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Nintendo Deletes Horny Tweet
4.10.2021
I don’t know what to say so I’ll just start with the facts. Nintendo, through its France office, tweeted an image over the weekend of Metal Gear’s Snake looking at Samus Aran from Metroid’s ass. A couple hours later it then deleted the tweet. Now we are left to pick up the pieces.Read more
The Week In Games: Metroid, Far Cry 6, And Nick All-Star Brawl
4.10.2021
Wowza! After a few weeks of mostly quiet release slates, here comes the first full week of October to remind us all that we are truly in the Fall season. Things are going to get busy. Read more
Valve Refunds All DOTA 2 Tourney Tickets Only 12 Days After Selling Them, Event No Longer To Have Live Audience
3.10.2021
Valve has canceled all plans to have a live audience at its large-scale DOTA 2 tournament, the International, as the number of covid cases in the host city of Bucharest, Romania continues to increase. The company also announced all tickets will be refunded immediately.Read more
Konami Apologizes For Atrocious eFootball 2022 Launch, Fixes On The Way
1.10.2021
Konami Digital Entertainment has released a statement regarding the just-released and frequently mocked eFootball 2022, apologizing for the sorry state the soccer simulation game shipped in and confirming that the development team is preparing an update to release some time this month.Read more
Smash Bros. Ultimate Fans Split On Kingdom Hearts' Sora As Final DLC Fighter
1.10.2021
If you’ve spent any time on Twitter recently, you may have noticed Kingdom Hearts’ Sora has been trending. That’s thanks to the ever-vocal Super Smash Bros. Ultimate community once again debating the potential of Square Enix’s big-shoed hero joining the already-packed fighting game as its final...
Starfield’s Massive Script Equals Massive Amounts Of Work, Say Devs
1.10.2021
At the Tokyo Game Show yesterday, Bethesda’s creative director Todd Howard told an audience that upcoming space-faring RPG Starfield will have more than 150,000 lines of dialogue. If that sounds like a lot, that’s because it is. In response to the announcement, some developers at other AAA studios...
The First Ever 8K 60 FPS Game Hits PS5
1.10.2021
The Touryst, first released on Switch in 2019 and Xbox in 2020, has finally made its way over to PS4 and PS5. But the PS5 port of this tropical, adventure-filled puzzler carries a special distinction: It’s the first 8K/60 FPS console game ever officially released. But don’t go rushing out to buy...
A Turn-Based Pinball Game That Will Make You Feel Like A Genius
1.10.2021
“You are a little mouse with a sword! And you really hate crystals!” Is how I would pitch Beast Breaker if I were in a loud bar and a mysterious stranger asked me for a game recommendation. This has not happened to me yet, but maybe it will someday.Read more
EA Is Encouraging Gamers To Stop Being Jerks Via Battlefield 2042
30.9.2021
Today, in advance of the release of Battlefield 2042 this November, EA announced the Battlefield Community Charter, a set of guidelines developed with the stated aim of “ensuring Battlefield remains a welcoming experience that encourages Positive Play.” Positive Play is EA’s set of initiatives...
Konami's eFootball Is Steam's Most-Hated Game Right Now
30.9.2021
Konami’s long-running football simulation series underwent a name change this year, going from PES to eFootball. But this rebranding didn’t cover up the development deficiencies, as evidenced by frustrated Steam fans who are sharing their frustrations for what many say is “the worst football game”...
Thank You Melty Blood For Adding Fate/Stay Night’s Saber, My Sword Wife
30.9.2021
I didn’t pay much attention to the anime fighting game Melty Blood: Type Lumina until just yesterday, when the developers made the official announcement that Saber, Fate/Stay Night protagonist and the “King of Knights” herself, would be joining the new game’s roster. After seeing her video gameplay...
FNAF Movie Loses Its Director Amid Struggles To Please Series Creator
30.9.2021
It turns out that not only are the Five Nights at Freddy’s creator’s politics problematic, it sounds like he might also be a touch difficult to work with. The film based on the series has lost its director, possibly because Scott Cawthon has a “final cut” mentality to the movie-making process...
Destiny 2 Maker Ditches Corporate Anti-Worker Policy
30.9.2021
Bungie CEO Pete Parsons announced yesterday that the studio behind genre-defining franchises like Halo and Destiny would be getting rid of mandatory arbitration clauses in its developer contracts moving forward. The news comes as the anti-worker policies face renewed criticism across the games...
It Turns Out The Nintendo Switch’s Fall Lineup Actually Looks Pretty Strong
30.9.2021
“Too many games” season is officially upon us. I’ve been spending more time than usual looking at the video game release calendar lately and marveling at how many of them I’ll be playing on Switch. It’s rarely a bad (or normal) time to be a Nintendo fan, but fall 2021 is shaping up to be a...
Earth Defense Force 6 Delayed To 2022
30.9.2021
Giant-bug shoot’em-up game Earth Defense Force 6 has been delayed. Last summer, the PlayStation Blog announced that the game would go on sale this year. On Thursday, it was revealed that the game has been pushed back to 2022. Read more
Ikea Is Serious Enough To Attend Japan's Biggest Gaming Expo
30.9.2021
This 2021 Tokyo Game Show, like last year’s, is an online affair. There is a teeny tiny in-person area with miniscule booths. The public is not allowed in, and even Sony doesn’t have a booth. But you know who does? Ikea. Read more
NFT trading game Axie Infinity launches AXS staking program
30.9.2021
Axie Infinity players can stake their AXS tokens with rewards to follow up soon
The Best New Games to Hit Xbox Game Pass in September 2021
30.9.2021
Avid Game Pass users know that new titles come and go on a weekly basis. We took the undertaking upon ourselves to play every new title on Game Pass this month, and three games really stood out from the rest. Check out the video above to see our picks for the best ways to make the most of your...
Yikes, Top DOTA 2 Team Gets Covid A Week Before $40M Tourney
29.9.2021
Today, high-profile DOTA 2 team Team Aster announced via a Weibo post that several members of the team had tested positive for Covid-19, including three players. This news comes just eight days before the beginning of DOTA 2’s $40 million tournament, The International, which is scheduled...
New World Players Face Massive Queues, Wait Times On Overloaded Servers
28.9.2021
Amazon’s new massively multiplayer online role-playing game New World opened its doors earlier today, reaching a peak of over 700,000 players. That said, not even Jeff Bezos’ piggy bank has kept the MMO’s grand debut from being plagued with the usual launch day woes, including ridiculous wait times...