NES Switch Online’s multiplayer works well, but I won’t use it
Nintendo Switch Online is live, and I gave the company my $20. I get the occasional itch to play Rocket League or Mario Tennis...
Red Dead Online will launch as a public beta for PS4 and Xbox One in November
Rockstar Games announced that Red Dead Online, a new online connected experience set against the backdrop of Red Dead Redemption 2‘s enormous open world,...
Sony announces the PlayStation Classic micro console
Sony announced today that it will release the PlayStation Classic micro console on December 3. It will cost $100 and come loaded with 20...
Microsoft releases two new Windows 10 previews ahead of October 2018 Update
Microsoft today released two new Windows 10 previews for PCs. The first build is from the RS5 branch, which represents the Windows 10 update...
Hearthstone adding new Classic cards, putting in-game tournaments development on hold
Hearthstone revealed info about its future, both with new additions that Blizzard will add (including new Classic cards) and an announced upcoming feature that...
YouTube Gaming app is dead, but its features survive on YouTube proper
YouTube is creating a new Gaming destination. The video site serves game-related content to more than 200 million people each day, according to YouTube....
Sega Genesis Classics dashes to Switch this winter
Sega Genesis Classics released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on May 29. The collection includes over 50 games from Sega's 16-bit console. It's coming to the Switch is another example of third-party publishers throwing more support to Nintendo's successful platform.
Nintendo Switch builds a Fortnite bundle
Nintendo announced the Fortnite -- Double Helix Switch Bundle today. It includes a Switch, 1,000 V-bucks (Fortnite's in-game currency), and the Double Helix cosmetic set (which includes an outfit, backpack, glider, and pickax). The bundles comes out on October 5 and will cost $300.
Skillz hits $400 million revenue run rate with mobile esports platform
Skillz has grown its mobile esports substantially this year, as the company announced its revenue rate has grown to $400 million in August, compared to...
Australian study: Loot boxes are more like gambling than baseball cards
In June, the Australian Parliament's Environment and Communications References Committee began researching video game loot boxes. Just two-and-a-half months later, the group has reported its findings. And it's bad news Electronic Arts and most of the mobile gaming business, according to news site Lexology.