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Richard Tyler Blevins, better known as the live steamer Ninja, has announced his return to Twitch. His return to the platform that made him famous (and very wealthy) comes just over a year after he left Twitch for an exclusive deal with Microsoft’s Mixer platform, which shut its doors earlier this year. Blevins made the announcement on Twitter, with Twitch officially welcoming him back in a reply: According to a press release, Blevins has signed a new exclusive deal with Twitch, which will be his streaming home moving forward....

Nintendo has increased its target output for the fiscal year yet again as it aims to have manufactured 30 million Nintendo Switches by March 31, 2021. The COVID-19 outbreak has had a curious effect on the gaming world. The release dates of some titles have been delayed thanks to the pandemic. However, the industry as a whole has been positively affected by the pandemic. Casual and non-gamers have been turning to video games for entertainment during lockdown, and those who were already avid gamers have been playing even more....

The Dragon Ball franchise has many memorable characters, but no one leaves more of a lasting impact on the series than the villain. Over the years, the show has introduced some of the most powerful bad guys in the universe, each more dangerous than the next. Easily the most popular villain of Dragon Ball is Frieza, and at least part of it has to do with how powerful he truly is....

Welcome to our monthly guide to the spoils of NOW TV, where you can stream the cream of the Sky crop for a reasonable monthly subscription fee. This month, NOW TV has a couple of big movies from 2019, along with plenty of new series and complete box sets to binge through. Let’s take a look… TV THIS MONTH Brassic Season 2 We rejoin Joe Gilgun’s Vinnie as he’s on the run....

Developer Bethesda Game Studios’ fantasy-RPG The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion joins the ever-growing list of titles for Xbox One’s backward compatible program. Ever since Microsoft used its press conference at E3 2015 to reveal Xbox One’s backward compatibility feature, fans of the console have been reaping the benefits of playing games of yore on the current generation platform. Now, Xbox One owners have yet another fantastic title to experience for the first time or all over again, as Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion has been added to the program’s ever-expanding list of games....

The Oculus Rift, an HD headset that fully immerses gamers in a 3D play space, was easily one of our favorite experiences at E3 2013. Heading into the trade show we knew the Oculus Rift was something special, we just didn’t know how special it would be. However, with an exciting piece of technology always comes a price. And for now the Oculus Rift sits behind a pretty hefty $300 price tag....

A month ago, a surprise announcement of new video game based on South Park caught our attention. Previous tie-in games of the show weren’t of the highest quality, but this particular project - titled South Park: The Game - from Obsidian and THQ sounded promising, especially since show creators/writers/voices Matt Stone and Trey Parker had hand-picked the developer and were going to be writing the game themselves. The promise of the game only existing if it looked and played exactly like the show - controversial humor included - caught our attention and then the first South Park: The Game screenshots blew our mind....

The Wild West era in United States history often gets romanticized in a way that makes people forget what kind of a dirty and dangerous place it could be at times. The lack of civilization made it a treasure trove for bandits looking to fill their pockets from the wagons of naive travelers; not to mention, the various new and poisonous wildlife that those in the West constantly had to be on the lookout for....

Today, Square Enix and People Can Fly revealed Outriders broadcast 5: “Into the Fray”. As many may know, these tend to be very information heavy detailing everything from each class to PC specs each time one pops up. With the Outriders demo launching on February 25th, this one was heavily geared as to what players could expect from it, but it came with several goodies as well. Some of the content showcased today was for the second time, such as the Mantras of Survival trailer and the PC specs breakdown, but there were a lot of details added on top of that....

A troll attempts to lie their way out of a Blizzard gaming ban, only to have Blizzard’s customer support call out their lies before shaming them with the real reason for the ban. With over 7 million players in the first week of release alone, the launch of Blizzard’s new first-person shooter Overwatch has been nothing short of a massive success. But as it is with such a large player base, there’s bound to be the occasional troll or cheater lurking around, and Blizzard has taken some serious steps in attempting to curb such negative behavior, such as handing out very harsh bans for any cheaters....

With the release of its final new hero, the Damage archetype Echo, Blizzard Entertainment’s Overwatch will likely be winding down as developers prepare for the upcoming Overwatch 2. However, Game Director Jeff Kaplan has been active on social media as of late talking to players about how they can expect more for the team-based shooter in the form of new skins and adjustments for different characters, including the infamously powerful Baptiste....

Nintendo was gracious enough to bless us with an entirely new Paper Mario experience out of the blue in the form of Paper Mario: The Origami King, getting fans beyond excited about the possibilities for the future of the series. Sticker Star and Color Splash turned some fans away due to their heavy departure from series norms, but Origami King seems to be trying to cater to both old and new fans alike....

After several years of dominating the northern corners of the continental United States, the Penny Arcade Expo has set its sights on the south. Starting in the early part of 2015, the Penny Arcade Expo’s usual slate will now include a fourth annual event, PAX South, which will take place in San Antonio, Texas. With PAX East 2014 up, running, and dominating the video game conversation, Penny Arcade wanted to get the announcement out now in order to capitalize....

Monster Hunter World hit the stage at E3 2017 with a trailer giving longtime fans of the franchise and maybe some soon-to-be-fans a glimpse at what the game will look like on current-gen consoles and PC. Since then, the title has been getting a steady stream of new footage revealed, and it was recently announced that on top of all the content that already comes in the large open world game, players will get access to free downloadable content....

The base Mortal Kombat 11 roster is quite extensive, featuring 25 new and returning characters. As players progress through the game’s story mode, and start honing in on their favorite Mortal Kombat 11 characters, they are certain to become intimately familiar with the voice work behind these fighters. Indeed, there is a talented cast of veteran and novice actors lending their voices to NetherRealm Studios’ newest fighting game. The extent of these actors are outlined below, with brief details on their past experience included....

While some have early access to NBCUniversal’s new streaming service Peacock, most will have to wait until its global launch date of Wednesday, July 15, 2020 to check it out. But with so many other streaming services currently available, people need to know exactly what the NBC Peacock streaming service will bring to the table before they decide to sign up. The Peacock price is $4.99 for the version with ads, or $9....

Tomorrow marks the end of a very long wait for many PC gaming enthusiasts. Indeed, many new PC gaming rigs out there have no doubt been constructed specifically with Battlefield 3 in mind. EA, in its massive marketing push for the game, has also not let the issue simply stop there as they have continually called out the Call of Duty franchise even going so far as to make their new motto ‘Above and Beyond the Call’....

The Oculus Quest took the VR world by storm when it launched, offering one of the first opportunities for truly wireless, full-fledged virtual reality gaming experiences. While the original Oculus Quest launched just over a year ago, rumors have suggested that Facebook may already be working on a new model of the device, and now new images have leaked that could confirm this information. While the Oculus Go has been discontinued recently, the Oculus Quest has gained a number of major updates since its launch....

The latest episode of Pokemon Generations is here, featuring Team Plasma’s plot to harness the power of legendary beast Kyurem for their own purposes. It’s that Pokemon time of the week again, and Nintendo have released episode fourteen of their popular animated series, Pokemon Generations. This episode features content from the Unova region, present in Pokemon Black and White as well as the follow up titles Black 2 and White 2....

In celebration of the series’ 20th anniversary, developer Machine Games release a brand new episode of the classic first-person shooter Quake as a gift to fans. After Bethesda and id Software made a successful return to the long-running DOOM franchise with the well-received reboot back in May, there was some speculation as to whether another classic FPS series, Quake, could also receive a new entry. To the surprise of fans, a new entry titled Quake Champions was announced at Bethesda’s E3 showcase this year, and not only does the title mark the first entry in the series in 11 years, but its announcement also coincided with the franchise’s 20th anniversary....