The bi-annual video game speed running event Games Done Quick has raised over 2 million dollars for charity. The event ran for a week straight and featured a huge variety of quick speedruns, from staples like the Zelda games to quirky entries like SpongeBob SquarePants. If you missed the action on Twitch, check out Games Done Quick’s YouTube channel here. ...
Read More »Android Cofounder Starts New Phone Company
The cofounder of the Android operating system, Andy Rubin, is developing a new company and a “new kind of smartphone”. This smartphone is reportedly a premium device that has an edge-to-edge display and lacks a surrounding bezel. Rubin’s new company is called Essential, and he’s currently preparing to make a formal announcement and lead the startup as CEO. According to ...
Read More »Skylanders for Nintendo Switch Announced
Skylanders: Imaginators is coming to the highly-anticipated Nintendo Switch near the launch in March of this year. Accompanying the release will be the addition of new characters as well as a new expansion pack. Gamers who don’t have the trademark “Portal of Power” will still be able to play Skylanders on the Switch, with a unique system that allows players ...
Read More »Radiant Update Announced for Darkest Dungeon
Darkest Dungeon is a game that has a lot going on. It was a game that proved that Early Access games could have amazing support from developers. What’s more, it’s a game where the support continued long after the game had been officially released. Red Hook Studios had promised a lot in the game’s Kickstarter campaign, and they successfully delivered ...
Read More »Nintendo Switch Subscription Service Announced
Paid subscriptions for multiplayer are something that have, sadly, become expected in gaming. It’s become the norm that sixty or so dollars will be needed to access the multiplayer portion of a game for console gaming. The Xbox 360 was the first to adopt the policy, with the Playstation 4 following in suit. Both systems try to sweeten the deal ...
Read More »Rainbow Six Siege Gets 5.3 Update
Rainbow Six Siege has done pretty well for itself, but there have been plenty of bugs since day one. Although this patch won’t fix everything, the dev team has certainly addressed a lot of issues. While a lot of the fixes listed below are important, I and most Siege players are waiting and begging for higher-tick servers so that we can ...
Read More »Playstation Store’s Best Selling Games 2016
2016 has come and gone and what a year it was. With so many celebrity deaths and a very hostile presidential election, I for one am glad its over. Luckily it was not all bad, especially if you are a gamer. 2016 was packed full of great games all year round. Now Playstation have released a list of top selling ...
Read More »Counter-Strike IEM Katowice 2017 Details Announced
Although it’s only the tenth of January, plenty of professional CS:GO (ASUS ROG tournament, Mountain Dew League) has already occurred. However, there’s plenty to come, and Intel Extreme Masters just announced the details of the upcoming IEM Katowice 2017 tournament, barring the teams that will be invited. 12 teams from around the world will compete for a share of the ...
Read More »6th Annual New York Game Awards on January 19
The New York Videogame Critics Circle has held the New York Game Awards ceremony for the past five years, and they’ll be doing it again on Janurary 19 at the Abrons Art Center Playhouse. For those who want to watch but can’t attend in person, the entire show will be streamed on Twitch at 7:15 East Coast Time. Historically, Daily ...
Read More »New DLC for Harvest Moon: Skytree Village Announced
It’s an exciting day for fans of Harvest Moon, as developer Natsume announced today the imminent arrival of three new DLC packs for the latest installment Harvest Moon: Skytree Village. The first two DLC packs will launch on January 24th and feature two new marriageable candidates, and the third DLC pack will release on February 14th adding a Harvest Sprite ...
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