Gaming news you may have missed: 19 February to 25 February

Sorry, I’ve got no time for some clever first line. I’ve got to get these hot news stories to you before they cool off.

H1Z1’s Player Base Has Declined by 91% Since PUBG and Fortnite Took Over
http://www.githyp.com/h1z1s-player-base-has-declined-by-91-since-pubg-and-fortnite-took-over/

Another game that has suffered because of the massive success of PUBG and Fortnite, H1Z1 looks to become a ghost town.

Flight Sim Labs uses password extractor targeted at Chrome for DRM

Possibly the worst DRM ever implemented, a mod for Flight Simulator X has been found to spy on Google Chrome store passwords in its attempt as DRM

Kingdom Come: Deliverance sold 1 million copies all platforms combined
https://translate.google.cz/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lupa.cz%2Faktuality%2Fmeta-pokorena-warhorse-prodali-milion-kusu-hry-kingdom-come-delivarance%2F&edit-text=&act=url

The article is in Chech, but the jist of it is that Kingdom Come: Deliverance has done very well in the sales department, crossing the 1 million mark for all platforms.

Metal Gear Survive Makes You Pay $10 for a New Save if You Don’t Want to Delete Your Existing Character

Another form of extremely scummy behaviour, the latest outing of Metal Gear Survive will charge players 10 damn dollars for the “luxury” of saving the game…seriously

Fire Emblem Heroes Made Nearly $300 Million Its First Year, Five Times More Than Super Mario Run

Let’s end with some good news, shall we. The mobile Nintendo game Fire Emblem Heroes has done extremely well for the company, making almost $300 million in it’s first year.

And those are the news stories to keep you reading. And remember, stay informed!

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That is a goddamn dick move.

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Problem is, people actually pay for it.

Unfortunately yes.

So glad I don’t support this type of devs. Just a shame the other people don’t.

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