April Fools’ Day is a vile holiday, filled with mean pranks and weak attempts at jokes. With the notable exception of ThinkGeek (RIP) April Fools’ Day promotions from corporations are especially egregious — they’re almost always either obvious, frustratingly vague, or just silly. This year, however, electronics retailer Newegg is rejecting the nature of the […]
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO) developers rolled out an update adding new maps Chlorine and Anubis, removing Shattered Web, and introducing Prisma 2 cases. Additionally, Valve released miscellaneous game fixes. To the community’s dismay, Valve hasn’t addressed concerns regarding Krieg (SG-553) nerfs or game performance. Despite that, the community has shown positive feedback in response to […]
Call of Duty: Warzone is still seeing tremendous success with its player count continuing to rise. Though the current COVID-19 outbreak may contribute to this, it’s a fact that the community enjoys the new take on battle royale that Warzone offers. Of course, this doesn’t mean the game isn’t without its issues. We discussed the […]
A fan of the Super Smash Bros. series has created a Smash-inspired line of soap products. Smashersoap, which was announced through a Twitter video on March 17, officially launched on April 1. The announcement video notes that “this is not a joke,” despite the April Fools’ Day launch. The idea for Smashersoap arose out of […]
Being an Easter-inspired event, it’s no surprise that eggs feature prominently into Bunny Day, Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ first-ever seasonal event. It’s live from now through April 12, and while the basics are all outlined for you, there are some details you might need to discover on your own. Below, we’ve detailed all six types […]
Nihon Falcom’s Trails of Cold Steel series has made waves among hardcore RPG fans for years now. Today, the company announced that the fourth entry in the series will come to North America this autumn on PS4, with a PC and Nintendo Switch release coming in 2021. If you haven’t heard of The Legend of […]
The High School Esports League (HSEL) has announced a partnership with American fast-casual restaurant chain Zaxby’s for a marketing promotion. Zaxby’s will award prizes for the HSEL’s Spring Major 2020 championship series, with winning players eligible to win a $250 Zaxby’s gift certificate each week of the “Fastest Fingerz” prize campaign. RELATED: High School Esports […]
In the last update for Season 2 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, developer Infinity Ward is bringing back an intense spin on Gunfight, introducing a new variant to Cyber Attack, and having a little fun with April Fools’ Day. Gunfight will see the return of a Snipers-Only 3v3 playlist, which is pretty self-explanatory. The […]
The Entire VR Industry in One Little Email The Daily Roundup is our comprehensive coverage of the VR industry wrapped up into one daily email, delivered directly to your inbox. Email Address Strivr, the immersive VR training company, announced the successful completion of a $30 million financing round, something the startup says will help it […]
Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Comments On COVID-19's Impact For Xbox Series X And Halo Infinite Release Dates
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has commented extensively for the first time on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the planned launch of Xbox Series X later this year and more. Speaking to IGN, Spencer said he wants people to know that first and foremost, the safety and security of its teams is what is […]