Category: Gaming

Nintendo unveils a coral-colored Switch Lite

[ad_1] Nintendo has unveiled a new color for the Switch Lite, and it’s just fine. You’d be mistaken for calling it pink, but it’s actually considered coral — “Living Coral” was Pantone’s color of 2019, so that may well be the inspiration behind it. Like the rose gold craze a while back, this hue is […]

Now ‘League of Legends’ star Faker is a part-owner of his esports team

[ad_1] Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok has been an esports superstar and key member of the T1 League of Legends team since 2013, and a new three-year contract with the squad adds “part owner” to his title. As first reported by ESPN, while the talented mid laner has said he received “blank check” offers from teams outside […]

‘Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate’ will be free on Epic’s game store this week

[ad_1] The Epic Games Store’s freebies can be hit or miss, but this is one you might want to consider if you’re a stealth action fan. Epic is making Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate available for free between February 20th and February 27th. It’s a 2015-era game (the last before Ubisoft’s ‘reinvented’ Origins), but you’re still […]

‘State of Decay 2’ is getting a major free update

[ad_1] The tutorial has been expanded, the pacing of legacy runs has been improved, there’s a new weapon class, a new map and new weather effects. Dodge and stealth have been split into separate commands in a bid to improve the game’s control scheme, and dozens of mission and gameplay bugs have been fixed. The […]

‘Rainbow Six Siege’ will be ready for PS5 and Xbox Series X at launch

[ad_1] “I can’t give you a date is because those dates are, in the end, on the people doing the next-gen consoles,” said Athanassof. “What I can tell you is that we are going to be on [PS5 and Xbox Series X] from launch.” Ubisoft’s cross-platform compatibility promise for Rainbow Six Siege is in line […]

Blizzard’s cancelled ‘StarCraft: Ghost’ leaks in playable form

[ad_1] This isn’t about to make you lament the game’s fate. It looks like standard third-party shooter fare from the early 2000s, just set in the StarCraft universe. You can use your arsenal (including a Ghost’s signature sniper rifle), environmental exploration and a little bit of stealth to help the Terrans survive. The title looks […]

‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ breaks record for a video game movie debut

[ad_1] Worldwide, the flick has earned about $100 million, with countries like Mexico and the UK showing stronger demand than most. While few would call Sonic a cinematic tour de force, the strong opening suggested that the decision to delay the movie and revamp Sonic’s graphics paid off. If you have gripes with the movie, […]

Overwatch League moves matches to South Korea after coronavirus outbreak

[ad_1] A specific schedule is coming “soon,” but the league promised that this wouldn’t affect other Overwatch homestands in Washington, Florida and Atlanta. There are still questions about how well cancelling events helps limit the spread of viruses. However, the league might not have had much choice. Whether or not the threat of infections was […]

The latest ‘Fortnite’ emote lets you Rickroll your foes

[ad_1] It’s not uncommon to troll your Fortnite enemies with a victory dance, but the latest one might be particularly insidious. Epic Games has added a purchasable “Never Gonna” emote to the battle royale brawler that, as the name implies, Rickrolls your opponents — complete with the real Rick Astley song (and, clearly, Astley’s permission). […]