Blizzard has announced their dates for the all digital BlizzCon experience set for February 2021. With this year’s celebration cancelled due to the continued presence of COVID-19, the Blizzard-specific convention had to make a stark pivot with many others like it. According to a recent BlizzCon update, the BlizzConline experience will take place from February 19-20, 2021.
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By Dom Peppiatt, Monday, 21 September 2020 20:40 GMT Activision Blizzard has announced BlizzConline, an all-digital, online-only event that will be the alternative to a physical BlizzCon 2020. Earlier this year, Blizzard announced that it would cancel this year’s event – BlizzCon 2020 – ‘in light of all the health and safety considerations’ the company
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Nvidia’s hotly anticipated RTX 3080 video card when on sale this week, and most of the people who wanted to buy one were unable to do so. You can thank bots like the one from Bounce Alerts that help resellers
© Nintendo In the short time-frame since the leak and release of Super Mario 3D All-Stars, dataminers have been discovering more and more about this 35th-anniversary collection each day. The latest finding once again comes from OatmealDome. This time, they believe they’ve uncovered additional “GPU features” in the GameCube and Wii emulator within the collection.
Bandai Namco Entertainment’s official Twitter account for Captain Tsubasa: Rise Of New Champions has announced that the action-packed football game has shifted over 500,000 copies worldwide during its first week. The game, developed by Tamsoft, is currently available on Nintendo Switch, Steam and PlayStation 4. You can watch some gameplay footage right here. Source /
Some reviews would be better as flow diagrams (for the sake of the theme, let’s call this one a blood flow diagram). Have you played Slayaway Camp? If yes, then Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle is a hard sell. Developers Blue Wizard Digital have taken their indie hit and liberally slopped the innards of Friday
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox One update preview coming to the Omega ring. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox One. We continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes to
PES 2021 arrives as an unapologetic stop-gap release, priced significantly lower than usual (including an additional 20% discount for PES 2020 owners) and offering distinctly fewer new features than you’d expect, even for a franchise with such a relentless annualised release cadence. The graphics? They’re the same. Controls? They’re the same too. Menus? Okay, there
The latest Marvel’s Avengers update is the biggest to the game ever, featuring fixes and updates to over 1000 issues. The specific focus of the V1.3.0 patch was to quickly fix bugs, a main complaint many people have had as Avengers moves from its campaign into the endgame grind. Crystal Dynamics promises near future updates
Two weeks back we asked you to share unforgettable moments fighting as your favorite heroes from Marvel’s Avengers using #PS4share and #PSBlog. From thrilling action shots to stunning portraits, here are this week’s highlights: Captain America by astrozomb1es1. Black Widow by CrypticVisuals. Iron Man by Deemo_Dude. Thor by iamroyank. The Hulk by JustN2bad. Ms. Marvel
No Man’s Sky is in for yet another update to its giant spacefaring simulation sometime next week, Hello games say. They’ve shared the title for the new update and hinted that it’s the beginning of some big new piece of the game, but don’t appear to be sharing more until the update and its patch
The tensions between the Trump administration and Chinese conglomerate Tencent continue to intensify with the U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment’s recent prioritization of national security. As per a Bloomberg report, letters from the Committee have been sent to multiple development companies – like Riot Games and Epic Games – inquiring about the management of their U.S.-based consumers’ personal data. Last month, President Trump ordered a ban
Empire of Sin, the strategy title from Romero Games, will be released on December 1. Empire of Sin puts you at the heart of the criminal underworld of 1920s Prohibition-era Chicago. In it you will “hustle, charm, and intimidate” your way to the top do whatever it takes to stay there. The character-driven, noir-inspired game
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. A few weeks ago, rumors popped that Nintendo was working on a new console, purportedly to feature capabilities like 4K gaming and next-generation software. Now, Nintendo has confirmed that it’s working on a next-generation platform, though few other details were
Just hours ahead of today’s Nintendo Direct Mini, which will have a focus on Switch games from third-party developers, mumblings of a potential new Monster Hunter announcement have started to bubble away on the internet. Such a game hasn’t been officially confirmed, but if you’re keen on avoiding potential spoilers, look away now. The supposed
WayForward has announced this evening that it has teamed up with Rooster Teeth and Arc System Works to create a new video game based on the hit animation, RWBY. The game is due out on multiple platforms in 2021. The company says that “Rooster Teeth will deliver an original RWBY story for the game from
Touhou Luna Nights on the surface is an anime waifu maid Metroidvania, but it takes advantage of some incredibly unique mechanics. It is a part of a series of games called the “Touhou Project” and takes place over multiple different gaming genres. And this happens to be my first foray into the series. The great
Hi everyone! I’m rdein, lead creator of Minoria and the Momodora series. I’m pleased to say we have finally launched Minoria on Xbox One — thank you for your patience! Minoria is Bombservice’s latest creation, a side-scrolling action game with a heavy focus on combat and exploration. It’s a game similar in style to my
There are no facts. First-hand accounts have an inherent subjectivity to them, people lie, and memories fade. All of this is what’s meant to make Tell Me Why so intriguing. But while the characters and world are brimming with charm, pulling the thread to reveal the secrets of this fictional Alaskan town’s not so mysterious
The magic-wielding battle royale Spellbreak enlisted a whole new group of vowbreakers with its full release earlier this month, and developer Proletariat is now starting to talk about what’s in store for the game in the coming days, weeks, and months. In the first Spellbreak roadmap, the developer goes over some of the high-level goals for the
Hi everyone! I’m Matt, a producer here at The Irregular Corporation. It’s my absolute pleasure today to take you behind the scenes to show off some more of Tohu, the gorgeous adventure game coming to PS4 which we’re helping to put together with the talented team of puzzle conjurers over at Fireart Games. What is
Star Wars: Squadrons is suiting up for takeoff next month, as are the pilots you’ll meet during your space battles. Motive Studios have produced a new story short to introduce you to one of ’em. Varko Grey is in a spot of trouble when he misses the bus during an Imperial retreat from battle. It’s
If you’re wondering what games are coming up in 2020, we’ve put them all in one convenient location. This list will be continually updated to act as a living, breathing schedule as new dates are announced, titles are delayed, and big reveals happen. This should help you plan out your next several months in gaming
By Sherif Saed, Monday, 14 September 2020 10:45 GMT Uncharted 4 is full of secrets and development tricks most players will never see. As with many video games, Uncharted 4 has its fair share of hacks and developer tricks. But because of Naughty Dog’s polished presentation, many wouldn’t even know these existed. Boundary Break, the
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Apple has maintained an iron grip on the iOS software ecosystem since the platform launched, but 2020 has brought new challenges. While Apple wrangles with Epic in court, Google and Microsoft are pushing to get cloud gaming on iOS. Apple
With celebrations for the 35th anniversary of the original Super Mario Bros. underway and the upcoming release of Super Mario 3D All-Stars next week, we thought it would be the perfect time to conduct a survey of Nintendo Life readers to find out the definitive ranking of the 3D Mario games. Similar to our recent
Reunite with Ringo, Tee, and a lovable cast of returning and new characters from Puyo Puyo Tetris for a new journey! The worlds of Puyo Puyo and Tetris have merged thanks to a mysteriously powerful being known as the Dimensional Parasite. With this threat looming, Ringo, Tee, and friends must traverse the world to pop
I’ve long been an advocate for simplicity. I mean, there’s a time and a place for complexity, but why confuse things when you can get away with the basics? I think those at Quack Quack Games – the development team behind CD-RUN – probably think the same. This is a game that oozes utter simplicity
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
[Editor’s Note: This review and score cover only the single-player campaign of Iron Harvest; we’ll follow up soon with a dedicated review of the multiplayer component.] The choking smoke of diesel engines, gunfire plinking off of metal, explosions throwing soldiers to and fro. Through it all, the stomping of a mech’s piston-powered feet. That’s the