The Escapist:
"In five years, if you ask gamers what made this generation of consoles stand out, you'll probably get an answer like, "High-def gaming, duh." But there's a less obvious, smarter answer: downloadable content. Indeed, the growth of broadband around the world has made it possible for studios to release a wide array of patches, extras, expansions and other downloadable content for their games months after shipping. True, PC gamers have had access to this kind of content long before this generation. But for console gamers at least, the Xbox360/PlayStation/Wii generation has signaled the advent of downloadable content.
It's almost become standard practice for developers to release some kind of DLC for their games, whether it's a multiplayer or single-player title. Typically, we see new maps, levels, weapons, outfits and other extras, but more and more, we're seeing larger-scale add-ons, such as episodic content or expansions for single-player games. On paper, these things sound lovely, but there's just one problem: Single-player DLC doesn't work so well."
It's important in life to maintain a broad palette when it comes to culture and the arts. Hideo Kojima agrees, as he continues to use video games like Death Stranding to introduce people to music and other elements they might not otherwise discover.
Mojang has partnered with Merlin Entertainments to build the world's first Minecraft theme park in the UK.
A three-episode live-action adaptation of the first two Yakuza video games will debut Tuesday, March 17 exclusively IGN. Each episode is about an hour long and will stream on IGN.com and IGN’s YouTube channel.
