Esports have grown in popularity and exposure, with new teams popping up all over the world. Some esports teams have managed to become incredibly rich by competing in tournaments. However, where many esports pros usually see dollar signs, the competitors in a coastal Japanese city are seeing crabs.
Read MoreRepresentative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), also known as AOC, is a high-profile politician who is used to being on camera. She'd never streamed on Twitch before, however -- at least not until yesterday.
Read MoreThe GameCube's library is full of hidden gems, but one particular shooter stands out from the pack. Killer7 followed the exploits of a peculiar group of assassins in the near future. These assassins were actually different personalities of one man, all of whom manifested with different skills.
Read MoreFortnite's latest patch, v14.40, is currently available for download. The update includes quite a few additions; however, the meat of the changes comes in the form of optimization that gives game files a code liposuction.
Read MoreRetro games hit a sweet spot with gamers of a certain age. That may be why Atari has decided to resurrect a classic title for the portable gaming market. In an exclusive press release via Shacknews, Atari has announced its exciting new plans to bring classic PONG gameplay to a new smaller device.
Read MoreWith Cuphead's PS4 release happening in July 2020, the game jumped back into the spotlight. Considering its massive success, a big question that's likely on everyone's mind is whether we will ever get a Cuphead 2.
Read MoreRiot Games introduced its virtual girl group, K/DA, to fans at the League of Legends World Championship Finals in 2018. This is the untold truth of League of Legends' K/DA.
Read MoreAs the release of the PlayStation 5 approaches, fans continue to have more questions regarding backwards compatibility. Recently, PlayStation has released a very short list of the PS4 games that wouldn't be compatible with the PS5. But what about the compatibility of the fan-favorite PlayLink games?
Read MoreThere's a lost Pokemon game that was once planned for release on the Nintendo 64. Here's what we know about the canceled N64 Pokemon game.
Read MoreThe music industry has been fighting tooth and nail to shut down internet piracy, often invoking something called the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Now that act, better known as the DMCA, is being used to delete clips on Twitch.
Read MoreA new trailer detailing post launch content for the upcoming Assassin's Creed: Valhalla revealed that the Viking adventure will expand its scope to new locations after its release.
Read MoreYakuza: Like a Dragon is definitely developing an irreverent and unapologetic personality of its own. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the new trailer, which dropped on Oct. 20. The "Next Generation of Yakuza" video specifically pokes fun at standard, next-generation gaming jargon.
Read MoreNintendo has released a few games for the Switch that have become surprisingly difficult to find. And you might be shocked to learn that the rarest (and most expensive) Nintendo Switch game on the market might be one that stars one of Nintendo's most popular Super Smash Bros. characters: Bayonetta.
Read MoreGamers everywhere are excited to get their hands on the next generation of console games. Upon launch, those who are lucky enough to secure a pre-order for Sony's new PlayStation may face some disappointment when it comes to the PS5's internal storage.
Read MoreAlthough you may not realize it, Neverwinter has deep roots in Dungeon & Dragons lore. Here is a brief history of Neverwinter, the video game series you might not know is based on Dungeons & Dragons.
Read MoreAmazon's first foray into video game production, Crucible, made news headlines for all the wrong reasons.
Read MoreThe Super Nintendo library was rich with hidden gems and rare games, but Secret of Evermore is one that you may have never played. SquareSoft originally developed Secret of Evermore to be a distinctly "American" take on JRPG conventions. The result was a game that divided fans but is a classic.
Read MoreFortnite is a massively successful game, bringing in an unfathomable amount of revenue in mobile sales and through V-Bucks, Fornite's own in-game currency. So what happens when you purchase V-Bucks from less-reputable sources? One Reddit user has seemingly shared the results of just such a purchase.
Read MoreEven though Phasmophobia is plenty frightening, its developers are hard at work tweaking the game's scares, and not for the reasons you might think.
Read MoreWatch Dogs: Legion's Bloodline, a season pass expansion, will let gamers play as Watch Dogs protagonist Aiden Pearce, as well as other characters from the series. The kicker: the whole single-player campaign will be rewritten for Pearce's character.
Read MoreOne of the strangest Zelda spinoff games focuses on one of the series' most peculiar side characters. Chances are you probably haven't played it unless you imported it from Japan or Europe. So, what exactly have you been missing out on?
Read MoreEver since Frictional Games launched the first entry in the Amnesia franchise, audiences have looked forward to future Amnesia installments. After giving The Chinese Room a crack at the franchise with Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Frictional Games returns to the series with Amnesia: Rebirth.
Read MoreDr Disrespect is one of the most talked-about streamers in the industry, and for good reason. It seems as though his viewership has continued to climb over the last few months, resulting in the Doc possibly being more relevant than ever before. According to this chart, the Doc may still be on top.
Read MoreWith the launch of the PlayStation 5 just around the corner, an interesting question has been raised. Could P.T. somehow make its way to Sony's new console? Will the PlayStation Store allow those who downloaded the game before to do so again on their new hardware?
Read MoreSony may change a PlayStation 4 update after criticism it convolutes the console's party system and allows online chat to be recorded. The update went live on Oct.14, integrating party, and messaging into one system.
Read MoreWhen it comes to women who stream, Pokimane has been dominant for some time — The Loadout called her "the undisputed queen of Twitch" and she regularly tops lists of the most popular female streamers. But is that changing?
Read MoreSome of the following gamers ended up being a little too slick for their own good, while a few of them were hopelessly clumsy in their attempts at gaming the system. Maybe cheaters never prosper, but the important thing is that they are usually good for a laugh.
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