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The Ben Brode Creator Interview
12.1.2023
Marvel Snap is just shy of three months old, and it’s fair to say it’s been a success. While the exact number of users hasn’t been shared, Google Play reports over five million downloads, even before you include iOS numbers. And with such popularity comes great scrutiny. Why are the store prices...
Marvel Snap’s Creator Says Players Who Snap At The Start Are Smart, Actually
12.1.2023
You know the moment. You start a game of Marvel Snap, you get ready to play your first card in the first round, and then “OOOOH SNAP!” the game blurts out: your lunatic opponent just snapped first round before the game even started. Awful behavior, right? Well, when Kotaku spoke to the game’s...
Competitive Overwatch 2 Is A Nightmare That I Can’t Stop Playing
12.1.2023
It’s another night, which means it’s another frustrating session of Overwatch 2’s competitive mode. My group of friends and I are all at wildly different ranks, despite playing together almost daily for the past few months. Tonight, for some reason, players keep quitting or getting booted in...
New League Of Legends Trailer Is So Bad Riot Had To Answer For It
11.1.2023
A new year means a new League of Legends season. And for the past few years, this has also meant a big, cinematic trailer to announce the new season. However, this time the trailer for League of Legends’ next season was pretty dang boring and underwhelming, especially when compared to last year’s....
Madden Removing CPR Touchdown Celebration After Damar Hamlin’s Cardiac Arrest
10.1.2023
Last week, during the first quarter of an NFL game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals, Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed after making a tackle. Hamlin required CPR while on the field and was taken away via ambulance. Now reportedly in the aftermath of that scary incident,...
This Action Game Asks What If Ninja Gaiden Let Its Hair Down
10.1.2023
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Anime Fighting Game Under Attack By Hackers Who Have Made It Unplayable
9.1.2023
Guilty Gear Strive, Arc System Works’ mega-popular 2D anime fighter, is under attack by hackers who’ve resurfaced a fatal exploit that seemingly causes the game to become unplayable for some players online.Read more
The Week In Games: Set Sail For Silentown
9.1.2023
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Some Overwatch 2 Players Can't Stand This 'Pay To Lose' Skin
9.1.2023
To ring in the new year, Overwatch 2 kicked off a limited-time event themed around Greek mythology. No, you won’t see Apollo or Kratos roaming Ilios, but if you shell out $20, you can transform the spidery sniper Widowmaker into the goddess of beauty and stone, Medusa, replete with a white tunic...
This Among Us Copycat Is Now More Popular Than The Original On Steam
6.1.2023
Goose Goose Duck—a social deduction game populated by lazy-eyed geese with, apparently, customizable farts—is tearing up the Steam charts. The game has been out since 2021, released in the wake of Among Us’ crewmate-shaped shadow, but its recent surge in popularity isn’t because of an inexplicable...
Report: Fanatics to Sell 60% of Candy Digital Stake Amid Struggling NFT Market
6.1.2023
Fanatics, the retailer specializing in licensed sports merchandise, is divesting 60% of its stake in the non-fungible token (NFT) company Candy Digital, according to reports. The company is selling its Candy Digital stake to an investor group associated with billionaire Mike Novogratz and his firm...
Controversial Marvel Snap Card Getting Nerfed, With More Tweaks Coming Later
5.1.2023
Marvel Snap’s latest round of balance changes hasn’t officially been released yet, but following a last-minute delay and leak, the info is out there. And players have begun debating one nerf in particular involving the controversial Leader card. For many, the leaked nerf details aren’t enough....
Fanatic sells 60% stake in Candy Digital amid 'imploding NFT market'
5.1.2023
The sports merchandise giant has got cold feet in the shrinking NFT market
Fanatics Selling Its 60% Stake in Sports NFT Firm Candy Digital: Report
4.1.2023
The sports merchandiser is selling its interest to an investor group led by Michael Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital, according to CNBC
Secret Room In Switch Exclusive Lashes Out Against Dev Dysfunction
4.1.2023
Most secret “developer rooms” in video games come in two varieties. Either they’re filled with fun development trivia (Pokémon, The Stanley Parable) or bonus bosses whom players can defeat as an easter egg (Diablo III, Vampyr). The secret room in Sports Story is neither of these. Instead, players...
Madden Chaos Continues With Wiped Saves And Botched Presents
4.1.2023
It’s a new year and Madden NFL 23 is still in shambles. One of the crown jewels in Electronic Arts’ sports game monopoly, the latest entry continues to find new ways to piss off some of the series’ most diehard players. Busted in-game holiday gifts? Locked game modes? Wiped franchise saves? Poor...
Overwatch 2 Greek Myth Mode Immortalizes Top Players In A Cool Way
4.1.2023
If you’ve been hoping for a change of pace for Overwatch 2, a limited-time event is landing tomorrow that will mix things up a bit. Battle for Olympus introduces a limited-time free-for-all deathmatch mode featuring some new abilities for various heroes. The event promises some rewards for players...
Web3 projects aim to create engagement between fans and sports leagues
4.1.2023
Sports leagues are showing interest in DAOs, NFTs and the metaverse, but challenges may hamper adoption
The Top Ten Most Played Games On Steam Deck: December 2022 Edition
3.1.2023
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Steam Awards Crown To 'Best Game You Totally Suck At'
3.1.2023
At this point, it goes without saying that Elden Ring is one of the most popular games of the past year. It’s won copious trophies, including the coveted Game of the Year accolade at The Game Awards. It blasted developer FromSoftware into mainstream critical acclaim. It was even the most completed...