E3 Press Conference Schedule and Predictions
Like most of us here at GiN, Todd will be watching all the major E3 Expo press conferences with a careful eye. Given the state of the market, and what happened last year, who will most wow their fans this time around? Bethesda? Sony? EA? Microsoft? Ubisoft? Nintendo? It’s time!
Averett University Gets New eSports Head Coach
Averett University was the first four-year university in Virginia to add varsity eSports. Now it is doubling down on that by naming Oscar Manzano as the head coach for its entire program. The university is currently active in two competitive conferences.
Dungeons and Dragons Streaming Its Most Ambitious Live Event
Dungeons & Dragons will live-stream a weekend of adventure with the Stream of Many Eyes, a unique, immersive celebration of the D&D community that kicks off the 2018 storyline called Waterdeep: Dragon Heist.
Game of the Year 2018: Early Front-Runners
We’re going to learn about a lot about new games at E3 this year, but lots of great titles have already been released. Guest columnist John Breeden picks his 2018 Game of the Year frontrunners, and wonders if they can hold on in the face of a massive number of pending releases.
Supporting The Adaptive Controller for Disabled Gamers
News that Microsoft was working on a controller to help disabled people enjoy videogames should have been met with universal praise and support, and joy that more people could experience our beloved pastime. Unfortunately, the reality was a bit different.
The games coming to E3 2018
What will happen at E3? The migration is getting underway – the games industry is making its way to LA for E3 2018 as the biggest show on the gaming calendar is just a few weeks away. All the publishers and platform makers will be the there to show off their latest games, and hopefully share some shock announcements.
Nintendo Finally Taking the Switch Online
News that Nintendo will finally create an online service for their Nintendo Switch has got Todd, along with millions of Nintendo fans, pretty excited. Todd breaks down some of the greatest announced features, alongside a couple that may need a little work.
Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer analysis
Rockstar dropped the third trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2 this week. Chella delves into the details to see what the trailer tells us about the upcoming wild west sequel, which is certainly going to be on a lot of player’s must have lists near the end of the year.
GWENT Gets New Champion in Salt Mine Tourney
They had to travel deep into the Wieliczka Salt Mine to participate, but GWENT competitors hashed it out in card-based combat to win a share of a $100,000 prize pool and Crown Points for the game. The winner also walked away with a golden signet ring, fit for royalty.
Don’t Let Games Ignore Single Player
We all know the trend where certain games are moving to an all-multiplayer format, like PUBG and Fortnite, without any single player content. That’s fine, but rumors that the next Call of Duty wont have a single player campaign may be too much for one super-fan.