Since the middle of last year, Polygon has been publishing outstanding oral histories of the Street Fighter series, and it recently published a related oral history for the Capcom vs. SNK series. A lot of details of the internal workings of Capcom and SNK alike came out of it, including […]
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(FOX 2) – The American Red Cross is partnering with the NFL in hopes of encouraging donors to come forward this winter. Those who donate blood, platelet or plasma will be automatically be entered to win two tickets to the NFL’s biggest game in 2022 that’s taking place Los Angeles. […]
Xbox Game Pass might be preparing to gain a whole lot of new titles in the coming days and weeks but that doesn’t come without a few losses. Within the next two weeks, four popular games that have been part of the subscription service for quite some time now will […]
Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski keeps watch before an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Cleveland. After days of positive COVID-19 tests, disruptions and delays, the Browns found some normalcy and got to re-open their facility on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, to resume […]
SONY has yanked Cyberpunk 2077 from its online store and offered customers refunds amid reports of “game-breaking” bugs and glitches. The futuristic adventure game, which stars Keanu Reeves, was released last week on PC, the new PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, as well as the previous generation PlayStation 4 […]
Not every tip and tactic applies to every team or game, but go over this checklist to make sure you aren’t missing a key edge or angle that could impact your best college football bowl bets. Photo By – USA TODAY Sports After a patchwork 2020 college […]
CLOSE Esports has become big business. Now, a video game app wants to make esports a “do-it-yourself” enterprise, allowing you to host your own online tournaments. A new tournament mode arrives today on Play One Up, an app launched a year ago to connect players in online matches on Xbox or PlayStation game systems, and […]
In a year when industries that require the physical presence of their customers are on the ropes — from airlines and theme parks to brick-and-mortar retailers — those that don’t require in-person participation are thriving. Exhibit A: Online gaming, which has been among the big winners of 2020. Exhibit B: […]
1 Asphalt 9: Legends Publisher: Gameloft Genre: Arcade, Multiplayer, Racing Ever wanted to race down the streets of Shanghai, island-hop around The Caribbean, or even sight-see in Himalayan Mountains? You can now do it with your friends while driving nitro-cranked supercars in Asphalt 9: Legends. Players have praised the series […]
On a big night for video games, “The Last of Us Part II” was the biggest winner. The harrowing action-adventure game, a Sony PlayStation 4 exclusive released in June, won seven awards including the biggie: Game of the Year. The other nominees for the top award were “Hades,” “The Ghost […]
The Equus Oils gas station in Kentucky Route Zero. Annapurna Interactive Certain things blur the boundaries of reality. Like a phone that can only connect to one number. Like the number that phone dials, which is also listed as the phone number on the TripAdvisor page for Echo River in […]
Forget about resurrecting a sourdough starter, filming TikTok videos or binge-watching “The Crown.” In the quest for virus-safe fun during the pandemic, my friends and I have been meeting regularly on Zoom to play a raunchy online game that features jokes about sexual practices, Miley Cyrus, vegans and “Star Wars” […]
The Big Ten released its 2020-21 conference schedule on Wednesday, seven days before opening day. Better late than never. It gives Rutgers and its conference colleagues a month to map out what surely will be a chaotic winter in more ways than one. The schedule also makes good fodder for […]
CLOSE Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide The recently released PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles are among the most sought after items for gamers this Black Friday, but getting your hands on one won’t be easy. The PS5 ($499) and Xbox Series X ($499) sold out during […]
For an industry starved of end-users, few apples look juicier to the blockchain world than gaming. The global gaming market is forecast to generate over $159 billion in revenue in 2020, and at a recent two-day digital conference the Blockchain Gaming Alliance made it clear that its members are aiming […]
Game & Watch is back, with Mario onboard. Scott Stein/CNET I don’t know how many times I’ve played Super Mario Bros. It’s a ritual, some baked-in routine. Versions of the 1985 Super Mario Bros. game are littered all over my house. On a Nintendo 3DS. On a Nintendo Switch. On […]
COVID has turned online travel from a game of inches to one of millimetres, said Timothy Hughes, vice president corporate development of Agoda, paraphrasing an oft-quoted phrase of former Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. Speaking during WiT Seoul, Hughes said, “A lot of the breakout tech is just your ability to […]
A screen shot from “Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War,” out November 13th for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PCs. The newest installment in the Call of Duty video game series, “Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War” drops you into the fight on two fronts: the Vietnam War […]
CLOSE A screen shot from “Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War,” out November 13th for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PCs. (Photo: Activision) The newest installment in the Call of Duty video game series, “Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War” drops you into the fight on two fronts: the […]
The World of Darkness likes the shadows. I mean, it’s a tabletop role-playing game universe (one that’s becoming increasingly digital) about vampires, werewolves, and other monsters. Yet the Paradox Interactive-owned franchise is shedding some light on how it’s approaching development going forward, including how this influences actual play livestreams such […]
Roblox is a multi-player gaming platform that’s been around since the early 2000s, but most of the world discovered it earlier this year after a global pandemic and national lockdowns forced us all indoors, spurring us to find new forms of connection. A quick Google search will explain how this […]
As we quickly approach the next generation of video game consoles we are all anticipating what PlayStation and Xbox have in store for us, but one player in the video game market that has been going a little unmentioned in all of this is Nintendo. As support for the Nintendo […]