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Earlier this month, multiple reports surfaced claiming that the PlayStation 5 is more powerful than the Xbox Scarlett. The reports came way from two different, respected industry journalists, who claimed that was what they were hearing from developers who now presumably have dev kits or at least the specs for each system. Of course, this was nothing more than scuttlebutt, but there was enough ...read more
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Today, developer Crytek and publisher Koch Media announced that the former's competitive first-person bounty hunting game, Hunt: Showdown, will launch on Xbox One and PC on August 20, priced at $40. Later this year, in the fall, it will then come to PS4. As for a Nintendo Switch port, there's been nothing but radio silence. Further, there's also no word of a Google Stadia port. Meanwhile, in ...read more
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Today the original soundtrack of Mortal Kombat 11 became available to download and stream for the first time. Previously, the game's soundtrack was available on various platforms, but this is the first time the original music in the game has been available. The original soundtrack, composed by Wilbert Roget with the help of director of audio Rich Carle, is 36 songs deep and is pretty great. It's ...read more
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According to Rod Fergugsson, the boss of The Coalition, one of the bigger inspirations for Gears 5 and Gears of War is actually Mad Mad: Fury Road. More specifically, Fergusson pointed out that the story of Gears of War 4 was really the same story of Mad Max: Fury Road in the sense that Gears of War 4 is really the story of Kait Diaz, despite the playable character being JD Fenix, who was ...read more
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Quite a few developers have noticed Steam users deleting games off their wishlists since the Steam Summer Sale started this week. Developers which have noted the drop are attributing the deletion to the Grand Prix mini-game which is part of the Steam Summer Sale. Like previous mini-games, Steam users who are members of the daily winning team have a chance at winning a game included in their ...read more
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Epic Games loves a colab, especially when it comes to mobile gaming. Now when you buy one of the new Honor 20 flagship series of smartphones, you’ll get a free “Wonder” skin in Fortnite. The Honor 20 series includes the Honor 20 itself, the beefed up Honor 20 Pro, and the more budget-friendly Honor 20 Lite. All tout themselves as having strong gaming performance, but the key ...read more
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Pokemon Go is celebrating its third anniversary with some brand new Shiny Pokemon and some big bonuses. Today marks the third anniversary of the launch of Pokemon Go. The game broke multiple records and had a massive userbase when it first launched, and it still enjoys periodic runs to the top of the Apple App Store and Google Play Store's best-selling chart. To celebrate the game's continued ...read more
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Call of Duty developers, Treyarch -- the studio responsible for the Black Ops sub-series -- has apparently been in turmoil quite a bit lately, or at least that's what a new report claims. According to the report, there's numerous issues currently plaguing the studio, but one of the big points of frustration and unhappiness involves publisher Activision's "never-ending quest for increased ...read more
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It looks like work on Sony Bend's next game after Days Gone is already underway, and potentially has been for quite some time. According to a new job listing for a producer, Sony Bend -- the team who released Days Gone onto PS4 earlier this year -- is hiring for its next AAA game, which is certainly a PS5 title. That said, the listing mentions PS4, so it's possible it's a cross-gen release or ...read more
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Today, ahead of their official reveal later today, not one, but two Apex Legends Season 2 trailers were leaked, one more cinematic trailer teasing the story of what's going on with Season 2, and another showing off its gameplay and Battle Pass. Between the two trailers, Wattson is shown off plenty, a new hacker-type hero is teased (believed to be named Crypto), some map changes are revealed and ...read more
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