Last night, Fortnite streamer Taylor “Tfue” Tenney appeared to say a racial slur during a live broadcast of himself playing Minecraft, which is a clear violation of Twitch policy. In the clip, which the streamer has apparently deleted from his recorded videos, Tenney can be heard saying, “You guys fucking killed all the villagers, man. Y’all motherfuckers killed them niggas. You can suck…
This is the new Steam Library
September 4, 2019
Take a good look around, folks. This will be the home of your PC video game collection for the next decade or so, if history is anything to go by. The new Steam Library, complete with a fresh hub for events and a redesigned Categories section, will launch in public beta on…
Overwatch is reportedly coming to the Nintendo Switch
September 4, 2019
It looks like Blizzard’s colorful hero shooter Overwatch is getting more portable very soon. Both Eurogamer and Kotaku are reporting that the game will be coming to the Nintendo Switch next month; these reports follow a series of retail leaks that pointed to the port’s…
'Overwatch' is reportedly coming to Nintendo Switch in October
September 4, 2019
It seems there’s some truth to talk about Blizzard bringing Overwatch to Nintendo Switch over three years after the game’s debut elsewhere. The rumor mill started churning in earnest when a listing for an Overwatch-themed Switch case popped up on Amazon last week. Meanwhile, a retail leak that’s been doing the rounds hinted the team-based shooter is coming to the console October…
We already know that ray tracing can make existing games like Quake and Minecraft look great, but one of the most exciting things about the technology is how it will help shape future interactive experiences. And the best way to imagine that is through tech demos.
The most…
Rockstar Games will roll out its next big update for Red Dead Online September 10th. It will add a trio of roles (or Frontier Pursuits) to the game, bringing more RPG aspects to the multiplayer element of Red Dead Redemption 2.
As Rockstar revealed in early August…
Porsche got thousands of Twitch viewers to play its newest ad
September 3, 2019
It took Twitch viewers four hours to figure out the puzzles in Porsche’s latest ad, an interactive playthrough where viewers controlled the IRL actions of two drivers in order to reveal the team’s newest electric car, the Porsche 99X. As Twitch’s Adam Harris told Digiday, the Choose Your Own Adventure-style game was aimed squarely at a younger audience of 18- to 34-year-olds who weren’t…
You can try Ubisoft's Uplay+ gaming subscription for free today
September 3, 2019
Ubisoft announced it was getting on the gaming subscription bandwagon at E3 in June, and now the launch date for the service is finally here. From today, Windows PC users can subscribe to Uplay+ to play a wide variety of Ubisoft’s popular titles.
The Uplay+ service…
SteelSeries’ new Arctis 1 Wireless headset brings lag-free wireless audio to the Switch
September 3, 2019
If you own a Nintendo Switch, you’ve probably spent a fair amount of time researching the best ways to stream game audio to your Bluetooth headphones. Products like Genki’s Audio and Twelve South’s AirFly make it possible to do this, but in my experience, it’s not…
SteelSeries made the ideal wireless headphones for the Switch
September 3, 2019
The Nintendo Switch has a lot going for it, but it’s no friend to wireless headphones. After launching without Bluetooth support, Nintendo eventually enabled support for wireless headphones that rely on USB dongles — a nice feature, but one that’s practically useless when your Switch is undocked. Now, SteelSeries has a solution: the Arctis 1 Wireless, the first pair of wireless cans…
