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It’s interesting to see what these trends turn out to be later on.

LEGO is doing something similar to this. Looks pretty well done.

The felling of getting something you want is great and there are games that do this very well.

Playing games to earn stuff is a great idea!

I am expecting more collectible card games to come out.

I’ve never been a fan of card games but there are still some decent ones.

CCG industry is alright, but I feel like these types of games have been quite stagnant for years, losing competition to rising genres like MMOs, MOBAs, and Battle Royale. Sure, a game like Hearthstone is very popular, but I feel like that’s mainly because of brand recognition (since it’s pretty much from the Warcraft series which was already a massive behemoth). CCGs and TCGs, at least from my perspective, have always felt more like a 90s fad, especially with card games like Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokémon, and Magic. Personally, I’m more interested in card games that revolutionize the TCG/CCG genre, especially games like Slay the Spire which features an amazing roguelike experience, but unfortunately online card games haven’t felt as renewing.

Happy Halloween everyone!

I feel like they should make more horror games for Halloween.

Never heard of the games mentioned in this article before, and they’re more like “themed” games to a one specific genre. Personally I prefer playing survival and/or horror games on Halloween, because that just fits the occasion better. I think there are some great games like the classic Left4Dead 2 (survival/horror/FPS), The Forest (survival/horror), Resident Evil (zombie/horror), or even a nighttime classic like Slender: The Eight Pages which is probably the best game to play for a Halloween party since it will surely give you (and your friends) a scream.

When playing some game, you will realize that some of these are all of them start to be visible to you.

I am glad to see more giveaways coming up!

First step would be what game to start earning money from. When you have chosen the game then find ways to start getting that money.

There are many Kickstarter games that were funded successfully and games came out but there are cases where things didn’t go so well. One that i can recall is Yogventures! and things didn’t really turn great for it even though it was funded.

Certainly a good number of games have found success on Kickstarter, but what is often understated are the games that actually fail from a Kickstarter campaign. Kind of goes both ways, since game development can be unpredictable, and it’s important to caution yourself with what games you support through Kickstarter by looking at the game’s Kickstarter page to see if the description and goals are reasonable, to research the company’s past history with games (if any), to look at what previews (screenshots, artwork, trailers, etc.) the game has, etc.

Personally, Shovel Knight is my favorite from Kickstarter, because it revisits the classic retro-style of games which is a stark contrast to today’s era where games are moving to 3D. The campaign might not have been as big as Torment: Tides of Numernera or Pillars of Eternity, but I would call Shovel Knight a huge success.

Some people want to get codes for games by any means necessary.

Game codes are more like mutualistic promotion. In other words, it helps the game grow, but also helps the distributor (the website, forums site, etc.) that’s distributing the game code grow. I think the main reason for game codes having so much demand is because these codes tend to be bundled with special game items that you’ll never be able to obtain again, so of course, people will do whatever they can to get their hands on them. It’s kind of like supply and demand.

Destiny 2: Forsaken is looking good!

Getting anything for cheaper does require effort to finding said discounted items that you want to buy.

Not a bad idea at all, especially the summer/winter sales. There are usually tons of games you can find around this time of the year (late June / early July) that are largely discounted like the games from the ongoing Steam Summer Sale, and then in the winter holidays, there are discounted games like Nintendo Selects games and then some games from Humble Bundle. I find summer and winter seasons to be the most opportune time to find games on sale.

Pokemon Go is definitely still going strong. I met a person that was still playing it like a month ago.

I would not consider Pokémon GO to be a “port”. Yes, the game has assets from the Pokémon franchise like the characters, but Pokémon GO is its own game created by Niantic and has its own gameplay (augmented reality + GPS tracking + touch controls to catch Pokémon) rather than the traditional turn-based gameplay that the series is best known for.

I think a better game for the #4 position (that actually is a port) would be the mobile version of Minecraft; plus Minecraft is ranked as the Editors’ Choice in the Apple app store, so it’s deserving of being mentioned.

Christmas is magical time for different giveaways!

There were certainly a lot of presents for Christmas!

There are many great board games out there ready get a digital port for them!

Not just board games, but tabletop games and card games are going digital as well. I think these sort of games are great to play online when you can’t bring friends over to play the physical versions.

Nice to see MDickie’s Wrestling Revolution 3D being on this article!

I haven’t played wrestling games in a long time. Interesting to see it continue to live (knowing that the real life is pretty much all acting).

When it looks nice and feels nice, you have chosen the right gaming chair!

now how do i pick between gaming socks?

Certainly a lot better than sitting in a wooden chair all day. I think the leather cushions make so much difference in comfort, especially if you plan on playing games for hours. And gaming chairs tend to use real leather, and not faux leather like polyurethane and polyvinyl chloride, so you know that these chairs will last for many years and you won’t have to replace them as often like you would with office chairs.

Some of these games i did expect to appear here but not all of them.

Splatoon was kind of an interesting game to become popular. Nintendo was probably thinking, “how do you make a third-person shooter for kids without featuring realistic guns” and then they somehow thought of paintball guns. It’s definitely a cool concept, especially to get around the typical nature of modern shooter games to appeal to kids.

Super Mario 64 is a pretty good game for its time and the speedrunning community is very large and active.

Playing games for the nostalgia is fun. Sometimes you end up comparing them to current games of today

They’re certainly fun games even today, especially when these games are seeing re-releases whether they’re remade with more modern graphics (e.g. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening [Switch remake]), released as bundles/collections (e.g. Super Mario 3D All-Stars), or released as part of an online subscription (e.g. classic games offered through Nintendo Switch Online).