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Pokémon Unite Players, For The Love Of God, Please Ready Up
26.8.2021
Pokémon Unite, the Nintendo Switch’s pocket monster-themed MOBA, is still going strong over a month since its release. But for some reason, lots of players seem to get cold feet right before joining a match.Read more
Blizzard Is Changing McCree's Name In Overwatch Amid Lawsuit
26.8.2021
Blizzard announced today on Twitter that it will be renaming Jesse McCree and delaying the start of Overwatch’s next story arc. The change comes after the real-life developer the cowboy character was named after was let go from the company during the course of the ongoing fallout around...
Upcoming Ubisoft Game Unleashes Awful Cover Of 'Gangsta's Paradise' On Unsuspecting Ears
26.8.2021
Ubisoft’s big new extreme sports game Riders Republic isn’t out yet. But yesterday, Ubisoft opened the beta up to everyone. So I was able to jump in and experience some of its open-world multiplayer action before its release later this year. I went in expecting big jumps and cool tricks. Instead,...
Bravely Default II Gets PC Port In September
26.8.2021
Previously a Nintendo Switch exclusive, Bravely Default II is coming to PC via Steam on September 2, Square Enix announced today. This marks the first time the classic JRPG-inspired series has come to a non-Nintendo, non-smartphone platform.Read more
Chips In Consoles Get Pricier, Could Make Them Even Harder To Score
26.8.2021
The global semiconductor industry suffered a potentially significant setback this week when Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), a preeminent chip manufacturer that counts the likes of Apple, Toyota, and other global firms among its client list, announced a price hike for its suite...
Six Things You Ought To Know About Saints Row
26.8.2021
Yesterday saw the long-awaited reveal of the new Saints Row game from Volition. While many expected a remake or remaster of another game from the series, it turned out to be a reboot of the whole franchise, a brand new Saints Row with a new setting, new characters, and a new sensibility. We’ve...
Fortnite's Latest Crossover Is ... Martin Luther King?
26.8.2021
In a shocking and logic defying twist, Epic Games put an interactive Martin Luther King, Jr. civil rights museum in Fortnite. It seems like a well-intentioned effort to spread awareness of Dr. King’s legacy and racial injustice and I also cannot think of a worse place for it to be rolled out than...
Dev Hides Floppy Disk Game Across City To Find Perfect Accomplice
26.8.2021
Trying to find another human being to spend a lot of time with is one of the great universal struggles. Whether it be a romantic partner, a roommate, or a new hire, finding the right person can feel impossible. This is why dating apps and roommate apps and hiring apps have proliferated our lives...
Jeopardy!'s Mike Richards Is Getting A Babysitter Instead Of Getting Fired
26.8.2021
Mike Richards, the Jeopardy! executive producer who gave himself a high-profile hosting gig and then immediately lost it once everyone realized he was a jerk, will remain on as the game show’s boss, The New York Times reports. Many observers expected Richards to hammer out an exit deal with...
The Hottest JRPG Of The Moment Is Being Developed By A 22 Year Old
26.8.2021
Most musical games are rhythm games, popular examples include titles such as Guitar Hero, Beat Saber, and Dance Dance Revolution. However, Sword of Symphony turned that genre expectation on its head. It’s a stylish music-action roleplaying game that uses combat to compose music, meaning that...
Saints Row III Remastered Is Free Right Now
26.8.2021
Saints Row: The Third, the game historians will one day recognize as the first time a GTA-style release was actually funny, is currently free on the Epic Game Store.Read more
Nintendo Switch Game Fitness Boxing Is Getting An Anime
26.8.2021
This October in Japan, Nintendo Switch fitness game Fitness Boxing is getting an anime adaptation. Developed by Tokyo-based Imagineer, the game was first launched in 2018 and had players throw punches and dodge by holding the Joy-Con controllers. Imagineer published the game in Japan as Fit Boxing...
NES And SNES Designer Lance Barr Is Retiring From Nintendo
26.8.2021
Best known for his work on the NES and SNES, industrial designer Lance Barr has retired from his position as Design and Brand Director at Nintendo of America. As spotted by Nintendo Life (via Game Industry), Barr updated his LinkedIn profile to “Retired,” writing, “After almost 39 years...
I Really Like The New Halo Controller
26.8.2021
I know we already covered Halo Infinite’s release date today, but when Microsoft made it official they also showed off something very close to my heart: a fancy limited edition custom console, all decked out in Halo colours and designs.Read more
Developer Fixing Saints Row 2's Long-Lost PC Version Has Died
26.8.2021
Having long been presumed lost, in 2019 Volition were able to get their hands on the source code for Saints Row 2, and quickly set about fixing the game’s long-broken PC version. That work has been led by one man, Community Developer Mike Watson, who this week sadly passed away.Read more
Pokémon Go Changes Gym, Pokéstop Distances After Fan Uproar
26.8.2021
Pokémon Go developers Niantic recently decided to dial back the social distancing requirements in the game for players in the USA and New Zealand, and it did not go down well with fans.Read more
New Director's Cut Features Seem Like They'll Undo What Made Death Stranding Good
26.8.2021
Kojima Productions showed off more of the add-ons and enhancements coming to Death Stranding Director’s Cut and they all look like they will help ease your pain and make delivering packages across the game’s grueling, ghostly world easier. In other words, they seem to miss the point.Read more
February 2022 Already Has Too Many Games
25.8.2021
Pour one out for the avid gamers in your life, because come next winter, you’ll never hear from them again. Following today’s Gamescom Opening Night Live showcase, hosted by Geoff Keighley’s heart red blazer and jet black sneakers, it’s clear that February 2022 is gonna suuuck (but also...
Pokémon Meets Pixar In A Vibrant MMO
25.8.2021
Korean pop, anthropomorphized animals, strong visual effects coming out of a comically large hammer—the DokeV trailer has it all. Developer Pearl Abyss showed a new trailer for their upcoming open-world MMO at Gamescom today, and I was intrigued by the juxtaposition between the realistic art style...
April O’Neil Finally Gets To Kick Some Shell In TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge
25.8.2021
Look, I’m excited about Saints Row and Marvel: Midnight Suns and all the other big announcements out of Gamescom’s Opening Night Live showcase. But my favorite announcement of all concerns Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge. Yes, today Geoff Keighley revealed that, for the first time...