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So, Which Bethesda Game Pass Game Should You Play First?
12.3.2021
Starting today, you can play a bunch of Bethesda-published games on Game Pass, thanks to Microsoft and ZeniMax’s recent marriage. Some were previously available. Many are new. However you slice it, if you’re a member of Microsoft’s games-on-demand service, you now have 20 largely excellent games...
April Fallout 76 Update Will Finally Let Players Have Multiple Camps
12.3.2021
Camp building is at the center of Fallout 76 and the game’s April 27 update will finally let players create, store, and manage multiple campsites, a massive boon to the game’s more industrious architects.Read more
Loop Hero Will Soon Let You Save The Dang Game
12.3.2021
The deck-building, dungeon-making roguelite RPG Loop Hero is getting some much needed quality-of-life improvements in an upcoming update, the game’s developers announced yesterday. The most important of these fixes? Finally letting you save your game.Read more
If You Liked the Outriders Demo, Pre-Order the Full Game for $50 on Xbox
12.3.2021
Outriders (Xbox) | $50 | Newegg | Use code EMCETHS38Read more
Another Paradox Game Jumps To The Tabletop, Blows Past Kickstarter Goal
12.3.2021
After the so-so Crusader Kings effort, another Paradox strategy title—Stellaris—is on its way to board gaming after successfully meeting its Kickstarter funding goal.Read more
Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's Menus Suck
11.3.2021
Booting up the newest Call of Duty, I was greeted by terrible-looking menus, an overwhelming amount of options, too much information, and some ugly-looking ads. It’s not a great first impression and feels like a cobbled-together mess. In other words: It bad.Read more
Borderlands 3's Next Expansion Delayed To April 8
11.3.2021
Gearbox announced this morning that it has delayed the release of the upcoming Borderlands 3 expansion Director’s Cut almost a full month due to the severe winter storms that recently swept through its home state of Texas. The update will now launch on April 8.Read more
Oddworld: New ‘N’ Tasty Guilted Me Into My First 100% Completion
11.3.2021
I started playing Oddworld: New ‘N Tasty and oh god, I’m going to have to save all 299 of these Mudokons, aren’t I? Read more
Crash Bandicoot 4 Runs Great On PS5, Passably On Switch
11.3.2021
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time arrives on Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PC, and Switch tomorrow, giving us some of the most polished versions of last year’s excellent platformer alongside one that struggles a lot but gets the job done. Digital Foundry compared the PS5 and Switch versions side...
Enough With The Social Hubs In Video Games
11.3.2021
Here’s a radical idea: Turn every social space in a video game into a menu.Read more
A Bunch Of Bethesda Games Are Joining Xbox Game Pass Tomorrow
11.3.2021
During today’s conversation about Microsoft’s acquisition of ZeniMax Media, the panel announced that a grip of amazing Bethesda games will join Xbox Game Pass tomorrow.Read more
Square Enix Will Reveal New Life Is Strange During Digital Event Next Week
11.3.2021
Square Enix announced it will debut the first episode of its very own Nintendo Direct-style digital event, known as “Square Enix Presents,” next Thursday, March 18.Read more
Destiny 2's New Boss Is Turning Players Into Reply Guys
11.3.2021
Much of Destiny’s story exists anywhere but the main game. The version you get from playing through its campaign today is very different from the one that existed only a year ago, and it’s also very different from the one you’ll get having played Destiny for hundreds of hours, soaking up its lowkey...
Roblox Goes Public, Wall Street Decides It's Worth Six Bethesdas
11.3.2021
The Roblox Corporation, maker of the online game creation platform Roblox, went public yesterday, selling shares in the company on the New York Stock Exchange for the first time since it was founded back in 2004. It ended the day trading at just under $70, giving it a valuation of $45 billion,...
EA Investigating Claims An Employee Has Been Selling Rare Items
11.3.2021
EA makes most of its FIFA money from the game’s Ultimate Team mode, where fans spend real money in attempts to unlock elite players. Today, it’s being alleged that these lucrative items are being sold privately to users by employees within EA Sports.Read more
STALKER 2 Might Get Mod Support On Xbox
10.3.2021
STALKER developer GSC Game World is currently investigating the possibility of including mod support for the upcoming sequel on Xbox Series X/S.Read more
World Of Warcraft's First Player-Voted Mount Is A Big Ol' Tree You Can Get For Free
10.3.2021
Last year Blizzard held a poll to determine what sort of ride World of Warcraft players wanted as a special community mount. We chose the Wandering Ancient, and now that choice has borne fruit, or in this case, a whole damn tree, free now for everyone who owns the Shadowlands expansion. Read more
Marvel's Avengers Will (Finally) Allow You To Replay The Campaign
10.3.2021
Fans of Marvel’s Avengers want just one thing, and it’s about to become a reality. No, it’s not a meaningful loot grind, nor a newfound surplus of engaging activities. Look, fine, maybe Avengers fans want more than one thing, but a big one is landing next week: You’ll finally be able to replay...
Dozens Of Rust Servers Wiped Out In Data Center Fire
10.3.2021
A fire that broke out overnight in Strasbourg, France destroyed one of OVHcloud’s data centers and damaged a second, Reuters reports. The French government and Centre Pompidou, which houses a public information library and modern art museum, had their data affected by the fires, as did Facepunch...
Overwatch Casually Rolls Out Xbox Series X/S Enhancements
10.3.2021
Yesterday’s Overwatch update was all about the PachiMarchi Challenge and that hideous and/or awesome new Roadhog skin, but next-gen Xbox owners got a little something extra with the update: new graphics options for Series X/S consoles, from 4K60 to blazing-fast 120Hz. Read more