Gaming

Among the events of Cosmere, the universe-spanning backdrop to a majority of Brandon Sanderson’s books, the Shattering of Adonalsium is perhaps the most important (so far). I won’t go into the hows and whys of that (go read the books), but the gist is that the Cosmere’s god, Adonalsium, was broken and split into 16 pieces. These Shards, which are pieces of the being, each embody a specific…

Original Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward has new studio heads, but neither of them is new to the studio. Jack O’Hara, who came up in production, has been at Infinity Ward since 2012. Mark Grigsby, meanwhile, made his name in animation starting back in 2005, though he left for a stint at Respawn Entertainment (which, of course, was infamously started when a substantial number of team members…

Sony has confirmed a State of Play showcase for June 2 at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm UK time / 11pm CEST. In a post on PlayStation Blog, Sony said it will last for over 60 minutes, and include a new look at Insomniac’s Wolverine game, as well as news and announcements for games coming to PS5. “State of Play returns Tuesday, June 2 with more than 60 minutes of updates, announcements, and gameplay…

Microsoft is continuing its drive to revamp brand Xbox with the launch of a feedback platform that gives fans the chance to vote on community requests. Predictably, the request with the most votes is a return to exclusives. Microsoft’s multiplatform push may have increased sales (Forza Horizon 5, for example, has found significant success on PlayStation 5), but it has come at the expense of…