It’s been a little more than 10 years since Riot Games shared the first anthem for the League of Legends World Championship, Imagine Dragons’ 2014 track “Warriors.” The song from the then-rising band spearheaded a decade of epic music collaborations crowning League of Legends‘ biggest competitive moments. Now, the honor …
Read More »'Lollipop Chainsaw' vs. 'Dead Rising': Which Controversial Zombie Game Is Better?
Two video game remasters have kicked off the Halloween season a month early, in more ways than one. Lollipop Chainsaw RePop and Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, released on September 12 and September 19 respectively, are intriguing titles in their own merits. They’re examples of being bold about changing cultural aspects …
Read More »Kimbra, Tokimonsta, and Łaszewo Debut New Tracks in 'Candy Crush Saga'
It’s time for a candy fix. To celebrate its third annual Music Season tournament, Candy Crush Saga is teaming up with artists Kimbra, Tokimonsta, and Łaszewo to unveil three new tracks inspired by the sounds of the world’s biggest mobile game. The tracks will premiere in-game today, Sept. 19, for …
Read More »'Marvel vs. Capcom 2' Pro Justin Wong Is a Real-Life Final Boss
Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection has only been out for a week, yet players across every platform — PC, PlayStation, even Nintendo Switch — have been facing an uphill battle. It’s not an issue caused by glitches or connectivity issues, although they exist, but instead a single player whose total …
Read More »Kane Brown Feels More Comfortable With Gaming Than Music
Like many artists on the road, Kane Brown loves to spend his downtime playing video games. But unlike most, the country singer takes it very, very seriously. Sure, it’s a great way for him to stay connected with friends back home, but the true reason is simpler: he just hates …
Read More »Damn It, Is 'Call of Duty' Cool Again?
Looking back, it’s hard to believe that there was ever a time before Call of Duty. Omitting the gap year between the first two entries, Call of Duty (2003) and Call of Duty 2 (2005), there has been a full mainline game released in the franchise every year since, and …
Read More »'Yars Rising' Reinvents Atari's Forgotten Hit
At the dawn of video gaming in the early Seventies, there was one name that dominated the scene: Atari. For years, the house that Pong built was synonymous with the arcade scene and home consoles, but like many of the biggest players from the old days not named Nintendo, the …
Read More »Why the PlayStation 5 Pro Announcement Has Everyone Mad
It’s official, the worst kept secret in gaming this year has come true with Sony’s announcement of the PlayStation 5 Pro. In a pre-recorded presentation run live on PlayStation’s YouTube channel, PS5 lead architect Mark Cerny laid out the new futures of the upgraded version of Sony’s current generation console, …
Read More »Madden's Best Mode Is Totally Broken at the Worst Time
EA Sports Madden NFL Football has always been a landmark franchise. Even if you don’t play it every year you probably know someone who plays it religiously and could info-dump for hours about how the minute changes made to the annually updated game matter because they change 100 different details …
Read More »What Killed PlayStation's Multiplayer Shooter, 'Concord?'
PlayStation’s Concord launched on Aug. 23; as of today, it’s dead. Conceived eight years ago by former Bungie developers (Destiny, Halo) by then working at Firewalk Studios, Concord and its team were brought into Sony PlayStation’s first-party portfolio in April 2023. The goal was to help bolster the live-service strategy …
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