Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is coming to Marvel’s Avengers — for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 players, that is — on Nov. 30. Developer Crystal Dynamics and publisher Square Enix announced the long-awaited release date for Spider-Man on Thursday, more than a year after the hero was first announced as a PlayStation exclusive. Marvel’s Avengers’ […]
Marvel's Avengers Gets Spider-Man, A New Raid, And Other Big Updates On November 30
Spider-Man is finally arriving in Marvel’s Avengers later this month. Specifically, he’s coming to the PlayStation versions of the game – he’s an exclusive character, after all. But even non-PlayStation owners will be treated to a substantial update that adds a new Raid, power cap increase, and a perhaps friendlier method of unlocking cosmetics. November […]
League of Legends champion Jinx coming to Fortnite
League of Legends is getting a new crossover event with Fortnite. The League champion Jinx is coming to Fortnite just in time for Riot and Netflix’s upcoming animated series, Arcane, which will feature Jinx as one of its main characters. This will be the first time that a League of Legends character has been featured […]
Super Mario 3D All-Stars now uses a N64 controller – pity it's sold out
Nintendo has released a patch which adds N64 controller support to Super Mario 3D All-Stars, but it’s impossible to buy either item. Nintendo has often dabbled in forced scarcity – refusing to make enough of a product to go around even though they know there’s the demand. They did it with the Classic Mini consoles […]
Marvel’s Midnight Suns delayed until late 2022 to add more content
The first major delay of 2022 has been announced as rumours suggest 2K’s ‘Cthulhu meets Saints Row’ game has been cancelled. One look at the relatively empty Christmas release schedules makes it clear just how many delays there have been this year, as the problems brought on by the pandemic continue to have a major […]
Enterprise customer data platform Treasure Data gets $234M backing from SoftBank
Mountain View-based enterprise customer data platform (CDP) Treasure Data has just received a $234 million funding in what the company calls the largest-ever single round for a CDP. With CDPs playing a critical role in the success of enterprise growth, marketing innovation, product development, and more, Treasure Data says its platform allows marketing, service, and […]
Nintendo Will Make 20% Fewer Switch Consoles Than Expected Through March
If you thought buying a Nintendo Switch was tough over this past year, that challenge is not going to let up anytime soon. That’s because Nintendo will be making 20% fewer Switch consoles than expected through March, according to a new report from Nikkei Asia. The 20% reduction translates to roughly 6 million fewer Switch […]
Games Inbox: What’s the best PS5 game for Christmas?
The Thursday Inbox cannot agree on how much difference 4K makes to video games, as one reader misses out on Shadow Of The Colossus’ ending. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected] Nothing for the listUnderstandably there’s a lot of talk about buying PlayStation 5s at the moment, as well as what games […]
EA Sports PGA Tour Release Pushed Out Of Spring
EA Sports PGA Tour won’t be hitting the green next Spring as promised. EA has announced its upcoming return to golf will arrive at a later date. When exactly? That’s not entirely clear. EA Sports PGA Tour never had a concrete release date, but EA’s statement simply states its shifting the launch to a later time […]
Video Games Stuck In Development Hell: Part 3
One of the most exciting things that can happen in gaming is the announcement of that sequel or spiritual successor you’ve been begging for. There’s no shortage of those kinds of announcements these days, but sometimes those announcements can feel like mistakes, particularly when a game is nowhere near ready. Sure, the hype is exciting, but […]