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Summer Game Fest Demo Event Coming July 21 to an Xbox One Near You

If you’ve been lucky enough to attend E3, PAX, gamescom or another show in the past you know that above-and-beyond the spectacle of these shows, one of the great joys of attending a marquee gaming event is being able to get your hands on games – lots of games. Getting to try them out early and discover lots of news games is awesome. While we can’t recreate the experience of attending a big show entirely, we can help you get your hands on lots of cool new games early. As

Cards Against Humanity Workers Are Unionizing Amidst Allegations Of A Toxic Workplace

As a number of former Cards Against Humanity employees have come out with stories of a toxic work culture at the company, current workers have decided to unionize. The union, called the Cards Against Humanity Workers United Union, announced their intentions over Twitter this week, as reported by Polygon.We, the workers, want to change Cards Against Humanity for the better. That’s why we’ve joined @CMRJB. Today we sent this letter to the owners of @CAH demanding voluntary recognition of our union. We’re optimistic they’ll do the right thing. #1u pic.twitter.com/idBXUKLIKk

Cyberpunk 2077 Lets You Pet The Cat

First impressions of Cyberpunk 2077 have started rolling in after a number of journalists spent time with a demo of the upcoming CD Projekt game. However only IGN's preview seems to have unearthed a very important feature of the game: that you can, in fact, pet the cat.The preview unfortunately didn't go into too much detail on whether there is just a single, pettable cat to be found, or whether multiple are dispersed throughout the game, but it's still a big improvement on The Witcher 3's disappointingly Witcher-averse cats. Whether

The Last Of Us 2: Here’s What The New Game Plus Menu Screen Means

Warning! We're going to be talking about some late-game developments in The Last of Us Part 2, as well as an element that's only revealed once you've finished the game. Read on at your own risk!Throughout your time in The Last of Us Part 2, one haunting image is always present: a boat, drifting lightly across low waves, immersed in fog. You'll have to work through the entire game to find out the meaning of that image, and as you might expect, it's tied in with The Last of Us

How Xbox Series X Game Call Of The Sea Uses The Console’s Power

The Xbox Series X is Microsoft's most powerful console ever. Developers large and small are supporting the system with new games that take advantage of the increased horsepower, and this includes developer Out of the Blue which is releasing Call of the Sea on Series X later this year.Programmer Manuel Fernandez recently spoke about how Call of the Sea is optimized for the Xbox Series X. Starting off, Fernandez told Xbox Wire that a non-hardware element of the Series X is worth speaking about--Smart Delivery. People who buy Call of

Inside Xbox Series X Optimized: Call of the Sea

When it launches this holiday, Xbox Series X will be the most powerful console the world has ever seen. One of the biggest benefits of all that power is giving developers the ability to make games that are Xbox Series X Optimized. This means that they’ve taken full advantage of the unique capabilities of Xbox Series X, both for new titles built natively using the Xbox Series X development environment as well as previously released titles that have been rebuilt specifically for the console. In our Inside Xbox Series X

The Twilight Zone Season 2 Skewers Some Of The Internet’s Favorite Targets

The Twilight Zone has always been political. Countless episodes of the original series tackled politics, directly as well as indirectly--from The Mirror, which parodied Fidel Castro, to The Shelter, which concerned the mutually assured destruction policies of the Cold War. Last year's Twilight Zone revival, publicly helmed by comedy and horror auteur Jordan Peele, trod a similar path, with mixed results (which is fine--there were episodes of the 1960s series that missed the mark as well). The reboot's second season, available now on CBS All Access, continues the tradition, and

Lego Sets For Seinfeld And Home Alone Are Coming

The Lego Ideas initiative, which accepts and eventually creates and sells ideas crafted by Lego enthusiasts outside the company, has unveiled the results of a recent review of entries, and has selected three new sets. They comprise a great-looking Lego typewriter, a recreation of Jerry Seinfeld's apartment from the 90s sitcom Seinfeld, and a replica of the McCallister home from 1990's Home Alone.The Seinfeld set, which includes Jerry, George, Elaine, Kramer, and Newman mini-figs, recreates Jerry's apartment--keeping in mind that the apartment was only ever a set, which this set

Free Minecraft Nether Update is Here!

One does not simply walk into the Nether, but it seems that's what everyone is about to do anyway... Today we're releasing the full Nether Update in all its glory! Traverse through familiar, fiery wastes into new unexplored fungal forests, spooky valleys, and deltas brimming with basalt. Dig your way through these biomes and you might be able to find a new curious material, suspiciously titled "ancient debris". What will you make of it (it’s totally not Netherite)? Fight your way through hordes of Piglins… Or don't! They’re actually pretty

GameSpot Play For All Week 4 – What To Expect

Week 4 of GameSpot Play For All has begun! For weeks we've been bringing you interviews, news, gameplay reveals, and charity streams to raise money for Black Lives Matter and COVID-19 relief efforts. But the summer celebration is still going strong.This week marks two big publisher events showing off big fall releases. CD Projekt Red will present its Night City Wire livestream, giving us the latest on the hotly anticipated Cyberpunk 2077 just after it was delayed again to November. And Square Enix will host the debut War Table event