Xbox users have spent the last several hours cut off from the platform’s online features following a major outage. Microsoft confirmed the issues were widespread across Xbox Series X/S accounts but said its investigation into the source of the downtime was taking longer than
"This hurts deeply. This isn't the news I wanted to share."
With the passage of the summer solstice last month, we are firmly in the hottest season. And this July, we’ve got a generous collection of compelling titles worth checking out. From some intriguing indie titles to Final Fantasy XIV’s latest expansion and beyond, this month is
Weird sci-fi survival, Dark Souls with guns, and many more interesting new PC games releasing this month.
The "romantic boundaries" system will open up your Sims' relationships.
Login services were knocked out earlier this afternoon.
Calling all farmers!
It’s the first week of July, a liminal period between the not-E3 marketing machine festivities and a surprisingly stacked summer release schedule. As Americans prepare to celebrate another glorious Independence Day in the wake of unhinged Supreme Court decisions and a
In this era of bite-sized DLC and season passes, we appreciate giant, game-changing expansions more than ever.
Boredom can make us do strange things.
Simply always be blocking.
According to some players, Final Fantasy 14 ’s new Dawntrail expansion has a story problem. It’s boring, plot points aren’t explained properly, and it is by and large unimportant, or so go the criticisms. Of course, what those complaints don’t tell you is that a lot of the
YouTuber and rapper Darren Jason Watkins Jr, better known online as IShowSpeed or simply “Speed,” encountered Crawley, a viral TikTok wizard, and promptly fell to the ground and got into an extended barking match with him in a clip that is going viral online. Read more...
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is really hard , guys. Famed boss beater Let Me Solo Her (who recently rebranded as Let Me Solo Him to fight the expansion’s tough boss, Messmer) struggled with FromSoftware’s DLC, frustrated players review-bombed the game on Steam out of anger
I used to consider myself a certifiable cloud hater. I’ve never enjoyed my experiences trying to engage with cloud gaming, which allows players to stream their console games to PCs, smartphones, and dedicated handhelds , as well as adjacent remote play technology. In my limited
Mortal Kombat 1 is the latest entry in one of the most iconic fighting game franchises. But compared to other major players like Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8 , its registration numbers for EVO , the biggest fighting game tournament in the world, are minuscule, coming in at 645
It always seemed a bit weird that famed, Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett decided to be a part of the Borderlands live-action movie . Now we know the story of how this odd casting happened and it seems we can blame covid-19. Read more...
Minimum's resume includes recent Capcom hits like Dragon's Dogma II and Resident Evil 4, so it's no wonder Capcom decided to grab the studio via share acquisition.
Carlo Acutis died in 2006 and has been credited with multiple posthumous miracles.
Politics? In videogames?
With a solid player base and an anime project on the way, Arc System Works is all-in on Guilty Gear Strive.
Get in employees we're going scraping.
Following an unusually long period of maintenance , Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail is finally here! While many will eagerly embark upon their adventure in the New World the second they log in, others may wish to make a beeline towards unlocking the new DPS jobs: Viper and
June's Steam hardware survey shows ever more RTX 4060 laptop gamers.
Budget gamers, you're good to go.
Voodoo cut the roles at BeReal reportedly to "refocus" on its talent stationed within France and the UK.
Welcome to July 2024! You made it. We are past the halfway point of the year and to celebrate, Xbox has announced a nice list of new and old games coming to its ever-growing Game Pass service. And it’s also revealed five games are leaving, too. It can’t all be good news. Read
Daybreak's acquisition of Singularity 6 comes less than two months after major layoffs at the studio.
Dyloch's bone-headed "pop-off" may have cost him dearly.
Have you also been gnawing on the bars of your enclosure since the most recent episode of The Acolyte ? If so, it might surprise you to discover that part of the inspiration for the show’s great mystery is the game that everybody’s playing right now. Read more...
Let me be Frank: GOTY.
After two high-velocity episodes of death and mourning, the third episode of House of the Dragon ’s second season slows down the energy, though not before giving a taste of the famed Bracken and Blackwood feud. The opposing families find themselves on opposite sides of the
The Verdigris Discus is a Talisman found exclusively in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. If you’re the type who favors defense over offense, this Talisman may be just the answer for you. It increases your protection when you have a higher equip load. So pack on
Like any other competitive game, the meta for Blizzard’s hero shooter Overwatch 2 is constantly in flux. Sometimes a new hero like Mauga dominates when they debut and has to be reined in with some debuffs and tweaks. Other times a series of changes send characters skyrocketing
Sometimes when I sit down to play MultiVersus , it kinda feels like I’m a child reaching into a cookie jar. Part of me knows, if I want to be a good boy, I shouldn’t be doing it. But cookies taste good as hell. That rush of mind-melting bliss when biting into a gooey, sugary
Look Back, the adaptation of Chainsaw Man creator Tastsuki Fujimoto’s 2021 manga of the same name, is a hit in Japan after a strong opening weekend . One person who is particularly in love with the film is none other than everyone’s favorite full-time cinephile and part-time
Can't wait to find out more in Beyond Good and Evil 2, due any day now.
The Dragon-Hunter’s Great Katana is a weapon you can only score in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. It has a killer move set and deals solid damage, making it an excellent choice for Dexterity builds . Its Ash of War is a visual delight as well, with the added
The Switch may be at the end of its life, but Nintendo is still on the hunt for the platform’s biggest pirates . In a pair of new lawsuits, the console manufacture has taken aim at both mod chip sellers as well as the moderator of the popular r/SwitchPiracy subreddit. Read
The kids are alright.
The Repeating Crossbow is only available in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. While it can function fine as a standard crossbow, its Ash of War—which allows it to fire back-to-back bolts at a staggering speed—makes it stand out among other weapons in its class.
Welcome to the family.
Multiple former employees have shared the news, which comes less than three months after the studio's debut title launched.
The Minor Erdtree Incantation can only be found in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. Casting it will allow you to continuously heal yourself and allies standing nearby, although there are better ways to heal a group. Even so, completionists and fans of tiny trees
Follow-up to raids at Nvidia's offices in September.
Communication can become challenging in work settings, especially in unfamiliar environments or urgent situations necessitating quick problem resolution. I'd like to share some lessons I learned from my first large-scale team game development project.
With the remakes of the remasters of the reissues of the remakes, it does feel like there are always approximately 372 different Resident Evil games in development at any one time . However, brand new ones are a more rare treat, and that’s what was nonchalantly confirmed by
Clicking into place.
Let me (jazz) solo her.
