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Thanks To Hits Like Wordle, The New York Times Is Now A Gaming Company
1.4.2024
The New York Times might be best known for its long-running newspaper. But new data shows that thanks to popular games like Wordle, Strands, Connections, and more, the Times has quietly become a video game company that just so happens to have a newspaper subscription, too. Read more
This Year’s Best Video Game April Fools’ Jokes
1.4.2024
April Fools’ Day 2024 is upon us. Fans and brands use the annual holiday for goofs and giggles and to share the shitposts they’ve been cooking up all year. Though the shitposts sometimes just kinda end up being shit, some of them are genuinely good jokes. This year, we decided to round up some...
FF7 Rebirth Wants You To Pick Mushrooms For Some Reason (Here’s How)
1.4.2024
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is an epic RPG of heroism and villainy, set in a massive fantasy world, filled with exciting quests where you’ll…pick mushrooms? Okay, sometimes Cloud and Co. need to grab some random odd jobs to fund their world-saving endeavors. Picking mushrooms for Cissnei (who’s...
Popular Streamer xQc Gets Banned From DayZ Server
1.4.2024
Controversial Kick streamer Felix “xQc” Lengyel has found himself not welcomed in the DayZ community. An admin in one of the multiplayer zombie survival game’s popular servers recently banned him, with his status as a streamer seeming the likely reason.Read more
Palworld Is The Latest Game To Fall Into A Tiresome April Fools’ Trend
1.4.2024
April Fools’ Day is a nightmare for news writers. This morning, I woke up to an Overwatch Cavalry post about an Overwatch 2 x Valorant crossover, and it took my brain at least eight seconds to catch up to the date posted underneath the graphic. April Fools’ Day is the annual “make fun of dating...
IHOP’s New Sonic-Inspired Menu Is Real And Not An April Fools' Prank
1.4.2024
Today might be April Fools’ Day—a horrible holiday where brands post “jokes” about fake products—but I assure you this new Sonic The Hedgehog-themed menu at IHOP is totally real, available nationwide, and can provide you with new, exclusive Sonic DLC.Read more
Tekken 8 Players Beg For A Waffle House Stage
1.4.2024
Over the weekend, a Twitter user made a simple plea to Katsuhiro Harada, the no-nonsense director best known for his work on the fighting game series Tekken: make Waffle House a Tekken stage. This sparked a tremendous outpouring of support for the idea that saw Harada’s mentions flooded with...
Even Tekken 8 Has A Battle Pass Now, And Players Aren’t Happy
1.4.2024
Tekken 8 is an excellent fighting game that finally makes the somewhat convoluted franchise more digestible with accessible design and approachable mechanics. Unfortunately, whenever you reach the top, the only way to go is down, and it seems the highs of Bandai Namco’s recently released brawler...
Final Fantasy XIV Players Claim Xbox Is Banning Them For Recruiting Teammates
1.4.2024
Final Fantasy XIV is on Xbox now, and the MMORPG’s transition to the system has been rough, to say the least. On top of adding a new currency and requiring users to subscribe to Xbox Game Pass to play, the community is reporting bans on an Xbox system level for using the game’s long-used vernacular...
Even More Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth And Dragon's Dogma 2 Tips
31.3.2024
We get it, you’re still probably playing Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and that’s okay. It’s a big RPG and there are a lot of important choices, side quests, and min/maxing to be done, and we’ve got all the guides you could possible need for Square Enix’s masterpiece. Read more
Shibuya keynote video elevates BlockDAG presale projections to 10,000x ROI, exceeding AIOZ news & WAX predictions
31.3.2024
BlockDAG has become a standout performer in the cryptocurrency presale arena, quickly rising as a frontrunner alongside industry giants like AIOZ and WAX. Its recent strategy, unveiled in a highly anticipated keynote introducing forthcoming BDAG updates, suggests a future where it could eclipse...
Dragon's Dogma 2 Is Great, The New South Park Game Isn't, And More Of The Week's Gaming Opinions
30.3.2024
Capcom’s new action-RPG Dragon’s Dogma 2 is sparking a fascinating range of reactions from players, and we’ve got a few of our own. We’ve also got thoughts on why the new South Park game, Snow Day, is such a disappointment, more commentary on Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s hotly contested ending,...
Elder Scrolls VI Playable, Shakeups At Nintendo, And More Of The Week's Gaming News
30.3.2024
This week’s gaming news was far-ranging in its nature and its implications. We got reports that Pedro Pascal has already wrapped up shooting on season two of HBO’s The Last of Us, heard rumblings that some publishers are unsure if supporting Xbox continues to make sense for them, and got our first...
Destiny 2 Players Convince Bungie To Change Into The Light Weapon Rollout
29.3.2024
Late last year, it was reported that Destiny 2’s upcoming expansion, The Final Shape, was getting delayed amidst struggles and layoffs at Bungie. The expansion, which was initially supposed to release by February, was then officially pushed back to June, leaving a tremendous gap of time between...
Stellar Blade's Demo Is A Delicious Amuse-Bouche Of Stylish Action
29.3.2024
Y’all, the Stellar Blade demo is finally live on PS5. It’s a short little vertical slice of developer Shift Up’s character action game, so while we still need to see a lot more before we come to any conclusions, I can at least say that the demo has me stoked for the full release. Why? Well, like...
Xbox Adds Dynamic Blue Dragon Background In Honor Of Akira Toriyama
29.3.2024
Earlier this month, the world learned of the passing of legendary mangaka Akira Toriyama, the creator behind Dragon Ball, Dr. Slump, and Sand Land. In the world of games, he is best known as the prolific artist behind games like Chrono Trigger and the Dragon Quest series, as well as...
You Can Play Cyberpunk 2077 For Free This Weekend
29.3.2024
Cyberpunk 2077 has undergone a pretty significant transformation since its dumpster fire launch in 2020. CD Projekt Red’s city-sprawling RPG got a next-gen update, a 2.0 patch that fundamentally alters how you build a character and fight through the streets of Night City, and to top it all off,...
More Than 400 People Now Working On The Witcher 4, CDPR Confirms
29.3.2024
Production on the upcoming RPG The Witcher 4 has picked up significantly since we last heard about it. CD Projekt Red confirmed as part of its earnings report that the the team behind the game, codenamed Polaris, has grown to 403 staffers, or about two-thirds of the studio. It’s now the single...
Nier Reincarnation’s Final Chapter Is Out Now, Don’t Miss It
29.3.2024
A little over three years after its launch, Nier Reincarnation has finally released its final story chapter. The mobile gacha game set in the Drakengard and Nier universe created by Yoko Taro will be shutting down on April 29 of this year, so fans only have a short amount of time to see...
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s Ending Doesn’t Earn The Benefit Of The Doubt
29.3.2024
I’ve had more than a month to consider Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s ending, and it’s not often that my feelings about something get worse with each passing day. Yet, here I am, thinking about how Square Enix has chosen to cap off the middle section of its planned Remake trilogy, and I’m even more...