Two new fighters are coming to Marvel Contest of Champions: Quicksilver, the speedster brother of the Scarlet Witch and Galan, the humble farmer of the planetary nursery, previously known as the great devourer Galactus. Galan releases on August 11. He can gather planetary mass by gaining buffs. After gathering over …
Read More »Xbox Games With Gold For August 2022: 2 Free Games Available Now
August’s Games with Gold lineup features Calico, ScourgeBringer, Saints Row 2, and Monaco. Currently, Calico and Saints Row 2 are up for grabs; ScourgeBringer and Monaco: What’s Yours Is Mine will be available in the back half of the month. As usual, you’re getting two Xbox One games as well …
Read More »Amazon Prime Members Can Snag 6 Free Games Right Now
The latest batch of free PC games for Amazon Prime members is available now. The Prime Gaming August 2022 lineup includes six free games–StarCraft: Remastered, ScourgeBringer, Recompile, Beasts of Maravilla Island, Family Mysteries: Poisonous Promises, and Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders. As always, Prime members can also snag free …
Read More »Among Us Almost Wasn't Among Us In 2019
Innersloth co-founder Marcus Bromander recently revealed support for Among Us almost ended in 2019–the period right before it took off on a meteoric rise. Speaking on an Overcome podcast episode, Bromander said the team nearly dropped Among Us to work on other projects. “We were basically done with it at …
Read More »Thatgamecompany's Jenova Chen Sees Live-Service Games As The Healthiest Way To Make Games
Jenova Chen is known predominantly for directing the 2012 video game, Journey. It may not have featured traditional multiplayer mechanics, but it was a traditional video game in that it had a beginning, a middle, and an end, and you paid for it once. Chen’s latest game, Sky: Children of …
Read More »Pokemon Go Details Its In-Person August Community Day Plans
Niantic has announced more details for its in-person meetups for the Pokemon Go August event, which will take place on August 13 from 11 PM to 2 PM local time. Players participating as a group during the event will be eligible to earn additional bonuses. Those unable to attend in-person …
Read More »Genshin Impact 3.0 Teaser Reveals Several New Characters
HoYoVerse has released a new Genshin Impact 3.0 preview, which dives into the new region of Sumeru while also introducing the player to several new companions they’ll get to meet when the update releases in August. Though some of the characters have previously been leaked online, the developer has officially …
Read More »Friday 'Nite: Fortnite Concert Rumors For Summer 2022 Include Several Performers
Friday ‘Nite is a weekly Fortnite column in which Mark Delaney takes a closer look at current events in the wide world of Fortnite, with a special emphasis on the game’s plot, characters, and lore. It’s almost August. At this time last year, the Fortnite Ariana Grande Rift Tour was …
Read More »Diablo Immortal Reaches $100 Million From Microtransaction Spending – Report
Diablo Immortal has reportedly crossed a big new microtransaction milestone. A new report from Sensor Tower claims the mobile game has passed $100 million in spending worldwide across the App Store and Google Play in the eight weeks since the game was released in early June. The game was heavily …
Read More »Thatgamecompany's Jenova Chen Sees Sky: Children Of The Light As More Virtual Theme Park Than Video Game
Sky: Children of the Light, thatgamecompany’s follow-up to Journey, released three years ago for iOS devices before making its way to other platforms and the developer is celebrating by holding the biggest event the game has ever experienced. There are special birthday themed events, new areas to explore, performances from …
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