No matter how big a Twitch channel is, emotes are one of the most exciting parts of the experience for both creators and subscribers. Now, Twitch has given its emote management tools a much-needed revamp, gathering them all in one place and instituting a new drag-and-drop management system. The new …
Read More »Tencent Almost Reached $1 Trillion Valuation Before Slump
Chinese gaming giant Tencent was close to a $1 trillion market value after its biggest surge in over a decade on Monday, but fell short of the milestone after a slump on Tuesday, Bloomberg reports. The company’s value is now below $900 billion after a 5.5% loss in Hong Kong …
Read More »Here's A $1500 Replica Of Chris Redfield's Coat
As marketing for Resident Evil Village ramps up, Capcom has released a Japan-exclusive replica of the wool coat Chris Redfield wears in the game, as reported by Kotaku. It comes with an eye-watering price tag of ¥159,731, roughly $1500 USD. The coat has been released along with a number of …
Read More »Laura Bailey Talks Sexualized Female Characters And Making Progress
Laura Bailey’s role as Abby in The Last Of Us 2 was a pivotal one for the voice actor, netting her the Best Performance award in the 2020 Game Awards. In a new interview on the Good Game Nice Try podcast, she’s talked about how rare “fully realized” roles for …
Read More »Disney Removes Culturally Insensitive Depiction Of Indigenous People From Jungle Cruise
Disney has announced that changes are in store for the Jungle Cruise attraction at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, with the main impetus for the change being to address “the negative depictions of ‘natives.'” In a post on the D23 website, Imagineering exec Chris Beatty describes what the changes will …
Read More »Microsoft Edge Now Has A Bunch Of Game-Related Browser Themes
Microsoft is mixing some of its most popular game properties with its significantly less popular Microsoft Edge browser, offering a number of custom browser themes designed around games including Halo, Sea of Thieves, and Microsoft Flight Simulator. The themes can be applied for free via the Microsoft Edge Add-on Store. …
Read More »Nvidia Shield TV Is Now Compatible With Xbox Series X/S And PS5 Controllers
Gaming on the Nvidia Shield TV streaming device has just gotten a boost, with the announcement that Xbox Series X/S and PS5 controllers would be able to be paired as of update 8.2.2, as reported by TalkAndroid. The new generation controllers can be paired via Bluetooth in a quick process. …
Read More »Here's A Look At A Cancelled Bioware Game
Once designed as a sequel to Bioware’s Jade Empire, Revolver was intended to expand the kind of game design Bioware was known for into an action-heavy open world, before it was quietly cancelled in 2008. First revealed to the public last year in Bioware’s book Stories and Secrets from 25 …
Read More »Next Genshin Impact Update Will Add Resin To Battle Pass Rewards
Genshin Impact developer Mihoyo has released a small Q&A giving players a look at some of the quality of life changes coming in Update 1.3. The most interesting are the ones that involve resin, with the developer now confirming that resin costs for events will be permanently reduced and that …
Read More »A Look At The Biggest Streaming Trends Of 2020
It’s no secret that 2020 was big for game streaming. Stuck at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more people than ever were both tuning into streams and starting their own. A new analysis by StreamElements and Arsenal.gg has wrapped up some of the biggest trends to come out of …
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