ESL and DreamHack merge to create ESL Gaming
ESL and DreamHack announced today that the two esports companies have merged to create ESL Gaming. Modern Times Group (MTG) has owned both companies...
Diablo IV reworks its skills and talents systems
During its latest quarterly developer update today, Blizzard Entertainment detailed changes made to Diablo IV‘s skills and talents systems. Blizzard revealed Diablo IV last...
Teslagrad 2 will bring back the magnetic Metroidvania mayhem
Rain Games has announced Teslagrad 2, a sequel to its 2013 indie Metroidvania. The first Teslagrad stood out with its use of magnetic and...
Xbox Series X impressions: No going back to Xbox One and PlayStation 4
I’ve had an Xbox Series X for almost a week now. This is a preview version of the console with a lot of unfinished...
The Last of Us Part II voice actor breaks new ground with Twitch’s Artificial
Millions of people who played The Last of Us Part II saw a strong Asian-American male character in Jesse, voiced by actor Stephen Chang....
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is still coming — but not in 2020
Electronic Arts still hasn’t revealed Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, and that’s for a reason. The publisher originally planned to launch the remastered trilogy, that...
The RetroBeat: Can Microsoft save Quake?
With Microsoft’s $7.5 billion purchase of Bethesda, everyone is buzzing about how the Xbox brand now owns huge franchises like The Elder Scrolls, Fallout,...
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is getting Halloween fun and reprinted Amiibo cards
Nintendo announced today that Animal Crossing: New Horizons‘ Halloween event will start September 30 via a free update. It’ll also be reprinting more of...
4D Factory acquires majority stake in HBO game publishing spinoff Neon Media
Media technology holding company 4D Factory has acquired a majority stake in early-stage game and transmedia startup Neon Media. That Seattle-based company, whose CEO...
Epic Games acquires kid tech platform SuperAwesome
Epic Games has announced the acquisition of SuperAwesome, a pioneer in the “kid tech” market that provides children with what it says are safe...