The History of Gearbox & How Their Games Began
Gearbox Software was founded in 1999 by Randy Pitchford, Brian Martel, Stephen Bahl, Landon Montgomery and Rob Heironimus, all former developers of the cringingly-named studio “Rebel Boat Rocker”, a studio that never managed to release a single game. Before this, core members of the group worked for studios such as 3D Realms and Bethesda Softworks.Gearbox’s first few projects might come as a surprise to some, being a mostly unproven studio without a single game to their name up to this point outside of their early efforts in well-established studios (which might be what got them the gig). Developing official expansions and
The Weird World of Peripheral Rhythm Games
Peripheral instrument-based rhythm games really became a thing (at least in the west) during the mid-2000s, with Red Octane’s (and later Activison’s) ‘Guitar Hero’ title for the Playstation 2. But between 1999 and 2007 Konami had already been releasing various versions of their GuitarFreaks, DrumMania, KeyboardMania and BeatMania games for Playstation consoles in Japan. Konami continues to release sequels to the arcades as late as 2018, more recently under the ‘Gitadora’ name.The genre was relatively successful (if not saturated) between 2005 and 2010, before having a final stab at reinvigorating its fan base in 2015, where it soon fizzled out once
E3 The Conferences - Ubisoft
A Ubisoft E3 press conference without Aisha Tyler hosting, can it work? What made the Ubisoft conference stand out in the past become a by the numbers reveal show. But were the games reveals any good?A strong start, with Yves Guillemot and Shigeru Miyamoto sharing the stage to show off Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. A tactical RPG for the Nintendo Switch releasing on the 29th August.Assassin's Creed: Origins got another trailer with a gameplay feature promised after the conference. No further information than had already been provided during Microsoft's conference was forthcoming.South Park: The Fractured But Whole, The Crew 2,
Star Wars, Street Fighter V and The Division News
Star Wars: The Force Awakens to Turn into Lego GameFor those looking forward to an actual video game adaptation for the highly acclaimed Star Wars: The Force Awakens, get ready to have your dreams crushed/fulfilled (no in between) as Warner Bros. Interactive has announced that Star Wars: The Force Awakens will turn into a Lego game. The game, entitled Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens is being developed by TT Games, the studio behind Lego games. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens will feature characters from the film such as Finn, Rey, Poe, Kylo Ren, Han Solo, and BB-8. Check out
How do I redeem my game?!
If you're a little confused how digital game downloads work and have no idea what a 'license key' is or how to use it, don't worry - you're not alone! Simply follow the below step-by-step guide and you'll be downloading and playing your game in no time! GAME PLATFORM The first thing you need to know when buying a game is which platform it is on. This will be shown in the top left of the game tile and on the product page under the title image (see images below) You will also be reminded in the shopping cart the platform of