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PlayStation Japan’s Twitter account accidentally posted a tweet that the company has acquired Bluepoint Games. Bluepoint, an American studio founded in 2006, was behind the fantastic Demon’s Souls and Shadow of the Colossus remakes.  Gaming industry insider Nibel spotted the tweet on Twitter and posted screenshots of the images. He also verified that these tweets were in fact real […]

The online action RPG Magic: Legends will be shutting its servers down on October 31, 2021. It didn’t even get past the open beta.  Based on the critically acclaimed Magic: The Gathering card game, Magic: Legends is an RPG that was originally coming out later this year. The game had the open beta for around six months before […]

PlayStation Head Hermen Hulst doesn’t like the idea that they are in fierce competition with Microsoft or other companies. It’s the blue vs the green all over again as both companies keep acquiring new game studios to secure first-party exclusives. But why is that? In an interview with British GQ, Hulst addresses whether or not […]

Remedy announced that Control will be getting a spin-off multiplayer game and a sequel. Are you ready to dive back in? Control, released in 2019, is a third-person action-adventure game where you control Jesse Faden, the new director of the Federal Bureau of Control. In the game, you are tasked to confront paranormal mysteries and find the truth surrounding […]

NieR Reincarnation is a mobile RPG set in the universe of NieR and its sequel NieR: Automata. Originally released in Japan earlier this February, NieR Reincarnation will finally hit iOS and Android phones on July 28, 2021. First revealed in March 2020, fans of both the original NieR series and Drakengard were initially skeptical. A lot of players doubted the […]

HyperX and FaZe Clan join forces with a new partnership that will bring exclusive streaming events, content, and product giveaways to fans. In a press release, HyperX announces that it has become the Official Gaming Microphone Partner of FaZe Clan. The initiative highlights their shared missions of creating impactful, culture-shaping moments for the gaming community. […]

Five new characters from all over the video game multiverse joined Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. But it’s only Kazuya Mishima who joins as a legitimate new fighter in SSBU. The other four are new Mii Fighter Costumes. Director Masahiro Sakurai showcased the gameplay of the upcoming DLC fighter Kazuya Mishima from the TEKKEN series. Here, he demonstrated […]

With Kazuya Mishima joining the fray, many TEKKEN fighters join with him in spirit form, including Devil Jin. Spirits, introduced in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, serve as powerups to help your fighter battle in the World of Light. If you bought the SSBU Ultimate Fighters Pass Vol. 2, players will have access to a new […]

After six months of being virtually unplayable, Cyberpunk 2077 finally hits a satisfactory level in terms of stability and performance – at least according to CD PROJEKT RED’s CEO Adam Kiciński. While speaking at the WSE Innovation Day, Kiciński told TVN24 about the recent patches for Cyberpunk 2077 and what their development team has been working on. […]

Massive Entertainment’s Avatar video game has been under wraps for quite some time. Thanks to this year’s E3, Ubisoft was able to finally provide some news about Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.   Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora comes out in 2022 During Ubisoft Forward, Ubisoft gave us a taste of what kind of game we were going to get. […]

Square Enix is celebrating 30 magical years of the classic RPG franchise, Mana. and to everyone’s surprise, the company announced three new Mana projects during a live stream on Sunday. Square Enix be releasing a new mobile game called Echoes of Mana, an anime series titled Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal, and a new untitled game for […]

Developers of the smash-hit video game Returnal, Housemarque, is now a part of PlayStation Studios. After proving themselves more than worthy of being at the top of their game, what’s next for these two companies? On July 29, 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment finally went ahead and announced that they had bought Housemarque for a disclosed fee. […]

When Capcom won’t nudge, then fans will have to do the heavy lifting. The fan-made Resident Evil: Code Veronica Remake has just released its final demo. The final game will be coming out soon. Resident Evil: Code Veronica may not be the most popular game in the series. However, it has a lot of fans. It sold over a […]

Dark Souls was released in 2009. Twelve years later, it’s getting an unofficial direct sequel. Fans of the game banded together to create Nightfall, a mod for that introduces an entirely new story campaign, among other things. The best part is, it’s coming out a full month before FromSoftware’s Elden Ring. Dark Souls Nightfall Release Date is December 21, 2021, on […]

Halo Infinite‘s multiplayer will still be story-driven and will have a different story on top of the single-player campaign. It’s going to go through a new story point for every season of the game. For Halo Infinite multiplayer Season 1, the theme will be “Heroes of Reach,” which should get some of us nostalgic. According to […]

GreedFall Gold Edition comes with a new story expansion and will release simultaneously on current platforms as well as debuting on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on July 30, 2021. GreedFall first released on the PS4 and Xbox One in September 2019. It brought us an interesting mix of the exploration age and sorcery, letting us explore […]

Near, the creator of SNES emulators bsnes and higan, has died. Hector Martin, a friend of Near, tweeted a Google Doc detailing the events leading up to the untimely death. Based on the account (TW: suicide, self-harm), as well as on Near’s Twitter account, they have experienced harassment from the internet – ranging from bullying […]

The South America and Eastern Europe Regional Qualifiers for The International 10 have concluded – with not-so-surprising results. Dota 2 teams SG e-sports and Team Spirit earned their spots in TI10, closing the door for dozens of other teams in their region. Eastern European Team Spirit may have been a majority of the people’s bet for […]

Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny will finally arrive on the Nintendo Switch on June 29, 2021. Nippon Ichi Software currently has no plans to bring the English release on PlayStation 4, which currently only has the Japanese version of the game. Disgaea 6 Release Date: June 29, 2021, for the Nintendo Switch Disgaea 6 has a lot […]

Mr. Sakurai held a live stream feature that went for nearly an hour-long to show off how TEKKEN‘s Kazuya plays out on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Nintendo opened their Nintendo Direct at E3 Presentation revealing Kazuya as the latest SSBU fighter. But the announcement during E3 didn’t give a lot of details about how Kazuya will fit […]

It’s been a sad weekend for Fallout fans. Our favorite canine companion Dogmeat has passed away in real life. The real-life German Shepard named River, the pet dog of Bethesda developers Joel and Michelle Burgess, modeled and voiced Dogmeat. Joel tweeted about the death of his beloved companion on Saturday, clearly grieving the loss of […]

The Kerbal Space Program has been allowing players to take flight and reach their engineering dreams for ten years now. Now, as the game approaches the twilight of its years, it’s headed to a new destination: next-gen consoles. Community Manager KSPStar shared on the community boards that the game’s enhanced edition will be taking flight on Xbox […]

Players now have another chance to get the Fat Black Chocobo Mount on Final Fantasy 14. The Fat Black Chocobo Mount is back. It makes its triumphant return on Final Fantasy 14, two years since its original release. However, just like in its initial release, players who want to ride the adorable mount will have to take […]

Imagine if Konami were a lab scientist, and it made a graft between Among Us and the board game Clue. You’ll get CRIMESIGHT, except unlike Among Us, it’s only available on Windows. Konami’s new asymmetric multiplayer social deduction game, CRIMESIGHT, has just opened its doors for pre-registration. The registration period will be until July 10, 2021. The closed beta period already […]

The all-time classic Shadowrun Trilogy of cyberpunk fantasy is yours to keep for free on GOG.com right now. In celebration of GOG.com’s Summer Sale, the storefront is giving away Shadowrun Trilogy for free. However, you only have roughly two dozen hours before the Summer Sale ends. Along with it, the chance to grab Shadowrun Trilogy for free and DRM-free will be […]

Windows 11 will be all about gaming, as Microsoft adds three gaming-centric features in the new OS. The first and most important gaming feature to be added in Windows 11 is Xbox Game Pass integration. Just as how the Xbox Game Pass has slowly been integrated into Windows 10’s Game Bar, the Xbox Game Pass […]

Live interactive in-game events have been appearing more and more recently in the gaming world. The Sims 4 can now be counted on that list. For the first time ever, The Sims team introduces to us the Sims Session event. There will be lots of activities to do such as witnessing live musical performances, and […]

Pretty much everyone from the Apex Legends community has been asking for Season 0’s Kings Canyon to come back. And now, after a few teases, it’s finally official! All the rumors and speculations have now come to a close as Respawn Entertainment brings back Skull Town in both Arenas mode and in the returning OG […]

Fortnite Crew returns once again in July, as a new month always brings its new package. This July, we’re getting a mischievous collaboration once again with MARVEL and Disney. This isn’t the first time Epic Games and MARVEL collaborated with each other. In fact, these two enjoy a very close partnership. From crossover events to movie […]

The Steam Summer Sale 2021 is upon us, and we’re sure you’re already looking for the best deals out there. Is it a bit hard to decide which games to get during this Summer Sale? Fret not, because we’ve prepared our very own little wishlist for the Steam Summer Sale. Check out these ten games you should […]

Stranger Things hasn’t come back on Netflix for a long while now, and Season 4 still has no release date. But don’t worry, Stranger Things fans! Netflix tries its best to make sure that its series will remain top of the minds of people while we wait for the next season. They’ve done collaborations with Magic: The Gathering and SMITE […]

News has not reached the Western shores yet, but it seems like word around Japan says that Sonic The Hedgehog has some interesting plans this year. According to Ryokutya2089, and reported via Siliconera, SEGA has been planning to make Sonic a VTuber. According to reports, SEGA art director Kazuyuki Hasino’s team is working on a […]

Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 came out earlier this month, and developers and publishers CI Games naturally promoted it. Now, it’s got the spotlight on them instead of the game itself thanks to a press event that was done in incredibly poor taste. During a media event earlier this month, TheGamer‘s Eric Switzer attended excitedly. He relates […]

The Space Jam sequel gets a game tie-in that lets players control LeBron James and beat up robots. Meanwhile, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will get to sample the game ahead of the world. The game comes out exclusively on the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks service on July 1. But don’t worry, LeBron fans – Space […]

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, the black sheep of the franchise, will become part of the Xbox Game Pass this July 2021. Microsoft announced that a total of eight games will become available through their subscription service on or before July. Chief among them is Banjo-Kazooie, but the lineup for this month is actually really good. Check […]

NEO: The World Ends With You is the sequel to the oft-forgotten The World Ends With You. With the unique gameplay of the original specifically made for the Nintendo DS, many wonder how the PS5 and Nintendo Switch handle the gameplay of NEO: The World Ends With You. But don’t fret. If you’re one of the people who […]

The new character for Genshin Impact, Kaedehara Kazuha, comes out in a few days. To build up anticipation for his arrival, miHoYo released another Web Event, called “Distant Voyage.” It’s a simple little mini-game that requires minimum effort to finish. It’s a great way to collect resources and materials ahead of Kazuha’s arrival, which will definitely have […]

Having a next-gen console with all of its next-gen graphics features is only great if your monitor can display them. Hence, buying a new console doesn’t stop at getting your hands on these in-demand items. You also have to purchase accessories, speakers, and most importantly, gaming monitors. And with how diverse the selection is in […]

Retro-inspired Horizon Chase Turbo races in the Epic Games Store this week. Between June 24 to 30, 2021, retro racing games fans can get a hold of it for free. AQUIRIS describes the game as “A Tribute to Classic Arcade Racers.” Horizon Chase Turbo is inspired by 80’s and 90’s racing games. The developers recreated the same couch-coop gameplay […]