Category Archives: Games

A Game With Layers On the surface, Len’s Island is peaceful. It’s a game about exploration, resource gathering, farming, and building your dream home on an island resort. It is what we have come to expect from the survival/crafting genre over the last several years. Chop trees, mine rocks, gather food, salvage wreckage, and constructContinue reading “Len’s Island Review: Explore Paradise”

North Carlina adopted a new budget last week, with one eye-catching addition. The budget establishes the Esports Industry Grant Fund. North Carolina wants to host massive eSports events in the state, in the hope to provide more well-paying jobs and pushing technology in the state. The Esports Industry Grant Fund will reimburse 25% of eventsContinue reading “North Carolina Welcomes eSports”

Ubisoft is one step closer to their theme park. Ubisoft is teaming up with Storyland Studios to create a Ubisoft Entertainment Center and a Ubisoft Theme Park. Both focused on their storied brands including Far Cry, Assassin’s Creed, Just Dance, and more. Ubisoft’s Entertainment Center will be located at Studios Occitanie Méditerranée. The center isContinue reading “Ubisoft Plans for a Theme Park”

Geoff Keighley took to the virtual stage today to reveal 2021 Game Awards Nominees. Some picks are obvious but we have some surprises. Here are all the nominees and our picks for winners. Game of the Year Deathloop It Takes Two Metroid Dread Psychonauts 2 (Our Pick) Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Resident Evil VillageContinue reading “The Game Awards 2021 Nominees”

Today is Xbox and Halo’s 20th anniversary. To celebrate, Microsoft hosted a thirty-minute event with announcements and a look back at the Xbox legacy. Halo Infinite Multiplayer is LIVE It was a rumor turned reality with the big reveal, Halo Infinite Multiplayer was released early. Halo Infinite is releasing December 8th, but you can downloadContinue reading “Xbox Has a Big Anniversary”

Riot is killing it this week with a new series premiering and multiple game announcements, and it’s not over yet! Riot just announced a new game coming next week called Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story. The game is from their Riot Forge branch; a division focused on publishing LoL games from third-party developers.Continue reading “Hextech Mayhem Launches November 16th!”

Back 4 Blood has revealed the road map for the game’s future. It includes updates, expansions, and an annual pass.  Free Update November Quality of life improvements Major bug fixes December New Features New supply lines Ridden practice area Holiday season event Solo offline progression of the campaign New card type All-new cards 2022 NewContinue reading “Big Updates Coming to ‘Back 4 Blood’”

Fortnite is closing up shop in China on November 15th. Fortnite (called Fortress Night in the country) was on a trial run but ends its presence this month. As of November 1st, no new accounts can be created and on the 15th, the game will fully shut down. The Chinese version of Fortnite was significantlyContinue reading “Fortnite Shuts Down in China”

Activision Blizzard has made some corrective moves towards creating a better workplace this week.  First CEO Bobby Kotick revealed a new pay cut that would reduce his multimillion-dollar salary to $62,500. Bobby was hesitant to take any blame for the situation early in the revaluations but this appears to be a good start. While thisContinue reading “Blizzard’s Recent Corrective Changes”

Rumors are circulating over a new Smash Bros-like game out of WB Games. The game would unite WB’s many IPs, like Scooby-Doo and Lord of the Rings, together for a fighting tournament. The leak comes out a Reddit post, claiming the game is called ‘Multiversus’ and developed by Mortal Kombat’s Netherrealm. The post gained legitimacyContinue reading “Rumor: WB Making Their Own Smash Bros”

Riot is disabling the “/all” feature in League of Legends games. This feature allowed players to talk to the opposing team during a match. Riot claims the cross-team chat is being used for hate speech and abuse. “While /all chat can be the source of fun social interaction between teams, as well as some good-heartedContinue reading “League of Legends Disables Cross-Team Chat”

Twitch has been breached this week by a hacker seeking to “foster more disruption and competition in the online video streaming space.” The hacker also includes #DoBetterTwitch in much of their posts, showing their support for the anti-hate speech movement. The leak includes “part one” in the title suggesting more information to come.  According toContinue reading “Twitch’s Massive Leak”

Yesterday we learned Sora is joining Smash Bros! We have learned that Sora will have a rotating magic ability and a counterattack like Marth. The alternate colors include his different costumes from other different games. There will be little to no Disney references outside of the Mickey ears on the Keyblade. Today we learned thatContinue reading “Sora On Smash and Kingdom Hearts on Switch”

China’s new gaming regulations have escalated this week. They have been limiting children’s playtime over the past months. The restrictions are part of China’s stance that gaming negatively impacting the countries culture. According to South China Morning Post via Eurogamer, games are not “pure entertainment’ and the must represent ‘a correct set of values.” VideoContinue reading “China Further Restricts Gaming”