Microsoft and Discord are partnering to let Xbox and PC users link their Discord accounts directly into their profile. Think of it like adding another linked social media account to your Xbox Live account. “Open the Account Settings menu on Xbox One, and select ‘Linked social accounts,’” Microsoft’s statement reads. “Here, you will see a new option for linking your Discord account. “If you are playing Sea of Thieves on your Xbox, you can now choose to give your Discord friends the ability to see

Alden Ehrenreich told Esquire today that his contract allows for him to appear in more Star Wars films than just one. Ehrenreich is Han Solo, a character originally portrayed by Harrison Ford, in Solo: A Star Wars Story, due to hit theaters on May 25. Esquire released a telling excerpt from an upcoming interview with the actor:I ask Ehrenreich how many [Han Solo films] he’s signed up for. But—yeah.”Solo: A Star Wars Story has had a rocky development, ever since director team Phil Lord and Christ

Alden Ehrenreich told Esquire today that his contract allows for him to appear in more Star Wars films than just one. Ehrenreich is Han Solo, a character originally portrayed by Harrison Ford, in Solo: A Star Wars Story, due to hit theaters on May 25. Esquire released a telling excerpt from an upcoming interview with the actor:I ask Ehrenreich how many [Han Solo films] he’s signed up for. But—yeah.”Solo: A Star Wars Story has had a rocky development, ever since director team Phil Lord and Christ

H1Z1, the battle royale shooter created by Daybreak Games, is coming to PlayStation 4, with an open beta kicking off May 22, the developer announced today. When H1Z1 debuted in 2015 it had multiple game modes, including a DayZ-style persistent open-world survival game and battle royale. H1Z1: King of the Kill retained the Battle Royale mode, while H1Z1: Just Survive went forward with the open-world game mode. H1Z1: King of the Kill was renamed simply H1Z1. H1Z1: Just Survive was likewise renamed

An anime about nerds with a love of manga, games and everything in between is this season’s best new show so far. Wotakoi revolves around Narumi Momose and Hirotaka Nifuji, a pair of 26-year-olds who try to work out their romantic relationship, despite being hardcore nerds. The characters often reference a bunch of other anime and games, and they aren’t heavily censored or awkwardly parodied. I, too, have tried to hide my love for anime and gaming from my coworkers in my previous jobs. Watching

This isn’t the only video game set in the BattleTech universe that’s coming out this year. It’s a turn-based game, played from the third-person perspective, that puts players in command of an entire squad — called a lance — of four heavily armed ’Mechs at one time. Developer Harebrained Schemes was founded in 2011 by BattleTech universe co-creator Jordan Weisman and game designer Mitch Gitelman. In that way, BattleTech is as much a management game as it is a game of turn-based tactics. What kept

If you’re looking to add to your board game collection, Amazon’s Gold Box Deal of the Day features the biggest sale on board games we’ve ever seen. Dozens of tabletop games, including old-school classics, critically acclaimed board games and indie RPGs, are available for up to 40 percent off, today only. Board games have been experiencing something of a renaissance over the past few decades, beginning with Settlers of Catan making its way over from Germany in the late ’90s. Similar European-styl

The first YouTube video was published 13 years ago today, but the voyeuristic feeling associated with watching someone broadcast their life feels timeless. I spend much of my time watching YouTube, and a portion of that time watching vlogs. We’re still in our beds at home, consuming as many vlogs or behind-the-scenes videos of vlogs or vlog-adjacent videos that we could. “The FOMO is still very, very real”I don’t think Jawed Karim or his fellow YouTube co-founders had any inkling of what kind of

The first trailer for Sony’s Tom Hardy-starring Venom is here. Sony debuted the trailer at CinemaCon in Las Vegas today, sharing the footage with theater managers, press and industry insiders. This marks just the second look at footage from the film, following an earlier teaser Sony released in February. Venom is the second movie in Sony’s new Spider-Man universe, but Tom Holland, who played the web-slinging hero in Spider-Man: Homecoming last year, will not don the Spider-Man suit. And despite

I spent the weekend with them and the Nintendo Labo kits while my wife was traveling. So if you have small children running around, or just a lot of them, here’s some advice. Only keep the stuff you’re working on out in the main area. Only keep the stuff you’re working on out in the main areaBut the thing to remember is that you can’t really mess it up. Just make sure you take all the parts you’re working on or have finished to your staging area so nothing happens to them in the meantime.

The first trailer for Sony’s Tom Hardy-starring Venom is here. Sony debuted the trailer at CinemaCon in Las Vegas today, sharing the footage with theater managers, press and industry insiders. This marks just the second look at footage from the film, following an earlier teaser Sony released in February. Venom is the second movie in Sony’s new Spider-Man universe, but Tom Holland, who played the web-slinging hero in Spider-Man: Homecoming last year, will not don the Spider-Man suit. And despite

The first YouTube video was published 13 years ago today, but the voyeuristic feeling associated with watching someone broadcast their life feels timeless. I spend much of my time watching YouTube, and a portion of that time watching vlogs. We’re still in our beds at home, consuming as many vlogs or behind-the-scenes videos of vlogs or vlog-adjacent videos that we could. “The FOMO is still very, very real”I don’t think Jawed Karim or his fellow YouTube co-founders had any inkling of what kind of

Detroit: Become Human is getting a free demo on PlayStation 4 tomorrow, April 24, publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment announced today. The demo consists of “The Hostage,” the first mission of the game. If this mission sounds familiar, it’s because Detroit developer Quantic Dream showed it off in a trailer during Sony’s E3 2016 press briefing. The Detroit demo, which is already available in Australia and New Zealand, weighs in at 2.92 GB. Detroit: Become Human, Quantic Dream’s fifth game and

Detroit: Become Human is getting a free demo on PlayStation 4 tomorrow, April 24, publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment announced today. The demo consists of “The Hostage,” the first mission of the game. If this mission sounds familiar, it’s because Detroit developer Quantic Dream showed it off in a trailer during Sony’s E3 2016 press briefing. The Detroit demo, which is already available in Australia and New Zealand, weighs in at 2.92 GB. Detroit: Become Human, Quantic Dream’s fifth game and

The future of multi-channel networks like Fullscreen, Ritual, BBTV and more are in question as thousands of creators are purged. Multi-channel networks refer to companies that work with hundreds or thousands of YouTube creators under one umbrella. With tens of thousands of creators working under one umbrella, creators can feel like they’re not getting the attention they deserve. “Whenever I asked anyone I either got no reply or was told a generic response,” Rabbit told Polygon via email. “If the

God of War is a big, sprawling game that could easily take you dozens of hours. That’s the kind of challenge that speedrunners love, and they’ve already been able to beat the PlayStation 4 game in sub-10 hours. Streamer uhTrance holds what appears to be the current world record for running the game; he finished it in seven hours, 49 minutes. There’s nothing wrong with cutscenes or plot development or story moments to flesh out characters; those are some of the things God of War does best. But he

Westworld’s second season premiere shares some interesting similarities to Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal. Facebook users have been left aghast at just how much personal info the company collects. The consequences for visitors to Westworld can be seen as far more dire than Facebook users’ data being collected and shared. Westworld’s terms of service allow Delos to harvest parts of human bodies for reasons that are never fully explained. Westworld visitors are giving up physi

Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige said that Hawkeye’s disappearance from Avengers: Infinity War marketing is the best thing that could have happened to the character. Feige spoke to io9 about Hawkeye at the Infinity War press conference, checking in to make sure the superhero (and everyone’s favorite Legolas cosplayer) was doing alright. Feige joked that, considering Hawkeye is everyone’s favorite Avenger to tease, it’s a blessing that he’s not in any of the marketing. It’s the best.”Feige’s comme

Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige said that Hawkeye’s disappearance from Avengers: Infinity War marketing is the best thing that could have happened to the character. Feige spoke to io9 about Hawkeye at the Infinity War press conference, checking in to make sure the superhero (and everyone’s favorite Legolas cosplayer) was doing alright. Feige joked that, considering Hawkeye is everyone’s favorite Avenger to tease, it’s a blessing that he’s not in any of the marketing. It’s the best.”Feige’s comme

Westworld’s second season premiere shares some interesting similarities to Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal. Facebook users have been left aghast at just how much personal info the company collects. The consequences for visitors to Westworld can be seen as far more dire than Facebook users’ data being collected and shared. Westworld’s terms of service allow Delos to harvest parts of human bodies for reasons that are never fully explained. Westworld visitors are giving up physi