The PS5 and the Xbox Series S|X are bringing a new age of gaming with next to no loading screens within AAA games, but there will always be a part of me that will miss these brief moments of solitude. While this may be a timesaver for many open-world titles in the future, there will be a semblance of gaming history getting lost in aether. I get it. Loading screens can be a stoppage to what the game has to offer....
Treyarch released details on the content Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will be receiving with Season One Reloaded, launching this week. The update includes new content to Multiplayer, bug fixes, and other additions to Black Ops Cold War’s game modes, including the new 40 player Endurance mode. Among the new content, the Double XP Weekend event will launch in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War for the weekend from Friday at 10 AM on February 5 to Monday at 10 AM on February 8....
Requiem is headed to Berlin in the latest Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War update. Treyarch has released a brand new round-based Zombies map called Mauer der Toten. The city is overrun with hordes of undead but you’ll find yourself at Checkpoint Charlie in the east near the Berlin Wall. You can run from them atop the roofs or through the subways which sport highspeed trains that might trample you if you’re not careful....
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has received a new update that addresses a number of issues in the game, as well as looks to balance a variety of the weapons. The new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare update for August 11 is rolling out to players across all platforms now. Unfortunately, the new update seems to have caused some Call of Duty server issues, as Modern Warfare and Warzone players are having trouble getting connected to the online multiplayer at the time of this writing....
First it was invisible/invincible players thanks to a reborn chopper glitch, then just as choppers are disabled in Warzone we get a brand new glitch that has to do with the Most Wanted system. Most Wanted Contracts can already be a great way of respawning your dead teammates should you manage to evade capture or a bullet to the head, but this new bug adds invincibility at the same time. If you end the contract at precisely the right time, it’s believed that an interaction with the Gulag cinematic conflicts with the ending of the contract, resulting in permanent immunity to damage....
Call of Duty: Warzone players logged in to the game only to realize that something was missing from their accounts. After multiple promotions, battle passes, and other efforts rewarded the community with XP tokens, the new update seems to have taken them away. Call of Duty: Warzone players are upset, as many of them have been stockpiling the tokens since the game’s launch. With the Call of Duty: Warzone integration, many players did not consider that XP tokens may be removed....
Gaming has evolved so much since the days of the Sega Genesis or the Nintendo 64. Where gaming was once straightforward, the rise of new platforms and diverse new studios has opened the hobby up. Between online multiplayer, family game night, and good old-fashioned single-player, the sky’s the limit. However, some players are claiming that the rising popularity of multiplayer settings is phasing out single-player games. While the popular part is true, the latter is hard to agree with considering the amount of successful single-player games within the past few years, along with the interests of the general consumer....
Best noise-cancelling headphones Best Bluetooth headphones: Top on-ear or over-ear wireless headphones Our quick take B&O Beoplay H9i - 4.5 / 5 Design and controls Aluminium frame, fabric covered; leather-lined earcups Bluetooth 4.2 wireless; 3.5mm wired connection Touch control interface on right earcup Play/Pause function when removed Included soft carry pouch 195 x 200 x 52mm; 285g Sound quality, noise-cancelling and battery Enhanced active noise-cancellation (ANC) 40mm electro-dynamic drivers 20Hz - 22kHz response 770mAh battery lasts 18-24hrs USB-C charging To recap Whether listening at home, on the go, when travelling or wherever you happen to be, the Play H9i represents the best in Bluetooth over-ear headphones....
The Xbox Games Showcase brought with it some pretty large announcements from big-name franchises that many fans have been clamoring for. While the recent smattering of high-budget shooters are fun for a broad demographic of gamers, sometimes people need a light-hearted break from their bleak and gritty worlds. Enter a new adventure from the gaming industry legend himself, Yuji Naka. During the showcase pre-show, there was a small trailer featuring Yuji Naka and Naoto Ohshima, who revealed their excitement over a new project with Square Enix....
EA DICE’s first post-launch patch has gone live for Battlefield 1 across all platforms, focusing entirely on bugs, crashes, UI glitches and general fixes. Battlefield 1 is less than a week out from its launch, but developer EA DICE is still hard at work. These days there are very few bug-free launches, especially of a game the size and scale of Battlefield 1, so there’s always work to be done. The Battlefield franchise knows that perhaps better than others....
Good news! Series four of the critically acclaimed BBC sitcom Ghosts is due to begin airing on Friday the 23rd of September 2022, bringing us all a much-needed laugh. This comedy, created by and starring many of the team behind Horrible Histories, has earned itself a dedicated and enthusiastic fandom (as well as an American remake on CBS) thanks largely to its heartwarming ensemble performance. Although the majority of the characters are ghosts from various eras, we still don’t know how many of this varied bunch died....
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is widely considered to be one of the best RPG video games of its generation. Its vast, open world and wide range of quests allow for near-infinite replayability. However, despite its widespread success, Skyrim lacks a key element of any RPG, difficulty. Skyrim, by all accounts, is remarkably easy, even for those entirely new to the game. Combat in Skyrim is painfully simple and notably dull, even on Legendary difficulty....
With time, games are getting more and more inclusive to the LGBTQIA+ community. Well-known series like Dragon Age and Assassin’s Creed have non-straight romances. Games like Undertale have a non-binary protagonist and games like Night in the Woods have major characters in healthy and happy homosexual relationships. While those traits and games exist, there is still a long way to go. There are very few games that actually see gender as non-binary in their character creation....
When Rockstar introduced Frontier Pursuits to the world of Red Dead Online back in September 2019, gamers began to take notice of the Wild West sandbox that is Red Dead Redemption 2’s online equivalent. The original three specialty roles were the Collector, the Trader, and the Bounty Hunter. Many players gravitated towards the Bounty Hunter because of the fast-paced shootouts, flashy clothes, and gold bar payouts. With so many options for firearms, horses, and equipment, an outlaw needs to make the most strategic money moves on their journey of becoming a gunslinging Bounty Hunter in Red Dead Online....
Over the weekend, a new “feedback” tab appeared on the Bethesda.net website that asks a bunch of questions about your gaming habits, the sort of games you like, how often you visit the site, and whether or not you make fan art. It also asks a question that seems very pertinent to Starfield, Bethesda’s upcoming space-based RPG. The question asks you to rate how much the following statement applies to you: “I spend a lot of time creating my character, home, or spaceships....
Square Enix has posted its earnings for the first half of the fiscal year, and a financial hit to its Digital Entertainment: HD Games division has pointed a clear finger at Crystal Dynamics’ Marvel’s Avengers for helping to create an operating loss of more than $48 million in the second quarter. This has been compounded by the continuing success of Square Enix’s MMO division, which has posted profits in both quarters thanks in large part to games like Final Fantasy XIV....
A German magazine has leaked the announcement of a THQ Nordic-published open-world action RPG named Biomutant ahead of its likely announcement at Gamescom. Sporting a full-page ad in GamesMarkt’s magazine, Biomutant puts its protagonist front and center. The main character is a sword-wielding, one-eyed, anthropomorphic cat/raccoon with a bandolier across his chest and a toxic, mutated right hand. Not to mention his robotic grasshopper companion. According to the advertisement, Biomutant is described as a “post-apocalyptic kung-fu fable,” on top of being an open-world action RPG....
BioWare has had its hands full keeping Star Wars: The Old Republic running smoothly since the game’s launch in December (having already released a nice update), and the studio appeared to have a handle on things… until now. In a steadily increasing list of mistakes that would make Jar Jar Binks proud, BioWare has banned an innocent player for being underage, something The Old Republic’s Terms of Service strictly prohibits....
A massive data mine has revealed piles of information about Black Ops Cold War and the changes to Warzone that we can expect. Black Ops is getting a live reveal in Warzone tomorrow and boy does it look like it will be a real event. Fortnite players may be used to these kinds of teasers and events happening in-game, but this will be the first time Call of Duty players have seen anything like this....
For most MCU fans, the trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was both a relief and a revelation. Not only did it assure fans that the film would handle the untimely death of star Chadwick Boseman with respect and dignity, but it also gave us glimpses of new characters entering the MCU. Antagonist Namor the Sub-Mariner (Tenoch Huerta) may be the most notable of these new additions, but we also saw Dominique Thorne as super genius Riri Williams....
