The issue of loot boxes has returned once more, with plenty of companies failing to heed the anger of players or even anti-loot box legislation passed by countries . Meanwhile, the return of some of the most beloved intellectual properties has failed to meet the expectations set of them, leading to plenty of disappointment from gam

2017 truly was the year of the multiplayer game. With 2018 just a few days out, which titles best captured the feeling of forward momentum that the genre will hope to carry into a new calendar year? Game Rant has compiled a list of the games we feel are the best examples of just how incredible multiplayer games became in 2

Despite being in early-access, PUBG is already an overwhelming success. It regularly dethrones League of Legends as the most streamed game on Twitch. It will be seeing a console release on the Xbox One by year’s end, and it seems to have cemented the battle royale arena as a fully-fledged genre in gaming. Major studios are already taking notice, with games like Grand Theft Auto Online and Fortnite adding battle royale game modes of their own. From starting as a mod-of-a-mod to serving as the basis for several major games, the journey this genre has undertaken thus far is already quite incredible. This is really just the beginning though! Who else out there is looking forward to seeing where these games go next?

Here is a tip for most PC gamers. Use the lowest possible settings in the game. The reason is pretty simple, and more frames mean a higher chance to dominate. But just reducing everything to Low will not help. Smartly lower the settings, keeping the ones useful for multiplayer, act

You mentioned your kids, and I've kind of half-joked that I'm too irresponsible to have kids, but it's like, for my generation, the genuine fear is real, that any world left to our children won't be one worth living in by the time they come of age. It's a good and righteous fight you and Megan are fight

The disintegration of the relationship between Hideo Kojima and Konami was a difficult one to watch for gaming fans. It resulted in a lot of fallout, including the hugely anticipated horror title Silent Hills , while it also seemed to put a dampener on the future of the Metal Gear franchise as a whole. After all, the series was so intrinsically tied to Kojima that it seemed unlikely it could ever truly return without

The year of 2009 is shaping up to be one of the more important years of modern gaming. This was the year that saw the birth of many of the current giants of the industry. It was the year that saw the real beginning of the Assassin’s Creed series, the beta release of Mincraft, and was the year when Uncharted 2: Among Thieves released and blew away all expectations. It’s also the year that saw the release of ARMA 2, the game would come to serve as the spawning point for both PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (aka "PUBG") and the battle royale arena genre in general. Upon its release, ARMA 2 was received as a competent, though mostly unremarkable, tactical shooter. Still, it managed to gain a small, but healthy, following thanks to its wide variety of weapons and realistic ballistics. Left to its own devices, ARMA 2 would have faded into obscurity as its player slowly bled away but that’s not quite what happed. See, the game also happened to attract a strong modding community, one that would propel it back into the limelight three years later.

One thing that will almost always amplify the survival rate is being aware of the environments. A lot of players in PUBG run around randomly without understanding the situation and go down in a few quick shots, which is why it is essential to run from cover to co

As his consultancy role with Daybreak Game Company was coming to a close in 2015, Neon Giant Greene was approached by Chang-han Kim of Bluehole. Kim offered Greene the opportunity to develop a new battle royale-style game. After meeting with Kim at the studio’s South Korean headquarters, Greene was brought on as a creative director. Development for PUBG officially began in early 2016, with game seeing an early-access release in March 2017.

In 2012, a modder by the name of Dean Hall released a mod for ARMA 2 called "DayZ." Its extreme survival focus being the result of Hall’s desire to create an experience that would cause its players to seriously consider their surroundings and survival needs, rather than just blindly reacting. As it turned out, many gamers out there were hungry for this new kind of gaming experience, and DayZ released to massive praise and popularity. So like ARMA 2 before it, DayZ also attracted a healthy modding community, and it wasn’t long before some members of that community starting trying to adapt the game’s survival elements for pvp-focused experiences. It wasn’t until a year later though, in 2013, that PlayerUnknown would make his debut and deliver one of the most influential DayZ mods to date, "PlayerUnknown’s Battle Royale."