• The Sad Reason This Esports Pro Is Retiring At 23

    Jian Zihao, a.k.a. Uzi, is a pro League of Legends player who has been in the competitive scene since around 2012. Sadly, he will be retiring. The 23 year old gamer has recently announced that his developing health issues have led to him hanging up his mouse and keyboard for the foreseeable future.

    By Nathan Simmons June 8th, 2020 Read More
  • P.T. Can't Get Any Scarier Than This

    Gamers have spent years trying to recapture the thrill of their first time playing P.T. Now Steam user AmbientDruth has thrown their VR headset into the ring. AmbientDruth is working on a project, simply called PT, which aims to fully recreate the horrific experience as a Half-Life: Alyx mod.

    By Eric Henn June 8th, 2020 Read More
  • The Real Reason Twitch Streamers Are Scrambling

    It seems a few copyright holders are making Twitch -- and more specifically, several of its streamers -- pay the price for playing music. If you're a streamer yourself, you might want to pay attention.

    By Shawn Farner June 8th, 2020 Read More
  • Pokimane Breaks Her Silence On Difficult Twitch Decision

    Pokimane has had a truly meteoric rise in popularity since she began streaming. Pokimane told viewers in March of this year that she wasn't planning on going from Twitch to Mixer anytime soon. It now seems as though her decision to stay with Twitch was more difficult than fans were led to believe.

    By Nathan Simmons June 8th, 2020 Read More
  • The Real Truth Behind Pokimane's Fake Announcement

    Toward the end of last year, popular streamer Pokimane began hinting that she had a new contract in her near future. While some speculated that this meant that she and Twitch would change the terms of her contact with the platform, there were rumors she'd move to rival streaming platform Mixer.

    By Nathan Simmons June 8th, 2020 Read More
  • The Truth Behind Sony's $3.5 Million Fine

    According to a release from the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC), Sony Europe is currently on the receiving end of a big lawsuit. In a stunning move, the Australian Federal Court has ordered Sony Europe to pay $3.5 million AUD for "for making false and misleading representations."

    By Nathan Simmons June 5th, 2020 Read More
  • Warzone Players Demanding Change To 'Frustrating' Item

    In the heat of battle, it's particularly important to be as quick and efficient as possible. This doesn't just go for the act of shooting and defense, either. Unfortunately, players of Call of Duty: Warzone are having a very difficult time when it comes to the seemingly simple act of grabbing items.

    By Nathan Simmons June 5th, 2020 Read More
  • The Fortnite Feature Fans Want To Steal For Warzone

    Call of Duty: Warzone continues to tease players with mysterious bunkers and gamers have been setting insane kill count records within the game. However, there are some players who think that Call of Duty: Warzone would do well to borrow a gameplay mechanic from fellow battle royale game Fortnite.

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  • The Real Reason Doom Eternal Is Getting Rid Of Anti-Cheat Software

    Doom Eternal is a whole lot of fun, but fans have been divided by one recent addition to the game. With the first major post-launch update for Doom Eternal, Id Software made it very clear to fans that the company would not be allowing players to cheat in the online multiplayer portions of the game.

    By Nathan Simmons June 4th, 2020 Read More
  • The Real Reason Fortnite Season 3 Got Delayed

    In total, the start of Chapter 2's third season has been delayed about five weeks from its original debut date. 2020 has been a tumultuous year so far, and the folks at Epic Games aren't immune. Here's the situation with Fortnite: Chapter 2 - Season 3.

    By Helen A. Lee June 4th, 2020 Read More
  • The Last Of Us 2 Accused Of Copying Trailer Music

    Naughty Dog seems to have gotten involved in yet another controversy, this time for music in the The Last of Us Part 2's latest trailer. It appears that the trailer features a folksy cover of New Order's "True Faith" performed by Ellie, which has been called out on Twitter by musician Lotte Kestner.

    By Nathan Simmons June 4th, 2020 Read More
  • The Truth About The Last Of Us 2's Heroes Gets Cloudy

    After a series of high profile delays, The Last of Us Part 2 will finally be released later this month. In an interview with Polygon, The Last of Us Part 2 co-writer Haley Gross dissected some of the game's themes. As far as Gross is concerned, there isn't much of a delineation between good & evil.

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  • Game Engineers Revive Long-Lost NES Game

    The 1990 racing film Days of Thunder received mixed reviews but was a big hit for leading man Tom Cruise, who did all of his own driving. While a video game adaptation of the film was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System, there's an earlier version of the game nobody ever saw... Until now.

    By Nathan Simmons June 4th, 2020 Read More
  • GTA Parent Company Accused Of Extreme Tactics

    Take-Two Interactive, the parent company behind such studios as GTA developer Rockstar Games, has been accused of using some "extreme" tactics to get one of its latest games completed. It appears as though Take-Two has pulled some underhanded moves that left an entire development studio in the dust.

    By Nathan Simmons June 4th, 2020 Read More
  • The PS5 Was Too Fast For Unreal Engine

    On the PS5 side, one notable feature now has people talking. That feature could completely change the way game developers approach their craft, and could open the door for all sorts of interesting new ideas.

    By Shawn Farner June 4th, 2020 Read More
  • You've Been Playing Gears Tactics All Wrong

    It's easy to make missteps in Gears Tactics, and a wrong move can upend your whole strategy. If you're looking to up your body count and reduce your team's errors, you'll want to use these tips to turn things around.

    By Helen A. Lee June 3rd, 2020 Read More
  • Red Dead Redemption 2 Fans Make A Petition For Rockstar

    Red Dead Redemption 2 is an incredible game with immersive mechanics and a well-written story. Unfortunately, as with all great stories, it eventually has an ending point. To that end, a Red Dead Redemption fan has started up a petition for Rockstar Games to add single player DLC expansions to RDR2.

    By Nathan Simmons June 3rd, 2020 Read More
  • Warzone On PC Has One Huge Advantage

    Another day brings another newly discovered issue with Call of Duty: Warzone. Though the game's built a following among gamers since its release, it hasn't been without its problems. Now, it turns out that PC players of Warzone can quite literally see more of the game on screen than console players.

    By Nathan Simmons June 3rd, 2020 Read More
  • The Untold Truth Of Sega's Fog Gaming

    Sega is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, and it looks like the company is ready to make some big waves. Sega is now poised to unveil a new type of gaming technology. It appears that the future of arcade gaming (in Japan, at least) may be "fog gaming." Here's what we know about fog gaming.

    By Nathan Simmons June 3rd, 2020 Read More
  • The Real Reason There's A Lack Of Elden Ring News

    Last year saw the surprise announcement of Elden Ring from FromSoftware and George R.R. Martin. It was starting to look like the game had been quietly canceled at some point. Luckily, we now know that isn't at all the case. A long series of trademarks and appeals related to the game have been filed.

    By Nathan Simmons June 3rd, 2020 Read More
  • The Ending Of Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath Explained

    Aftermath adds an all-new story, plus three playable characters: Sheeva, Fujin, and Robocop. Naturally, the story features a brand new ending. The question is, what does it mean? And how are the possibilities revealed in Aftermath going to affect the narrative going forward?

    By Helen A. Lee June 2nd, 2020 Read More
  • Star Wars Battlefront 3: Will We Ever Get A Sequel?

    Some players feel the series should have ended with Battlefront 1, although Battlefront 2 fixes have made it eminently more playable in the years since its release. It's hard to imagine that, after everything that's happened, Battlefront 3 will ever become a reality though.

    By Helen A. Lee June 2nd, 2020 Read More