The past couple of weeks have been centered on the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing’s lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, which alleges a discriminatory “frat boy” culture that has created unequal and unsafe working environments for women at the company. Since the lawsuit was filed, Activision Blizzard executives have issued a gamut of responses
Month: August 2021
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night headlines this month’s Humble Choice bundle, which includes a host of other excellent indie titles. For the princely sum of £8.69 or $12, you can pick up all twelve games – not a bad deal, methinks.
Recently, we’ve spent the last who knows how long, re-playing Pokémon Blue, Red, and Yellow on the 3DS Virtual Console, and bingeing the original Pokémon animated series on Netflix alongside this, and what a time I’ve been having! Netflix is rumoured to be planning on making a live action Pokémon series, too, and this won’t
The Chimera Parasite is coming to Rainbow Six Siege on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S from August 3 through August 24, with a new PvP mode debuting as part of the limited-time Containment event inspired by the upcoming Rainbow Six Extraction. In the Nest Destruction mode, a team of Attackers from REACT — the
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin Update 2 is coming tomorrow, and Capcom has released the patch notes for it alongside a look at the content roadmap. The version 1.2.0 update for Monster Hunter Stories 2 will arrive on August 5, and it adds a new co-op exclusive quest monster Kulve Taroth (thanks, Gematsu). Watch
Last October, we launched Ghost of Tsushima: Legends, our very first online multiplayer project as a studio, which expanded the gameplay of Ghost of Tsushima into a supernatural world inspired by Japanese mythology. And to say that your support and enthusiasm blew our wildest expectations out of the water is an understatement. We have loved
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Steam has released new-and-improved versions of its downloads page and storage manager, and PC gamers everywhere are rejoicing. The release allows you to view multiple libraries at once, view all download speed details in one clean line, and reorder downloads,
AMD’s 5700G and 5600G dropped yesterday as the latest Zen 3 CPUs and the first major additions to the product line in some months. The 5700G and 5600G combine AMD’s latest Zen 3 architecture with the older Vega graphics core. In order to speed time to market, AMD essentially swapped the Ryzen 4000’s Renoir CPU
Every time a month is about to come to a close, Nintendo shines a spotlight on some of the games that had recently released on the Nintendo Switch during that month. The genres of the games can really vary, and they can be games that you might have missed for various reasons. They are usually
In the latest pixel platformer to hit the market, Castle of Pixel Skulls, a small skeleton must escape a castle full of enemies and traps. Stop me if that description sounds familiar … Yes, you’ll have almost certainly have seen something similar to this more than a few times on your adventures. Personally, I’ve lost
A new limited time event has begun today in Rainbow Six Siege. The Containment event introduces a new Nest Destruction game mode inspired by the upcoming Rainbow Six Extraction where players will have to deal with the Chimera Parasite that’s taken over the Consulate. Nest Destruction pits two teams of five players against each other
During today’s Street Fighter V Summer Update stream, we got more than we expected. Not only did Capcom show off near final versions of both Oro and Akira, the final DLC character was revealed. Not launching until November is a brand new character for the series named Luke. He’ll be joining and completing the cast
It’s hard to believe that just a year ago, we held our first online digital event with the SFV Summer Update in 2020. One year and several seasonal updates later, we’re back with today’s SFV Summer Update 2021! Check out the full video here: Play Video Let’s dive into what was covered, including info on
Wreckfest is a racing game that’s as much about slamming into scenery as careful cornering, so today’s tie-in with Carmageddon is a perfect match. It’s a free update which adds two new tracks, Bleak City and Devil’s Canyon, from the original zombie-smashing racing game, as well as the Eagle-R car and swarms of pixellated zombies
The poor security guard by Thomas Whitehead 31 mins ago Nippon Ichi Software, and particularly its excellent localisation teams / subsidiaries like NIS America, is a favourite for some gamers that like games to be a bit different. The publisher / developer embraces that reputation with its marketing, as well, often putting out strange teasers
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. If you haven’t had enough of fighting interdimensional aliens to save science and the world, never fear: Half-Life fans are at it again with another remake, this time titled Half-Life 2: Remastered Collection. Valve reporter Tyler McVicker confirmed the legitimacy
Blizzard President J. Allen Brack is “stepping down” from the role ahead of today’s Activision Blizzard investor call. This comes following a tumultuous few weeks kicked off by the publication of a California lawsuit against the company for a discriminatory “frat boy” culture at the company. Brack, one of the “old guard” who has been
When you’re in a rush to save the galaxy from extinction there’s nothing worse than getting caught in traffic. While Halo’s iconic Warthog can simply go around roadblocks thanks to its rugged off-road capabilities and a Banished Ghost can utilize its anti-gravity pads to take the most direct route, now the rest of us can
Tribes of Midgard Unfrozen Talisman is crucial for crafting some of the game’s stronger, cold-resistant equipment. Finding the Unfrozen Talisman locations is a bit of a puzzle itself, however. You’ll need some culinary flair to grab the Talismans and make it out alive. Watch on YouTube Tribes of Midgard Unfrozen Talisman | Unfrozen Talisman locations
Hi everyone, I’m Benedict Nichols, the composer and sound designer for the third-person aerial combat game, The Falconeer, which is coming to PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4 on August 5. I’ve worked with the game’s solo developer, Tomas Sala, for almost two years, helping to bring his vision for the game to life. It’s been
NEO: The World Ends With You successfully captures much about what made its predecessor so special, but it does so at the expense of its newer characters and stories. #IGN #Gaming #TWEWY
Ever since the game launched a couple of years ago, Tetris 99 has been doing Maximus Cup events every now and then. These usually happen to celebrate some first-party content that recently launched on the Nintendo Switch, usually a game, and the theme you can unlock during the event is usually based on what the
“When war calls, industry answers!” We are excited to announce our second update in the new Warfare series! Heavy Industry focuses on the engineering, production, and logistics side of conflict, as well as bringing a series of new quality-of-life features to Space Engineers. Heavy Industry expands your creative possibilities, delivering one of our most expansive
Despite growing case numbers from Covid-19’s Delta variant, Pokémon Go is slowly reverting back to pre-pandemic form, beginning with a change to gyms and Pokéstops that require players get closer to these locations. After 15 months of updates that made Pokémon Go an exceptional social-distancing experience, Niantic announced in June that changes would be on the
After a year-long exclusivity on Google Stadia, Orcs Must Die! 3 has finally made its way onto other platforms. In fact, in many ways we have Stadia to thank for Orcs Must Die! 3 even existing, nearly 10 years after the last numbered entry in the series was released. I absolutely loved 2017’s Orcs Must Die! Unchained, a
Popular musical artist Ariana Grande is joining Fortnite as part of its upcoming Rift Tour event, which will feature a “musical experience unlike any other.” The event will also include special in-game rewards for completing quests, including a free umbrella just for attending the event. Epic Games also revealed a short teaser promoting the Rift Tour,
Remember last year when Nintendo teamed up with Lunchables to give away Switch consoles to lucky winners? Well, the partnership’s making a comeback this year with more exciting prizes to be won. From now up until 30th September, you’ll spot QR codes on specially marked Lunchables products that’ll take you to the following website. Fans
Hola! For this month’s Players’ Choice poll, we’ve got a prime selection of gaming decadence for you to choose from. JRPG sequel NEO: The World Ends With You released to high praise from fans of the quirky original, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles appeals to fans of loud exclamations and pointing at people, Tribes of
I sure didn’t think years ago that the upstart “battle royale” shooter format would be survive long enough to hassle a major series like Halo and yet here we are. 343 Industries have said they aren’t doing a Halo Infinite battle royale mode, and yet the rumors and speculation persist. Now, an allegedly datamined audio
The Ascent Mutual Dependencies quest should be fairly straightforward. You need to find and kill the Fullchromes but there’s a catch. Finding the Fullchromes is the hardest part, and not just because the road to the meeting place is long. Watch on YouTube The Ascent Mutual Dependencies | How to start the main mission Mutual