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The battle for next-gen gaming will officially get underway when Microsoft opens up pre-orders for the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles starting today, September 22nd. Pre-orders are expected to go live at most – if not all – of the retailers listed below at 8am PST (11am EST) in the US. We

Fortnite today released a new update for the ongoing Nexus War that is Chapter 2 – Season 4. In case you weren’t already aware, the popular battle royale video game from Epic Games is in the midst of a canonical Marvel crossover where Galactus is on his way to devour the world. Fortnite v14.10, the

Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on Xbox One and PC have added three new games, including one of 2020’s most notable releases and a surprise new game that released today out of nowhere. Of these three games, all are available on the Xbox One version. Meanwhile, two of the three are available

The Microsoft Store has launched the Ultimate Game Sale, which discounts over 500 Xbox One games, as well as some PC and Xbox 360 games. Included in this sale are some of the console’s biggest games and series like Call of Duty, Red Dead Redemption, Assassin’s Creed, Ark Survival Evolved, Fallout, Dark Souls, Star Wars,

Fortnite‘s latest update, v13.40, has officially added the first drivable cars to the popular battle royale video game. While there have been various working vehicles in the past, and cars in general on the map, players can now actively drive around once they find one of the several new cars (and trucks) available on the

Paramount has announced that Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is set to speed on to the big screen on April 8th, 2022. No details have been revealed just yet, but it seems like a safe bet that the title will pick-up from the ending of the original movie, which saw Dr. Robotnik stranded on a mushroom-covered

Fortnite’s newest update is live across PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, and mobile devices, and it has made some subtle map changes to the game. Further, it’s added Risky Reels back to the map after it was drowned as part of the Season 3 flood event. If you haven’t jumped into the battle royale

Horizon Zero Dawn has grown to be one of the most beloved games of the last few years, thanks to its visually-interesting aesthetics and fascinating gameplay. If you’d like to pay tribute to the game’s breathtaking world (and aren’t afraid to spend a decent chunk of change, then Prime 1 Studio has you covered. The

WB Games has announced a new mobile strategy game based on The Lord of the Rings. The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War is being developed in collaboration with NetEase, Inc. Rise to War is set during the Third Age of Middle-earth, and WB Games has noted that the title will feature a number

New concept art of Netflix‘s The Witcher series has surfaced online, revealing early and alternative designs for Dwarves, Dryads, and much more. While the first season of the Netflix show didn’t feature all of the series’ monsters, creatures, and peoples, it did introduce many. Some of the designs that the show landed on were great,

Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid is about to get three new playable additions to its roster. The fighting game’s Season 3 pass will add Jungle Fury Wolf Ranger (Robert “RJ” James), Red Samurai Ranger (Lauren Shiba), and a “mystery character” that longtime fans of the franchise should be able to decipher simply by looking

It seems like the timing is perfect for laid-back life sim games. Given the massive success of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo Switch owners are clearly looking for games they can relax with. As such, fans of games like New Horizons will be happy to know that Harvest Moon: One World will appear exclusively on

The coronavirus pandemic has thrown a major wrench into the plans of the video game industry as a whole. Developers and publishers have made adjustments in order to work from home, but the reality is that video game development can be a difficult process. As such, some announcements simply aren’t as ready as they might

The PlayStation 5 is set to release sometime this holiday season, despite this, Sony hasn’t revealed what PS5 games will be launching with the console. That said, we do have a growing list of every PS5 game confirmed so far, which mostly consists of third-party games that have gotten out ahead of the PS5 reveal

Last month, The LEGO Group and Nintendo stunned fans with the announcement of sets based on the Mario franchise. While that news would be surprising enough on its own, the line is quite a bit different from what fans might have expected. The sets won’t feature traditional mini-figures, opting instead for unique new options that

A new Game of Thrones game is now available, for free. More specifically, Game of Thrones Beyond the Wall, a free-to-play strategy role-playing game, is now available on iOS devices. Meanwhile, the game is also coming to Android soon. Barring any last minute delay, it will hit Android devices on April 3. Meanwhile, there’s still

Behaviour Interactive has announced a release date for its upcoming Game of Thrones mobile game. More specifically, it has revealed thatGame of Thrones Beyond the Wall will launch on March 26 via iOS devices. Meanwhile, not long after this it will hit Android devices on April 3. At the moment of publishing, there’s been no

Riot Games today officially pulled back the veil on “Project A,” its mysterious first-person tactical shooter, revealing that its official title is VALORANT, it’s a free-to-play video game, and it’s set to launch Summer 2020 for the PC. Given that details had been pretty light up until this point, that’s a fairly significant amount of

Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is one of the biggest gaming personalities to ever walk the earth. Alongside the meteoric rise of Fortnite, the Detroit-born streamer has shot to the top of the gaming and streaming world over the past couple of years. Along the way, he traded Twitch for Mixer as part of a big money

Back in the Xbox 360 days, Gears of War was a textbook bro-shooter, and a very good one at that. Not only were the first few Gears of War games critically-acclaimed, but they sold very well. In fact, alongside Halo, the series was Xbox’s biggest system seller. However, since Epic Games and creator Cliff Bleszinski

No, being muted in a game isn’t a civil rights violation? How do we know? Because the U.S. Federal Court recently declared it isn’t. That’s right, the U.S Federal Court recently had to set the record straight on players getting muted in video games, and how is not a civil rights violating in any shape

We are about halfway through the first month of 2020, which means new video games releases on PS4, Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox One, and other platforms are back. This week is perhaps the first week of 2020 with worthwhile new games worth plunging into, including another Dragon Ball adventure, a promising battle royale game, and

Netflix’s The Witcher has become a big-time success for the streaming service, and while it has been a bit divisive with critics, it seems the show has won over enough to nab a new fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The show initially ended up in the high 50s but has now hit a fresh 60

There’s been quite a bit of buzz surrounding Netflix’s adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski‘s The Witcher, and now it’s finally here for fans to enjoy. We’ve known about some of the changes coming to the popular book of short stories titled “The Last Wish,” which Season One draws most of its inspiration from, and with all

[embedded content] At the moment, it seems that a lot of publishers are banking on streaming being the future of gaming. While the public seems less sold on the concept, Google has pushed the concept hard with Stadia, Amazon may have their own option in the near future and Microsoft plans on rolling out their

The history of gaming is filled with quirky controllers, from mainstream eyebrow-raisers like the Nintendo 64 controller, to more obscure fare like the Dragon Quest Slime controller. Valve’s Steam controller is another such oddball. Released in 2013, Valve’s Steam Controller showed a lot of promise, despite its odd design. With two trackpads on the front

[embedded content] The latest Star Wars game, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order by developer Respawn Entertainment, is only hours away at this point given that it is set to officially release tomorrow, November 15th. Even so, it would appear that the promotional engine behind the game’s marketing isn’t quite done yet if the reveal of

Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC will come with a few new bells and whistles, including a brand-new and robust photo mode that, for the moment, hasn’t been announced for PS4 and Xbox One versions of the open-world western. According to IGN, the photo mode will have a free-roam camera, multiple options, and much more

Netflix and MCM Comic Con have confirmed that new footage of The Witcher will be released later this month during MCM Comic Con on October 27. What the new footage will be of, and how much of it there will be, wasn’t divulged, but we know it will accompany a special panel featuring the show’s

Fans got a big surprise today after Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix revealed that Kamala Khan, otherwise known as the Magnificent Ms. Marvel, would be a fully playable character in Marvel’s Avengers. Not only is she playable, but she’s also the main point of view character as players make their way through the game, and