A reader is upset at the news that Sony is downsizing Japan Studio and worries that they’ve thrown away one of their key advantages against Xbox. I generally view myself as a Nintendo fan first and foremost. Not in an angry, internet fanboy kind of way but I tend to like the majority of their […]
Dignitas cut down TSM, secure tie for third after first LCS round-robin of 2021
Both teams share a record of 6-3 after today’s game. After a convincing 28-minute affair today, Dignitas ended TSM’s hot streak and forced the League of Legends team into a share of third place heading into the halfway point of the 2021 LCS Spring Split. Both teams came into this game as two of the […]
Atlanta FaZe take down OpTic Chicago to end first week of 2021 Call of Duty League season
FaZe won 12 of the 13 SnD rounds played in this series. Two of the most popular franchises in the Call of Duty League faced off for the first time in Black Ops Cold War professional play today. The Atlanta FaZe beat OpTic Chicago 3-2 in a nail-biter of a series to wrap up the opening […]
Schalke 04 take down Misfits, extend winning streak to 4 games in 2021 LEC Spring Split
The team is looking like a top-three team in LEC this split so far. Schalke 04 defeated Misfits Gaming in the third week of the 2021 LEC Spring Split, extending their winning streak to four games. The entire League of Legends team looked spectacular today, but the bottom lane duo was on a different level. […]
Google shuts down internal Stadia game studio
Google is shutting down its internal game development studios tasked with making video games for Stadia, the company’s game-streaming platform. Stadia GM and vice president Phil Harrison announced the closure of Stadia Games and Entertainment on Monday on the Stadia blog. “Creating best-in-class games from the ground up takes many years and significant investment, and […]
Battleborn Servers Shut Down Today For Good
It’s finally time to say goodbye to Gearbox Software’s hero shooter, Battleborn. The game’s servers will be taken offline today, meaning that the game will be unplayable in any form. As spotted by GameSpot, 2K Games has already removed the game from all digital storefronts. The game was originally set to be deactivated on January […]
Ninja Theory shuts down development on Bleeding Edge
Development has ended on Bleeding Edge, less than a year after the multiplayer melee battler launched on Windows PC and Xbox One. Developer Ninja Theory announced the end on Thursday, noting that Bleeding Edge remains active and playable. It just never drew much of an audience. SteamCharts counted the game’s PC playership at an average […]
Koei Tecmo shuts down websites and forums following cyber attack
Japanese publisher Koei Tecmo was hit by a cyber attack over Christmas, so it has temporarily shut down its American and European websites. Earlier this year, Capcom suffered a data breach, with hackers stealing a large amount of personal information from the company. Now it’s been reported that Koei Tecmo, the studio responsible for the […]
Nintendo shuts down ‘Etikon’ controller memorial, sparking backlash
A legal threat from Nintendo has shut down the manufacturing and sale of custom-designed Joy-Con controllers honoring Desmond “Etika” Amofah. Though the cease-and-desist demand was sent more than two months ago, news of it broke this weekend and drew widespread condemnation for Nintendo on social media. The controllers, called “Etikons,” earned more than $36,000 in […]
Nintendo shutting down Super Mario Maker level uploads in 2021
Nintendo is ending support for some online features in Super Mario Maker, the original Wii U game, next year. Players will no longer be able to upload courses in Super Mario Maker as of March 31, 2021, Nintendo said in a support notice on its website. Super Mario Maker will be removed from the Nintendo […]