Yikes: Madden skipping the Wii U this year

EA Sports has confirmed toNintendo World ReportthatMadden NFLwill be skipping the Wii U this year. EA stated the following: “We will not be releasing a Wii U version of Madden NFL in 2013. However, we have a strong partnership with Nintendo and will continue to evaluate opportunities for delivering additional Madden NFL products for Nintendo fans in the future.” This will be the first time aMaddentitle hasn’t appeared on a Nintendo console since 1991....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Peter Ryan

YouTube Bans xQc, Demonetizes Videos

Popular Twitch streamers have been known to post clips, montages, and unique videos on separateYouTubechannels to ensure that audience members of multiple platforms have access to their content. Frequent Twitch stats leader Felix “xQc” Lengyel maintains a healthy following on hisYouTubechannel as well, but he has been banned and demonetized there as of yesterday.Many YouTube content creators have been hit with copyright and community guidelines strikes over the years, with tons of them debating the accuracy to the claims as they appeal to what’s hindering their channels from generating revenue....

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 337 words · Michael Butler

'Shang-Chi' May Find A Way To Tie Back To The Original MCU Film

After more than a decade of its inception, theMarvel Cinematic Universeis all set to introduce its first Asian superhero to the world. Actor Simu Liu suited up in the first trailer forShang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Ringsearlier this month, bringing the Chinese-born hero to life. But, the inclusion of the Ten Rings, a terrorist organization on a mission to destroy peace, has left some Marvel fans confused about the timeline of events....

May 16, 2025 · 5 min · 957 words · Amy Hoover

Destructoid review: WordFu

You can’t spell “bubbles” with Locust viscera in Epic’sGears of War 2, and you can’t scribble “pregnant” on a wall in Monolith’sF.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin. Even if you could spell the words, neither game would reward you for the feat. Intense violence doesn’t mix well with the fine art of constructing words. Thankfully, there’s an option for word people. I recently finished ngmoco’sWordFu, a spelling title that takes the Boggle formula and throws out the majority of the rules....

May 16, 2025 · 3 min · 570 words · Elizabeth Butler

Frog Fractions 2 devs’ Kickstarter Sim captures the thrills of crowdfunding

Who needs insulin anyway? Crowdsourcing funding for your game has been all the rage the past couple of years. We know full well how everything comes off from the audience’s side, but what do the developers go through? Twinbeard, the makers ofFrog Fractions 2, made a short game that aims to capture the developers’ experience.Kickstarter Simulator 2015chronicles all the bad decisions they need to duck, all the distractions they need to avoid, and all the life’s-savings they need to drain from peoples’ bank accounts....

May 16, 2025 · 1 min · 109 words · Valerie Poole

Gran Turismo Review

The current era of video game adaptations has delivered its share of hits and misses. One thing remains true: there are more than ever as Hollywood mines every IP it can.Gran Turismo, though, exists in a strange sort of limbo. It comes off as a blend of a fairly typical sports movie and an adaptation that can’t help but draw attention to its source material. UnlikeUnchartedorThe Super Mario Bros. Movie, however,Gran Turismoplays more like a commercial for the game it’s based on than an actual story....

May 16, 2025 · 5 min · 893 words · Michael Woodward

Mobile Royale Codes

Mobile Royaleis one of therepresentatives of strategy mobile games. In it, players will manage a kingdom, hire units, and fight armies of enemies. However, like all similar titles, resources play the most crucial role. Luckily, you can get many free items usingMobile Royalecodes. These codes can provide you with numerous different rewards. Even just one of them can significantly speed up your progress. However, you should hurry, as they are active for a limited time....

May 16, 2025 · 2 min · 294 words · Nicholas Allen

Monday Mind Teasers: sresaeT dniM yadnoM

You know how it works! With the help of each other, attempt to figure out all of the disguised game covers. They all share a common theme that, once solved, can help you figure out the harder ones. Some of this week’s teasers are more than a little tough, but the theme should be obvious, so from there it shouldn’t be too hard to knock them all off one by one....

May 16, 2025 · 1 min · 112 words · Joshua Martinez

More info and screens from Binding of Isaac: Rebirth teased

Definitive details and final build soon Hey, remember when thatBinding of Isaacremake was announced forever ago? Well it still exists, and now we’re able to see a bit more of what to expect. First off the “Bony” enemy has been teased, which is a pretty simple foe that throws out the occasinal bone projectile. A helper is also confirmed for the game, and final details will be shown off next week, including the “near final look,” and more effects and details....

May 16, 2025 · 1 min · 85 words · Peter Carey

Need for Speed Unbound Reveals Gameplay Trailer Date and Time with New Teaser

Need for Speed Unboundmay have had a late start for its marketing, but it seems to be quickly picking it up, with a gameplay reveal coming tomorrow, October 11, at 8 am PT/10am CT. Indeed, while the game was confirmed to be in development some time ago, there have been plenty ofNeed for Speed Unboundleaksahead of its official reveal. Need for Speed Unbound,so far, is looking like a unique entry for the franchise....

May 16, 2025 · 3 min · 428 words · Angel Clark

Pokemon GO December 2021 Community Day: All the Exclusive Moves

Pokemon GO’s December 2021 Community Day really promises to be something special. While tons of Community Days throughout the game’s history have put all kinds of precious Pokemon in the spotlight, in December 2021, Niantic will crank up encounter rates for a large list of Pokemon previously featured in 2020 and 2021’s previous Community Days and spread the event across two days instead of one. The result is a delightfully diverse Community Day and a valuable opportunity to catch a plethora of uncommon and rare Pokemon inPokemon GO....

May 16, 2025 · 3 min · 557 words · Melissa Morales

Rumor: Xbox Game Pass Could Be Getting 2020's Most Critically-Acclaimed Game

Numerous highly-rated video games released in 2020, but one game stands tall above the rest as being the highest-rated game of the year, and that’s none other thanHadesfrom Supergiant Games. The roguelike action-RPG earned rave reviews from critics, withHadesenjoying an impressive 94 average critic score, putting it ahead of other big 2020 games likeThe Last of Us 2,Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and many more. Hadeshas been a huge success so far, but its audience has been restricted to those on PC and those on Nintendo Switch....

May 16, 2025 · 2 min · 345 words · Nicholas Vasquez

Sony Patents Pass-Through Device for Cloud Gaming, Compatible with Apple TV, Amazon Fire Stick, Google Chromecast

A recent patent filed bySonyhas the iconic developer looking at enabling PlayStation cloud gaming across a variety of streaming devices. The rise of cloud gaming has seen plenty of gaming’s biggest developers turning to game streaming to bring their new games to more consoles than ever. Cloud versions of games have allowed platforms like the Nintendo Switch to stream games likeResident Evil 7that the hardware may not be able to support, while others like Xbox have madeGame Pass available through Samsung TVs....

May 16, 2025 · 2 min · 270 words · Lisa Jacobs