[ad_1] The Call of Duty League holds tournament-style events across the country hosted by participating teams in their cities. It’s clear that changes have to be made to ensure both the players’ and the spectators’ safety. The good news is that the online-only matches will still be livestreamed — if you’ll recall, the company teamed […]
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The NBA’s esports league postpones 2020 season due to coronavirus
[ad_1] Just a day after two NBA players tested positive for COVID-19 and the league announced it would suspend activities for at least thirty days, its esports arm followed suit. The NBA 2K League will postpone the start of its season, which was planned for March 24th. Of course, unlike the real game, esports can […]
‘Overwatch’ Archives event opens a month early for 2020
[ad_1] Archive declassification complete. Overwatch Archives file status: LIVE. ⏰📂 https://t.co/du08PhhIPT pic.twitter.com/W4BN59byPC — Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) March 12, 2020 Unfortunately, Blizzard didn’t launch a new Archives mission for this year’s run, perhaps due to its work on the upcoming Overwatch 2. What the event does offer, though, is new mechanics and twists for its PvE brawls. […]
MSI’s PS42 Modern entry-level gaming laptop is on sale for $830
[ad_1] The MSI PS42 is lightweight (2.64 pounds) but powerful. It packs 16GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q GPU and an Intel Core i7-8550U processor. That comes in a brushed aluminum housing with a near bezel-less, 14-inch, 1080p screen. (If you’re looking for a more powerful processor, MSI’s newer […]
‘Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp’ gets a ‘New Horizons’ crossover event
[ad_1] The event runs until April 2nd at 1:59AM Eastern. Yes, it’s an unsubtle attempt to spur sales of New Horizons for an audience that’s more inclined to look for another Animal Crossing fix . At the same time, it’s hard to object too loudly to getting more free material for Pocket Camp — even […]
‘Guild Wars 2’ defies the odds for online RPGs with a third expansion
[ad_1] ArenaNet is prepping a slew of events in the meantime, including a pair of festivals, another Living World episode with a territory-focused capture mode and the return of the Tournament of Legends in early summer. While it’s not clear exactly how many people are playing GW2 at this stage in its history (estimates pegged […]
Epic buys the company behind God of War’s facial animations
[ad_1] Epic presumably plans to integrate Cubic Motion’s technology into the Unreal Engine to make it more appealing to game developers. Alongside Unity, UE4 is one of the most popular game creation tools in use today. Some recent UE4 games include Final Fantasy VII Remake, Gears 5, The Outer Worlds and, of course, Fortnite. According […]
‘Call of Duty: Warzone’ racks up 6 million players in 24 hours
[ad_1] The new battle royale mode for Call of Duty Modern Warfare has been popular, and not just with Engadget editors. According to Activision, after 24 hours the game has already seen some 6 million players across various platforms. We’ll have to wait a few days to see if that number keeps growing, as it […]
Overwatch League cancels all homestand matches through April
[ad_1] The organizers aim to play matches “when it’s safe and logically feasible,” and wants to keep them as close to the original schedule as possible. It added that it was looking at the “various options available,” although it didn’t say whether that meant online matches or something else altogether. It’s doubtful this will only […]
Epic Games Store now lets you add titles to a wishlist
[ad_1] Epic Games says it’s planning to add email notifications in the future, which will send you alerts about discounts and availability, in case you’ve added something that’s not yet out for purchase. For now, you can only browse the list and search for specific terms in case you’ve already added quite a few titles. […]