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The Evil Within 2 looks like it will live up to its spooky, surrealist roots based on the latest gameplay trailer for the upcoming horror game. First revealed at E3 in June, this first real look at The Evil Within‘s sequel digs a bit further into what to expect in the game, including some action-packedRead more

One of life’s few certainties: if there’s new Destiny content, Destiny fans are going to pick it apart. The public beta for Destiny 2 launched on Tuesday afternoon. Now, less than 24 hours later, one critical piece of feedback is evident in many corners of social media where the game is discussed. Image: destinythegame subredditRead more

Here’s a fun fact about that new Nintendo Switch Online app: Voice chat is as awful as we’d feared. Most of you probably saw nonsense like this coming as soon as Nintendo confirmed that Switch online services would be relegated to an Android or iOS app. But now, the app is here and — whileRead more

As esports make their way onto mainstream TV, they’re going to have to play by mainstream TV rules. ESPN made that evident this weekend when they broadcast a portion of the Street Fighter V tournament from Evo 2017 — one of the biggest fighting game tournaments of the year. During a match on Sunday, wordRead more

Atari’s mounting a comeback with the Ataribox, its first game console in decades, but it’s also selling baseball caps with built-in speakers. Yeah, really. The Speakerhat is part of “Atari Connected Life,” a subdivision that’s “all about retro, arcade & mobile gaming, modern PC & console games. + web & connected tech and all thingsRead more

Crash Bandicoot N’Sane Trilogy allows people to play through the classic Crash Bandicoot trilogy in a modern remaster. And now it’s even bringing cut levels back from the dead. Activision released the infamous level Stormy Ascent as free DLC for the Crash Bandicoot N’Sane Trilogy on PlayStation 4 today, giving players a chance to tryRead more

You know how it goes — sometimes in Ghost Recon, you get tired of working with your friends to complete missions and you just want to shoot them instead. If that’s you, then we have some good news: Ghost Recon: Wildlands is getting its first player-versus-player mode called Ghost War in an update coming laterRead more

Splatoon 2 is nothing if not charming.  During this weekend’s Splatfest, some players noticed that Splatoon‘s signature Nintendo charm even extends to its warning against rage quitters and players with poor internet connections. If you disconnect from online multiplayer matches in Splatoon 2 enough times, the game will give you a warning that you couldRead more

When you say stupid things on the internet, there’s always a chance that it could come back to haunt you. Two days after Dutch professional soccer club PSV Eindhoven signed FIFA esports player Tony Kok to compete under its name, PSV dropped him. Never tweet. PSV gaat het contract met eSporter Tony Kok per directRead more

After hosting and broadcasting half a dozen live tournaments in Overwatch, Street Fighter, and Counter-Strike on TV over the past year, Turner Broadcasting and IMG’s esports brand ELeague is pointing its cameras toward Dota 2, this time in the form of a documentary series. Ahead of one of the biggest esports tournaments of the year,Read more