Elden Ring has been one of the gaming community's most anticipated games for years, and its review scores appear to be living up to the hype. Right now, Elden Ring is one of the highest-scoring games on Metacritic and OpenCritic. The two websites compile scores from various outlets, giving an …
Read More »The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Release Date Announced
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask will officially be available to all Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members on February 25, 2022. Nintendo shared the news on Twitter alongside a new trailer that teases parts of the N64 adventure that follows Link as he is "dragged into the world …
Read More »LEGO Brawls is Basically Super Smash Bros. For LEGO
Fans of platform brawlers like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate can now look forward to LEGO Brawls, an Apple Arcade game that's making the move to consoles. Confirmed for Nintendo Switch in yesterday's Nintendo Direct, today we're learning LEGO Brawls is also coming to PC, PlayStation, and Xbox consoles this June. …
Read More »Take a Leisurely Stroll Through a Virtual Museum of Video Game Lockpicking Mechanics
I haven't been to a proper museum in a long time — it's been solidly on the list of activities I felt were inadvisable during a global pandemic. But even when I visited museums on the regular, I'd never been to one quite like Johnnemann Nordhagen's Museum of Mechanics: an …
Read More »How Sony's Bungie Buy Fits Into Its Larger PlayStation Plans
January couldn’t end with at least one more massive gaming acquisition it seems. Just a few short weeks after Xbox’s industry-shaking announcement of its plans to acquire Activision Blizzard, Sony has announced its decision to purchase Destiny developer Bungie; not as massive, but nonetheless monumental. Immediately after the news, there …
Read More »The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Is Coming to Nintendo Switch Online Next Month
Nintendo has announced that The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask will be the next game to feature as part of Nintendo Switch Online's expansion pass service. As detailed on Twitter, Nintendo has stated that Majora's Mask will be the next N64 game to launch on its premium online service.The game …
Read More »Xbox To Buy Activision Blizzard
Xbox has announced a deal to buy Activision Blizzard, the company behind Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and many other major gaming franchises – coming in at a stupefying $68.7 billion. Announced on Xbox Wire, the deal means Xbox will soon own the likes of Call of Duty, Warcraft, …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker Review
"Has your journey been good?" a key character asks me, in reference to all my years of adventuring. We’re a few hours into Final Fantasy XIV's latest expansion, Endwalker. "Has it been worthwhile?" My character never really gets to answer, and many hours later, I think that's because Square Enix …
Read More »Microsoft Admits Its Handling of Lionhead Studios Was a ‘Misstep’
In a new six-part documentary series Microsoft has said that its handling of Lionhead Studios, which was shut down in 2016, was a “mistake” that helped shape the way Microsoft now works with its acquired developers. The sixth episode of Power On: The Story of Xbox features a short segment …
Read More »Alan Wake 2 Officially Announced, Will Be Remedy's "First Survival Horror Game"
After over a decade, Remedy Entertainment has officially announced a sequel to Alan Wake at The Game Awards 2021. During the show, Remedy premiered a briefly trailer officially announcing Alan Wake 2. We don't know much about the plot, but apparently the story will "eat you alive." "We know this …
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