If I’m sloppy, viewers stop tuning in, and I’m suddenly out of a job. I don’t move around too much in Not for Broadcast; I’m stuck at my station. There are four screens on the left, each of which can show different camera angles or segments of the news. I get to choose which of those screens to display on the broadcast screen, which is smack in the middle. I fall into a comfortable rhythm: Shot, reaction shot, wide shot, go to commercials.

There’s just one thorn in my side: my rival, Max. Dawn of a rivalryTemtem starts with my character waking up for her very first day as a Temtem tamer. (Five minutes later, I run into a NPC Temtem tamer with the exact same creature, so yeah, horseshit.) I’m the good child, the humble Temtem tamer who only wants to do their very best. The next time I face Max in a Temtem battle, I’m going to win.

Just over a month after announcing the end of support for Gwent: The Witcher Card Game on consoles, CD Projekt Red will launch another Witcher spin-off for the Nintendo Switch. Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales arrives on the hybrid console on Jan. 28. Originally implemented as a mini-game inside The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, it was eventually spun out as its own standalone collectible card game. In April 2018, CD Projekt wrote an open letter to the community promising a complete relaunch of the fran

Xbox Live Gold subscribers and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will get access to four free games in February as part of those subscriptions, thanks to Xbox Games With Gold, including ‪Cyanide Studio’s Call of Cthulhu on Xbox One and Lionhead Studios’ Fable Heroes on Xbox 360. Rounding out the list of free games for Xbox Live Gold subscribers are Xbox One racing game TT Isle of Man from Kylotonn Racing Games and Bigben Interactive, and LucasArts’ original Star Wars Battlefront for Xbox. Here

Starting today, Pokémon Go players around the world can start battling against each other online. Called the Go Battle League, the new system adds a much requested feature to a game that first launched in 2016. Niantic said today in an official blog post that Go Battle League will begin to roll out gradually to high-level players starting Jan. 28. Pre-season will begin with the Great League, then move on the the Ultra League (Feb. 10), before concluding with the Master League (Feb. 24). The Grea

It’s been a big year for Rockstar’s two online game modes, Red Dead Online and Grand Theft Auto Online. Red Dead Online launched as a beta in 2018, and received substantial updates throughout 2019. GTA Online players can earn GTA$1,000,000 by logging into the mode between Jan. 30 and Feb. 5. Red Dead Online is offering a similar deal. Rockstar will also offer a second bonus for Red Dead Online.

Players will be able to transfer Pokémon from Pokémon Sword and Shield, Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!, and Pokémon Bank. The Pokémon Company is giving players Pokémon Bank for free for a month to get all their Pokémon into the new system — but it’s a one-way ticket. “You’ll be able to bring Pokémon from various Pokémon series games using Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter. Once you’ve got your Pokémon in Pokémon Bank, you’ll then be able to move them to Pokémon Home.”

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 continues its roll-out of free narrative content in February with the release of Episode 3. A new trailer shows combat on Coney Island, and a flashy new weapon available for all players. Episode 3 continues the narrative action from the original campaign, which launched in March 2019. Players will be on the hunt for a scientist who holds the key to curing the plague ravaging the United States. Today’s trailer shows the private military contractors letting loose a barr

I knew Guildlings was special because, despite being a fantasy game, I wasn’t fighting typical enemies like orcs, goblins, or dragons. Guildlings uses the RPG frameworks we’re all familiar with, and refashions them to give them a new life. Released in late 2019 for Apple Arcade, Guildlings places you in a world that’s teeming with history. That happy-go-lucky tone, along with an optimistic vibe, and subtle world-building is reminiscent of Steven Universe, which Antonisse says was definitely an i

Phantasy Star Online 2 is finally coming stateside, and Sega will give fans a brief taste of the online role-playing game the weekend of Feb. 7 with a closed beta test. The closed beta for Phantasy Star Online 2 will feature fully localized English-language text and voices, Sega said. Closed beta testers will get some cosmetic and consumable items for logging in, and daily rewards for playing. Details on how to register for the Phantasy Star Online 2 closed beta test are available at the game’s

Google Stadia owners with Stadia Pro subscriptions will be able to download two games in February: horror-shooter Metro Exodus and indie adventure Gylt. Developed by 4A Games, Metro Exodus is set in a post-nuclear war Russia, where protagonist Artyom engages in heavy duty gunplay while on a search for fellow survivors. Gylt from Tequila Works is a creepy narrative adventure with heavy stealth elements, in which a schoolgirl searches for her missing cousin. Stadia Pro subscribers still have a few

Patch 2.7.1 mostly focuses on bug fixes for the shooter, fixing some of the game’s recent issues and broken weapons. Players who attempt to log in may encounter an error message that reads, “Destiny 2 servers are not available.” Fixed an issue where players could die when transitioning from the Necropolis encounter to the Tunnels of Despair. Fixed an issue where players could get out of the environment in the Tunnels of Despair. Eriana’s Vow no longer gets more ammo when swapping from other Spec

A 28-year-old California man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for an armed robbery spree of GameStop stores in California, according to a press release today from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Frederick Lopez Jr. was charged with armed robberies of four separate GameStop stores in Los Angeles and Orange counties. During the West Covina, California, robbery in October 2018, Lopez took employee cellphones and destroyed the store’s phone. Lopez took $131,000 in merchandise — consoles and game

The online retailer has discounted its second generation Fire TV Stick, Fire TV Stick 4K, Fire TV Cube, and Fire TV Recast for a short time. The basic Fire TV Stick comes with Alexa built into the remote, and allows you to turn any TV into a Smart, streaming TV. The Fire TV Stick 4K offers the same benefits as the Fire TV Stick, but with 4K resolution streaming. The Fire TV Recast can record over-the-air TV and stream it to your mobile device or your TV. Amazon hasn’t indicated when the Amazon F

Following the coronavirus outbreak in China, developer Ndemic Creations’ Plague Inc. saw a boost in players — something that happens often when there’s an outbreak of a new illness, despite the game being eight years old. But with the surge in players, Ndemic Creations is reminding players that Plague Inc. isn’t a “scientific model” and people interested in the outbreak should seek official information elsewhere. “We specifically designed the game to be realistic and informative, while not sensa

The developers of Torchlight Frontiers, a free-to-play, shared-world version of Runic Games’ Torchlight action role-playing game series, are overhauling the game and renaming it Torchlight 3. “When we started developing Torchlight Frontiers, we were focused on creating a shared-world experience,” said Max Schaefer, CEO of Echtra Games and co-founder of the Torchlight franchise. “During development, you often discover what type of product a game was meant to be and we found Torchlight Frontiers w

Two esports events in China have been canceled following the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan City. The League of Legends Pro League (LPL) has postponed week two of its 2020 season until it “can ensure the safety and health of our players and fans.” The new coronavirus outbreak began in Wuhan City, China late last year. Despite the disease spreading in China, it’s not a global health emergency, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). “Make no mistake, this is an emergency in China,” Tedro

In December, the United States and China reached a so-called “Phase One” trade agreement that suspended proposed tariffs on video game consoles indefinitely. Meanwhile, those in the tabletop games industry are still suffering. In June, Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony all signed a letter addressed to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) decrying the proposed tariffs. They said that their true cost — an estimated $840 million for game consoles alone — would be shifted almost e

Atari Interactive, the company behind hats with built-in speakers and a new version of the Atari VCS console, is getting into the hotel business. Other Atari Hotels are planned for Las Vegas, Denver, Chicago, Austin, Seattle, San Francisco, and San Jose. As seen in renders of the hotels, the iconic Atari logo will feature prominently in the design of the company’s buildings. Atari Interactive is a subsidiary of Atari SA, the French holding company previously known as Infogrames. The company’s At

Last week, Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment introduced the world to Forge, the newest Legend to enter the Apex Games. But in the game’s latest trailer, which Respawn released on Monday morning, Forge was murdered during a “live” interview. The championship-winning MMA fighter Forge introduces himself and talks a big game about how well he’ll do in Apex Legends’ fictional combat sport, the Apex Games. While Respawn hasn’t officially confirmed that Revenant will be taking Forge’s spot