With the release of Final Fantasy XIV’s newest expansion, Dawntrail, many new players are sure to be interested in joining Square Enix’s long running MMORPG. But this curiosity may turn to confusion when trying to decide between the extremely generous, no-cost Free Trial and the paid Starter Edition, which will run…
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Fandom Study Reveals Entertainment Fans Are “Switching” To Gaming In Big Numbers
GameSpot parent company Fandom has released the results of its latest “Inside Entertainment” study that digs into the statistics and trends of people who love video games and entertainment in general. In particular, this newest study shines a light on “switchers,” which are those who are shifting away from watching movies and binging TV shows to play games.The study found the No. 1 activity that entertainment fans are “switching” to is gaming, at 59%. Beyond gaming, the “switchers” are spending time reading (56%), scrolling through social media (47%), and doing personal hobbies (37%). Given the big numbers for reading specifically, the Inside Entertainment study suggests there may be an opportunity for companies to leverage this by book-to-game or book-to-film adaptations.Gaming and TV/movies are synergistic, the study found. Watching TV and movies is the No. 1 activity that gamers shift to when taking a break from gaming, the study found. “These industries are inevitably intertwined and could benefit from joint endeavors or conquest/win-back strategies,” the study said.Some insights from Fandom’s Inside Entertainment studyWhat’s more, the Inside Entertainment study found that 82% of respondents believe video games are more interactive and engaging than movies and TV. 59% said they felt more accomplished when playing a game versus watching a movie or TV series; 53% said they felt they had more control of the story when playing game; and 45% said they felt more invested in the story when playing a game compared to watching a movie or a show.Fandom’s Inside Entertainment study is based on replies from 5,500 entertainment and gaming fans aged 13-54. The study also leveraged Fandom’s proprietary first-party data stemming from 350 million monthly unique visitors, 45 million pages of content, and more than 250,000 wikis.Go to Fandom’s website to read the full Inside Entertainment study.
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Baldur’s Gate 3 Dev Teases Next Game And Discusses Decision To Not Make Baldur’s Gate 4
Larian Studios recently shocked fans when it confirmed it would not make any DLC for Baldur’s Gate 3 or a sequel to the incredibly popular role-playing game. What the studio’s next game is remains a mystery, and Larian CEO Swen Vincke has now teased more about it.Speaking to IGN, Vincke said he can’t say more about the game now, but that it “will have its proper moment.” Whatever the game is, it might not be what you expect, he said.”Hopefully nobody’s going to leak it for us, but it’s different than what you think it is, but it is still familiar enough for you to recognize that it’s something that we are making,” he said.Given the critical and apparent success of Baldur’s Gate 3, expectations are high for Larian’s next game. As of January this year, Vincke said he’d already figured out Act 1 of the new game.Regarding the decision to move on from Baldur’s Gate for the studio’s next game, Vincke said it wasn’t easy to translate the Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition into a video game in the first place. Vincke said the team had “all these ideas of new combat” that it wanted to try in the D&D setting but “they were not compatible.” So the decision was made to move on from Baldur’s Gate.”So I went on a holiday for Christmas and I came back and I said to the team, ‘You know what? We’re just not going to do it. We’re going to shift around and we’re just going to start doing these other things that we talked about that we were going to do, that we actually planned on doing before we started on BG III,'” he said.The studio was “elated” when Vincke made this announcement, he said. The executive said he anticipated that employees would be angry, but they weren’t.While Larian is not going to make another Baldur’s Gate game right now, Vincke alluded to how another team could step in and do it. “Let’s end it here on a high and just pass the torch to the next developer to pick up what is an incredible legacy,” he said.Beyond whatever Larian’s next game is, the studio is already thinking about the games to come after that, including an RPG that “dwarfs” Baldur’s Gate 3.
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Mimimi Games Riding Into the Sunset with Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew DLC in December
Mimimi Games will release two DLC packs for Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series…