul if you’ve been spared his videos thus far. reader comments 223 Share this story Today, YouTube announced that it has temporarily suspended all ads on 22-year-old prankster Logan Paul’s channel, cutting off what is estimated to be nearly $1 million in monthly revenue. The crackdown came after Paul pulled ..
reader comments 70 Share this story Last month, we reported on hackers’ accelerating efforts to get full control of the Nintendo Switch, allowing the popular system to run homebrew code and, potentially, pirated games. This week, the hacking team fail0verflow claimed a major advance in that effort, tweeting a picture showing Linux booting up on ..
Enlarge / Mitchell only obliquely addressed many of the accusations made against him in a lengthy conversation on The East Side Dave show earlier this week. reader comments 148 Share this story Over the weekend, Donkey Kong Forum moderator Jeremy Young removed competitive video gamer Billy Mitchell’s highest claimed Donkey Kong scores from the forum after ..
Enlarge / There is so much side-eye in this episode. For good reason. reader comments 202 Share this story The first season of Star Trek: Discovery is drawing to a close, and after Sunday night’s penultimate episode, it’s time for us to start assessing the season arc as a whole. In many ways, this season ..
