The eNASCAR Heat Pro League returned for its second season at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway Wednesday evening. The league, a collaboration among Motorsport Games, NASCAR and the Race Team Alliance, features 14 eNASCAR teams and is played on NASCAR Heat 4, the newest iteration of the NASCAR video game franchise. Each team features one Xbox player and […]
Atlus Fixed Persona 5’s Annoying Insta-Kill Perk In Royal
Fans of Persona 5 might remember a certain confidant ability giving them trouble. Not because it’s hard to get, but because it made playing the game harder. Upon reaching rank 7 with Ryuji, he gave players the Insta-kill ability…whether they wanted it or not. Many guides around the time even recommended not ranking Ryuji’s social […]
Pokimane And Destiny Butt Heads Over InvaderVie’s Comments
InvaderVie sent ripples across Twitch after performing an ill-received monologue about receiving payment from viewers. Essentially, she shamed fans who regularly watch her content without subscribing, accusing them of being dishonest and irresponsible with their money. The clip went viral – and some pretty big names took notice. Pokimane and xQc were chief among those […]
Games Inbox: Are you getting a PS5 or Xbox Series X this year?
The Thursday Inbox shares hardware horror stories from across the generations, as one reader hopes for the return of Scalebound. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected] Wait and seeI don’t want to spoil anyone’s fun but I am definitely in the camp that finds it bizarre that anyone would make a decision […]
PS5 release date – When can I pre-order the PlayStation 5?
Sony is yet to reveal the release date for the forthcoming PS5, their next-gen offering alongside Microsoft’s Xbox Series X. They have kept tight-lipped about their upcoming project, teasing players with details on the controller, but little else. When can you pre-order the PS5? Sony has introduced a policy of slow drip-feeding with PS5 information, […]
GI Show — Is Fallout 76: Wastelanders Any Good and Resident Evil 4 Remake Rumors
On this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show, Andy Reiner, Alex Stadnik, and Dan “The Jacket” Tack join me to discuss Fallout 76: Wastelanders, the Resident Evil 4 Remake rumors, and World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Alpha. We finish with the always-entertaining and enlightening community emails. We do this week’s show from our homes as we hunker down […]
Update: It's Probably Okay To Play Counter-Strike and Team Fortress 2 Right Now
Update: 4/22/2020 Valve has issued a statement regarding the leak, saying they are investigating things but that they currently have no reason for players to be alarmed or to discontinue play of the titles in question. Valve commented: We have reviewed the leaked code and believe it to be a reposting of a limited CS:GO engine […]
Star Wars Episode I: Racer Hits PS4 And Switch In May
Released more than two decades ago on Nintendo 64, Star Wars Episode I: Racer stood out to many as one of the better things to spin off of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. While that title would later come to other consoles, including Dreamcast, it largely disappeared until GOG brought it back on PC in […]
The Subjects Of Tiger King Get Recreated In NBA 2020
Netflix hasn’t created a Tiger King game … yet. The next best thing might be this goofy on court battle in NBA 2K20. YouTuber 2kToro spent a lot of time using 2K’s characters creator to craft digital versions of Joe Exotic, Carol Baskin, Jeff Lowe, and Doc Antle, who were recently popularized in the Netflix documentary Tiger […]
Firaxis On How Chimera Squad Ties Into The Larger XCOM Universe
Last week, Firaxis surprised us with the announcement of a new standalone XCOM game. You won’t have to wait long to play this unique spinoff, but since the game is a bit of a departure for the series, we chatted with lead designer Mark Nauta about the origins of the project and how XCOM: Chimera […]