After what felt like an eternity, EA Play is coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC on March 18. This includes access to more than 60 titles – such as Titanfall 2, FIFA 20, and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – along with free trials of popular EA games. However, in order to access all the new EA Play content included with your Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or Xbox Game Pass for PC subscription, you’ll need to install the EA Desktop app....
For the second week in a row, Ratched, the psychological thriller starring Sarah Paulson as nurse Mildred Ratched from the novel and film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, continues to tower above its competition in the streaming rankings put out by data giant for all things TV, Nielsen. The series is followed closely by a non-bingeable movie alternative, Netflix’s Enola Holmes. To nobody’s surprise, Netflix continues to show its strength over the competition in this pound per pound power ranking....
Especially for games with the scope of an MMO like EVE Online, developers can only have so much say in how the in-universe systems are constructed before letting communities do with them what they’d like. In the case of CCP Games’ spacefaring sandbox title, that freedom has left players dividing up the star systems in New Eden of their own accord. Often this is a bloody affair with far-reaching history, as multiple coalitions of players are currently embroiled in a war with roots going back to at least 2016....
Nintendo games are often quick to come to mind when considering games that are made with all ages in mind, and the Super Mario franchise is the penultimate family-friendly series. For the last three decades, Mario games have catered to non-gamers and hardcore ones alike. While these games are meant to be fully accessible to everyone, some end up being far more difficult than others. Mario’s side-scrolling adventures may be largely coined as more challenging than his three-dimensional platforming romps, but there are quite a few parts in 3D Mario that had us seeing the dreaded game over screen....
Without a doubt, Anthem hopefuls have been bombarding the developer BioWare with tons of questions for some time now, with the developers recently confirming that a DLC region was currently in the works. That said, many questions were not answered and instead met with an ambiguous “not at launch” answer. This answer could be interpreted in a number of ways, as game development is by no means as simple as adding a new feature....
Each of the Pokémon in the Pokémon franchise has a unique look to it. Fans of the series can identify many of these different creatures just by looking at them and a lot of them are designed in a way to look like a real-life creature or in a way that resembles their type. But, among all these Pokémon, there are some very rare and special versions that have a slightly different look to them....
This year marks the 35th anniversary of beloved franchise The Legend of Zelda, and there’s plenty to do to celebrate such a great milestone, including playing some of the franchise’s best titles on the Nintendo Switch. Not only have some fantastic new titles been released since the Switch’s debut, but older titles are also available through means such as Nintendo Switch Online. Whether you’re brand-new to the Zelda series or a years-long dedicated fan, there’s plenty to enjoy on Nintendo’s latest console when it comes to Zelda, Link, Hyrule, and other beloved characters in the franchise....
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In a wholly unexpected move, Facebook has purchased Oculus VR for a reported $2 billion (split between Facebook stock and actual cash). From here on out, Facebook will be the entity pulling the strings as far as the future of the Oculus Rift headset is concerned. At a glance, it may seem like Facebook and Oculus VR are far too disparate companies for such an acquisition to be successful, but FB CEO Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t see it that way....
Fall Guys has been a hot topic among gamers for over a month now. The game is the perfect cross between a party game and a battle royale. The adorable bean characters also make it possible to incorporate a wide range of costumes into the game. There are now countless pieces of fan art depicting the game’s beans dressed as characters from dozens of different games, shows, and anime. With all the talk of the devs collaborating with other companies to add costumes, a few franchises come to most players’ minds....
Fall Guys season 2 is almost here, but many fans still have some unfinished business with the first season’s pass. Thankfully, Mediatonic extended season 1 by a few days, so instead of ending on October 6th like it was originally meant to, season 1 will last until October 8th. It’s not much, but this does give fans a few more days to try and get to level 40 on their season pass and unlock some of the cool cosmetics that go along with that....
The Fall Guys packs started in December 2020 with a winter theme and three crowns. Last month saw a “Slushie Bear” costume and kudos. That one just expired, paving the way for this new bundle that gives three crowns again. The costume this time takes us away from the winter theme in favor of a more sporty MVP garb. This bundle will probably stick around until about March 15. After that, Fall Guys bundles will continue until mid-May....
It’s official – Season 2 of Fall Guys will begin next Thursday, October 8. The news was announced by the game’s uber-popular Twitter account, which also mentioned that a double fame event will run during the downtime between seasons. Season 2 is set to introduce a medieval flair to the lovable battle royale. New stages based on castles, new costumes based on wizards and warriors, and plenty of deadly new obstacles to avoid will be coming our way on October 8....
Bethesda is adding another gameplay-affecting microtransaction to Fallout 76 as part of its latest Atomic Shop update. The update has added Scrap Kits as a Utility Item, which will allow players to consume a Scrap Kit to scrap junk items in their inventory and deliver it immediately to their Stash. A single Scrap Kit will cost players 50 Atoms, or approximately .50 cents, but can be bought in stacks of six and 15 for 10% and 50% off respectively....
Bethesda’s online action role-playing game Fallout 76 had a turbulent launch, but seems to have picked itself up with a much more positive critical review thanks to the Wastelanders expansion. One of the biggest draws of this update was the addition of NPCs into the expansive wastelands of West Virginia, and Bethesda has compiled the statistics of which NPCs have really been grabbing people’s attention since it launched on April 14....
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask is one of the strangest games in the Legend of Zelda cannon. Being the direct sequel to Ocarina of Time and having a strange, dark tone set it apart. The fanbase for the game is sizable, placing it as one of the 5 bestselling Zelda games to date. The story of Majora’s Mask does not involve the Triforce, Ganon, or even Zelda herself, an oddity in Zelda titles....
The blocky graphics of Minecraft have established an iconic style within the sandbox genre, and while its block-building is favored by many, a new fantasy title has managed to smooth out those edges. Meor is a voxel sandbox game in early development, but its new gameplay trailer looks promising. Created by developer Nel, Meor sounds like a cross between a cat’s call and the lovable donkey Eeyore – and its title design looks like it could be the next Disney animation....
The next console generation is right around the corner. Earlier this month, Microsoft confirmed the Xbox Series X is releasing in November, and following reports have suggested that Sony’s PlayStation 5 will be releasing soon thereafter. As a result, many major games are being developed for current and upcoming tech: Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Crystal Dynamics’ Marvel’s Avengers, and Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War among them. Another such game is Codemasters’ Dirt 5, the latest entry in an off-road racing franchise spun off from 1998’s Colin McRae Rally....
The looter genre is live and well. Destiny 2 will be ported to Xbox One and PS5, and the new hacker-slasher title Godfall aims to explore what newer, stronger consoles can do for the genre. There’s another veteran looter with a new entry on the way, and even though it’s not clear if it’s on next-gen consoles, it’s a big deal. Blizzard is taking its time with Diablo 4. Unlike some of these other games, it doesn’t look likely that Diablo 4 will be a launch title for next gen consoles....
It’s coming to a year since Disco Elysium brought psychological turmoil into a political fray, but its reputation still proceeds it. The RPG is expanding platforms later this year, but in the meantime, it’s releasing onto a new storefront. Disco Elysium is now available on the Epic Game Store after previous releases on Steam and Good Old Games. The announcement came in the form of a trailer during the Guerrilla Collective’s Live showcase....
