A true licensed tie-in game, Stranger Things 3: The Game is most fun when you let fandom lead the way but can fall flat on its own.
How the Switch Lite Compares to the Switch in Size, Price, and Specs
Learn how the upcoming handheld version of the Switch differs from the original.
My Hero Academia’s Season 4 Premiere Is Dark and Hilarious
5 Essential Tips and Tricks for Clearing Stages in Dr. Mario World
Dr. Mario World may seem simple but these tips and tricks will take your game to that next level.
Star Trek: Picard Series Releases First Poster
CBS All-Access has released a new poster for the upcoming series Star Trek: Picard. This new image offers an early look at Patrick Stewart’s aged Jean-Luc Picard as he embarks on his last and most important mission. More importantly, it turns out Picard has a pet dog.
Check out the first poster below:
This new poster follows the debut of the series’ first poster and teaser trailer in May. As with the original, the new poster emphasizes Picard’s family vineyard while teasing a return to space for the retired former captain of the USS Enterprise.
A History of Nintendo Hardware – 1977 to Now
Nintendo has created some of the most revolutionary gaming hardware in the history of video games, as well as some of the strangest commercial failures. But regardless of its individual successes, Nintendo’s history of experimenting with new and risky hardware ideas is apparent from the very beginning.
In this gallery, we go back all the way to 1977, when Nintendo released its first home video game console called the Color TV-Game. From there, we’ll go through every major Nintendo hardware release, including its long list of home systems and handhelds, all the way up to the just-announced Nintendo Switch Lite.
Report: Facebook Looks to Acquire a Game Studio, Splinter Cell VR in Development
Sam Fisher could be coming to VR. That’s according to a new report that says Facebook has already signed deals to bring some of Ubisoft’s biggest IP, like Assassin’s Creed and Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell, to the Oculus VR headset. This is part of a bigger push by Facebook into gaming which could also see the social media company acquire video game studios for itself.
A new report from The Information says Facebook is looking seriously into beefing up its gaming business. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is apparently personally involved with Facebook’s strategy to get big video game franchises on the Oculus VR platform and make it more attractive to customers.
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Amazon Prime Day 2019 Starts July 15
Nintendo Is Quietly Updating the CPU on the Original Switch
While all eyes are on the new Nintendo Switch Lite, Nintendo has quietly made a request to make some changes to the original Nintendo Switch. These changes include a new chip and processor that could theoretically improve the performance of the original Switch.
As reported by The Verge, Nintendo submitted a new filing to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requesting permission to alter an existing device. In this case to make changes to FCC ID: BKEHAC001, which refers to the original Nintendo Switch.
New Lord Of The Rings MMO On The Way With WoW, Destiny, Planetside Devs
More details have emerged about the online Lord of the Rings game that was announced last year. Amazon Game Studios announced that it’s partnering with Leyou Technologies and its Athlon Games label to create a free-to-play Lord of the Rings MMO.
The game is based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings literary trilogy–the books, not the movies–so it may feature some familiar faces. However, no story details are available at this stage, though Amazon did confirm that this project–which has no release date–is separate from Amazon’s Lord of the Rings TV show. That program takes place in the Second Age, which is long before the events of the books.
“The game will give fans around the globe a new, immersive game experience for epic exploration of the vast world of Tolkien,” Amazon said in a press release.
The untitled Lord of the Rings MMO is being made for console and PC, and Amazon will market and publish the game everywhere in the world except China; Leyou will handle it there.
The game is being developed by the same internal Amazon studio that’s working on its 17th Century MMO New World. People working on the Lord of the Rings game include veterans who worked on big online games such as Destiny, Planetside, WoW, Everquest, Defiance, and Rift.
It appears plans may have changed for the Lord of the Rings MMO, as it was initially reported that the game is set in Middle-earth “a long time” before the events of The Lord of the Rings. The game was believed to cover “lands, people, and creatures never before seen” in the Tolkien universe, but now it seems things might have shifted.
Amazon’s Lord of the Rings MMO will seemingly compete directly with the existing Lord of the Rings MMO, The Lord of the Rings Online, which launched all the way back in 2007, and is also based on the books, not the movies. The game is still in operation to this day, though its ownership has changed hands. That game never made the jump to console, however, while Amazon plans to release its game on console. Amazon’s game has no release date, which suggests it’s not coming soon. That means it could potentially release on the Xbox Scarlett and PlayStation 5, though this is only conjecture.
Middle-earth Enterprises, which controls the non-literary rights to Tolkien’s work, is involved with and excited about Amazon’s new game.
“Who among us hasn’t wanted to take part in an epic adventure,” Middle-earth Enterprises brand and licensing boss Fredrica Drotos said in a statement. “More than 60 years after the publication of The Fellowship of the Ring, we’re delighted that Amazon Game Studios has partnered with Leyou to bring their respective expertise to build a much anticipated game that will immerse us in the beloved, epic world of Middle-earth, envisioned by Professor Tolkien.”
In addition to this new MMO, Daedelic Entertainment is making a Lord of the Rings game that focuses on Gollum.
Leyou Technologies owns Digital Extremes (Warframe) and Splash Damage (Gears of War 4 multiplayer), while it previously invested millions of dollars into Halo and Call of Duty co-developer Certain Affinity.
Video games are just one part of Leyou’s business. The company also operates a slaughtering and processing facility in China that is capable of processing 18 million chickens every year.