GameCentral readers suggest the best old school games to play in self-isolation, from Monkey Island to Populous. The question for this week’s Hot Topic was suggested by reader Tenhunter, who asked for suggestions of older games that a modern gamer would still enjoy today. What games have aged well and which ones, even if they’re […]
Gaming acquisitions and investments continued in Q1 despite coronavirus
More than $700 million was invested in game startups in the first quarter, though that amount is down from the year-earlier period, according to data collected by Sergei Evdokimov, investment associate at Mail.ru Games Ventures. It was a big dip, but it’s not bad for a quarter with so much turmoil. In an email to […]
Run Your Own RPG Weapons Shop, And Maybe Quest Sometimes, In Shop Titans
If you’ve ever played an RPG and wished that you could give up the adventuring life and take up the role of a shopkeeper, then you’re in luck, because Shop Titans is coming to PC on Steam. The tycoon game, which was originally released on Android and iOS systems, puts you in the role of a shopkeeper. […]
Pagenaud wins Michigan Esports IndyCar race, Earnhardt third
Team Penske-Chevrolet’s Simon Pagenaud won the Chevrolet 275 at virtual Michigan International Speedway, third round of the IndyCar iRacing Challenge, while teammate Scott McLaughlin and Dale Earnhardt Jr completed the top three after early stops left them saving fuel and running cautiously in the closing stages. Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda’s polesitter Marcus Ericsson led Will Power’s […]
Xbox One X Patch For Resident Evil 3 Drops Resolution (And Frame Rate)
A new patch added to Resident Evil 3 for the Xbox One will fix several performance issues noted during launch and initial reviews of the game. Users who were playing the game at launch on the Xbox One X likely noticed that the game felt less refined and polished in appearance compared to the remake of […]
Call of Duty: Warzone interview — Why Modern Warfare’s narrative continues with the new season
Call of Duty: Warzone is Activision’s most successful post-launch content for a Call of Duty game, with more than 50 million downloads for the free-to-play battle royale mode in just a month. And yes, I’m one of those players working hard from home. But the latest update threw me for a loop. The stand-alone download, set […]
China Bans The Sale Of Animal Crossing: New Horizons To Curb Protesting
It seems that Chinese gamers looking to relax in Animal Crossing: New Horizons are going to have a hard time doing so. In the last few days, the Chinese government has issued a ban on the sale of Nintendo’s family-friendly life-simulator in the country. What could possibly be the reason for this? It all comes […]
Ukyo Tachibana From Samurai Shodown Has Arrived In AFK Arena
Ukyo Tachibana from Samurai Shodown is now available for a limited time in AFK Arena, the popular mobile game from Lilith Games celebrating its one-year anniversary campaign. The crossover is a bit of a surprise, but certainly a welcome one. The Dimensional Hero is, like most others who arrive in promotional events, free for seven […]
Dead Island 2 May Finally Come Out On Next-Gen Consoles
Every few months, we all assume that Dead Island 2 has been abandoned and left to rot in development hell, and then, a new ray of hope appears! Such has been the pattern over the last six years since the project was first announced at E3 in 2014, but recently developer Dambuster Studios posted a […]
Final Fantasy 7 Remake: How long does it take to beat FF7R? Game length?
Final Fantasy 7 Remake is out now on the PS4, with the revival of the PS1 JRPG classic arguably the most demanded game of the century. For almost two decades there have been murmurs of a Final Fantasy 7 Remake, with fans demanding a return to Midgar for the majority of the noughties. And now, […]