Fans of the new culinary Pokémon game Pokémon Café Mix can now bring a piece of the game into their homes with the new official merchandise line, now available for preorder. Pokémon Café Mix launched on mobile and for free download on the Nintendo Switch at the end of June to great reviews. Pokémon fans are in love with the sweet style of animation and the fact that the café is an absolute aesthetic dream....
We now know who will play the roles of Joel and Ellie in HBO’s The Last Of Us live-action television adaptation. Bella Ramsey will take on the role of Ellie, while Joel will be played by The Mandalorian’s Pedro Pascal. And Joel’s voice actor from the original games approves. “This IS the way,” wrote Troy Baker on his Instagram account. “Full support. Full stop. Can’t wait for you to show me a side of Joel I never knew, Pedro....
Outriders takes players on a massive looter-shooter adventure where they get to experience the fascinating new planet of Enoch. Some of the locations that you get to visit while exploring Enoch have unique conditions and are built structurally in a way that is very different from towns that exist in real life. Trench Town is one of the most important settlements in Outriders, and you will have to pass through it if you want to complete the main story of the game....
Overwatch is about to get upgraded to next-gen in a new update that has already released on the Xbox Series X/S. Those who have played the popular FPS on the new console will be happy to know the update is optimized for the Xbox Series X/S, however, it hasn’t been given to the PS5 as of yet. With next-gen consoles already out to the public, fans of Overwatch have been wondering if the game would get any graphical updates to support the newest gaming systems on the market....
As the Grand Finals of the Overwatch League’s 2020 competition nears closer, news has broken involving Pete Vlastelica stepping down from his position as the official Overwatch League commissioner. This also means that Vlastelica will be stepping down from his role as Activision Blizzard’s chief executive of esports. There is no given reason for this change of role outside of news that Vlastelica will be moving into a new “entrepreneurial” role instead....
Two of Overwatch’s most popular heroes have seen significant damage decreases and other nerfs in the latest effort by Blizzard to keep the game feeling fair and balanced. Amidst all the hype for E3, Blizzard have released the latest patch for their first person shooter Overwatch. The patch brings with it significant nerfs to two of the most popular heroes in the game. It has long been known that Overwatch’s next update would bring about a nerf to the American hero McCree - and it looks like that has been done quite effectively....
It’s a proud day for gamers, as Blizzard announced that Overwatch’s Pink Mercy skin has raised almost $10 million in donations benefiting the Breast Cancer Research Fund, far exceeding the initial $250,000 minimum. Perhaps even more stunning is that it took just eight days to reach the amount, leaving plenty of time for players to contribute to the campaign before it ends. The Overwatch campaign went live May 8 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, with the limited edition skin being available for $14....
While Overwatch itself doesn’t have much in the way of cut-scenes or narrative elements, Blizzard has nevertheless given the game and its characters expansive lore through other avenues, like digital shorts and comics. Most recently, Blizzard released a short story called “Bastet,” which can be read here, that details the sexuality of one of the game’s most popular characters. Per the Bastet short story, it seems that Soldier: 76 is gay, and at one point was in a romantic relationship with a man named Vincent....
Fargo and Legion series creator Noah Hawley had been tapped to write and direct a new Star Trek film for Paramount in November 2019. However, Paramount has reportedly put Hawley’s Star Trek film on hold as film chief Emma Watts assesses the studio’s options on where to take the science fiction franchise. Created by Gene Roddenberry in 1966, the original Star Trek series aired for three seasons on NBC and followed the voyages of the starship USS Enterprise under the leadership of Captain James T....
With the highly positive reception that Capcom’s latest game has had from both gamers and reviewers alike, it should come as no surprise that Monster Hunter World’s sales have been good. However, new figures released for the month of January show that the game’s success has been even greater than anticipated. January 2018 was an excellent month in general for the video game industry, not just for Monster Hunter World. Figures released by the NPD Group, an industry-tracking firm, show that the video game industry saw a 59% rise in year-over-year sales for January this year, generating slightly over $1 billion....
Monster truck racing games are usually hit or miss. They either have weighted physics while controlling the massive vehicles as they destroy everything in their path, or the controls are super loose and uninviting with the gameplay that is too unrealistic to be taken seriously. In its current preview state, Monster Truck Championship - from developer Polish studio, Teyon - leans towards the former, but still feels like a little tightening up could make it be one of the standout titles within the monster truck racing genre....
It’s easy to feel disconnected from a virtual world when you can teleport at will. Even if a place makes topographical sense, it becomes abstract when you can fast-travel. Dark Souls understands this, which is why you exclusively unlock physical shortcuts for the first half of the game. Sure, you can teleport later, but not until you’re already anchored into the world. Arkane Studios’ Prey understands this as well. While Arkane’s other famous game, Dishonored, is a series of levels that are stitched together, the studio’s sci-fi shooter offers up a persistent location that you can freely travel around, assuming you have the right clearance - whether that clearance be a keycard, super strength, agility, a foam dart gun, or the ability to turn into an inanimate object and post yourself through a window....
Update 8/1: This article was updated to fix errors. It’s been years since fans have seen a new Splinter Cell game, and we’re still waiting for Sam Fisher to make his long-awaited debut on current-generation consoles. While a new Splinter Cell isn’t currently available on current-gen hardware, Xbox One owners can at least revisit Fisher’s older adventures, as two more Splinter Cell games have been added to the backward compatibility lineup....
The past year or so has seen many video game developers being called out for imposing ‘crunch’ on employees, forcing them to work longer hours, late nights, and weekends leading up to major development deadlines. While its recently released Mortal Kombat 11 has received praise from critics, current and former employees of NetherRealm Studios have spoken out about years of taxing work conditions surrounding previously developed fighting games from the studio....
Our quick take Moto G100 - 4.0 / 5 Design & Display 6.7-inch, 21:9 aspect ‘Cinema Vision’ IPS LCD screen Full HD resolution (2520 x 1080 pixels) 90Hz refresh rate HDR10 Dimensions: 168.4 x 74 x 9.7mm / Weight: 207g Finishes: ‘Iridescent Sky’, ‘Iridescent Ocean’ Side-mounted fingerprint scanner Water repellent (no IP rating) 3.5mm headphone port Full HD resolution (2520 x 1080 pixels) 90Hz refresh rate HDR10 Performance & Battery Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 platform, 8GB RAM (LPDDR5) 128GB storage, microSD card expansion slot 5G connectivity (Sub-6GHz), Wi-Fi 6 (ax) 5,000mAh battery, 20W charging ‘Ready For’ dock compatible Cameras Quad rear cameras: Main: 64-megapixel, f/1....
NBCUniversal has rolled out its own streaming service nationally. The new streaming service, Peacock, is available to join for free across many different platforms, however, it will be available on PlayStation 4 a little later. Back in April, NBC launched Peacock for select Comcast subscribers. The latest streaming addition to an oversaturated space is where viewers can watch beloved shows such as Parks and Recreation, 30 Rock, and Saturday Night Live....
Netflix took to Twitter to apologize for the “inappropriate artwork” it initially used to advertise the French coming-of-age drama Cuties. Netflix’s poster depicts the film’s four leads, all of whom are 11-year-old girls, in skimpy dancing costumes and sexualized poses. At time of writing, it’s been replaced on the service with a still from the film. Directed and written by Maïmouna Doucouré, Cuties made its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where it won the World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award....
While the Jurassic Park films have placed children in perilous situations before, the latest installment of the franchise may up the game. The trailer for the upcoming animated series Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous shows that the owners of the dinosaur park have learned nothing from past disasters, other than new ways to get people killed. In 2015, Universal relaunched the Jurassic Park franchise with Steven Spielberg serving as a producer and Colin Trevorrow, then known for his independent film titled Safety Not Guaranteed, sitting in the director’s chair for the new film....
With PAX East ending earlier this week, everybody under the sun is releasing new gameplay footage from their time with Animal Crossing: New Horizons. We already knew about many of the features that will be in the game, but seeing them all in action really does prove that this is going to be the biggest, most feature-complete title in the franchise. One of the best new additions is Nook Miles, an achievement-like system that gives players tasks to accomplish such as catching fish, planting trees, or getting into other shenanigans around the island....
Apex Legends has released another Season 7 teaser video, with the latest showing suspected new legend Horizon seemingly stranded in space. The 33-second video was released yesterday on Twitter, spanning longer than the previous seven and ten-second teasers. While the last two teasers’ origins were listed as “unknown,” this one confirms Dr. Mary Somers’ appearance. Through the teaser’s distorted video, the Scottish scholar can be seen working on her robot sidekick, Newt....
