EA has announced that it’ll be launching a closed trial for its upcoming Project Atlas cloud streaming service tonight at 10PM PT / 1AM ET, allowing anyone with an EA Origin account to sign up and potentially gain access to a closed beta of EA’s in-progress cloud gaming service. The initial test will start tonight and run for two weeks.
Players selected for the trial will be able to play four…
Capcom's 'Project Resistance' is a multiplayer horror game
September 9, 2019
Project Resistance, an upcoming title from Capcom, looks to be a multiplayer survival horror game in the style of Resident Evil Outbreak. The game developer unveiled the four-player cooperative game during the Tokyo Game Show. The trailer features a variety of characters…
Nintendo explores 'bendable' Switch controllers
September 9, 2019
Nintendo is apparently concerned that the Switch’s Joy-Con controllers might not be flexible enough. The console maker recently applied for a US patent on Joy-Cons with hinges that would let the top half “bend” to provide a more ergonomic grip. This would…
Twitch finally releases Apple TV app as public beta
September 7, 2019
It’s been easy to find official Twitch apps for consoles, mobile devices and a handful of media hubs, but Apple TV owners haven’t had any such luck — you’ve had to turn to third-party apps that don’t quite match the experience you find elsewhere. There’s a native app at last, though. Twitch has released a public beta version of its Apple TV app through…
Lego movie and game bundles are coming to PS4 and Xbox One
September 7, 2019
It’s a bit surprising we haven’t seen many publishers and studios package movies with their accompanying games. Warner Bros., for one, is going down that path with a string of Lego properties.
It’s pairing The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part and The Lego…
Xbox Live outage locks gamers out again
September 7, 2019
A month after another extended outage impeded Xbox gamers from playing for hours — and with a number of smaller issues in between — Microsoft’s network is down once again. Right now, many people can’t sign in or do much other than maybe watch Netflix…
Nintendo’s addition of SNES games to the Switch Online catalog comes with a gotcha: they won’t necessarily arrive at a steady pace. In sync with a mention on its Japanese website, Nintendo has confirmed to Engadget that its NES and SNES releases “will not adhere to a regular schedule” going forward. That doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll go without new games for…
Nintendo teases strange new motion control experience for Switch
September 5, 2019
Fresh off its Nintendo Direct announcements yesterday, the gaming company is already teasing a “new experience” for the Switch — some sort of bizarre new motion controller accessory that uses the console’s Joy-Con controllers, promising more details on September…
The next Nintendo Switch accessory is a springy circle
September 5, 2019
The Nintendo Switch is full of surprises. Not only is it a hybrid console for living room and mobile play, but it’s received a lineup of add-ons that introduce new ways to engage with games. There are driving wheels and gamepad modifiers for the Joy-Cons, and Nintendo…
The cult classic Moon, a PS1 game fans are calling an “anti-RPG,” will finally be available in English for the first time. Indie studio Onion Games has revealed that it’s working on a re-release of the title for the Nintendo Switch. While the English version of the game doesn’t have a release date yet, Onion Games says a global rollout will closely follow its Japanese…
