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Several US High-Schools Now Have Varsity eSport Teams
Varsity eSports Now Recognized in Eight States It is no surprise that competitive video gaming is now in the mainstream. Especially with how much money the eSports industry is pulling in every year. Just last year alone, the global marketed raked in $1 billion. And with a projected audience reach…
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Legendary RPG ‘RuneQuest’ Finally Getting Video Game Adaptation
From Dublin-based Dev Black Shamrock After 41 years, legendary role-playing game series RuneQuest by Chaosium Inc is finally getting a video game adaptation. This is the first time the fantasy work of legendary game designer Greg Stafford gets an adaptation. So needless to say, hopes are high that the developers…
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‘Drug Dealer Simulator’ Game Heading to Steam
Another Controversial Game on Steam Steam‘s catalogue is continually expanding with new AAA or indie games alike. However, once in a while they have been courting controversy with some of the more “adult” games released on the platform. The most recent one called ‘Rape Day’ even had to be pulled…
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CD Projekt RED Confirms E3 Attendance for Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 Update from CD Projekt RED CD Projekt RED is taking their sweet time in developing the hotly anticipated Cyberpunk 2077. In fact, there is still no launch date announcements, despite showing off a 48-minute gameplay video six months ago. The company has also skipped recent events such as…
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Nintendo of America President Announces Retirement
Reggie Fils-Aimé Steps Down Nintendo of America’s President and Chief Operating Officer Reggie Fils-Aimé has announced his retirement today in a heartfelt statement. He has served for almost 13 years in the job and his last official day at work is on April 15. He thanks fans for their support…
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Jade Raymond to Receive Videogame Legend Award on Jan 22
Presented at the 8th Annual New York Videogame Awards The New York Videogame Critics circle have announced on Wednesday who the next recipient of the Andrew Yoon Legend award will be this year. It is none other than Canadian video game producer Jade Raymond. Raymond is of course the founder…
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Schwules Museum Celebrates LGBTQ Video Game History
LGBTQ Video Game Archive Presents Berlin’s Schwules Museum has a new exhibition entitled “Rainbow Arcade”. As the name suggests, this is not a typical video game history exhibition. Instead, it explores the cultural history of queer content and games. Specifically, from titles released between 1985 until 2018. While some are…
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Netflix Poached Activision Blizzard CFO Spencer Neumann
Why was CFO Spencer Neumann Fired? Activision Blizzard announced that they are letting Chief Financial Officer Spencer Neumann go on Monday. Initially for unspecified reasons. Although the company did make it clear that it is entirely unrelated to their financial problems. Especially since shares of Activision in particular have dropped…
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Resident Evil Movie Series Being Rebooted with New Director
New Direction for the ‘Resident Evil’ Franchise Director Paul W.S. Anderson and actress Milla Jovovich have led the Resident Evil movie franchise since 2002. After six movies and earning over $1B worldwide, it is now going into a different direction. For many fans, this is actually good news since the…
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UK National Videogame Museum Opens November 24th
Opening Soon in Sheffield The National Videogame Museum project is opening to the public in very soon. This project was formerly known as the National Video Game arcade. It was trialed in Nottingham to great success receiving 50,000 visitors a year. The people behind it even explain the history in…
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Thrustmaster Expands Racing Sim Accessory Ecosystem
New Accessories Launching in September Leading racing sim hardware manufacturer Thrustmaster is expanding their accessory line up soon. This includes the launch of the TM Racing Clamp on August 20th, as well as the TSS Handbrake Sparco Mod + and TM Sim Hub on September 20th. What Does the TSS…
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Mortal Kombat Movie Reboot Characters Details Surface
Mortal Kombat Reboot Movie Still Alive James Wan (The Conjuring and Saw franchise) has been working on bringing back Mortal Kombat to the big screen for a few years now. Considering the fact that he is also producing an on-going TV series, and five movies at the same time (including…
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Telltale Games is Producing a ‘Stranger Things’ Video Game
The Stranger Things Universe Expands Good news for fans of Netflix‘ Stranger Things, according to TechRadar, a video game adaptation is in the works. Gamers are of course familiar with Telltale Games‘ episodic graphical adventure adaptations. The most popular of which include The Walking Dead, CSI, Batman and more. Both…
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ATARI Celebrates Pong’s 45th Birthday With New Products
Legendary video game Pong is turning 45 and ATARI is celebrating the event with new products. The game originally came out in 1972. But weirdly enough, it is not actually an original idea. The game was made by Allan Alcorn, under the instruction of ATARI co-founder Nolan Bushnell. This is…
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Nintendo Increases SNES Inventory and Revives NES Classic
Nintendo has good news for fans who want the SNES Classic Edition console. They are extending supply and production through 2018, due to popular demand. Originally, shipments were only on schedule until the end of 2017. Moreover, the company is also promising more inventory on hand for the September 29…
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