Schlagwort: gaming

Reading Time: 6 minutesIf you’re an Amazon/Twitch Prime subscriber, you probably know you get a handful of PC games for free each month. But July isn’t just an ordinary month for Amazon. Prime Day is kicking off this month, bringing deals of all kinds for Amazon Prime members. But the celebration isn’t limited to Prime…

Reading Time: 2 minutesBandai Namco released a new story trailer for the company’s upcoming action-RPG Code Vein. The trailer focuses on Mia Karnstein, one of the Revenants who can accompany the player throughout the game as a „buddy.“ These Revenants, vampiric humans who gains power in exchange for lost memories and a lust for blood,…

Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile Marvel is known for being highly secretive when it comes to its storylines, lately this has extended to its plans for future movies. The fourth Avengers film is less than a year from release and its title is still to be officially announced. However, a possible name has now emerged, via…

Reading Time: 7 minutesTalking to Chris Zimmerman, Sucker Punch co-founder and programmer on Ghost of Tsushima, it’s clear his latest game is a dream project that’s given purpose to his innate passion for Japanese history. The upcoming PS4 game is based on an actual 13th-century Mongol invasion that serves as catalyst for the fictional hero’s…

Reading Time: 8 minutesAfter it closed out the Xbox E3 press conference and wowed the few individuals that saw the behind-closed-doors demo, it seems like all eyes are on Cyberpunk 2077. As the new RPG from CD Projekt Red, the developer behind The Witcher series, it takes influences from the cult-favorite Cyberpunk 2020 pen-and-paper RPG,…

Reading Time: 7 minutesWhen you visit Disneyland or Walt Disney World, there’s a couple of things you probably expect: thousands of people standing between you and a Dole Whip, and, of course, a lot of time spent in line for various rides. Though theme park technology has advanced as far as cutting-edge visuals and over-the-top…

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe’ve been seeing Fortnite’s countdown tick for a while now, and it finally hit zero. Today’s event was the launch of the rocket in Anarchy Acres, and it’s left a tear in the sky. Fortnite’s countdown was to a one-time event, a rocket launch. We’ve speculated that it might have something to…

Reading Time: 2 minutesAs we’re heading into the thick of summer, this week’s Nintendo Switch news is particularly light. We got a few more details on games that are to come, but few new releases and updates. But that doesn’t mean we didn’t see any interesting headlines. Mario Kart 8 and Nintendo Labo’s toy-cons are…

Reading Time: 2 minutesSummer is here, and we’re looking a loads of news for PS4 this week. This week was lighter than others in terms of new games, but we did see updates for competitive shooters Overwatch, Fortnite, and PS4’s exclusive H1Z1, and more regarding cross-play on the platform. Sony Interactive America president and CEO…

Reading Time: 3 minutesXbox One is headed into summer with a bang. Not only are three huge RPGs hitting Games Pass this coming month, but one of its exclusive titles may have had a major leak. Games Pass, or Xbox One’s „Netflix of games,“ will see nine new titles in July, including The Elder Scrolls…

Reading Time: 9 minutesDuring a recent trip to Ubisoft Quebec, we had the opportunity to play about five hours of the highly-anticipated Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. It was a small sliver of the huge open world of Ancient Greece, set in 431 BC during the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. We spent that time on…

Reading Time: 5 minutesUpdate 5: Playground mode will not launch in Fortnite this week after all. Epic announced that it now won’t launch until next week, with additional details to be shared on Monday, July 2. In a tweet, it said, „We’re still unable to resolve issues preventing the launch of the Playground LTM. We…

Reading Time: 6 minutesAfter recent leaks and rumors, The Pokemon Company has announced Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee for Nintendo Switch. Inspired by Pokemon Yellow, the new Pokemon RPGs are set in the Kanto region and also connect to Pokemon Go. Here’s everything we know about the new Pokemon games so far,…

Reading Time: 2 minutesPokemon Go’s Summer Tour 2018 kicks off this weekend with the Safari Zone live event in Dortmund, Germany, but even if you aren’t able to attend in-person, you’ll still have a chance to participate. The Pokemon Company announced that special Global Challenges will be underway during each of this summer’s live events,…

Reading Time: 6 minutesIf there’s anything to be learned from a game like Wreckfest, it’s that thrashing around old bangers, running opponents into concrete barriers, and threading the needle between a group of crashing cars can, even in 2018, be brilliantly fun. After a four-year stint in Steam’s early access, Wreckfest has hit the track…

Reading Time: 12 minutesWe’ve known about the remake of Resident Evil 2 for quite a long time. It was announced in late 2015 by producer Yoshiaki „H“ Hirabayashi, who only days prior had pitched the game to Capcom after gathering feedback for fan interest in a Resident Evil 2 remake on Facebook. Since its initial…

Reading Time: 4 minutesFollowing Doom in 2017, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is the next Bethesda shooter to make its way to Nintendo Switch. It’s a bit strange to see The New Colossus on a new platform before its predecessor, The New Order, but jumping in for a second playthrough is a nice excuse to…

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe highly-anticipated Resident Evil 2 remake rides a thin line between old and new. It instantly pulls you in with familiar characters and locales, but finds new ways to make you feel uneasy with its new interpretation of classic events from the original. Whether or not you played Resident Evil 2 back…

Reading Time: 5 minutesSeconds after I started up Challenge Mode in Lumines Remastered, Mondo Grosso’s „Shinin’“ perked up and the energetic sounds of an acoustic guitar began to weave around a trance beat. I dropped my first block, and quickly cleared the first sparkling squares of the stage, triggering that familiar twinkle sound effect. Suddenly,…

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe creator of The Simpsons and Futurama is at it again with his newest show, Disenchantment, which is coming to Netflix August 17. It’s another adult animation series created by Matt Groening, and given the success of his two most well-known projects, people are getting pretty excited about this one. A teaser…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter much teasing and speculation, Blizzard has revealed the next character–Hero 28–for Overwatch. The brief teaser shows off a mechanized rolling ball of death, before out pops an adorable little hamster. He’s so cute! And deadly! [Update: Beyond the simple look below, we now have gotten a full look at Wrecking…