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Disintegration Review – First-Person Strategy

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Critics and fans throw around the term "tactical shooter" to represent any kind of game that somehow mandates that you think about how you shoot. Disintegration is one of the few that literally blends core real-time tactics mechanics and first-person shooting. It isn't a unique mix, though the balance of the two styles feels different from what we've seen over the years. The strategy is rich and demanding, even when the AI can't quite live up to its responsibilities. The shooting evokes all the good things about turret sequences--mainly the

Call Of Duty 2020 Is Coming From Black Ops Creator Treyarch, Pro Player Teases

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The evidence continues to mount that 2020's new Call of Duty game will be developed, in part at least, by Black Ops studio Treyarch. Professional Call of Duty player Chance said on Reddit that he recently met with the studio to talk about the "competitive philosophy" for the new game. Activision is known to consult with top professional players to help with the competitive scene for each new Call of Duty game--it's important because Call of Duty eSports is a huge deal. Treyarch studio boss David Vonderhaar recently stoked the

Gone With The Wind Removed From HBO Max Amid Unrest Over Racial Injustice

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The 1939 classic Gone With the Wind has been removed from HBO Max following an op-ed from 12 Years a Slave writer John Ridley who said it "romanticizes the horrors of slavery." Ridley said in his opinion piece for the Los Angeles Times that Gone With the Wind "glorifies the antebellum south. It is a film that, when it is not ignoring the horrors of slavery, pauses only to perpetuate some of the most painful stereotypes of people of color." Gone With the Wind--which takes place on a plantation in

Dead Space Writer Teases An Upcoming PS5 Game Reveal

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The PlayStation 5 reveal event is right around the corner now, as it's set to take place on June 11. Sony has kept a tight lid on what will be shown off during the video, but one writer has shared a cryptic tweet that indicates that a secret game they're working on will be revealed.Antony Johnson, who wrote much of Dead Space and worked on the writing of the nemesis system and dialog in Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, tweeted that he's been working on a big game for the past

Last Of Us 2 Dev Apologizes For Using An Artist’s Song And Not Crediting Them

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The recent Last of Us Part II trailer featured a cover of New Order's "True Faith" that was inspired by Lotte Kestner's own over of the song. Naughty Dog didn't credit Kestner, and this led to some controversy. Writer-director Neil Druckmann has now apologized for the oversight. "Ellie's rendition of 'True Faith' was inspired by Lotte Kestner's haunting cover of the song," he said on Twitter. "Due to an oversight on our end, she wasn't credited as intended. Our deep apologies--we are rectifying this ASAP. We lope Lotte Kestner receives

PS4 and Xbox One players can upgrade Destiny 2 to PS5 and Xbox Series X for free

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No need to worry about paying more money to keep your Destiny 2 expansions if you're making the jump to the next generation. Destiny 2 upgrades for PS5 and Xbox Series X will be available for free. It has become clear that Bungie is in it for the long haul when it comes to Destiny 2. The developer will look to continue the epic story, even as the major console makers move on to their next new hotness. Destiny 2 will carry on into the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series

Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Is Thinking Beyond Consoles

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Xbox boss Phil Spencer's vision for Xbox is beyond consoles. A system that sits under or next to your TV will be important for years to come, but Microsoft is preparing for a future where the company doesn't need to sell you a console to become an Xbox user. Spencer expanded on some of these ideas in an interview with Wired recently. He said he wants gaming to grow to a place that is more platform-agnostic. He used Netflix as an example, saying it doesn't matter whether you watch on

Interactive Mystery ‘Night in the Unpleasant House’ Coming to iOS this Month

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Developer Unmapped Path is comprised of writer and game designer Joel Haddock and author and all-around creator Chris Klimas, who also created the popular open-source interactive fiction software Twine. They previously worked together developing games under the name Twofold Secret, but upon founding Unmapped Path in 2016 they set out with a goal of creating meaningful native experiences on mobile devices using Twine technology. They developed a proprietary engine they call Disbound which can adapt Twine-based interactive stories into a native experience for mobile without having to recode or rewrite

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition’ Review, ‘Jump King’ and Today’s Other New Releases and the Latest Sales

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Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 9th, 2020. In today’s article, we’ve got a full review of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, a little bit of news about an upcoming release, summaries of today’s latest new games, and the usual list of new and outgoing sales. It’s a surprisingly big one today for a Tuesday, so let’s put on our gloves and get to work! News Action-RPG ‘CrossCode’ Looks to Release in July I’ve heard nothing but good things about CrossCode since it came out on

A New ‘Metal Slug’ Mobile Game Is in Development at SNK with Plans for a Release This Year

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Over the years, we’ve had loads of Metal Slug releases on mobile through ports or free to play releases and spinoffs on iOS and Android. It looks like a new mobile Metal Slug game is in development at SNK in Japan alongside a console Metal Slug game going by an announcement from SNK Interactive in Korea (via Siliconera). A new console Metal Slug game was announced but the existence of a new mobile game done internally is new and this title is yet to be revealed. This game is separate