On this week’s episode of GameSpot After Dark Jake and Kallie are away, which means the Yakuza fans are out to play. Specifically, Lucy, Michael, Jean-Luc, and Tamoor sit down to have a nice long chat about Yakuza: Like A Dragon, an exciting new entry for the beloved franchise that …
Read More »GTA 5 Actor Is Out Of The Hospital After Battling COVID-19 And Pneumonia
Actor Ned Luke, who plays Michael in Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V, has left the hospital after he contracted COVID-19 and came down with pneumonia. Posting on Twitter, Luke shared a video of himself walking out of the Georgia hospital where he was staying as he was being treated for …
Read More »The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Demo Leak Reveals New Secrets About Nintendo Classic
A demo build for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has turned up alongside an old N64 demo cartridge which housed Nintendo racer F-Zero X. Though the demo was partially saved over, some of it was intact enough to reveal new details about the Nintendo classic. Details about the …
Read More »Last Chance To Snag Star Wars Battlefront 2 For Free On PC
If you’re looking for something to play this weekend, the Epic Games Store’s latest free PC game is a good one. From now until January 21 at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET, you can claim Star Wars Battlefront II: Celebration edition free of charge. For those who haven’t …
Read More »Monster Hunter Rise's Amiibo Layered Armor Sets Revealed
Monster Hunter Rise arrives on Nintendo Switch this March, and alongside the game, Capcom is releasing three new Monster Hunter Amiibo figures. The publisher had previously teased that these figures will unlock special layered armor sets in the game, and now it has given us a glimpse at what those …
Read More »Activision Blizzard Stock Price Hits A 37-Year High Amid Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic
Activision Blizzard, like many other gaming publishers, is riding high right now thanks in part to the COVID-19 pandemic that’s keeping people at home playing more games and spending more on them. As The Wall Street Journal noticed, the company’s share price recently exceeded more than $95 per share, which …
Read More »Here's What Amiibo Do In Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury launches on Nintendo Switch next month, and it’ll release alongside new Amiibo figures of Cat Mario and Cat Peach. Those aren’t the only figures it will be compatible with, however. Nintendo has confirmed that the game will also work with the Bowser and …
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 …
Read More »Twitch Indefinitely Bans Donald Trump
Twitch has indefinitely banned Donald Trump. Previously, the streaming platform temporarily suspended Trump’s Twitch account after the Capitol attacks. Now, with the ban, Trump cannot make another account nor appeal Twitch’s decision. In a statement to The Verge, a Twitch spokesperson stated, “We have indefinitely suspended President Trump’s Twitch channel …
Read More »Star Fox And F-Zero Character Designer Takaya Imamura Announces His Retirement From Nintendo
With a career that lasted over three decades at Nintendo, art director Takaya Imamura has had a hand in shaping the design of some of Nintendo’s most popular games and characters. Having worked across games such as The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, F-Zero, and Star Fox, Imamura announced his …
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