Atari Hotel Releases Concept Images For Las Vegas Location

In January 2020, Atari announced that the company is planning on building a chain of video game-themed hotels, complete with Atari logo and branding. Working in collaboration with GSD Group, an innovation and strategy company, the hotels will be constructed around the United States, with the first breaking ground in Phoenix, Arizona, and others lined up for Las Vegas, Denver, Chicago, Austin, Seattle, San Francisco, and San Jose. Atari and GSD Group have now released some images of the hotel planned for Las Vegas, which according to local news reports is tentatively slated to open sometime in 2022....

June 6, 2022 · 3 min · 450 words · Theodore Sigrist

Avowed Is A Big Project For Obsidian Entertainment But It Might Not Be The Biggest

Set in the world of Eora, which has been featured in Pillars of Eternity, Avowed is set to be a huge project for Obsidian Entertainment. The first-person action-RPG was immediately compared to The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim after it was revealed, due to its first-person perspective and a featured character wielding a sword and magic simultaneously. The game is in development exclusively for Microsoft platforms, and it’s anticipated to be a huge release....

June 6, 2022 · 4 min · 801 words · Geraldine Jones

Beadle Grimm S Curse Of Strahd Comes With Finger Puppets

Beadle & Grimm’s Pandemonium Warehouse recently rolled back the mist to unveil their latest product, the Curse of Strahd Legendary Edition. This big box of Barovian beauty marks three firsts for Beadle & Grimm’s: it’s their first Legendary Edition set, it’s their first product licensed from the Wizards of the Coast back catalog, and it’s their first set to include … wait for it … finger puppets. The Beadle & Grimm’s Curse of Strahd Legendary Edition presents a wealth of physical gaming materials for the Curse of Strahd (CoS) Dungeons & Dragons adventure released in 2016....

June 6, 2022 · 2 min · 396 words · Sabrina Ardizzone

Beginner S Guide To One Step From Eden

One Step From Eden is now on the shelves, and dang is it addicting. The highly-polished roguelike is a thrill to explore and oozes replayability. That being said, the game is admittedly confusing to jump into. Once you select your character, outfit, and game mode (only Normal Saffron and Normal Mode are available from the get-go), you’ll be swiftly thrown into a battle – goodluck muchacha. For the sake of organization, breaking One Step From Eden’s gameplay into three different “phases” is a good way to frame things – Fighting, Deck-building/Reward Selection, and Pathfinding....

June 6, 2022 · 4 min · 791 words · Thomas Brown

Best Dubbed Video Games

The average video game dub leaves something to be desired, with early examples of dubbing often standing out as particularly terrible. The fact of the matter is that video dubbing is still an unrefined art for English language speakers – but that doesn’t mean great dubs don’t exist. While they’re few and far between, there have been some excellent video game dubs throughout the years. Above all else, a good dub needs complement voice direction....

June 6, 2022 · 6 min · 1098 words · John Saxon

Best Horror Tv Shows On Netflix

So you want to be terrifed. Well, you’ve come to the right place, my friend. Everybody already knows that Netflix is a splendid place for viewers coming in search of all their bingeworthy content. But less appreciated is how satisfyingly scary some of their horror offerings are. From originals like The Haunting of Hill House to foreign classics like The Returned, Netflix can be a go-to spot for the scariest horror TV shows available to stream....

June 6, 2022 · 8 min · 1694 words · Jeff Wilson

Best Joker Movie Moments In Batman And Dc History

Few movie villains (not named Dracula or Darth Vader) have been portrayed as many times on the big screen as the Joker, DC’s infamous agent of chaos, the Clown Prince of Crime himself. Ever since Jack Nicholson brought this laughing madman to theaters in 1989, film-goers have been obsessed with the supervillain who plagues Gotham City and haunts the Batman‘s nightmares. His unique appearance, unpredictable methods, indecipherable past, and insatiable hunger for evil have kept filmmakers and actors coming back for more over 30 years later, which has resulted in several reinventions of the character, most of which feel definitive for their moment....

June 6, 2022 · 16 min · 3395 words · Judy Emmons

Big Sean Dresses Up As Among Us Crewmate For Halloween

Among Us has certainly been a huge sleeper hit this year, being released back in 2018, but not finding major success until this year. The social game, which pits crewmates against murderous imposters, has received a considerable amount of mainstream attention, with dressing up as a crewmate/imposter becoming one of the most prominent ideas for a Halloween costume. While the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has made the tradition of trick-or-treating unsafe and not worthwhile, dressing up as various parts of the zeitgeist is still in fashion....

June 6, 2022 · 2 min · 414 words · Jose Erhart

Bioshock The Collection Releases Graphics Comparison Trailer

2K Games releases a comparison trailer for BioShock: The Collection that shows the differences between the anthology’s remastered graphics and the originals. With just a few short weeks left to go until the release of BioShock: The Collection, 2K Games has decided to put out a new trailer giving fans of the science fiction franchise an idea of how the remastered trilogy’s graphics will look. The video features some of the more memorable moments from the first entry in the series, and shows how the upgraded textures and art of BioShock: The Collection holds up to the original version....

June 6, 2022 · 3 min · 519 words · William Hernandez

Bioware Lists Anthem Demo Known Issues

The Anthem VIP Demo got off to a rocky start with players facing server capacity issues right off the bat when the demo went live the morning of January 25. The first day of the VIP demo has uncovered a number of issues, and as developer BioWare works to fix them, it has posted a forum thread to share the known issues. EA Community Manager Jesse Anderson shared the issues, of which there are four at the time of this writing:...

June 6, 2022 · 2 min · 351 words · Kenneth Rivera

Black Widow Finally Reveals What Happened In Budapest

This article contains Black Widow spoilers. During the first Avengers movie, in the midst of the Chitauri invasion into Manhattan’s Midtown district, Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow) and Clint Barton (Hawkeye) are standing shoulder to shoulder as wave after wave of aliens swarm. The archer has just saved civilians on a bus while the Russian spy is emptying her pistols into intergalactic monstrosities’ skulls. Under normal circumstances, this should be a once-in-a-lifetime event....

June 6, 2022 · 4 min · 816 words · David Farinas

Bloober Team Releases New Behind The Scenes Video For The Medium

Bloober Team has released a brand new video in preparation for the launch of the developer’s upcoming horror title The Medium. The video goes through a number of neat little behind-the-scenes facts about the development of Bloober Team’s Next-Gen horror title, including a few pieces of trivia that longtime even fans of the developer might not be aware of. In the video, Bloober’s Michal Napora goes over a number of what the developer refers to as “uncanny facts” about both the development of The Medium as well as how certain features will work in the upcoming release....

June 6, 2022 · 3 min · 432 words · Donald Crane

Bloodborne 10 Weird Facts You Never Knew About Laurence The First Vicar

Laurence, the First Vicar is one of the most integral characters in Bloodborne. He is the founder of the Healing Church, which means the tragedy of Yharnam can be attributed to him as well. In life, he was a revered scholar and vicar. However, the reason behind his reverence would later become the reason for his downfall. The player will meet and fight Laurence in the Old Hunter’s DLC. This version of Laurence is now a mindless blazing Cleric Beast....

June 6, 2022 · 6 min · 1081 words · Steve Green

Bohemia Releases Mini Dayz Top Down Shooter For Free

DayZ is more than just another zombie-infested survival horror series; it’s both a social experiment and a testament to the growing influence of indie developers. With its persistent open-world and the complete absence of prescribed activities, DayZ lets the players find their own meaning in the zombie apocalypse, offering gamers an unprecedented degree of freedom. It’s a risky approach, but it’s been a huge success. What started as a simple mod for ARMA 2 is now a multi-million dollar franchise - and the game’s not even done yet....

June 6, 2022 · 3 min · 449 words · Rebecca Subido

Bungie Extends Destiny 2 Server Maintenance For 3 Additional Hours

Destiny 2 Season 14, aka Season of the Splicer, begins today. Unfortunately, players won’t be able to get started until later this afternoon at 2pm PDT. Though the next schedule was scheduled to launch at 11am PDT, Bungie announced via Twitter that server maintenance has been extended an additional 3 hours. The tweet indicates that there is no additional maintenance time expected at this time. Luckily, players have been able to launch the game and play through the season’s intro quest....

June 6, 2022 · 2 min · 365 words · Heather Kessler

Buy Minecraft Get Minecraft For Free

Notch, creator of the still-growing sensation Minecraft, is getting married this weekend and to celebrate, he and the crew at Mojang are ignoring Bethesda’s lawsuit over Scrolls offering a special deal for those looking to jump in on the fun before the game releases in full in November. If you still don’t own Minecraft, you need to change that. It’s already available at a great low price, and this deal makes it that much better, so read on to find out how to join the other 10 million registered users and why Minecraft has already sold 3 million copies....

June 6, 2022 · 2 min · 408 words · Robert Etheridge

Call Of Duty Black Ops Cold War Adds Hitman Inspired Bundle To Shop

The in-game store of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is filled with unique bundles, many of which are comprised of entirely original designs. However, some cosmetic packs include clear references to pop culture, with the latest unofficial crossover in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War referencing the Hitman series. Thus far, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s reference-heavy bundles have been purely movie related. The first pack was the Disavowed Assassin bundle, which served as an homage to Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill films and gave the Portnova Operator The Bride’s sword and motorcycle outfit....

June 6, 2022 · 3 min · 475 words · Carmelia Lawrence

Call Of Duty Modern Warfare Adding Classic Mw3 Map Soon

When Season 3 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was originally announced, Infinity Ward revealed that players would be getting a slew of content sometime later in the season, but it wasn’t exactly known when said content would be coming. Now, almost halfway through the season, it’s been revealed that at least one of the pieces of promised content, a remake of the MW3 map Hardhat, will be coming during the game’s upcoming midseason update....

June 6, 2022 · 2 min · 381 words · Troy Morse

Call Of Duty Modern Warfare Weapon Gains Perfect Accuracy With Attachment Combo

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare allows players some pretty extensive options when customizing their loadouts and weapons, especially now with the Gunsmith Customs mode. Naturally, players are always looking for the best builds, and it seems that one player has landed on an attachment combination to give the Kar98k perfect stability. The Kar98k is a sniper rife in both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Warzone, and the build works on either game....

June 6, 2022 · 2 min · 422 words · Geneva Ross

Call Of Duty Warzone Mac 10 Nerfed

Call of Duty: Warzone has more than its share of bugs and glitches. One of the most recent targets of player ire has been the “Gallantry” blueprint for the Mac-10. Luckily, that weapon was nerfed with a recent patch. Weapon balancing is a difficult thing to accomplish, but necessary if you’re going to have a chance to enjoy your gaming experience. For weeks, the DMR dominated the fictional city of Verdansk with its high fire-rate, low recoil, and high damage stats....

June 6, 2022 · 2 min · 364 words · Darren Dove