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Overwatch 2 Will Replace The Original, Making It Unplayable In October
23.6.2022
If you had a sneaking suspicion that Blizzard’s currently in-beta hero shooter Overwatch 2 would affect the 2016 original in some way, you were absolutely correct. It turns out that when the upcoming sequel drops on October 4, it will straight-up replace Overwatch, rendering that now seven-year-old...
No, Amazon, I Didn’t Mean ‘Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Holes’
22.6.2022
If you, like me, were intrigued by the recent smattering of Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes reviews and went looking for a copy on Amazon, the online retailer probably responded with a funny question: “Did you mean Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Holes?” Thank you for asking, Bezos-mart, but no,...
Billionaire Jeffrey Gundlach Says He Wouldn’t Be Surprised at All if Bitcoin Falls to $10K
17.6.2022
Doubleline Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach, also known as the “bond king,” says he would not be surprised at all if the price of bitcoin falls to $10K. “We’ve already seen around the edges some blowups in parts of the crypto world, and that could be foreshadowing some...
A Live-Action One Punch Man Movie Is In Development
14.6.2022
One Punch Man, originally a manga series and more recently an anime and video game (oh and a very clean pair of shoes), is about to make the jump to another media with the announcement that a live-action movie adaptation is in development at Sony.Read more
Minecraft Looks Beautifully Chill In Strategy Spin-Off Coming Next Year
12.6.2022
Minecraft is getting another spin-off in 2023. Mojang’s continual best-seller is now branching off into the strategy genre with Minecraft Legends, which looks bright and serene even as your knocking down enemy castle walls.Read more
Giant Bomb Staff Discuss Jeff Gerstmann Exit While He Starts New Podcast
7.6.2022
Today, both Giant Bomb staff and co-founder Jeff Gerstmann talked about his departure from the site he helped create 14 years ago. While he didn’t appear on the latest podcast from Giant Bomb to say goodbye, Gerstmann launched his own Patreon-supported video game podcast and video project....
Giant Bomb Co-Founder Jeff Gerstmann Leaving Site After 14 Years
6.6.2022
Today, Giant Bomb announced that the website’s co-founder, Jeff Gerstmann, was leaving the popular video game website after nearly 15 years. In a blog post announcing the departure, it was explained that “Giant Bomb and Jeff Gerstmann have agreed to go our separate ways.”Read more
‘Ugly Sonic’ Is Slinging Merch In The New Chip ‘n Dale Film
20.5.2022
Do you remember “Ugly Sonic,” the internet’s colloquial name for Paramount Pictures’ “realistic” take on Sega’s Blue Blur that featured weird human teeth? It was the original design for 2020's Sonic the Hedgehog live-action adaptation, a design that was quickly scrapped because fans dragged...
Silent Hill Rumors Have Everyone Wondering If Horror Dev Is Worthy
19.5.2022
The internet is once again awash in rumors, reports, screenshots, and vague Instagram posts pointing to a new upcoming Silent Hill game. Maybe even multiple games, including a remake of Silent Hill 2. So you can bet that fans are losing it, especially after horror devs Bloober Team were suggested...
Game Pass Gets Vampire Survivors, One Of The Best Games Of The Year
17.5.2022
Sony might have made a splash with its recently-detailed PS Plus revamp, but Game Pass continues to grow its library. The park-builder Jurassic World Evolution 2 is obviously a main draw and—bonus!—out today. Later this week, Game Pass will also get one of the best games of the year: Vampire...
Activision Blizzard's New Diversity Game Tool Comes Across Terribly
14.5.2022
Today Activision Blizzard fulfilled its daily oopsie quota by blogging about how the publisher’s subsidiaries have apparently been using a special tool to help develop more “diverse” characters. It apparently thinks it can accomplish this without, I don’t know, actually talking to or hiring...
Halo Infinite Just Can’t Catch A Break
5.5.2022
Busted challenges. A dysfunctional battle pass. A bunch of ultimately ineffectual “fixes.” A cacophonous uproar of player feedback, much of which isn’t positive. It may sound like the launch-window era of Halo Infinite, but no: This is Halo Infinite today, six months after its launch, during...
Skate 4 Footage Leaks, Gets Pulled, Leaks Again
21.4.2022
EA appears to have quickly sniped leaked footage of Skate 4 before it can make the rounds. In other news, have you heard of the Streisand Effect?Read more
Jack Dorsey Claims if ‘You’re Building on Ethereum You Have at Least One, if Not Many, Single Points of Failure’
19.4.2022
The internet entrepreneur and former CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, claims if developers are building on Ethereum they have “at least one, if not many, single points of failure.” The statement was in response to Vitalik Buterin’s commentary concerning Elon Musk running Twitter....
Overwatch Devs Explain Why First Black Female Character Took So Long
15.4.2022
After years of waiting for an update, we finally know what exactly Overwatch’s 33rd playable character, Sojourn, can do–and why her release has taken so long. Read more
Amazon CEO: Crypto Will Become Bigger, NFTs Will Grow ‘Very Significantly’
15.4.2022
The CEO of e-commerce giant Amazon is optimistic about crypto and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). He says that over time crypto will “become bigger” and NFTs will continue to “grow very significantly.” CEO on Amazon Accepting Crypto Payments and Selling NFTs Amazon CEO Andy...
Jeff Kauffman: DAOs Will Own Big Brands
5.4.2022
The founder of the $JUMP community token, a speaker at Consensus, on how Web 3 will change branding and empower communities to buy brands themselves
Allegations Of Sexism, Bullying, And Burnout: Inside The Microsoft Studio Behind State Of Decay 3
31.3.2022
The video game industry faces a long-overdue reckoning. The average game developer is underpaid relative to the generous bonuses and shareholder payouts enjoyed by the CEOs above them, and recent reports and lawsuits have uncovered a wide range of mistreatment across companies big and small. Many...
Jeff Koons’ First NFT Project Is a Riff on Crypto’s ‘Moon’ Meme
29.3.2022
He’s one of the most high-profile visual artists to venture into the world of digital collectibles
Horizon Forbidden West Dev Explains Far Zenith, The Game’s Most Twisted Villains
18.3.2022
You could draw a direct line between the fictitious villains of Horizon Forbidden West and certain members of the IRL three comma club. The game’s lead writer, however, insists that such characters aren’t based on any real-world people.Read more