Enlarge / Black Ops 4‘s Blackout mode will replace the traditional single-player campaign in the upcoming game. (credit: Treyarch) At a community reveal event today, developer Treyarch confirmed previous rumors that the upcoming Call of Duty Black Ops 4 will be the first game in the series without a traditional single-player campaign. Instead, the new ..
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Enlarge / A computer, a controller, streaming: Panama! Last week, Valve announced it would be bringing Steam’s long-standing in-home streaming functions to mobile platforms, letting users play games running on a PC via a tablet, mobile phone, or Apple TV on the same network. We got a chance to test out a beta version of ..
How could you say Steve Jobs is not a gamer? Look at that Atari joystick he’s holding! When John Carmack talks publicly these days, he’s usually focused on intricate technical matters, the blue-sky potential of virtual reality, or occasionally business-focused lawsuits. So when the Doom co-creator and Oculus CTO used a lengthy Facebook post to open ..
Enlarge / A scene from Lawbreakers (credit: Nexon / Boss Key) Boss Key Productions, the studio behind gravity-bending shooter Lawbreakers and ’80s-themed battle royale game Radical Heights has shut down. Founder Cliff Bleszinski, previously best known for his role as director on the Gears of War series, announced the studio was “effectively no more” Monday ..
Enlarge / While still “over 100 Games,” the selection on Xbox Games Pass is set to get a bit smaller next month. Microsoft’s $10 per month Xbox Games Pass subscription service will be seeing the first significant reduction in its game library at the end of May. That’s when 21 available titles—primarily backward-compatible Xbox 360 ..
Enlarge / This is like one of those optical illusions… isn’t it? After plans for a summer re-launch were announced last September, the NES Classic Edition will be available once again starting on June 29 in both North America and Europe, Nintendo announced via Twitter last night. While the plug-and-play hardware saw widespread shortages during ..
Sam Machkovech There’s a lot to unpack with the build-your-own-controller series of Nintendo Labo kits. Figuratively, the two boxed releases, dubbed Variety Kit and Robot Kit, include many opportunities to build, play, experiment, and learn, and that’s worth exploring. Plus, they have to be literally unpacked before you can even get started—because you have to ..
This post contains a few spoilers. I’ve tried to keep them minimal, but if you’re the sort who freaks out about that kind of thing, consider this a warning. Overbrook Entertainment/YouTube Sometimes it feels like we’re drowning in sequels, prequels, and reboots. It’s easy to see why; comfortable and familiar is less risky than new ..
Enlarge / Mostly bare shelves in the graphics card case at a Washington, DC, Best Buy in January. (credit: Timothy B. Lee) Nvidia announced its financial results on Thursday, and they were spectacular. For the company’s first fiscal quarter—which runs from late January through late April—the company had revenues of $3.2 billion. That’s up 10 ..
Enlarge / Grace Lynn Kung as Doris (L), Terry Chen as Praxidike Meng (R). (credit: Rafy/Syfy) Season three of the acclaimed sci-fi drama The Expanse is well underway, but unfortunately, it will be the last season to air on Syfy. The final episode will be the season finale slated for early July, Deadline reports. The Los ..
