Zynga is unveiling the limited launch of Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells, a new match-3 mobile game in partnership with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.
Bernard Kim, president of publishing at Zynga, said in an interview with GamesBeat that the game is in limited testing now in the Philippines, and it will launch after Zynga evaluates the feedback from users. (Kim will be a speaker at…
Make-A-Wish Foundation gets a fan into 'NBA 2K20'
March 4, 2020
It’s not unheard of for Make-A-Wish Foundation kids to request tours of their favorite game studios, but when 2K heard that 15-year-old Make-A-Wish recipient William Floyd wanted to visit the NBA 2K headquarters in Novato, California, the company decided to go one step…
Companion pets are a fairly standard feature in a lot of games – from Fortnite to Skyrim, you’ve got the option to have a furry friend accompany you on your adventure. And now Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is joining the fray. Don’t expect any cute and cuddlies…
It took a while, but the remastered version of the original Halo has finally reached PCs. Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is now available as part of the Master Chief Collection through Steam, the Microsoft Store and the Xbox Game Pass PC beta. It boasts the requisite visual tune-ups, including support for 4K and ultra-wide displays, but also throws in modern creature comforts like…
Starting today, you can watch Hulu + Live TV on your PlayStation 4 console. Live TV’s PS4 debut comes nearly three years after Hulu first launched the service, and more than a month after Sony shut down its competing PlayStation Vue service. The company…
Atari has been milking Missile Command nostalgia for a while with re-released games and even plans for a movie (not that it has materialized), but its latest may be appealing for its relatively straightforward appeal. It’s developing Missile Command: Recharged…
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare just got an update that adds a new in-game virtual pet. The Tomogunchi watch is an item you can add to your character that will enable you to take care of the Tamagotchi-like creature. And how does that “care” work? Through murder, of course.
For the zoomers reading this, Tamagotchis are dedicated handheld games, and they simulate the needs of a digital animal. You…
When I say I’m old, people tell me I exaggerate. In the grand scale of this human construct we call “time,” they’re right. I do tend to blow things out of proportion. They say life truly begins at 40, or at least I want to believe that I didn’t mishear that…
'Mario Kart Tour' multiplayer goes live on March 8th
March 3, 2020
As soon as Mario Kart Tour brought Nintendo’s racing game to Androids and iPhones last fall, one of the major complaints was its lack of multiplayer. Firing shells or dropping banana peels to disrupt your friends is most of the appeal, and now everyone will be able to…
For anyone in their 30s and 40s, discussing any topic around Final Fantasy VII comes with obligatory baggage. This applies even if you weren’t into games in 1997 and had no idea what Final Fantasy was — that’s weight that has to be carried into the topic.
I was fresh of high school when Final Fantasy VII debuted. I played it. I liked it. I didn’t finish it. I didn’t feel like I had to in…
