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Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning is Still a Great RPG Nearly a Decade Later
Eight years ago the now infamously defunct 38 Studios released their first and only game. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning was a big-budget single player RPG. It was created as a...Read More
Raising Good Gamers Adds Over 30 Developers, Educators, and Parents to Advisory Board
Games for Change and Connected Learning Lab launched their new initiative Raising Good Gamers last summer to tackle online toxicity and “to help ignite a movement for creating a more...Read More
CSL College and HBCU Esports Alliance Partner to Bring Esports to Historically Black Colleges and Universities
CSL College, the world’s largest collegiate gaming league, is partnering with the HBCU Esports Alliance to bring competitive gaming leagues, programs, and services to Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The...Read More
Match-3 Puzzle Game Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells Now Available on Mobile
With all these Harry Potter games coming out you’d think it was the 2000s. While we wait for the big budget RPG Hogwarts Legacy, Zynga has released Harry Potter: Puzzles...Read More
Ex-Blizzard Developers Establish Dreamhaven and Two Game Studios
Mike Morhaime, former CEO and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, announced his new game company Dreamhaven, based in Irvine, CA. Dreamhaven will publish games from its two newly announced game studios,...Read More
Spell-slinging Battle Royale Spellbreak hits 5 Million Players
Battle Royale games live and die by their popularity. Thankfully developer Proletariat’s new free-to-play Battle Royale Spellbreak has proven successful since its September 3 launch, reaching five million players worldwide....Read More
Rocket League and Fortnite Crossover Event Llama-Rama Begins Sept. 26
Epic Games is celebrating Rocket League’s move to the Epic Games Store (and to free-to-play) with a crossover event with Fortnite, starting Sept. 26. The Llama-Rama event includes new Rocket...Read More
Drake Hollow Sprouting on PC on October 1
Indie developer The Molasses Flood has announced that Drake Hollow is coming to PC (Steam, Microsoft Store) on October 1. It released last month on Xbox One. Drake Hollow is...Read More
Microsoft to Acquire Bethesda Softworks for $7.5 Billion
In a stunning move for the gaming industry, Microsoft has announced they are acquiring ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks (The Elder Scrolls, Fallout). Bethesda is home to...Read More
Co-op Platformer Balan Wonderworld Dropping March 26, 2021
During the Nintendo Direct Mini, Square Enix confirmed the release date for their recently announced 3D Platformer Balan Wonderworld, along with a new trailer (above). It’s launching March 26, 2021...Read More
Harvest Moon: One World Delayed to March 2021
Rising Star Games and Natsume Inc have announced that, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Harvest Moon One World has been delayed into next year. The new release date is...Read More
Monster Hunter Rise and Monster Hunter Stories 2 Announced for Switch
Capcom had two major announcements during the Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase. Monster Hunter Rise is launching March 26, 2021, while Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin is a...Read More
PlayStation 5 Launching Nov. 12 for $499, $399 Digital Version
The ball was in Sony’s court after a leak prompted Microsoft to announce the price and release date of the Xbox Series X ($499) and digital-only Xbox Series S ($299)...Read More
Hogwarts Legacy is an Open World RPG Set in the 1800s
During the PlayStation Showcase, Warner Bros. announced a new single player RPG set in the Harry Potter universe. Hogwarts Legacy will release in 2021 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5,...Read More
