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The ninth installment of Sony‘s the God of War series, the upcoming God of War Ragnarök is perhaps one of the most anticipated Playstation games of the year. Initially scheduled for release in 2021, the game delayed its launch due to the global pandemic. Now, with only two weeks left until Ragnarök’s official release, fans are especially cautious of spoilers and leaks, which could potentially ruin their gaming experience. Over the weekend, screenshots of the upcoming Ragnarök began to pop up on Twitter. These leaked screenshots were derived from a Twitter user, who appears to have early access to the game and was possibly unaware that they were auto-posting screenshots while playing it. If you are wary of spoilers, perhaps it’s best to steer clear of the social platform...

Esports brand Turtle Beach has debuted two new controllers, the Atom and the Cloud, bringing the classic feel of an Xbox controller to mobile gaming. Designed for smart gaming on Androids, the Atom situates the phone between two separate modules, fusing the phone and controller into one piece of hardware. Users can keep their phone case on thanks to the adjustable two-piece clamp style of the Atom. Once on and connected via Bluetooth, they receive an on-the-go style console experience to enhance their mobile gaming experience with all the buttons and controls of a classic Xbox controller. The Atom boasts a 20-hour battery life and charges to full power within 2.5-hours. New owners of the Atom will also receive a one-month free subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. The Cloud meanwhile, t...

Apex Legends has shared a new trailer for season 15, Eclipse, that foreshadows the debut of the newest Legend named Catalyst. A lore trailer released earlier this week gave players an idea of Catalyst’s unique abilities, including a mysterious black liquid called Ferrofluid that she hauls in tanks carried on her back. Ferrofluid blocks Seer’s powerful scanning abilities, setting the two Legends up for a clash. Octane, meanwhile, can’t move through Ferrofluid and it can’t be pierced by weapons or bullets. The trailer briefly delves into Catalyst’s backstory, hailing from Cleo, a moon of Boreas. Despite Catalyst’s and her allies’ efforts to save Cleo, corporation Hammond Robotics deemed it a map for the Apex Games. Catalyst, however, remains fiercely protective of her homeland. Apex Legends ...

Over the past year, Netflix has slowly been rolling out mobile games to its app, but now, the streamer is looking to dive deeper into gaming by launching an entire cloud gaming service for PCs and TVs. Netflix’s Vice President of Game Development Mike Verdu confirmed the gaming service while speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt on Tuesday, Protocol reported. “We’re very seriously exploring a cloud gaming offering,” Verdu said. “We’ll approach this the same way as we did with mobile — start small, be humble, be thoughtful — but it is a step we think we should take,” he continued. “The extension into the cloud is really about reaching the other devices where people experience Netflix.” The news follows the shuttering of Google’s Stadia cloud gaming service, which debuted just two years ago and is ...

Following a first-look cinematic trailer starring a digital rendering of A$AP Rocky, EA and Criterion now release the first gameplay trailer for Need for Speed Unbound, the 25th installment of the classic Need for Speed street racing series. With Criterion returning as a main developer for the first time since 2012’s Most Wanted, Unbound maintains the same attitudes and similar gameplay mechanics as previous titles while introducing ambitious cosmetic elements including cel-shaded characters and comic-style animation effects. In the “Risk & Reward” game trailer above, EA previews new elements in the new Unbound title including side bets, new foreign cars, and “The Grand” tournament. Over four in-game weeks, players look to maximize their Bank to create the ideal car for Saturday’s Week...

Konami has announced a series of developments in the Silent Hill franchise, including three new games, a remake of Silent Hill 2 and more information for its upcoming movie. The video game company officially unveiled the titles Silent Hill Townfall, Silent Hill Ascension and Silent Hill f, each arriving with its own trailer; Townfall will be helmed by Annapurna Interactive and No Code and features a pocket television and gory elements in its trailer, Ascension could be a live or interactive event due in 2023 that IGN reports is being developed with Genvid, J.J. Abrams Bad Robot Games, Behaviour Interactive and dj2 Entertainment, while f is being created by visual novelist Ryūkishi07 and is “set in 1960s Japan featuring a beautiful, yet horrifying world” as the trailer features a grisly cli...

Building on his love of Magic: The Gathering, Wizards of the Coast has tapped Post Malone for its latest Secret Lair release. Designed and imagined by the artist, the cards feature special art and flavor text related to Post Malone. The direct-to-consumer limited edition product release builds on Secret Lair’s collaborative take on unique themes and new art treatments that showcase the creativity and passion of collaborators. Leading the release is the Post Malone x Secret Lair: Backstage Pass set, which is comprised of cards selected from his personal deck. With his creative input, the designs place Post as the star of cards like K’rrik, Son of Yawgmoth as “Post, Son of Rich,” Bolas’s Citadel as “Post’s Citadel,” and Jet Medallion. While the Post Malone x Secret Lair: The Lands set expres...

Following its nearly $70 billion USD acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft has revealed its plans to build a mobile gaming platform and store for Xbox, The Verge first reported. The news comes from a document filed with the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which is currently investigating the acquisition. In the filing, Microsoft described the context for the acquisition and how it plans to utilize Blizzard moving forward. The company said that its merger with Blizzard will enable it to “create a next generation game store which operates across a range of devices, including mobile.” “Building on Activision Blizzard’s existing communities of gamers, Xbox will seek to scale the Xbox Store to mobile, attracting gamers to a new Xbox Mobile Platform,” the filing continued. ...