Gaming

With the new trailer for Season 3 of Netflix’s Stranger Things being released, fans are hyped up about the new season arriving on July 4. Now, another announcement has been made that will get the Stranger Things Switch gamers excited. As previously reported by The Inquisitr, the new trailer for Season 3 of Stranger Things […]

Nintendo just announced that it’s producing a new Zelda spinoff for Switch called Cadence of Hyrule. But this time around development is being handled by Brace Yourself Games, the same team that made the musical dungeon crawler Crypt of the Necrodancer. As The Verge reports, the game has no fixed release date but will hit […]

Gamers, tighten your seat belts because the world of gaming is about to change! With an estimated 2 billion gamers around the world today, the gaming industry has come a long way since consoles were first introduced in the last century. Over the last three decades, companies and game developers have treaded new horizons — […]

When it comes to the world of free-to-play battle royales, things can get rather cutthroat. For video game publishers, the stakes are high, and many companies opt to spend large amounts of money in order to promote their game and attract players to their take on the massively popular genre. It seems that Electronic Arts […]

Gaming fans around the world, rejoice. Earlier today, Microsoft made two big announcements, which are bound to please Halo and Master Chief fans from all over. As detailed on Xbox Wire (Microsoft’s official blog and website for gaming announcements and news), Brian Jarrard — the community director for 343 Industries — revealed that Halo: The […]

QAnon is a bizarre conspiracy theory which alleges that a cabal of leading Democratic politicians and celebrities have engaged in a massive pedophilia ring, and that secret forces in the government are working with President Trump to arrest all of those responsible. Theories and allegations are transmitted to adherents by a message board poster claiming […]

In conjunction with the release of their new album, popular ’90s band Weezer has joined forces with the hit battle royale game Fortnite to create an in-game Weezer island. Players can access “Weezer World,” which features tunes from the band’s latest record The Black Album, through the game’s creative mode. The new location is reportedly […]

The last couple of weeks have been rather nerve-wracking for MLB fans, with rampant speculation and rumors surrounding outfielder Bryce Harper. Up until today, it was unclear as to which team Harper would join, with rumors mostly focusing on a potential deal with either the Los Angeles Dodgers or the Philadelphia Phillies. As recently reported […]

Earlier today, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company lifted the curtain on the next pair of upcoming Pokémon games, and the internet has been going wild over the new announcement. As previously reported by The Inquisitr, Pokémon Sword and Shield were officially announced earlier today, in a Pokémon-themed Nintendo Direct presentation which streamed live on both […]

For the last few months, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have been teasing new fans on social media, hinting that a brand new, core entry in the long-running series would be announced soon. Earlier this week, the official Pokémon Twitter account titillated fans with news of a new game, asking players what region they would […]

When Nintendo of America named Doug Bowser as its new vice president of sales in 2015, the company pointed out the irony of having brought aboard an executive with the same name as the evil dragon who was the primary antagonist of the company’s Super Mario games. “Nintendo of America has hired a new Vice […]

Chances are, if you grew up in the 1980s or ’90s, you’ve probably tossed or sold a retro video game or two at some point in time. As much fun as fans had playing classic Nintendo or Sega games, at some point in time, most players will choose to get rid of our retro collection. […]

While most shoppers might associate Presidents Day with sales on appliances, electronics, and clothing, there are plenty of gaming deals to be had, both online and off. Whether you’re a Microsoft, Nintendo, or Sony fanboy — or fangirl — there’s plenty of deals to take advantage of. As reported by the Verge, Nintendo is taking […]

Joseph Saelee, the youngest Classic Tetris World Champion ever, just reached level 33 in Tetris, which, until now, was believed to be impossible. Tetris is one of the easiest games to pick up and one of the most difficult to master. Everyone can recognize the rules and win condition of the game at first glance. […]

Rooster Teeth has saved eight Machinima shows from the brink of nonexistence, including Inside Gaming, reports Variety. Machinima closed its doors last month, laying off virtually all of its staff and ceasing all media production. Last year, the company moved from Warner Bros. to Otter Media, which happens to be the home of Rooster Teeth. […]

In today’s Nintendo Direct, the publishing giant showcased over a dozen titles for the Nintendo Switch, via a live stream on YouTube. Here’s a quick recap of what was announced. Super Mario Maker 2 – Set to release in June 2019, the sequel to the much-beloved Wii U title allows players to craft their own […]

Despite only launching less than a week ago, Apex Legends has already become an instant hit with gamers, and the newly-launched battle royale shows no signs of slowing down. Despite having only been in the hands of gamers for a few days, it seems one rather clever dataminer has taken it upon themselves to unearth […]

While other battle royale games — most notably, Apex Legends and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s Blackout mode — have claimed back a slice of the genre pie, there’s no denying that Epic Games’ Fortnite has maintained its staying power over the past year, and it shows no signs of slinking into the background […]

While juggernauts such as PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds — commonly referred to as PUBG — and Epic Games’ wildly-popular Fortnite have been dominating headlines for the better part of the year, a new contender has entered the battle royale arena and has seen a massively successful first week. Apex Legends is a free-to-play battle royale game which […]

Earlier this month, it was announced that the creators of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) would be bringing a new map to the console versions of the game. The map, a snow-covered island called Vikendi, was officially launched for the Xbox One and PS4 on January 22, as previously reported by the Inquisitr. And just a few […]

All of the content on Machinima’s YouTube gaming channel has been set to private, effectively wiping the channel from existence on the internet. However, its new owners, Otter Media, say the content will be “distributed on new channels” sometime later in the year. According to Kotaku, Machinima’s YouTube content was set to private recently. While […]

The mobile version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), previously dubbed PUBG Mobile, has just received a major update and content push from its developers at the South Korean video game company, Bluehole, according to a report from Variety. The game’s developers have managed to bring all the high-intensity combat from the PC and console versions of […]

The developer of popular battle royale shooter game, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), is preparing to launch a new map for players on the Xbox One and PS4 consoles, according to a report from Game Rant. The new map has been dubbed Vikendi and it’s a 6×6 snow map that developers say is focused on players being […]

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) is currently one of the most popular battle royale shooter games on the market. The game, which was created and developed by South Korean video game company Bluehole, provides intense action-packed combat for gamers. A typical PUBG match starts with 100 excited players running around in a lobby while waiting to board […]

Video game developer Bungie, best known for creating the Halo franchise — and more recently, Destiny— is calling it quits with publisher Activision, reports Kotaku. The breakup between the two companies is one of the bigger splits the video game industry has seen in some time. Unlike other similar breakups, control and publishing rights of […]

A Legend of Zelda player has managed to locate and access the minus world hidden within the game. For those that don’t know what a minus world is, it is a glitchy hidden level that isn’t actually designed to be played. Instead, it is a secret level that is used as a “depository for data […]

For those who received Fortnite as a Christmas gift and were planning to spend the day after Christmas playing it, news of a partial outage is probably not exactly what you wanted to be reading today. According to Engadget, a partial outage of the Fortnite game has been recorded the day after Christmas. It was […]

With news of Spawn possibly making an appearance in the upcoming Mortal Kombat 11 game, rumors have been floating around online about a potential character roster. Recently a reported leak stated the official roster for Mortal Kombat 11 included the characters: Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Raiden, Liu Kang, Smoke, Cyrax, and a number of other classic characters. […]

Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boone recently released a trailer for the 11th installment of the franchise. Mortal Kombat 11 is set to officially see release on April 23. The hyper-violent fighting game will be available on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Little is known about the game aside from what was revealed in […]

On Thursday morning, a number of high profile sites in both the United States and Canada were hit with bomb threats, all of which turned out to be fake. As the Inquisitr reported, the ploy was part of a scheme to steal Bitcoin. One of the sites that was hit was the Los Angeles-based Infinity […]

Fans of old-school video games have a brand new way to indulge themselves, as Amazon and Sega have made a bundle of Genesis games available for the Fire Stick platform, as reported by the Verge. In total, Amazon and Sega are putting out 25 games in a single bundle. The bundle doesn’t feature any big […]

A student at East Clinton High School in Sabina, Ohio, had high anticipation for the release of a popular video game. Unfortunately, not everyone else was as excited as he was, and some mistook his enthusiasm as evidence that he was preparing to do something violent. The unnamed student drew a circle on a whiteboard […]

Katy Perry will be taking her musical talents to the virtual realm this Wednesday, December 12. The singer will appear as a character in Square Enix’s smartphone role-playing game, Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, for a limited time, according to Billboard. A trailer was released this week to announce Perry’s cameo, as well as the release […]

Earlier this year, rumors of a PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) release for Sony’s PlayStation 4 began circulating. These rumors were later proven to be true when both PUBG creators and Sony shared the news of their partnership via social media. Now, the once PC and Xbox exclusive game has finally been released on PlayStation 4, and […]

Parents are known to have a tough time with their kids when it comes to video games, and one game which is contributing a lot to their headache these days is Fortnite, a post-apocalyptic shooter game published by Epic Games, which is turning out to be one of the most addictive games ever, reports USA […]

Tonight, the entire video game world has its collective eyes firmly planted on The Game Awards. Not only is the gaming world curious about who will win the awards — Red Dead Redemption 2 is cleaning up — but fans are eagerly anticipating the big announcements of new games from the event. So far, the […]

Not a day goes by without something new happening in the saga that is Fallout 76. Bethesda released a $200 version of the game called the Power Armor Edition. It was supposed to come with a solid-looking canvas bag, but instead, buyers of the pricey version received a cheap nylon one instead. After an incredible […]

Fornite is a popular game, and the Fornite Battle Royale mode is the most popular aspect of it. Parents who don’t know much about the game are easy prey, as they hit the stores this holiday season. Parents are out to get their kids the hottest video games going this year, but they need to […]

While there’s been a lot of negativity around Bethesda lately with the release of Fallout 76 and the abundance of fan backlash, one thing fans were excited for was the release of The Elder Scrolls: Blades. However, the company has taken to Twitter, as reported by IGN, to announce that the game will not hit […]

The launch of the highly anticipated Fallout 76 has been subject to lots of controversy, not the least of which is the quality of the game itself. However, a new issue has come to light, and it stems from the expensive $200 Fallout 76 Power Armor Edition version of the game. In this special edition, […]

Federal Trade Commission chairman Joe Simons announced Tuesday that the agency would be investigating the use of micro-transactions, commonly referred to as loot boxes, in video games. According to NBC, there has been growing concern around the use of these loot boxes, which some view as a form of gambling designed to be addictive that […]

After months, or even years, of waiting, gamers finally got the announcement they’ve been waiting for on Monday: Red Dead Online is available this week. The multiplayer universe was supposed to open up to all users who purchased the early Ultimate Edition of the game on Tuesday. But when Xbox One users logged into Red […]

Exactly one month after Red Dead Redemption 2 became available to play, Rockstar announced the long-awaited date for the multiplayer version Red Dead Online, and players don’t have much time to prepare. Heads up, employers: some of your employees are going to suddenly get “sick” this week. It will be available to play Tuesday. Since […]

PlayStation 4 gamers can finally rejoice, as the once console-exclusive PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) will officially be coming to Sony’s PS4, just in time for the holidays. The battle royale game, which was developed by South Korean video game company Bluehole, was first released as an early access title for PC last year. The game was […]

Winking Entertainment is a Chinese and Taiwanese video game developer and publishing company based in Shanghai and originally founded in 1997. Winking Entertainment launched its most recent video game, titled Paper Dolls, on the PlayStation virtual reality platform (VR) just in time for Halloween. Now, in keeping with the holiday release theme, Winking Entertainment, in […]

October was slated to be one of gaming’s biggest months of the year with two massive games coming to market in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Red Dead Redemption 2. In the battle for sales supremacy, Black Ops 4 looks to have come out slightly ahead in the month of October, though we […]

After the recent shocking closure of Telltale Games, fans of The Walking Dead game have been wondering if they will ever get to see Episodes 3 and 4 from the final season. Now, a statement has been issued confirming that the final season is being worked on again and that release dates for the remaining […]

Being a millennial is hard — well according to Hasbro’s latest version of Monopoly, at least. According to the New York Post, Hasbro has created a new version of its popular Monopoly game: Monopoly for Millennials. The tagline for the game is “Forget real estate, you can’t afford it anyway.” In addition, Mr. Monopoly is […]

Fans of EA’s beloved Command & Conquer strategy games are in for some exciting news, as EA announced in a blog post that they are planning to remake both Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn and Command & Conquer: Red Alert in 4K for PC, per IGN. About a month ago, EA revealed that they are […]

People with the last name O’Driscoll have found that their new name is mud on social media thanks to a hugely popular video game. Multiple people with this name have reported experiencing real-life harassment thanks to the way their last name is prominently featured inside the gaming world of Red Dead Redemption 2. Comicbook reports […]