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Transform 2021 Join us for the world’s leading event about accelerating enterprise transformation with AI and Data July 12-16, 2021 Free Registration Microsoft gave fans a deep dive into Age of Empires IV today, and the game looks beautiful. It looks like it could give real-time strategy games on the PC a much-neeeded shot in […]
Fortnite developer Epic Games continues to make power plays in its quest to become a true superpower. In recent months, it’s locked down more high-profile exclusives for the Epic Games Store, introduced an uncanny new character-creation tool, and now bought one of the hottest studios on the market in Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout developer Mediatonic. […]
Civilization VI has its first major expansion with Rise and Fall. The add-on packs in a bunch of new ways to grow and manage your growing civ including an array of new options for diplomacy and even city-specific leaders that can help you hone your strategy or help buttress a struggling region of your nation. […]
In January of 2016, ESPN embarked on a bold new venture, announcing regular, in-depth coverage of competitive video gaming, popularly known as esports. The move came as the esports industry was enjoying a renaissance, soliciting hundreds of millions in investment money from well known celebrities, sports icons and team owners eager to get involved with […]
Enlarge / Researchers produced a graphic representation of the Pizzagate conspiracy theory narrative, with layers for major subplots of each story, and lines connecting the key people, places and institutions within and among those layers. UCLA There’s rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we’re once […]
The Washington Post spoke with the developers of “Fall Guys” to get a better sense of what the new season offers, including its new mini-games, whether cross-play is coming soon and how frequently new content will be added moving forward. Mediatonic, the studio behind the game, kept a stash of ideas for season themes during […]
To limit voter misinformation ahead of November’s election, Facebook said this week that it would block new political ads from appearing on its site in the week before Election Day. It was a sweeping action by the social network, which is used by millions of voters. But just how effective could such a move be […]
Apple unveils the latest and greatest iPhone model each fall, usually to much fanfare. But while the event happens every year at the same time, the anticipation for it is still always sky-high. Of course, there’s a good reason for that — while the new iPhone model alone is reason enough to be excited, Apple […]
Free-for-all multiplayer game Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout continues its early success on Steam and Twitch despite server issues caused by massive player counts. The Fall Guys launch was marred with overloaded servers, resulting in review-bombing on Steam that was reversed by players in a show of support for the game. Developer Mediatonic, through the game’s […]
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now GamesBeat editor Jeff Grubb is back from vacation to get mad at people who don’t like the GameCube with reviews editor Mike Minotti. The pair discuss that, Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad, and Sony’s State of Play on this week’s episode of GamesBeat Decides. […]
Mediatonic is hoping that the plan to roll out Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout as a free game will help it reach the same level of success as Psyonix’s Rocket League. In an Ask Me Anything session on the PlayStation 4 subreddit, members of the Mediatonic development team answered various questions on Fall Guys, which is […]
Shares in Tesla and California chipmaker Nvidia dove on Tuesday amid fresh worries about the promise of self-driving car technology. The concerns added to a wider technology sell-off that saw US markets reverse gains notched on Monday as fears of a global trade war receded. The tech rich Nasdaq index plunged more than 200 points […]