Indiana Jones and The Great Circle Falls Short of One Franchise Tradition

Summary Three years after first announcing the development of a game in theIndiana Jonesfranchise, MachineGames and Bethesda finally unveiledIndiana Jones and the Great Circlewhich is set to release later this year. The reveal ofIndiana Jones and the Great Circlecame out of the recentXbox Developer Directthat showcased a handful of exciting titles alongside it, includingSenua’s Saga: Hellblade 2andAvowed. However, as exciting as the gameplay reveal ofIndiana Jones and the Great Circlewas, it was held back by the underwhelming title of the game, which comes from a franchise known for its exciting titles....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 583 words · Samantha Davis

Infinix GT 20 Pro is the Official Gaming Phone of PUBG MOBILE Super League

Summary Hong Kong-based Infinix has revealed that its GT 20 Pro is the official gaming smartphone of thePUBG MOBILE Super League(PMSL). The latest edition of thePUBG MOBILEeSports competition has started in mid-May in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, with its Central and South Asia (CSA) edition being scheduled to follow soon. The PMSL is an eSports tournament series organized byPUBG MOBILEpublisher Krafton. The inaugural edition of the competition was announced in February 2023 and took place over the following two months, followed by another season in August of that year....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 453 words · Christopher Rodriguez

Insomniac Leak Suggests One of Its Most Underrated Games Was Going to Get a Sequel

Summary The recent leaks suffered by Insomniac Games show that the studio was once planning to release a sequel toSunset Overdrive, but the project was eventually canceled.Sunset Overdriveis one of the most underrated games released by Insomniac Games, and it eveninspired some mechanics in games likeMarvel’s Spider-Man 2, so gamers will be sad to discover its development was abandoned. The originalSunset Overdrivewas released for Xbox One back in 2014, way before Insomniac Games was acquired by Sony in 2019....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 540 words · Jeffrey Anderson

Jessica Blevins is Stepping Down as Ninja's Manager

Gaming, like most parts of the entertainment industry, is beginning to see more of its own “power couples” gaining mainstream attention for their success in the space.Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevinsand his wife/manager, Jessica Blevins, have been at the forefront of streaming for the last five years, though it hasn’t been without its ups-and-downs as their recent drama with Pokimane shows. However, Ninja will soon find himself with a new manager as his wife will soon be stepping down from the role to focus on building her own brand to stand alongside her husband’s....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 445 words · Christy Howard

Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter 262 Part 2: Yuta Prepares A Hollow Purple

Summary Jujutsu Kaisenrecently made its return after a month-long break with a new chapter to addto the already incredible Shinjuku Showdown arc, and it is safe to say that it lived up to all expectations. Much to the surprise of the fans, JJK did not drop chapter 263 this week. Instead, the second part of chapter 262 was released, which essentially confirmed the fact that Gege left the previous chapter incomplete last time around....

June 8, 2025 · 6 min · 1204 words · George Jones

League of Legends: New Keystone Rune First Strike Revealed

Preseason is usually the time of the year whenLeague of Legendsplayers face significant changes to the game, at least compared to the usual patches which arrive every other week. For example, last year’sPreseason brought the Item Overhaulwhich turned the game on its head for a couple of months. A recent post on the officialLeague of Legendswebsite has revealed their plans on adding another keystone by the name First Strike which will be a part of the Inspiration rune tree....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 461 words · Timothy Mendoza

Microsoft's The Initiative is Building a Dream Team, But for What?

Microsoft may have distracted Xbox fans with the big Bethesda/Zenimax acquisition last month, but there’s still one big mystery from one of the existing Xbox Game Studios. Promising a quadruple-A game experience, The Initiative studio has been working in secret on a new first-party project for Xbox Series X/S since 2018. While the game itself still remains behind several sets of closed doors, Microsoft and Xbox continues to tout the project as a very promising new game for Xbox’s future....

June 8, 2025 · 4 min · 657 words · Michael Mccullough

Most Successful Kickstarter Gaming Projects Ever

Since its debut in 2009,Kickstarterhas helped to fund over 80,000 projects, and while not all of them have turned out to be the game-changers that they promised their backers, there have been some real standouts over the years. Some ofthe most successful Kickstarter projects, both in terms of how much they’ve raised and how well they’ve been received after release, have been video game related. Making video games is a pretty costly endeavor, and for indie developers, it’s often an impossibility under normal circumstances....

June 8, 2025 · 4 min · 723 words · David Obrien

Naruto: Characters Who Were Nerfed

Narutoisone of the most popular animethat needs no introduction. The struggles of the eponymous protagonist as he strives to make his village acknowledge him while also saving his best friend from the depths of darkness make for an engaging watch that fans absolutely adore. It might’ve had its fair share of missteps, butNarutois a pretty cohesive and engaging story full to the brim with many interesting and fun characters that viewers love in their own way....

June 8, 2025 · 6 min · 1093 words · Andrew Murray

November 2020 is Already Stacked for Video Games

Every year, the video game industry experiences what’s called the fall gaming rush, where publishers launch some of their biggest games to make sure they’re out in time for the holiday season. However, November 2020 is set to be even bigger than usual, with a number of high profile video game releases and events currently scheduled to take place that month. And the thing is, a lot of November has yet to even be filled out at the time of this writing....

June 8, 2025 · 4 min · 832 words · Nathan Smith

Overwatch 2 is Getting Rid of Map Pools

Blizzard is rolling back its decision to implement map pools in hero-shooterOverwatch 2. While 2 CP maps were permanently removed from rotation,Overwatch 2otherwise brought over almost all the maps that were featured in the firstOverwatchgame. This meantOverwatch 2had a large selection of maps right from the jump, but only some of those maps were actually available for fans to play thanks to the introduction of map pools. Starting withOverwatch 2, Blizzard implemented map pools that restricted which maps could appear in any given season....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · Joe Baker

Overwatch 2’s Weapon Charms Are Useless For One Hero

The weapon charms ofOverwatch 2have been a bit hit-and-miss with players, as one hero named Wrecking Ball can’t even benefit from enjoying this piece of personalization. Though thehero skins ofOverwatchwere quite abundant in the original title, Blizzard Entertainment has decided to put an even bigger emphasis on player customization in the sequel. While the lack of loot boxes has ironically made cosmetics practically impossible to obtain without spending real money, their quality certainly matches the high standards players have come to expect from Blizzard....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 453 words · Shawn Roberts

P.T. Should Be Republished

Although the Halloween season for 2021 has now passed, that doesn’t mean that fans of horror games will be putting them down entirely until October 2022. The past month was full of conversations regarding the best horror titles of all time, and in many of them,P.T.was brought up as one of gaming’s scariest experiences. The playable teaser shocked fans due to its horrific imagery, tense atmosphere, and obtuse, fourth-wall-breaking mechanics. However unfortunately, it was delisted in 2015, meaning fans can’t download it and revisit the nightmare that was the teaser for the canceledSilent Hills....

June 8, 2025 · 4 min · 649 words · Brooke Meyers