A new report from The Information states that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has opened an antitrust probe into Meta’s recently-announced acquisition of VR fitness platform, Supernatural. The report (which is behind a paywall) cites “two people with knowledge of the situation” in saying that the FTC ordered the probe in November, a few weeks […]
Why Are Game Studios So Invested In NFTs?
There is a lot of hullabaloo over NFTs lately, with more game studios jumping onto the bandwagon to introduce elements of NFT into their offerings. There’s Peter Molyneux, whose new NFT game has already bagged him $53 million. There’s Ubisoft and its brand new platform called Ubisoft Quartz, which lets you collect NFTs called “digits” […]
Oddworld Soulstorm: Guide To Crafting
One of the new gameplay elements in Oddworld Soulstorm is crafting. Crafting is not necessarily an essential gameplay element in Oddworld Soulstorm, but it can enhance your experience significantly should you choose to invest a little bit of time into it. Doing so will be worth it and make Abe much more capable in combat. […]
Nix Umbra is this year’s scariest and most enigmatic game
A sword hovers a few feet in front of you, calling out from the pitch-black void. It sings like a hymn as you draw closer; it radiates like a condensed sun. In thick, gothic typeface the game tells you, “Light is my Sword, Darkness shall perish.” You collect the blade and there’s a blinding flash […]
Pokémon Center UK shop is live – here’s the best merch for Christmas
The UK finally has its own dedicated Pokémon Center for merchandise and just (barely) in time for Christmas. Any diehard Pokémon fan is likely already familiar with the Pokémon Center, a retail store that offers official merchandise from Nintendo’s long-running, creature collecting franchise. For the longest time, however, these stores were only located in Japan […]
Epic Games Store daily FREE game downloads: Don’t miss your daily free gift
We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Epic Games has relaunched its festive giveaway of free games. In a bid to dethrone […]
Second Sega arcade mini-console out next year – shmup fans will love it
There’s another Sega mini arcade in production, one that comes with a vertical display and a new set of games, but only for Japan. The release of the Astro City Mini was already something of a surprise for retro enthusiasts, but could anyone have predicted that Sega would make a second one? At a first […]
Scrabble battle royale is a thing now and it looks… good?
It’s a bizarre mash-up, but someone has put together a Scrabble battle royale and it’s completely free on Steam. With how popular the battle royale genre has become over the years, it hasn’t been surprising to see nearly every developer and/or publisher churn out their own take. This has led to some surprisingly unique offerings, […]
Grand Theft Auto Vice City: All Unique Stunt Jump Locations
Whereas Grand Theft Auto 3 only has 20 jumps scattered throughout Liberty City, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City packs 36 within its map. It only makes sense that the sequel would go bigger. While many of these are a little harder to pull off than in the prior entry, the main advantage in Vice City […]
Oxygen acquires CoD League slot, Gen.G appoints Arnold Hur CEO | ESI Digest #73 – Esports Insider
Each week, ESI Digest breaks down the weekly happenings in the esports industry, making sense of things so you don’t have to. As well as being housed on YouTube, ESI Digest is available on all major podcast platforms and is also available in written form below. On this week’s ESI Digest we cover; Oxygen Esports […]