Star Wars Battlefront 2 Is Free For PC Right Now
If you’re looking for something to play this weekend, the Epic Games Store’s latest free PC game is a good one. From now until January 21 at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET, you can claim Star Wars Battlefront…
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Puzzle Quest, Gems Of War Dev Acquired By 505 Games
505 Games has announced the acquisition of Infinity Plus Two, the studio that created the Puzzle Quest series as well as the free-to-play Gems of War. 505 touted this as a strategic move to strengthen its position in the F2P…
The Medium's New Live-Action Trailer Is Very Unnerving
Developer Bloober Team has released a brand-new live-action trailer for its psychological third-person horror title The Medium, which drops later this month on PC and Xbox Series X|S.
The approximately three-minute trailer shows protagonist Marianne using her powers as a…
Massive Assassin's Creed Valhalla Title Update 1.1.1 Update Out Now
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla‘s title update 1.1.1. is out now on consoles on PC. The new update addresses a large number of graphical bugs, adds various gameplay fixes, and also includes support for Ubisoft’s Connect Achievements. On Xbox One the update…
Nintendo Announces New Pokemon Snap Release Date Alongside A Trailer
Nintendo has announced a release date for one of its next big Switch exclusives. New Pokemon Snap will arrive on April 30, the company has confirmed.
Nintendo also released a brand-new trailer to celebrate the release date announcement, which you…
Super Nintendo World Japan's Opening Delayed Due To COVID
Super Nintendo World was originally scheduled to open at Universal Studios Japan in just a few weeks, but the continued threat of the COVID pandemic has forced plans to change. The theme park’s opening has been delayed indefinitely, so you’ll…
Fortnite Gnome Guide: Where To Find Gnomes At Each Named Location
Fortnite Season 5 has new daily challenges that are a bit harder than usual. These challenges will send you to different named locations where you’ll need to track down a handful of Gnomes. They take time if you don’t know…
Please Let Indie Devs Make Star Wars Games
Electronic Arts’ exclusivity rights to making Star Wars games has come to an end as LucasArts has opened its portfolio to other studios–in fact, The Division 2 developer Massive Entertainment has already announced it’s creating an open-world Star Wars game.…
Dream Star Wars Games We Want And Who Should Make Them
With Lucasfilm’s announcement that all video games based on its properties will now live under the “Lucasfilm Games” umbrella, it appears that a new age is about to begin for the company’s video games ambitions. We already got a glimpse…
Pokemon Go Hoenn Celebration Event Detailed, Brings Back Groudon And Kyogre
Pokemon Go‘s Sinnoh Celebration event is underway until January 17, and it’ll be followed by a Hoenn Celebration next week. That event will kick off on January 19, and now developer Niantic has shared more details about what Pokemon and…
Pokemon Go Hoenn Celebration Event Detailed, Brings Back Kyogre And Groudon
Pokemon Go‘s Sinnoh Celebration event is underway until January 17, and it’ll be followed shortly by a Hoenn Celebration next week. That event will kick off on January 19, and now developer Niantic has shared more details about what Pokemon…
Ahead Of Little Nightmares 2, Snag The First Game For Free On Steam
Little Nightmares 2 is less than a month away from release, and to celebrate, publisher Bandai Namco is giving away free copies of the first game on PC. From now until January 17, you can claim a free Steam code…
Cyberpunk 2077 Studio Co-Founder Releases A Personal Explanation About What Happened
Following the rocky launch of Cyberpunk 2077 in December, developer CD Projekt Red has released a statement from studio co-founder Marcin Iwinski in which he offers a personal explanation of what happened in the days leading up to the game’s…
Steam Had A Huge Year In 2020
Valve has released a number of year-end stats for its PC gaming store, Steam, and it would appear that the platform had a momentous year.
The big numbers include 120 million monthly active players, 62.6 million daily active players, and…
Immortals: Fenyx Rising 1.1 Patch Notes Prepares For First Expansion
The version 1.1.0 patch for Immortals: Fenyx Rising will be going out this week, fixing multiple bugs and adding support for the upcoming DLC called A New God. The patch notes don’t give further details about the expansion.
The patch…
Fortnite's Mandalorian Is A Menace
The Mandalorian is playing a big role in Fortnite Season 5. He’s come to the battle royale as an NPC and attacks players who approach his ship on sight. Those who manage to kill him can pick up his mythic…
Twitch Partners Exclusively With Samsung On Mobile Gaming Events
Samsung has become Twitch’s exclusive mobile partner in North America and will partner with the streaming platform on a variety of mobile gaming events (via Deadline).
The companies plan to collaborate on Twitch Rivals Mobile Challenges–events where streamers will play…
NHL 21 Predicts The Stanley Cup Winner, And It's A Team That Hasn't Won In 20 Years
The real-world NHL season begins on Wednesday, January 13, and to celebrate the occasion, EA Sports has released the results of its annual simulation to predict which team will win the Stanley Cup.
According to the results of the NHL…
Fortnite Week 7 Guide: Where To Find Books In Holly Hedges And Sweaty Sands
Fortnite’s newest set of weekly challenges is here. Most of the Week 7 quests are easy to complete, but one will have you searching two named locations to find four books. The challenge asks you to collect books from Holly…
PS5/Series X: New Study Examines Environmental Impact Of Latest Consoles
With climate change being one of the greatest existential threats looming over humanity’s survival, gamers may wonder what role they play in the fate of the environment. A new study seeks to answer that question, and the findings don’t look…
Pokemon Go February 2021 Community Day Details Announced
Pokemon Go‘s January Community Day is only a few days away, but Niantic has already shared details about next month’s event. February’s Community Day will take place on Sunday, February 7, and the featured Pokemon next month will be the…
The Last Guardian Can Run At 60FPS On PS5
The Last Guardian was a prestige game on PS4, but you can play it with a performance boost on PS5. The game from the studio behind Ico and Shadow of the Colossus had an unstable frame rate on its original…
EVGA, Zotac Increase Prices On All RTX 30-Series GPUs
Earlier this year, a waiver protecting GPU manufacturers from additional tariffs in the ongoing trade war with China lapsed. ASUS recently announced plans to increase GPU prices as a result, and now EVGA and Zotac are following suit.
EVGA has…
Among Us Dev Talks About The Game's Recent Surge In Popularity, Teases “Secrets” In The Works
Among Us, the multiplayer game where you try to seek out an imposter, had a banner year in 2020. The game saw a massive spike in popularity; the game got so big that even Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez got in on the…
LG's First Portable Gaming Soundbar Has A Built-In Mic And Bluetooth
CES 2021 has been full of big announcements, from the RTX 3060 to Razer’s new smart mask and gaming laptops. LG has also made a number of reveals, including a new portable gaming soundbar that has a built-in mic for…
Nvidia And AMD Don't See An End To GPU Supply Issues Soon
One of the biggest issues shared by both AMD and Nvidia is a constraint of GPU supply, with both companies struggling to serve demand with their respective ranges of new graphics cards.
CES 2021 offered a chance for both to…
Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Delayed To Late Spring
Originally penned for early 2021, the Odyssey expansion for Elite Dangerous has been delayed to later this year. Folks can expect the upcoming expansion to hit PC in late spring, and the Xbox One and PS4 versions will go live…
Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Ranked Mode Still Planned For Release
While developer Treyarch has been silent on its more competitive Ranked mode for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, the studio is insisting the playlist is still in the works.
In response to a thread on the Black Ops…
GameFly Introduces New Subscription Plans, Including A Movies-Only Option
GameFly is evolving in 2021 to offer more subscription plans for both video games and 4K Blu-rays. In addition to the standard subscription–which is still the same price–GameFly has now added Budget and Elite tiers as well as a plan…
Fortnite Predator Guide: Where To Find Beef Boss, Remedy, And Dummy
New Predator challenges have come to Fortnite with the most recent update. Players will need to complete them in order to unlock the intergalactic hunter. One challenge will send you to three different locations across the map in order to…
Dragon Quest Tact Launching On Mobile This Month
Square Enix has announced a release date for Dragon Quest Tact, a mobile spin-off in the Dragon Quest series. Originally launched last year in Japan, the strategy game will launch on January 27 in the West.
Pre-registration opened today on…
Harry Potter Open-World RPG Hogwarts Legacy Delayed To 2022
The anticipated upcoming Harry Potter open-world RPG, Hogwarts Legacy, has been delayed to 2022. Publisher Portkey Games made the announcement on Twitter, saying the game needed more time to shine.
“Creating the best possible experience for all of the Wizarding…
ESA PAC Is Halting Political Donations After US Capitol Insurrection
Following the violent insurrection at the US Capitol building last week, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has stated that it will be halting political donations from the ESA PAC after several of its beneficiaries voted to overturn the US presidential…
Fortnite Mysterious Pod Location: Where To Visit For Predator Challenge
Fortnite Season 5’s mystery skin has been revealed. It’s the famed bounty hunter, Predator. He’s not available yet–but several new challenges are available for players to complete. They unlock new emojis, emblems, and other cosmetics.
The challenges task players with…
GameStop's Share Price Jumps By 80% After Holiday Sales And Board Changes
Investors and analysts are apparently feeling more confident about GameStop’s future, as the company’s share price rallied on the stock market this week after the retailer announced its holiday sales report and appointed three new members to its board of…
Katy Perry Is Helping Pokemon Celebrate 25 Years
To celebrate the franchise’s 25th anniversary, Pokemon is teaming up with popular musical artists including Katy Perry to create the soundtrack for its year of anniversary festivities.
Starting in March with the Galar region, the Pokemon Company will be taking…
Ubisoft Says Avatar Project Unaffected By New Star Wars Open-World Game
The Division developer Ubisoft Massive is making a Star Wars game with Lucasfilm Games that aims to be a “story-driven” title that leverages the studio’s history and experience. While the developer is keeping quiet about what the game will actually…
Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Was The Most Downloaded Game On PS4 And PS5 In 2020
2020 had no shortage of games on offer, and with two next-gen console launches arriving at the end of last year, gamers were spoiled for choice when it came to choosing which games to play on those new systems. In…
Call Of Duty: Warzone Patch Notes (January 13) Include Weapon Changes And More
The latest update for the battle royale game Call of Duty: Warzone has arrived, delivering with it further weapon balance changes–including another update to the DMR 14–as well as a fix for a key issue pertaining to stims.
Developer Raven…
Persona 5 Strikers Preorders Discounted For Steam
We’re a little over a month away from the release of Persona 5 Strikers, the new crossover that combines the world of Persona with Dynasty Warriors-style action gameplay. Persona 5 Strikers releases on February 23 for PS4/PS5, Nintendo Switch, and…
Super Mario 3D World Trailer Details Online Mode, New Content
Hot on the heels of Nintendo’s monstrous new trailer for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, the company has released a lengthier features overview trailer detailing just what we can expect from the upcoming game.
For starters, the new…
Fortnite Predator Skin Is Coming As New Update Adds Challenges
The deadliest hunter in the galaxy is on his way to Fortnite, as this week’s 15.20 update added several Predator-themed challenges to the game.
Completing these new tasks will unlock Predator cosmetic items in Fortnite’s secret battle pass character tab,…
Pikmin 3 Deluxe For Nintendo Switch Discounted To Best Price Yet
Pikmin 3 Deluxe, the updated edition of the fantastic Wii U game, released in October but was somewhat overshadowed by all of the big holiday releases and console launches. We didn’t see any deals on the real-time strategy game during…
I Hope That Most Of Little Nightmares 2 Isn't Like The School Level
Little Nightmares II just isn’t suited to action sequences. We recently got one more chance to go hands-on with Little Nightmares II ahead of its release, playing through the first two levels of the game. The first level was the…
EA Will Keep Making More Star Wars Games With Lucasfilm
Lucasfilm Games is now in business with Bethesda for its new Indiana Jones game and Ubisoft for its own Star Wars project, but where does this leave EA, the publisher of Battlefront, Jedi: Fallen Order, and other Star Wars games?…
PS5 Exclusive Returnal's Frantic Combat Explained
PS5 exclusive Returnal has received another gameplay trailer highlighting the rougelite’s fast-paced action, with developer Housemarque providing a deep dive into many of its systems.
In a post on the PlayStation Blog, Returnal’s combat is described as a third-person take…
Red Dead Online Weekly Update Gives Extra Cash, XP For Bounty Hunters
It’s a good time to be a bounty hunter in Red Dead Online, as this week’s update focuses on the gunslingers who bring in outlaws dead or alive. You can earn extra role XP and RDO$ by hunting down some…
EA Can Now Buy Codemasters, As Take-Two Confirms It's Stepping Away
Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games and 2K Games, has officially withdrawn its intention to acquire the racing game studio Codemasters. As a result, this effectively paves the way for Electronic Arts to go forward with its own…
New Open-World Star Wars Game Coming From Ubisoft's The Division 2 Dev
Lucasfilm Games is back in business, and the company is making moves. Just a day after announcing a partnership with Bethesda for a new Indiana Jones game, the company has now confirmed it’s working with Ubisoft on an open-world Star…
Nvidia Announces Competitor To AMD's Smart Access Memory
Alongside its desktop and laptop GPU announcements at CES 2021, Nvidia has revealed that it will start supporting Resizable BAR functionality from February.
Resizable BAR has been part of the PCIe specification for years, but AMD were the first to…
GTA V Actors Recreate One Of The Game's Most Iconic Memes In Live Action
When Grand Theft Auto V released in 2013, Lamar’s “yee yee ass haircut” roast became a hit, catching on with gamers as an expression of disgust. In 2020, the meme was revived when people started remixing the scene, replacing Lamar…