Bandai Namco and Toei Animation have surprised fans by releasing the first teaser for Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 4. Many verified YouTube channels, notably Gamers Prey, shared the official trailer on Sunday during the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour finals. While not much is revealed, the teaser shows a TV playing Dragon Ball Z […]
The developer of Halo Infinite, 343 Industries, has revealed that Season 3, titled “Echoes Within,” will be released on Thursday, March 7, 2023. While the official end date for Echoes Within is June 27, a calendar invite revealed on the Halo Discord suggests that the event will conclude on June 20. Regardless, Season 3 is […]
Microsoft has made significant progress toward completing its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. EU regulators are expected to decide on Microsoft’s Activision merger by April 25, which indicates that the company’s last-minute license deals with Nintendo and Nvidia may have helped Microsoft earn favor in Europe. According to Reuters, the European Commission of the […]
Blizzard Entertainment has announced that Kiriko will get a Tatsumaki the Terrible Tornado skin as part of Overwatch 2’s massive crossover with the Japanese superhero anime and manga One-Punch Man. The publisher revealed on Xbox Wire that the legendary Kiriko’s Terrible Tornado skin would be offered as part of a package with the Terribly Impressive […]
Rocket League Esports has partnered with U.S. bank holding company Ally Financial Inc. The partnership aims to promote women in esports, especially the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS), via Ally’s gaming marketing activities. Ally promised earlier in 2022 to achieve gender parity in media coverage of all sports, including esports. To accomplish this mission, Ally […]
The Mandalorian premiered its third season on Disney+ this week, and in honor of the occasion, Microsoft is giving away a pair of special edition Xbox consoles. The consoles feature the show’s titular characters, Din Djarin, and baby Grogu. Participants can obtain this extra-limited edition of Star Wars gaming gear by joining the Twitter competition […]
Three sources recently informed the video game website Kotaku that Electronic Arts laid off over 200 QA testers working at its office in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, during an abrupt Zoom call on Tuesday. Those QA staff primarily focused on the company’s smash-hit battle royale, Apex Legends, developed by Respawn Studios. The three sources, who were […]
The action-focused RPG Final Fantasy XVI will be launched on June 22 for PlayStation 5, producer Naoki “Yoshi-P” Yoshida has announced. Yoshida said during a press event for FF XVI earlier this month in New York that he was aware Final Fantasy games could be delayed “at the last minute.” However, he told reporters that […]
North American esports team Dignitas has officially signed one of the world’s best Fortnite players, Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf, two months after he left Sentinels. Bugha will play for Dignitas alongside former partners Matthew “Mero” Faitel and Lucas “Duke” Cardenas. After taking home three FNCS titles as a team, they went their separate ways following the […]
The Pokémon Company has finally announced that “Pokémon Sleep” will be released worldwide in the summer of 2023 after being delayed for four years. The company said Monday during a presentation of the new Pokémon Presents gameplay that the app would turn “sleep into entertainment.” The new game combines a smartphone sleep tracker with gaming. […]
The Lima Major 2023 Group Stage has concluded its five days of nonstop action. Twelve teams will advance to the Playoffs, while six others have been sent home. Eight teams qualified for the Playoffs’ upper bracket. Those teams are Team Liquid, Entity, Gaimin Gladiators, Team Spirit from Russia, Shopify Rebellion, Evil Geniuses, Talon Esports and […]
For the second time this year, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has become one of the most-played first-person shooters of all time — with a concurrent player count reaching 1,354,248 on Sunday, February 26, 2023, according to SteamCharts.com. Previously on February 11, the tactical shooter reached a record for concurrent users when 1,320,219 people joined to play […]
Playground Games has announced on the Forza YouTube channel that Forza Horizon 5 will have a second major piece of DLC called Rally Adventure. The update will be available for Xbox One and PC on March 29, 2023. The main goal of Rally Adventure is to add what the developer calls the “rally experience” to […]
Warner Bros. Games announced Thursday that over 12 million copies of Harry Potter: Hogwarts Legacy had been sold worldwide since its release, generating $850 million in sales. Earlier, the Harry Potter action RPG set a new record for most people watching a single-player game simultaneously on Twitch — with 1.28 million viewers on launch day. […]
Finnish video game developer Rovio Entertainment Oyj recently announced that it had taken down Rovio Classics: Angry Birds from Google Play Store thanks to its “effect” on the developer’s other mobile games. In 2019, the company removed multiple Angry Birds games from app stores “for testing purposes,” including the original from 2009. In April 2022, […]
EA Sports has revealed the FIFA 23 Team of the Week 17 (TOTW 17) lineup, which includes two of the best midfielders in the league, Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne and Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes. Team of the Week is EA Sports’ way to bring the real-world football experience into the game by recognizing the […]
VCT LOCK//IN Brazil’s Omega Bracket kicks off on Wednesday, February 22, with popular teams like Los Angeles-based Sentinels, Ukrainian team Natus Vincere and Japanese roster ZETA DIVISION ready to compete. Omega Bracket will also feature other teams, namely Team Liquid, Team Secret, KRÜ Esports, Leviatán, Team Vitality, FUT Esports, Global Esports, Rex Regum Qeon, EDward […]
Valve, the publisher behind the popular video game Dota 2, has announced that it has permanently banned over 40,000 accounts for exploiting third-party software. The third-party cheat program was said to have given players access to hidden data within the Dota 2 client to give them advantages in matches. Although Valve did not elaborate further […]
Overwatch 2 players have requested that Blizzard reduce the frequency of the Push mode because they find it bothersome to enjoy the game with the mode active. Eliminating map pools in Overwatch 2 has expanded the game’s tactical options. However, players have noticed that despite the reversal of the map pool, the Push mode has […]
Riot Games has announced that its free-to-play first-person tactical hero shooter game, VALORANT, will get three new agents before the end of the year. In a State Of Agents video, VALORANT character producer John “RiotMEMEMEMEME” Goscicki revealed that the game would gain an Initiator, a Sentinel and an agent from a yet-to-be-determined class. The producer […]
