By Stephany Nunneley, Saturday, 18 April 2020 20:31 GMT PUBG Corp. has canceled its PUBG Global Series due to COVID-19 concerns. PUBG Corp. will instead host a digital PUBG Continental Series in lieu of the PUBG Global Series. PCS events will be held in May, June, and August with a total prize pool of $2.4 million across four
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Obsidian Entertainment’s The Outer Worlds won numerous accolades but there would have been more to the game had current-gen consoles not held development back. As the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One near the end of their life cycles, the consoles tend to show signs of age especially when running graphically intensive games. Speaking to No
The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation has announced that Anime Expo 2020 has been cancelled in light of the novel Coronavirus. Unlike other event organizers, SPJA didn’t announce a digital event in lieu but did announce dates for next year’s event. Calling the cancellation “one of the most difficult decisions” it had to
We know you’re busy and might miss out on all the exciting things we’re talking about on Xbox Wire every week. If you’ve got a few minutes, we can help remedy that. We’ve pared down the past week’s news into one easy-to-digest article for all things Xbox! Or, if you’d rather watch than read, you
A while back, emulation expert M2 announced that it had acquired the rights to bring a bunch of classic Toaplan shooters to home consoles. Toaplan – famous for hits such as Hellfire, Zero Wing and Snow Bros. – folded in the mid-’90s but would spawn Cave and Raizing, as well as other shooter companies. M2
Did this whole “being stuck inside” thing get you reinstalling World Of Warcraft again? No? Well, I’m proud of you. If you did fall back into the MMO (or never left), however, the next few months should be smooth sailing indeed. Blizzard this week announced that the Winds of Wisdom double-XP buff has been extended,
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A review in progress of Valorant by Kyle Campbell based on time playing during its closed beta. Valorant is a new FPS from Riot Games, developer of League of Legends, that looks on the surface a bit like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive mixed with an Overwatch-style hero shooter and the abilities usually found in that genre.
Kit and Krysta are back with a brand new episode of Nintendo Minute. In this week’s episode, as the pair explained in the video description, “we’re back with more Animal Crossing: New Horizons. This week, we’ve made up a few fun multiplayer games to play on with each other. Have you played any games with
We don’t yet have sales numbers for Final Fantasy VII Remake, some early player numbers seem to indicate that it could be the third most successful PlayStation 4 exclusive behind only God of War in second and Marvel’s Spider-Man in first. Gamstat, a site that scrapes the PlayStation Network API for player numbers, recorded 2.3 million players
Update: After multiple leaks and teases, an unlisted video on the Xbox YouTube channel has officially unveiled the Cyberpunk 2077 Xbox One X. A new video gives us a clear look at the special edition console. Despite the video appearing on the official Xbox YouTube channel, the Xbox.com homepage remains “hacked,” delivering the same tease originally
SPOILER WARNING for the original Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VII Remake. Do not read further if you don’t want any plot points spoiled. I have to begin this with a caveat. Without the complete story of Final Fantasy VII Remake having concluded yet, it’s hard to judge where it’s going. It’s very obviously
The memorable opening moments of the original Predator film play out in almost every round of Predator: Hunting Grounds. Snappy one-liners and stealthy jungle infiltration quickly explode into a hectic firefight that, slowly but surely, turns dire as an otherworldly foe picks off an elite Fireteam with grisly precision. But this time, you get to
Netflix hasn’t created a Tiger King game … yet. The next best thing might be this goofy on court battle in NBA 2K20. YouTuber 2kToro spent a lot of time using 2K’s characters creator to craft digital versions of Joe Exotic, Carol Baskin, Jeff Lowe, and Doc Antle, who were recently popularized in the Netflix documentary Tiger
Organizers of the San Diego Comic-Con have announced that the famed convention will not take place this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, instead vowing to return on July 22-25, 2021. Anyone who has purchased a badge to attend SDCC 2020 (as an attendee or exhibitor) can get a refund or have it transferred to
By Stephany Nunneley, Friday, 17 April 2020 19:54 GMT Pearl Abyss announced today the final beta for its Black Desert Online spin-off, Shadow Arena, has gone live. Hero action battle royale game Shadow Arena begins its final phase of beta testing today before it enters Early Access on Steam. The beta is available for North
On the heels of Death Stranding delivering a new photo mode, we tasked you with sharing your best moments from Sam Bridges’ journey. Using #PS4share and #PSBlog, you shared poster-ready visuals, dramatic scenery, and moving portraits and connected with Kojima Productions to have them select this week’s highlights: OGameart created a colorful poster-style share. Cliff
As the pandemic leaves an awful lot of people at home with not-much to do, we’re resurfacing some older coverage on topics and news that isn’t particularly time-sensitive. Last fall, I read an article that literally explained to me why I got into modding two decades ago. If you’ve been a PC modder yourself or
Greetings heroes and villains! Today, a new team of superheroes soars into DC Universe Online with our new event and episode: Birds of Prey. An unhinged Lex Luther is threatening Metropolis with an unruly cast of supervillains to reign supreme. Oracle (previously known as Batgirl) has insider knowledge to help bring down Luthor’s plan but
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Just when you thought the “Can it Run Crysis” meme might be finally, mercifully consigned to the dustbin of history, Crytek has announced it’ll be remastering the original game for modern hardware. The original Crysis, released in 2007, was lauded
Since we launched the micro-strategy game Kingdom Two Crowns, monarchs have been building their Kingdoms in the classic medieval and feudal Japan-inspired lands. While we have many ideas on new locations, especially historical settings, our first new setting since launch is inspired by a fan-favorite. Every year in the prequel title, Kingdom: New Lands, we
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. The writing was on the wall for the 3DS as soon as the Nintendo Switch proved such a hit. While the smaller, cheaper console had a respectable run at 75.17 million units sold, sales fell off a cliff once the
Hey everyone, I’m Cyrille Imbert, Executive Producer of Streets of Rage 4. It’s been 26 years since the last episode of the Streets of Rage series, but today I’m happy to announce that we’re finally launching the new chapter on April 30! Everyone at Dotemu, Lizardcube, and Guard Crush Games is super excited to finally
Paper Mario: Sticker Star launched on the Nintendo 3DS back in late 2012, bringing the Paper Mario series to a handheld console for the very first time. It doesn’t tend to be remembered quite as fondly as some other titles from the series, but still to this day it holds one of its greatest mysteries.
The trap is set. The Epic Games Store have dropped Just Cause 4 and Wheels of Aurelia on the ground for you to grab for free this week. Please ignore the dangling cage overhead. It might look like it can trap you in their store, but it’s just where Tim Sweeney likes to keep his
For years it has been felt that the Dead or Alive series of games was one that was ripe for DLC picking. With KOEI TECMO able to deliver a vast amount of downloadable content for Dead or Alive 5, it was inevitable that the same series of ideas would also provide Dead or Alive 6
The TurboGrafx-16 Mini is a brilliant nostalgia trip, but the obscurity of the original makes this a niche product. #ign
Ever since the Switch released, Nintendo has seen nothing but success. Unfortunately, their latest success is very bittersweet. The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a rise in demand for Nintendo Switch consoles, gaming in general, as well as Nintendo‘s new Animal Crossing game. The company’s stocks have responded to this demand by surging to a
Have you ever sat around on a lazy afternoon and thought to yourself “I could really use more anime in my life”? Well, good news! The wholly mediocre Jump Force is getting its second round of DLC in the form of a beloved My Hero Academia character, with more to come. New DLC content rumors
Which Destiny 2 class is the best? It’s a question that’s long been woven through Destiny’s fandom, everyone with their favorite Guardians (I’m a Titan main!), but Bungie’s upcoming Guardian Games in-game event seeks to answer the question once and for all, at least for a year. Guardian Games is the latest seasonal event that