Developer Sonic Team revealed the title for its next mainline game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series at the Game Awards on Thursday. The next game will be called Sonic Frontiers and it’s scheduled to be released at some point during the 2022 holiday season. The game is being developed by Sega’s Sonic Team Japan […]
Bungie’s making a Nerf Gjallarhorn, here’s how to get it
One of Destiny’s most iconic weapons is getting a real-life Nerf version. Bungie and Nerf are partnering to make foam-firing Gjallarhorn rocket launchers that you can buy from the Bungie store, the company announced on Tuesday. Gjallarhorn is one of Destiny’s most famous weapons, thanks to the fact that it was completely over-powered through most […]
Well-known Nickelodeon character Garfield coming to Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
If you think Garfield is all about eating lasagna and napping, you’d be right — but you’d also be missing out on some wild trivia, like the fact that he is technically a Nickelodeon character, and therefore able to appear in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl and kick the shit out of Patrick Star. [The writer pulls […]
Halo’s iconic Battle Rifle, Energy Sword, and Magnum are coming to Destiny today
After months of silence, Bungie has been hiding some iconic Halo weapons in Destiny 2’s Bungie 30th Anniversary Pack. A new trailer shows off footage of the Halo: Combat Evolved Magnum, and Halo 2’s Energy Sword and Battle Rifle. We also see a brief shot of a Ghost-inspired Sparrow. Additional images from Bungie’s website show […]
Spider-Man’s web-slinging makes me want to play Fortnite
The world of Fortnite continues to develop at a dizzying pace. Now, with the arrival of its next big influx of new gameplay via Chapter 3, the game takes one more step towards becoming a true metaverse monster. The update includes a whole new map and dangerous new weather hazards like tornados. Spider-Man has just […]
Raven Software workers to walk out in protest of QA layoffs
Workers at Raven Software, the studio behind development of Call of Duty: Warzone, will walk out of work Monday after the Activision Blizzard-owned studio laid off 12 quality assurance contractors last week. “The Raven QA team and other members of Raven’s staff will be walking out with a singular demand,” Raven Software workers said in […]
No one is dying in my Unsighted playthrough, and that’s fine by me
You may have heard about Unsighted, a Zelda-inspired adventure game with a very particular hook: Each NPC you meet has a ticking clock above their heads, and if enough in-game time passes, they’ll go “unsighted” and vanish from the world. That weapon vendor who sold you your first sword? Gone. That friendly giant whale who […]
The Game Awards 2021: Everything you need to know
Christmas in July? How about E3 in December? That’s what The Game Awards have become under Geoff Keighley since the host of Spike TV’s former year-end roundup started his own production in 2014. Fans, insiders, and industry luminaries alike now look to a Thursday in December with the kind of anticipation usually found at a […]
Sony has an Xbox Game Pass competitor coming to PS4 and PS5, new report says
Sony is reportedly planning a new subscription service aimed at competing with Microsoft’s popular Xbox Game Pass, according to Bloomberg. Reportedly codenamed Spartacus, the unannounced subscription service could offer access to retro PlayStation games on top of existing PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now benefits. Spartacus would merge two existing services, Bloomberg reports: PlayStation Plus, the […]
Stardew Valley ‘future-proofed’ in latest update, with much more to come
Stardew Valley’s latest patch isn’t necessarily a big one, and it doesn’t add new content, but it “futureproofs the game” by migrating to a newer framework, according to version 1.5.5’s patch notes. The change means mods will be able to use more than 4 GB of RAM. Coming soon, version 1.5.6 will add more modding […]