The Game Critics Awards have announced their nominees for Best of E3 2018, and Anthem has brought home the most nominations of any playable game at E3. BioWare's Anthem led the pack with five nominations—Best of Show, Best Original Game, Best PC Game, Best Action Game, and Best Online Multiplayer. From Software's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was ...]
Earlier this year, Valve made some changes to its privacy policy, and it spelled the end of Steam Spy. Now, though, Valve is promising to make new tools for the community. Previously, Steam Spy gathered user data from Steam in order to determine stats like which games were most played and which games generated the ...]
It's all been leading up to this, Fortnite fans. After weeks of skulls and countdowns, it sounds like developer Epic is finally planning on launching the rocket located in a Snobby Shore hideout. That's according to Elliot Watkins, a.k.a. "Muselk," a well-known Fortnite Battle Royale YouTuber. Watkins, apparently wielding a bit of insider information, tweeted (via IGN) for ...]
Marvel fans finally have a release date for the upcoming Marvel Powers United VR, in addition to confirmation of one of the franchise's biggest names joining the roster. The game is set to launch on July 26th, coming exclusively to Oculus VR, as listed on its preorder page on the official Oculus website. The site ...]
The Crew 2 is a miserly thing. It doesn't start out that way, sure. The first dozen hours or so are all abundance and generosity as you're set free in the sprawling, glorious open-world map of the United States with almost no limits. Pick the style of racing you want and the car that suits ...]
Niantic, the studio behind Pokémon Go, is trying to break new ground in Augmented Reality technology, and the results have Pikachu looking better than ever. The company has released a few videos of its most recent projects, and they contain a few interesting ideas for how Pokémon Go could be improved and what future mobile ...]
Electronic Arts took a ton of flak last winter for how Star Wars Battlefront II handled loot boxes, but somehow it's always seemed to avoid the same sort of push-back when it came to its EA Sports titles and Ultimate Team modes. It sounds like the publisher is trying to get ahead of the story this ...]
While most games celebrate holidays, Monster Hunter: World is all about celebrating seasons, and its summer event is coming up in a just a few short weeks. Monster Hunter: World‘s Summer Twilight Fest is slated to launch in mid-July. The event will bring with it a host of new Event Quests, while also reintroducing all ...]
Modding has long-been thought of as a luxury that only the PC elite can enjoy. Consoles have gotten user-created mod support here and there (most notably in Fallout 4), but that usually depends on the specific game and whether the publisher and developer are cool with doing the hard work and figuring out a way ...]
Three more beloved Nintendo characters are headed to Mario Tennis Aces. This fall, we'll be seeing Diddy Kong, Birdo, and Koopa Paratroopa arrive, all of them as free playable characters. Like Koopa Troopa and Blooper, these characters will be unlocked a month early for fans who participate in online tournaments, though everyone will eventually be ...]
Sources suggest that the information technology titan Google may soon jump into the game platform ring with a console to take on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Sources reporting to Kotaku have alleged that Google is planning to eventually unveil its own gaming platform. According to the outlet's five separate sources, this initiative will ...]
The studio behind Left 4 Dead and Evolve is working on a new game in a "globally known game franchise." As a sharp-eyed fan on ResetEra noticed, Turtle Rock Studios has put up a new job listing for a senior level designer. While the job description doesn't give too much away, the position will be ...]
One of the many changes to the gear system in Tom Clancy's The Division 2 is the addition of Brand sets, which will give bonuses to the more fashionably conscious among us. Similar to the first game's Gear sets, Brand sets are a customization tool in The Division 2 that unlocks up to three bonuses for ...]