Electronic Arts announced today that it is working on a new college football game, the first since NCAA College Football 14’s release in 2013. However, it will not use the names or likenesses of any student athletes.
Issues around the rights and fees for those likenesses were behind EA’s departure from college football games in the first place. EA now has a new deal with CLC, the leading…
PlayStation Wrap-Up lets you see your PS4 and PS5 stats for 2020
February 2, 2021
If you’re curious about just how much time you spent with a PlayStation controller in your hands while sheltering in place last year, Sony might have the answer. The PlayStation Wrap-Up has returned to reveal all your gaming stats for 2020. For PS4 players, that includes…
Ever since Capcom revealed the release date for its latest Resident Evil game, many of the questions have focused on four characters featured in the trailer and an early PS5-only “Maiden” demo. Resident Evil: Village arrives May 7th, but if you just can’t wait until…
Back in December, Netflix tweeted (and then deleted) info about an upcoming 3D animated Sonic the Hedgehog series. We haven’t heard anything since then, but today Netflix, Sega and WildBrain officially announced Sonic Prime, which is set to arrive in 2022. Sonic Prime is starting with a 24-episode run, and it’s not clear if that’ll be the extent of it or whether Netflix can option more…
MLB The Show is stepping up to the plate on Xbox for the first time. This year’s edition, MLB The Show 21, will be available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on April 20th. Better yet, the game will have cross-play and cross-progression…
Nintendo Switch closes in on 80 million consoles sold mark
February 1, 2021
Nintendo released its third quarter financial results, a period that ended in December, and revealed that it has sold 79.87 million Switch consoles.
That’s just about 80 million units sold after 46 months on the market. That makes the Switch Nintendo’s second fastest…
The next Steam Game Festival is will start on February 3rd, and it will give you access to playable demos of over 500 upcoming titles. Valve started hosting the virtual festival last year in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic after in-game industry events like the Game Developers Conference got cancelled. The developer has held quite a few more iterations of the festival since then, and it has…
The RetroBeat: Classic Mega Man is better than the X series
January 30, 2021
A week or so ago, I once again got mad because of a tweet. Specifically, it was this one from Nintendo of America, asking people if they like Mega Man or Mega Man X better.
Mega Man or Mega Man X?
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) January 21, 2021
Despite my…
G4 returns today on YouTube and Twitch
January 30, 2021
Ahead of its return later this year, G4 will air a new series called B4G4 on YouTube and Twitch. It starts streaming today (Friday, January 29th). Among other content, the series will feature comedy sketches, game reviews and music parodies, with fans getting the chance to…
YouTube is testing its own version of Twitch clips
January 29, 2021
YouTube is finally allowing users to create and share clips from videos. A small number of creators will have access to the clipping tool during the initial test, including some gaming channels. The feature is now available on desktop and Android and it’ll arrive on iOS soon.
DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND…
We are launching a new product on @YouTube
? CLIPS ?
It’s in experiment on a limited…
