The Epic Games v Apple trial, which could have big implications for both companies and the industry as a whole, is set to begin this week. If you’d like to follow along with the court proceedings as they happen, the California District Court is hosting the trial as a public …
Read More »Epic Games v. Apple Trial Starts With Audience Screaming "Free Fortnite"
As the Epic Games v. Apple trial got underway, the proceeding devolved into chaos with the audience–including what appeared to be a number of kids–yelling for the judge to bring Fortnite back to mobile devices. This went on for nearly 20 minutes before the court muted the line. According to …
Read More »Nier Reincarnation Is Nierly Ready For English Release
Nier Reincarnation–a mobile game set in the Nier and Drakengard universe–has been playable in Japan for several months now, but it looks like the game is almost ready for a Western launch, as well. The game’s localization process has been completed, and a pre-registration phase is going to kick off …
Read More »Roblox's Ready Play Two Hub Has Nearly 29 Million Visitors
If visitor numbers to digital spaces are anything to go by, the science fiction novel Ready Player Two has built quite the fanbase. As of this week, over 28 million players have visited the Ready Player Two hub in the blocky creation game Roblox. The Roblox space has become popular …
Read More »Final Fantasy 6's Broken World Resonates Differently In Ours Today
Content warning: This article discusses subject matter pertaining to mental health including anxiety, depression, and self-harm. At the almost-exact midpoint of Final Fantasy 6, the classic 1994 RPG from Squaresoft, the power-hungry Gestahl Empire has raised the Floating Continent, where it intends to use a powerful magical field to consolidate …
Read More »Pokemon Go: How To Catch Shiny Smeargle
Pokemon Go is celebrating this week’s release of New Pokemon Snap with a special event until May 2. As part of the event, the Painter Pokemon Smeargle will be photobombing snapshots you take more frequently than usual, and you have your first chance to encounter a Shiny Smeargle in the …
Read More »Pokemon Go May Community Day Features Swablu
Pokemon Go‘s May Community Day will take place on Saturday, May 15, developer Niantic has announced. The upcoming event will run from 11 AM to 5 PM local time, and the featured Pokemon this time will be Swablu, the pre-evolved form of Altaria. Throughout May’s Community Day, Swablu will appear …
Read More »Call Of Duty: Mobile Season 4 Beta Balances Weapons, Adds Fan-Favorite Map
Call of Duty: Mobile’s Season 3 is winding down, but Activision released a public beta test for Season 4 content, which is detailed in today’s April 30 Community Update. This beta includes access to a new map, weapon balancing changes, and a new clan wars feature. The public test build …
Read More »The US Video Game Industry Is Thriving Right Now
The NPD Group has released its report for the first quarter of 2021, showing how well the US video game industry performed in the January-March period. In short, the US games market is thriving right now due in part to the launch of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X …
Read More »Fortnite: Where To Collect Meat Or Peppers
Fortnite Season 6 Week 7 Quests have arrived, and among them is a challenge that asks you to collect meat or peppers. You’ll need to gather five in total, and while you could complete this challenge by hunting a few animals, it may be faster to head to one of …
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