Dang. The PC gaming software portal Steam is down. And that’s a bummer because today was the day I was going to start playing all those games I bought but never opened. Darn it! Guess I’ll have to start on that some other time.
This outage is affecting most of Steam’s services, and PC players are complaining about the connection errors on social media. This disruption is preventing players…
Facebook Gaming launches tools for streamers to deal with trolls
January 30, 2020
Facebook is launching a dashboard and toolkit for streamers and video makers so they can more easily manage their communities, including viewers who don’t follow the rules.
Facebook worked with the Fair Play Alliance, a coalition of game companies encouraging healthy…
'The Outer Worlds' comes to Nintendo Switch on March 6th
January 30, 2020
The Switch version of The Outer Worlds at last has a concrete release date: March 6th. Obsidian’s RPG will arrive on Nintendo’s console several months after it debuted on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
The space-set game earned plenty of plaudits last year…
GamesBeat Decides 137: Google Stadia is already failing
January 30, 2020
On this week’s episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast, PC gaming editor Jeffrey Grubb and review editor Mike Minotti are skeptical that Google Stadia has a future. The crew also talks about what they would want from a Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic reboot. Also, if you need to set precedent in your country, don’t try to do so by suing Nintendo. The spirit of Howard Lincoln will come…
How would you score IKEA’s Sonos-powered smart speaker?
January 30, 2020
We’ve reviewed a lot of products on Engadget, from drones to automobiles, but the Sonos-powered SYMFONISK were the first IKEA products we’ve officially ranked and scored. The two models of speakers — one that doubles as a lamp and the other designed to sit…
Nintendo said it is upgrading its forecast for profits in the fiscal year ending March 31, thanks to strong sales of the Nintendo Switch and games that run on it.
Nintendo said that its revenues would hit $11.48 billion in the fiscal year, about the same as it had predicted…
Xbox is the only weak point for Microsoft's strong quarter
January 29, 2020
If you’ve been paying close attention to Microsoft’s quarterly earnings, you’ve probably noticed they’ve started to sound like a broken record. The company’s cloud business typically grows steadily (it’s up 27 percent this quarter), and for the past few years it’s driven continual revenue growth. According to the company’s latest earnings report…
Xbox Q2 revenue sinks 21% as Microsoft reloads for next gen
January 29, 2020
Microsoft’s gaming revenue dropped significantly in the second quarter of its fiscal 2020. Xbox’s Q2 revenue plummeted 21% year-over-year during the three-month period ending December 31. But while that is a precipitous decline, it looks worse than it actually is.
This…
Play the arcade classic 'Tecmo Bowl' on PS4 and Switch tomorrow
January 29, 2020
Ahead of Super Bowl LIV on Sunday, you’ll be able to replay the original 1987 release of Tecmo Bowl when it comes out on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch tomorrow. Not to be confused with the NES version most people associate with the game, the $8 Arcade Archives…
PlayStation Plus Fabruary 2020: BioShock: The Collection, The Sims 4, and Firewall Zero Hour
January 29, 2020
Subscribers to PlayStation Plus will be getting some notable free games for PlayStation 4 in February, including every game in the popular BioShock franchise.
BioShock: The Collection headlines February’s offerings. It includes remastered version of the original BioShock, BioShock 2, and BioShock Infinite. This package of all three games together first came out in 2016.
PlayStation Plus users…
