If there are two things Nintendo isn't big on, it's violent video games and pretty much any use of its IPs. So if you mix them up in one, copyright claim-baiting package, it probably isn't going to end well. As the creator of a fan game has just learned. A Pokemon first-person shooter – a […]
Bitcoin Value Keeps Dropping, Investors Lose Millions In Crypto Crash
Pretty much overnight, bitcoins 2021 growth has been completely undone. A sudden crypto crash is seeing investors lose millions, as bitcoin alone is down 45 percent compared to just two months ago. Ethereum has also taken a huge hit, down a staggering 40 percent from the end of December. This translates to huge losses to […]
Sony Is Not Increasing PS4 Production To Cover For PS5 Shortage
Earlier, it was reported that Sony ordered about a million PS4 units to be produced this year with that number adjusting to demand. However, the company did not make such a move to cover the ongoing PS5 shortage across the world — this was the plan for 2022 right from the start. Sony's spokesperson confirmed […]
Roblox "Cybermob" Leader Banned From Platform, Ordered To Pay $150,000
Benjamin Robert Simon, better known as "Ruben Sim," has once again been banned from Roblox. But this time, it's thanks to a court order that also comes alongside a hefty fine. Roblox sued Ruben Sim for years of violating Roblox's terms of service and leading a "cybermob" that terrorized the platform through verbal abuse, racist […]
Windjammers 2 breaks the Neo Geo cycle
For the past decade or so, I’ve run into a consistent problem revisiting classic Neo Geo games. It always starts with something exciting — typically, an announcement that a game I loved growing up is being ported to a new console. And it almost always ends in disappointment, with the memory of my experience outshining […]
The Biggest Gaming News For January 21, 2022
Happy Friday gamers! It's been a hectic and exciting week in the world of gaming news thanks to the surprise announcement that Microsoft plans to acquire Activision Blizzard in a historic $69 million deal. Today's news isn't nearly as bombastic as that, but there's still some big stories here to round out the week. Today, […]
What’s Going On With The Next Pokemon Movie?
There’s never been a film series as consistent as Pokemon. There has been a Pokemon movie released every single summer, without fail, for the past 22 years. Until last year, the longest we’ve ever had to wait for a new movie was between Arceus and the Jewel of Life in November 2009 and Zoroark—Master of […]
Riot Games suing over Teamfight Tactics ‘knock-off’
Riot Games is suing Vietnamese video game studio Imba Network for creating what California-based developer calls a “knock-off” of its League of Legends-inspired auto battler Teamfight Tactics, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday. Riot accuses Imba Network’s game, I Am Hero: AFK Tactical Teamfight, of stealing character likeness, background stories, and much more from Teamfight […]
Esports Engine announced as official broadcast partner for Call of Duty League – Esports Insider
Esports operations company Esports Engine has been named the official broadcasting partner of the upcoming Call of Duty League (CDL) season, Activision Blizzard and Esports Engine announced. Esports Engine will bring a number of new features to the CDL, including a new and expanded pre-game show, new always-on player cameras, live feeds of players on […]
The Best Games That Use Shadows Creatively
Shadows have long been an important element for establishing mood and atmosphere in a number of visual mediums. Games, however, are able to integrate shadows in a way that other mediums are unable to. Not only can they be used for telling stories, or creating a specific atmosphere, but they can also be utilized mechanically. […]