Though Dying Light 2: Stay Human launched earlier this year, the first game is still being supported. With Dying Light’s new 1.49 patch, all players who own the Standard Edition of the game will now have their copies automatically upgraded to the Enhanced Edition. The Enhanced Edition includes the story …
Read More »Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Among 2022 World Video Game Hall Of Fame Inductees
This year’s latest inductees into the World Video Game Hall of Fame are a quartet of influential titles. Ms. Pac-Man, Dance Dance Revolution, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and Sid Meier’s Civilization will be placed in the Strong National Museum of Play’s hall of fame, standing alongside other …
Read More »Blizzard Hires First Head Of Culture To Help Improve Diversity And Inclusivity
Blizzard Entertainment has hired its first ever Vice President, Head of Culture to help make the Overwatch and Diablo company have a more “diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace culture.” Jessica Martinez has joined Blizzard to help lead the effort to empower workers to feel they can “learn, grow, and bring …
Read More »Founder Of Mafia 3 Dev Hangar 13 Stepping Down, Leaving 2K
Haden Blackman, founder of Mafia 3 and Mafia: Definitive Edition developer Hangar 13, is stepping down as studio head and will leave parent company 2K, it has been revealed. Nick Baynes will take over as the new head of Hangar 13. “It’s with mixed emotions that I share with you …
Read More »Feast Your Eyes On An Hour Of Canceled Half-Life 2 Spinoff Ravenholm
The history of Half-Life is one filled with canceled projects that would never see the light of day, but thanks to Noclip, fans can now see nearly an entire hour of gameplay for Arkane Studio’s canceled Half-Life 2 spinoff, Ravenholm. It’s a fascinating look at a project that appeared fairly …
Read More »Why Square Enix Sold Its Western Studios
The gaming industry can’t seem to go a month without big acquisition news, but the most recent of these was surprising for a different reason. Square Enix suddenly sold all of its Western studios–Crystal Dynamics and Eidos–to the Embracer Group. That includes high-profile franchises like Tomb Raider and Deus Ex. …
Read More »The Best PlayStation Plus Free Games Of All Time
While the primary draw of PS Plus may be access to online multiplayer, the monthly free games are certainly great incentives. With Sony relaunching the PlayStation Plus subscription service in June to offer three tiers of membership that combine it with PS Now, we’ve decided to put together a list …
Read More »League Of Legends MMO Will "Respect Player Time," According To Producer
Riot Games in-the-works MMORPG set in the League of Legends world of Runeterra is still likely many years away, but when it does arrive, the developers want it to respect the time of players. Executive producer Greg Street recently took to Twitter to ask fans what they didn’t want to …
Read More »6 Free Games Are Available Now For Amazon Prime Members
A new lineup of free games and loot is available now for Amazon Prime members. Prime Gaming’s May 2022 lineup includes six free games, including Dead Space 2, The Curse of Monkey Island, and Cat Quest. Prime members can also claim new in-game content throughout the month for popular online …
Read More »PlayStation Now May 2022 Games Announced
The PlayStation Store is refreshing for the first time in May tomorrow, May 3, and that means the next wave of PlayStation Now titles are headed to the catalog. There are three games being added to the library this month, just ahead of the major PlayStation Plus changes coming in …
Read More »