[ad_1] EA's Madden esports ambitions appear to have borne fruit. The gaming giant has revealed that the Madden NFL 19 Bowl, the final match in the Championship Series, broke franchise viewing records to become the most-viewed event in Madden's history. In… [ad_2] Source link
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘FIFA 19’ eChampions League group stages are underway
[ad_1] These decisive stages will include a few very high-profile players who are likely to make it to the final, including F2Tekkz, Maestro, MsDossary and Nicolas99FC. The eChampions League doesn’t have as high stakes as some tourneys, with a grand prize of $100,000 awaiting the best virtual footballer. However, it’s really a litmus test for […]
‘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 […]
Epic banned over 1,200 ‘Fortnite’ World Cup players for cheating
[ad_1] Eight accounts received bans for teaming, or making unofficial alliances with their opponents. Only one had to give up prizes, but it’s still serious. There’s also one unnamed person who made it all the way to the semi-finals but was permanently banned from the game after they were caught using cheat software in the […]
Xbox One update adds a mini keyboard and smarter uninstalls
[ad_1] You’ll find a few small but important additions beyond that. For one, your Xbox now suggests titles to uninstall when you’re trying to load a new game. If there’s a large title you haven’t used in a while, it’ll be that much easier to wipe the game off your drive. You’ll also find an […]
'Apex Legends' update makes its big boys harder to kill
[ad_1] Respawn technically addressed the overly large hitboxes of some Apex Legends characters with a recent update, but that didn't work as well as expected. The developer has a simple solution, though: make those beefier characters harder to kill. A ver… [ad_2] Source link