Monthly Archives: September 2019

On the same day that Sony held their “State of Play” event for the PlayStation brand, Microsoft held their “Inside Xbox” presentation, which showed off new games and features coming to the platform.

The event showed off new games that are coming to the Game Pass service, including Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Jump Force, Lego Worlds, Saints Row 4, Bad North, Dirt Rally, and Cities: Skylines. The Game Pass app is also getting a new interface, and there will also be a slew of new indie games that’ll be offered on the platform.

On the streaming front, Microsoft announced that they’re accepting applications from gamers to beta test their Project xCloud service, which will let players in the US, UK, or South Korea, the chance to stream Halo 5, Gears 5, Sea of Thieves, and Killer Instinct from the cloud. Users will have to have an Android device to stream to as well as a Bluetooth compatible Xbox One controller in order to participate.

New hardware bundles were also

The Medal of Honor series is being brought back to the video game industry, as EA subsidiary Respawn announced an upcoming VR game based on the property.

The game will be coming exclusively to the Oculus platform in 2020 and was shown at Oculus Connect 6 on September 25th. The title will be called Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond and will be focused on World War II, delivering a first-person perspective as you battle Nazis in Occupied Europe.

Above and Beyond is being designed by Peter Hirschmann, who produced the original 1999 game that came to the PlayStation. The game was a hit, featuring a story by filmmaker Steven Spielberg, and harkened back to war films of the period such as Saving Private Ryan.

This game will have an educational aspect to it, as there will be interviews held with veterans of the war, giving insight into the different experiences that players will partake in. In addition to gameplay, there will also be 360 video footage showing set pieces, and

Nintendo’s latest remaster of a handheld classic “The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening” launched this past Friday to gamers around the world, and thus far reviews for the Switch exclusive have been overwhelmingly positive.

The game is a complete overhaul of the original, which launched for the original Game Boy back in 1993. A DX version was also released a few years later, which brought new colors and an exclusive dungeon to the Game Boy Color. This new version sees a number of tweaks made to the visuals, but the gameplay and game design remain largely the same.

Link’s Awakening has been well-received by critics, garnering a lofty 88 score on the review aggregator Metacritic, with reviewers praising the game for keeping the quirky humor that made the original such a fan favorite.

Where the original game had a scrolling screen due to the Game Boy’s technical limitations, the Switch version has an almost diorama view to it, which

Minecraft has been around for nearly nine years, but a hotly sought after feature is finally on the way, as it was revealed that a character creator is finally coming to the game.

The feature is first coming to the Bedrock beta, which is available on Windows, Xbox One, and Android platforms. The creator will include more than 100 basic features for players to tweak their characters, including skin, hair, facial hair, body size, eyes, mouths, and more.

Players in the beta will get the first crack at the feature while developer Mojang will work out any kinks that pop up by interpreting data. If all goes as expected, players will get access to the creator within the full game at some point down the road. After the initial beta, it’s thought that the feature will go live on iOS and Nintendo Switch platforms.

The launch was announced in a blog post by Thomas Wiborgh, who serves as Head of Marketing at Mojang. In the post he wrote: "Using

The biggest name in video games shared his opinion that he thinks video games will be an Olympic sport in the near future, this according to gossip site TMZ.

Tyler “Ninja” Blevins was caught up with by a TMZ paparazzo this past week and was asked his opinion on the growth of the eSports industry. Blevins said that he thinks the industry is still growing, and it will only be a matter of time before video games are played on a competitive level internationally at the Olympics.

Speaking to TMZ, Ninja said, "For me, I just think it's going to be time," Ninja tells TMZ Sports. "I think that obviously, the younger generation enjoys eSports and enjoys watching video games. Eventually, that's what they're gonna want and that's what the TV people are gonna want to show and represent.”

"Just give a little bit of time and eSports will be there.”

Ninja recently made news when he switched from popular streaming site Twitch to Microsoft-owned Mixer. His move was met by hundreds

An exclusive multiplayer mode in the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare game will be exclusive for PS4 for nearly a year.

The Survival Mode will be exclusive to the console until October 1st, 2020, as it falls under the guise of the Spec Ops mode that can be played in either solo mode or co-op. The exclusivity is a big get for the PlayStation brand, and the company was sure to tease the mode during their State of Play event on September 24th.

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The beta for the highly anticipated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is bringing in some new modes this weekend, including a 64 person multiplayer mode that harkens back to the classic days of Battlefield on the PC.

The new mode is called Ground War mode and will feature 32 on 32 combat, including the ability to use vehicles to eliminate the other team. The map for the beta mode will be Karst River Quarry and will resemble the popular Modern Warfare 2 Map “Quarry”. This map will grow and allow players to ride in APCs and other vehicles, blasting away as you try to take down your foes.

The beta for this round will go live on September 19th at 10am PST for those who preorder the game. If you’re not set on preordering, you can get in on the action beginning on September 21st.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is a fresh game that shares an identical name to the 2007 version of the game that took the world by storm. This version will feature

The former CEO of eSports group OpTic Gaming Hecz has announced that he’s leaving the company and joining the eSports group NRG as the company’s Co-CEO.

The move was announced in a September 15th YouTube video where Hecz posted his journey through working with OpTic and sharing what his future moves will be. This is the first team change for Hecz, whose real name is Hector Rodriguez. He had previously been with OpTic since 2007, but the group was purchased by Immortals Gaming Club, and Hecz thought it was time to move on.

He reportedly turned down an offer by OpTic to remain in his current role.

In the video Hecz says, “No matter what, just understand that I will continue to do everything in my power to try to repay you. By bringing you a story, keeping you excited, by continuing to share the moments that we have all grown to share in the last decade of work.”

It’s currently not known what role Hecz will have at NRG, but we can assume that he’ll be working in

The Coalition’s newest crack at the Gears of War franchise has officially launched, as Gears 5 is available for play now… and the first reviews are highly positive for the shooter.

The game launched at 9 pm EDT on Thursday and is available for download on Xbox and Windows. Reviewers and players alike have given glowing reviews of Gears 5, with the visuals, gameplay, and sheer size of the maps. Of course, the story mode and multiplayer modes are also getting love from those who’ve played the game. As of press time, Gears 5 holds an 86 at Metacritic from critics, with an 8.9 rating from players.

Gears 5 is following up the mixed Gears of War 4, which introduced Kait Diaz. The new game continues that storyline, as Kait looks to battle the Locust hordes with JD Fenix and Delmont Walker.

To go along with the launch, an exclusive Gears 5 controller has been launched, and the design is simply stunning. An exclusive Xbox One X console has also been launched with the game’s

During a Nintendo Direct presentation this week the Japanese gaming giant announced that they were bringing SNES games to Nintendo Switch Online users, with the games launching on September 5th.

The games will be included in the price of the Nintendo Switch Online subscription, joining alongside the NES games that were launched earlier. The initial wave of games includes 20 titles, with the following games available now:

+ Brawl Brothers
+ Demon's Crest
+ Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics
+ Kirby's Dream Land 3
+ Star Fox
+ Super E.D.F. Earth Defense Force
+ Super Mario Kart
+ Yoshi's Island
+ Super Puyo Puyo 2
+ Super Tennis
+ Breath of Fire
+ F-Zero
+ Kirby's Dream Course
+ Pilotwings
+ Stunt Race FX
+ Super Ghouls'n Ghosts
+ Super Mario World
+ Super Metroid
+ Super Soccer
+ The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past

Nintendo did point out that they won’t