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LitRPG The New Genre in Fiction
For those of us that love gaming and also love to read there is an exciting new genre within fiction. It takes the best of both literature and video games and adds in some interesting concepts. Its been a slowly growing genre for a year or two now but is starting to pick up a lot of popularity. Part of this is due to books such as Ready Player One, which although not technically a LitRPG, does fall into the category of Gamelit. Due to its popularity, Ready Player One even had a movie made based off the story.
LitRPG tells a story where the protagonist is typically trapped in a game, transported to a new world, or even sometimes in and out of the game and real world. It takes game based elements like leveling and skills then follows a character while he grows and becomes powerful. There are numerous books out there and available from many different sources. Goodreads even has a list of the popular books within the genre.
As with anything that relatively new and in its infancy, quality can vary quite greatly from book to book. That being said, there are some truly great storytellers within the genre. The hardest part for many authors is creating something original but there have been many who have found a selling point to make their stories stand out from the others
Blizzard couldn’t expect it to be flawless, could they? The Ultimate Edition’s four days of early access to Diablo 4 on PS5 and PS4 has caused many license errors. Blizzard may not be able to fix Sony’s issue, which is preventing them from playing.
“We are seeing reports regarding PlayStation users experiencing Invalid License errors,” community manager PezRadar writes. We’re investigating and will update.” PC and Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One players have been able to play since the game launched less than an hour ago, suggesting a Sony flaw.
Only the Ultimate Edition of Diablo 4 has early access, with the full launch on June 6, 2023. After accessing Diablo 4, consult our guide. Do you have licensing issues like PS5, PS4 players?
A new sizzle reel promises gameplay for games we’ve been waiting for at Ubsoft’s annual Forward showcase on June 12 at 10 am PT / 6 pm BST. Expect live updates on Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, and The Crew Motorfest during the French publisher’s spotlight.
Publisher showcases are now commonplace. Over the next week and a half, we’ll be eating well as E3 announces exciting video games.
Ubisoft’s Forward event—what are you hoping to see?
The Expanse: A Telltale Series will release its first five episodes on PS5 and PS4 on July 27. New gameplay footage was released in a trailer.
This isn’t the original Telltale team, which imploded two years ago in a twist many saw coming. Deck Nine and LCG Entertainment are developing and publishing The Expanse, a hermit-crabbing game.
If you missed that hot moment when we were swimming in episodic narrative content, your chance is coming. The Expanse: A Telltale Series: your thoughts? Try this doppelganger?
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