Gaming

Since World Tiers were introduced to Tom Clancy’s The Division, the way agents find high level gear has primarily been tied to the World Tier in which they play. In the highest tier, players can currently find the maximum level of gear at 256. When the next update releases, players will be able to equip […]

Call of Duty players are in for some treats from Activision. The studio announced some bonuses players will receive if they pre-order Call of Duty: WW2, as well as new DLC for Infinite Warfare. When you pre-order Call of Duty: WWII, you will get a weapon of your choice through a “permanent weapon unlock token,” […]

Considering Gearbox Software’s Battleborn features humor and an art style similar to their popular Borderlands series, many fans wondered why the developer decided not to capitalize on the established franchise’s success to help promote the newer game. As a hero-based shooter, it seemed like the cast of Borderlands would fit right in with the colorful […]

Last night, gamers all over the United States walked out of stores with Destiny 2 in hand at the midnight release parties. However, some of these players faced some problems when they put the game into their systems to play. Luckily, DualShockers reported that Bungie is fully aware of the Destiny 2 bugs and they […]

It seems even game characters need to level up—career wise. The gaming world was surprised after Nintendo fans found out that its iconic red-jumpsuited plumber, Mario, has undergone a career change. As Nintendo’s most famous character, the Japanese gaming giant thought it best to update his CV. It was Kotaku that noticed the change in […]

This week in the online option for Grand Theft Auto V, players can earn extra cash from the new Adversary Mode and save on select items. Players that log in to GTA Online before next week will even unlock a free T-shirt. Like every week, a new Premium Race and Time Trial are also available […]

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is quickly enjoying Minecraft levels of success. Creative Director Brendan Greene announced Tuesday the Battle Royale shooter has already reached 10 million copies sold since releasing to Steam Early Access in March. “10 MILLION SOLD!” the PUBG Creative Director declared on Twitter. “Never did I think we would reach such a number! Thank […]

Destiny 2 has started its release across the world today for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The launch of the game also means a race for many to max their Guardians out as much as possible for end-game activities like Nightfall strikes and raids. Here are a few tips for those seeking to power […]

The launch of Destiny 2 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One has finally arrived. The online shooter goes live this week to finally give Guardians a chance to continue their legend or start an all new one with fresh loot and content to explore. Here is a collection of spoiler-free tidbits that you’ll want […]

As previously announced at Gamescom, the worlds of Assassin’s Creed and Final Fantasy are colliding with special crossover events in Final Fantasy XV and Assassin’s Creed Origins, courtesy of Square Enix and Ubisoft. The Assassin’s Festival has begun in FFXV to get the party started, and it’s free to join in on the universe-bending fun […]

A Gamestop flyer featuring a preorder for Destiny 2 has confirmed one detail that has been oddly lacking about Destiny‘s sequel: namely, that it will feature the premium Silver currency from the original. That might not come as much of a surprise, but it’s certainly interesting that Destiny 2‘s microtransactions have remained so under the […]

Esports is a huge and growing industry. Proof of how lucrative owning and playing in Esports leagues came today when ESPN reported that NRG Esports just signed a 17-year-old Overwatch player named Jay “Sinatraa” Won to a $150,000 a year contract to join their NRG Overwatch League roster. The Overwatch League That is a significant […]

Following a brief hiatus to focus on his health, famed developer Hidetaka Suehiro, better known as Swery65 (or SWERY), has returned in full form to the world of video game development with a new murder-mystery game titled The Good Life. Labelled as a “debt repayment life simulation RPG,” the game follows the story of Naomi, […]

Clash Royale, the massively popular real-time online game developed by Supercell, is reportedly going to receive a major update in October. The October update promises to deliver one of the biggest enhancements the game has ever seen as it will allegedly introduce new cards, game modes, and features to the game. According to Dot Esports, […]

ARK: Survival Evolved is still going through official launch growing pains, but that didn’t stop Studio Wildcard from announcing the open-world survival game’s second expansion Friday at PAX West in a Twitch livestream. Aberration is coming in October for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC with an all new map, creatures, items, and adventures for […]

With the 1.7 update out now and the first Global Event over, players and developers of Tom Clancy’s The Division are looking forward to the 1.8 patch. In the latest state of the game, more details and features of the upcoming update were disclosed. Patch 1.8 will introduce new areas to the game, a new […]

The launch of Destiny 2 on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One is rapidly approaching. Not all in-game activities will be available immediately upon launch. Some end-game activities will come online the following week. Bungie shared the schedule for these activities along with its rollout plan for Guided Games in a weekly update posted Thursday. […]

Overwatch competitive play Season 6 has officially launched. While there have been a lot of rumors as to what changes are in store for gamers, Blizzard officially listed all the new changes for the fresh season, including the new time-frame, point system, and more. Here is a look at all the changes for Overwatch competitive […]

With furry friends finally coming to The Sims 4 later this year, players of the simulation game are curious about how animals will function in the game. In the history of the series, pets have generally fallen into two different types of control. In The Sims 2, players could not directly control a pet like […]

The Destiny 2 live-action trailer dropped Thursday with a less than a week to go before the shooter releases on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. PC gamers will have to wait a little longer, but Cayde-6 manages to bring a Titan, a Warlock, and a Hunter together for the puppies. Nathan Fillion’s Cayde-6 provides […]

Niantic Labs has rolled out three new Legendary Pokemon for Pokemon Go, just in time as Articuno, Moltres, Zapdos, and Lugia prepare to make their exit from the game. Electric-type Raikou, Fire-type Entei, and Water-type Suicune will be available in different regions across the world one month at a time starting August 31. Players get […]

AMC is bringing an augmented reality experience of The Walking Dead to mobile phones, and it is aiming to take the world by storm like Pokemon GO. Like in the massively popular Niantic title, you’ll see the virtual world mix into reality. But unlike it, you won’t see cute creatures. Zombies await you instead. Fight […]

One of the problems with playing the popular Overwatch video game comes due to the often toxic community during online play. However, the good news is that Blizzard is always looking for ways to improve the gaming experience and director Jeff Kaplan is always open and honest with gamers as well. In a recent post […]

The PS Plus September lineup has finally been announced. Aside from the usual six titles that will be available next week for free to members, Sony put in two extras. PlayStation 4 owners will be able to download two bonus games, and one requires the PSVR. PS Plus September 2017 Lineup RIGS: Mechanized Combat League […]

Today, Ubisoft announced Tom Clancy’s The Division 1.8 update revealing an expansion unveiling the West Side Pier, according to Ubi.com. The named updated is called “Resistance” and with it comes interesting and exciting new PvE and PvP mode additions to this massively multiplayer shooter that takes place in New York City with a social area […]

Studio Wildcard has officially launched ARK: Survival Evolved from Early Access title to full digital and retail release, and the developers promised there are more things to look forward to in the game. Among the items that will be coming later in the week is the Phoenix and additional Tek Gear. In its Day One […]

In keeping with several of the updates to GTA Online, the latest update to the online mode for Grand Theft Auto V adds a new property to purchase that unlocks new missions. The Smuggler’s Run update is now available on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, giving players a chance to buy a hangar perfect […]

The Summer Games are over and a new Overwatch patch is available on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The latest update adds new deathmatch modes in the Arcade, adjusts a few heroes, and introduces a new reporting tool on PS4 and Xbox One. Today’s patch is larger than normal due to data format changes […]

ARK: Survival Evolved officially launched for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC Tuesday after two years of early access. Studio Wildcard’s ever expanding open-world playground filled with dinosaurs and danger is now considered a full game and it comes with a new map called Ragnarok that will need to be unlocked in single-player. New […]

There are Internet trolls everywhere and they are most active in the popular genres of sports, gaming, and geek culture. That makes a popular video game like Overwatch a key property to lure out the loudest trolls. As a matter of fact, Blizzard has set up a punishment system to tackle the problem of trolls […]

Editor’s note: the Inqusitr is in receipt from Target’s communications department, addressing the issue succinctly, as copied below. “This is not a real product – we’re sorry for any confusion.” As Season 7 of Game of Thrones wrapped up Sunday evening, a new rumor appears about a possible new game being developed by Bethesda Softworks, […]

Square Enix has confirmed that a high-definition remake of Secret of Mana is in development for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and PC. Fans eager to play the classic RPG on their modern day platform of choice won’t have to wait too long to get their hands on it, either, as the global release date is […]

Half-Life writer Marc Laidlaw, who left developer Valve Corporation last year (after nearly two decades with the company), has recently published a potential plot of Half-Life 2: Episode 3 on his personal website. The post, titled “Epistle 3“, details a proposed story for the unreleased game, with key names changed in order to (presumably) avoid […]

There have been a lot of complaints from Overwatch players during Competitive Play concerning other players not playing within the spirit of the game. That should change in the upcoming Competitive Season 6 thanks to new rules. One of the new rules for the upcoming season will see players demoted across all the ranks of […]

PC gamers anticipating the release of Destiny 2 will get their first taste Monday. Those with early access codes can begin downloading the beta in preparation for the beta to go live. Destiny 2 PC beta early access codes can be picked up by pre-ordering the game through Blizzard’s Battle.net store. There are various sites […]

While BioWare titles generally put players in control of a central protagonist, the developer also tends to let users recruit a team of companions to support the main character throughout the game. Beyond building relationships with these characters, Dragon Age and Mass Effect fans can also decide which team members will fight alongside them. Once […]

Big changes are coming to Minecraft on the Xbox One, and those interested can check them out now. The Better Together beta is now available to download, but there are a couple of steps needed to take to begin exploring the upgraded experience. How to get the Minecraft Better Together Beta You will need to […]

Moving cargo across the massive map in the online multiplayer mode for Grand Theft Auto V is the premise behind next week’s update. The Smuggler’s Run patch comes to GTA Online on August 29 adding new aircraft, personal hangars, and smuggling missions. Players will get started with Nervous Ron to start smuggling various items to […]

The September lineup of free titles for Games with Gold for the Xbox One was revealed Thursday. Xbox LIVE Gold subscribers can look forward to a pair of small gems in Oxenfree and Hydro Thunder Hurricane plus two AAA titles for the console with Forza Motorsport 5 and Battlefield 3. The September Games with Gold […]

Overwatch received a new Public Test Region (PTR) update Thursday that brings some mighty big changes to Mercy and D.Va. PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC fans should expect these two heroes to play quite different when Blizzard Entertainment officially releases the next update to the hit shooter. D.Va Changes The D.Va changes were first […]

The largest new area in Destiny 2 was given a deep dive in several videos released Thursday. The European Dead Zone awaits PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC Guardians when the game launches on September 6 complete with some new characters, familiar enemies, and all new activities. In addition to an official video covering the […]

Today, Ubisoft made a huge announcement at Gamescom, the largest annual European video game trade fair held in Cologne, Germany. Ubisoft’s biggest series, Assassin’s Creed, and Square Enix’s biggest series, Final Fantasy, are going to be crossing over, as each game will be receiving content from the other. It has not yet been mentioned how […]

After two years in Early Access, the official launch of ARK: Survival Evolved is just five days away. Studio Wildcard shared a new trailer from Gamescom Thursday along with revealing the addition of two new creatures, a new weapon, and a tease of the end-game content. Meanwhile, the promised Windows 10 version to allow PC […]

Studio Wildcard previously promised it would take down low population ARK: Survival Evolved official servers and re-purpose them for the official launch of the game due next week. The makers of the open-world survival game have published the hit list of the PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 servers that will be taken down, and […]

The current map in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is a huge, sprawling affair that makes it easy for players to avoid others in the first half of matches if they so choose. Bluehole, Inc shared an image at Gamescom Wednesday for the next map coming to the Battle Royale shooter and it condenses the action into a […]

It appears that the SNES Classic console has been met with pre-order fraught even though Nintendo said that they’d be ready for the onslaught of pre-orders compared to the discontinued NES Classic. Many companies like Best Buy, Amazon, GameStop, Target, and Walmart had their online shopping carts at the ready, and when it was go-time, […]

The next downloadable content (DLC) for The Sims 4 may be called Cats and Dogs, but the titular animals won’t be the only furry friends included in it. It has been confirmed by The Sims 4 producer Grant Rodiek in an interview with Games Radar that foxes and raccoons will also be added in the […]

Blizzard Entertainment is still pulling levers and flipping switches behind the scenes of Overwatch. Game Director Jeff Kaplan spoke in a developer update video about changes coming to the Season 6 competitive scene. Meanwhile, Principal Designer Geoff Goodman outlined some major changes coming to D.Va that will change her play style. Competitive Changes Overwatch’s competitive […]

The developers behind PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds have been making their way around Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, the past couple of days. In addition to the Microsoft publishing partnership for the Xbox One, Bluehole has revealed a couple of new features for the game while also discussing their long-term plans for the battle royale shooter. Support for […]

The first trailer for Call of Duty: WW2‘s new Headquarters social space was released Tuesday via Game Informer. Fans get a look at the 48-player gathering spot for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC and see how Sledgehammer Games has evolved the concept from Destiny to be much more interactive. Headquarters is set on […]