Category: Gaming

Epic buys Psyonix, will halt sales of ‘Rocket League’ on Steam

[ad_1] Psyonix says the deal will help it expand the game in ways it “couldn’t do on [its] own before.” Epic’s help “significantly increases” the scope of its esports efforts, for instance. The studio has also been a partner with Epic since the Unreal Tournament era (it helped with Unreal Tournament 2004, Gears of War […]

‘Ghost Recon Wildlands’ adds free story missions starring Jon Bernthal

[ad_1] Operation Oracle starts out as a rescue mission for an engineer held hostage by Unidad, an antagonist special operations unit in Bolivia’s military. The engineer is said to have knowledge of US industrial secrets that you’ll have to help protect. Along the way, you’ll meet Bernthal’s character, Cole D. Walker, who is a Ghost […]

The Morning After: Facebook’s new look

[ad_1] A quieter period for iPhone sales.Apple’s services are making more money than ever Apple raked in over $31 billion thanks to iPhone sales, compared to $37.6 billion this time in 2018. As you might expect, that had a pretty significant effect on Apple’s overall business: Last year’s March quarter was its best ever, but […]

Xbox Adaptive Controllers will be used for veteran therapy

[ad_1] VA staff will provide feedback to Microsoft both on the usefulness of the Adaptive Controller for therapy as well as the overall experience. Microsoft says the 22 centers represent “initial contributions,” and that you can expect more. The controllers will also be available at hosted events such as the National Veterans Wheelchair Games. While […]

The Morning After: Samsung’s Snapchat-ready TV

[ad_1] Cozmo and Vector couldn’t save it.Anki is closing the doors on its toy-robot business Anki, the startup responsible for adorable robotics, is closing its doors and will terminate nearly 200 employees Wednesday. Recode reported CEO Boris Sofman broke the news to staff Monday. In a statement provided to Engadget, the company said, “A significant […]

What’s on TV: ‘Knock Down the House,’ and ‘Ingress: The Animation’

[ad_1] This week the playoff are rolling along and Game of Thrones is buzzing, but some of the most notable new stuff is coming to streaming services. That includes Ingress: The Animation, a new anime series tied to the Niantic game of the same name that’s now live on Netflix, as well as the service’s […]

Black Ops 4′ season adds a sword-wielding specialist

[ad_1] You’ll also see the return of Prop Hunt (hide and seek where you disguise yourself as an object) as well as a trio of new maps, a new light machine gun and a new melee weapon. In Blackout, map updates are the stars of the show — a Wetworks change on the original map […]

Epic pulled the Siphon from ‘Fortnite’ after it frustrated most players

[ad_1] Siphon is still around in the Arena mode. The company also explained other choices, such as its decision against including a field-of-view slider. A wide field of view could give some players an unfair advantage, Epic said. It also acknowledged that the weekly online tournament pacing meant that it couldn’t stabilize gameplay for every […]

This gaming phone has a built-in cooling fan and can record 8K video

[ad_1] Much like its predecessors and some direct competitors, the Red Magic 3 comes with customizable capacitive shoulder triggers and an RGB LED strip on the back to keep competitive gamers happy. As a bonus, the fingerprint reader above the RGB strip can also be mapped as a button for gaming. The phone has also […]