PlayStation Plus subscribers will get free access to three games in October: Mortal Kombat X and PGA Tour 2K21 for PlayStation 4, and World War II multiplayer shooter Hell Let Loose, making its console debut on PlayStation 5. All three games are available for download via PS Plus Starting Oct. 5. Hell Let Loose launched […]
NBA 2K22 makes being a selfish jerk a worthwhile career choice
Football or baseball, Formula 1 or soccer, you can count on me to be a nice guy. It’s how I’d prefer to think of myself, after all. In the role-playing choices offered by franchises like MLB The Show, or in the narratives of Madden NFL’s Longshot or FIFA’s The Journey, I’ve always taken the high […]
Disgraced Raiders head coach getting kicked out of Madden, too
NFL players who get kicked off their teams for bad acts are taken out of the Madden NFL video game somewhat routinely. The game maintains an official roster for ranked competition, and it reflects who is active and who isn’t in the real world. But in what appears to be a first, EA Sports is […]
Battlefield 2042’s open beta arrives in October
Battlefield 2042 is delayed until November, but its beta is still ready for the near future. The beta will run from Oct. 6-9, Electronic Arts and developer DICE announced on Tuesday. The open beta will include Battlefield’s signature Conquest mode, but with a slight twist: Two teams will compete to control several flags in certain […]
New Twisted Metal game reportedly in development for PlayStation
A new Twisted Metal game is in early development at Destruction AllStars developer Lucid Games, according to a report from VGC. It would be the first new Twisted Metal game in a decade — an attempt to reboot the series, under the name Twisted Metal, was released in 2012 on PlayStation 3. VGC’s report indicates […]
Apex Legends’ newest character is Ash, a familiar face from Titanfall 2
Ash is finally joining the Apex Games. The Titanfall 2 character is the next Legend Respawn Entertainment is adding to Apex Legends. Ash is a Simulacrum Pilot, or a robot with a human’s mind. In this case that human is Dr. Ashleigh Reid, the former partner and apprentice of Horizon — who she reunites with […]
If you liked Deathloop, you should read The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
As I wrapped up my current Deathloop playthrough, I was intensely reminded of a book I had just finished — Stuart Turton’s 2018 murder mystery best-seller The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. If you liked one, you just might like the other. Though I’m not the first to make this comparison, I found the two […]
Madden 22 Scouting update brings the NFL Draft to each week of your Franchise
Madden NFL 22’s latest patch is a big one. In fact, it’s hard to remember the last time a post-release title update added an all-new gameplay loop, to the staple Franchise mode, that is this detailed. But will the Scouting update, available now on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X versions of Madden, at […]
Final Fantasy Origin’s Jack feels like he’s trolling us
At first, Jack, the protagonist from Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin, didn’t seem all that notable. He was just the dude who wore a plain black shirt in one of the most fashionable and eye-catching franchises in the history of JRPGs. However, the man continues to make a name for himself, and not just […]
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League got a new trailer at DC FanDome
Rocksteady Studios, the team behind the groundbreaking Batman Arkham games, is taking on the Suicide Squad in its next game. That team of lovable misfits is tasked with taking down the Justice League, who have been brainwashed by the supervillain Brainiac. Logically, that game is called Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and Rocksteady revealed […]