Far and away, the biggest video game of the year was “Fortnite,” which has become a major piece of mainstream pop culture — and a revenue-generating juggernaut — in its own right. An underrated aspect of the “Fortnite” phenomenon, however, is all the ways in which its developer, Epic Games, has been using its success…
Fallout 76 isn’t good for much, but it is giving gamers one more chance to learn a valuable lesson. Don’t pay for a product you do not want—particularly when you know you are paying for a product you do not want. Let me be up front: I think this game is bad. The critical consensus,…
It’s still a novelty, but there are great games. Sarah Tew/CNET Cyber Monday is here and many of the PlayStation bundles that went on sale last week are still available. If you’re curious about VR gaming, now could be the time to get a good deal on a PSVR.Updated, Nov. 26: Confirmed availability and pricing.I’ve…
Fallout 4 may use the same engine as Skyrim, but that engine has changed drastically over the years.Screenshot: Fallout 4This morning, news headlines and YouTube videos across the internet declared that Bethesda will not change engines for the upcoming games Starfield and The Elder Scrolls VI, setting off a wave of outrage that’s become oh-so-common…
While the Nintendo 64 wasn’t the most revolutionary home console, the clunky cartridge-based system still managed to house some of the best games of the mid-to-late ‘90s. Quite a few N64 classics, including Super Smash Bros., Donkey Kong 64, and Pokemon Snap, will celebrate their 20th anniversaries in 2019. Joining these memorable 64-bit outings is…
1. Once every few weeks, one of us reporters who covers the Toronto Maple Leafs would pester Auston Matthews for an update or comment on his contract extension status, and he always took it in stride. Sure, his answers stuck close to the cliché — focus on hockey, let my agent handle that — but…
One of the great online gaming paradoxes is the group-finder, a feature intended to bring people together that often does the opposite. It’s a mainstay in online games, a one-size-fits-all solution to the ever-present social gaming problem of “How do I meet people and progress?” Functional, accessible and a little impersonal, the group-finder makes connecting…
When all is said and done, all of these retro consoles that have appeared recently are the same. They are simply an emulator wrapped in a pretty box with nostalgic controllers. Because of that, there is a lot of options when it comes to hacking or modding them because the software is so basic. The…
We can’t even pretend to enjoy these anymore. Photo illustration by Slate Read Slate’s complete list of the 40 Best Family Games. A Deranged Superfan’s Guide to Making Monopoly Fun H_NGM_N IS _CTU_LLY F_N Murder for Kids: A Defense of Clue While assembling our list of 40 essential family games, we spent a lot of…
Anaheim DucksRecord: 21-21-9, 51 points, fifth place in PacificMVP: John Gibson– The goalie is the biggest reason why the Ducks are still competing for a Stanley Cup Playoff berth despite a 12-game losing streak (0-8-4) from Dec. 18 to Jan. 15. He has a 17-16-8 record, 2.74 goals-against average and .919 save percentage for a…
5.23pm EST17:23 Here’s Bryan’s report off today’s game, which you can replay below. Be sure to join us on Saturday for minute-by-minute coverage of Game 11. Game 10 ended in a draw after 54 moves. 3.43pm EST15:43 “I think at some point I had a big advantage but I couldn’t see how to play it,”…
poly-lt-wire-logo Visceral Games/Electronic Arts Licensed games only make sense for very specific teams EA recently canceled an open-world Star Wars game that was being developed at its Vancouver studio, and commentators are pissed. Rogue One screenwriter Gary Whitta, who has also worked on the creative side of games development, blasted EA on Kinda Funny Games…
Attempting to apply cheats to console games can be intimidating. Do I need to take apart my console? Do I need to mod or hack it, potentially voiding the warranty? Thanks to the Save Wizard MAX save editor, the answer to all of those questions is no. Easy cheats Save Wizard MAX cheat software for…
The Masked Singer returned for its third week on Wednesday night, bringing back some of the costumed contestants we’ve previously met for new rounds of musical face-offs, as well as special guest judge Joel McHale!Last week, Fox’s hit reality singing competition introduced the final set of six secret singers, giving fans a chance to play detective…
“The Legend of Zelda” won multiple game of the year awards in 1998, but was it the best seller? “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time”/Nintendo Starting from the humble days of “Pong” and “Space Invaders,” video games have grown into a multi-billion-dollar industry, with single games garnering hundreds of millions of sales. As the…
Collecting video games is easy. All you have to do is create an eBay account and click “Buy It Now” on every video game you ever wanted. Congratulations, you have a video game collection! Your bank account balance is now negative a million dollars.It’s collecting video games without going broke that’s hard. In the first…
CLOSE SportsPulse: This will likely go down as the worst officiated championship weekend ever. But if you are a fan of chaos and pure insane entertainment it was incredible. Trysta Krick breaks down how the Patriots and Rams punched their ticket to the Super Bowl. USA TODAYNEW ORLEANS — The 32 things we learned heading into Super…
TORONTO — Rewind the Toronto Maple Leafs’ most recent 120 minutes of gameplay and fans of the club can find much to celebrate during consecutive starting-goalie-chasing victories over banged-up cellar dwellers New Jersey and Florida. The special teams rediscovered their groove, Morgan Rielly leads all defencemen in points, Frederik Andersen tops all goalies in wins,…
Photo: Sam Rutherford (Gizmodo)Even though I know all these retro consoles are largely an effort turn my nostalgia into big-time corporate profits, they’re damn hard to resist. There’s just something about gray plastic and the old school boot up sound that hits a deep part of my brain as few things do, so when I…
Since their beginnings in the early 00s, Battlefield games have been known for wild, unpredictable battles involving up to 64 players, on foot, in tanks or on planes. But the last two games, themed after the world wars, have introduced a new kind of single-player storytelling to complement their frenetic multiplayer warfare. Presented as an…
Cover Story Codenames! Catan! Sorry! Transform screen time into game time with these immortal classics. For some families, game nights are at the very core of who they are and how they live together. From generation to generation, brothers and sisters and cousins in game families have shared in-jokes, swapped anecdotes, and passed down the…
Photo by James Bareham / The Verge Brawl Stars is nearing its global launch For the last 18 months, Finnish game developer Supercell has been testing its next big thing. Last year, the developer behind mobile hits like Clash of Clans and Clash Royale soft-launched a new game called Brawl Stars. It’s very different from…
League of Legends cinematic, “A New Dawn.”Image: Riot GamesYesterday, one current and one former employee of Riot Games filed a class action lawsuit against the League of Legends publisher, accusing it of endemic gender-based discrimination and fostering a “men-first” environment. The lawsuit comes three months after a Kotaku investigation into the sexist culture at Riot…
Words games are enjoyable because they are simple. There are a variety of word games. You can find words within a massive jumble of letters, unscramble anagrams, or fill in crossword puzzles. You can find all of those experiences along with some rather unique ones on mobile. There are quite a few options. However, many…
When virtual reality company The Void released its first collaboration with ILMxLab, Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire, the mission was pretty straightforward. Star Wars fans want nothing more than to step inside the world of that franchise, so the experience, which lets participants play Rebel spies infiltrating an Imperial base, had to deliver something…