When Google unveiled Stadia, its cloud-based streaming games platform, it showed off a button on the controller that linked directly to its Google Assistant AI helper. The idea is that players will be able to easily pull up tips and relevant information without even losing their game, however it wasn’t quite ready for the service’s playable-but-fragile launch last month.
In a…
‘Red Dead Online’ players can soon set up a bootlegging business
December 3, 2019
Red Dead Online players can test their luck as moonshiners beginning Friday, December 13th. Rockstar Games is adding a new moonshiner role (aka Frontier Pursuit), which will let you set up a bootlegging business.
In the new role, you’ll perfect your distillation…
One year ago, Qualcomm revealed the world’s first under-display ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, the 3D Sonic Sensor, which promised to accurately scan a fingertip in three dimensions despite contaminants on a device’s screen. The company today unveiled a sequel, 3D Sonic…
EarthNight made waves when it was revealed at in 2015. The endless runner mixes hand-drawn visuals with catchy chiptune music and old-school sound effects, resulting in a game that could please both today’s mobile-first gamers as well as those who grew up in the 2D era. And of course, there are giant dragons. After four years of waiting, the game is finally hitting consoles and computers…
NIS America revealed today to GameSpot that The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is coming to Switch next spring.
Trails of Cold Steel III is the third part of a four-game series. It came out for PlayStation 4 in the U.S. on October 22. Trails of Cold Steel IV, the…
How Twitch became huge … but still misses Ninja
December 3, 2019
Twitch, the Amazon-owned livestreaming service, has made livestreaming and content creators into worldwide phenomena. Fortnite broke out as one of the top battle royale games because so many influential streamers were playing it live on Twitch.
But it was a bit touch and go…
Recent rumors claim that Capcom is working on a Resident Evil 3 Remake for 2020. And now, that rumor seems confirmed by some new artwork that just appeared on Sony’s PlayStation Network. The leaked images are the cover art for the various versions of a new Resident Evil 3. Data-tracking site Gamstat, which automatically captures everything uploaded to PSN, posted the artwork during the…
Halo is Steam’s top-selling game as it finally launches on PC
December 3, 2019
We live in a strange time. One of the best pieces of evidence for that is on Steam where the top-selling game is Halo. Microsoft’s Halo: The Master Chief Collection launches (in part) today on PC. It’s $40 on Steam, but it’s also included in the $5-per-month Xbox Game…
You can add Gonzalo “ZeRo” Barrios, one of the most popular Smash Bros. players, to the list of high-profile Twitch streamers who recently jumped ship. ZeRo has entered an exclusive streaming rights deal with Facebook Gaming, which now also serves as the home…
Atari delays crowdfunded VCS console deliveries until spring
December 3, 2019
Atari said it has delayed shipment of the Atari VCS game console until the spring, the second time it’s done so for fans who placed their preorders on IndieGogo. It is the latest sign, including a contractor resignation, that the console launch is going slower than planned.
Chief operating office Michael Arzt said in a post last week that the Atari VCS will not ship to IndieGogo supporters in…
