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‘Halo 3’ arrives on PC on July 14th

Sponsored Links Xbox Game Studios/Bungie/343 Industries Almost 13 long years after it debuted on Xbox 360, Halo 3 is finally making its way to PC. You won’t have much longer to wait either, as it’ll arrive on Steam and the Microsoft Store on July 14th. Xbox Game Pass for PC members can claim it as part of their subscription. 343 Industries is edging ever closer to bringing the entire Halo: Master Chief Collection to PC. It’s only been a couple of months since it released the Halo 2: Anniversary port,

Sega’s Astro City Mini arcade cabinet comes with 36 games

Sponsored Links Sega With the Genesis Mini and Game Gear Micro, Sega is really into tiny consoles right now. It may have just outdone itself, however, with the launch of the Astro City Mini arcade cabinet (via The Verge). It’s a shrunk-down version of Sega’s famous 1993 Astro City sit-down arcade cabinet, complete with a tiny screen and microswitch controls.It comes with 36 games, including confirmed Sega arcade launch titles Alien Syndrome, Alien Storm, Golden Axe, Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder, Columns II, Dark Edge, Puzzle & Action:

A number of first-party Nintendo Switch games are on sale at GameStop

Sponsored Links Nintendo All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. If you buy something through one of the links on this page, we may earn an affiliate commission. If you own a Nintendo Switch and are bored staying home, you’re in luck -- almost 40 Switch games are now on sale at GameStop. Some games are even priced slightly better than Nintendo’s recent summer sale. Notable titles include New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe, Splatoon 2 and Yoshi’s Crafted World, all

An Ubisoft VP has resigned following assault and misconduct allegations

Sponsored Links NurPhoto via Getty Images Maxime Béland, Ubisoft’s vice-president of editorial, has resigned following accusations of assault and misconduct that emerged in recent weeks. Kotaku first reported that Béland had stepped down and Ubisoft has confirmed his resignation to Engadget.Both Béland and Tommy François, the studio’s vice president of editorial and creative services, were reportedly placed on disciplinary leave in late June. Ubisoft has since confirmed that François is on leave pending the outcome of an investigation, and that it had fired another employee at its Toronto studio for

8BitDo is updating one of its Bluetooth gamepads for Project xCloud

Sponsored Links 8BitDo Peripheral manufacturer 8BitDo is best known for making retro-inspired controllers, but for its latest act the company is doing something different. Instead of yet another Switch-focused controller, 8BitDo is releasing a new Bluetooth gamepad designed for use with Microsoft's Project xCloud game streaming service. The $45 SN30 Pro for Xbox adapts the same underlying design as the company's SN30 Pro+, symmetrical analog sticks and all, but won’t be out of place in your Xbox controller collection. 8BitDo says it’s compatible with all Android devices, with battery life coming in at about 18-hours

Microsoft’s first-party Xbox Games Showcase streams July 23rd

Sponsored Links Microsoft Microsoft is getting ready to show off more Xbox Series X titles. It’ll hold an Xbox Games Showcase as part of Summer Game Fest on July 23rd at noon Eastern Time. You can watch it on the Xbox website, Twitter, Facebook or YouTube. After Microsoft killed off its own streaming platform, Mixer, you can catch the showcase on its old nemesis, Twitch, too. ? Xbox Games Showcase? July 23rd⏰ 9am PT@SummerGameFest Pre-Show at 8am PT with @GeoffKeighley on @YouTubeGaming#XboxGamesShowcase pic.twitter.com/zGr5AnFwic— Xbox (@Xbox) July 6, 2020 Microsoft has

‘Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’ gameplay footage surfaces in leaked videos

Sponsored Links Ubisoft Thirty minutes of leaked gameplay footage from Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is circulating around the internet, despite Ubisoft’s attempts to remove the videos.The game isn’t scheduled to arrive until this holiday season, and the two trailers Ubisoft released so far don’t include gameplay footage. The leak offers a grainy glimpse of the main character Eivor traveling on horseback through villages, navigating a longboat across open water, killing wolves and busting into a castle. There’s plenty of combat to watch, and at the end of the mission, Eivor must

Animal Crossing fans get real about the fictional NookPhone

Animal Crossing: New Horizons may be set in a tranquil island paradise, but even there you can’t escape the technology of the modern world. Every resident is issued a proprietary NookPhone in the game, which allows you to take photos, look at your list of DIY items, see what fish and bugs you’ve caught and even redesign parts of your island. And the longer you keep playing the game, the more features you can unlock. It’s a useful tool, but you also don’t have much choice over which device you

‘Horizon Zero Dawn’ hits Steam and Epic Games Store on August 7th

Sponsored Links Guerrilla Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment Sony confirmed a few months back that Horizon Zero Dawn would no longer be a PlayStation 4 exclusive, and now we know when it’ll make its way to PC. Guerrilla Games’ hit action RPG will hit the Epic Store and Steam on August 7th.The PC version of Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition includes the Frozen Wilds DLC and a host of visual upgrades for an already-gorgeous game, such as unlocked framerates and support for ultra-wide displays. You can also expect improved reflections and dynamic