Fortnite creator Epic Games and Lego have had a partnership for a while now, but that hasn’t resulted in much on the Fortnite side of things. However, that’s apparently set to change, as reliable leaker GMatrixGames has uncovered multiple details that indicate that Lego is coming to Fortnite in some …
Read More »Former FTC Lawyer Blasts UK Agency For Blocking Microsoft-Activision Deal
Everyone has an opinion on the blockbuster merger of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, but not everyone has served as a top lawyer for the Federal Trade Commission. In a recent article, former General Counsel of the FTC Alden Abbott opined that the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority should not have …
Read More »Call Of Duty Fans Criticize New UAV Bundle Deemed "Pay-To-Win"
Over the past few weeks, Activision has released a number of paid bundles for Call Of Duty: Warzone 2’s DMZ mode that players have deemed “pay-to-win,” as they include mechanical benefits that free players simply don’t get. The recent release of the new Roze and Thorn bundle has garnered the …
Read More »Dark And Darker Dev Delays Early Access Launch Amid Legal Turmoil
The extraction shooter Dark And Darker was forced off Steam weeks ago thanks to an ongoing lawsuit from Korean game company Nexon, but it seems that its promised Early Access launch will also have to wait. Developer Ironmace posted an announcement on its Discord, stating that the launch has been …
Read More »Bungie Keeps Winning Lawsuits Against Destiny 2 Cheaters For Millions Of Dollars
Bungie has spent quite a bit of time and effort going after Destiny 2 cheat-makers, and it seems that the campaign is paying off. As first uncovered by Stephen Totilo of Axios, Bungie recently won a $6.7 million judgment against Lavicheats in a US district court. As court documents read, …
Read More »Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Has A Clever Warning If You Break The Game
Sequence-breaking video games is a long and veritable tradition that dates back to the early days of the hobby, but Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has an unusual way of dealing with it. As shown by several players on social media, if you manage to skip significant portions of the game, …
Read More »Antiques Roadshow Says This 1999 Collection Of Pokemon Cards Is Worth Up To $10,000
Pokemon cards are a big deal these days, and while the market has come down to Earth a bit in the past two years, they’re still worth quite a bit of money. Case in point: One person who took a binder of original cards to Antiques Roadshow for appraisal was …
Read More »Payday 3 Trailer Is Literally Just A Guy Standing In A Dark Room, Gameplay Coming This Summer
We already knew that Payday 3 is on the way, but we’ll soon see how it’s shaping up this summer. An incredibly short new teaser trailer has let us all know that its gameplay reveal is coming this summer, though a specific date was not mentioned. The teaser trailer depicts …
Read More »How Castlevania: Aria Of Sorrow's Tactical Soul System Inspired A New Generation Of Metroidvanias
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow is celebrating its 20-year anniversary today, May 6, 2023. Below, we look back at how the successor to Symphony of the Night is still influencing the genre. From the Souls-ian hack-and-slash of Blasphemous to the pastel beauty of the Ori series, the sheer volume of metroidvanias …
Read More »Nearly Half Of Hunt: Showdown Users Have Never Killed Another Player
Hunt: Showdown is a tense competitive experience, and it’s certainly not for everyone. Still, it’s surprising to learn that 40% of people who have played the game have never killed another player. Speaking at a recent PC Gamer roundtable, Hunt: Showdown general manager David Fifield cited this fact to demonstrate …
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