GamingNews

Ubisoft CEO says ‘real change will take time’ while announcing diversity initiative

September 10, 2020
Ubisoft is expanding its diversity inclusion efforts with two programs aimed at women and “individuals from underrepresented groups,” the company said today. Ubisoft announced the news ahead of its Way Forward event. In a separate video, CEO Yves Guillemot also acknowledged the company’s recent problems around sexual harassment, misconduct, and its use of Black Lives Matter imagery in one of…
Read more
GamingNews

A first look at Microsoft’s new Xbox Series X console

September 10, 2020
Microsoft’s Xbox Series X console demands to stand upright, loud and proud. At least that’s my immediate impression after getting an early look at a nonfunctional Xbox Series X unit, supplied by Microsoft. It’s not as big as I expected from the Series X photos, but the…
GamingNews

Annapurna Interactive is releasing a PS4 box set with eight games

September 10, 2020
Annapurna Interactive hasn’t been around that long and it has already published many memorable games, including Outer Wilds, Donut County, What Remains of Edith Finch and Sayonara Wild Hearts (my favorite game of 2019). To celebrate its first five years as an indie powerhouse, AI has teamed up with iam8bit to release physical PS4 box sets containing eight titles. They’ll include those…
Read more
GamingNews

Ninja has returned to Twitch on a multi-year exclusive deal

September 10, 2020
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is back on Twitch. He has signed a multi-year contract with the platform where he made his name, and his first stream under the deal starts at 3PM ET. “I am excited to get back to streaming full-time and connecting with my loyal…
GamingNews

Fortnite special edition Nintendo Switch announced for Europe

September 10, 2020
Nintendo is releasing a new Fortnite-themed special edition Switch next month, via NintendoLife. The bundle includes yellow and blue Joy-Cons — the latter with the Battle Bus etched around the home button — and a dock that features various well-known Fortnite skins. The Switch tablet itself also has characters on the back. Fortnite is preinstalled on the Switch, and the package includes 2,000…
Read more
GamingNews

Nintendo made a special 'Fortnite' edition Switch

September 10, 2020
A new Fortnite Nintendo Switch bundle is landing in Europe on October 30th. The bundle comes with a Fortnite design on the back of the console and on the dock, plus exclusive yellow and blue Joy-Con controllers. Fortnite will be pre-installed, and you’ll get 2,000 V-Bucks.
GamingNews

Switch exclusive 'No More Heroes 3' has been delayed to 2021

September 10, 2020
Thank goodness for Super Mario 3D All-Stars. Today, developer Grasshopper Manufacture announced that No More Heroes 3, the latest adventure featuring Travis Touchdown, won’t be out this year. No More Heroes isn’t a juggernaut franchise on the scale of Metroid or Animal…
GamingNews

Xbox Game Pass for PC will soon double in price

September 10, 2020
All good things must come to an end. Microsoft has confirmed that the PC version of Game Pass will soon cost $9.99 per month, rather than $4.99 per month. We knew this price hike was coming: Game Pass for PC is technically in beta at the moment, and the Xbox website has long stated that $4.99 is a “limited time price.” The higher cost of entry will go into effect on September 17th, the same…
Read more