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Nioh 2 Video Review

Nioh 2 is not to be trifled with. Building on the original's tough-as-nails reputation, Team Ninja's second samurai action-RPG brings back the original's penchant for punishing and highly nuanced combat. The sequel hones the original's distinctive take on the Souls-like without completely reinventing itself. The result is a long, tough slog that will push even the most challenge-hungry players to their breaking points as they fight for every inch of ground and become master samurai.Despite the title, Nioh 2 is a prequel, revealing the secret history of a decades-long period

Xbox to Host Panel on Inclusive Game Design and Building a Welcoming Future in Games

On Tuesday, March 17 at 11:35 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. PT, Xbox will host and stream a special panel focused on the importance of inclusivity in game design. Titled “Intentionally Inclusive Design: Building a Welcoming Future in Games,” the panel will feature relevant takeaways and tips for anyone who makes games, and will be streamed live via Mixer (includes closed captioning), GameStack.com, YouTube and Twitter. Why is inclusive game design important? With more than 2 billion gamers worldwide, a “typical gamer” simply doesn’t exist; gamers come from a variety of

Tenacious Entertainment Announces Debut Title ‘Battleverse Champions’, a 1v1 Arena Brawler for Mobile

Back in 2018 some staff from Guild Wars developer ArenaNet struck out on their own and created a new studio called Tenacious Entertainment with a desire to “shake up how things are done on mobile." Last fall they secured a round of funding, as covered by Venture Beat at the time, and Tenacious CEO Roy Cronacher stated that gamers deserved “outstanding innovation and memorable experiences no matter what platform they’re on" and vowed to take concepts that have proven successful on consoles and PC and turn them into “satisfying bursts

Free Play Days – NASCAR Heat 4, Verdun, and Overwatch

We’re back yet again with another intense Free Play Days lineup! Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can play NASCAR Heat 4, Verdun, and Overwatch for free this weekend, from Thursday, March 12 at 12:01 a.m. PST until Sunday, March 15 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. You can find and install the games here on Xbox.com. Clicking through will send you to the Microsoft Store, where you must be signed in to see the option to install with your Xbox Live Gold membership. To download on console, click

FarmVille Creator to Launch Blockchain Game Network

The creator of the popular Facebook game FarmVille, Eric Schiermeye, has transitioned to the blockchain gaming industry.Blockchain Game Partners, for which Schiermeyer is the founder and CEO, has announced that it is developing a blockchain-based gaming platform dubbed the Gala Network. The platform seeks to cater to the innovation of developers, and will afford players full ownership over blockchain-based in-game items represented as non-fungible tokens. The items will be usable across multiple games built on the Gala Network. Fifteen developers are currently working to build Gala.Blockchain to revolutionize gaming experiencesSpeaking to Venturebeat,

Ori And The Will Of The Wisps Video Review

Ori and the Blind Forest was a delight in 2015--a tough-as-nails combination of a metroidvania structure and Meat Boy-like demands with a surprising amount of heartfelt heft. Five years later, Moon Studios' followup, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, is every bit as graceful and lovely as its predecessor, even if some of the emotional beats and exploration feel a little less novel the second time around.Will of the Wisps picks up almost immediately where Blind Forest left off, with Ori's patchwork family unit welcoming a new member, the

How to Download and Install the HappyMod APK on Android, Windows, and Mac

Gamers love games, it’s true. But true gamers love modded games! With the HappyMod APK, you can get modded versions of Clash of Clans, Pokemon GO, and Minecraft on your Android device. Using an emulator, you can even get the app on your Windows or macOS desktop computer. Not enough? How about modded Tinder? Tempted yet? Or modded Pandora to titillate your aural senses? It’s all here in HappyMod.What is HappyMod?The best way to describe HappyMod is to say that it is a third-party app store for modified popular apps

Changes to the Xbox Insider Hub

XP, Leaderboards, and Performance As we continue our march towards a new Xbox Insider Hub experience, we’re going to make changes that will affect what the current Xbox Insider Hub looks like and how it behaves. Like we mentioned in our previous post, some of those pieces are going to be much more visible than others. This includes a change you’ll see starting tomorrow. We Value Your Participation We know that Xbox Insiders value XP, and we do too! XP is a public reward to you for giving feedback to the