Following allegations of sexual misconduct by a Sims community member who was part of Electronic Arts’ Game Changers community program, the head of EA’s Sims franchise has publicly apologized for the company’s inadequate handling of the situation. On Thursday, general manager for The Sims Lyndsay Pearson said on Twitter that accusations of sexual misconduct involving minors against a Sims Game Changer were brought to the Sims team in December. Members of the Sims team looked into the allegations

A 1988 video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System that not only was never released, it was never even announced, hit YouTube this week. If, not two years after the Nintendo came out, my best friend Richard had a NWA video game for it, our brains would have melted down. Martin bros out with all the details about pro wrestling in that time, and the video (from YouTuber Stephan Reese, who said he bought it from a former Nintendo QA tester) shows some robust gameplay in the company of Pro Wres

Pokémon Go developer Niantic wants to get more trainers raiding during their daily break. A new event called Legendary Lunch Hour is coming to the mobile game next week as a test for future lunchtime events. Legendary Lunch Hours will bring “an increased number of raids during the event hour” to Pokémon Go. According to a tweet from Pokémon Go fan group The Silph Road, Legendary Lunch Hour will spawn Raid Egg timers that last 10 minutes and hatch one-hour Legendary Raids. It should also make cat

Another report, again citing unnamed sources, says a new Xbox One S model launching this year won’t have a disc drive. Somewhat corroborating, or at least aligning, with earlier reports, Windows Central says the disc-less S (say that one very fast) would hit shelves in May, with pre-orders beginning mid-April. Windows Central also reports that Microsoft is getting ready to announce a custom-design Fortnite Edition console, but doesn’t say if that would be the regular S, the Xbox One X, or the ne

There’s a lot to like about Wargroove, Chucklefish’s turn-based strategy game that’s drawn comparisons to Advance Wars. But while the game has a ton of character and deep strategy, its extreme difficulty and grinding pace initially turned many players off. An update for the game released today, however, aims to address some of those complaints. Chucklefish’s new quality of life changes to Wargroove notably overhaul the game’s difficulty settings. The full list of changes, including many bug fixe

The Nintendo Labo: VR Kit is described as a “unique first VR experience” that will be made available on Apr. The new Labo VR Toy-Con set will come in a variety of packages. For those who aren’t interested in the full line of VR Labo accessories, Nintendo will also release a Starter Kit including the VR hardware and blaster Toy-Con at $39.99. Grid View Nintendo Labo: VR Kit Toy-Con Camera NintendoNintendo Labo: VR Kit Toy-Con Wind Pedal NintendoNintendo Labo: VR Kit Toy-Con Elephant NintendoNinte

BioWare says it has identified the issues in Anthem that were causing players’ PlayStation 4 systems to crash and will issue a patch to fix that problem in an update expected on March 12. “We’ve identified several causes for the temp power-down crash some PS4 users experienced,” Robertson said. “Fixes for the top issues are in patch next week. If you encounter a game crash where your PS4 console won’t respond, you can manually power down and restart it – no risk of damage. “After thorough review

PC owners have a lot to love this week, with huge discounts on hardware and accessories to upgrade your gaming rig. Alienware’s 34-inch curved gaming monitor utilizes Nvidia’s G-Sync technology that was specifically designed to work with GeForce GPUs. Best PC deal: Zotac GeForce RTX 2080Nvidia’s RTX 20-series GPUs are the top of the line when it comes to fast, vivid 4K gaming. Best monitor deal: Alienware 34-inch curved gaming monitorWe featured Alienware’s massive AW3418HW monitor when it was o

Dawn of Man takes the colony simulation genre and boils it down to its essence. But, where Banished took players from a hardscrabble existence to the eve of the Renaissance, Dawn of Man focuses on the prehistoric period. Dawn of Man allows for an incredible amount of control over your colony. Job one is to set work areas, places where my tiny charges can find flint and wood, and go fishing. There’s many directions that Dawn of Man could go from here.

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Playing survival game Days Gone at a recent preview event, I was struck by a particular class of enemy called a Newt. When they attack, they must be killed — just like the other, larger enemies, known in the game as Freakers. In the Days Gone world, these Newts are what’s left of human children and teenagers who were victims of the plague. “They’re Newts at this point,” said game director Jeff Ross. So they’re — they’re really sinister, kind of evil.”Days Gone is out for PlayStation 4 on April 2

The patch isn’t massive, but it does contain a few balance changes and add the new treasure map item to the game. The treasure map, called buried treasure in-game, is a new item found either in chests or on the floor. For a look at all the changes coming to Fortnite in patch v8.01 you can see the full patch notes below. EventsNew Tournament: Gauntlet Solo Test Event & Gauntlet Duo Test EventWe are running a new type of tournament as a test of several format updates. New Tournament: Gauntlet Solo

Playing Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice at a recent Activision event in New York, I recognized many familiar elements from the “Soulsborne” games. It’s unclear from my play time how to cure it, and as approachable as Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice may be, there are still obtuse elements to the game. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice feels straightforward and streamlined in other ways. You can see many of these elements and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice’s high-speed action in the gameplay video above, which offers a 20

It’s become a running joke for teens to refer to Fortnite as “Fork Knife” — to the degree that the developer, Epic Games, now makes references to the meme in-game. First, there was an actual Fork Knife truck. As of season 8, there’s also a literal giant fork knife in the landscape … that you’ll probably want to steer clear of for now. Located near Fatal Fields, the Fork Knife is a large indent on the ground where a chest can be found. Currently, there’s a strange bug there that makes it so tha

Just Cause 4, F1 2018 and the return of Fallout 4 highlight the coming month of additions to the Xbox Game Pass library, Microsoft said today. Just Cause 4 is available today on Xbox Game Pass. Fallout 4 joined the Game Pass library during E3 2018, and left back in November when Fallout 76 launched. Xbox Game Pass’ library spans more than 200 titles, with games added in and rotated out every month. Xbox Game Pass costs $9.99 a month.

Apex Legends has passed another milestone in its meteoric first month. Respawn Entertainment announced on Twitter that the game has reached 50 million players — a huge feat, considering the free-to-play battle royale game launched just four weeks ago. Since its surprise launch in February, Apex Legends has grown at a massive rate. The popular comparison to make is that Apex Legends is growing at a much quicker clip than its closest competitor, Fortnite Battle Royale. All that aside, yes, Apex Le

Now, the head of THQ Nordic AB, the Swedish parent company of Vienna-based THQ Nordic GmbH, has apologized for the event. THQ Nordic AB co-founder and chief executive Lars Wingefors published an official statement regarding the 8chan AMA today, addressing the apology to THQ Nordic Group employees, its partners, and consumers. Even if no one within the THQ Nordic Group would ever endorse such content, I realize simply appearing there gave an implicit impression that we did. As Co-Founder and Grou

If you’ve been getting your hopes up for Left Alive, the spinoff of the Front Mission series, well, don’t. Siliconera notes that players cannot stream Left Alive, after being able to do so on launch day (Feb. 28). Left Alive launches in North America on Tuesday, March 5 on PlayStation 4 and Steam. It’s a departure from the rest of the Front Mission series in that it has a greater focus on action rather than tactics. The Front Mission series dates to 1995 but didn’t have a aunch in the west until

There’s a theory of anthropology that suggests that when a new medium is introduced (cave walls, sculpture, illuminated manuscript) humans’ first instinct is to use it to depict Thomas the Tank Engine. But if the earliest cave painters were basically modders, then it follows that Thomas shows up in Resident Evil 2 Remake as Mr. X, following modded appearances elsewhere. This is the work of ZombieAli (modeling here) building off the sound effects of DJ Pop, who needed less than a month post launc

That story’s been updated for a modern age, with Reddit user hiticonic taking on that tragic role. Hiticonic shared the map of Apex Legends eleven months in advance of the game’s official reveal, and he was greeted with scorn and boos for his efforts. But if you’re familiar with Apex Legends, you can tell that this strange leak was accurate, even though there have been a few tweaks to it before the game’s reveal and launch. You would think that the release of Apex Legends would vindicate them in