Black Rock Studio has officially closed its doors. We knew back in July that this was coming, but it doesn’t make taking the loss of such a good studio any better. Black Rock was known for their racing titles, most notably Pure and Split/Second. Nick Baynes, studio director of Black Rock, made the announcement via his Twitter this weekend, but all is not lost as two new studios have spawned from the closing....
Oh, internet. Why do you have to be this way? It’s inevitable that offensive memes are going to be flying around by the bucketload, but high-profile Overwatch players really shouldn’t be getting themselves involved in that kind of crapola. Wherever you happen to be on the web, there’s no getting away from the fact that it can be a rough place. Hateful comments, insults, general trolling and intolerance… it doesn’t matter if you’re discussing a controversial topic or just visiting the Barney The Dinosaur’s Super Friendly Fan Forums, things are going to get heated....
It seems that we will finally be seeing a new addition to the Warcraft universe, as a secret event is being held for fans of Warcraft 3 in North America. Wowhead.com is reporting that several significant international Warcraft 3 players have been spotted trying to earn American Visas. The Warcraft 3 player known as Happy has revealed that he is attending a secret offline-only event that is being held in North America at the end February....
Blizzard is happy with Tracer’s performance in Heroes of the Storm and is considering bringing more Overwatch characters into the multiplayer online battle arena. Overwatch has been out for over two months now and the team-based first-person shooter is still thriving on multiple platforms. The competitive scene is starting to grow now that ranked play is available and frequent patches to adjust character strengths and weaknesses have balanced the game well....
This article contains lots of Blonde spoilers. When Joyce Carol Oates began writing Blonde, the 2000 novel on which the new Ana de Armas movie is based, she admitted she was less concerned with the facts of Marilyn Monroe’s life than the idea of the quintessential movie star. Oates saw Monroe as an emblem of 20th century America, a pivotal intersection of the nation’s values and fantasies about sex, power, and the role of women during a moment of cultural ascendence....
A lot of games pride themselves on their secrets and easter eggs. For some, there are things that players won’t pick up on until years after the game releases. The Borderlands franchise is chock full of those secrets and easter eggs. Between its massive number of guns, numerous sci-fi and pop culture references, or just hidden chests of weapons, the Borderlands games hide a lot from their players. Borderlands 3 is no exception, and one of its most densely packed areas, Lectra City, contains a number of secrets for players to find....
The Borderlands series has always been known for its standout villains, many of whom balance a sinister persona with a whimsical sense of humor. Gearbox has kept this tradition alive with the debut of the unique antagonists in BL3, Troy and Tyreen Calypso. This dynamic duo share some of the wit and goofiness that Handsome Jack was renowned for in the previous game - with a tinge of Millenial-era dialect. At the same time, they also have the intimidating traits of being among a select few Sirens in the Borderlands universe....
Borderlands 3 dropped its new Krieg and the Fantastic Fustercluck DLC yesterday, allowing fans to dive into the mind of everyone’s favorite psycho. There’s a lot that can be said of the DLC, and as many questions it can finally answer about how Krieg’s split psyche works. However, perhaps the biggest question going into the DLC ends up falling incredibly flat. NOTE: This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Borderlands 3’s Krieg DLC....
Gearbox showed off a new set of skins coming to Borderlands 3 during the studio’s Borderlands Show live stream this week. Titled the “Final Form” set, the skins each radically change the look of players’ Vault Hunters to fit what the characters would be like in an alternate universe where they never went down the path of treasure and adventure. The studio showcased the new looks alongside the game’s new Arms Race mode, coming as part of the Designer’s Cut DLC....
This Bridgerton review contains spoilers. Bridgerton season 2 returns to Netflix today with a new Bridgerton sibling’s quest to make a suitable marriage match. Season 2 improves on season 1 by shifting the show to an ensemble-based narrative which is essential for building the conflicts and relationships for future seasons. The central relationship dynamic combining the enemies-to-lovers and love triangle romance fiction tropes equally satisfies series readers and show-only fans alike....
At the end of June, Infinity Ward finally released the long-awaited mid-season update for both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and the Warzone battle royale. The update added a slew of new content to both experiences, with most of the changes detailed in the long patch notes. However, the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare mid-season update also made some changes that weren’t named in the patch notes, for one reason or another....
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 opted out of a campaign, a first for the franchise. While multiplayer modes have been the major draw, cutting the campaign was still a contentious move, causing a small uproar among fans. And while the game instead included Blackout, the precursor to Warzone’s battle royale gameplay, fans hoped that Black Ops 4 might add a campaign post-launch, though that never happened. However, footage has leaked online showing cut Black Ops 4 campaign footage, though its in a rough state....
Fans just keep getting more and more exciting new information for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. It’s now been confirmed that the Gamescom Opening Night Live stream will give an even closer look at the upcoming game that players haven’t gotten to see before. Host Geoff Keighley is really drumming up the excitement for an all-digital two-hour-long Gamescom event that is promised to feature more than twenty games with never-before-seen content....
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War players have been patiently waiting on Season 1’s weapon rebalancing, hoping to see some weapons buffed and others nerfed. One weapon players have not had any strong opinions on is the combat knife of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, though that may change based on a recent discovery. While most players do not run around with a combat knife, there is still a portion of the player base that likes to play through matches using the close quarters weapon....
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and the free-to-play Warzone battle royale were set to start Season 4 on June 3, complete with new maps, modes, and Captain Price as a playable character. However, Activision and Infinity Ward decided to delay the Modern Warfare Season 4 release date indefinitely in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death and the Black Lives Matter protests that are occurring all over the world. No new Modern Warfare or Warzone Season 4 release date has been announced yet in an official capacity, but a dataminer may have leaked it....
The infamous Games of Summer event is reaching into Verdansk and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare with the release of Season 5 Reloaded. This well-known event hopes to challenge Operators to test their skills with tons of interesting rewards for the most talented players. The Games of Summer event launches with the new content bundle that brings a scattered array of in-game tests. From parkour challenges to shooting range timers, Modern Warfare players will be ranked based on their speed and precision in each event....
The newest update has arrived for Call of Duty: Warzone and it’s jam-packed with new content, bug fixes, and more. Fans of the fast-paced and hectic battle royale will be happy to know that Activision is continuing to support the game with new items, contracts, and gameplay adjustments. But hidden within the patch is one massive new item that players will surely find interesting, and extremely helpful. Activision has added a brand new armor item to Call of Duty: Warzone called the Armor Satchel....
Teaser boxes have been delivered to several popular Call of Duty: Warzone streamers in the last few weeks, each containing the same mysterious items: A letter from Modern Warfare legend Lurch, a giant Rook, and a flash drive containing footage of varying locations within Warzone. Individually each of these clips tells a very different story. NICKMERC and TeeP looked at their pieces individually, while Jackfrags actually pieced together the three videos....
Warzone is the newest battle royale and it garnered a lot of attention. The Call Of Duty battle royale gained 30 million players in less than two weeks thanks to its wide availability and free-to-play approach. The game offers a slurry of equipment to help you in the Warzone but some are more useful than others. Some of the equipment’s usage may be confusing on your first few games. We’re here to take a look at the equipment and determine their helpfulness....
If you ever happened across DC Comics artist Gabriel Picolo’s Instagram account, you’ve no doubt seen his unique take on the Teen Titans and their daily lives. Picolo’s account is filled with posts showing what the teenage superheroes would be up to while they’re not saving the world; and it’s just regular teenage things. As an artist in his late twenties, Picolo portrays the Teen Titans in a more relatable way than we’ve seen before....
