Octopath Traveler shows how Nintendo Switch could be a JRPG beast
I love playing Japanese role-playing games, but I rarely play them on a TV or computer. Portable systems have spoiled me. Yes, I’m still...
Roblox expects to pay content creators $70 million this year
Roblox is one of the biggest games in the world due to its popularity with younger audiences. It is a free-to-play online experience for...
Former Hearthstone lead Ben Brode reveals his new studio: Second Dinner
What’s better than a dinner? Second dinner, of course. And Ben Brode is naming his new independent studio just that: Second Dinner. Ben Brode was...
Fortnite Season 5 proves Epic Games’ mastery of ‘the big day’
Fortnite’s fifth season starts today, and it proves that Epic Games has found a strong formula to keep its hit battle royale game fresh....
Croatia was such a World Cup longshot that it wasn’t in FIFA 18 until May
The FIFA World Cup Finals match is set with Croatia and France facing off for that big golden leg or whatever trophy soccer players...
The RetroBeat: Sonic Mania Plus adds new reasons to play or replay a retro masterpiece
Sonic Mania was one of my favorite games of 2017. I love Sonic’s 2D classics from the Sega Genesis era, so I was delighted...
Overwatch League is coming to ESPN, ABC, and other Disney channels
Disney and Blizzard Entertainment are partnering to bring Overwatch League to Disney-owned channels, such as ABC, ESPN, ESPN 2, and Disney XD. Overwatch League...
Far Cry 5: Lost on Mars ditches the wilds of Montana for the red planet
Ubisoft announced Far Cry 5: Lost on Mars today, a new downloadable adventure that takes the series to the red planet. Far Cry 5,...
Overwatch raises over $12.7 million for breast cancer charity
Blizzard Entertainment announced today that it raised over $12.7 million for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation from selling a special Pink Mercy skin for its...
Mark Cerny and Amy Hennig: A fireside chat with master game makers
Amy Hennig and Mark Cerny are both 53 years old, and they attended the University of California at Berkeley at the same time. And...