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Back 4 Blood Delayed to October

Back 4 Blood, an unashamedly Left 4 Dead spiritual sequel by much of the same talent, has been delayed from its summer release date into October.

Rocket League Comes to Mobile as Sideswipe

When Epic Games bought Rocket League developer Psyonix, the company promised they had things in mind for how to expand the player base for the car-based soccer game. At the time, people...

How To Tame a Boar in Fortnite - Where to Find Boars

If you haven’t been keeping up with the latest Fortnite season, you’re probably confused by this Chapter 2, Season 6, Week 2 epic challenge. Wildlife is a completely new addition and while yo...

Report: Nintendo's Next Switch Iteration Uses Proprietary Nvidia Tech

There have been numerous rumors about a possible Switch Pro, a new higher-powered machine to iterate on the Nintendo Switch, over the last few months, but very few firm details. Now thanks to 

Despite Past Failures, Amazon is Opening a New Games Studio in Montreal

Amazon has announced it’s founding a new studio in its games division based in Montreal, adding a fourth studio to its stable of developers based in Seattle, San Diego, and Orange County.

Niantic Following Up Pokemon Go With a Pikmin AR Game

Pokemon Go has been doing well enough for Nintendo and Niantic over the past five years, so it makes sense that the companies would be teaming up for another project. But I am a little surpri...

Monster Hunter Rise Review Podcast

The hunt is on once again in our Monster Hunter Rise review podcast! Fanbyte editor Steven Strom assembles a crack team at the Gathering Hub — including cohosts and fellow editors Imran Khan...

Warframe Overhauls Railjack With Corpus Proxima Update Today

Warframe has had some very silly names for things over the years, but the new updated titled “Corpus Proxima & The New Railjack” is the biggest mouthful I’ve yet found. The title does get...

1999's Age of Empires 2 is About to Have Its Biggest Tournament Ever

From March 18th to 21st, 16 Age of Empires 2 players will compete for Hidden Cup 4’s nearly $68,000 prize pool. It’s the largest AoE2 tournament since last year’s Hidden Cup 3, which pea...

Bobby Kotick Makes Money When People Lose Their Jobs

Okay, let’s just get this out of the way: the goals of big business are incompatible with keeping employees happy, healthy, and employed.

Sony is Offering Ten More Free Games So People Will Stay The Heck Home

As we reach a full year of the coronavirus pandemic, Sony has once again reached into its bag of games and is offering 2016’s Ratchet & Clank to PlayStation owners as part of its Pla...

FFXIV Moogle Treasure Trove - March 2021 Irregular Tomestone Guide

The FFXIV Moogle Treasure Trove event — which awards oh-so-useful Irregular Tomestones of Esoterics — is finally back after a long hiatus. You can begin farming new cosmetics and other useful...

Exiled Game Devotion Now on Direct Sale From Developer

Buckle in, because we got some setup on this one.

The Hobbyists Making the Hottest New Virtual Boy and Atari Jaguar Games

You probably haven’t played Hamburgers En Route To Switzerland. Described as R-Type if R-Type starred a flying burger, the solo indie production ranks among 2020’s most obscu...

Tom Nook's Week-Long Twitter Takeover: A Review

Empress Caiatl: A Review

Video Game Deepfakes Are Freaking Me Out

The portmanteau “deepfake” (made of “deep learning” and, uh, “fake”) can be a dangerous term. It refers to using artificial intelligence to create synthetic media, like replacing a person’s face with...

Animal Crossing Collaborates With Build-A-Bear and I Demand to Mix & Match

Animal Crossing is making the leap that Pokemon and Mario made before it and collaborating with the Build-A-Bear Workshop, a chain retail location where people of any a...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge Evokes the Franchise's '80s Heyday

Tribute Games and DotEmu have announced they’re working on a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game meant to be evocative of the series’ 1987 animated series.

For Some Reason, Avengers is Becoming More of a Grind

Marvel’s Avengers is probably a frustrating project for publisher Square Enix. What should be a slam dunk of a successful game has been plagued by roadmap delays, criticism of a repetitive gr...