THQ Nordic has announced that SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake will launch for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on October 16. Additionally, all platforms–including PC, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One–will receive a free update that will include a bevy of new features, such as Photo Mode. The photo …
Read More »Mario Kart Tour Won't Get New Content After Next Month
After four years of regular updates–a mixture of brand-new content and remastered classic tracks from games past–Nintendo has announced that Mario Kart Tour will no longer receive new content after its October 4 update. The news was confirmed via an in-game message presented to all players upon logging in, which …
Read More »Fortnite Leak May Explain Why The Game's Story Makes No Sense Right Now
Donald Mustard, the chief creative officer at Epic and main architect of the Fortnite Battle Royale storyline, is retiring. It’s a fascinating time for a change like this for Fortnite–the storyline in Battle Royale has been in shambles for more than a year, and it’s only gotten worse with every …
Read More »Roblox Is Finally Headed To PlayStation Very Soon
One of the world’s most popular video games, Roblox, is finally headed to PlayStation. As part of the Roblox Developers Conference, the company confirmed that Roblox is headed to PlayStation 5 and the Meta Quest virtual reality platform soon. Roblox is coming to Meta Quest VR this month, while the …
Read More »Fortnite Boss And Industry Veteran Donald Mustard Leaves Epic
Epic Games chief creative officer Donald Mustard is leaving the company. Mustard confirmed the news on Twitter/X, saying he plans to step down later this month. Mustard has been making games for a quarter of a century, but most recently he was a top boss at Epic and one of …
Read More »Get Tiny Tina's Wonderlands And 7 More Games For Only $12 This Month
The Humble Choice lineup for September 2023 is now live, and this month, there’s a great selection of fantasy action, old-school detective work, and a spy thriller where you’ll need to outfox your competition. Like usual, members of Humble Choice will be able to download and keep these games forever, …
Read More »Xbox Game Pass Is Losing 9 More Games Very Soon
As it does twice per month, Microsoft is removing more Game Pass titles from the catalog. The first wave of removals for September 2023 have been confirmed, and a total of nine games are leaving soon. Announced in a blog post alongside a list of games coming to Game Pass, …
Read More »How Constant Change Will Keep Hearthstone's New Mode Fresh, According To Blizzard
As one of Blizzard’s live-service games, the Hearthstone team has constantly looked for new ways to keep the game fresh. A steady stream of new cards has been complemented by extra modes like Tavern Brawl and Battlegrounds, along with less successful experiments like Mercenaries. The core deck-building experience, though, has …
Read More »Dark And Darker Adds One Of Its Most-Requested Features As "An Experiment"
Dark and Darker has been updated to include one of the community’s “top-requested features” with its latest hotfix, turning the game’s Ruins map into a duo que. Previously, Ironmace’s early access, extraction-based dungeon crawler only supported solo queue with one map (the Goblin Cave) and trios with two maps (the …
Read More »How Borderlands Ensures Character-Driven Storytelling Remains A Focus 14 Years Later
The Borderlands franchise holds a peculiar place within the history of the gaming industry, kickstarting a genre that has gone on to become a different kind of beast. After all, though the concept of combining both RPG and first-person shooter mechanics was first seen in 2007’s Hellgate: London, the loot-shooter …
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