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Every country has their own offensive gestures that don’t translate to other parts of the world. Pumping your arm in celebratory fashion and putting your other hand on your bicep mightn’t mean much in the UK, or Japan, but in Latin America and parts of continental Europe, you might as well be sticking up your middle finger. Nintendo has patched out this exact motion that Splatoon 2’s Inkling Girl used to perform in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in the new 1....

With five months remaining until Marvel’s Avengers finally comes out, it’s been announced that fans will soon have something Marvel’s Avengers-related to fill the time before then. As part of a collaboration between Marvel and publisher Titan Books, there will be an official prequel novel that will help set the scene for the upcoming game from Square Enix and developers Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal. While there are plenty of existing comics to read in preparation for Marvel’s Avengers, the novel in question, Marvel’s Avengers: The Extinction Key, will take place in the game’s version of the Marvel universe....

The official Mega Man Twitter account tweets a funny joke to Hideo Kojima after the release of Death Stranding. The joke had prompted some fans to say that they’d like Kojima to make a Mega Man game, working on a sequel to Mega Man 11. SPOILERS FOR DEATH STRANDING FOLLOW On Twitter yesterday, the Mega Man account send a tweet to Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima what power they would get for defeating Die Hardman, the character played by Tommie Earl Jenkins....

Metacritic, the review aggregate site for media like films, TV shows, music, and video games, has introduced a new limit for user reviews of a new game. “We recently implemented the 36 hour waiting period for all user reviews in our games section to ensure our gamers have time to play these games before writing their reviews,” said a Metacritic spokesperson in a statement to GameSpot. “This new waiting period for user reviews has been rolled out across Metacritic’s Games section and was based on data-driven research and with the input of critics and industry experts....

Monster Hunter Rise tasks you with the most insane challenges and quests as you slay or capture monsters. While you progress in the game, be prepared to damage and attack various monsters with weapons, tools, and environmental features. The sixth installment in the Monster Hunter series, MHR recently dropped an expansion Sunbreak. It introduced players to quite a few new monsters that they will face at some point. It has left players wondering which is the Strongest Monster in MHR Sunbreak....

After three decades, Flashback is getting a sequel. Microids, the publisher behind 2018’s Flashback: Remastered Edition, announced today that Flashback 2 will arrive in 2022. The original game’s creator, Paul Cuisset, is on board to lead the action platformer’s development. Not much information is available yet, but if Flashback 2 is anything like the original, it will be just as legendary. According to the press release, Cuisset has wanted to create a Flashback sequel for quite some time....

Third-party developers had quite a few interesting news to share today about Microsoft Flight Simulator add-ons. We start with Cockspur, which released a brand new trailer of its upcoming light jet, the Cessna Citation Mustang. Next, we hear from Flightbeam Studios, which announced a roadmap of projects which will make fans of flying airliners in the United States quite happy, on top of a secret one. KMSP (Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport)KSFO: Captain’s Edition (San Francisco International Airport)KPHX (Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport)Unannounced project The developer also mentioned that these are not simple ports of its creations for previous simulators, but “extensive remakes....

Her Story creator Sam Barlow has announced that his next interactive movie project named Immortality will arrive later this year. An investigative horror story told across three movies, the game centres around the disappearance of fictional film star Marissa Marcel. She made three movies over her career: Ambrosio, Minsky and Two of Everything. However, none of the films ever saw the light of day, and now Marcel has mysteriously vanished....

Age of Empires 4 has been released and you can get it through Steam or Xbox game pass. But while these options are there for you to get the game, you cannot play it on a Mac. At least not directly but there is a workaround for it. So in this guide let us take a look at how to play Age of Empires 4 (AOE4) on your Mac device....

This summer is shaping up to be a boring season in terms of processor launches, but the good news is that fall will be chock full of new hardware. One of those launches is expected to be the 13th generation of desktop CPU products from Intel, codenamed Raptor Lake. Intel has publicly updated us on a release timeline, but the reliable leaker Moore’s Law is Dead claims that September is likely for review samples and limited volume....

Well, this is a bit of a shocker. Irrational Games, the studio within 2K responsible for BioShock, System Shock 2 and Freedom Force, will no longer exist as we know it. In a statement on the Irrational website, Ken Levine says that he will be establishing a new studio within 2K, but with a far smaller team. It sounds very much as though Levine’s plan was initially to leave 2K entirely and re-start with a new company, but the publisher convinced him to stay....

Wondering if Fall Guys is splitscreen so you can get some couch co-op action on the go? Well, you’ve come to the right place. In this guide, we’ll answer that specific question so you don’t need to worry. Without further ado, then, let’s jump into it, shall we? Does Fall Guys Have Splitscreen? Answered Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but, no, Fall Guys does not have any splitscreen or couch co-op options at all....

The flood gates on Overwatch 2 information is finally starting to open up as we learn more and more about the upcoming sequel to Blizzard’s hit class-based team shooter. There has been a bit of confusion, though, as a lot of Overwatch 2 appears to be similar to the first game. Let’s clear up whether or not Overwatch 2 is the same game. Is Overwatch 2 the Same Game? Answered So let’s dive right into the question....

Any avid gamer knows the importance of a solid headset. It acts as a means of providing audio cues, soaking in the ambiance, and even delivering vital communications to your team. With so many on the market, how do you choose one that best suits your needs? © EKKAPHAN CHIMPALEE/Shutterstock.com The HyperX Cloud II presents an affordable solution to your audio needs in games of your choice. Smart design choices and some well-implemented features make this one to consider....

This iZombie review contains spoilers. iZombie Season 5, Episode 1 Over the past four seasons, iZombie has slowly and steadily moved from an entertaining murder-of-the-week dramedy to also being one of the most politically-relevant shows on TV. As it launches its fifth and final season, we return to a New Seattle that is much changed from the Seattle we first visited in the show’s pilot. Much like the slow, often scary changes we’ve seen in the real-world, iZombie‘s setting has lost much of its sense of stability, resulting in acts of violent desperation that have become frighteningly more common in real-world America....

The James Bond franchise has brought gamers many ups and many more downs. Obviously the pinnacle of the franchise was the N64’s GoldenEye, while the low points are too many to name. James Bond 007: Blood Stone hopes to capitalize on the lack of a James Bond film any time soon and continue the adventures of this era’s Daniel Craig Bond. A new trailer sees Bond travelling to Istanbul to stop a bio-weapons trade between a rogue researcher and an arms dealer....

Following a period spent at the University of Erlangen studying theology, Johann Reichold left to work as a private teacher. He would eventually become a parson at Dottenheim. In spite of his religious position, Reichold was passionate about mathematics and engineering and gave lectures on both subjects. He not only created a calculating machine, but also manufactured wooden clocks and instruments, including a pedometer device. Up Next… Willgodt Odhner – Biography, History and Inventions: He was born in Sweden but found his fortunes in 19th-century Russia....

More Kinect games are coming. Microsoft has said that the Kinect game library will triple by the end of the year. After launching with 17 games back in November 2010, things are looking to pick back up again in the Kinect-game front. This is good news, given that the Kinect has certainly sold well, more new games will only help get the device into more gamers’ homes. A lot of these games will be shown at E3 next month, but whether these games will be targeted a little more towards the core gamer remains to be seen....

One of the best things about having a new Kingdom Hearts game, other than owning it, is that with each new (and old) world, we get new party members to fight alongside us. Kingdom Hearts III brings a few of your favorite party members back and introduces a whole array of new faces. Unlike previous Kingdom Hearts games, you are not limited to a party of three, with the party number reaching five in some worlds....

The makers of PUBG continue to branch out into something different, bringing their expertise into the horror genre. Krafton is developing a new game based on the Korean fantasy novel, The Bird That Drinks Tears. Be warned, it won’t be for the faint of heart. A brief cinematic trailer released today, and the game already looks full of guts, gore, dismemberment, and fantastical swordplay — the perfect horror cocktail. The Bird That Drinks Tears is a series of fantasy novels by Lee Yeongdo that feature common fantasy tropes mixed with aspects of Korean culture....