Infinity Ward has announced it will be adding additional resources to ban racist names from its Call of Duty games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.In a tweet published on its official social media account, Infinity Ward announced additional counter-measures to ensure users with racist and hate-oriented names are banned from its servers and games. […]
PlayStation’s annual Days of Play sale kicked off on Wednesday, offering discounts on a bunch of games in Sony’s back catalogue, as well as its PlayStation Plus online subscription service, and its Gold and Platinum headsets. Those deals are available at Amazon and other major retailers, or directly from Sony. This week also saw a […]
Developer Slightly Mad is back in the driver’s seat after surprise announcing Project Cars 3, the next game in its popular racing simulator series. Project Cars became popular with racing aficionados thanks to the high level of detail in the first two Project Cars game.However, with the new sim, Slightly Mad is working to expand […]
Epic Games announced on Wednesday that Fortnite Chapter 2 season 3 has been delayed once again. The season is scheduled to start on June 17, for now. This is season 3’s third delay. It was first delayed back in April, then it was delayed for another week on May 28. Fortnite also had an event […]
Slightly Mad Studios’ popular racing franchise Project CARS will soon return for a third entry. Publisher Bandai Namco will release Project CARS 3 on an unspecified date this summer for the PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One. Alongside news of the upcoming new installment, Bandai Namco unleashed the following announcement trailer: When the franchise […]
If we’ve learned anything about the gaming industry in the last few years it’s that people absolutely love tiny versions of things they bought decades prior. Um… Except for the PlayStation Classic which doesn’t count for the purposes of this flimsy argument. That point notwithstanding, it’s hard to deny the proliferation of tiny, classic consoles […]
Are you ready? For a day? A day of play? Sure you are. Everyone loves a massive sale and the PlayStation Days of Play sale that starts today is not only expansive but pretty decent if I do say so myself. Running from June 3-17, these days of play are happening everywhere from the PSN […]
2020 has been the year of big Pokémon source code leaks, and the latest classic pair added to the list are none other than the fourth generation of games, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. And according to fans who have perused the code, the 2006 pocket monster games pay special attention to what day it is. […]
Remember the summer reading list handed out by your school teachers right before the start of summer? That was fun, right? No? Where are you going? But really, I get it. When I was a kid, I dreaded those lists — not the prospect of reading itself, but what they wanted me to read. Not […]
The Path of Exile: Harvest expansion is coming later this month, adding a bunch of new features and content to the free-to-play dungeon looter. If you’re like me then you occasionally go through periods of absolutely needing to play a dungeon-crawling loot game. Every few months I just start to crave one, and whether we’re […]
Lovecraft Country, the new supernatural horror series set to debut on HBO in August, couldn’t feel more relevant moment. While a first look at the series, based on the book by written by Matt Ruff and produced by Misha Green, Jordan Peele, and J.J. Abrams, leaned into the supernatural strangeness of the series, a new […]
Pokémon Go’s final part of the Throwback Challenge is taking place from June 3 to June 8, bringing lots of Galarian Pokémon with it. Pokémon from the Unova region will be spawning more often, alongside Galarian Stunfisk. Galarian form Pokémon will also be hatching from seven kilometer eggs throughout the event, along with their original […]
Grab your winter jackets, things are about to get cold. Bungie is teasing the Destiny 2 fall expansion, with a full reveal set for June 9th, the day this year’s final season kicks off. It looks like we’re heading to the moon of Europa, an icy heavenly body said to house the Deep Stone Crypt […]
Elite Dangerous’s newest expansion, Odyssey, will allow players to step off their ships, walk on planets, engage in first-person fights, complete contracts, and much more.Arriving in Early 2021, Elite Dangerous: Odyssey is more than just a way for space travelers to get a good view of a new planet, as there will be a wide […]
Video game publisher and developer Paradox Interactive is expected to sign a collective bargaining agreement with two Swedish labor unions, the company announced Wednesday. The agreement, which will give employees influence over pay, benefits, and workplace culture, is expected to be finalized “within the quarter,” according to a news release. Paradox Development Studio programmer and […]
In 1977, two years after the Vietnam War and a decade’s worth of protests, Star Wars was a clear comment on violent resistance. But George Lucas’ perspective didn’t see Blacks as prominent revolutionaries, even as voices like Malcolm X and Kathleen Cleaver, the wife of leading Black Panther member Eldridge Cleaver, shaped the rebellion. Instead, […]
Hey Alpha ring users! Today’s Xbox Insider Release Notes highlight the latest fixes, known issues, and features coming to your console. Starting at 2 p.m. PT today, users will receive the latest 2006 Xbox One system update (build: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200619041.3025.200601-2000). Keep reading for more details. System Update Details: OS version released: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200619041.3025.200601-2000 Available: 2 p.m. PT […]
Hey Alpha Skip-Ahead ring users! Today’s Xbox Insider Release Notes highlight the latest fixes, known issues, and features coming to your console. Starting at 2 p.m. PT today, users will receive the latest 2007 Xbox One system update (build: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200719041.3319.200601-2000). Keep reading for more details. System Update Details: OS version released: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200719041.3319.200601-2000 Available: 2 p.m. […]
Developer Devespresso Games’ The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is available on Steam and was meant to hit consoles this past May. Evidently, those plans were changed, but the Korean survival horror title will make its way to other platforms very soon. Headup Games will release the horror sequel later this month on June 19th for the […]
Bungie tweeted a new teaser from Destiny’s Twitter account, featuring The Drifter and officially announcing the reveal date of Destiny 2’s next expansion as June 9 at noon EDT. This event is only an hour before Bungie will release Destiny 2’s unannounced season 11. It’s currently unclear if Bungie will announce the expansion in its […]
This article is part of a new initiative on IGN where we spend a whole month exploring topics we find interesting in the world of video games. June is Icons Month at IGN, where we’re profiling iconic video game industry figures, characters, series and themes. When it comes to game development in Japan, unless you’re […]
Konami, the company behind such games as Metal Gear Solid and Silent Hill, has announced it has launched a new third-party publishing unit in the West and that its first game, Skelattack, is available now.Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, Konami’s senior brand and business development manager Richard Jones discussed how this new initiative will focus on external […]
PlayStation’s annual Days of Play sale is back with deals on everything from new games, to PS4 classics, to controllers and headsets. The sale even includes a few deals on PlayStation Plus subscriptions as well as PlayStation Now. The Days of Play sale’s game selection is pretty impressive with up to 50% off on certain […]
Recently, Sony launched a cinematic TV spot for The Last of Us Part II. Today, the company unleashed a much longer version of the commercial. The extended commercial runs just under 90 seconds in length, roughly a full minute longer than its shorter counterpart. As is the case with many a cinematic trailer, the footage […]
Spawn on Me host Kahlief Adams guest-hosts this week with Ryan, Miranda, and Destin as the Xbox crew discusses Xbox’s and Sony’s differing approaches to compatibility, EA’s newly renewed exclusivity agreement with the NFL for Madden, the future of the now-canceled BlizzCon, and more! Subscribe on any of your favorite podcast feeds, or grab an MP3 […]
A Total War Saga: Troy will be free on the Epic Games Store when it first launches later this year.Sega announced that its upcoming strategy game, A Total War Saga: Troy, will launch on August 13 exclusively on the Epic Games Store, where it will be free of charge for 24 hours. Anyone who claims […]
At the end of February, right before the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything about American society, my girlfriend and I went to the RISD Museum in Providence, Rhode Island. We spent a languid afternoon stumbling upon gems like this chair that blew people’s minds in 1959, or this collection of painted prints inspired by Indo-Persian illuminated […]
The latest offering from Humble Bundle is the fantastic city-building game, Cities: Skylines. As with most Humble Bundles, the Cities: Skylines deal lets you name your own price for the game, with some of the money from each purchase going towards charity. Cities: Skylines was released in 2015, where it quickly developed a large following. […]
Though Hayao Miyazaki’s new movie, How Do You Live?, is still a few years away from completion, another new Studio Ghibli movie will air on NHK, Japan’s biggest TV station, this winter. Aya and the Witch, an adaptation of Diana Wynne Jones’ children’s book Earwig and the Witch, focuses on an orphan girl whose life […]
Publisher Konami somewhat stealth released a new action platformer from developer Ukuza. The title in question is Skelattack, which launched digitally yesterday on the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC via Steam, and Xbox One for $19.99. See the game in action in the launch trailer linked below: Skelattack’s unique adventure takes place in Ukuza’s carefully […]
Sega is reviving its 1990 handheld, the Game Gear, as a mini retro-console for the company’s 60th anniversary. The Sega Game Gear Micro will be released in Japan this October, and it may be the strangest retro device yet: The system comes in four different colors, and each colorway comes with four Game Gear games […]
IGN had plans to host its Summer of Gaming event from June 4th through June 24th. Due to the civil unrest spanning across America, the publication has chosen to postpone the celebratory programming. IGN’s Summer of Gaming is now set to kick off next week on Monday, June 8th. As of writing, an updated schedule […]
There’s been a lot going on in the world over the past week. None of which I feel particularly able to pontificate on given that I’m a white, middle-class male. In a time when the United States is literally on fire almost every night, I’ve found that my time is best focused on self-care and […]
Ten minutes of new footage from the cancelled first-person Avengers game has been uploaded to the internet, captured from an early build that was secured by a video game preservation community. I can’t say this was something I expected to see this week, early and broken or not. #avengersassemble pic.twitter.com/IrjMEYJ3nT — Andrew Borman (@Borman18) June […]
Not all of the reveals will be Switch games, but some of them have to be – right? Normally this kind of post would be reserved for telling you all about our plans for E3 2020, but due to *gestures wildly* that won’t be happening this year. Instead, here’s the list of events that we’ll […]
New details have been revealed about Pokemon Sword and Shield’s Expansion Pass, including the release date of the first content pack, the Isle of Armor, which will launch on June 17.The Pokemon Company has revealed a new trailer for the entire Expansion Pass, giving us a better look at the new features coming to the […]
A set of palm-sized Game Gear Micro consoles have been revealed as part of SEGA’s 60th anniversary celebrations.The Game Gear Micro is currently only available to preorder in Japan and will launch on October 6th. At time of writing, there has been no news of a Western release for the device. The console has a […]
The Cyberpunk 2077 news broadcast, Night City Wire has been delayed to June 25. Originally scheduled for June 11, developer CD Projekt Red explained that the move was due to the current protests and outcry following the death of George Floyd. “More important discussions are happening right now”, reads the statement, “and we want them […]
Moviegoers generally missed out on the race-themed legal drama Just Mercy, which slipped unheralded into four theaters on Christmas Day in 2019 before opening wide in early January. The film, starring Black Panther’s Michael B. Jordan and Django Unchained’s Jamie Foxx, was designed as a prestige picture, a serious awards contender meant to qualify for […]
Days of Play comes to PlayStation Store, bringing you awesome deals on a broad selection of blockbuster PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR titles! As well as deep discounts on celebrated games, there are also savings to be had on PS Plus and PS Now, with a huge 30% off their 12 month subscription plans. Below […]
On Tuesday, Grinding Gear Games revealed Path of Exile’s summer expansion: Harvest. Harvest offers players a chance to create their own gardens, and build a complex network of irrigation machines inside the Sacred Grove. But being an action RPG, the plant seeds come alive when players go to harvest. Path of Exile: Harvest will launch […]
Each week Sony brings PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation Portable owners new content, add-ons, games and more. PlayStation LifeStyle catalogs the PlayStation Store updates for the major regions across the globe. Check back every Tuesday to keep up to date with each week’s PlayStation Store Update. North American Update June’s PlayStation Plus […]
There are plenty of places online that will tell you how to watch all the movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, chronologically or otherwise. But what if you wanted more? What if you wanted to watch every scene in the MCU in chronological order? Escape From Vault Disney podcast host Tony Goldmark has the answer […]
Developer CD Projekt RED is moving the Cyberpunk 2077 Night City Wire broadcast to June 25th. The company cites the recent shift in worldwide focus to the protests taking place in America (and elsewhere) regarding the police custody murder of George Floyd and police brutality against Black people. “More important discussions are happening right now and […]
Valorant’s only been out for a day and there are already hundreds of streamers and content creators playing it and vying for your attention. With all these options, it can be hard to figure out which streamers to watch. But a new website called Operator.gg makes that process a little easier. Operator.gg lets you sort […]
The brand-new streaming service HBO Max launched at the end of May, bringing a wealth of new movies and TV shows to viewers’ fingertips. The beginning of a new month means even more offerings are on their way. In June, HBO Max will boast even more movies, as well as some original programming, notably a […]
Over the past week, people have come together all over the world to protest the deaths of George Floyd, who was killed by white police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on his neck until and after Floyd became unresponsive; Breonna Taylor, who was killed by police in her own home; and Ahmaud Arbery, who was gunned […]
A Japanese PlayStation Blog post made the rounds earlier this morning, hinting at this month’s PlayStation Now lineup. The reveal as far as North America is concerned was partially correct. Dishonored 2 and Metro Exodus will indeed headline this month’s new additions. NASCAR Heat 4 is coming to the streaming service as well. Sony shared the […]
For those who want to support the Black Lives Matter movement but are unable to donate time or money, YouTubers are creating monetized videos specifically for the cause. YouTuber Zoe Amira uploaded the first of these, an hour-long video highlighting music, poetry, and art from black artists, with 100% of the ad revenue going directly […]
Hey Beta, Delta and Omega ring users! Today’s Xbox Insider Release Notes highlight the latest fixes, known issues, and features coming to your console. Starting at 2 p.m. PT today, users will receive the latest 2006 Xbox One system update (build: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200619041.3011.200529-2110). Keep reading for more details. System Update Details: OS version released: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200619041.3011.200529-2110 Available: […]