Fortnite has seen a lot of in-game shenanigans transpiring throughout its lifetime, but one particular play has earned itself a permanent place within the game through a recent update. Over the last week, an expedition from YouTuber Muselk saw him make his way down a cliffside in an attempt to rescue a player named “Chaperdoodle”
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It’s Wednesday, and like every Wednesday, the Japanese firm Media Create released its hardware and software rankings to provide a good look at the situation of the market in the archipelago of the rising sun. Below you can check out the top-20 software chart related to the period between July 16th and July 22nd. As
Niantic continues to add new elements to Pokémon Go in order to keep the on-going experience feeling fresh. This time around, they’re adding “Lucky” Pokémon into the mix. “Lucky” Pokémon differ from your regular little rascals both visually and fundamentally. When a Pokémon becomes “Lucky,” it will gain a sparkly overtone to indicate this new
The latest in a string of classic 1990s hits to receive a HD rework is Probe Entertainment’s Forsaken. Originally released all the way back in April of 1998 for PlayStation, N64 and PC, Forsaken was a 360-degree sci-fi shooter with gameplay akin to the likes of Descent. This particular sub-genre allowed for virtually limitless movement
Good news, cardboard fans! Nintendo has announced a new bundle that includes the Nintendo Switch console along with your choice of the Nintendo Labo: Starter Kit or the Nintendo Labo: Robot Kit for a reduced price. Get ready to Make, Play and Discover with #NintendoSwitch and #NintendoLabo @BestBuy! Purchase a Nintendo Switch system and the
Today Hori announced that it will release three officially licensed classic GameCube-style controllers for Nintendo Switch The controllers are similar to the models previously released for the Wii U, and they’re themed on Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Pikachu from Pokémon. They will be released in Japan in October, each priced at 3,218 yen including taxes. That’s
Konami kept us waiting, huh? Through a recently released update, Super Bomberman R received a bunch of new content, most notably, characters from the Metal Gear Solid series. Voicing the newly added Solid Snake Bomber and Naked Snake Bomber is none other than David Hayter, the veteran Metal Gear actor himself. A complete list of the
Microsoft and Playground games showcased another extensive look at the upcoming racing game Forza Horizon 4. First of all, we get to take an extensive look at the game in the winter, with all the snow and ice that you expect. On top of that, we get to see the map of the game, which
BioWare’s upcoming online action RPG Anthem keeps drawing attention after the latest reveals, and Executive Producer Mark Darrah is continuing to provide information on a variety of topics related to the game. Interestingly, we learn that there are no distance limits between players in free play. You can be anywhere in the world, even far
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain has released an update today. The new update adds new features to the game’s online competitive multiplayer mode, FOB missions and now you can play as Quiet, who is a tactical, sharp-shooting companion. She is the game’s primary female protagonist who supports Snake in both infiltration and combat. Quiet’s
The Xbox One Backward Compatibility list just keeps on growing with today’s additions bringing a little bit more horror to the lineup. Xbox’s Major Nelson recently announced on Twitter that starting today, both Silent Hill: Homecoming and Silent Hill: HD Collection will be available as backward compatible Xbox 360 games for Xbox One. The addition of both of these titles
Ahead of its launch in September, Eidos Montreal today announced that Shadow of the Tomb Raider has officially gone gold. For those who are unfamiliar with the term, going gold essentially means that Shadow of the Tomb Raider is now content complete and can begin being prepared for shipping. In the meantime, Eidos Montreal will likely still be hard
After an extended period in Early Access, Square Enix Collective and Wonderstruck today announced that Boundless will finally be fully launching on PC and PS4 in September. James Austin, Director of Wonderstruck spoke about the launch announcement and said, “Throughout its Early Access run, we’ve watched players flourish within Boundless’ evolving universe. Now, with our full launch
This weekend saw an incredible assembly of fighter game players attending the UK’s VSFighting event, featuring some of the biggest names in the business. The UK is well-known for its colossal fighting game tournaments, but it’s rare that it sees such a star-studded line-up of players. This past weekend VSFighting took place at Millennium Point
Weappy Studio and THQ Nordic are releasing This is the Police 2 on PC in just over a week, so they released a new trailer for the game. It’s titled “Welcome to Sharpwood” and does a great job establishing a tone and showcasing the messed up town the game takes place in. Sharpwood seems to
After having been in Early Access via Steam for nearly two months, Hi-Rez Studios today announced that Realm Royale will be arriving on Xbox One and PS4 next week. This announcement comes alongside Hi-Rez also revealing that 4 million players have checked out Realm Royale so far on PC. The PS4 and Xbox One versions of Realm Royale have
Today D3 Publisher released a brand new and rather extensive gameplay trailer of its upcoming action game Bullet Girls Phantasia. Being a Bullet Girls game and a D3 Publisher title, you probably knew what you were getting into just by reading the headline. While no actual nudity is shown (it’s not that kind of game… barely),
Last year, Ether One developer White Paper Games announced The Occupation, a politically fueled first-person investigation game where players control a whistleblowing journalist. Humble Bundle came on board as publisher last year, and today we learned that The Occupation will be getting a physical release and hitting store shelves on PC, PS4, and Xbox One
Today Sega revealed Idola: Phantasy Star Saga, the latest game of the Phantasy Star franchise. The game was teased over the past few days with a teaser website, and unfortunately, we already knew that it’s for iOS and Android. The announcement is part of the celebrations for the 30th anniversary of the Phantasy Star series,
Video game publisher Surprise Attack Games has today announced that they will be rebranding as Fellow Traveller. This move coincides with a new direction for the publisher as they stated their new focus is to fund and publish “unusual games, especially those with narrative at their core.” In addition, Fellow Traveller also announced that they have
Jaina Proudmoore is one of the most beloved characters within the Warcraft lore, so it’s not surprising that she is the protagonist of the first animated short of the Warbringers series, that Blizzard launched today to promote the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion Battle for Azeroth. In the short, we see Jaina as she appears to be summoning
This past week at San Diego Comic-Con, Treyarch revealed that Zombie fans would be finally getting a special edition of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 to themselves in the form of the Mystery Box Edition, but aside from the original image, we didn’t really get a good look at the pinnacle item: a large replica of the in-game
If you were upset that you weren’t able to play Fortnite’s Playground mode a few weeks ago, then there is some good news for you. Today, developer Epic Games announced that the incredibly popular mode will be making a return this Wednesday, July 25, 2018, just one day after the game’s one-year anniversary update, much to the
As Rocket League celebrate its third birthday, the game’s developer Psyonix shows no signs of slowing down. In a blog post published earlier today, Psyonix revealed the drop rates for Rocket League’s in-game crates. These drop rates (which, according to Psyonix, have been unchanged since the game launched the “Crates and Keys” system in September 2016)
With the five-year anniversary of both the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One quickly approaching, it comes as no surprise that we’re already hearing rumblings about “next-gen” video games and consoles. Hell, we might have even seen a couple of titles (or ones that will bridge generations) at this year’s E3. But just like the
During a recent interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Bandai Namco Entertainment’s European Digital and Marketing VP Hervé Hoerdt stated that the company hopes that 50% of its business can come from new IPs in the future. One of these new properties is Twin Mirror, an adventure game from Life is Strange and Vampyr developer Dontnod. Hervé Hoerdt discussed
After releasing a brief teaser trailer late last week, Ubisoft has today revealed the entirety of the Rainbow Six Siege content that will be making its way to Ghost Recon Wildlands tomorrow as part of the Special Operation 2 update. Special operators from Rainbow Six Siege Valkyrie, Twitch, and Caveira will be making their way into Ghost Recon Wildlands in a special mission called
An interesting development will occur in the next 5.10 update for Fortnite: Battle Royale, and that comes in the form of a change to The Slurp Juice. Currently, it gives out 25 HP and 25 shield, but it will soon be revamped to give out more health or shield. Hooray, I hear you cry! The
Bandai Namco Entertianment is an ever-growing presence in the games publishing scene, and it seems like they only plan on expanding with new IP in the near future. In a recent interview with GamesIndustry.biz, European Digital and Marketing VP Hervé Hoerdt stated that the studio wants 50% of the studio’s games and business to be from
With QuakeCon 2018 rapidly approaching from August 9-12, Bethesda today has revealed more details on just what those who are attending the conference and those who will be watching from home can expect. To kick things off on Friday, August 10 at 12:00 EST, QuakeCon’s keynote address will take place and will feature updates on Quake Champions, RAGE