It was a preseason game, Clint Oldenburg said. “Not a regular season game, not a playoff game.” The crowd in Seattle still annihilated his ability to think. “When I was at the line of scrimmage, I couldn’t hear anything. All I could hear was the crowd,” said Oldenburg, today Madden NFL 22’s gameplay producer, back […]
Star-Lord Is Getting The Single Player Journey Ms. Marvel Deserved
This year’s E3 is over and it’s probably fair to say the event was a mixed bag. Many are peeved that the almost-week-long slate of showcases didn’t feature more blockbuster announcements, but between what Xbox, Nintendo, and a couple of other major studios had to say, there is certainly plenty to look forward to. For Square […]
The PS5 is getting a beta program to test new features
Sony is opening up a beta test program for PlayStation 5 system software, the company announced Thursday. Starting June 17, PS5 owners can sign up to become an official beta tester for the console’s next “major system update,” set to launch later this year. Fans interested in testing the new PS5 firmware while it’s in […]
Pokemon Unite Coming To Switch and Mobile This Summer
Nintendo’s new MOBA, Pokemon Unite, is set to launch on Switch in July, with a mobile version available to download from September. This news comes directly from a post on the official Pokemon Unite website. Nintendo seems to have forgotten it just had a Direct at E3, which surely would have been the perfect place for […]
Madden NFL 22 Preview – A New Set Of Downs
While a running joke among sports video game players is about what little innovation takes place in the space, last year’s Madden NFL 21 was a particular target thanks to minimal upgrades to the series’ most played modes. In response to a launch that brought about an unprecedented amount of backlash from the community regarding Franchise […]
Dear enterprise IT: Cybercriminals use AI too
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. In a 2017 Deloitte survey, only 42% of respondents considered their institutions to be extremely or very effective at managing cybersecurity risk. The pandemic has certainly done nothing to alleviate these concerns. Despite increased IT security investments companies made in 2020 to deal with distributed IT […]
Metroid co-creator on why Metroid Dread is all about scary robots
Metroid Dread, the upcoming 2D platformer for Nintendo Switch, will be stressful to play. Its heroine, Samus Aran, will explore an alien planet and collect her usual arsenal of power armor upgrades, but she’ll have little recourse against the game’s new powerful enemies: super-intelligent robots called EMMI that pursue her with deadly determination. This new […]
It Takes Two Has Sold 2 Million Copies
It Takes Two’s Hazelight Studios reveals its hit co-op game has now sold more than two million copies. It Takes Two hit consoles and PC earlier this year and breathed new life into the couch co-op genre. Something anyone over the age of 25 has fond memories of, but an element of gaming that has […]
Nintendo knows better than to announce a new Nintendo Switch at E3
Some Nintendo fans and industry watchers came away from Tuesday’s Nintendo Direct perplexed that the company didn’t roll out a new Nintendo Switch model, which has been heavily rumored and reported for the better part of a year. Mere weeks before E3 2021 kicked off, Bloomberg reported that we could see the new 4K-ready “Switch […]
Funniest E3 2021 Memes
E3 2021 was a rollercoaster for many gaming fans. It was the first time E3 has ever been a digital event, so no one really knew what to expect. Millions of gamers across the world tuned in to see if they were going to get any news about games they had been waiting for. In […]