With Madden being an annual release, players and fans alike look to see who is revealed as the highest overall players in the game every year. In Madden 20, Electronic Arts made a big event to celebrate the reveal of the superstar players who landed in the Madden 99 Club as the only NFL players with a 99 overall rating. This season, several players made their case for why they should be considered for the club in Madden 21....
Magic: The Gathering Arena just wrapped up a big weekend of competitive play. August 1 and 2 both had a Historic event where players could win up to $2,000 USD. In addition to that, there were loads of in-game goodies to earn like gems. So, it came out of nowhere today when Wizards of the Coasts announced a big shakeup to Standard by banning four prominent cards. Wizards gets into the specifics of the Magic: The Gathering Arena ban here, but this is the gist of it:...
The first game in The Dark Pictures Anthology, Man of Medan, sets sail on PC this August. The game is the next project by Supermassive Games, which released Until Dawn for the PlayStation 4 back in 2016. Man of Medan doesn’t stray far from Until Dawn‘s formula, however. And why not? It worked well for Supermassive before, as Until Dawn was a surprisingly creepy, narrative-driven mystery that had people talking for quite a while....
Mario Strikers: Battle League, the upcoming five versus five soccer game from Next Level Games, is set to release next month, and Nintendo has just dropped a five minute long overview trailer for us to learn more about it. The trailer is only out on the Japanese channels at the moment, but we can still get a good look at some gameplay and much that Mario Strikers: Battle League will have to offer....
Following up on a critically acclaimed video game with additional content is tough. Following up on a game as well-received as Marvel’s Spider-Man for the PlayStation 4 is an even taller order. The first two episodes of Marvel’s Spider-Man: The City That Never Sleeps DLC were met with middle-of-the-road reviews, with a cautiously optimistic hope that Silver Lining - the third and final chapter of the The City That Never Sleeps - would finish off the DLC on a high note....
Mass Effect Legendary Edition includes Mass Effect 1,2 and 3 – the trilogy that has a loyal fan base of its own. It’s releasing on PC, Xbox One, Series X | S, PS4, PS5. Unfortunately, some players are seeing that Mass Effect Legendary Edition is crashing on Xbox and are looking for a fix. If you are encountering this problem, there’s a workaround available that you can do immediately. Here’s what you need to know about the bug and its solution....
At Comic-Con yesterday Keiji Inafune, creator of Mega Man, and Akiki Ito, producer of the recent teaser trailer for Mega Man Universe, filled us in on what the upcoming game will entail. Before their explanation, all we knew about the game was from the teaser trailer - which was virtually nothing outside of speculation and wonder. We knew Mega Man was making a return, but no idea what the game experience would be like....
Fans of the Metal Gear Solid series will always remember experiencing one of the biggest switcharoos in gaming history in Metal Gear Solid 2. The shocking reveal that the main character was Raiden and not Solid Snake was an unpleasant one. Eventually, Raiden would be fleshed out in future titles and become a fan favorite. The man went from a child soldier to a cyborg ninja throughout the course of the series, meaning there is a lot of ground to cover....
The teams behind Metro Exodus are performing damage control after one of the game’s developers threatened in an online forum post that future installments in the Metro series might not be released for PC, responding to the PC player backlash surrounding the decision to release the upcoming game through the Epic Games Store instead of Steam. In a statement posted on the official Metro Exodus Twitter profile, it was indicated that the views from the rogue post were not reflective of Deep Silver’s or 4A Games’ view on the future of the Metro franchise, stating that a PC version for future games will always be a part of the plans....
Today Microsoft released the open beta version of a new relevant update for Microsoft Flight Simulator, while more news was shared by third-party developers. The update is the open beta version of Sim Update 8, which is scheduled for an official release on March 1. It includes a ton of improvements and you can find information on how to join here. Of course, you should keep in mind that it is a beta, so there may be issues that could negatively impact your experience....
When Microsoft started talking about its plans for the next Xbox at E3 this year, one of the more overlooked details was something called “Forward Compatibility.” Not wishing to shy away from the work it has achieved with its “Backward Compatibility” program, Microsoft is building its future console with the ability to play older generations of titles right out of the box. While assumed, the company has not outright confirmed that Xbox One peripherals will natively work on the next iteration of Xbox....
I probably encountered screensavers around the time I read Dune for the first time. Weird as it sounds, the two things have become interlocked in my mind slightly, like one of those magic tricks with separate pieces of metal infuriatingly bent around each other. We are talking secondary school, the early years. In an old paperback belonging to my stepmother I was reading about this substance, spice, that allowed people to fold space, to travel between distant points without actually traveling anywhere....
After Dangen’s CEO stepped down thanks to a sexual harassment scandal, the publisher is allowing their developers to cancel their contracts. What do you do if you’re a developer attached to a publisher that has just been outed for massive corporate mismanagement bordering on fraud? And also that it’s CEO has been accused of harassment, predatory behavior, and sexual abuse? You’d probably want to get away from that publisher as fast as you could, but that’s not always an option in modern contracts....
Paranoid Productions‘ The Church in the Darkness is ambitiously tackling some heavy themes and ideas. What does it mean to belong, and how can a cult subvert that need to their own sinister ends? As ex-cop Vic, you’ll need to go undercover to discover the secrets of the Jonestown-inspired Freedom Town. The game has been in development for several years now, but it’s finally getting close to their day of judgment....
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Military shooter Insurgency: Sandstorm arrives on consoles next week, so there’s a launch trailer to mark the occasion. The tactical co-op shooter originally launched on PC in 2018 and sees players in close-quarters combat. Skills and teamwork will be reward, with realism being the order of the day. Boasting “a hardcore depiction of combat with deadly ballistics, light attack vehicles, destructive artillery” expect death to come thick fast. Character and weapon customisation will help you make your solider stand out, with options for clothing, uniforms, accessories and character voices....
Intellivision has released an official Amico unboxing video, insisting it continues to “push forward” with the trouble console’s release, despite the project having now been delayed three times and a recent SEC filing suggesting the company may not be able to operate beyond July. Intellivision’s newly released unboxing video sees chief technology officer John Alvarado showcasing a “fully functional” Amico console, supposedly intended to be shipped to Hans Ippish, president of European operations, for demonstration to European partners....
It costs £88,000 ($110,000) to fully upgrade a character in Diablo Immortal. That’s according to Bellular News (thanks, GameRant), which has calculated that to fully max out a character, a player would need to spend over $100,000 on microtransactions, as it’s seemingly not possible to do so without spending real money. You can check out the full breakdown below: Players in Diablo Immortal have three progression pillars: XP level, equipment level, and Legendary Gems....
Multiplayer games have the potential to be cash cows. While business practices like microtransactions and loot boxes have come under fire for their exploitative nature, triple-A game companies have raked in some major money by unleashing these “surprise mechanics” upon their customers. Add in other purchases like skins, cosmetics, season passes, new characters, and other goodies and you have a recipe for a very profitable quarter. Except the multiplayer market isn’t the vast ocean of riches publishers think it is, it’s more of a swimming pool that’s nearly reached maximum capacity....
Broccoli revealed that the visual novel for Nintendo Switch Jack Jeanne will get an English localization. While voice-overs and songs are going to remain in Japanese, text and UI will get an English translation, on top of traditional Chinese. At the moment, there is no release date announced, but you can find the official announcement made via Twitter below. In case you’re not familiar with Jack Jeanne, it was announced back in April 2019 and released for Nintendo Switch in 2021....
