For the first time in three years, EA Sports is returning to the octagon. The publisher officially announced EA Sports UFC 5 today, while also revealing the game’s logo. The official announcement did not address any specifics–roster, release date, etc.–regarding the new game in the announcement. However, interested players can …
Read More »Naraka: Bladepoint Coming To PS5, Switching To Free-To-Play Across All Platforms
After first launching on PC in August 2021 and making the jump to Xbox 10 months later, Netease and 24 Entertainment’s melee-focused battle royale Naraka: Bladepoint is finally coming to PlayStation 5 on July 13. On the same day, the game will also officially switch to a free-to-play model across …
Read More »Mortal Kombat 1 Trailer Reveals Smoke And Rain As Playable Characters, Cyrax And Sektor As Kameos
Today marked the first-ever NetherRealm Studios Kombat Kast for Mortal Kombat 1. The livestream kicked off with a trailer focusing on the franchise’s iconic ninja clan, the Lin Kuei, while revealing new playable and Kameo characters. The trailer revealed two more ninjas–Smoke and Rain–for the playable roster, with both showing …
Read More »Pokemon Sleep Sign-Ups Are Live, And A New Trailer Teaches You How To Sleep
We’ve seen fitness games, brain training games, and even cooking games, but The Pokemon Company’s next app, Pokemon Sleep, aims to turn sleep into a game, with pre-registrations now open on Android devices. Pokemon Sleep is a sleep-tracking app which measures a player’s sleep pattern in one of three categories: …
Read More »Street Fighter 6's First DLC Fighter, Rashid, Launches In July; New Gameplay Trailer Released
Street Fighter 6 has been out for a month, and players are still trying to figure out all of the main roster’s secrets at whirlwind speed. A new wind will soon blow however, as Rashid–the game’s first downloadable fighter–will join the roster July 24. Rashid brings his air-based abilities to …
Read More »The Lord of the Rings: Heroes Of Middle-earth Adds Three Key Fellowship Members To Playable Roster
A few familiar faces will soon be available in The Lord Of The Rings: Heroes Of Middle-earth, as EA and Capital Games are bringing three more members of the Fellowship Of The Ring to the playable roster. Elven archer Legolas, the axe-wielding dwarf Gimli, and the powerful wizard Gandalf The …
Read More »Magic LOTR's One-Of-A-Kind "One Ring" Card Has Been Found
Two weeks after the set launched in stores, one lucky Magic: The Gathering player has found the ultra-limited 1:1 serialized “The One Ring” Card. The news comes from the collectible grading firm PSA, who posted the card’s certification verification today. The card scored a “Mint 9” on the firm’s grading …
Read More »Niantic Adds Pokemon Go Functionality To Its Social App Campfire
Two of Niantic’s flagship projects will begin working in tandem today, as the company announced its social app Campfire will now be available for use within Pokemon Go. Campfire allows players of Niantic games to team up to complete tasks, mark specific areas of interest, and more. Within Pokemon Go, …
Read More »Slay The Spire, Stardew Valley Highlight Apple Arcade July Additions
Apple is preparing its Apple Arcade service for a busy summer. The company has unveiled the list of games coming to the service in July, and there are some big indie hits coming to iPhone and iPad next month. Slay The Spire, which is an enhanced version of the roguelike …
Read More »The ESA Lost Nearly $4 Million On The All-Digital E3 2021
As the video game industry tried to find its footing after the COVID-19 pandemic, the Entertainment Software Association elected to hold an all-digital E3 in 2021, which let developers and publishers hold online showcases under the show’s banner. Based on public filings of financial records, that choice ended up losing …
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