The future of competitive Fortnite kicks off tomorrow with the Champion Series, and it’s proving to be the most controversial e-sports contest developer Epic Games has ever embarked on. The issue is not prize money or who’s allowed to participate. Instead, the furor is over an in-game mech suit, ripped straight from the pages of classic Japanese manga. And it’s poised to boil over when pro…
Microsoft isn’t working on a streaming-only Xbox right now
August 16, 2019
Rumors may have pointed to Microsoft working on a cloud-centric Xbox console, but Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, has confirmed that is not that the case. In an interview, the executive told Gamespot that his team is “not working on a streaming-only console right now,” but…
Microsoft’s head of Xbox and gaming, Phil Spencer, has confirmed the company isn’t working on a streaming-only console. Rumors previously suggested that Microsoft’s next-generation Project Scarlett console would ship with both a high-end version, and a “cloud…
CBS is set to air the Nintendo World Championships later this month. The trio of esports tournaments — in which Super Mario Maker 2, Splatoon 2 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players duked it out — will debut on August 25th at 1 PM ET. The network will broadcast two more episodes on September 7th at 2 PM and September 14th at 1:30 PM.
Nintendo teamed up with ELEAGUE for the series. The pair…
Sony is expanding the PlayStation 4’s DualShock 4 collection to include four new colors: “Electric Purple,” “Red Camouflage,” “Titanium Blue” and “Rose Gold.” And while all four of the new color variants look striking, we here at Engadget are particularly…
Sony’s DualShock 4 controller for the PS4 already has dozens of color variants, but that’s not stopping the company from announcing a few more today: electric purple, titanium blue, rose gold, and red camouflage (for blending in to a bright red forest, I guess?).
All…
Id Software and Bethesda breathed new life into Doom with their 2016 entry into the gory FPS series, but fell short when it came to the game’s multiplayer mode. “There was not a lot of Doom in our multiplayer in 2016, and players noticed that,” said executive producer Marty Stratton at E3 2019. The explosive Battle Mode trailer for the sequel, Doom Eternal, proves the game’s designers are…
The Morning After: What to expect from the next-gen Xbox
August 14, 2019
Welcome! It’s Wednesday. Today, we’ve got hints of a SNES resurgence on Nintendo’s Switch, more vague details on the next-gen Xbox and a $30 billion merger between CBS and Viacom, aimed at standing up to the streaming competition.
Fancy on a budget.The Kia Telluride is…
Build the PC of your dreams... on PS4, Xbox and Switch
August 13, 2019
PC Building Simulator, a game in which players can create monster PC gaming rigs, is now available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Before you start asking too many questions about the cognitive dissonance of building a virtual PC on a console, know that PC…
Nintendo appears to be readying a SNES Switch controller
August 13, 2019
Nintendo may be planning to make SNES-style wireless controllers for the Switch, according to an FCC filing first spotted by a user on the Resetera forum.
There aren’t many details revealed in the FCC filing, but it does show that the controller would have Bluetooth to wirelessly connect to the Switch. From looking at the image, the controller may have ZL and ZR buttons on the top or it could be…
