[ad_1] The Endgame event arrives as part of today’s v8.50 update via a Limited Game Mode. Upon spawn, you’ll either be assigned to the Hero team or Team Thanos. If you’re a member of the Chitauri, you’ll be armed with a laser rifle, anti-build grenades and a jetpack. You’ll be thrust onto the island and […]
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‘Mario Kart Tour’ beta will arrive on phones next month
[ad_1] It’s almost here! Today, Nintendo announced a “Closed Beta Test” for Mario Kart Tour, a long-delayed mobile spin-off that we currently know diddly-squat about. (Seriously, Nintendo hasn’t released a single screenshot.) The sneak-preview will be available to Android users in the US and Japan between May 22nd and June 4th. (The final game, of […]
Nintendo Switch passes the N64 in lifetime sales
[ad_1] In its latest earnings report, Nintendo was quick to highlight its always-strong software sales. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Pokemon, Let’s Go have sold 13.81 million and 10.63 million units respectively. Nintendo says 23 titles have now hit the all-important one million milestone. These numbers helped the company to report revenue of 1.2 trillion […]
‘Super Mario Maker 2’ has a release date: June 28th
[ad_1] Just like its previous iterations on the Wii U and 3DS, players will put together their dream Super Mario courses, but so far in its press release and website, didn’t reveal much more about the new game. However, in Japan, it announced a special version that comes with a code for one year on […]
‘Overwatch’ Workshop adds more custom options for heroes and modes
[ad_1] You’ll be able to set up games with new rules and win conditions, or adjust characters’ abilities and movements. Perhaps most excitingly, game director Jeff Kaplan said in a developer update video that “You could even prototype your own Overwatch hero using this system.” However, you won’t be able to edit maps. To help […]
Nepal’s Supreme Court reverses national ban on ‘PUBG’
[ad_1] Nepal’s Supreme Court has lifted a ban on PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Several lawyers petitioned against the block, arguing the constitution affords Nepalis the freedom to play the battle royale and that the government would have to prove the ban is justified. According to The Himalayan Times, the court determined the ban would impact residents’ freedoms […]
Endgame’ event is coming to ‘Fortnite’ this week
[ad_1] Whatever it takes.4.25.19.#FortniteXAvengers pic.twitter.com/XSXcypJZJE — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) April 22, 2019 You may remember a similar mashup around the time Avengers: Infinity War hit theaters last year. During that limited-time event, if you were lucky enough to find the Infinity Gauntlet somewhere on the island before anyone else, you’d turn into MCU villain Thanos and […]
China’s new gaming rules prohibit blood and gambling
[ad_1] Gaining access to China’s gaming market, the largest in the world, can be a windfall for developers. However, the government decided to stop approving new games for fear of youth corruption, political reasons and more. The banning of poker and Mahjong titles will likely have the greatest effect, as nearly 37 percent of titles […]
‘Fortnite’ rune event asks for help from every player
[ad_1] The rune comes soon after Epic introduced an excavation site where users had to chip away at rocks with 3 million health points each. If history is any indication, you’ll likely see a spectacular show at the end of the event followed by major changes to the map. It’s not a radical break from […]
As fun as it ever was
[ad_1] James TrewManaging Editor I remember like it was yesterday. It was 1991, and I had my nose pressed up against the glass outside a branch of Dixons, on Park Street in Bristol (England). I was staring at a revolutionary new handheld console that would change gaming as we know it: the Atari Lynx II. […]