This past weekend, for the first time in my life, I felt guilty for not exercising. I was nearly two weeks into establishing a dedicated routine in Ring Fit Adventure, the latest fitness experiment from Nintendo. But I was sick and just couldn’t summon the energy to run on the spot for 10 minutes. The idea of doing squats or thigh presses made me feel weak. But as I laid in bed chugging cough…
If you were planning to play Stadia games on your computer or phone while using its official controller, you’ll have to get used to being tethered to your device with a USB-C cable. The Google Stadia controller’s wireless capability will only work on TV with a…
'PUBG' season 5 will have throwable items and weapons
October 16, 2019
Season 5 of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is about to get underway, and PUBG Corp has offered some details on what’s in store. One of the bigger additions is spike traps, which you can place in the path of an enemy car to pop the tires.
You’ll be able to…
Twitch CEO Emmett Shear on how moderation creates communities
October 16, 2019
At this year’s TwitchCon in San Diego — a celebratory, over-the-top affair that brought in streamers and fans from all over the world — I sat down with Twitch CEO Emmett Shear who co-founded the first iteration of the site and who’s been steering the ship ever since 2011.
The day before, he’d given the event’s keynote, during which he announced some major changes to moderation: next…
Fortnite is exciting again
October 16, 2019
Fortnite has proved once again that it’s one of the most boundary-pushing video games out there. Following a shocking gamble that saw the game pulled offline for nearly 48 hours, players were reminded that Epic Games’ battle royale hit is in a league of its own when it…
Microsoft is teaming up with Taco Bell once again to launch a limited edition Xbox One X console. The software giant unveiled a similar console last year with Taco Bell’s signature “ring” when it’s powered on — and this console has the same ring — but this year…
Lineage franchise bags over $4 billion on mobile
October 16, 2019
Lineage is a powerhouse in Asia-Pacific mobile markets, with Lineage M and Lineage 2: Revolution bringing in more than an estimated $4 billion since 2016 on iOS and Android. The findings come via a new report from intelligence firm Sensor Tower.
Let’s start by looking at what Sensor Tower has tracked for Lineage M. It’s a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, and the firm estimates…
Google Stadia launches on November 19, pre-orders shipping soon
October 15, 2019
Stadia, Googles new streaming platform, goes live in just over a month – you’ll be able to sign in starting November 19 at 16:00 UTC and start buying games. And seconds later youll be playing those games because of the way Stadia works, theres no…
Google Stadia launches on November 19th
October 15, 2019
Google’s Stadia game streaming service will launch on November 19th, the company’s Rick Osterloh announced today at the company’s fall hardware event. In a separate blog post published during the keynote, Google added that servers will open to the public at…
'Fortnite' Chapter 2 is the fresh start the game needed
October 15, 2019
I’ve played Fortnite for over 1,400 hours, but never quite like this. While exploring today’s release of Chapter 2, I swam through crystal-clear rivers, carried a downed teammate and ate a flopper fish while waiting for a speedboat to pick me up. After over a year as the most popular game on the planet, Epic Games’ money machine has the reset needed not only to freshen things…
