Epic is trying to improve cross-play for all platforms too..
"Following a great event in November of last year, DevGAMM Lisbon is coming back to the beautiful and sunny Cascais region to catch up with old friends, connect with game developers from around the world, hear from seasoned professionals, and have a great time all around." - DevGAMM.
The move away from written coverage of games is a problem for journalists and for the games industry.
What we need is a more honest games media. I'm sorry but if you're an outlet in bed with a publisher or getting goodies to attend preview/ review events then you can't be trusted to be objective. Very similar to the need for getting money out of politics.
Most game journalists are pariahs and low level marketing drones. They got too greedy and cannibalized their respect and trust. Something they learned not to do in their journalism schools. This is why we might as well watch gameplay critics on You Tube. Don't get me wrong, I love reading, but for every genuine article there is a thousand game journalist trying to gloss over monetization schemes so they can sell the game to gamers in order to get free games to do their jobs. It gets old. Even this piece doesn't address the problem.
We need better media in all aspects of society, period. Everything from the gaming press, to MSM is all fueled by clickbait headlines, half truths and buzzword topics that don't give much meat or meaning for the reader to benefit from.
"Nordic Game has revealed the winners of this year’s Nordic Game Awards, which took place on Thursday, May 23, during NG24 Spring and streamed live from Slagthuset in Malmö, Sweden." - Nordic Game.
I didnt mind this method. It shows up in the launcher briefly in the corner.
Also I think you have to own the game and the review is mostly a one click yes or no question.
This actually isn't a bad system for the store. Rare occurence where I give the Epic store a positive comment lol
Hey look a shady company finding a way to protect other shady companies.
Not a bad idea... just look at how bad Steam reviews are.
I stopped looking at user review scores when I found out about review bombing. Congrats on being so pathetic that you make the official critics look professional. Do you know how bad you have to be to make gaming media look legit? Bad. The metrics are as useless as the dorks making them.