Awesome Games Done Quick 2022, the first of multiple charity speedrunning events run by the Games Done Quick Foundation, has ended with over $3.4 million raised for the Prevent Cancer Foundation.
139 speedruns made up this year's marathon, which began January 9 at 12 PM ET and ended at approximately...
John Carpenter Really Loves Halo Infinite, As Elon Musk And Others React
Acclaimed horror movie director John Carpenter is a big fan of Halo. The Halloween and The Thing director shared his thoughts on the game on social media, saying it's the best game in the series.
"Halo Infinite is a fun shooter," Carpenter said. "Immense beautiful production design. Best of the Halo...
Microsoft Announces Major Changes To Halo Infinite's Microtransaction System
In addition to a patch addressing Halo Infinite's Big Team Battle issues next week, developer 343 Industries is planning a significant update for the game's microtransaction store--and content is getting cheaper.
Starting with this coming Tuesday, January 18's refresh of the microtransaction store,...
Netflix Announces Price Hike, See The New Rates Here
Netflix is now more expensive, as the streaming giant has raised its monthly subscription prices in the US, effective today. The standard plan is now $15.50/month (up from $14), while the 4K offering is going up to $20/month (from $18). The basic plan, is going up to $10/month from $9.
New subscribers...
The Best Skills And Occupations In Project Zomboid
Any run in Project Zomboid begins with players creating their character, who will either become a grizzled survivalist or another member of the undead horde. Either way, the game offers up a buffet of options for actually creating your character. It all starts with picking an occupation and some skills,...
GTA Online Adds New Double Down Multiplayer Mode Featuring Franklin And Lamar
Not be confused with KFC's epic no-bread-only-meat sandwich the Double Down, Rockstar Games has announced a new multiplayer mode for GTA Online called Double Down. In Double Down, you play as Franklin or Lamar in a co-op experience where you face a "brutal onslaught" of enemies.
Franklin and Lamar,...
Where Is Xur Today? (Jan. 14-18) - Destiny 2 Xur Location And Exotics Guide
What is likely the final Iron Banner event for the Season of the Lost continues through the weekend in Destiny 2, which means you should take advantage of this last opportunity to secure armor, weapons, and bounties from the multiplayer event. Put your best foot forward by grabbing some fresh Exotics...
How To Unlock The Welgun In CoD: Vanguard And Warzone
Call of Duty Season 1 Reloaded is now live for both Vanguard and Warzone. This new mid-season update adds the Welgun submachine gun to Vanguard's arsenal of weapons, and there are several different ways you can unlock it.
How to unlock the Welgun
The Welgun is described as being a heavy, full-auto...
MLW Brings Rival WWE Into The Legal Ring Over Antitrust Allegations
Major League Wrestling has filed an antitrust lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment, explaining in a release that it is accusing its rival of alleged "ongoing attempts to undermine competition in and monopolize the professional wrestling market by interfering with MLW's contracts and business...
Dota Pro Circuit Cancels Winter Major Because of Increasing COVID Restrictions
This year's Dota Pro Circuit Winter Tour comes to an unfortunate close with a canceled first Major. Valve claimed that the "discovery and spread of new strains of COVID-19" and the "resulting increase of travel restrictions" made it difficult to gather all the qualified teams from across the globe...
Diablo 2: Resurrected's PTR Is Live Now For Testing
Last November, Blizzard announced that going forward Diablo 2: Resurrected would be treated more like a live service game, including the implementation of a Public Test Realm or PTR to stress test updates before they're sent live. The PTR is now live, with Blizzard encouraging as many players as possible...
PUBG Mobile Version 1.8 Update: Spider-Man Swings Into The Action
We're beginning to think Spider-Man truly has No Way Home, as the webslinger is confirmed to be making another cameo, this time in PUBG Mobile as part of its Version 1.8 update.
Spidey will be appearing in the mobile battle royale from January 12 to February 14, with the update rolling out gradually...
Mario Kart 9 Should Use These New Twist Ideas
It has been a long time since the last brand-new mainline Mario Kart entry, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Switch seemingly acting as a stopgap measure until a true sequel is released. Based on a recent report, it appears Mario Kart 9 could be on the way, and in traditional series fashion, it will apparently...
Every Game Delayed In 2022 So Far
2022 has only just begun, but our dear friend Art Van-delay has already shown up a few times to push games further into the year, or even into another year entirely. Game delays aren't rare, and as the year goes on, the list of games delayed in 2022 will only grow larger--rivaling the games releasing...
Post-Apocalyptic Survival Game Forever Skies Announced By Polish Studio
Polish independent studio Far From Home has just announced its first project with a gorgeous teaser. The game, called Forever Skies, is a first person action survival game, set on an uninhabitable, post-apocalyptic version of Earth, IGN reports.
Far From Home is an independent Polish game studio,...
Xbox Last Chance Sale Features Hundreds Of Great Deals
Xbox saw no shortage of great sales during the holiday season last year, and despite the fact that the holidays are over, Microsoft isn't ready to end the savings just yet. From now until January 16 you'll be able to find hundreds of discounted games as part of the Last Chance Deals promotion. Included...
Call Of Duty: Vanguard Zombies Will Bring More Traditional Experience To Der Anfang
Call of Duty Season 1 Reloaded releases for Vanguard at 9 PM PT January 11 and 12 AM ET on January 12. A Treyarch blog post reveals new features, Pack-a-Punch camos, and a more traditional round-based experience will arrive to Vanguard Zombies with this mid-season update, but players will still be...
Warcraft Director Wants To Make A Full Throttle Movie, Publishes 94-Page Script Online
Duncan Jones, who directed 2016's Warcraft, has revealed which video game franchise he'd like to turn into a film next. Posting on Twitter, the son of David Bowie said he would like to take a stab at the classic LucasArts game Full Throttle for a Disney+ movie, and he called on his fans to let Disney...
Razer Removes "N95-Grade" Claims From RGB Zephyr Mask
Last week Razer announced the Zephyr Pro, an upgrade that adds voice amplification to its base RGB Zephyr mask. The new announcement prompted criticism that Razer was overstating the amount of protection the cyberpunk-style masks offered, leading the company to remove claims that the mask had "N65-grade"...
PUBG: Battlegrounds Free-To-Play Update: Start Time And Rewards
PUBG: Battlegrounds, formerly known as PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, will be going free-to-play on Wednesday, January 12. This applies across all platforms, including both PC and console, and follows several years of the game as a paid, premium offering. However, that doesn't mean those who bought...
YouTuber Creates PS5 Controller Adapter For One-Handed Play
Before the PS5 launched Sony bragged about the console's numerous accessibility features. But while the console comes with a built-in screen reader and a voice dictation system, it doesn't do anything for players who can't use a typical DualSense controller. To remedy that issue, YouTuber Akaki Kuumeri...
Get A Fresh Look At The New Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air With First Trailer
Three years ago, filmmaker Morgan Cooper made a short fan trailer for a contemporary look at Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The trailer caught Will Smith's attention who announced he was going to take that concept and actually go through with a remake. Now finally, we have our first official look at Peacock's...
Batman Oreos Are Coming To Deliver Some Sweet Justice
Ahead of its upcoming March debut in cinemas, merchandise for The Batman has slowly begun trickling out to promote the Matt Reeves-directed film. If you've been hungry for justice, then The Batman's Oreo cookies will likely satiate that craving for some sweet vengeance. Remember, it's not a cookie....
Peter Dinklage Shares His Thoughts On Game Of Thrones Prequel House Of The Dragon
Peter Dinklage, who played Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones, has shared his thoughts on HBO's prequel show, House of the Dragon, which releases this year. Speaking to The Independent, Dinklage said he is excited to watch House of the Dragon as a fan who doesn't know what will happen.
Dinklage also...
Street Fighter Developer Capcom Teases "Future Development" On The Franchise's 35th Anniversary
2022 marks the 35th anniversary of the original Street Fighter game's debut in Japanese arcades in August 1987, and to celebrate, Capcom has revealed a new logo for the franchise's milestone. Capcom also teased "future development" of Street Fighter on the Japanese Twitter account for the game, hinting...
Spider-Man: No Way Home Passes $1.5 Billion Worldwide, Is Now 8th Biggest Movie Of All Time
Spider-Man: No Way Home continues to perform well at the box office, now surpassing $1.53 billion worldwide after four weekends in theaters. No Way Home is Sony's biggest movie of all time and it is now the 8th biggest movie of all time in the history of film.
In North America alone, No Way Home made...
Forza Horizon 5 Passes 15 Million Players In Two Months
Forza Horizon 5 is still zooming up the charts, as it has now passed 15 million players. The in-game player-counter reveals the new number, as shared on social media (via TheGamer).
The game of course hasn't necessarily sold that many copies, as the racing title is available on Xbox Game Pass. But...
Take-Two Buys Zynga For $12.7 Billion, Says There Is "Clear Path" To Bring Console/PC Games To Mobile
Grand Theft Auto company Take-Two is acquiring FarmVille company Zynga for $12.7 billion, the company announced on Monday morning. This is a combined cash and stock deal. Importantly, the deal has not closed, and there is a "go-shop" provision whereby Zynga has 45 days to look for a better deal with...
Steam Passes 28 Million Concurrent Users, Setting New Record
Valve's PC store and platform Steam has set a new concurrent player record. The platform exceeded 28 million concurrent users today, January 9, to set a new all-time high. The numbers were disclosed on Steam's public statistics page. The new record is 28,230,661.
Analyst Daniel Ahmad observed that...
Dying Light 2 Takes 500 Hours To "Fully Complete," Dev Says--But There Is More To The Story
Players will need to spend about 500 hours to "fully complete" Dying Light 2, developer Techland has confirmed, while also acknowledging that this is the projected run time for a 100% run. Finishing the game's story and side quests will take less time, the studio said.
500 hours is about the same...
Scott Pilgrim Anime In The Works - Report
Netflix and UCP are reportedly co-developing a new anime adaptation of the Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series does not yet have a series order, and there are no details yet regarding a hopeful premiere date.
Creator Bryan Lee O'Malley will write and...
Pixar's Turning Red Will Release On Disney Plus On March 11
Pixar's next animated film, Turning Red, will debut exclusive on Disney's streaming service Disney+ on March 11, forgoing a theatrical release in territories where the service is available, according to Deadline.
This is the third Pixar movie to wind up skipping theaters and instead first land at...
Andrew Garfield Is "Definitely Open" To Playing Spider-Man Again
Warning: The following contains spoilers for Spider-Man: No Way Home. If you haven't watched and don't want to be spoiled, stop reading.
In a new interview, actor Andrew Garfield has revealed that he is "definitely open" to playing Spider-Man in a future film again, "if it felt right." Garfield spoke...
Rainbow Six Extraction Trailer Breaks Down A Dire Threat To Humanity
Ahead of its release later this month, Ubisoft has released a new trailer for cooperative multiplayer shooter Rainbow Six Extraction, breaking down some of the game's establishing lore.
The trailer kicks off with some striking imagery of the effect the Chimera parasite has had globally, with the black...
What's In The Fortnite Item Shop Today - January 7, 2022: New Glumbunny Skin Arrives
It's a new day in the Fortnite Item Shop, and today's inventory includes a host of returning heroes--seemingly with an emphasis on vibrant colors--as well as the introduction of the new Glumbunny skin. Along with this hero, you'll see some other fan favorites, both from within the walls of Epic Games...
The Anacrusis: Matter Compiler Explained And How To Find It
The Anacrusis is home not just to many types of weapons and aliens, but also dozens of perks that can enhance every episode you play with your friends and other players. To acquire those perks, you'll need to find a Matter Compiler, which appears in different places across the game's several episodes....
Awesome Games Done Quick 2022: How To Watch AGDQ And Schedule
Awesome Games Done Quick, better known as AGDQ, is back this week for another round of speedrunning video games in order to raise money for a great cause. This year, AGDQ takes place from January 9-16, and as with the past few events, it will be entirely online due to the continued COVID-19 pandemic....
Tom Holland Pitched Sony A Young James Bond Movie, And It Turned Into Uncharted
Tom Holland has revealed he originally pitched Sony Pictures on an idea for a James Bond origin story, and while this didn't work out, it led to him starring in Uncharted.
In the latest issue of Total Film, Holland said after Spider-Man: Far From Home, he pitched Sony on "this idea of a young Bond...
Horizon Forbidden West Trailer Shows Off The Game's Tribes And Gorgeous Environments
Sony's next big exclusive, Horizon Forbidden West, releases in February, and a new trailer for the PS4 and PS5 title shows off more of the people and tribes that inhabit its world.
Players will encounter tribes of people doing all sorts of jobs and enjoying their lives by raising a drink with friends....
Dragon Age's Thedas Just Stands For "The Dragon Age Setting"
Some stories from inside game development are fun little anecdotes about weird bugs or hidden Easter eggs. Every once in a while, one surfaces that for whatever reason completely blows our collective minds, and this Dragon Age story is definitely one of them: It seems Thedas, the Dragon Age setting,...
Spider-Man: No Way Home Breaks Box Office Records
Spider-Man: No Way Home is doing very big business at the box office. The superhero film pulled in $121.5 million in North America (including previews) for Friday, which makes it the second biggest Friday for any movie in North American history; only Avengers: Endgame ($157.4 million) did better. All...
11 Of The Best Games You May Have Missed In 2021
While 2021 saw a lighter-than-usual release schedule for flagship games from triple-A publishers, thanks in large part to the ongoing global pandemic, it meant that independent-developed games had more time to shine. For every exceptional indie game–from Inscryption and Solar Ash, to The Artful Escape...
YouTube TV Drops ESPN And 17 Other Channels After Negotiations With Disney Fail
In a big shake-up, YouTube TV is losing ESPN and other Disney-owned channels due to failed contract negotiations with Disney. In total, 18 of these Disney-owned channels--which also include National Geographic and Disney Channel--have now been removed. The price of YouTube TV is going down.
YouTube...
How To Disarm Fia's Reactor In Deathloop
In Deathloop, there's a lot to learn in and around Fia's bunker, but if you go in guns-blazing or otherwise set her off, she'll hit the panic button and cause an explosion, killing everyone. Therefore, you'll want to disarm the reactor stealthily, and that's a complicated process--but it wouldn't be...
Call Of Duty Festive Fervor Event Is Live In Vanguard And Warzone
Call of Duty's Festive Fervor event is now live in Vanguard and Warzone, and players can get into the holiday spirit with limited-time challenges and seasonal game modes. Elves can be chased across Vanguard and Warzone for rewards, and the folklore creature known as Krampus is hunting down players...
Alien: Isolation Is Out Now On iOS And Android
Alien: Isolation, the 2014 first-person horror game set in the world of Ridley Scott's Alien, is now available on mobile, including iOS and Android.
Alien: Isolation follows Ellen Ripley's daughter Amanda, who learns that the flight recorder from her mother's ship has been recovered. The game finds...
Where Is Xur Today? (Dec. 17-21) - Destiny 2 Xur Location And Exotics Guide
There's lots to do in Destiny 2 this week. In addition to all the Bungie 30th Anniversary DLC content like the Grasp of Avarice dungeon and Dares of Eternity, we now have the annual holiday celebration that is the Dawning, which is complete with new recipes and two new quests. So once again, it's a...
Where To Find Deathloop Delivery Booth Code - All Delivery Locations
In Deathloop, you'll notice delivery booths on all four of the game's levels--Updaam, The Complex, Fristad Rock, and Karl's Bay. You won't be able to use or even understand these delivery booths, however, because they'll be locked behind a passcode. Fortunately, you'll only need one passcode to operate...
Review Roundup For Spider-Man: No Way Home
After heroic levels of patience on the part of fans, Spider-Man: No Way Home will finally, finally be hitting theaters on December 17. Although the wait is nearly over, remember to still be careful when looking for or accidentally encountering Spider-Man: No Way Home content online if you care about...
FFXIV Sales Suspended Due To Server Congestion
Since FFXIV Endwalker's release, long queues to even get into the game's servers have been a headache for both players and devs. In response to the long wait times, Square Enix released another announcement with what steps it's taking to address the congestion.
Unexpectedly, Square Enix will now temporarily...
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