Microsoft was never one to stick with more expected console naming conventions, what with the Xbox One creating confusion in-store as parents fumbled figuring out which system was which. The Xbox Series X is a similarly puzzling name, so much so that even Microsoft pokes fun at it. Over on …
Read More »Life Is Strange: Remastered Collection Delayed To Early 2022
Life Is Strange: Remastered Collection, an upgraded bundle of both Life Is Strange and Life Is Strange: Before the Storm, has been delayed to early 2022 due to the evolving challenges of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In a Twitter statement, the Life Is Strange team said it wanted to alleviate …
Read More »Diablo 4 Game Director And Two Other Devs Ousted From Activision Blizzard
Three prominent Activision Blizzard developers have left the company in the wake of a bombshell sexual harassment lawsuit filed by California state. Diablo IV game director Luis Barriga, Blizzard lead level designer Jesse McCree (who’s also the namesake for Overwatch’s cowboy hero), and World of Warcraft designer Jonathan LeCraft are …
Read More »Splitgate Could Come To Switch And Mobile, Cross-Play Also A Possibility
Splitgate may make its way to other platforms sometime in the future, developer 1047 Games said, including mobile, Nintendo Switch, and Mac. The team also added that cross-play on all platforms is a possibility. During a developer Q&A earlier this week, the team was asked whether the popular free-to-play portal …
Read More »Popular Free-To-Play Shooter Splitgate Getting PS5 and Xbox Series X Upgrade
The popular free-to-play portal shooter Splitgate is coming PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S with some “obvious” upgrades, developer 1047 Games said during a developer QA this weak on Twitch The studio responded to some questions after playing a few rounds of the game with streamer YourRage. Toward the end …
Read More »Xbox Will Hold Another Indie Game Showcase Today
A second indie game showcase put on by Twitch and Xbox is scheduled to go live today, August 10 at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET, Microsoft has announced. This livestream will “once again feature tons of independent titles,” Microsoft said. There will be announcements from developers and publishers …
Read More »Sony Completes Crunchyroll Acquisition Worth $1.175 Billion
Sony has announced that after months of negotiations, the acquisition of anime streaming service Crunchyroll is complete. The service joins fellow anime entertainment company Funimation as an official subsidiary of Sony. The buyout is worth a whopping $1.175 billion, according to a press release. With its newfound resources, Crunchyroll can …
Read More »Battlefield 5: Log In And Get Two Elite Characters For Free
Anyone looking to increase their Battlefield 5 Elite character roster can pick up Norman Kingsley and Ilse Schattenwolf for free by simply logging in. According to the fan-made Battlefield news Twitter account Battlefield Bulletin (via a spotlight by Twitter user Apple_Box_tw), booting up and logging into Battlefield 5 on PC, …
Read More »Steam Deck Doesn't Get A Performance Boost When Docked
Though you can dock the Steam Deck and connect it to a monitor or TV, it won’t get a boost in power, according to PC Gamer. How it performs on-the-go is exactly what you can expect when the machine is docked. In a hands-on with the Steam Deck, PC Gamer …
Read More »Valve's Steam Deck Is "Dummy Friendly" For New PC Users
Giant Bomb’s Jan Ochoa and Matt Rorie traveled to Valve’s headquarters in Bellevue, Washington to check out the Steam Deck. The two touched on multiple aspects of the portable PC, talking about things like how new-user-friendly the device is for newcomers unfamiliar with the Steam ecosystem. In the nearly 20-minute-long …
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