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At last year's The Game Awards, Google announced plans to bring Google Play Games to PCs, which would allow players to enjoy top mobile titles on their home computers. The beta test launched in South Korea and other parts of Asia earlier this year, and today the company has announced the Google Play Games for PC beta test has expanded into the United States, Canada, and more. The beta is now available to download in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the...
Apex Legends Season 15: Eclipse launched earlier this week, bringing a new cosmetic item to the game: Stickers. Stickers can be applied to healing items like Shield Cells and Phoenix kits, but they aren't your average loot item, and they function differently from all of Apex's other cosmetic items. Unlike other cosmetic types--from legend skins to holosprays--stickers are not part of the "evergreen" loot pool. This means that--at least for the moment--you won't be unlocking any stickers via...
If you're looking to score a trip to Gotham City that doesn't cost $60 (plus disappointment tax), you can grab a great deal on digital tourism right now with this discount on Batman: Arkham Collection at Fanatical. bundle only costs $7.79 and gathers Rocksteady's Arkham trilogy, including all of the DLC, into one collection of bat-themed vigilante justice. See Batman: Arkham Collection at Fanatical For Batman: Arkham Asylum, you get its Game of the Year Edition which throws in four extra...
Electronic Arts and Marvel recently signed a big new deal covering three games, including an Iron Man title and two others. EA COO Laura Miele has discussed the agreement, saying that working on a licensed IP should help expand EA's ambition to reach new players and grow its userbase. Speaking during EA's latest earnings briefing, Miele pointed out how its previous licensing deal with Disney for Star Wars proved to be very successful in bringing new players into the fold, and the same could...
Do you want the world to explode? Probably not. But maybe! In any case, get into The Entropy Centre and solve puzzles so we have enough entropy juice to reverse our homeworld’s magnificent explosion, should we choose to. How does solving puzzles help prevent the detonation of Earth? You’ll have to solve some puzzles to find out. Here’s some help on getting through the first one. Note: Knowing the solution to the puzzles may spoil the entropy juice, but how will the game know? Puzzle 0101...
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's UI design has received many complaints saying it's both cluttered and confusing. Now, players are making revamped designs of their own. As spotted by GamesRadar, Reddit user InterventX posted their own mockup of a cleaner interface. It incorporates some elements of the current UI, such as the top menu bar. However, it emphasizes single, strong images with a more minimalist design. It also includes all of the competitive multiplayer modes on a single screen...
The United States is already in the midst of, or is headed to, an economic recession, according to financial experts. It stands to reason that consumers might hold back spending on non-essentials these days. But Electronic Arts, one of the largest gaming publishers on Earth, isn't seeing a negative impact as of yet in terms of consumer spending on video games. As part of EA's latest earnings call, CEO Andrew Wilson said the company continues to see "extraordinary engagement" across its...
Cliff Bleszinkski, lead designer on the first three Gears of War games, said he believes the eventual sale of the series to Microsoft came as a result of developer Epic Games "not knowing what to do with the future of the franchise." Speaking with IGN and promoting his new memoir, Control Freak: My Epic Adventure Making Video Games, Bleszinski said that once many of the core creators of Gears of War had left the company, Epic didn't know where to take the series. Since the studio hadn't...
Puma is launching a new line of shoe designs based on first-generation Pokemon starters, including Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle. Details come from the PokeJungle twitter account, which reports on Pokemon news and merch. Each starter will receive its own design. Pikachu, however, gets two designs. Each of the shoes is themed around its respective Pokemon and their element. On every shoe's back tab is an elemental symbol such as a lightning bolt or a leaf. Displayed on the...
343 Industries has revealed more details on how the new XP system will work in Halo Infinite going forward. The new XP system will be a part of the Winter Update that's scheduled for November 8 and will introduce other new features such as co-op, Forge, a free battle pass, and more. A Halo Waypoint blog explained that players will be rewarded for playing any mode they pick, and their performances in-game will dictate how much XP will be earned. Match XP will consist of the following...
The one undeniable truth of a gaming chair is that once you have one, you're stuck with that design for a couple of years. Secretlab is looking to shake up that dynamic with its latest accessor, covers for its range of chairs that it calls Skins. Designed for the Titan Evo 2022 range of gamer chairs--our pick for the best gaming chair in 2022--Skins can easily be applied to one of these seats in just a few minutes and offer a precise fit. They're made from a soft fabric material that's...
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II will add Ranked play in 2023, Treyarch Studios has announced. Ranked play will include multiple competitive modes, ranked skill divisions, and visible skill ratings. Additionally, there will be a leaderboard showing the top 250 players and competitive rewards. More details on Modern Warfare II's Ranked play are set to be announced later. Until 2023, Modern Warfare II players looking for a more competitive experience can jump into the CDL Moshpit playlist that...
Family sharing for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on Steam has been disabled a few days after the game launched. According to a report from Kotaku, Modern Warfare 2 released on October 28 with this feature enabled. A listing on SteamDB stats the feature was turned off on Halloween, preventing some players who had access to the game from playing further. For the unfamiliar, family sharing is a Steam feature that lets family and friends have access to games on your account. Any account can...
There's no shortage of video games about jobs, and if you've ever wondered what it would be like to run your very own internet cafe, then you can do so right now without having to worry about raising any capital to kickstart your oddly specific dream. As part of its 10th Birthday Bash celebrations, Fanatical is offering a copy of Internet Cafe Simulator on PC via Steam, for the low price of absolutely nothing. Get Internet Cafe Simulator at Fanatical As an added bonus, you'll also score a...
Hazelight Studios, the Swedish developer behind beloved titles like A Way Out and It Takes Two, has provided an update on its next game. Studio head Josef Fares told VGC that the studio is making "good progress" on the title, but warned that there is still "a lot more to do." "It's definitely going in the right direction," Fares explained. "And it'll be something really f**king cool." Fares went on to tease that whatever the game is, it will be a "surprise in a good way." He added: "Trust...
A few weeks ago, a report from Insider Gaming claimed that a sequel to Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare was in development at Sledgehammer Games. Now, a follow-up report from the same outlet contradicts those rumors, saying that Advanced Warfare 2 is not a project that any Call of Duty developer is working on right now. This latter report states that any project in development at Sledgehammer Games is in such early stages that it's likely to change. It also claims that Call of Duty is moving...
PlayStation VR 2 has an official launch date and price, but that's not all. Sony has lifted the lid on 11 games that'll be available for the virtual reality hardware when it releases on February 22, 2023, and the list includes a brand-new Dark Pictures experience, roguelike action, and plenty more. Beyond these launch games, Sony has a few other big PSVR 2 games lined up for an eventual release. Horizon Call of the Mountain, Resident Evil Village, Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge...
As part of EA's latest financial report, the publisher disclosed that it plans to release a "major" game in the next few months, but hasn't actually confirmed what it is. In a slide pertaining to EA FY2023 game slate, the company listed a "major IP" that is set to be released in the company's Q4 2023 (January-March 2023). Whatever this game is, it will be released during the quarter alongside the Dead Space remake, EA Sports PGA Tour, Wild Hearts, and the next Super Mega Baseball game...
The PlayStation VR 2 will launch on February 22 starting at $550 USD, Sony has announced. Sony will also sell a Horizon Call of the Mountain bundle that comes with the system and the game for $600, while the PSVR 2 Sense controller charging station will be offered on its own for $50. PSVR 2 will be available to preorder starting November 15 from Sony's online store at direct.playstation.com for shoppers in the US, UK, France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg. Preorder...
God of War Raganarok's media campaign in the West has emphasized the game's epic storyline and brutal action, but over in Japan, Sony is taking a more bizarre approach to hyping up the return of Kratos. In a new video posted on Sony's PlayStation Japan YouTube channel, presenter Hiromichi Sato sings the praises of the upcoming game. Quite literally and cheerfully. The description for the video doesn't offer any answers, only more questions as to why Sony Japan chose to go with an...