The Nintendo Switch has been sold out almost everywhere for weeks. With global supply chains reacting to the rapid spread of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, stock shortages of numerous goods are expected. If you’ve been tempted by the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons and planned on picking up a new Nintendo Switch to play, […]
Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to Xbox Game Pass, GTA 5 leaving soon
Microsoft has swapped one Rockstar mega hit for another on their Xbox Game Pass service, with the cowboy smash joining in early May. It’s not even two years old and yet Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption 2 is now ‘free’ to download via Xbox Game Pass, or rather it will be from 7 May. At […]
Amazon Is Giving Away More Free Games For Prime Members This Month
Twitch Prime members get free loot and games every month, and while we thought we had seen everything the service would offer in April, the company revealed its participation in the World Health Organization’s Play Apart Together campaign by providing free games to enjoy while stuck at home. The first game, Yono and the Celestial […]
GI Show — Is Fallout 76: Wastelanders Any Good and Resident Evil 4 Remake Rumors
On this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show, Andy Reiner, Alex Stadnik, and Dan “The Jacket” Tack join me to discuss Fallout 76: Wastelanders, the Resident Evil 4 Remake rumors, and World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Alpha. We finish with the always-entertaining and enlightening community emails. We do this week’s show from our homes as we hunker down […]
Raymond is blowing up the Animal Crossing villager black market
When Tom found a buyer for Raymond the cat, he had to take some precautions. Priced at 500 Nook Miles Tickets, worth at least a few million bells in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, this was not a small transaction. The buyer had to take two trips to his island to drop all the vouchers off. […]
Monopoly Plus Is Free To Play This Week
Ubisoft is making Monopoly Plus free to play this week on UPlay. The game will be free to promote people staying inside and having some form of entertainment during the COVID-19 crisis. “With Monopoly, players will be able to enjoy the game they know and love on three unique 3D living boards. As players progress […]
Games Inbox: What is the best PS4 Sony exclusive?
The Wednesday Inbox discovers what virtual reality looked like in the 90s on Tomorrow’s World, as one reader discovers Journey. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected] Popular formulaI’ve really enjoyed the Sony formula exclusives this gen. Roughly, I think that formula means a third person action adventure that riffs off Naughty Dog […]
Spotify’s Tracy Chan is Twitch’s New Head of Product & Engineering for Music
Twitch has hired former Spotify Product Director Tracy Chan to lead its product & engineering for music division. With musicians and artists taking to Twitch as a revenue stream due in large part to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, creating and strengthening the infrastructure of the genre has become a priority. Previously, Chan served a […]
Madden 21 Cover Athlete Is Ravens QB Lamar Jackson
EA has revealed the cover athlete for Madden 21, and somewhat unsurprisingly it’s going to the unanimous NFL MVP. Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson will be the cover athlete for this year’s entry in the sports franchise. “It’s always been a dream of mine since I was a kid, since I first started playing Madden,” […]
Travis Scott Is Debuting A New Song In Fortnite This Week
Fortnite: Battle Royale will soon play host to a special event that will be used to launch a new song from the rapper Travis Scott. The event, called Astronomical, will involve Scott dropping a new track as part of what’s being called “an other-worldly experience” that was “built from the ground up in Fortnite.” Hot […]