Angry Birds has been nothing short of a runaway success on the Apple App Store. Rovio – after liberating themselves from Chillingo – released Angry Birds Halloween on the iPhone, which led to 1 million downloads in just under a week. Today we learn that the free Android version of the original Angry Birds has hit 7 million downloads.The developer released this bit of information after responding to a follower on Twitter....
Basing a video game on an anime is a great way for a developer to build a compelling narrative in an already-established setting and borrow hyped-up fans from a popular series like Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. The relationship benefits the fans as well, often letting them step into the shoes of their favorite protagonists and providing a deeper dive into the lore of their favorite shows. As displayed by the recent hit that is Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, a well-crafted game can even make experiencing long-familiar story arcs fresh and fun again....
Anthem has had a tough first year since its release in December 2018, but nevertheless it’s now gearing up for a holiday Icetide event that will cover the world in snow. The game has already run a test of the event through a Public Test Server (PTS), in preparation for the event’s debut in the coming weeks. Yesterday was the final day for players to check out Anthem’s test server, in order to provide Bioware with feedback on what works and what doesn’t in the event....
UPDATE (10/23): This story was updated to clarify melee damage numbers and to include additional tips and minor clarifications. Shadowfall takes Apex Legends players back to Kings Canyon with a twisted new take on battle royale. This limited-time mode is more complicated than the game’s regular battle royale mode. Here are some tactical tips to succeed in Shadowfall. The Rules in a Nutshell Shadowfall starts as a normal Solos Mode that takes place on a night version of Apex Legends’ pre-Season 3 map....
Respawn Entertainment has set a brisk pace for its content drops and it’s not slowing down at all, with the next one arriving just in time for Halloween. The Apex Legends Fight or Fright Collection Event begins Oct. 15 and runs to Nov. 5. During this time players will be able to participate in a new limited-time mode, complete event-related challenges, and unlock Halloween-inspired skins for legends and weapons. Something wicked this way comes....
Apex Legends Mobile is finally here and with it comes a brand-new mobile-exclusive character for players to try out. If you’re wondering what this new Legend has to offer, we’ve got all the details you need right here. Here are all of Fade’s abilities in Apex Legends Mobile. All of Fade’s Abilities in Apex Legends Mobile Passive Ability — Slipstream Slipstream is a movement ability that boosts Fade’s speed after he slides, allowing him to get around the map much faster than most other Legends — excluding the likes of Octane, of course....
The Apocalypse Now video game Kickstarter is no longer the only way to fund the game’s development, with a complementary long-term crowdfunding site having launched at ApocalypseNow.com. The original Kickstarter was seeking a minimum of $900,000, but after three weeks funding has stalled at around $173,000. The production team indicates it was always going to launch the second funding page, but doing so when the original Kickstarter appears to be failing makes things rather muddled....
ARK, an open-world first-person dinosaur survival game, has been announced for Steam, PS4 and Xbox One, with a Steam Early Access launch planned for June 2. Developed by Studio Wildcard, the game also promises support for VR headsets including Project Morpheus. Stranded naked, freezing and starving on the shores of a mysterious island called ARK, players must use their skill and cunning to kill or tame and ride dinosaurs and other primeval creatures roaming the land....
Key Points Athanasius Kircher was ordained as a Jesuit priest in 1628.A linguist and a scientist, Kircher was a professor of mathematics, physics, and oriental languages at the Collegio Romano. He also taught Greek, Hebrew, and Syrian, and knew Latin, as well.He is noted for making the first attempt to apply the microscope to ascertain the cause of disease. The Jesuit priest Athanasius Kircher was an authentic scientific superstar in his time, honoured with the title “master of a hundred arts” and later dubbed also “the last Renaissance man”, “one-man intellectual clearing house”, “the first scholar with a global reputation”, “a giant among seventeenth-century scholars” and “one of the last thinkers who could rightfully claim all knowledge as his domain”....
Forget console wars, it’s time for the Modern FPS wars: Battlefield 3 vs. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The first hands have been dealt and at E3 in two weeks, when these two gargantuan franchises lay more of their cards are on the table for the world to see, players will pick their sides (if they haven’t already). Call of Duty has the bigger fanbase and mainstream appeal. Battlefield 3 has the superior game engine and graphics....
The time has finally come for the heavily anticipated remaster of Final Fantasy 8. This fondly regarded classic was a radical entry in the legendary series and was driven by its outlandish plot, memorable characters, and underrated soundtrack. Since it’s been over 20 years since its release, revisiting the world from the cockpit of the Ragnarok has never looked better. There are plenty of things for first-time players or series veterans can take from this to enhance their experience in reliving this generational classic....
The first Behind the Sims Summit of 2023 has officially aired, and it was jam-packed with a lot of information, so we don’t blame you if something flew over your head during the 23-minute live stream. As such, we’ve put together a breakdown of everything that happened in the event, including what fans can expect from the current and future games in the series. Here’s everything we know about what’s coming up in the world of The Sims....
Elden Ring has a lot of Bosses & Hostile creatures. Some of them are easy to deal with while others feel like it takes an eternity to defeat them. As such, you will need the Best Weapons & Gear. Among the various types of Weapons, the game has the Curved Swords Class. They are pretty nimble and amazing to use. In this guide, I will show you the Best Curved Swords in Elden Ring....
This article comes from Den of Geek UK. If you’re a proud parent and the proud owner of a PS4, then boy do we have an article for you. You’ve probably thought about combining these facets of your life and getting your offspring into gaming, but maybe you don’t know where to start. Perhaps you want a few tips for kid-friendly PS4 games. If this is the case, you’ve come to the right place....
The following contains spoilers for Better Call Saul season 5 episode 3. In the middle of a mostly gloomy episode of Better Call Saul “The Guy For This,” which solidifies Jimmy’s involvement with the Salamancas and finds Kim playing the villain in a corporate lawsuit, a ray of sunshine appears. Or perhaps a ray of sunshine is reflected off of one returning hero’s chrome dome. The DEA’s Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Hank Schrader, has reentered the Breaking Bad universe with his ever-reliable partner Steve Gomez in tow....
Despite first releasing all the way back in 2013, Bioshock Infinite players have noticed the PC version of the game has been receiving numerous updates over the last several months. These updates initially started in September of last year and they just keep on coming. March alone has seen 13 changes to the game (thanks TheGamer). There are many theories as to what these updates are all in aid of. Some on Reddit have taken this as a sign that Bioshock Infinite will be getting a remaster, but this seems unlikely....
This article contains mild spoilers from several sequences in Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman. The opening image of BlacKkKlansman is unmistakable. It is a classic moment from one of the all-time Hollywood classics: Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara wades through the dead and dying of the Confederate Army, slowly realizing the sheer hopelessness of the Southern “Cause,” a cause which Gone with the Wind (1939) demurred from explicitly stating (unlike what D.W. Griffith’s love letter to the Ku Klux Klan, The Birth of a Nation, had done 24 years earlier)....
StarCraft II has officially released their first major patch to sort out balance issues between the races; however, lead Blizzard developer Chris Sigaty has been raising a concern to Zerg lovers. Regardless of Sigaty’s unfavorable stance towards the Zerg in patch 1.1 there has been minor improvements for them, and in patch 1.2 it should address further issues, but not appease everyone. Sigaty continued on to say that although there will be additional improvements for the Zerg in patch 1....
In true Illidan Stormrage style, Hearthstone‘s newest hero is proving too powerful, and it’s scaring people. As a result, Blizzard Entertainment has decided to do something about him. Again. Illidan, the hero of the new Demon Hunter class, has only been out for a couple of days, but a post on the Hearthstone forum has revealed that some nerfs will be applied to a handful of the class’s cards today....
With World of Warcraft Classic just around the corner, - a faithful recreation of the original MMO before its many expansions - many players who have been with the title since those early days may find themselves feeling nostalgic about their old friendships that may have faded as the years went on. Blizzard certainly seems to think that, so it has come up with a way for players to track down and reconnect with others from their old servers....
