Electronic Arts nearly made a Harry Potter MMO but decided to cancel the project due to “changes” at the publisher and a lack of faith in the Harry Potter brand remaining popular, apparently.This information comes from Kim Salzer, the former director of product marketing at EA (2000-2003). During a recent interview with The Real Brandolorian,…
Netflix’s Cobra Kai is a brilliant series with long legs, but this season is a bit of a stumble.By Mat Elfring on December 27, 2021 at 1:23PM PST In a sea of ’80s and ’90s reboots, reimaginings, and continuations, there is typically a lot more failure than success. However, Netflix’s Cobra Kai is the shining…
After the trailer for the January 2022 Fortnite Crew pack leaked earlier in the month, Epic Games has confirmed the return of IO higher-up and Fortnite villain Dr. Slone is the next Fortnite Crew Pack.As the leak showed, Snow Stealth Slone, will come equipped with a Snow Stealth Hardcase back bling, a Sleet Spike pickaxe,…
By Dan Auty , Mat Elfring , Chris E. Hayner , and Mason Downey on December 28, 2021 at 7:00AM PST Between network TV, cable, and streaming services, there is a cornucopia of content launching every single month. It’s hard to keep up with what’s good outside of things like Netflix’s daily Top 10 list.…
Alan Wake studio Remedy is staying very busy. In addition to Alan Wake 2, the studio has now announced a big deal with Tencent for its upcoming free-to-play shooter Vanguard.Remedy and Tencent have announced a deal covering “global development, license, and distribution” of the new IP. Little is known about Vanguard, but Remedy says it’s…
John Madden, an NFL legend who is in the Hall of Fame and is the namesake for EA’s Madden NFL video game series, has died. He was 85.Madden died Tuesday morning, the NFL confirmed, as reported by the Associated Press. Madden coached the Oakland Raiders to great success, including a Super Bowl victory in 1976.BREAKING:…
There are certain tropes in horror that are so deeply ingrained in pop culture it becomes hard to do anything new with them–and for the most part, this is totally fine. Not every story about a zombie apocalypse or a tortured werewolf has to reinvent the wheel. But at the same time, every once in…
In this video, we go over a list of our most anticipated upcoming Xbox games, listed in alphabetical order.By DeVante Chisolm on December 29, 2021 at 8:00AM PST 2021 was a great year for the Xbox Series X and S! We got games like Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 5 and of course Halo Infinite.…
Following the Halo Infinite cat ear DLC, the sci-fi shooter has now added “Mister Chief” cosmetics. There are seven items in all included with the DLC bundle, which costs 2,000 credits.The items include a weapon charm, vehicle decal, and a new AI model, among other things. You can see some of the bundle contents in…
League of Legends developer Riot Games has announced it will pay $100 million to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit. The original settlement was $10 million but new lawyers were hired and pushed for a much bigger payout, which is now coming to fruition.The settlement funds will be provided to more than 2,000 former and current…