The first volume in Dark Horse’s new Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins series of graphic novels celebrates Laura Bailey’s mischievous tiefling, Jester Lavorre. Polygon is excited to be able to share an early preview of the finished book. Jester, created and performed by Laura Bailey, is a beloved member of a group of adventurers […]
How To Say Goodbye Is A Puzzle Game Inspired By Children's Books About Accepting Loss
Coping with death and the grief that follows it is challenging and one of the few experiences everyone confronts sooner or later. How to Say Goodbye, an enchanting puzzle game from one of the minds of Monument Valley 2, finds an adorable, perhaps more palatable avenue for accepting loss. Players explore a world filled with spirits as […]
Niantic is shutting down Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, developer Niantic’s augmented reality mobile game set in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, is shutting down on Jan. 31, 2022. Niantic announced the game’s closure on the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite website, and promised players that they’ll get a narrative conclusion — Harry Potter and Hermione Granger will put an end to […]
Traditional sports personalities investing in esports — a fad or long term play? – Esports Insider
Phil Hubner, Chief Business Development Officer of tournament platform Challengermode, writes for Esports Insider to discuss the recent increase in esports investment by athletes and whether this trend will continue. RELATED: A guide to: Celebrities in esports — football, basketball and sports Barely a month goes by without news of a sports personality making a move […]
Loop app from Microsoft keeps projects in sync across Microsoft 365
Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next. At its Ignite 2021 conference today, Microsoft announced Loop, a new app that combines a “flexible canvas” with components that sync across Microsoft 365 services to help teams communicate and work remotely together. Built on Microsoft’s Fluid […]
New tools unveiled for collaboration across Teams and Microsoft 365
Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next. At Ignite 2021, beyond spotlight features like Loop and Context IQ, Microsoft announced enhancements to services across its Microsoft 365 product families. A new JavaScript API in Microsoft Excel allows developers to create custom data types, and […]
Andbox partners with NFT Utility platform Moonwalk – Esports Insider
North American esports organisation Andbox has announced a partnership with NFT utility platform Moonwalk. According to the release, the organisation will look to deliver Web3 engagement and NFT utility through Moonwalk’s platform. Web3 refers to decentralised apps that run on the blockchain. RELATED: Andbox reveals ASTRO Gaming collaboration Moonwalk’s platform is designed to interconnect NFT’s […]
Call of Duty: Vanguard’s Zombies won’t have a main quest at launch
Call of Duty: Vanguard will, like six of the past seven titles, include a Zombies mode. After all, Nazis and zombies have been like peanut butter and jelly for COD multiplayer since 2008. But the mode’s main quest, which lays down this year’s narrative, will follow the game’s Nov. 5 launch by more than a […]
Video gamers have spent equivalent of 78 days playing online over last 18 months
Video gamers have spent the equivalent of 78 DAYS playing online over the past 18 months. A study of 2,000 adults who regularly game found that 39 percent spent more time gaming during the last year and a half – playing an estimated 40 percent more in a typical week than pre-pandemic. Individuals spent an […]
Update: Bloodborne PSX Demake Hunts Down January Release Date
Update, 11/01/21: The upcoming Bloodborne PSX demake now has a release date and you don’t have to wait too much longer to play it. Bloodborne PSX coder b0tster (on Twitter) announced yesterday that it would be releasing on January 31, 2022. She included a new trailer showcasing some familiar Yharnam haunts and enemies in it, too. […]