PC gamers looking for solutions on the go now have their answer as Valve has announced the Steam Deck–a portable Steam-capable PC that will launch this December starting at $399. The announcement comes mere hours before the Nintendo Switch OLED preorders are set to begin. Steam Deck is a portable …
Read More »Gamescom 2021's First Confirmed Companies Include Xbox, Bethesda, And EA
Gamescom has announced the first batch of companies confirmed for the annual gaming convention, with 19 names coming to the online events scheduled for August 25-27. Big names coming to the event include Xbox and Bandai Namco–both of whom also appeared at E3 2021 in June–as well as E3 holdouts …
Read More »Phil Spencer Says Seeing Older Games Succeed On Game Pass Could Help Greenlight Reboots
Banjo-Kazooie fans may have just been given the avenue they need to make Banjo-Threeie a reality. Xbox head Phil Spencer has revealed that seeing legacy Xbox games succeeding as part of the company’s Game Pass service could help justify future reboots. Speaking on the Kinda Funny Gamescast, when asked if …
Read More »Summer Games Done Quick Speedrunning Marathon Raises Nearly $3 Million For Doctors Without Borders
The speedrunning community has done it again as Summer Games Done Quick 2021 ended with nearly $3 million in donations raised. The donation tracker on the Games Done Quick website shows the final tally for SGDQ 2021 at $2,909,369.35, with over 40,000 donations made during the week-long event for an …
Read More »All The State Of Play Announcements From PlayStation's Stream
Sony’s most recent PlayStation State of Play presentation has concluded. As expected, the highlight of the show was Deathloop which got another trailer breaking down its gameplay and the relationship between protagonist Cole and antagonist Julianna. The half hour presentation also covered upcoming PSVR and indie games scheduled to launch …
Read More »Moss Book II Coming To PlayStation VR Later This Year
The heroic mouse Quill is returning for more virtual reality adventures as Polyarc has announced Moss Book II for PlayStation VR during the July 8 State of Play. A brief trailer showed Quill traversing multiple new locales–one featuring icy terrain and another sporting a steampunk-style look–while fighting enemies both new …
Read More »Call Of Duty League Returning To Fan-Attended Live Events With Stage V Major
The Call of Duty League has announced that the league’s Stage V Major tournament–currently scheduled for Thursday, July 29 to Sunday, August 1–will take place in front of a live ticketed audience. The Major V event will emanate from Esports Stadium Arlington in Texas, home of the defending Call of …
Read More »Yacht Club Games Celebrates Shovel Knight's Birthday By Listing All 49 Of His Cameos
Shovel Knight recently turned seven years old, and his creators at Yacht Club Games celebrated the occasion by looking back not at his own game, but at the numerous cameos he’s made since his debut. We haven’t seen ubiquity like this outside of plumbers and hedgehogs. The blog post at …
Read More »Prime Day PlayStation Deal Bundles PS Plus And PS Now For A Great Price
PlayStation owners who need to add some time to their PlayStation Plus or PlayStation Now accounts should get over to Amazon, as Prime Day is currently bundling 3-month digital codes for both of Sony’s subscription services. The PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now 3 Month Bundle is currently $35, a $15 …
Read More »Save Big On This Amazon Ring Doorbell/Echo Dot Prime Day Bundle
Sometimes the best Amazon Prime Day deals come from Amazon itself, and right now, you can save big on a hardwired Ring Doorbell packaged with an Echo Dot. The Ring Doorbell/Echo Dot Bundle is now on sale for $45, a savings of $55 from its normal $100 price tag. Notably …
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