MMOSpotlight

• Harpy Champion Teaser – League of Legends
  She fights for the cause,. He fights for her. The first new champion release of 2017 in league of legends is looking to be a big one. Being teased initially not long after April Fools Events such as Advanced Bots and Graves Cigar, it was a bit unclea…
  - 3 Apr 17, 9:06pm -
• Season 10 Begins – Diablo III
  A new start in the conquest of the Forces of Hell As we previously covered the nearing end of Diablo’s 9th season, the end has official come and the beginning of Season 10 has replaced it. Available on both  PC and Consoles the Diablo III season o…
  - 1 Apr 17, 6:45pm -
• Double Everything Weekend – Smite
  Earn all you can Take, and take all you can Earn This weekend until Sunday you can play smite for double rewards for everything you do. Still not hit the Level cap? You can get experience. Almost done with your mastery? Worshipers are included as wel…
  - 31 Mar 17, 4:20pm -
• The Tomb of Sargeras – Wow Patch 7.2
  One step closer to the Legions fall A new release and more adventures in World of Warcraft Legion to be had. Bringing plenty to do this Update will include new Class quests, World Quests, Scenarios, Cross Faction Events and More for you to conquer as…
  - 29 Mar 17, 3:27pm -
• A Mammoth Celebration!
  Free stuff just for Dropping by! Celebrating their Year of the Mammoth Event and Leading up to the Official release of Journey to Un’Goro in Hearthstone. This is the second of them, the first being a Brawl where winning a Match in Hearthstone score…
  - 27 Mar 17, 9:04pm -

OWNT

N4G

• newNintendo eShop Charts January 19th, 2019
  Its a new year, which means its time to bring back the updates on the eShop charts from all around the world! Thus, without further ado, lets take a look at the rankings in UK, Japan and USA for the period between January 5th to January 19th, as repo…
  - 2 hours ago, 21 Jan 19, 4:41am -
• newElli Nintendo Switch review TBG
  Elli is a puzzle-platformer from the team over at BandanaKid. Designed to be suitable for kids and big kids alike.
  - 2 hours ago, 21 Jan 19, 4:41am -
• newThe Last of Us is Still a Masterpiece
  Jacob St-Amour from Link-Cable Writes: "Since the dawn of their first console, Sony has been able to craft great to even fantastic experiences that have helped to define the industry to what it is today. From giving us the likes of Crash Bandicoot, t…
  - 3 hours ago, 21 Jan 19, 3:54am -
• new2009 vs 2019: Spyro, Dante, and more show what video game characters look like via 10 Year Challenge
  GamesRadar puts your classic video game characters through the 10 Year Challenge, and the results are all kinds of amazing.
  - 3 hours ago, 21 Jan 19, 3:51am -
• newAce Combat 7: Skies Unknown Review - Fanbyte
  Fanbyte: The classic plane to plane combat franchise is back! Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is here! Does it score a direct hit or spiral into the sea?
  - 3 hours ago, 21 Jan 19, 3:44am -

PCGamer

Game Informer

• newCongresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Appears On Donkey Kong 64 Charity Stream To Support Trans Rights
  Youtuber Harry "Hbomberguy" Brewis has had a big weekend. For the past several dozen hours, he's been streaming Donkey Kong 64, attempting to complete the game at 101 percent, to raise money for Mermaids, a UK charity which provides support for tran…
  - 5 hours ago, 21 Jan 19, 1:12am -
• newReader Discussion – What's Your Favorite Remake?
  Capcom's Resident Evil 2 Remake is out this coming Friday. It's a hugely ambitious re-imagining of the original game, to the point where it blurs the line between remake and original game somewhat. But we're not having that discussion right now. Inst…
  - 7 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 11:30pm -
• newJump Force Ad Seemingly Reveals Jotaro Kujo, Dragon Quest Anime Hero As Playable Characters
  People are seemingly being served Jump Force ads across Instagram and Facebook showing two unannounced characters: Jotaro Kujo from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and Dai, the titular protagonist of Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai.Photos of the wid…
  - 9 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 9:29pm -
• newSee How Persona 5 Pulled Off Some Its Behind-The-Scenes Tricks In This Video
  Persona 5 got plenty of style points back when we reviewed it in 2017. As it turns out, it pulled off that style the same way most games do: With some sleight of hand, as some of the places you visit are not quite what they seem.Youtuber Shesez s…
  - 11 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 7:30pm -
• newLayers Of Fear 2 Trailer Is Short But Not Sweet
   Gun Media has released a new trailer for Layers of Fear 2, and it's narrated by Tony Todd, who played the titular killer in the early 90s horror film Candyman.As with the last trailer for the game, Layers of Fear 2 focuses on fleshing out the fea…
  - 14 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 5:01pm -

Joystiq

• new'Fortnite' Ice Storm event blankets the map in snow
  Fortnite has had its share of map-changing events, but its latest might be the most conspicuous to date. Epic kicked off its Ice Storm event on January 19th through an in-game spectacle where the mysterious ice sphere (added with the recent 7.20 pat…
  - 2 hours ago, 21 Jan 19, 4:14am -
• newChevy made a full-size Silverado truck out of Lego bricks
  Hey, Bugatti, you're not the only one who can fashion a full-size car out of toy bricks as a publicity stunt. Chevy has enlisted the help of students from Oxford Community School and Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary to create a one-for-one rendition o…
  - 4 hours ago, 21 Jan 19, 2:41am -
• newNetflix renews 'The Kominsky Method' after Golden Globe wins
  Netflix isn't shy about its pursuit of critical glory. The streaming giant has renewed The Kominsky Method for a second season just a couple of weeks after it won two Golden Globe awards for best actor in a musical or comedy (Michael Douglas) and be…
  - 6 hours ago, 21 Jan 19, 1:08am -
• newDucati confirms plans for an electric motorcycle
  Ducati has hinted at a desire to make electric motorcycles before, but it's committing in a more substantial way. Company chief Claudio Domenicali told guests at a Spanish event that the "future is electric" and the company was "not far from startin…
  - 7 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 11:32pm -
• newUber is hiring robotics teams to work on bikes and scooters
  Uber is only gradually resuming its self-driving car program, but it's already thinking about expanding that technology to its two-wheeled services. The Telegraph has discovered that Uber is hiring for a "micromobility robotics" team that would brin…
  - 9 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 10:01pm -

Kotaku

• newAOC Breaks the Internet by Dropping in on Charity Twitch Stream for Trans Kids 
  It’s logical to fear that any politician with a semblance of humanity will eventually disappoint us. But somehow, in defiance of our low expectations, freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez just keeps getting cooler. This evening she becam…
  - 6 hours ago, 21 Jan 19, 1:05am -
• newBrawl Stars Mixes Battle Royale & Dota 2 Into A Fun Mobile Game
  I was being chased. I couldn’t get away. I ran into a nearby bush and yet I wasn’t safe. I was almost dead. I yelled out to a friend nearby to help, but I didn’t need to say anything. They had seen the chase and ran into to save me, pushing my…
  - 8 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 10:45pm -
• newWatch Darth Maul Play Beat Saber 
  Ray Park was the actor who portrayed Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode I. While not the best Star Wars film, many fans love Park’s Darth Maul and have been wanting the former Sith Master to try out the VR game Beat Saber. Read more...
  - 9 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 9:25pm -
• newThe Big Daddies Are The Best Part Of BioShock
  There’s a lot to love about BioShock. Released in 2007, the game was praised by critics and seen by many as a spiritual successor to System Shock 2. The city of Rapture, the underwater dystopia where BioShock is set, is filled with fantastic world…
  - 10 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 8:10pm -
• newWatch This Relaxing And Informative Let's Play Of Jurassic Park Trespasser 
  Jurassic Park Trespasser isn’t a very good game, but it is a perfect game for a let’s play. Shadefyre’s excellent 10 part series is one of the best let’s play of Trespasser and one of my favorite let’s play on all of YouTube. Shadefyre has…
  - 11 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 7:15pm -

G4

Wired Game Life

The Verge Gaming

• newTesla raised prices at its Supercharger stations
  Tesla drivers will have to spend a little more at the charger. The electric automaker has raised prices at its Supercharger stations, according to Electrek (via Engadget), after implementing a new pricing structure. Up until now, the company has cha…
  - 9 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 9:37pm -
• newFacebook is launching a petitions feature
  Tomorrow, Facebook will launch a petitions feature called Community Actions, reports TechCrunch, which will allow users to notify their local officials of actions that they’d like to see happen. TechCrunch says that the feature will begin to roll…
  - 10 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 8:14pm -
• newThe military is looking at ways to intercept nukes from space — but experts say it’s not feasible
  Star Wars all over again Continue reading…
  - 14 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 5:00pm -
• newWhat Never Was is a somber Myst-like adventure that leaves you wanting more
  It can be difficult to find time to finish a video game, especially if you only have a few hours a week to play. In our biweekly column Short Play, we suggest video games that can be started and finished in a weekend.Shortly after the death of her g…
  - 15 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 4:00pm -
• newA new trailer for American Gods’ second season teases a coming war between gods
  Starz has released a new trailer for its upcoming second season of American Gods, showing off a building confrontation between the old gods and new. The series is based on the 2001 fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman, which follows a former convict, Shadow…
  - 15 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 3:53pm -

Destructoid

• newReview: Vane
  Video games have really changed as a storytelling medium. What was once a casual dash from left-to-right, dropping baddies and collecting shiny objects, opened up into new realms of drama, narrative, and even philosophical messages. Of course, that d…
  - 13 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 6:00pm -
• newReview: Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
  I won't bury the lede here. Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is a fantastic Ace Combat game. If any part of the pre-launch hype appealed to you, or if you played and enjoyed one of the previous numbered Ace Combat games, you owe it to yourself to check…
  - 15 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 4:00pm -
• newDo you prefer turn-based RPGs or action RPGs?
  Role-playing games are one of the most flexible genres because unlike shooters or platformers or sports games, they are less identified by what the player does and more by how the player does it. RPG elements have become commonplace in dozens of non-…
  - 17 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 2:00pm -
• newAnother forgotten Neo Geo fighter returns with SNK's Ninja Master's
  SNK really went into overkill with their fighting titles in the '90s. Don't get me wrong, I love Samurai Shodown and Fatal Fury et al, with King of Fighters being in my top five franchises of all time, but the developer/publisher's love affair with o…
  - 18 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 1:00pm -
• newStar Control: Origins quietly reappears on Steam
  Just before the turn to 2019, Star Control: Origins was removed from Steam and GOG due to a DMCA takedown notice from two of the creators behind the original series. Publisher of Origins, Stardock, took to the Steam community forums to to let fans kn…
  - 18 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 12:30pm -

Games Radar

VG 24/7

• newMortal Kombat 11 is likely to feature Reptile according to devs’ comments
  It looks like Reptile will be making a return in Mortal Kombat 11. Mortal Kombat 11’s art director has seemingly spilled the beans on another addition to the game’s roster, according to DualShockers. When talking to the outlet about the title’s…
  - 8 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 10:12pm -
• newAtlas rolls back NA servers after exploit results in whales and drakes spawning into the game
  Grapeshot Games has banned a number of player accounts following the incident. Just days after tanks, planes, and whales appeared in the game, Atlas’ North American PvP servers were flooded with drakes and whales, leading to a second roll back of t…
  - 9 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 9:22pm -
• newSoulja Boy claims Fortnite will be playable on his next console, Epic says otherwise
  Soulja Boy says his console plays 800 licensed PS4 games and is “not a scam,” claims that the next model will play Fortnite. In an interview with Everyday Struggle, Soulja Boy demonstrated that he still doesn’t know what an emulator is, and cla…
  - 12 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 6:34pm -
• newFortnite temporarily loses improvements from latest patch, and Playground has been re-enabled
  Fornite’s recent editing improvements will be rolled out in the next patch instead. Update v7.20 saw an improved functionality for editing structures in the game, making for a “smoother experience,” but Epic has announced that this it has had t…
  - 15 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 3:56pm -
• newThe Division 2’s Rogue system includes a new tier of activites called Theft and Greed
  The Division sequel is bringing a lot of changes with it, including a new Rogue system that includes Theft and Greed activities. The third tier expands on the current Rogue and Manhunt status, with PvE actions for those agents who don’t want to sto…
  - 16 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 3:03pm -

Euro Gamer

• newCreepy new Layers of Fear 2 footage aired at PAX South
  Brand new footage of horror sequel Layers of Fear 2 was aired during a panel this weekend at PAX South.The video showed us more of the game's Titanic-like boat-at-sea setting as well as a glimpse at the creepy and surreal moments awaiting us there. W…
  - 14 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 4:27pm -
• newMachinima pulls all YouTube videos saying it has "pivoted from distributing content on legacy channels"
  The YouTube page for multiplatform online entertainment network, Machinima, has removed all its videos from public viewing.As reported by Kotaku, Machinima has seemingly set all videos on its YouTube channel to private, removing years of creative out…
  - 15 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 3:23pm -
• newAce Combat 7 in VR is phenomenal (if you have the stomach for it)
  I'm absolutely terrified of flying in real life. Even just stepping onto a passenger plane is an ordeal for me so the thought of piloting a jet-propelled fighter plane in real life? Well lets just say I'd have to be wearing the brown flight suit that…
  - 16 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 2:13pm -
• newThis fan-made Dragon Age: Origins mod fixes 790 bugs and restores hidden dialogue, story choices, and items
  While this fan-made Dragon Age: Origins patch purports to fix an impressive 790 bugs in the PC version of the RPG, that's not even the best bit; incredibly, it also restores a heap of hitherto hidden content that had been cut from BioWare's original…
  - 18 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 12:20pm -
• newContribute to Microsoft's Idea Drive and make your Windows 10 idea a reality
  Microsoft is reaching out to Windows 10 users in a bid to find out what it can do to improve gaming on the PC platform."Team Xbox wants your input on how to make gaming on Windows even better!" says a tweet from the XboxInsider account. "Check out th…
  - 19 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 11:17am -

Shack News

• Marvel's Spider-Man Hands-On Preview: With Great Power
  It's been many years since a Spider-Man game has truly given me the sense of being the friendly neighborhood webhead. I wasn't sure what to expect when I tried out Marvel's Spider-Man for the first time, but as I swung across New York for the first t…
  - 2 Aug 18, 2:00pm -
• Team-Based Fantasy Survival Game Rend Enters Early Access
  Rend is an ambitious project that blends a few genres to make a potentially legendary competitive fantasy adventure experience that hasn't been replicated in many other experiences. With some top tier talent on staff, Frostkeep Studios is charging…
  - 1 Aug 18, 12:45am -
• Shacknews Staff Select: News Editor Charles Singletary Jr
  Greetings,I'm Charles Singletary Jr aka the News Editor for Shacknews.com. I've been with the team for almost one year at the time this was published and it has truly been an incredible ride thus far. I'm pretty terrible at writing about myself so,…
  - 31 Jul 18, 11:55pm -
• How to Play Total War: ARENA with Friends
  So, you’ve decided to jump into Total War: ARENA and wage war on your enemies. Maybe you want to combine the Defensive Infantry skills of Leonidas to hold down the enemy while your friend quickly flanks with Hannibal, or maybe you want to rain dea…
  - 31 Jul 18, 11:30pm -
• Talking World of Tanks Console Development With Mercenaries Narrative Designer Darold Higa
  Wargaming's free-to-play game World of Tanks has thrived in a huge way on PC and has a strong presence on consoles, but the studio recognized a major opportunity for growth there. The PS4 and Xbox One communities have different expectations and des…
  - 31 Jul 18, 9:50pm -

Gamespot

• newPikachu Has Digestive Problems In Latest Footage From New Pokemon Movie
  One of the next big video game movies is Detective Pikachu, which comes out in May featuring the voice of Ryan Reynolds as the electric yellow creature.Now, a new TV spot for the film has arrived, providing another quick look at it--and now there's a…
  - 6 hours ago, 21 Jan 19, 1:08am -
• newSean Penn TV Show About Going To Mars Canceled After 1 Season
  Streaming network Hulu's TV show The First, which starred Sean Penn as an astronaut trying to go to Mars, has been canceled after one season. Created by House of Cards creator Beau Willimon, The First marked Senn's first time as a regular on a TV sho…
  - 6 hours ago, 21 Jan 19, 12:19am -
• newMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey Review
  It’s not every day a hero gets a chance to literally walk around in their mortal enemy’s shoes, which is what made Bowser’s Inside Story such a bizarre but wildly unique concept back in 2009. Even though not much has changed since its original…
  - 7 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 11:37pm -
• newGlass Is Expected To Have Third-Biggest MLK Weekend Opening Ever
  M. Night Shyamalan's latest movie, Glass, opened this past weekend, and it's expected to win the weekend by a large margin and become one of the most successful releases ever over the Martin Luther King. Jr long weekend. According to Deadline, Glass…
  - 7 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 11:17pm -
• newFantastic Beasts 3 Production Delayed, But Not Very Long
  The third of five planned Fantastic Beasts movies has hit a bit of a speedbump. Production on the film was expected to begin this July, but now cameras are set to start rolling in the Fall, according to a new report from Deadline. Why the production…
  - 8 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 10:49pm -

Giant Bomb

• newQuick Look: Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes
  Dan, Alex, and Travis are up to their nonsensical antics once again. Anyway, here's a toilet.
  - 17 hours ago, 20 Jan 19, 2:00pm -
• The Community Spotlight 2019.01.19
  Banner provided by @maotsethong on TwitterHello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight and I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host this week as we take a look at the best community offerings on and about…
  - 1 day ago, 19 Jan 19, 8:00pm -
• Quick Look: Vane
  No one is putting these birds in a box! They're free to flyyyyy.
  - 2 days ago, 19 Jan 19, 2:00pm -
• Unprofessional Fridays: 01/18/2019
  Sickness may slow down our bodies. But it will never stop our desire to be unprofessional!
  - 2 days ago, 19 Jan 19, 1:06am -
• Die Another Friday: Episode 007
  We did it! Number 007! To celebrate we make some great progress and then derail by heading to the internet.
  - 2 days ago, 18 Jan 19, 10:17pm -

Gamespy

• Defiance: The MMO vs Defiance: The TV Show - Fight!
  Defiance (PC)We journey to the show's set in Toronto to get the full scoop.
  - 22 Oct 12, 9:11pm -
• Play Thief in Doom 3 with The Dark Mod
  Thief: The Dark Project (PC)A total conversion for Doom 3, The Dark Mod is designed to let players create missions.
  - 22 Oct 12, 7:14pm -
• "Second Wave" of Options Make XCOM: Enemy Unknown Even Tougher
  XCOM: Enemy Unknown (PC)Originally planned to be officially released, modders have gotten the options to work.
  - 22 Oct 12, 6:31pm -
• DICE Adding Console Command to Disable Color Grading in Battlefield 3
  Battlefield 3 (PC)"No major competitive advantage/disadvantage" in disabling color grading.
  - 22 Oct 12, 6:06pm -
• The Castle Doctrine is Jason Rohrer's New Game
  New game from Inside a Star-Filled Sky creator revealed.
  - 22 Oct 12, 5:15pm -