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Streets of Rage 4 review — A brawl down memory lane

April 29, 2020

Here’s a nice thought: What if your childhood never ended? What if they just kept making games like they always did? Well, companies have tried that, and it hasn’t always worked out well. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 are both miserable. So, is there any hope for Streets of Rage 4? Developers Dotemu and Lizardcube worked together to produce Streets of Rage 4, which is…

User-generated content platforms like Roblox and Minecraft are in ‘good position’ during pandemic

April 28, 2020

Game studios have been in a unique position since the beginning of the pandemic. Many other industries have faced huge hardship, with local governments ordering nonessential business to close in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The game industry, especially the…

Jon Goldman: Gaming is the best form of entertainment

April 28, 2020

Jon Goldman is a bit biased, but he believes that gaming will become the best form of entertainment, eclipsing film and television. Plenty of other people agree. After all, games hit $148.8 billion in revenues in 2019 and could cross $160 billion in 2020, according to market…

Nexon’s Owen Mahoney: How the gaming world has changed

April 28, 2020

Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney gave us a picture of how the gaming world has changed during the pandemic. And so far, the world is tilting more to online games. Mahoney spoke in a fireside chat at GamesBeat Summit 2020 with Michael Pachter, a longtime research analyst at Wedbush Securities. They did a similar fireside chat on gaming communities at GamesBeat Summit 2019, but their topic was much different…

Bandai Namco: ‘We’re planning on maybe not having any live events in 2020’

April 28, 2020

The fighting game community has been hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. While other major game genres have been able to go online, like Activision’s Call of Duty League, fighting game players are less inclined to compete over the internet due to latency issues…

Take-Two’s Private Division welcomes competition from Epic Games

April 28, 2020

Gaming has seen something of a continental drift for years. The biggest games are ballooning into more massive projects. And on the other end, a deluge of indie creators are flooding digital stores with smaller releases. And in the middle? Almost nothing. But publishing…

PUBG comes to Google Stadia

April 28, 2020

Google revealed during today’s Stadia Connect video presentation that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is now available for the cloud gaming platform. The Stadia version of PUBG, the Pioneer Edition, will cost $40. It is free for Stadia Pro users. It includes the base game and the Cold Front Survivor Pass, along with a Stadia skin set. PUBG launched in 2018, and it helped ignite the battle royale…

EA is bringing Jedi: Fallen Order, Madden, and FIFA to Google Stadia

April 28, 2020

Google revealed today during its latest Google Stadia Connect presentation that Electronic Arts is bringing some big games to the cloud gaming service. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order will be the first, coming to Stadia this fall. The action-adventure game from Titanfall and…

Deadly Premonition 2 gets July 10 release date on Nintendo Switch

April 28, 2020

Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise is here to save summer. The sequel to one of gaming’s most beloved cult classics is approaching. This gives players a chance to return to the bizarre universe of Deadly Premonition as FBI special agent Francis York Morgan.

Zynga partners with Amazon to offer Prime discounts in Words With Friends

April 27, 2020

Zynga has partnered with Amazon to bring free content to Prime members in its most popular mobile game, Words With Friends. Starting today, Amazon Prime members can claim free mobile game content, such as mystery boxes and exclusive tile styles, within Words With Friends. Players will see banners showcasing the offers and can sign in with their Amazon accounts to claim their rewards on both iOS…