When I was a kid, post-launch support was a concept reserved mainly for NASA, and rarely the domain of video games. Sure, you might download the odd online patch on your 56k modem to fix particularly gnarly bugs. But that was more or less it. These days, it’s expected that games will be supported for…
I am not typically one to celebrate Star Wars Day, partly because dedicating a day of the year to a fictional universe is the highest form of corporate nonsense, but also because being a Star Wars fan always comes with the risk of being blown up by the proton torpedo of disappointment. This year, though,…
Break out the banjo. Say hello to the weekend folks, because it’s here. Before we get into what we’re playing, however, let’s just recap the week so far. Nintendo released its latest financial data, confirming that it is forecasting a total of 15 million Switch 2 sales within the next fiscal year. It also reconfirmed…
It’s the weekend, and you deserve a Wordle win. Which is why we’ve prepared all the help you could possibly need so you can breeze through Saturday’s game at whatever pace suits you best. Spend a while with today’s hint if you like the sound of taking it slow and steady, or mull over our…
Here’s the animated teaser from EVO Japan. EVO Japan is currently taking place this weekend and there’s already been some video game announcements. One of them happens to be a new crossover between Blizzard’s Overwatch 2 and the Capcom title Street Fighter 6. Blizzard shared this news on stage at day one of the event….
All together now. The Switch 2 marketing campaign is well underway around the globe and now Nintendo’s Australian branch has joined in on the fun with a new commercial. It’s far from a tear-jerker – like that other one featuring the guy on the bus playing Zelda, but it does the job. The focus here…
Mad world. Nintendo’s new $80 price tag on Mario Kart World has led to concerns more companies will follow with price hikes and Gearbox head Randy Pitchford has now been asked about the possible pricing of Borderlands 4 when it arrives later this year. Speaking at a PAX East panel, he admitted he didn’t know…
World of Warcraft senior game director Ion Hazzikostas announced last week that Blizzard Entertainment will cut off access to the live combat log and auras for add-ons in the game, after incorporating new features to replace the most popular mods. I interviewed Hazzikostas for an hour about the broadcast to identify in detail what would…
Borderlands fans noticed that instead of the minimap introduced in Borderlands 2, the recent Borderlands 4 gameplay deep dive features a compass bar that points toward objectives. Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford confirmed that the minimap is gone during a PAX East panel on Friday, and asked fans to hold judgement until they’ve played the game….
Nearly 200 Overwatch developers at Activision Blizzard have formed a new union under the Communications Workers of America called The Overwatch Gamemakers Guild—CWA, “a wall-to-wall unit that includes game developers across all disciplines, including design, production, engineering, art, sound, and quality assurance.” The announcement of the new union followed confirmation from a neutral arbitrator that…