IKEA’s sprawling blue and yellow stores are usually located on the outskirts of cities, so for most people a trip to the Swedish furniture kingdom is a big event in itself. To reward its customers for making the trek, the company has now launched an initiative called “Buy With Your Time,” where shoppers can purchase products with currency accumulated on the basis of their travel…
30XX is the sequel to Mega Man-inspired roguelike 20XX
February 13, 2020
Indie developer Batterystaple Games announced today that it is working on 30XX, a sequel to its 2017 roguelike action sidescroller 20XX.
Like its predecessor, 30XX takes its inspiration from the Mega Man franchise, especially the Mega Man X and Mega Man Zero games. It also…
Pokémon Home is now available on Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android
February 13, 2020
After a short wait, Pokémon Home is now available to download on iOS, Android and Nintendo Switch. The Nintendo-made app allows you to transfer your Pokémon to the franchise’s latest entry, Pokémon Sword and Shield, from past Switch and 3DS games like Pokémon X and…
Activision Blizzard pulls its games from GeForce Now
February 13, 2020
GeForce Now, NVIDIA’s game streaming service, went live for everyone last week. It allows you to play hundreds of games from dozens of publishers in the cloud, but Activision Blizzard’s titles are no longer among the options after the publisher asked NVIDIA to remove its titles from the service. “While unfortunate, we hope to work together with Activision Blizzard to reenable…
ESA: Nintendo is ‘committed to participating’ in E3 2020
February 12, 2020
Nintendo is going to attend the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show, according to the group that organizes the event. The Entertainment Software Association issued a press release today that claims Nintendo, among others, will have a presence at the annual industry…
Sensor Tower: Lineage 2 M earns over $150 million in player spending
February 12, 2020
Lineage 2 M has been available in South Korea for less than three months, but the mobile MMO has already earned over $150 million, according to an estimate from market analyst Sensor Tower.
Lineage 2 M is based on the popular PC MMO Lineage 2, which released back in 2003.
Pokémon Home storage service launches on Switch, iOS, and Android
February 12, 2020
The Pokémon Company International has launched Pokémon Home for the Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS.
Pokémon Home is an app the helps you store and transfer Pokémon to different games. The Switch version has support for Pokémon Sword, Shield, and the Let’s Go games. The mobile version will eventually have support for Pokémon Go.
All of Pokémon Home’s features will be free until…
Ubisoft reveals VR escape room Prince of Persia: The Dagger of Time
February 12, 2020
Ubisoft is taking the idea of the virtual reality escape room and running with it. The latest example is its new VR experience, Prince of Persia: The Dagger of Time.
The co-op adventure is based on the classic Prince of Persia video game created by Jordan Mechner in 1989. It…
Nintendo will host Switch pop-up lounges in four US airports
February 12, 2020
Waiting for your plane to board is boring at best and excruciating at worst. Nintendo will help passengers at four US airports pass the time with its pop-up lounges, where they can play hit Switch games, charge their devices and grab some freebies. Nintendo hopes people stop…
Satisfactory gets Update 3 and is coming to Steam
February 11, 2020
The 2019 game that I most regret not spending more time with is Satisfactory. Thankfully, developer Coffee Stain Studios is giving me new reasons to check it out once again. The factory-building sim got its Update 3 today if you load up the Experimental build on the Epic Games Store. This brings a number of key additions to the game as well as making other general improvements.
Coffee Stain also…
