Humble Bundle started as a site that collected several great indie games and put them in a limited-time bundle that customers could purchase using a pay-what-you-want model. Since then, the company has grown into a full-fledged store and even branched out to publish games. However, the core idea continues to live on. One of the
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2020 was set to be a big year for id Software and Bethesda’s annual QuakeCon event. Not only is the video game industry itself in the midst of a major shift with next-gen platforms on the horizon, but QuakeCon itself was set to celebrate its own 25th anniversary. Unfortunately, just like many other gaming conventions
For a lot of us, video games are one of the best forms of escapism. No matter what might be going on in your actual life, games can often provide a means of distraction that allow you to, perhaps only for a few hours at a time, forget about everything else and just focus on
As many have started working or attending school remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic, home internet bandwidth becomes a problem for anyone trying to complete work online. Steam has introduced some changes to some of its features to help alleviate some bandwidth issues people may have. Beginning this week, Steam will make changes to how
In 2016, Tom Clancy’s: The Division had players running through a haunting recreation of a pandemic ridden New York City. Fast forward to March 2020, and the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a very real pandemic that is spreading throughout the US and creating a hot bed of sickness in New York City. The situation has
Since many folks around the world have now quarantined themselves in their homes to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, this is arguably the best time in modern history to do nothing else but play video games. For many, this newfound free time may allow them to pick up some games from yesteryear that they’ve
As the coronavirus pandemic has continued to get worse and worse over the past few weeks and months, many (myself included) have started to wonder if the slow it has caused in workplaces worldwide would end up affecting this year’s most notable video game event: the release of the next-gen platforms in the PS5 and
On Tuesday, Sony gave a heads up that game downloads over the PlayStation Network in Europe would be slower during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Now U.S. players will take the same hit on the opposite end of the Atlantic. Via a PlayStation Blog post, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO and President Jim Ryan explained that the
For the most part, everyone is trying to do their best right now to slow down the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has spread across the world. Practices such as washing your hands, social distancing, and not leaving the house have been stressed by health officials around the globe as some simple things that you can
Ndemic Creations is the team behind the popular game Plague Inc. The original game lets players create their own disease that they would then release on the world, hoping to end humanity. Today, the team announced a few important updates they’re making in light of the ongoing worldwide pandemic. Not only did they donate a
With the coronavirus pandemic causing many people around the world to now have to work from the comfort of their own home, internet access has become more important than ever before for some. For those in Europe, shared bandwidth is something that has particularly been an issue recently, which is why Sony is now taking
On Thursday, March 19, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that all businesses except for those considered to be “life-sustaining” are to be closed to help combat the spread of coronavirus throughout the state. This comes within days of both Governor Gavin Newsom of California and Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York, who announced similar state-wide
Earlier this week, Square Enix informed fans that because of ongoing shipping issues that stem from the coronavirus pandemic, the physical release of Final Fantasy VII Remake could be impacted for some. While Square said it was still actively moving forward with the game’s April 10 release date, they said the status with retail partners might
The coronavirus pandemic is ongoing but DOOM Eternal and Animal Crossing: New Horizons are still releasing on March 20 as planned. In a period of social distancing and self isolation, all in an attempt to prevent the spread of a virus now plaguing North America as well as the rest of the world, GameStop has
Final Fantasy VII Remake is releasing April 10, but those who pre-ordered the game through Amazon might have a problem getting it on launch day. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the online retailer has suspended shipments of non-essential products to its warehouses in an effort to meet higher-priority demands for medical supplies and household
As the world continues to learn how to grapple with the ongoing spread of the coronavirus, also known more formally as COVID-19, many have started to shift to working from home rather than continuing to venture out in public. The same can be said for a variety of studios in the video game industry, with
The new Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been expectedly impacting the production of the Fighter Pass Vol 2 DLC coming to Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Director Masahiro Sakurai revealed in this week’s Famitsu magazine, in his usual bi-weekly column, that he was supposed to meet with the publisher of one of the characters included in Fighter Pass
Daily life continues to take hit after hit due to the coronavirus pandemic, and with New York City on the cusp of lockdown, one of its major attractions made the call to close its door for a while. Nintendo NY announced Monday night through its social media channels that it will be closed for the
With the football world shutting down around us, many FIFA fans are curious about what EA will do with the FIFA 20 Team of the Week (TOTW) promotion. EA structures quite a bit of the game around this weekly promo, with a large part of player’s rewards from Weekend League coming from TOTW. However, with all
The Smash World Tour promised to be the premier tournament series for Nintendo’s popular fighting series. Now, it seems that plans may have to change. The organizers announced due to the coronavirus, there will be no platinum or gold level events in March or April. For context, the Smash World Tour operates like this: Players compete
As events and leagues from the video game and beyond continue to postpone or shut down entirely, it ‘s no surprise to see the Overwatch League cancel their remaining events for the next few months. Concerns over the coronavirus have already forced GDC, SXSW, and E3 to close, and even major sports leagues like Serie
So I’m sure everyone heard the news by now, Electronic Entertainment Expo 2020, E3 2020, got canceled amidst Coronavirus (Covid-19) concerns. It’s been heavily rumored since yesterday, and an official statement by the Entertainment Software Association happened today. Going forward, Ubisoft released a statement where the company fully supports the ESA’s decision, and also announces
BitSummit announced on its Twitter account on March 11 that the 2020 BitSummit event, BitSummit The 8th Bit, has been canceled due to the new Coronavirus (COVID-19). Important information concerning BitSummit The 8th Bit pic.twitter.com/QTWyuvUcn1 — BitSummit May 9 -10 (@BitSummit) March 11, 2020 Bitsummit The 8th Bit was supposed to be held from May
In the midst of the Coronavirus epidemic, it’s fair to wonder if any scheduled gaming events will continue as planned. Another major event joins the ranks of those that have been postponed or outright canceled: the Minecraft Festival. What makes this cancelation worse is that the event was announced just last week. It was set
Like many companies announced the past week, Microsoft will not be attending Game Developers Conference 2020 (GDC 2020) in San Francisco due to health concerns associated with coronavirus. In Microsoft’s latest Game Stack blog post, the company announced they would be withdrawing from GDC 2020 stating, “The health and safety of players, developers, employees, and
Alongside other companies such as Kojima Productions, Sony, and Facebook, publisher Electronic Arts is said to now be “limiting” the presence that it will have at GDC 2020 due to ongoing concerns stemming from the coronavirus. The news comes by way of EA employee Alex Sherer who posted on their LinkedIn page that the publisher
The Mayor of Boston, Marty Walsh, sent a letter to Sony president and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida formally requesting him and the company to reconsider pulling out of the upcoming PAX East convention set to start on Thursday February 27th and end on March 1st. In his letter, Walsh said the risk of contracting coronavirus in
A little over a month before the release of Half-Life: Alyx, Valve has now apparently become the latest video game company that has felt the effects of the coronavirus. In a report from UploadVR, Valve stated that the ongoing sickness that has taken root in China will lead to shortages of the Valve Index, the company’s
PAX East isn’t the only show PlayStation is backing out of. Just a day after announcing it had canceled its appearance at next week’s convention due to coronavirus concerns, GameIndustry.biz reported that Sony Interactive Entertainment also nixed its plans to attend this year’s Game Developers Conference later in March, once again because of the virus.
In a surprising turn of events, Sony today informed fans that it won’t be attending PAX East in Boston, MA, later this month acknowledging that the ongoing coronavirus sickness is the reason for this move. Here’s the statement from Sony on the PlayStation Blog talking about this decision: Today, Sony Interactive Entertainment made the decision