Last month, Microsoft announced that Teams, its competitor to Slack, Facebook’s Workplace, and Google’s Hangouts Chat, had passed 44 million daily active users. The milestone overshadowed its unveiling of a few new features coming “later this year.” Most were straightforward: a hand-raising feature to indicate you have something to say, offline and low-bandwidth support to […]
Streets Of Rage 4 Will Feature Unlockable Classic Characters
The cast of Streets of Rage 4 just got a whole lot bigger. After some confusion this morning with a leaked release date (which ended up being inaccurate), DotEmu has confirmed that the latest iteration of the classic Sega beat-em-up will feature 12 characters. These additional characters will be from the series’ past entries and […]
PS5 Console Design Will Be Revealed Soon, Still On Track For Holiday 2020 Release
As part of Sony’s announcement of the PlayStation 5’s new DualSense controller, the company also confirmed that the PS5 remains on track for release this holiday. There was no reason to believe the system would be delayed, but it’s a question some people had amid the COVID-19 crisis that is impacting the global economy, including […]
PS5 DualSense Controller Will Use Rechargeable Batteries
Sony has revealed its next-gen controller, the DualSense. While the name and design is a bit of a departure from previous years, one thing remains the same between the PlayStation 4’s DualShock 4 and the PlayStation 5’s DualSense: rechargeable batteries. The company confirmed on the PlayStation Blog that the PS5’s DualSense will, in fact, use […]
New Boneworks Update Will Add New Maps And Weapons
A new Boneworks update is right around the corner, and it’s packing some new maps and toys to play with. Update 1.4 will arrive on April 9th. Stress Level Zero’s Brandon J Laatsch confirmed as much in a tweet earlier this week. This update will bring with it three new maps for the game’s wave-based […]
Pokemon Go Will Let You Do Raids From Home Soon
With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic forcing many parts of the country into lockdown, Pokemon Go developer Niantic has been tweaking the hit AR mobile game to make it easier to play while social distancing. As part of the changes, the studio has recently begun offering 1 PokeCoin bundles in the in-game store and removed the […]
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Will Have Endgame Content
As fans eagerly await the release of Final Fantasy VII Remake on April 10, Square Enix has unveiled an interview with the developers of the game that clarifies some details, including more on the size of the game–and it sounds like it’ll be huge. Co-director Naoki Hamaguchi said that the upcoming remake has been “designed […]
Halo: Infinite Will FAIL Without A Battle Royale Mode
Although many questions remain about the next installment in the Halo saga, fans can be sure of one thing. If Halo: Infinite launches without a battle royale mode, the game will be dead on arrival. Fans are eagerly awaiting the release of the next Halo game, and have shown a thirst for any information that 343 Industries is willing […]
How the tech industry will have to step up to fight online toxicity and child abuse
When it comes to fighting online toxicity and sexual abuse of children, most companies say they are supportive. But complying with the laws can become tricky. The proposed federal legislation, dubbed the EARN IT Act (short for Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies), creates incentives for companies to “earn” their liability protection for […]
Epic Games will publish new titles from the makers of The Last Guardian, Limbo, and Control
Epic Games will publish new titles from three well-known and respected game studios: Gen Design (maker of The Last Guardian), Playdead (Inside, Limbo), and Remedy Entertainment (Control). The projects will be released under Epic Games Publishing, a new multiplatform publishing effort with a developer-first approach. The North Carolina-based Epic Games is on an expansion path, […]