Last weekend, hundreds of gamers were given their first taste of Bungie’s new MMO-like shooter Destiny in the game’s brief Alpha test. And although a lot has been made of the game’s voice acting, specifically that of Peter Dinklage, many came away excited to see more of what Destiny has to offer. In addition to the launch of the Alpha, Bungie also rolled out a brief test for their Android companion app....
In a move meant to consolidate the number of competitive events into a more streamlined process, the Dota Professional League (DPL) and the Chinese Dota 2 Professional Association (CDA) have joined to create the DPL-CDA in China. Following the spread and ongoing concerns relating to Covid-19, the move will help replace the many esports events that have been cancelled for the coming months and replace them with online league matches....
In order to break up the long wait ahead of Cyberpunk 2077 followers, CD Projekt Red has released the iOS port of the game Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales. The app is ready and available to download for Apple users only. The complete release of Thronebreaker will bring the epic adventure to iOS in a touchscreen friendly format. The gameplay can be saved in the cloud so that previous PC play can be carried over to the app and vice versa....
Destiny players officially have less than 12 hours to complete their Age of Triumph books and claim its most prestigious and exclusive of rewards. The culmination of almost three years of effort, the Age of Triumph is the greatest in-game achievement a Guardian can muster. It requires significant effort and time investment in every aspect of Destiny’s gameplay, the ultimate challenge of one’s skills. Age of Triumph ends at 9:00pm PT today, but the memories will last forever....
It’s been a number of years since a quality skateboarding game has been released. While the independently-developed Session looks to draw inspiration from EA’s skate franchise, the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series has been in a strange sort of limbo. However, while THPS might be dead Tony Hawk is making a comeback with a new skateboarding game of his own, though not in the traditional sense. Thanks to a collaboration with Maple Media, Hawk has brought back at least some of the vision of older Tony Hawk Pro Skater games in Tony Hawk’s Skate Jam....
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is the latest battle royale sensation that’s driving all the teens, tweens, and 27-year old Twitch streamers wild. It’s not hard to see why. It’s a family-friendly, colorful platformer with a wacky sense of humor that can still invoke the same feelings of competition and anxiety that you’d get from shooters like Fortnite or Apex Legends. It probably doesn’t hurt that it’s free on PS Plus right now either....
McFarlane Toys’ connections in the video game industry go pretty deep, as the toy manufacturer currently carries products for franchises like Borderlands, Call of Duty, Cuphead, Doom, Fortnite and Mortal Kombat, as well as the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077. Well, as if that weren’t enough, their ties to CD Projekt Red will now see them release action figures featuring The Witcher too, all of the witchers for that matter. Back in August, the company announced they would be releasing a Geralt of Rivia action figure, based on the character’s appearance in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, as part of their 2020 fall lineup....
Tritton has put out some quality headphones recently, many of which could be considered to be among the best available, and the latest Tritton Pro+ 5.1 stays true to the company’s lineage. As one of their middle of the road products, this particular headset offers dedicated gamers a legitimate alternative when compared to some of the other high-end headsets currently on the scene. It’s not the best headset on the market, it’s not even the best Tritton product available, but the Tritton Pro+ is a solid option for anyone looking for a legitimate gaming headset....
Today, video game developer Night Dive Studios has officially offered up a look at its forthcoming remaster of the dinosaur-hunting first-person shooter, Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, to give fans of the franchise an idea of what the game will look like with a fresh coat of paint. Not to mention, Night Dive Studios also decided to use its release of the trailer for its Turok 2 remaster to divulge the title’s release date of March 16 for Steam, GOG, and the Humble Store....
Streaming on Twitch is somewhat hit or miss for the average gamer. For most, it can be extremely difficult to build a fan base and get consistent views, but there’s always that off chance that something causes the streamer to blow up in popularity. At first glance, that’s what seemed to have happened to small Call of Duty: Warzone streamer, NeonSniperPanda. NeonSniperPanda is an intermediate level Twitch streamer, boasting around 10,000 followers before the sudden increase....
Just recently, Twitch has banned popular Swedish art and fashion streamer Swebliss for 24-hours over inappropriate attire. Swebliss seems to disagree with this decision, as she is now accusing the site of sexism and being discriminatory. Twitch has strict guidelines on what it considers to be appropriate attire, with the general rule of thumb being that streamers should not wear clothes that would be inappropriate in public. However, even these guidelines are fairly ambiguous and can lead to quite a bit of contention....
There is a new record holder for the most concurrent viewers on Twitch. Not only is David “TheGrefg” Martinez now the owner of the highest individual viewed stream on Twitch, he absolutely dwarfed the old record, which was held by famous content creator Ninja. Over two years ago, Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins broke the record for concurrent views with around 650,000 viewers while playing Fortnite. While many games have peaked since then, nothing has come over the top of Ninja’s magical night, until now....
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot was questioned about how much he knew of the toxic workplace culture that has resulted in the resignations of at least four executives so far. It hasn’t been a good month for Ubisoft–at least internally. The company was rocked by allegations of sexual harassment and an overly misogynistic workplace culture late last month, and since then the scandal has claimed at least four high-ranking Ubisoft executives....
Following the official launch of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, Naughty Dog’s action-adventure title has not only been received well by a large amount of critics, but also it seems as if the public has been eager to pick up the game. As it so happens, the standalone sequel in the third-person shooter and platformer series has managed to top the sales charts in the UK during its first week of availability on the market....
For Valheim players just beginning to explore the Black Forest biome, they may come across a ruin of a stone castle and wonder how to build one for themselves. Stone masonry is available in Valheim, but it is not unlocked until after players complete a few steps. Building a Castle Players can build houses, furniture, defenses, and walls out of wood, fine wood, and core wood in Valheim, but there is also the option to build in stone....
I’m pretty sure Iron Gate Studio never really intended for their game to turn into a Viking architecture and city-planning game, but that’s basically what has happened. Since there’s only so much you can do in Valheim’s early access period, the end-game for most players is to construct a home base that goes way beyond what we know of Viking ruins. Reddit user Fyxate has gone all-out to make this incredible home up in the hills....
If you’ve kept up with the latest hardware news, you’re probably aware that ray tracing is a pretty big deal for both next-gen consoles and the latest releases of graphics cards. Ray tracing essentially simulates light bouncing off of surfaces, adding a level of detail to virtual worlds that hadn’t been possible before now. It’s the reason why Cyberpunk 2077 looks so good (at least on PC anyway), and it’s the reason why both the PS5 and Xbox Series X are touting ray tracing as one of their next-gen features....
This Van Helsing review contains spoilers. Van Helsing Season 2 Episode 3 “Do not underestimate the cost of being a monster.” It’s often said no greater love exists than a son’s for his mother, and for the third week in a row, Van Helsing catches viewers totally off guard drawing on a narrative device used only sparingly to this point. In an episode examining the depths to which desperation can push a human being, “Love Bites” takes viewers on an emotional rollercoaster ride that could potentially send Vanessa down a dark path she’s thus far managed to avoid....
The last thing you expect while playing a video game is to be attacked by an angry bird unless you assume the role of a green pig and decide to steal the bird’s eggs. Yet for Lynchy, an Aussie Gamer, a livestream became a fight for survival after an angry magpie hurled itself into his face. Lynchy, who was quietly playing Valorant last Friday afternoon, was shocked when the magpie first flew into his room during the gaming live feed but was even more stunned when the bid slammed into his face....
Revenge does not come without a price, and the Vikings Season 4 finale puts on full display the fracturing family Ragnar Lothbrok leaves behind. Even though Lagertha and Rollo’s arcs are noticeably absent in this epic installment, the sheer weight of the brothers’ journeys demands that their tales stand isolated from the rest of the saga. And as always, Vikings delivers. Though I’m generally not a fan of extended fight scenes and battle sequences, Michael Hirst’s decision to focus solely on the great heathen army attack on Wessex vividly reminds us of the brutal nature of war and the Viking spirit and mentality as they glorify Odin and the gods by avenging their king’s death....
