Gaming

You may recall that, over a week ago, Nintendo had announced that the NES version of Tetris would be arriving on Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack on December 12th. As usual, the date was actually referring to Japan’s time zone, so December 12 in Japan would be late on …

According to Marvel Rivals director Thaddeus Sasser, Concord’s problem was that it “didn’t bring any unique value” to players, which is a hair harsher than we would put it. Still, we suppose Sasser would know, having enticed some 10 million players to his game this past week. Sasser spoke to …

This year marks the 10th anniversary of The Game Awards, and in that time Geoff Keighley’s annual event has established itself quite firmly as the leading awards ceremony for the game industry — the Oscars of gaming. It remains promotionally overstuffed to the point that it’s still arguably better known …

When your city has been overrun by zombies and survival is a brutal daily grind, you wouldn’t expect there to be much time for seasonal festivities. Well, despite it being a huge tonal shift, Dying Light 2 insists that even the infested city of Villedor should celebrate Christmas, and Techland …

Black Ops 6, the latest entry in the Call of Duty series, contains some really bizarre and wacky cosmetics. And while some players hate them, it doesn’t seem like the developers behind the game are going to stop making them any time soon. This Modern Warfare 3 Gameplay Feature Spices …

Image: Getty (Getty Images) With friends like Ridley Scott, who even needs a publicist? In a candid moment between directorial demigods Scott and Christopher Nolan at the Directors Guild of America, the Gladiator II director let it slip that his latest leading man, Paul Mescal, would be “doing the Beatles …

Creation is an act of kindness. One person sloughs off a piece of themselves, shapes it, wraps it, and sends it out into the world in the hope that it might mean something to someone else. Other people do this for us all the time and mostly we don’t even …

The Plucky Squire has received an update boasting quality of life improvements, new dialogue portraits for characters, and Streamlined Mode- an alternative for experienced players who’d prefer to adventure with less hand-holding and interruptions. The update is live on Steam, but will be coming to consoles, including Nintendo Switch, soon. …

Granite and granite slabs are an early-game material you’ll need to make a ton of different items in Lego Fortnite Odyssey. You can find it right away, but with all the different rock-based materials, returning players may be confused about where granite is — especially in relation to all the …

If you’ve been too busy punching virtual Nazis to take part in this year’s Ars Technica Charity Drive sweepstakes, don’t worry. You still have time to donate to a good cause and get a chance to win your share of over $4,000 worth of swag (no purchase necessary to win). In …