Boy, that sure didn’t take long. Blizzard announced today that Diablo 4, the latest iteration of its demon-clobbering action-RPG, will be coming to Steam on October 17. Diablo 4 on Steam will support cross-platform play with other versions of the game—Battle.net, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5—and will offer unique Steam-specific…
Nintendo has revealed a number of new characters for its hit mobile title Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. The new visitors to the game are Lolly, Rod, Sylvana, Biskit, Pancetta, Lyman, and Snooty. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is available right now on both iOS and Android and is free to play with microtransactions. Via
And Agent Dark is still going. Rare had a heck of a run on the Nintendo 64, and today we’re celebrating the anniversary of yet another of the studio’s classics — Perfect Dark. Joanna Dark made her debut on Nintendo’s 64-bit console on 22nd May 2000 in North America, with a European release following in…
Atari® is a pioneer in the video game industry, responsible for some of the most iconic games of all time, including Pong®, Breakout®, and Asteroids®. Atari® was founded in 1972 and, with a rich history that spans over 50 years, is one of the oldest video game companies in the world. With its focus on…
The Dreadnaught has returned. The fabled Hive ship and Throne World to Oryx himself is once again a threat to humanity. It’s under the shadow of this ominous return that Guardians will begin their adventures when Destiny 2: Heresy, the game’s third Episode and final epilogue of the Light and Darkness Saga, launches on February…
When we started development on Riptide GP: Renegade, our goal was to push the series more in the direction of the classic arcade racers we loved growing up: games like Hydro Thunder, Daytona USA, and the Rush series. From the beginning we knew this Riptide GP had to be more over the top, more action-packed,…
Head in the sand. With January firmly in the rear-view mirror, Nintendo is full-steam ahead on its next batch of in-game events for Donkey Kong Bananza‘s Emerald Rush DLC. The new ‘Ostrich Riches’ (try saying that quickly) event begins today (17th February) and will be sticking around in the roguelike expansion until 24th Feb at…
My complaints about the generative AI bubble, and the tech industry in general, can often be reduced to the question ‘What are we even doing here?’ Case in point, one of the things Google thinks will save the games industry is the ability to predict when someone is about to stop playing a game so…
Get ready to experience another slice of history in the playable micro-documentary, Storylines: The Negro Leagues Season 2, narrated by Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick. Season 2 continues our multiyear partnership with the NLBM and our shared mission to educate, enlighten, and inspire by celebrating the rich history of the Negro Leagues. We…
Prank gone wrong April Fool’s Day is the bane of every writer that covers technology. That’s because it’s not always easy separating the real stuff from fake news, though it was Google that ended up looking the fool when its Gmail prank backfired earlier today. With humorous intentions, Google added a Mic Drop feature to…