Casual Gaming News: 09/28/20 – 10/04/20
We’re back again to break down the gaming news for this week. If you have any suggestions for news headlines we’ve missed, let us know in the comments!
First up on Casual Gaming News this week:
Mobile Gaming Expected To Be Worth $77.2bn in 2020
According to the research data analyzed and published by SafeBettingSites.com, casual games were the most popular genre in mobile games during H1 2020. They accounted for 80% of global downloads while core games held 19% and casino games got 1%.
Furthermore, based on a report from Game Luster, casual games had a 58.86% market share during the same period. On the other hand, puzzle games had a 56.5% share and arcade games had 55.08%.
As big fans of the whole casual gaming genre (obviously), we are excited and intrigued by the fact the industry may possibly be worth 77.2bn by 2021. This means we can expect many great things to come within the mobile gaming industry!
Read more at London Loves Business here.
Travis Scott Already Has a PS5 That He ‘Plays all Day’ – And Could Be 1st Person in The World With Console
US RAPPER Travis Scott has revealed that he’s already got his hands on a PlayStation 5 – weeks ahead of the console’s official release.
The Sicko Mode writer, 29, posted a photo on Instagram over the weekend of him sitting in front of a huge TV holding a PS5 DualSense controller.
It’s no surprise that Sony has sent some brand new PS5’s out to famous people to show off to the public, not that we really need convincing to buy one. But if Travis Scott is saying he’s obsessed, we believe him!
Read more at The Sun here.
New Virtual Reality Boots Let Gamers Walk Around Video Games
An American company has developed a pair of boots that it claims can let you walk in virtual reality.
Called the Ecto One, developed by Ekto VR, the boots have two rotating plates which can twist to the direction that the wearer is walking in.
When the player puts their foot on the ground, a set of wheels pulls their legs backward as they walk forwards, which allows the player to keep moving while also staying in one spot.
The company demonstrated the robot boots playing the game Half-Life: Alyx in virtual reality, walking up a staircase, and onto a balcony with relative ease.
It was only a matter of time before something like this was in development. Virtual reality is going to keep developing until we can’t differentiate between what’s real and what’s fake. And this is the first step.
Read more at Independent here.
Among Us: The Ultimate Party Game of The Paranoid COVID Era
Among Us is essentially an online multiplayer version of the party game wink murder, but set on a constantly malfunctioning spaceship. Up to 10 players take part, and at the beginning, you’re told whether you’re an innocent crew member or an imposter. While the former carry out jobs such as rebooting the communications systems or cleaning out the air ducts, the latter stalk the corridors breaking vital equipment or looking for victims to kill.
This is all the fun of a slightly drunken board game night, but virtual, which makes it perfect for the semi-lockdown situation a lot of us are in right now. Brighter, cuter video games such as Fortnite and Animal Crossing proved popular during the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis, but now, after months of this horror, and with patience fraying, we’re ready for something more cynical and spiteful, something more akin to the end of a game night, where players are seconds from dropkicking the Trivial Pursuit board into next door’s garden.
We reviewed Among Us last month and we absolutely loved it. It’s the perfect game to get us through the second wave with our friends while remaining at a safe distance. It seems there’s been a lot of games become popular throughout the pandemic, we wonder what’ll be next?
Read more at The Guardian here.
Activision Just Banned 20,000 Call Of Duty: Warzone Players For Cheating
Activision has banned around 20,000 Call of Duty: Warzone players for cheating.
Cheating has long been an issue with Call of Duty. Back in April, one fed-up gamer created a petition to ban PC gamers from the popular game because they were generally the ones cheating. To date, more than 16,000 people have signed the petition.
Now Activision has decided to ban those suspected of cheating altogether. As per Vice, a spokesperson confirmed that the bans had been issued on Monday, September 28.
In our opinion, cheating in some games can be what makes it fun. However, if a company repeatedly tells players not to cheat then it’s not okay to. It’s important to keep things fair between players, especially with games like Call of Duty that rely heavily on skill. Stop cheating, just get better at the game!
Read more at Unilad here.
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