
And look, I liked Medal of Honor more than Call of Duty, but the numbers clearly show which one survived the early 2000s. I don’t care how much you like Digimon and argue their latest movie makes them relevant, they’re a bug compared to Pokémon’s success. Some classic examples include Pokémon versus Digimon, Call of Duty versus Medal of Honor, Street Fighter versus Virtua Fighter, and Hollow Knight versus Shovel Knight.Įven if you have a preference for one of these dualities, the number of active gamers and units sold clearly shows which one won and which one lost. Inevitably one of the games outshines the other no matter how fierce the competition is, one eventually wins. A duality occurs when two strikingly similar games release simultaneously and compete with each other in more than one way. 30.Ĭloud Imperium Games (CIG), developers of Star Citizen, are a new kind of independent studio dedicated to delivering AAA games outside the established publisher system.When you’ve been an avid gamer as long as I have, with a gaming history dating back to black and white Pokémon on the original Gameboy (yes, I am that old), you see a fair number of what I like to call dualities. Players who participate in this Free Fly event will also be eligible for various discounted Starter Packs through Aug. The Star Citizen Free Fly event is currently live and runs through Friday, Aug. Phases 2 and 3, where the players’ rally to resupply the UEE and defend against XenoThreat’s forces, will follow quickly thereafter and run through the rest of the month and into early September, concluding on Tuesday, September 7. The first phase for the new and improved XenoThreat Dynamic Event is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, Aug. For full details on the Star Citizen Free Fly program, please head here. In addition, players can enjoy access to six iconic ships, each giving players a taste of the various career paths and play styles awaiting them in the ‘verse. Star Citizen is also free to download and play through Aug.

Launched and managed in-game by the Star Citizen gameplay team, Dynamic Events allow players to experience epic space battles with players from across the ‘verse banding together for a common cause.


Players are encouraged to join the call to arms to assist with the resupplying and defense of a UEE Navy flagship under enemy attack.ĭynamic Events are server-wide, multi-phase scenarios that play out over the course of several days. 25, Star Citizen players can expect the launch of the new and improved XenoThreat Dynamic Event following player feedback and input. Cloud Imperium Games announced today that starting tomorrow, Aug.
