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Laya’s Horizon is easily one of the best games you can play on mobile devices, and it’s effectively free as long as you have a Netflix account.Photo: Kyle Barr / GizmodoNetflix’s game section is now an established part of the brand, despite how I’m constantly fielding queries of “Wait, Netflix has games,” or “How do…
Aron D’Souza at the Enhanced Games headquarters in Kensington, LondonMove fast and break things.In the early years of the new millennium, as Mark Zuckerberg was turning Facebook from dorm room hustle into a ground-breaking billion-dollar company, he adopted a motto.He told colleagues to act first and apologise later. Old orthodoxies should be shattered, rivals dented…
Bruno Fernandes has scored more goals (52) than any other player for Manchester United since his debut in February 2020Erik ten Hag says it is “up to the fans” whether they remain patient after Manchester United’s winless Premier League run extended to four games with their draw at Bournemouth.Captain Bruno Fernandes scored both goals as…
Image: Prime VideoAfter what feels like a very long cryogenic sleep in an underground nuclear bunker, Amazon’s take on Fallout dropped like a bomb on Prime Video late last week—but whether or not you’re complete newbie to the world of Interplay and Bethesda’s legendary roleplaying games, or a series veteran, was it worth the wait?…
A very full house — 9 answers from 8 devs about why combat card games on screens have blown up. Kevin Purdy – Apr 12, 2024 1:31 pm UTC Aurich Lawson In a deckbuilding game, you start out with a basic set of cards, then upgrade it over time, seeking synergies and compounding effects. Roguelikes…
If you’re going for game streaming, you’ll need to choose between a service that offers some games natively and others that let you play your own library with a better rig.Photo: Kyle Barr / GizmodoWe’re in the true heyday of accessible gaming. You can game on anything from your handheld console, like the Steam Deck,…
(Image credit: Michael Hicks / Android Central) On Tuesday at GDC 2024, I attended Google’s keynote session, “Reimagine the Future of Gaming with Google AI.” Glancing at my neighbors’ nametags, I saw engineers from Tencent, Epic Games, and other notable devs and publishers, all crammed into uncomfortable chairs to see Google’s AI-tinted vision of how…
poly-lt-wire-logo Gameheads’ 2018 showcase Gameheads in Oakland is a creative and educational pipeline Here’s Your Change is a game set in a small store in a low income Oakland neighborhood. It’s a first-person game structured like Papers, Please, which its designer Rogelio Lara cites as a key inspiration. The player stands behind the shop’s counter…
3.02pm EST15:02 And here is Dominic Fifield’s report from the game. Olivier Giroud breaks goal duck in Chelsea win against BATE Borisov 3.01pm EST15:01 A host of other Europa League stuff tonight from us. Nick Ames is following Brendan’s boys. Celtic v RB Leipzig: Europa League – live! Paul Doyle is watching “The” Arsenal. Arsenal v…
We all remember that one Christmas present we got as a kid. The one we’d begged our parents for all year, the one we’d looked up 100 times in the Argos catalogue or on Amazon, depending on our age … For many of us, that present was a games machine. Whether it was a ZX…
Pokémon Let’s Go! Eevee and Pikachu aren’t the most challenging of games, but in order to make the most of it, we have some advice. Here are a few tips for your journey to becoming Pokémon Champion.Give yourself the ability to skip cutscenesDo this first, since you’re going to see a lot of repeated cutscenes…
Where to watch, when to watch, who to watch from Summer Games Done Quick 2018Games Done Quick Awesome Games Done Quick is back. The world series of speedrunning will, beginning Sunday at noon ET, deliver 156 hours of highly watchable sprints, stunts and trick runs involving games both currently popular and long forgotten. There are…
Far and away, the biggest video game of the year was “Fortnite,” which has become a major piece of mainstream pop culture — and a revenue-generating juggernaut — in its own right. An underrated aspect of the “Fortnite” phenomenon, however, is all the ways in which its developer, Epic Games, has been using its success…
The Italian coach has been unfairly and prematurely maligned, just as the Manchester City boss was during his difficult first season in England Not long into Pep Guardiola’s first season at Manchester City, a disgruntled supporter told a fan TV channel that the club should have hired Diego Simeone instead. It was not a common…
Kotaku Game DiaryDaily thoughts from a Kotaku staffer about a game we’re playing. Every time I play Ubisoft’s gargantuan Assassin’s Creed Odyssey I’m astounded at how much of it I have left. I’m also left startled by how different an experience I seem to have had from many other players.I’ve heard some people complain that Odyssey…
On BaseballImageSeattle’s Edgar Martinez has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, and his closest competitors can all agree on one thing: He sure could hit.CreditCreditStephen Dunn/Getty ImagesThe years go by, the players retire, and if you knew them a bit, you remember little snapshots of their clubhouse routines.Mariano Rivera carefully signing baseballs —…
ImageJulian Edelman and Tom Brady of the New England Patriots celebrated their 13-3 victory over the Rams in Super Bowl LIII.CreditDoug Mills/The New York TimesIn the Year of Offense, the N.F.L.’s championship game didn’t have much. A dreary Super Bowl that featured a combined 14 punts ended with a sixth title for Tom Brady and…
Kotaku Game DiaryDaily thoughts from a Kotaku staffer about a game we’re playing. Back in 1998, Insomniac Games gave us a small purple dragon who’s a joy to control, colorful free-roaming playgrounds and backed with exquisite music. The Spyro Reignited Trilogy looks different, but it feels just as good.Released in 1998 for the original PlayStation and…
Kotaku Game DiaryDaily thoughts from a Kotaku staffer about a game we’re playing. Some games’ post-release plans are stingy, others generous, some comically convoluted. And then there’s the seven-part plan for Shadow of the Tomb Raider, an awkward game that is now getting some awkward expansions.On paper before release, it all seemed pretty good. Shadow of…
On this week’s Kotaku Splitscreen, we implore you to not miss Return of the Obra Dinn, a phenomenal game and contender for 2018’s greatest.First we dive into why Obra Dinn is so great, also taking some time to dissect Hitman 2, the Sega Genesis Classics collection, and other games we’re playing. Then it’s time for…
Jan 14, 2019Tim KeownESPN Senior Writer CloseSenior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Columnist for ESPN.com Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers)LOS ANGELES RAMS OFFENSIVE TACKLE Andrew Whitworth looks like he’d be employee of the month — every month — at the feed store. Everyone would just stand around and marvel as he heaved bales…
Marc Saltzman, Special for USA TODAY Published 7:01 a.m. ET Dec. 8, 2018 | Updated 12:01 p.m. ET Dec. 8, 2018CLOSE Tech columnist Marc Saltzman gives his take on the best family-friendly video games of the year. USA TODAYIn Nintendo’s “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, you can pick your favorite fighter and play against the game’s…
binspamdupenotthebestofftopicslownewsdaystalestupid freshfunnyinsightfulinterestingmaybe offtopicflamebaittrollredundantoverrated insightfulinterestinginformativefunnyunderrated descriptive typodupeerror 105095986 story Nintendo Warns It Won’t Make More Retro NES and SNES Consoles (engadget.com) 87 Posted by BeauHD on Friday December 14, 2018 @05:58PM from the end-of-the-road dept. Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime warned that the NES Classic and SNES Classic will sell in the Americas through the holidays, but will…
Red Dead Online’s opening sequence is a great way to get players into the online wild west. The intro is made up of cutscenes, missions and tutorials. It feels more focused than GTA Online’s introduction, and overall it seems like Rockstar has learned from GTA Online’s introduction. I took a look at both games’ opening…
Dec 14, 2018Dotun AkintoyeESPN The Magazine CloseDotun Akintoye is a writer and associate editor at ESPN The Magazine.IT’S A RECENT Friday night in downtown Pittsburgh, and JuJu Smith-Schuster sits in a midsized hotel conference room, having just completed his promotional duties for a “Call of Duty” livestream. In one corner is a table of picked-over…
Bit Brigade isn’t cashing in on the speedrunning or vintage video game craze. They’re musicians first, and NES players second, which means they don’t care about internet fame. It’s all about the stage.”We’re a rock band,” bassist Luke Fields said. “You need to come see us play a rock show.”If Fields sounds like your dad…
CLOSE Sunday’s NFL action included an absolute beatdown in Foxborough and saw Nick Foles’ Eagles run out of magic. Trysta Krick breaks it all down. USA TODAY SportsThe 32 things we learned heading into the NFL’s conference championship games: 1. How crucial are postseason bye weeks? All four teams that had one this year prevailed in the…
Reigning chess world champion Magnus Carlsen (right), from Norway, plays Italian-American challenger Fabiano Caruana in the first few minutes of round 12 of their World Chess Championship match on Monday in London. Matt Dunham/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Dunham/AP Reigning chess world champion Magnus Carlsen (right), from Norway, plays Italian-American challenger Fabiano Caruana in…
When all is said and done, all of these retro consoles that have appeared recently are the same. They are simply an emulator wrapped in a pretty box with nostalgic controllers. Because of that, there is a lot of options when it comes to hacking or modding them because the software is so basic. The…
binspamdupenotthebestofftopicslownewsdaystalestupid freshfunnyinsightfulinterestingmaybe offtopicflamebaittrollredundantoverrated insightfulinterestinginformativefunnyunderrated descriptive typodupeerror 105641676 story Amazon is Working on Game Streaming Service, Report Says (geekwire.com) 57 Posted by msmash on Thursday January 10, 2019 @05:01PM from the up-next dept. Amazon is looking to get into game streaming, joining its tech titan contemporaries Microsoft and Google, according to a report from The Information.…
ImageThe International Olympic Committee is widely expected to expel boxing’s international federation at a Dec. 1 meeting, putting the sport’s role in the 2020 Games in doubt.CreditCreditPool photo by Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesLONDON — The International Olympic Committee is moving toward expelling boxing’s international federation, a step that could imperil one of the tent-pole…
ImageN.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell, during a news conference for Super Bowl LIII, said referees erred near the end of the N.F.C. championship game between the New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams.CreditCreditDavid J. Phillip/Associated PressATLANTA — Ten days after a controversial noncall marred the ending of the N.F.C. championship game, N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell finally…
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. Cyber Monday deals have landed and we are pretty pumped about it.Image: amazon/walmart/best buy/macy’s/medix cbd/mashable photo compositeBy Rudie ObiasMashable Deals2018-11-26 15:37:32 UTC It’s Cyber Monday! If you missed out on Black Friday deals, now is your chance to…
I think the last time I played a Windows game—as in, a Microsoft game that comes baked into the Windows operating system—was back in Windows 95. Ah, FreeCell. That’s not to say that Microsoft’s games were bad, it’s just not very often that I find myself needing to strike up some Minesweeper to kill time.However,…
Dec 20, 2018Jeremy FowlerCloseESPN Staff WriterESPN staff writer Previously a college football reporter for CBSSports.com University of Florida graduateMike TriplettCloseESPN Staff WriterCovered Saints for eight years at New Orleans Times-Picayune Previously covered LSU football, San Francisco 49ers Iowa native and University of Iowa graduateA complicated game can be simplified by this truism: Top quarterback-head coach…
A rueful Magnus Carlsen lamented his gun-shy, conservative play after Sunday’s draw in the seventh game of his world championship title defense against Fabiano Caruana in London, which left the best-of-12-games match in 3½-all deadlock. The Norwegian champion, playing with the white pieces, kicked off with the same Queen’s Gambit as the second game (1.…
One of the great online gaming paradoxes is the group-finder, a feature intended to bring people together that often does the opposite. It’s a mainstay in online games, a one-size-fits-all solution to the ever-present social gaming problem of “How do I meet people and progress?” Functional, accessible and a little impersonal, the group-finder makes connecting…
Photo: Sam Rutherford (Gizmodo)Even though I know all these retro consoles are largely an effort turn my nostalgia into big-time corporate profits, they’re damn hard to resist. There’s just something about gray plastic and the old school boot up sound that hits a deep part of my brain as few things do, so when I…
Since their beginnings in the early 00s, Battlefield games have been known for wild, unpredictable battles involving up to 64 players, on foot, in tanks or on planes. But the last two games, themed after the world wars, have introduced a new kind of single-player storytelling to complement their frenetic multiplayer warfare. Presented as an…
TORONTO — Rewind the Toronto Maple Leafs’ most recent 120 minutes of gameplay and fans of the club can find much to celebrate during consecutive starting-goalie-chasing victories over banged-up cellar dwellers New Jersey and Florida. The special teams rediscovered their groove, Morgan Rielly leads all defencemen in points, Frederik Andersen tops all goalies in wins,…
If you just purchased your first PlayStation 4, you may find yourself feeling overwhelmed sheer volume titles. The console has been out for some time which means that the catalog is incredibly deep and diverse. This is a boon for new PlayStation 4 users because this robust catalog means that there is something great out…
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Liam Kirk occasionally takes a 15-minute stroll from Peterborough Memorial Centre to The UK Shoppe in search of a taste of home. Kirk, 18, is 3,400 miles away from his family in Maltby, England, playing ice hockey — a sport many of his friends teased him about while growing up.In June, the…
We’re halfway through the group stage in the Champions League and it’s getting tight. The results of these five games will go some way to deciding which clubs will still be in the competition after Christmas. Monaco v Club Brugge, Tuesday, 5.55pm Thierry Henry has not yet had the impact Monaco were hoping for when…
I have played too many games that treat trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming characters as sexual objects. These games portray the lives and identities of marginalized, real-world people as little more than titillation for the (assumed cisgender) player. Hardcoded is not that game. It is a story about dating trans people, written by trans people.…
Nov 27, 2018Brady HendersonESPN CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Seattle Seahawks still know how to finish after all.They were in danger of dropping yet another close game Sunday when Russell Wilson found David Moore for a 35-yard, game-tying touchdown. Seattle’s defense then stiffened just in time on the Carolina Panthers’ ensuing drive (which ended with Graham…
The Detroit Lions have been inconsistent all season, but there’s good reason to think they can cover against the Bears on Thursday. Michael Reaves/Getty Images Happy Thanksgiving! This week we gather together with our families, eating with glutton and lounging on the couch as we fall into a tryptophan-induced food coma. There is no better…
Premature Evaluation is the weekly column in which Steve Hogarty explores the wilds of early access. This week it’s extremely not buggy pirate ’em up Atlas Developer: Grapeshot Games, Instinct GamesPublisher: Grapeshot Games Release: Out now (early access)On: WindowsFrom: SteamFor: £23.79, $30, €25Last week brought news that beleaguered swashbuckling MMO Atlas had been hacked by…
ImageGene Steratore worked on the field at last year’s Super Bowl. He will make calls for the broadcast on Sunday.CreditCreditKevin D. Liles for The New York TimesATLANTA — Gene Steratore is back at the Super Bowl, one year after he ruled on two crucial, razor-close touchdown catches.This time, his view will be from the broadcast…
In December, eSports EdTech company Learn2Play hit a major milestone of one million users. By raising $2.1 million in seed investments, and the fact prize money in eSports tournaments has surpassed $200 million this year, the company’s success arguably reflects the explosive growth of the industry. “I’ve never been a sports enthusiast, and I’ve never…
The world championship battle between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana will be decided in a quickfire tie-breaker after Monday’s Game 12 ended in a 31-move draw. The result shocked onlookers in light of the champion’s advantages in position and time, and left the best-of-12-games match in a historic 6-6 deadlock. The latest bloodless result, the…
New York TodayImageIt’s getting harder to walk between the raindrops.CreditSpencer Platt/Getty ImagesMaybe we should call it the Soggy Apple. New York City just experienced its fourth-wettest year on record.In 2018, 65.55 inches of precipitation fell in Central Park, according to the National Weather Service. That’s more than 15 inches, or 31 percent, above normal.This is…
Claudio Ranieri’s managerial regime at Fulham started with a victory over SouthamptonClaudio Ranieri and Mark Hughes both knew exactly what was riding on Fulham’s meeting with Southampton – and the contrasts could not have been clearer as they trudged across Craven Cottage at the conclusion of a rollercoaster encounter.Ranieri, the 67-year-old Italian who won legendary…
Nov 17, 2018Mike TriplettESPN Staff Writer CloseCovered Saints for eight years at New Orleans Times-Picayune Previously covered LSU football, San Francisco 49ers Iowa native and University of Iowa graduateWeek 10 was a big one for the top of the 2017 NFL draft class.We saw a resurgent performance from No. 4 pick Leonard Fournette in his…
5.23pm EST17:23 Here’s Bryan’s report off today’s game, which you can replay below. Be sure to join us on Saturday for minute-by-minute coverage of Game 11. Game 10 ended in a draw after 54 moves. 3.43pm EST15:43 “I think at some point I had a big advantage but I couldn’t see how to play it,”…
If you don’t have one of these PCs, can you really even consider yourself a gamer? By Andrea Kornstein2018-11-06 10:00:00 UTC The popularity of gaming PCs has exploded in recent years. Sure, there are plenty of people who won’t abandoned their beloved consoles. But a large number of gaming enthusiasts have been shifting their attention.…
Magnus Carlsen confessed to nerves after holding on for a high-wire draw with Fabiano Caruana on Thursday in the marathon 10th game of their world championship showdown, which left the best-of-12-games match in a 5-all deadlock with two contests remaining. The 27-year-old champion from Norway, playing with the black pieces, weathered Caruana’s novel deviation from…
Collecting video games is easy. All you have to do is create an eBay account and click “Buy It Now” on every video game you ever wanted. Congratulations, you have a video game collection! Your bank account balance is now negative a million dollars.It’s collecting video games without going broke that’s hard. In the first…
“Kingdom Hearts 3″/Square Enix Released on January 29th, “Kingdom Hearts 3” is the culmination of a trilogy that began in 2002. The game arrives nearly 13 years after “Kingdom Hearts 2.”The “Kingdom Hearts” series blends the worlds of Disney’s films with the “Final Fantasy” video game series.Through the years the series has developed a cult…
Photo by James Bareham / The Verge Brawl Stars is nearing its global launch For the last 18 months, Finnish game developer Supercell has been testing its next big thing. Last year, the developer behind mobile hits like Clash of Clans and Clash Royale soft-launched a new game called Brawl Stars. It’s very different from…
Fallout 76 isn’t good for much, but it is giving gamers one more chance to learn a valuable lesson. Don’t pay for a product you do not want—particularly when you know you are paying for a product you do not want. Let me be up front: I think this game is bad. The critical consensus,…
Disney’s 2012 film Wreck-It Ralph proved that a movie based on video game nostalgia could actually be more than a gimmick. It’s the story of Ralph (John C. Reilly), a villain in a Donkey Kong-esque 1980s-style retro arcade game, who ventures outside of his own cabinet and into the world of other games to prove…
None Dec. 10, 2017: Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy runs past Indianapolis Colts outside linebacker Barkevious Mingo in a snow storm at New Era Field. The Bills won in overtime, 13-7. Timothy T. Ludwig, USA TODAY Sports None Dec. 20, 2013: The Baltimore Ravens’ Michael Oher (74), Marshal Yanda (73) and Gino Gradkowski stand…
Metro Exodus becoming an Epic Games Store exclusive has been followed by a busy week of confusing and conflicting statements. By Tom Marks It’s been one week since you looked at me publisher Deep Silver announced that Metro Exodus would be removed from Steam and exclusively sold on the Epic Games Store, and boy has…
Kaeo Milker (L) and Findlay Milker (R)Photo: Kaeo MilkerHow I WorkThe How I Work series asks heroes, experts, and flat-out productive people to share their shortcuts, workspaces, routines, and more. Have someone you want to see featured, or questions you think we should ask? [Email Nick](mailto:nick.douglas@lifehacker.com). Kaeo Milker has enjoyed a long and eye-opening career at…
DisclosureEvery product here is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our work. Image: sonyBy Adam Rosenberg2018-11-27 22:07:33 UTC Did Sony strike gold with the PlayStation Classic? Or is it just a big hunk of pyrite wrapped in a vintage-styled plastic shell? Reviews…
The Masked Singer returned for its third week on Wednesday night, bringing back some of the costumed contestants we’ve previously met for new rounds of musical face-offs, as well as special guest judge Joel McHale!Last week, Fox’s hit reality singing competition introduced the final set of six secret singers, giving fans a chance to play detective…
Image: Mashable Photo Composite: BSIP/UIG via Getty ImagesBy Amy-Mae Turner2018-11-02 20:30:00 UTC Welcome to Small Humans, an ongoing series at Mashable that looks at how to take care of – and deal with – the kids in your life. Because Dr. Spock is nice and all, but it’s 2018 and we have the entire internet…
It’s still a novelty, but there are great games. Sarah Tew/CNET Cyber Monday is here and many of the PlayStation bundles that went on sale last week are still available. If you’re curious about VR gaming, now could be the time to get a good deal on a PSVR.Updated, Nov. 26: Confirmed availability and pricing.I’ve…
Attempting to apply cheats to console games can be intimidating. Do I need to take apart my console? Do I need to mod or hack it, potentially voiding the warranty? Thanks to the Save Wizard MAX save editor, the answer to all of those questions is no. Easy cheats Save Wizard MAX cheat software for…
88 An all-around great product that’s among the best in its category. You’ll almost certainly be happy. How we score The Engadget Score is a unique ranking of products based on extensive independent research and analysis by our expert editorial and research teams. The Global Score is arrived at only after curating hundreds, sometimes thousands…
Dec 17, 2018Mark OgdenSenior Writer, ESPN FC The path to the 2019 Champions League final in Madrid has now become clear following the draw for the round of 16, which has thrown together some of Europe’s biggest clubs.Heavyweight clashes between Liverpool and Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid and Juventus, and Ajax…
Players (and officials) still cling to the pregame rituals they think will bring them success on the field. ImageCreditDaniel SulzbergIn the N.F.L., where the wait between most games is a long, charged week, tales of eccentric pregame rituals in the final jittery moments before kickoff have become a fabled part of the sport’s lore.If, for…
For decades, Martin Amis’s Invasion of the Space Invaders: An Addict’s Guide to Battle Tactics, Big Scores and the Best Machines – part anthropological survey of New York’s arcade scene in the early 80s, part video game tips book – has remained one of the great literary curios of the 20th century. First published in…
When I think of the toughest games of my childhood, the Ghosts ‘n Goblins series from Capcom immediately comes to mind. They’re unforgivingly difficult, taunting you at each corner with a thousand deaths. Arthur’s armor gets shredded by every moving object and even upgraded weapons offer little protection. What’s worse is that you have to…
On College FootballImageWith a victory over Navy and another in their bowl game, Kenneth Brinson and his teammates can set an Army record with 11 wins.CreditCreditDustin Satloff/Getty ImagesWEST POINT, N.Y. — Nearly four years later, Kenneth Brinson is still awed with the memory of his first moments at the United States Military Academy. He was…
CLOSE SportsPulse: In a battle of generations, the young gun Patrick Mahomes takes on the G.O.A.T. Tom Brady for the AFC title. NFL insider Lorenzo Reyes breaks down who has the edge and who will come out on top. USA TODAYWith just four teams left in the NFL playoffs facing off in their respective conference…
Illustration: Sam WoolleyOn March 25, 2015, the weather in Bellevue, Washington was just warming up enough to play hacky sack, a favorite activity of the employees at the game development studio Her Interactive. That morning, they had something more pressing to think about, though: they couldn’t log into their computers. Server problems, some reasoned. They…
A survey of game developers shows that nearly half of game developers support game industry unionization, a majority believe that Steam no longer justifies its 30-percent revenue take of PC game sales, and that nearly half of game makers have spent working overtime hours in so-called “crunch” mode. The organizers of the 2019 Game Developers…
ImageOklahoma, led by Kyler Murray, grabbed the fourth spot in the College Football Playoff.CreditCreditJeffrey Mcwhorter/Associated PressATLANTA — The Oklahoma Sooners (12-1) received the final slot in the four-team College Football Playoff on Sunday over primary contenders Ohio State (12-1) and Georgia (11-2), a move that sidestepped the most controversial possible decision in the playoff’s fifth…
Fallout 4 may use the same engine as Skyrim, but that engine has changed drastically over the years.Screenshot: Fallout 4This morning, news headlines and YouTube videos across the internet declared that Bethesda will not change engines for the upcoming games Starfield and The Elder Scrolls VI, setting off a wave of outrage that’s become oh-so-common…
After about 20 years, Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow have been given new life on Nintendo Switch with Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Evee!, and it feels so good to be back. Coming out for the Nintendo Switch on Friday, the two Pokémon: Let’s Go games take the original Pokémon games and update them for…
The PlayStation 4 is the most popular video game console on the market. Sony Many stores have already launched their video game sales for Black Friday and the holiday season. Sony’s main offerings are a discounted PlayStation 4 bundle with “Marvel’s Spider-Man” and a big price drop on PlayStation’s virtual-reality headset. Plenty of PlayStation 4…
For Manchester City it was a supreme way to round off an immaculate week. One by one they have been ticked off: first Arsenal, then Everton and finally a Chelsea side that looked in need of smelling salts before the midway stage of the first half. Three games, 11 goals, nine points, and more fool…
Grab that mug of hot cocoa and warm up those mouse-clicking fingers. We’re ramping up to the best time of the year for holiday stocking-stuffing, and the only downside for online shoppers is narrowing down the deals. If you’ve got tech-minded friends on your list, you’ve clicked to the right place: Here are nine discounts…
The Mission: Mars room at The Escape GamePhoto: The Escape GameAn escape game can be stressful and frustrating and difficult, or it can be fun and empowering and…still difficult. These tips aren’t going to ruin escape rooms by making them too easy. But they might save your next team-building activity from becoming an hour of…
Media playback is not supported on this device European Super League a ‘fiction’ – Uefa presidentProposed plans for a breakaway European Super League are “fiction” – according to the two most powerful officials in European football.Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin and Andrea Agnelli, the chairman of the influential European Club Association (ECA) which represents over 200…
Tumblr released its annual Year in Review lists for video games. These chart or 2018’s most popular games on the platform, based on likes, posts and reposts, separates mobile games from console games. To those who don’t enthusiastically follow the Fandom blog’s weekly updates, this may indicate that the mobile games don’t measure up to…
I hoard items in video games. I hoard them to the point where I have no other space in my inventory or my storage. The idea of tossing away some animal skins or even “beastkin blood” frightens me. What if I need it later? Should I buy it off another player or be forced to…
Florence Fu/Tech Insider The Xbox One is an incredible gaming console with the capability to do all sorts of cool things, but unless you have your finger on the pulse of the latest Xbox news, you might be missing out on a few of its best features. Here are nine especially great features of the…
redefining the “meta score” — No More Heroes spinoff continues series’ streak of funny, verbose, uneven combat. Sam Machkovech – Jan 16, 2019 2:00 pm UTC Grasshopper Manufacture Have you heard of video game developer Goichi Suda, better known to fans as Suda51? If so, you’re likely familiar with his brand of weird games, from…
Best answer: Not exactly. NVIDIA winded down production of the 500GB Shield TV Pro in 2018. It’s no longer available from retailers such as Amazon or Best Buy but still appears to be for sale direct from NVIDIA’s website for $299 (linked below). Alternatively, you can find consoles on eBay selling for as high as…
Child psychologist Maren Østvold Lindheim helps counsel children who’ve been traumatized by their experiences in hospitals. But she doesn’t just use toys and games to treat her patients.Since 2010, Lindheim has been bringing young patients out into the nature preserve behind the Oslo University Hospital, where she works. There, she sat in the grass with…
Image: Cartoon NetworkWriting an episode of a TV show that revolves around video games can be a tricky endeavor. It’s all too easy for showrunners to gravitate towards common tropes such as being sucked into a digital world or becoming overly obsessed with a flashy new game. Stories like these have been overused in the…
Reggie Fils-Aime is in hype mode. That is the main gear for the president of Nintendo of America the week before Black Friday as he sits in a 38th-floor Manhattan hotel suite full of Nintendo game and system boxes. “As we look forward to the next 45 days or so,” he says, “we’re excited that…
Welcome to our weekly column, in which YouTuber NimbleThor brings you a short list of the best new mobile games for your Android device. Whether you’re into casual time wasters or hardcore shooters, you’ll find something in here to exercise your thumbs with. Listen, the holiday season as the end of the year is great and everything. But sometimes,…
binspamdupenotthebestofftopicslownewsdaystalestupid freshfunnyinsightfulinterestingmaybe offtopicflamebaittrollredundantoverrated insightfulinterestinginformativefunnyunderrated descriptive typodupeerror 104740686 story Fortnite Dev Launches Epic Games Store That Takes Just 12% of Revenue (venturebeat.com) 174 Posted by msmash on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @09:50AM from the tussle-continues dept. The 30/70 revenue-sharing split that turned into something of an industry standard is on the ropes. From a report: Epic…
PlayStation Classic is a faithful reproduction of the experience of playing original PlayStation games in the mid-1990s. In that respect, it succeeds. What it lacks is passion.This piece originally appeared 11/27/18. We’re bumping it today for the PlayStation Classic’s release.With Nintendo roundly rejecting the idea of a Nintendo 64 Classic in the foreseeable future, PlayStation…
“Resident Evil” is back and looking better than ever. Capcom The newest game in the “Resident Evil” franchise is “Resident Evil 2,” a remake of the 1998 classic, arriving Friday for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.”Resident Evil 2″ is a classic survival horror game — players work to escape the zombie-infested Raccoon City as…
CHANDLER, Ariz. — Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, sitting on the weight bench in the gym of his palatial home, is restless, rubbing his hands together, chugging another bottled water, keeping an eye on the latest baseball news on his big-screen TV.He has played only three baseball games in the last 493 days…
JEFF PATERSON’S FIVE TAKEAWAYS 1) The Canucks are putting the old adage ‘it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish’ to the test these days at Rogers Arena. For the third straight game, they have been slow out of the gates, but it really hasn’t hurt them as they improved to 3-0-2 on this…