Video game News
News covers what happened and when: release windows, announcements, fact sheets, event results and the deals that shaped the industry. Each item is dated and kept as it stood at the time.
Most items are short by design: the facts, the date and enough context to place them in the year they happened.
[01] Latest ·
First Farming Simulator 19 Mod Maps Released on GIANTS' ModHub
Three months after launch, the first community maps cleared GIANTS testing and reached the ModHub, the only source of mods for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 players.
[N] Timeline
The news, in order
Every item on one line per year. The marked run shows the build-up to the Farming Simulator 19 launch on November 20, 2018.
2017
2018
2019
[N] Background
The years in the archive
2017
The year the Nintendo Switch launched in March and the Xbox One X arrived in November, and the year battle royale went mainstream with PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and the free Fortnite mode that followed in September. Retailers were adjusting to a market moving towards digital sales, which is the background to changes such as GameStop's paid rewards tiers.
2018
A year of large single-player releases, God of War and Red Dead Redemption 2 among them, and of a long, steady run-up to Farming Simulator 19. That run-up is followed here week by week, from FarmCon in July to the editions and pre-order bonuses in October, because it shows how a game with a dedicated audience is announced in small, regular pieces.
2019
The archive closes in February 2019 with the first community maps for Farming Simulator 19, three months after its launch. The full Farming Simulator 19 review, published at launch in November 2018, sits in the reviews section. It is a fitting end point: the news that began with a list of announced features ends with players building on the finished game themselves.
Why old news is kept
A dated news item records what was announced, which is not always what happened. Release dates move, editions change and features are cut before launch. Keeping each item as it stood on the day makes it possible to compare the promise with the result, and the reviews and features in the other sections often do exactly that.
The index
- [02]
Every Version of Farming Simulator 19, With Pre-Order Bonuses
Before the November 20, 2018 launch, Farming Simulator 19 came in several editions with different pre-order bonuses depending on platform and retailer. This is how they compared.
- [03]
Farming Simulator 19: Fact Sheets #10 & #11
The weekly equipment reveals continue with a skid steer loader, a customisable Valtra pulling a Kuhn manure spreader, and the return of the Krone BiG M self-propelled mower.
- [04]
Farming Simulator 19: Fact Sheets #3, #4 & #5
The second Fact Sheet Friday brings the series' heaviest tractor, a belly-dump grain trailer, an 84-foot seeder, a self-propelled potato harvester and the sprayer from the Gamescom trailer.
- [05]
GIANTS Reveals New Features for Farming Simulator 19 at FarmCon
GIANTS Software's FarmCon demo revealed the feature its community manager called his favourite: building a farm from nothing, with separate farms and bank accounts in multiplayer.
- [06]
GameStop to Offer New PowerUp Rewards Tier: Elite Pro
GameStop added a tier above Pro to its paid PowerUp Rewards programme in 2017. At twice the price, Elite Pro roughly doubles the main benefits.
- [07]
Euro Truck Simulator 2 Lets Players Haul "Heavy" Loads in New DLC
SCS Software added oversized freight to Euro Truck Simulator 2, from 28-ton steel to a 61-ton locomotive, alongside a free update with a new Mercedes-Benz Actros.
- [08]
MomoCon 2017 Indie Game Awards Finalists Announced
Twenty independent games made the final cut for the third MomoCon Indie Game Awards, playable by an expected 30,000 visitors in Atlanta, with three more in line for the Georgia Award.
[N] Questions
Questions readers ask
Is the news up to date?
Each item is dated and describes the situation on that day, from 2017 to 2020. Release dates, prices and editions are recorded as announced, not updated afterwards.
Why is there so much Farming Simulator 19 news?
The run-up to its November 2018 launch was covered step by step: the fact sheets, the features shown at FarmCon, the editions and pre-order bonuses, and the first mod maps. The full review followed at launch.
What else does the news cover?
Events and awards such as the MomoCon indie game finalists, downloadable content like the Euro Truck Simulator 2 heavy cargo pack, and retail changes such as the GameStop PowerUp Rewards Elite Pro tier.