These days many of us have one or more subscription services for our favorite entertainment. Whether it is Netflix, Apple Music, Kindle Unlimited, or other similar services, we really are spoiled for choice. Paying one set price for access to hundreds of titles is a simple, cheap, and easy way to watch or listen to our favorite content. But what about video games? Could a subscription model for gaming be the future?...
Humankind is the latest title from Sega and Amplitude Studios that was set to release in 2020. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, the development of the game was shifted towards working from home. Because of this, Amplitude Studios has announced Humankind will be delayed until 2021. COVID-19 has affected the development of many game titles, but Humankind was already given a vague release date back in late 2019. As of now, there is still no exact release date, with the title’s new, vague release window in 2021....
If you are an avid gamer and follower of all things E3, you may have noticed a lot of post-conference articles from gaming journalists condemning the show. It seems to be a yearly exercise in naval gazing with one of the major complaints being the existence of the “booth babe.” For whatever reason, this argument has been especially en vogue this year, reaching a new apex of contempt amongst many of the most “seasoned” gaming journalists....
If you’re looking for a psychological horror that will keep you up at night, be sure to check out In Sound Mind, an upcoming title from the creators of Nightmare House 2. Developed by We Create Stuff, published by Modus Games, and featuring some sick original music by The Living Tombstone, In Sound Mind explores the most frightening place of all - your own mind. The game received a brand new trailer at yesterday’s PC Gaming Show 2020 and a demo is now available to download via Steam....
It was a big week for Injustice 2 fans, as NetherRealm Studios finally released the Fighter Pack 2 trailer after weeks of potential leaks and teases. To the surprise of many, the pack only featured 1 DC character along with Mortal Kombat veteran Raiden and Dark Horse comics’ own Hellboy. The lone DC character, Black Manta, is being readied for release first and fans can now get a glimpse of what Aquaman’s greatest villain is going to play like....
NetherRealm Studios surprised a lot of fans last week with its latest downloadable reveal trailer for Injustice 2. While many were initially disappointed with a second Mortal Kombat character being added to the roster, many appeared to accept the addition once Raiden’s over-the-top super move was revealed along with the alternative Black Lightning premier skin. While the thunder god isn’t scheduled to arrive until October, NetherRealm released update 1.09, which not only addresses a number of issues with the game, but also paves the way for Raiden’s addition....
Gaming is a tradition that spans multiple generations, whether you started on an old Atari at a swap meet or you got a fresh new Wii on Christmas, everyone’s gaming journey starts somewhere. Regardless of your hardware of choice, you can bet that you started on kid friendly software. Games for the whole family like Mario, Pokemon, or Donkey Kong; the really innocent ones that have a bright, friendly box that practically beckon your parents to purchase them for gifts....
EA has a long history of acquiring other developers and distributors. Sometimes, the acquisitions prove to be a big commercial success for the publisher, with excellent titles released along the way. Although some mourn the loss of BioWare as an independent body, it’s hard to deny that the developer has created some excellent games since it was acquired by EA alongside Pandemic in 2007. After all, Dragon Age: Inquisition succeeds in nearly every respect....
Square Enix has shown phenomenal support for the Nintendo Switch since its launch, but there is one series that is notably absent from the system. The Switch has entries in the Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, and Romancing SaGa series, but there are currently no Kingdom Hearts games available on the system. The mainline entries in the Kingdom Hearts series have only appeared on Microsoft and PlayStation systems, but there have been several games in the series that have appeared on Nintendo handhelds....
Grand Theft Auto Online recently re-introduced the peyote plant, which allows players to turn into a random animal for the duration of their character’s life. However, the addition doesn’t seem to be going quite as planned, as players have noticed that transforming seems to robs players of a specific weapon. Grand Theft Auto Online is approaching its seventh year now, but still shows no signs of slowing down. While fans eagerly await news of Grand Theft Auto 6, GTA Online is still heavily populated and regularly sees bonuses from its developers, like free GTA cash....
The first extended previews of Halo Infinite‘s campaign reveal that the game not only embraces a kind of open-world format but seemingly…borrows a few ideas from the Far Cry series and other notable modern open-world games. While the various Halo Infinite previews that have been published by multiple outlets are only based on a few hours with the game’s upcoming campaign, they all suggest that it seems like the bulk of that campaign will see Master Chief navigate Zeta Halo’s fairly open environment....
To celebrate the 2-year anniversary of Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery’s release, its developers Jam City have released some interesting stats that reveal players’ favorite house is Gryffindor, and that collectively they have played the game for 35 billion minutes. 35 billion minutes. That means all the game’s players have cumulatively played the game for a total of like 583, 333, 333 hours - almost 67 000 years (or 665,9 centuries - let’s maybe clock up a few more years’ worth of time real quick so we can skate past the triple-six number, yeah?...
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery players are still waiting for Year 4 to be added to the game, but in the meantime, Jam City has released an update that adds a new feature. After downloading the new update, players are able to have special encounters with friends outside of quests. While these friend encounters are available outside of quests, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery players start them through a side quest that asks them to play Gobstones with their friends in the Courtyard....
TinyBuild has announced a sequel to the popular horror game Hello Neighbor in the form of Hello Neighbor 2. Hello Neighbor 2 was announced with a trailer showcasing a brand new tale, a new villain, and the return to the same haunted house seen in all the entries of the popular yet critically panned horror franchise. Announced on the Summer Games Fest as part of the week long Xbox focused events and the pre-show to the Xbox Games Showcase, Hello Neighbor 2 looks to bring the scares in a much bigger scale compared to the original....
It has been a long time since Capcom started working on the highly-anticipated Resident Evil 2 remake, and after the publisher and developer announced there would be playable trial, fans have been waiting in anticipation for the game’s demo. While the short, “One-Shot” demo officially goes live on January 11, 2019 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, there is a way to play it today for fans who cannot wait....
According to the Fallout series, war never changes, and neither do some of the game’s more iconic color combinations. Blue and yellow have been a prevalent color combination since the first game’s release back in 1997, but few have known the reasons behind it. Now, courtesy of a new interview with two of the original Fallout team members, the reasoning is clear. Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky, who are currently the co-directors on the upcoming Outer Worlds with Obsidian Entertainment, primarily talked about the upcoming sci-fi action RPG during an interview with Game Informer....
Twitter users who keep up on the latest NBA 2K21 news may be noticing the tag is trending on Twitter. Although the full game doesn’t release today, it is an important day in the game’s development and fans have a lot to say online. The next game in the popular pro-basketball franchise, NBA 2K21, has been generating a lot of buzz in fan communities, and a lot of the hype is culminating today....
The nineties is remembered for many things, one of those being the sudden popularization of anime in the west. There was Cowboy Bebop, Dragon Ball Z, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Sailor Moon. But out of all these shows, two would forever be locked together in bitter rivalry, leading to many heated debates and arguments on the playground, at comic book shops and arcades. First there was Pokémon, which started out as pair of video games released for the original Game Boy in 1996....
One battle that will never end is Marvel versus DC. While the comic book companies themselves might not be warring with each other, the fans certainly are. Covered in a “there can only be one” mentality, many have chosen a side and will die over it. The issue here is that there is no clear winner between the two. Marvel has significantly better films, but DC has their hold over comics and video games....
To complete the challenge “Pick Your Poison” in Hitman 3, players need to assassinate Carl Ingram with lethal poison during the first story mission in Dubai. Though there are several sources of non-lethal rat poison in the area, there is only one way for players to get ahold of lethal poison during this level. All in all, this challenge is very easy to complete and doesn’t require a ton of skill, but it is a multi-step process that might be difficult to figure out at first....
