Leon Green

As we all know, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was updated to Season 2 on January 28, but according to data from relevant platforms, the update of CoD BO6 did not receive a good response on Steam. Although Season 2 has made new content improvements and improvements, and fans are very much looking forward to it, it cannot save the hearts of players who gave up this shooting game before. The start of BO6 Season 2 does not seem to be too smooth.

Because the number of CoD Black Ops 6 on Steam was at a low point before, the developers wanted to create momentum through the update of Season 2 to attract new players to participate and old players to return. The idea is very good, but the reality can only be said to be very regrettable.

Black Ops 6 S2 VS Modern Warfare 3 S2

According to relevant sources, the peak of the release of Black Ops 6 Season 2 was only 84,431. What is the concept? Take the release of Modern Warfare 3 Season 2 in 2023, which attracted more than 154,000 players. The two are huge differences. Obviously, players prefer the dopamine brought by the latter.

This may be because there are Aftermarket Parts almost every week in Modern Warfare 3, which undoubtedly gives players a sense of satisfaction that their efforts will be rewarded. On the contrary, some of the new items in BO6 are only retained from the rotation as event rewards, which makes players lose a lot of game experience. Would it be better if these items were separated in some way, like AMP, and only appeared in specific events? Of course, this is just a suggestion.

Speculated Reasons

There is no doubt that when Black Ops 6 was first released, it was sought after by many players and fans, causing quite a stir. The game provides players with new game modes, new maps and new features.

The most exciting one is Classic Prestige mode. Players need to reach level 55 to have the opportunity to choose to enter this mode and continue their upgrade journey in it. For low-level players who want to participate in the mode faster, Double Boost XP Tokens can be used to increase the efficiency of experience farming, which helps to upgrade characters faster.

So since new content has been added, why is Black Ops 6 not as well received as expected?

Pay To Win

With the release of the reloaded version of Season 2, the developers also gave fans a better understanding of the previously announced cooperation with Ninja Turtles. However, fans soon discovered that in order to get the real Ninja Turtles, fans need to obtain multiple Black Ops 6 Gift Packs from the in-game store. This behavior caused the developers to be criticized by fans. Players who do not want to be taken advantage of prefer to choose free games such as Marvel Rivals.

Weapon Update Cycle Is Too Long

In addition, according to the evaluation of players who have experienced BO6 Season 2, although it has made improvements and enhanced the game experience, there are still some controversial issues in the game process. Some players commented that the props in the game are too old and have not been updated for a long time, such as PPSh-41. Although it is a good gun, it has repeatedly appeared and players have not felt surprised.

The Map Design Is Confusing

At the same time, some map designs in the game have also been criticized. For players, the smoothness of the map is very important, but the map in this game is too compact and chaotic, which greatly affects the player's gaming experience. It is hard to imagine playing a 6v6 game in a small gunfight map. The small space design does not seem to match the competitive style of the game. Some players also expressed disappointment with the scale of the boss battle in the map because it is just a group survival battle.

In short, all of the above may be the reasons why players have reduced their favorability towards the game. Although BO6 Season 2 is currently in a trough, there are also some things worth affirming in terms of blueprints. In response to the above problems, we must have confidence in the development team and hope that the developers can pay attention and make improvements. Everyone can give BO6 another chance, and we look forward to the revival of BO6 in Season 3.

With the developer officially announcing that the next expansion of Diablo 4 will be delayed until 2026, players’ expectations for the game have shifted to seasonal updates. But can the current model retain more players? This remains a question.

Of course, many players like Diablo 4’s seasonal update mode, because it allows them to experience different themed content and they can use different character builds to shine in each season! But there are also more people who think that frequent seasonal updates are unnecessary, because the poor content does not provide players with more exploration space, and repeatedly restarting new characters is a torture for some casual players. 

Imagine that you have finally completed an excellent build in this season, accumulated a lot of Diablo 4 Gold, and are ready to start dealing with the brutal endgame boss, and the developer suddenly tells you that we are now entering the next season and have to start from scratch. How terrible it is!

Seasonal Content Isn’t Worth The Time

We know that there are some things in the current 7 seasons that have left a deep impression on players, whether it’s the secrets of Vampire Powers, fighting with Seneschal Companion, or the new development of character potential in the current Powers of Witchcraft.

But these seasonal features are temporary after all, and although they may be added to Eternal Realm, are they still worth investing time in temporary features like these? Not to mention that the appeal of these seasonal content is completely negligible compared to some new seasonal mechanisms.

So after multiple seasons, players have tried all the playable classes and builds, so what is there for players to continue playing the game? Maybe the developers really need to break through the seasonal update model in order to bring new vitality to Diablo 4.

Constantly Starting New Characters

I think everyone really likes the builds they put a lot of effort and time into, but honestly, not many people have the patience to repeat this cycle every season.

Therefore, there is a voice in Diablo 4 community that urgently needs to be heard, that is, we need to go back to the past, we need to have some activities that can relax and relax, instead of blindly starting a new character and endless adventures. After all, it’s just a game, and no one wants to start a second job.

Some people may question why we don’t just play Eternal Realm or the new expansion and ignore the existence of seasons? However, the news that the developer recently announced that the new expansion will not be released until 2026 has forced us to turn our attention back to seasonal content.

Lack Of Updates In Eternal Realm

In addition, another reason for abandoning Eternal Realm is the lack of updates. Although Welcome Back boosts and Mother’s Blessing events are still going on, the difference is really hard to ignore compared to the new content and quest lines in Seasonal Realm. You might say that new quest lines were added to Eternal Realm during Season 5 and Vessel of Hatred DLC? Then, what else is there?

Some of the content in Eternal Realm will only be interesting to try after you have played the seasonal feature, but this popularity is relative to the new season content, most players may give up on it.

Even the developers believe that many players are not interested in the quests that appear during the game just to get the game ending! Indeed, although players have a strong sense of freshness at the beginning of Diablo 4, when repeating a season of games, everything becomes so boring and uninteresting.

How to solve this problem? The answer is to find a balance between players who like the seasonal mode and those who don’t like the seasonal mode. No player wants to be ignored. Every player has the right to speak and their voice should be heard.

Better Seasonal Content

We all know that Diablo Immortal not only has a lot of seasonal content but also updates faster than Diablo 4. How does it attract and retain players?

The reason is that although Diablo Immortal also has a lot of seasonal content, it can support players to participate in each new season with existing classes, which does not require players to spend a lot of time and gold to create new builds in each season.

What is more worth learning is that not only can all builds be modified and replaced at any time in Diablo Immortal, but players can also enter new game content at any time, complete new game tasks, and explore game spaces that have never been explored before, which greatly improves the player experience and retains players better. Therefore, Diablo 4 can refer to the seasonal content of Diablo Immortal to improve the player experience and freshness.

What Diablo 4 needs to do now is to add seasonal content and stories to Eternal Realm, so that Diablo 4’s Eternal Realm will occupy a high ground in the game field.

Such measures not only retain players who like seasonal updates before but also retain and attract players who pursue freshness and enjoy new gameplay, killing two birds with one stone!

From the perspective of Eternal Realm players, we hope that Diablo can complete the task better. We just hope to be valued like seasonal players and listen to our voices.

But the reality is that Diablo 4 lacks a lot of interesting content, so if the new expansion of Diablo 4 is not successfully completed by 2026 and the seasonal content cannot retain players, players cannot be blamed for uninstalling Diablo 4 and investing in new games.

It has been five years since the release of the last complete Assassin’s Creed game, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Their next sequel, Assassin’s Creed Shadow, is about to be released. However, Assassin’s Creed Shadow, which Ubisoft has high hopes for, has been in turmoil since the first trailer released in 2024.

If Ubisoft had not suffered various setbacks internally, then perhaps players would have played Assassin’s Creed long ago. Ubisoft originally planned to release “Assassin’s Creed: Shadow” in November 2024, but then Ubisoft postponed its release date to February 14, 2025. After experiencing the public opinion storm about the black warrior, Assassin’s Creed: Shadow postponed its release date again to March 20.

With about a month left before the release of Assassin’s Creed Shadow, Ubisoft once again heard bad news from outside - the content of Assassin’s Creed: Shadow has been leaked. The leaker marked the names of multiple copies of Assassin’s Creed: Shadow on an auction website, each of which was priced at $100. The auction has now been taken down.

In addition, Assassin’s Creed Shadow was also live-streamed on Twitch, but all live-streaming was also stopped. Although Ubisoft has taken some remedial measures, it is inevitable that a large amount of game content has been leaked.

Ubisoft’s production team begged players not to watch the leaked content and said that they have prepared a huge surprise for players in the game. And claimed that the leaked content does not represent the final quality of the game, and the game is still being adjusted.

To be honest, Ubisoft’s statement did not play a big role. The game will be released on March 20. In the remaining time, Ubisoft will find it difficult to make too many adjustments to the game unless they announce another postponement. However, in this case, whether players can play Assassin’s Creed Shadow this year will still be a question mark.

This leak storm did not end simply. As the “party” of Assassin’s Creed Shadow, Japanese players naturally noticed this leak.

Recently, Japanese player ALIAS tweeted that Ubisoft’s many designs in “Assassin’s Creed: Shadow” are contrary to history, and even “cultural insults” and “historical blasphemy”.

ALIAS said that in “Assassin’s Creed: Shadow”, the character played by the player needs to plunder the Emperor Nintoku’s Mausoleum, the largest “DaisenKofun” in Japan, and rob the armor inside.

In addition, players can destroy shrines and kill clergy unscrupulously in the game. But they cannot harm European merchant NPCs.

It is worth mentioning that Emperor Nintoku is the 16th emperor of Japan and theoretically the direct ancestor of the current emperor. ALIAS believes that this setting of “Assassin’s Creed: Shadow” may anger the Japanese government.

Some people in the comment area said: “Ubisoft is malicious and disrespects us,” and others said: “Japan is doing the same thing, turning overseas celebrities into women, so don’t confuse the game story with reality.”

Assassin’s Creed series, which has always been known for “respecting history”, has experienced a huge Waterloo in Japanese history. Ubisoft wants to open up Japanese market with Assassin’s Creed: Shadow, but the ending of this story may be different from what they imagined. They may not be able to sit in the seat of the game conference, but Japan may be happy to give them a defendant’s seat.

Released in the summer of 2024, College Football 25 was a breath of fresh air for the sports game faithful and became one of the best-selling sports games of all time at the end of last year, partly because EA Sports put a lot of effort into making the game.

While there’s no guarantee that CFB 25’s success marks the beginning of a new era for sports games or is just a flash in the pan, it’s clear that there’s a perfect combination of elements in this game that made it so popular. If you’re also interested in the success of this game, you can follow this guide to find out the truth about College Football 25’s success and predict whether the next game in the series will continue its success.

It Combines Hype And Delivery Perfectly

College Football 25’s popularity is because of a combination of factors. First of all, it is the first college football game released by EA in many years, and many players want to see the strength of this first game. More importantly, its predecessor NCAA Football 14 also won the love of many fans, so there will also be some players who want to see if the ability of this series of games can catch up with the previous game after EA decided to part ways with NCAA.

The excitement has already generated a lot of hype for CFB 25 before its release, and EA has fueled the excitement with a series of behind-the-scenes videos that show how hard the developers have worked to recreate all the action and aspects of the college football game that fans love.

Of course, besides the hype, EA has also taken the same determination as when it split from the NCAA to change the world of college football. Its carefully recreated college stadiums and traditions make it more immersive than football games like Madden NFL 25: changing teams in Madden NFL 25 are like changing jerseys, without any sense of ceremony or immersion.

But in College Football 25, the numerous celebrations, the playbook that is almost the same as the real field, and those excellent game modes make this game very interesting in all aspects. And within six months of the game’s release, it has been executing all of these aspects well, and has been constantly updating and improving them in response to player requests. This will allow it to achieve ultimate success in 2024 and top the charts.

Will CFB 26 Continue This Success?

Given that the success of College Football 25 was largely dependent on the special public opinion environment at the time, it seems unlikely that the next series will achieve the same results. But if EA continues to work hard to capture the uniqueness of each school, such as the specific descriptions of the traditions and mascots of certain universities such as Florida and Oregon in the previous game, more fans will have the opportunity to experience their school’s unique celebrations in the game, which may help maintain the hype of the first game.

These are some of the important factors in the success of last year’s College Football 25 and some predictions and suggestions on whether CFB 26 can inherit this success. In any case, I hope you can have the best gaming experience and feel more fun in this football game that EA has poured so much effort into!