It seems as though with each passing day, a new “simulator” title decides to rear its head. While some titles in the currently-exploding genre play off of intentionally broken gameplay mechanics like the infamous Goat Simulator, others are almost devoid of gameplay altogether. Mountain - an aptly-named mountain simulator - fits into the latter but rather than being a farce, it stands out as the genre’s most earnest experience to date....
Dr. Disrespect has been the focus of a lot of attention of late. Almost immediately after Twitch made steps to stop abuse on the streaming platform, the popular streamer disappeared. This has led to a lot of speculation from his huge fan base. Some are questioning whether the streamer is in legal trouble and others are wondering if its a publicity stunt connected to a move to a new platform. It now seems that Dr....
BioWare is returning to its two major flagship franchises with Dragon Age 4 and the next chapter in the Mass Effect franchise, for now assumed to be Mass Effect 4. After the disappointing reception of the studio’s last attempt at a new IP, Anthem, the turn will not come as a surprise to many fans, who will be hoping that the two upcoming games can get BioWare back on track....
BioWare has kept many of the details about its upcoming fantasy RPG Dragon Age 4 close to its chest, but its villain will come as no surprise to most fans of the franchise. After the events of Dragon Age: Inquisition, it is very likely that the next game will follow the player protagonist as they attempt to stop Solas, the elven “god” known as the Dread Wolf, from tearing down the veil between the material world and the Fade, the realm of magic....
Square Enix takes a JRPG classic fuses it with elements of Minecraft in Dragon Quest Builders, creating a unique spin on the genre that enthralls even when it stumbles. The Dragon Quest franchise can be a bit of an enigma for Western gamers who aren’t well-versed in the JRPG genre. Despite Square Enix consistently localizing and repackaging games - look no further than Dragon Quest 7: Fragments of the Forgotten Past for the Nintendo 3DS to see the process first-hand - the Dragon Quest series has remained well-behind other giants like Final Fantasy when it comes to coverage exposure in North America and Europe....
Gaming’s most wholesome eSport is coming to Nintendo Switch. In an announcement during the Nintendo Spotlight: E3 2017 Direct video, and confirmed on the Rocket League website, developers Psyonix have announced that Rocket League will be coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year. Originally released in 2015, Rocket League quickly became one of the hottest games of that year, grossing over $50 million in sales by the end of their first year....
The first events of E3 may be just hours away, but that doesn’t mean it’s too late for leaks to ruin some of the big surprises. The latest spoilers answer a big question that many fans have heading into the show: “What game is George RR Martin working?” According to a leak stemming from Bandai Namco’s website, the surprise From Software title is called Elden Ring. This leaked information is thanks to a security flaw on the Bandai Namco website that apparently led to some fans uncovering a ton of E3 news a few days early....
Electronic Arts has been predicting real life game results from their EA Sports simulation engines for years now. From Madden to FIFA and back again, they’ve (mostly accurately) predicted winners and champions stretching back to the ’now ancient’ days of the PlayStation 2. Of course, game simulations are not always accurate despite Madden’s 8-for-10 correctly predicted Super Bowl wins over the last decade. So, when the Madden 25 Ignite Engine dropped the ball this year, EA turned it into an opportunity to both make a good joke and take a shot at the losing team....
The last few Star Wars games have been pretty well received, with the likes of both Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Star Wars Squadrons receiving generally favorable reviews. Earlier this week, speculation that EA Motive, the studio behind Squadrons, was working on another Star Wars game started to run rampant, after a job listing on the company’s website indicated that another game set in the universe was being worked on....
A group of kids going to a cabin in the woods is hardly a new idea in horror. But the killer lurking in the trees in Exists doesn’t have a knife – it’s far more primal than that. Eduardo Sanchez, one half of the directing team who basically invented the found footage horror movie with The Blair Witch Project, has returned to the genre with a new monster: Bigfoot. We caught up with Eduardo to catch up on all things hairy and big-footed…...
Originally released in 2016 for PC, the original Ego Protocol is described as an addictive “action-packed puzzle platformer.” This seems to be a bit of a generous description for everything other than the “puzzle” part, which comes on full-force in Ego Protocol: Remastered, available now for the Nintendo Switch. Ego Protocol: Remastered won’t appeal to the masses, but puzzle fanatics will have a blast with the game’s Rubix Cube-like challenges....
Elden Ring is FromSoftware Games’ upcoming and highly anticipated title. It will once again be directed by the man himself, Hidetaka Miyazaki, with George R.R. Martin as a writing collaborator. Fans of both writers are incredibly excited for this game, but so far, there’s very little material out there that details what the game is going to be like. There is, however, the announcement trailer that came out at E3 2019....
Epic Games has been pushing harder into the PC gaming space with the Epic Games Store, eager to catch the heels of Valve and its Steam platform. The process has been as long as it has been frustrating for both sides of the aisle. Now, Epic Games has announced that relief is well in sight. The Epic Games Store released on December 6, 2018. Shortly thereafter, Epic Games began offering free games to anyone willing to download its launcher, taking advantage of the already-popular Fortnite platform to offer additional titles....
Verdun and Defense Grid: The Awakening will be free on the Epic Games Store starting July 22. The titles will replace Obduction and Offworld Trading Company, which will remain free until July 22 at 11am ET. Verdun is a multiplayer-based FPS set during World War I, featuring historically accurate weapons and offering up “tactical squad-based” gameplay. Defense Grid: The Awakening, meanwhile, is a tower defense game with a campaign that runs for 8 hours and plenty of additional content in its “Challenge Modes....
This week’s eSports Report covers the retirement of the captain of the most popular U.S. League of Legends team, and has the details on some ridiculous prize pools for Dota 2 and Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft. Let’s get to it. Cloud9 is mostly regarded as one of the best, if not the best, U.S. eSports team when it comes to League of Legends. That team has been led by its captain Hai Lam for a while now, including at last week’s North American Championship Series....
The 2010s weren’t the best decade to be a fan of the WWE video games. The quality of titles went down hard compared to the previous ten years, which is much more striking considering the advancement in consoles. However, there are still certain games you can find that deliver good entertainment. The WWE’s leg in the gaming industry is such that it releases games other than its mainline entries, which can confuse gamers....
Many fans are excited about the newest installment of the Fable series. The long awaited game was announced at the Xbox Series X showcase last month, and Playground Games is set to take over the series’ development since the original studio that worked on the franchise is no longer around. Some fans had hoped that the game would come out when the Xbox Series X is released this holiday season. However, it seems that will not be the case....
Although there were definitely some huge surprises, August was something of a quiet month in terms of new blockbuster releases, with a small selection of titles hitting PC and consoles during the month. That being said, it was far from a dead few weeks for gaming in general, with Fall Guys launching to viral stardom and Madden NFL 21 receiving a ton of backlash from its most loyal fans. Those wondering which games found the most success this month are in luck, however, with the PlayStation Blog revealing what the best-selling digital releases on the PlayStation Store for August 2020 were in Europe and the US....
Bethesda has delivered on its promise and released a beta version of their first Fallout 4 patch on PC, which focuses on stability issues and bug fixes. Wasting no time, Bethesda has already delivered on their promise to release a beta Fallout 4 update this week. Beta update 1.2.33 was released through Steam this morning, focusing mainly on general stability issues. There are a handful of more specific crashes and quest errors that should also be resolved, but mainly it seems like Bethesda is using this small update to test out their planned patching process....
Arguably, the biggest news to come out of E3 this year came during Bethesda’s first ever press conference where Fallout 4’s date was announced and real footage was shown off for the first time. Featuring more assets and lines of dialogue than Bethesda Softworks previous game in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Fallout 4 promises to be a massive experience that will keep players engaged for a long time. Excitement has obviously spread to the fanbase who have begun creating all sorts of content inspired by the game including a website based around building a character....
