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The Netflix live-action adaptation of The Witcher has been gaining fans across the globe since its release. While many of these are thirsting over Geralt, many more are singing Jaskier the bard’s catchy tune, “Toss A Coin To Your Witcher,” and now the iconic melody has made it into VR rhythm game Beat Saber. This catchy jingle was written with the intention of convincing people The Witcher is a great guy who they should all respect....

Bob Iger, the Disney CEO who brought in the company’s era of Marvel, Star Wars, Fox, and Pixar, has unexpectedly stepped down from his position. The announcement was made on Tuesday, despite the fact that Iger’s contract as CEO was set to last until 2021. According to the official statement released by the Walt Disney Company, Iger felt it was the right time to step down because of his success with launching Disney+ and acquiring Fox....

Bandai Namco Entertainment has been on a roll here lately, revealing new information left and right for its upcoming action RPG, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. In the past week or two alone, the game publisher has given players their first looks at Super Saiyan 3 Goku, Super Vegito, and even Majin Vegeta. The most recent reveal was the full world map of the game, which is expansive to say the least....

This DuckTales review contains spoilers. DuckTales Episode 16 You know I’ve been saying that DuckTales keeps changing up its format to stay fresh but after this and last weeks episode I’m starting to question if DuckTales even has a format. It just delights in telling adventurous stories, no matter what situation or format they might be. This week we have a delightful focus on Huey, Dewey, and Louie that splits all them all up....

E3 2020 is in an unfortunate position. The ESA-run event that runs annually has all eyes on it, as fans and media wait to see if the show actually goes on in June. As of this week, the ESA has reaffirmed that E3 2020 is indeed still scheduled to run through the week of June 7. However, the ever-growing outbreak of the new coronavirus has impacted the gaming industry on virtually all fronts, meaning there’s still a significant chance that the event will end up being canceled, much like the cancellation of GDC 2020 just last week....

Video games are awesome. If you are reading this and visiting this site, you likely agree. Playing video games is awesome – solo or multiplayer, there is often very little that compares to a good gaming session. Making games, however, might not be so awesome. At least it wasn’t at Black Box, the Vancouver studio responsible for developing the Need for Speed games from 2004 to 2007. According to EA’s John Riccitiello, EA sent the studio on a “death march” during that time, where the team was expected to work “24 hours a day”....

Electronic Arts has merged Codemasters Cheshire into Criterion Games, who will be working on the future of Need for Speed. As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, Criterion will now comprise the original team, based in Guildford, and the studio in Cheshire. Speaking to GI, an EA spokesperson said: “This integration builds off the close partnership the two studios have developed over the past few months. Sharing common values and similar cultures, we strongly believe unifying the huge wealth of experience across both teams will help us to deliver the best racing experiences we can for our players....

EA has revealed that its presence at this year’s E3 will be even smaller than we thought as it condenses two days of livestreams down to just one. E3 is fast approaching and it feels as if gamers are expecting more information from the event than ever before. Netflix will be at the event, presumably to reveal that they will be delving even deeper into the gaming world. Plus, after basically being on the edge of our collective seat for months, we are hoping that Square Enix finally reveals something, anything about a potential Avengers game....

After a long wait, Elden Ring is finally available on PC and consoles. The game features a large open-world for players to explore, as well as a ton of bosses to fight. There’s also quite a bit of build variety in this game, which is great news for players who want to experiment with different play styles in a single playthrough, or prepare a different build for PvP purposes. Here’s how to respec your character in Elden Ring....

Today, during Electronic Arts’ quarterly financial conference call for analysts and investors, chief executive officer Andrew Wilson talked about upcoming games. Specifically, we learn that in Q4 of the fiscal year 2023 (between January and March 2023) the publisher plans to launch four games that have not been announced. The first is a major IP, the second is a title from a partner developer, the third is a remake, and the fourth is a sports title....

Earlier this month, Square Enix sold off Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal, and Square Enix Montreal to Embracer Group for $300 million. This effectively means that Embracer Group will soon own Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, and Legacy of Kain, among other IPs, and it plans to bolster those games with new sequels, remakes, and other projects. One would think that Square Enix would hold on to those juggernaut IPs for dear life, but as it turns out, the company made this decision because many of these IPs did not perform as well as it had hoped....

A recent study conducted at The University of Chichester in West Sussex, England has found that the high level of stress generally experienced by professional esports athletes is comparable to the amount of stress felt by soccer and rugby players (and presumably athletes in sports popular outside the U.K. as well). Whether or not this is surprising probably depends on one’s familiarity with esports. Those who follow virtually any major esports scene are likely well aware of the huge amounts of pressure involved in competing at the top level....

Today El Dia revealed a new trailer of EVE: Ghost Enemies, the direct sequel to the legendary visual novel EVE: Burst Error and its own sequel EVE: Rebirth Terror. The trailer showcases well-known and new characters that will appear in this visual novel, including the dual protagonists Kojiro Amagi and Marina Hojo, which fans of the series are likely very familiar with. The style is definitely quite nostalgic, which I always appreciate....

The rise of developers Naughty Dog is one of the greatest success stories in video game history. From humble beginnings, the now Goliath company has shown how to make fantastic games, all while being commercially viable. Starting life out as JAM Software in 1984, before coming out of its polygon shell as Naughty Dog in 1989, the game studio has a storied past, with rises and falls along the way. But, from the ‘90s to the present day in particular, Naughty Dog has hit the mark with uncanny accuracy....

Fallout Shelter has quietly launched on PC – only you can’t get it on Steam, but via the Bethesda.net Launcher. #OverseerSurvey: Have you checked out the https://t.co/qlZABxRBuC launcher lately? 😉 https://t.co/nsZoGvE4GF pic.twitter.com/kV0htAZ7s4 — Fallout (@Fallout) July 13, 2016 You’ll need a Bethesda.net account to sign in to the launcher. Once you’re in you should see Fallout Shelter and the option to install. The PC version is running version 1.6, which is the same version that recently rolled out to iOS and Google, too....

There are a lot of weapons that you can use when playing Far Cry 6 to beat the game. But if you are a killer that hunts from a long-range, then you are in for a treat. MBP .50 is the best Sniper rifle in this game. Not only will this rifle make it easier for you to complete the game, but also be a bit more enjoyable compared to other rifles....

You may like her for her acting as Codex, Kinga, Vi, Tallis, Holly, Poppy, or Charlie, but Felicia Day is perhaps better known as an author, producer, and entrepreneur. Now, with her new book, the creator of The Guild and Geek & Sundry steps into the role of inspirational force of geeky good. Announced today, Embrace Your Weird: Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity, is a motivational guide to cultivating creators, and challenging the imagination with exercises – coupled with Day’s own personality, and personal anecdotes drawn from “therapy, self-help, and just plain trial by fire,” as she describes in the press release....

If there’s anything you can count on encountering in anime, it’s big personalities and even bigger swords. When you watch as much anime and play as many games as we do, it’s only a matter of time before the characters from each crossover in your head to cross swords in epic battles of steel and magic. Today, the focus is on none other than everyone’s favorite Goth Rock dressed king, Noctis Lucis Caelum....

Since Microsoft Flight Simulator’s stunning debut toward the end of 2020, developer Asobo has been steadily finessing its already breathtaking map with the introduction of numerous free World Updates, each focused on giving a new part of the globe a glorious makeover - and now it’s Australia’s turn to receive all the attention. World Update 7 - which follows similar geographical makeovers for Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and the United States - is available now on Xbox and PC, bringing with it updated satellite imagery, a new digital elevation model, four new airports (plus increased detail for over 100 others), 94 new custom points of interest, and 16 new activities....

EA has announced that it is opening a new studio in the Seattle area, headed up by former Monolith Productions vice president and studio head Kevin Stephens. As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, while the studio is yet to be named it will be working on an open-world action game adventure game. Stephens will be joined at the new studio by Samantha Ryan, who also worked with Stephens at Monolith and its eventual parent company Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment....