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The founder of r/WallStreetBets (WSB) sold the rights for his life story to RatPac Entertainment, The Wall Street Journal reports. FOUNDER OF R/WALLSTREETBETS MAY HAVE HIS LIFE DEPICTED IN ANY MEDIA Having secured the rights for Jaime Rogzinski’s story, RatPac Entertainment has an edge over other producers. There’s clearly widespread interest in the whole GameStop-WSB […]

Jirard Khalil, known on the Internet as the Youtube personality The Completionist, needs Chris Evans’ signature. We would like to request Mr. Evans to sign the poster, once and for all. Let us explain. SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD VS. THE COMPLETIONIST The Completionist is one of the most prolific Youtube creators for gaming. The […]

Sony reached a milestone last year with its PlayStation 5 console. The latest home console from Team Blue sold a total of 4.5 million units in just a little over a month. Sony aims to sell over 14.8 million by March 2022. Unfortunately, the already-problematic stock shortage could continue well into the year due to […]

Amazon Game Studios recently made news but not in a positive way. A hurricane of problems and canceled games surfaced which painted a grim image of the fledgling game studio. However, given Google’s recent announcement to forego first-party game development, Amazon’s new head Andy Jassy reaffirms his company’s position in the development scene. Mountains to […]

PUBG remains one of the scene’s most significant battle royales given their hand at establishing the genre. 2021 is no different for the progenitor of battle royales as four first-party tournaments are set to take place across the year. PUBG fell out of public favor since its initial early access release but its esports side […]

Sega and Creative Assembly have just revealed Total War: Warhammer III. It’s going to be the largest game Creative Assembly has ever made. WHAT’S IN TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER III Total War: Warhammer III is going to be the finale of the Total War: Warhammer trilogy. Without an exact release date yet, Creative Assembly nonetheless slates […]

Final Fantasy XII: A Zodiac Age will finally arrive on the Xbox Game Pass this month. The game headlines a long list of games coming to the February Xbox Game Pass offerings. FINAL FANTASY XII: A ZODIAC AGE IS NOW ON FEBRUARY XBOX GAME PASS Final Fantasy XII: A Zodiac Age is one of the […]

Snoop Dogg makes his WWE video game debut in WWE Champions, a match-3 style video game for mobile devices. THE DOGGFATHER IS READY TO GET IN THE GAME Snoop Dogg has made multiple appearances in WWE before, but this is the first time he is appearing in a video game. One of his most memorable […]

Mass Effect Legendary Edition came at the right time to salvage the ailing franchise. Several fans felt understandably slighted by the thoroughly underwhelming Andromeda title. BioWare quickly sought to get the franchise back on track with the announcement of the fifth entry in the series. A special Legendary edition, featuring upgraded versions of the original […]

The Steam Game Festival event returns again today. But what is Steam Game Festival, and what can gamers expect from this event? STEAM GAME FESTIVAL RETURNS THIS FEBRUARY 3, 2021 The Steam Game Festival is a “celebration” where gamers can see a preview of upcoming video games coming to Steam. There are live streams set […]

South Korean Dota 2 superstar Lee “Forev” Sang-don announced his temporary departure from professional Dota. Currently, Forev plays for team HOYO in the Dota Pro Circuit Southeast Asian Regional League. Players choose to depart from the stage for a myriad of reasons. Undoubtedly, it was a tough decision for the veteran player but he chose […]

Sony officially announced that the PlayStation 5 shipped 4.5 million units in 2020 alone. This figure matches the sales record of the console’s predecessor, the PlayStation 4 which launched in 2013. It’s a substantial record for the blue side of the console wars but it’s not entirely indicative of the prevalent stock shortage problem for […]

Following Borderlands 3 immense success, developer Gearbox announced the studio’s acquisition by the Embracer Group. The group in question falls under the management of the Swedish holding company formerly known as THQ Nordic. The deal allegedly cost Embracer around USD 1.3 billion. Gearbox’s 550 staff across two cities joins the Embracer Group effective immediately.   […]

APEX Legends breaks barriers not only by being one of the most well-crafted battle royales in the market. Its developers, Respawn Entertainment, committed to sending each of its players a free APEX badge to honor both Black History Month and the Black Lives Matter movement. Accomplices, not Allies Working together with this team, creating this […]

GameStop ($GME) stock prices are falling steadily, Bloomberg reports. It was fun while it lasted, but it’s finally time to pull out. GAMESTOP STOCK PRICE IS CRASHING, AND IT’S TIME TO MOVE ON The story of middle-class gamers sticking it up on the big man on Wall Street was an amusing and somewhat inspirational one. […]

Fortnite is back with yet another fun new Limited-time mode (LTM). Introducing the Mando’s Bounty LTM, where you can become both the hunter or the bounty. In this new Mandalorian collaboration LTM, we’ll teach you how to get the Beskar Umbrella. Be sure to grab it before the mode goes away forever! HOW TO PLAY […]

Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is the best gift for any Mass Effect fan. MASS EFFECT: LEGENDARY EDITION RELEASE DATE REVEALED In a surprise trailer coupled with an official announcement, Bioware gave us fans everything we’ve ever wanted. We’ll finally be able to relive the adventures of Commander Shepard and his crew. Mass Effect: Legendary Edition […]

Stadia, Google’s game streaming technology, shocked the scene when it first broke out into the scene. They were poised to take the entire console war by storm but they ran into a monumental problem. The grandest success in the industry remains the creation of the next big game franchise. Naturally, Google wanted to put their […]

Mayhem is the name of the game for APEX Legends‘ eighth consecutive season. It hasn’t even been one whole year since the game finally landed on the Steam platform but Respawn Entertainment is ready for the next batch of content. The fights only get more harrowing from this point with the addition of a new […]

Capcom slowly cultivated an air of horror and suspense with its Resident Evil franchise. The games lost sight of the franchise’s early roots with the 5th and 6th installments. Fortunately, Capcom sought to return to its origin with the release of the dark and grim Resident Evil 7. Currently, Capcom aims to continue its trend […]

Reggie Fils-Aimé revealed that Nintendo’s life as a console producer depended on the success of the Nintendo Switch. The former president of Nintendo of America revealed this during a live stream on Twitch for the New York Gaming Awards. NINTENDO SWITCH WAS A “MAKE OR BREAK PRODUCT” The future of the whole company of Nintendo […]

Scalpers sold between 10-15% of all PlayStation 5 (PS5) units in the US, a new report suggests. The resellers earned an estimated amount of over $40 million in profits from sales. PLAYSTATION 5 UNITS SOLD TO BE RESOLD Data analyst Michael Driscoll sampled all of the PlayStation 5 sales in America. Based on his findings, […]

What a strange world we live in, all because of MLB The Show 21. MLB THE SHOW 21 ON XBOX WILL FEATURE A PS LOGO MLB The Show used to be a PlayStation-only video game. However, Sony signed a long-term deal with MLB back in 2019 that will bring the series to rival consoles. Since […]

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), one of the oldest film studios in Hollywood, has just bought the movie rights for “The Antisocial Network.” The Antisocial Network chronicles the $GME GameStop/Reddit saga, which may soon become a GameStop/Reddit film. GAMESTOP/REDDIT FILM GOING 🚀🚀🚀 WITH A PITSTOP IN HOLLYWOOD The whole GameStop/Reddit saga has captured the imaginations of many people, […]

Amazon hoped to break into the gaming scene with an entirely new MMORPG but that hope was short-lived. The massive company intended for New World, its new MMO, to launch in May 2021 but it was hit with a pretty substantial delay. Now, the game releases sometime in 2021, if at all. Unfortunately, one game’s […]

Yilliang “Doublelift” Peng retired prior to the beginning of the current season of League but he’s not completely out of the loop. The former NA AD Carry offered quick insight into an unfortunate LCS demise caused by mismanaged wards. Doublelift’s take proves just how much insight a retired player has over the game. It may […]

Riot Games undoubtedly hit the nail on the head with the release of VALORANT. Initially, Riot gained fame as the creator of the MOBA-sensation League of Legends. Valorant continues to rise in popularity. The team shooter enticed players to come out of retirement, and players from other games to migrate towards Valorant. The game has […]

We’ve all known for over 3 years that the Nintendo Switch dominated the market. Nintendo’s console wars challenger shattered preconceptions when it launched in 2017. Armed with an unbeatable exclusive library and many nifty new tricks, the console climbed the ladder of success. Now, the Nintendo Switch continues to break barriers within Nintendo’s own walls. […]

Tomb Raider will get its very own animated series, care of Netflix. TOMB RAIDER ANIMATED SERIES CONFIRMED The Hollywood Reporter (THR) shared the exciting news that fan-favorite Lara Croft will soon star in a Tomb Raider animated series on Netflix. According to THR, the animated series, known only as Tomb Raider, will follow up on the […]

Alessandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), better known by her moniker AOC, isn’t your typical gamer streamer. But her Twitch stream about GameStop and stock trading garnered 300,000 viewers. That’s a lot, even by the standards of regular streamers. FOR AOC, TWITCH IS A PLATFORM FOR SERIOUS BUSINESS AOC wasn’t on Twitch to play games. She was there […]

Epic Games Store (EGS) gained over 52 million new users throughout 2020, the company reports. However, the growth in userbase didn’t translate to significant growth in revenue. EPIC GAMES STORE MAY HAVE A FREELOADER PROBLEM The Epic Games Store year-in-review report for 2020 shows that there are now over 160 million registered users for the […]

Nintendo established the Switch as a steadfast pillar in the current generation of the Console Wars. The Switch swiftly overtook the competition with its unique hardware and cache of family-friendly party games. Unfortunately, one problem plagues the pristine record of the industry-disrupting console. A pervasive Joy-Con drift issue leaves players with barely functioning controllers. Drifting […]

Soccer or association football fans may not like to hear this, but Rocket League will introduce a new game mode featuring the NFL on February 2. This is due to the partnership between the NFL’s Super Bowl LV and Rocket League. The new mode is called Gridiron, where the American football replaces the soccer ball. […]

SmallishBeans, a popular Minecraft YouTuber with over 2.33 million subscribers, published a video showcasing that he played Minecraft’s survival mode for 100 straight days. Upon watching his videos you’ll witness a hilarious narrative on how he established his home base. He admitted that another YouTuber named Luke TheNotable was his inspiration for doing this video. […]

Halo Infinite experienced several setbacks across its lengthy game development cycle. The developers hope to finally release the latest entry to the franchise this year. Microsoft announced a broad release window but failed to specify an actual date. Fans have been left weary with the roller coaster development cycle of the upcoming title. Microsoft announced […]

It seems the threat of mutated organisms from Umbrella Corp’s experiments aren’t the only problems that Resident Evil fans have to worry. According to a report from Eurogamer, gameplay spoilers surrounding Resident Evil Village are swarming the internet. Most of them are centered on Alcina Dimitrescu, the tall witch-like lady who you normally see in […]

Remedy Entertainment’s Control Ultimate Edition is coming to PlayStation Plus (PS+) in February 2021. PS+ for February 2021 will let players experience one of the most unique games in recent history. In Control Ultimate Edition, players control Jesse Faden, who is stuck inside the imposing “Old House”. As the new director of the Federal Bureau of […]

CD Projekt Red (CDPR) is hard at work in fixing the broken state of Cyberpunk 2077. Recently, they released the Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.1 which fixed a lot of issues. However, it wasn’t able to fix three major game-breaking bugs. With the Cyberpunk 2077 Hotfix 1.1, CDPR finally fixed one of the three. CDPR FIXES […]

Upon watching the trailers where Xiao is revealed to be the newest addition in Genshin’s playable characters, you suddenly unleash the inner Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in you. “FINALLY! XIAO HAS COME BACK TO GENSHIN IMPACT!” Well he has always been a part of the game but more of a story based character. Now is […]