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PlayStation's Hero Shooter Won't Have A Battle Pass: 'You Own Concord, Concord Doesn't Own You'
24.7.2024
At a time when it feels like not a whole lot sets Concord apart from other hero-based online shooters, the developers behind the sci-fi live service game just revealed one big difference: Concord won’t have a battle pass.Read more
This Was Never About Anything Other Than Hate
23.7.2024
On July 23, in response to the ongoing backlash against a Black lead character in the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows, developer Ubisoft released a lengthy statement. The responses on X (formerly Twitter) were exactly what you’d expect: racist images, slurs, and calls for historical accuracy in...
Game Pass Is Finally Getting Its First Call Of Duty Later This Week
22.7.2024
It appears that finally, almost a year after completing its acquisition of Activision, Microsoft is adding a previously released Call of Duty game—2023's Modern Warfare III—to its Netflix-like subscription service. And you won’t have to wait long. Read more
Romance Hot Cyborgs And Dance To '90s Boy Bands In Warframe's Most Surprising Expansion Yet
22.7.2024
Over the weekend, Digital Extremes hosted Tennocon, its annual convention dedicated to all things Warframe, and unveiled the first extensive look at the shooter’s upcoming 1999 expansion. The free update, which is set to arrive this winter, almost looks like an entirely different game, and will...
Here's Why The Destiny 2 Community Is Cracking Jokes About The Crowdstrike Outage
19.7.2024
Earlier today, most of the world effectively shut down thanks to an IT outage. A cybersecurity company named Crowdstrike pushed out an update that bricked millions of PCs around the world, resulting in blue screens of death (BSODs) globally. They might’ve even got the Sphere in Vegas! It’s...
Once Human Devs Delete Post Asking Players To Leave Positive Steam Reviews After New Update Breaks Stuff
19.7.2024
Once Human’s post-launch rollercoaster ride continues apace after a new update broke certain items and bases in the game. While frustrating for players and another headache for the developers, the funniest part is that the fresh problems arose just as the developers were asking fans to boost...
Halo TV Show Canceled After Just Two Seasons
19.7.2024
Paramount+ announced today that it has canceled Xbox’s Halo TV show after its second season. The team behind the show is reportedly looking to shop the sci-fi adaption around to other places in an effort to continue the series. Read more
Almost The Entire Call Of Duty Series Is On Sale On Xbox
18.7.2024
On July 17, Xbox kicked off its massive Summer Sale which includes nearly 1,000 discounted games. And as part of this large sale, nearly every mainline Call of Duty game is currently marked down on Xbox’s digital store.Read more
Apex Legends Piles Up 10,000 Negative Steam Reviews As Players Fight Price Hikes
16.7.2024
Apex Legends has, over the years, been a bit of a hotbed for EA’s penchant for greed. In the past, Apex Legends has faced controversy over numerous collections and cosmetics hidden behind notably expensive microtransactions. . Now, EA’s reworking of the battle pass has landed the game in unusually...
Devastating Early Leak Hits Next Big Warhammer 40K Game
16.7.2024
While always awful for developers, leaks of unreleased games aren’t rare, but usually occur in the days before release. For a big-name, highly anticipated, fully playable game to hit piracy sites two months before it’s due out, however, is astoundingly unusual. That’s what’s happened to Warhammer...
Concord Is A Really Good Multiplayer Shooter, But That Doesn't Feel Like Enough
15.7.2024
The reaction to Concord wasn’t great during Sony’s State of Play earlier this year. But after playing a few hours of the sci-fi FPS on PS5, I’m sold on Concord’s mix of hero-shooter action and tight Call of Duty-like gameplay. The only question is: Will people be willing to spend $40 for...
Game Pass Gets Pricier, Nintendo Teases A Horror Game, And More News For The Week
13.7.2024
This week saw Game Pass, once touted as the best deal in gaming, get another price increase in a way that’s as messy and confusing as it is disappointing. Also, Nintendo took the uncharacteristic step of teasing what looks like a first-party horror release, another game removed references...
Doom Fans Go Too Far, Port The Shooter To A Sex Toy
11.7.2024
Hello readers, I bring forth yet another Doom port. This time someone has ported the classic and beloved shooter—famously playable on nearly every device—to an electronic fleshlight (a sex toy molded after a body part that you can stick your bits in). And if you kill a demon, well, you get a little...
Someone Got Doom Running Inside Fortnite
10.7.2024
An Unreal Engine developer was able to get the classic FPS Doom running inside Fortnite, adding yet another entry to the ever-growing list of “Things That Can Run Doom.” Read more
This Deal On Game Pass Ultimate Will Save You A Bunch Before The Price Hike
10.7.2024
Microsoft is raising the price of every tier of Xbox Game Pass starting July 10. Fortunately, you can save a good chunk of change on the most expensive tier through a current Amazon deal. Stacking a year’s worth of monthly subscriptions with this offer is $60 cheaper than paying the new price...
Overwatch 2 Fans Are Calling Its Tank-Centric Patch The Worst It’s Ever Had
10.7.2024
Overwatch 2 launched its Transformers crossover skins this week, and while those were obviously the headliner of the hero shooter’s July 9 update, they were accompanied by the game’s midseason balance patch. The buffs and nerfs were meant to address criticisms surrounding the lack of “tankiness”...
Destiny 2 Is Still Trying To Figure Out Its Post-Final Shape Rhythm
9.7.2024
Bungie recently shifted away from Destiny 2’s seasonal model for something the developer is calling episodes. These episodes are supposed to differ from seasons—which delivered weekly narrative beats via a mixture of cutscenes and repeatable activities— in a number of ways, such as the ability...
Night Springs Is The Perfect Follow-Up To Alan Wake 2
9.7.2024
How does a developer follow up a game like 2023’s Alan Wake 2? How do you follow a survival horror game steeped in meta-textual commentary on art and its own troubled road to release, with incredibly bold themes and genre-bending moments that earned it several major game awards? If you...
Apex Legends Doubles The Price Of Keeping Up With Battle Passes In What It Promises Is A Good Deal For Players
8.7.2024
Apex Legends is revamping how its battle pass economy works in season 22 and it sounds expensive. Every season will now have two premium battle passes starting at $10 each and Apex Coins (AC) can no longer be used to purchase them. Weirdest of all is the fact that Respawn Entertainment seems to...
The First Descendant Is A Fun But Forgettable Mash-up Of Better Games
8.7.2024
The First Descendant, Nexon’s new third-person sci-fi free-to-play online looter shooter is a lot like a bowl of so-so mac and cheese. I promise that opening sentence will make some sense by the end of this article, okay? Read more