Into The Video Game Z

NEWS: PSN name changes finally arrive Octopath Traveler is coming to Steam Jedi: Fallen Order from Respawn is revealed Nepal bans PUBG and threatens arrest if caught playing Gearbox stealth-adds a new rarity of weapon drop in Borderlands 2 code Hajime Tabata announces an officially licensed paralympics jRPG Capcom announces plug and play console with arcade classics SNK working on new Metal Slug, as well as Neo Geo 2/3? Apple is willing to spend 500 million to bring games to Apple Arcade Xbox One S All Digital Edition officially announced Xbox Game Pass Ultimate revealed Mark Cerny reveals official details of the PS5 Joker is in Smash right now! TOPICS: Elder Scrolls Blades FFXIV Open world games and "emptiness"

NEWS: Kotaku report suggests Dragon Age 4 will be "live service" and built on Anthem's codebase Metroid Prime Trilogy, Link to the Past, and Persona 5 show up on Best Buy temporarily Free Labo VR updates for Mario Odyssey and Breath of the Wild The Outer Worlds doesn't have a crafting system Microsoft and 2K pick sides in the PC store wars, we pick ours Borderlands 3 has a few options for how loot drops UK investigating Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo over their subscription service terms Leak suggests a Microsoft "Ultimate" pass that combines Game Pass and Xbox Live Gold. Overwatch League bans the "okay" symbol. Rumors abound that Halo Infinite has a 500m dev budget, if true, what could it be used for? TOPICS: Epic Games Store vs Steam Easy modes and accessibility Final Fantasy XIV Vampyr Pokemon Let's Go nuzlocke? Caligula Effect Overdose EMAIL: Is there still a space for user generated content in AAA games?

NEWS: Senran Kagura producer leaves Marvelous over content regulation from industry giants Monolith Soft hiring for new Legend of Zelda game Borderlands 3 announced at Pax East Twitch Prime nets you a year of Nintendo Online Kaz Hirai retires from Sony's board No Elder Scrolls 6 or Starfield at Bethesda's E3 Valve Index VR headset reveal coming in May Jason Schreier releases scathing report on Anthem's development and work culture TOPICS: April Fool's Game Industry Jokes Oxenfree Windjammers 2 DB Fighterz Update Yoshi's Crafted World EMAILS: Would Sony exclusives ever come to PC? PC as a platform? Will Dark Souls level design ever return? Is the Stadia controller competent?

NEWS: Phil Spencer responds to Google's Stadia announcement in Microsoft internal E-mail Who is Phil Harrison, the man leading Stadia? Disney resurrects some Lucasfilm Game jobs for "brand marketing and heritage products" Epic Games Store to exclusively distribute Control, The Outer Worlds, and David Cage games. Chris Avellone is working on Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines 2 Xbox One S All Digital Edition leaks? Rumors of two new Switch models shoot Nintendo stock shares up 7% Walmart is exploring their own game streaming service DMC V sells 2 million in 2 weeks, Dead Cells hits 1 million Sony to stop selling PS4 download codes through retailers EA fires 350 employees, citing "ramping down in Japan and Russia" Apple Arcade subscription service is announced, 100 new and exclusive games when launched Nintendo Nindie Direct Presentation Sony State of Play Presentation Microsoft ID @ Xbox Game Pass Presentation TOPICS: Game Preservation in light of Stadia Streaming removes consumer power The Division 2 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

NEWS: Google announces Stadia; what it is, and implications for the future Judgment pulled from sale in Japan after actor cocaine use EA paid Ninja 1 million to promote Apex Legends Apex Legends battle pass is out Dwarf Fortress coming to Steam with graphics and support Interview reveals how Miyamoto interacts with the other Nintendo directors Back 4 Blood; new game from Left 4 Dead creators Turtle Rock Studios Former Valve writer and Riot Games technical designer create a new studio; Stray Bombay Epic Games launcher tracking controversy Steam "off topic" review bombs won't be counted towards score Media Create sales data going "paid only" GT Goku is DB FighterZ DLC Bethesda confirms their E3 conference, how will they address Fallout 76? Call of Duty Mobile announced, co-developed by Tencent TOPICS: Devil May Cry 5 Division 2

NEWS: Apex Legends Battle Pass coming soon/datamined? Death Stranding is a little behind schedule Nintendo asks their smartphone game partners to make people spend less money in their games Anthem bug makes base rifle more powerful than Masterworks, drop rate issue, and more Nintendo announces Labo VR kit EA will not be hosting an E3 press conference, EA Play livestreams from June 7th to 9th instead Devolver Digital and Limited Run Games will each have an E3 conference Master Chief Collection coming to Windows and Steam Minecraft will be joining Xbox Game Pass Wrath of Aeon- a new game on the original Quake engine From Software would love to take a crack at battle royale and live service games GOG and Blizzard team up to release original Diablo on PC, Warcraft 1 and 2 to come Google's new game controller TOPICS: Devil May Cry 5 full review Slime Rancher Azur Lane EMAILS: Video Game curses and myths explored

NEWS: Rumors; Persona 5S on Switch, P3 remake being considered? EVO 2019 lineup; Smash is dropped, UNIST gets main stage Is Randy Pitchford teasing a Borderlands 3 reveal at PAX East? Fortnite adds ping system and hints of a respawn system to come Apex Legends reaches 50 million players, can they sustain momentum? Marina and Princess Peach show up in Xbox dashboard Mixer banners KOTOR 2 writer Chris Avellone has finished up work on Jedi Fallen Order, hinting at another project Halo Infinite to be at E3 2019, billed as a "spiritual reboot" TOPICS: DMCV Deluxe Edition Sonic Movie render Deep Rock Galactic Metro Exodus update Anthem update EMAILS: Best way to play Kingdom Hearts series Gaming Collectibles?

NEWS: NPD January shows Switch as best selling console, KH3 as top game, RE2 and Capcom doing great Square Enix developing a game called "Last Idea" Reggie Fils-Aime to retire from Nintendo in April, Doug Bowser to take over as Nintendo of America CEO Microsoft is potentially bringing Game Pass and other first party titles to Switch via streaming Microsoft positioning themselves to battle Amazon/Google streaming services, will likely announce two consoles and Nintendo partnership at E3 Google likely to announce new "Yeti" console and stream service at GDC 2019 Over 50 Microsoft employees sign petition to stop Microsoft from selling hololens to US Army, stating "they did not sign up to make weapons" Anthem tops UK charts, but pushes 10% of Destiny week 1 sales, and less than half of Mass Effect Andromeda sales Pokemon Direct predictions Noclip.website allows you to check out game worlds in your browser TOPICS: Pokemon Sword and Shield announced/impressions EMAILS: Biggest disconnect between a great game trailer and the game being bad?

NEWS: Nintendo Direct Roundup- all the releases/dates Rumors of Switch VR coming as part of Labo line Activision-Blizzard lays off nearly 800 employees after record setting year Tencent already in talks with EA, looking to port Apex Legends to China VR title Apex Construct sees more sales in 7 days in China than entirety of 2018 as it's mistaken for Apex Legends Blazblue Cross Tag Battle gets new characters, new series added plus others on the way THQ Nordic acquires Warhorse Studios, makers of Kingdom Come Deliverance Rumor- Nintendo bringing back a big canceled game that no one expects Call of Duty 2019 will have a campaign TOPICS: Full reviews/impressions for: Jump Force Yoshi's Crafted World Demo Daemon X Machina Demo Far Cry New Dawn Crackdown 3 Metro Exodus Anthem EMAILS: When's Apex Legends cross-play coming?

NEWS: Apex Legends reaches 25 million players in a week after its stealth launch Apex Legends has 2 million concurrent players at one time Apex Legends smart comm system came about through a month of playtesting with no voice chat enabled Yeah we talk a lot about Apex Legends and how it succeeded/differentiates itself Axiom Verge crashed on Epic Games Store because of missing file called "Steam" Shawn Layden says E3 lost its impact, Sony focused on making fewer, larger games. Playstation Classic down to $40 at Walmart Sony says they're open to cross-play, Wargroove devs disagree February 27th is Pokemon Day, look forward to some surprises? Christian Whitehead of Sonic Mania fame co-founds his own studio, bringing retro engine with him Nintendo Direct on February 13th; predictions/expectations Pixelmon Reforged has added every single Pokemon to Minecraft