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Elite: Dangerous is adding a brand new spaceship to its lineup, one that’ll be a game-changer for players who can get their hands on one. Fleet Carriers are gigantic ships designed to hold all of a player’s other spaceships and devices, but they’re also uniquely primed for exploration in an expansive game world. Elite: Dangerous is a space exploration MMO that first launched in 2014, and one of its main draws for players is the number of exploration opportunities granted to them....

Developer Survgames and publisher ThePlayWay have released the reveal trailer for the new third-person survival game First. Players will explore dangerous wastelands in the company of a four-legged friend, who can also equip useful items and help you in the apocalyptic land. First is a new open-world survival simulator set in a post-apocalyptic world, where only the player makes it out alive for an unknown reason. While on a journey through radioactive deserts and ruined cities, players will find a wounded dog who desperately needs help....

It’s been a while since the industry has seen a great Tony Hawk game. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD received middling reviews two years ago, and mobile title Tony Hawk’s Shred Session is still stuck in development. The most famous skateboarder of all-time has teased fans twice in the last 3 months, first leaking news of a new console game on his Twitter, and then following that up by confirming it is in development for PlayStation 4 at Sony’s CES 2015 keynote....

Our quick take Nikon D5200 - 4.0 / 5 Interior Upgrade Performance The Pictures Movie highs meet serious lows To recap We love the D5200’s low-mid sensitivity shots which are among the best in class, and the 39-point autofocus sensor is quality too. But a lack of the usual array of Nikon quick-access DSLR buttons, no touchscreen, banding hidden in shadow areas of raw files and poor movie clips hold the model back....

With the announcement that Breath of the Wild will be receiving a sequel, the trailer for which heavily stars Princess Zelda, many have started to wonder and speculate if she will be the main protagonist and playable character of the smash hit’s sequel. Of course, fans have been asking for a playable Zelda for years, reversing the damsel-in-distress trope and placing Link in the captive position and Zelda as the hero....

Nintendo Switch Online is the subscription service for owners of, you guessed it, the Nintendo Switch. The portable games console’s snazzy membership club launched properly in September 2018, and, although membership isn’t essential to enjoying the Switch, it does connect you to some pretty cool stuff. As for perks, members of Nintendo Switch Online can use online multiplayer features on a vast selection of games. They can also make the most of cloud saves and exclusive offers, as well as communicate through voice chat on the Nintendo Switch Online mobile app....

Gamers are already aware that developer Hello Games is going above and beyond any other game with their upcoming space title No Man’s Sky. The title will allow players to explore the vast reaches of the universe, discover unknown worlds, and engage with other players both in space and on the ground. But that’s not everything. No Man’s Sky will also feature a robust economy and trading system that will rival that of any RPG or MMO....

Old School RuneScape continues to welcome players new and old as one of the most popular MMORPGs around. Players spend countless hours increasing their skills, defeating monsters, and playing mini-games all in pursuit of GP to invest in that next big weapon or armor upgrade. One of the player’s best ways to earn some much-needed gold in the game is by defeating various slayer monsters lurking within the game. The slayer skill needs you to go out and kill a certain number of these monsters in order to achieve balance within the region, and depending on your level can give you access to bigger, tougher foes....

The Last of Us 2 requires players to navigate the game by sneaking through the environment or taking out zombies or named enemies to ensure the main character’s safety. However, there is one reoccurring character in the game that doesn’t need to die. Fair warning — this article contains spoilers for later in the game. The Last of Us 2 presents many different ways to progress with the game, but sometimes the player is forced to certain characters....

It’s been five years since Night School Studio’s Oxenfree first debuted, and the supernatural horror mystery is making a return later this year with Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals on Nintendo Switch and Steam. In the original Oxenfree, you play as Alex, a teenager seeking a weekend of adventure with her friends on a nearby island. Ultimately, the cast gets more than they bargained for after wandering too far into the mysterious island, stumbling upon interference from strange radio frequencies, bizarre visions, and otherworldly encounters....

Our quick take Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 MkII - 4.0 / 5 What’s new for round two? New body design with dual dials and programmable buttons Higher-resolution LCD screen, now with touchscreen Marginally greater magnification in viewfinder Longer buffer for burst mode shooting Unlimited video recording, incl. 4K In-camera USB charging Adds 4K Photo modes What is 4K Photo? Panasonic’s mode explained Design and Performance 0.39-inch, 2360k-dot OLED electronic viewfinder, 0.74x magnification 3-inch, 1240k-dot touchscreen LCD on vari-angle bracket 16x optical zoom lens (25mm-400mm f/2....

The Paper Mario franchise has charted its own path for a number of years now, and built up a strong fan community as a result. While a number of fans would like to see Paper Mario return to RPG mechanics in its future installments, the series looking to try out creative new ideas. Being creative and thinking outside the box could also describe speedrunning, and a new speedrun of Paper Mario certainly thinks outside the box....

With Monster Hunter World’s first review score being almost perfect, many fans of the franchise are likely optimistic about the forthcoming action-RPG’s launch next week, as it indicates the game is on track to release with almost everything needed to make for a nearly flawless experience. Be that as it may, the title’s directors, Kaname Fujioka and Yuya Tokuda, recently revealed that if they lived in an ideal world, they would bring more to the game to make it even better, including the addition of World of Warcraft’s Arsus and Arthas the Lich King as characters....

Stalker 2 is a really big project and a very long game, according to the developers. GSC Game World revealed there are more than 300 people working on the open-world shooter now, so that the players can spend countless hours exploring the game. The studio’s PR manager Zakhar Bocharov share additional details in a new interview with Gamingbolt. Bocharov admits Stalker 2 is “a very long game,” even if the players will decide to complete only the main questline, without investing too much in additional activities....

A couple of days ago, Reddit user SuperKasual posted an image petitioning NetherRealm to bring back Raiden’s iconic flying scream in Mortal Kombat 11. For the uninitiated, past versions of Raiden would comically scream gibberish when doing his flying attack, but that’s no longer the case in Mortal Kombat 11. While the post does appear to be a joke, it has seen some pretty strong support on Reddit. It has over 4,000 upvotes, with many comments on the thread expressing their approval of Raiden’s flying scream being added to Mortal Kombat 11....

In a couple of weeks from now, Mortal Kombat 11’s Kombat Pack 2 will be released and will feature three new DLC characters in the game: Rambo, Mileena, and Rain. Ever since the announcement of Kombat Pack 2, NetherRealm Studios has given fans a preview of what to expect from these characters, and it is obvious that they would be great additions to Mortal Kombat 11’s roster. It is worth noting that Mortal Kombat 11 fans have been patiently waiting for the release of Kombat Pack 2, given the popularity of Rambo, Rain, and especially Mileena....

Joke characters are pretty much par for the course in fighting games. From Street Fighter’s Dan to Marvel Vs. Capcom 2’s Servbot, silly and oftentimes downright useless characters have found their way into games since the early days of the medium. The Mortal Kombat series is no different, having gone so far as to implement urban legends as playable characters like Ermac. In the case of the upcoming Mortal Kombat X, one potential inclusion has officially been confirmed absent....

This My Hero Academia review contains spoilers. My Hero Academia Season 5 Episode 25 “Let me ask you, why do you still wish for more power?” My Hero Academia has always been very elegant with its exploration of the fine line that can exist between hero and villain, but that’s never been more apparent than after the events of this bifurcated season. Season five of My Hero Academia heads into this finale with newfound empathy and anxiety....

Activision and developer Bungie offered a welcome end to the summer video game lull with the release of what may be the most-talked-about new game of the year: Destiny. It released Tuesday in a very unusual way from an industry perspective, and even two days later there are barely any reviews of the game. On one hand, that’s worrisome from a consumer standpoint for a product that was so heavily marketed and pushed on gamers as a must-pre-order type of title....

Google Home tips and tricks: Master your Mini, Max, Hub and Hub Max What is My StoryTime? How does MyStoryTime work? Parents Visit the My Storytime website. Log into your Google account - the one connected to your Nest speaker at home. You’ll be asked to make short recordings, including phrases that will help guide Storytime when invoked, such as “Which story would you like to hear?” or “Should we keep reading?...