Destiny developer Bungie is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding studio. The company revealed today that it has added new members to its board of directors. Those include key media executives Trace Harris and ViacomCBS consumer products president Pamela Kaugman. The company is also growing its offices and bringing in new production talent. All of this is in preparation for the continued…
Call of Duty League postpones matches due to Texas power outages
February 19, 2021
The Call of Duty League has postponed its second week of competition due to the snowstorms and subsequent power outages in Texas that have left some dead and millions without electricity. Instead, the league will combine the second and third weeks of play into a full seven…
Microsoft gives older games FPS Boost on Xbox Series S and X
February 19, 2021
Starting today, Microsoft has enabled FPS Boost for five popular titles on the new Xbox Series X and S consoles – Far Cry 4, New Super Lucky’s Tale, Sniper Elite 4, UFC 4, and Watch Dogs 2.
FPS Boost will do what its name suggests – boost the frames per second…
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout takes the fruit chute onto Switch
February 18, 2021
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is tumbling to the Switch. Devolver Digital and developer Mediatonic announced the game during today’s Nintendo Direct video showcase. This brings the platforming battle royale action to another platform for the first time since Fall Guys debuted in August.
Fall Guys is launching on the eShop this summer. Like on PlayStation and PC, players control a giant bean…
Mario Golf: Super Rush is coming to Switch
February 18, 2021
Nintendo announced today during its Nintendo Direct presentation that a new Mario Golf, subtitled Super Rush, is coming to Switch. It will launch on June 25.
Mario Golf is one of the most popular Mario sports franchises that Nintendo makes. The Switch already got a Mario…
Stubbs the Zombie returns on Switch and more
February 18, 2021
Aspyr Media has another port coming to modern consoles. This time it’s Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse. The brain-devouring game launches March 16 for Nintendo Switch, PC, and PlayStation and Xbox consoles.
This is a port of the original 2005 game, but Aspyr is…
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville hits Switch on March 19
February 18, 2021
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle For Neighborville is emerging from the ground on Nintendo Switch like a zombie and/or plant. Developer PopCap Vancouver is launching the competitive shooter on the hybrid home/handheld console as a “Complete Edition” on March 19.
This version of the game has all of the previously released Battle For Neighborville content, and you can unlock those characters and items…
Project Triangle Strategy is a tactical-RPG from the Octopath team
February 18, 2021
Nintendo revealed Project Triangle Strategy from Square Enix today during its Nintendo Direct event.
A demo will be available later today, but the full game will not release until 2022.
Project Triangle Strategy is something of a spiritual successor to Octopath Traveler…
Star Wars Hunters is a new Zynga game coming to Switch
February 18, 2021
Zynga is releasing a Star Wars game on consoles.
The studio is working with its developer NaturalMotion Games to release Star Wars Hunters this year for Nintendo Switch. The companies announced the game today as part of the Nintendo Direct video showcase.
Calling All…
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword gets remastered for Switch
February 18, 2021
Nintendo announced today that The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD is coming to Switch with a fresh remaster. It will release on July 16.
The Wii U already got HD remasters of Wind Waker and Twilight Princess, so Skyward Sword’s turn seemed likely. The game first came out for the Wii back in 2011, selling over 3.67 million copies on that platform. It made extensive use of the system’s motion…
