Destruction derby simulator Destruction AllStars has been out for a month and has already received a handful of updates. The Playstation 5 exclusive was free on PS Plus last month, putting it on a multiplayer pedestal alongside other free PS Plus games such as Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout. Only time will tell if Destruction AllStars has the longevity that Fall Guys has
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LEGO helped shape many childhoods with its vast catalog of sets and figures. As we started to grow up buying less LEGO sets, LEGO didn’t write us off entirely. Instead of only remaining in the block market, LEGO shifted some of its focus into making quality video game titles. Now, LEGO games are a staple
While the show is traditionally held in-person each year, this time The New York Game Awards held its first all-virtual awards ceremony in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Co-hosted by New York Videogame Critics Circle founder Harold Goldberg and former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, the latest installment of the show took place to
The official MAGfest (an organization that hosts multiple events in celebration of videogame music) Twitter account dropped a huge bomb of a statement: effective immediately all six of the Board of Directors members have resigned. And in additional news, three new board members have been appointed as of now. You can read the statement below
Video games and Twitter go hand in hand. The social media platform is a great place to connect with other gamers, get the latest gaming news and keep up to date with a range of developers, publishers and personalities. Now, in a blog post, Twitter has shared just some astonishing figures of how well the
Thankfully 2020 is finally starting to wind down, which I think is something all of us are looking forward to heading into 2021. However, there’s still one quarter left to look back at the best games that have come out in the past few months with Game of the Year around the corner. So, once
Many stay-at-home activities have seen a rise over the last year due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. More and more people are finding ways to properly social distance while still keeping their sanity by either doing things they already enjoy or discovering new hobbies to take on. As such, video game usage has reportedly seen
ZeniMax’s recent acquisition by Microsoft has revealed some interesting facts about the company’s recent activities and customer’s in the video game industry. The latest one is a report by Bloomberg that claims EA was also interested in acquiring Bethesda, but fortunately, it didn’t happen. Bethesda’s merger to Xbox Game Studios was truly one of the
We’re about halfway through 2020 and a lot of great games have come out, with much more coming along the way like Cyberpunk 2077 and Ghost of Tsushima, but there are many titles that don’t have a massive budget that will be releasing later this year that deserve a spotlight to be shined upon them;
Featured image credit: Tyler Tomasello/Zuma/Rex/Shutterstock via The Guardian. How can I possibly write about video games right now? It’s a question I’ve been asking myself for a while now. With the world seemingly burning down around me, writing about video games seems like the least important thing in the world. And, to be fair, even
Thankfully, social distancing in video games is not a thing. We can all happily run around our chosen gaming world without care and this is why gaming rules, quite honestly. While most of us have been doing this for many years, it’s only lately due to COVID-19 and being forced to stay at home, that
The past few weeks have definitely been a weird and uncertain time for a lot of people. With the coronavirus continuing to upend daily life across the world, being able to turn to some of our usual comforts is impossible in the current moment. Thankfully, video games have been able to provide at least some
If something is worth having it’s worth waiting for. Never has that been truer than with Dreams. Announced back in 2013, it has been a journey from the very start to the close of the current-gen lifecycle. Many games would be vilified for such a long lead time, but Dreams isn’t just another run of
Despite the recent State of the Industry report providing a positive outlook on the future of VR, with increased interest in the Oculus line of hardware, Sony has taken the decision to close its Manchester-based studio. Formed with the sole purpose of building VR titles back in 2015, the studio had been working on a
Last released in 2016, it’s been a while since we’ve seen a Ratchet & Clank game. Delayed to coincide with the tie-in film of the same name, the last installment in the series was a re-imagining of the first game from back in 2002. In contrast to the film, the game was reviewed favorably, 14
GDC is an annual celebration of the professional side of the video game industry. It champions game developers and the advancement of the medium over five days of education and networking. A healthy amount of lectures, round table discussions, and panels showcase the most pressing challenges for the year ahead. Attended by a cross-section of
Being the market leader allows for a lot of brash decisions; for example, PlayStation didn’t have to support cross-play because “PlayStation is the best place to play.” When they eventually softened on that position, it was on their terms, They rolled the service out on a trial basis, before expanding it to other games. It certainly
The Nintendo GameCube is a console that is looked on incredibly fondly. Launching back on the 18th of November in 2001, it was beaten to market by the original Xbox by only three days in North America. Over the course of both life-cycles, only 2 million units separated them at the close of play, with
GameStop doesn’t have the best reputation when it comes to purchasing games from a retailer. We’ve all been there before. You purchase a game and excitedly go home eager to play it, only to find out you don’t like it. So, you decide to return the game the next day for a full refund, but that’s
Devil May Cry has returned and the fantastic early review scores lead Logan and Michael to talk about the Japanese gaming scene as a whole which has been on fire the past few years. The duo also ends up talking about what happens when video games as a hobby begin to grow a bit stale. Here’s