He also shouted, “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our time,” before the broadcast cut away from the video. The members noted a stake in Activision Blizzard held by Tencent, a Chinese company. People are boycotting Blizzard games and have turned Overwatch hero Mei into a symbol of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Hong Kong has been under a special government since the United Kingdom ceded control of the territory to China in 1997. The members of Congress also wrote a disapproving letter to

Remedy Entertainment is rolling back its new update for Control after it forced users into online play and removed Steam controller support. Remedy wrote on Twitter today that Control’s current issues were “caused by the latest update,” which was intended to “validate future paid expansions, not to force you to play online or to remove Steam controller support.”We apologize for the current issues with Control on the Epic Games Store caused by the latest update. @ControlRemedy pic.twitter.com/A2M

One of Steam’s newest bestsellers has an interesting feature: Chernobylite, says its developers, has a 3D-scanned recreation of the real-life exclusion zone set up after the 1986 nuclear disaster. The Farm 51 says the map of Chernobylite was built by developers who traveled to Ukraine and 3D-scanned the actual exclusion zone, “which is a huge area,” they correctly note. “It’s physically not possible to enter every room in every building and scan every inch of the 1,000 square-mile landscape,” Th

Hearthstone developer Blizzard Entertainment says it’s not censoring pro–Hong Kong messages on its official Twitch channel. Reports from earlier today suggested the company was banning Hearthstone viewers during its Hearthstone Masters Tour broadcasts, but Blizzard insists that’s not the case. Twitch viewers are getting banned, but for spamming the chat — not for posting a certain message, Blizzard said. This is evident when looking at the Twitch chat; it’s still getting spammed with messages in

In the latest Final Fantasy 14 live letter, director Naoki Yoshida and community producer Toshio Murouchi discussed the features coming in patch 5.1. Ishgard Restoration, which has been teased for the 5.1 patch, has been confirmed to be coming in patch 5.11. (It’ll be a Nier: Automata spoiler, so we’ll just say that you should go play Nier right now.) Hades Extreme will launch in patch 5.1The hard version of the final boss fight from the Shadowbringers story will be available in patch 5.1. This

Crossroads now fires three projectiles instead of four — which sort of ruins the name if you ask me. Meanwhile, Lyuda had its bonus damage reduced by 30 percent and Flakker can now only fire one shot per magazine. Since Borderlands 3 isn’t a PVP game, one player argues, then Gearbox shouldn’t need to nerf OP guns, it should just make other guns better. For a full look at all the changes from this Borderlands 3 patch you can see the notes below. Conference Call damage increased by 15%Crossroad ac

Crusader Kings 2, the 2012 grand strategy game set in the Middle Ages of Europe, is now free to download, keep and play forever. Paradox Interactive is giving the game out in observance of PDXCON, the publisher’s annual gathering for fans. The game’s many expansions are not included in the bargain — conveniently, they are half-off on Steam right now. Paradox’s latest PC game is Imperator: Rome, another grand strategy title, this one set in the city-state of the same name. The company’s next proj

Did you know there’s an entire video game genre dedicated to particle simulation? In most falling-sand games, you get a big, empty 2D space in which to experiment with mixing pixel particles, which represent various substances, like water, oil, stone, and fire. The trouble with falling-sand games is, eventually, there’s not much more to do. One of 2019’s most underrated games, Noita builds upon the falling-sands genre by layering it over a sturdy, long-lasting foundation: the Spelunky-style rogu

If you believe game director Hideki Kamiya — now with PlatinumGames — the answer is yes. Kamiya, clearly teasing us all, gives the thumbs up and simply says, “Really.”“Okami is going to be back,” Nakamura tweeted. “We want to make Okami sequel and fans are looking forward to it too. We want to make Okami sequel and fans are looking forward to it too. After all, Nakamura is looking for a new gig after leaving Ghostwire Tokyto studio Tango Gameworks.

One thing that made me raise an eyebrow came from Eurogamer, where they mention that creatures roaming in Wild Areas can sometimes be extremely powerful. As an example, the publication cites that it’s possible to come across a level 50 Pokémon when your team is barely level six. These intimidating encounters will be limited to special sections known as “Wild Areas.” In Wild Areas, monsters can free-roam, open-world style. You’ll be able to see creatures on the map, as you can in Pokémon Go. Wild

Tomatoanus confirmed the name change via Twitter today, saying that it was only for AGDQ in January and that he will still go by tomatoanus on Twitch. Tomatoanus has submitted proposals to six different GDQ events, and recently realized that his submissions were not publicly viewable under the handle Tomatoanus. Tomatoanus then reached out to GDQ organizers and the “tomatoangus” compromise was reached, thus making his participation visible to the public. However, tomatoanus’ Twitch information s

Thirty-two movies are up for consideration for this year’s Best Animated Feature Academy Award — and one of them is Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal, which stands out considering that Primal is a limited series made up of five, 22-minute episodes. The title submitted is Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal – Tales of Savagery, which is not one of the five episodes which aired earlier in October, but instead refers to the series as a whole. Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal – Tales of Savagery apparently achieved it

Kevin Feige has been named chief creative officer of Marvel Entertainment, Variety reports, putting him in a position to oversee Marvel Television, Marvel Animation, and Marvel Comics. He will continue to oversee publishing both creative and editorial, reporting to Feige. Buckley will also oversee publishing operations, sales, creative services, games, licensing and events, reporting in those areas to Marvel Entertainment chairman Ike Perlmutter. Marvel Comics editorial and executive staff, incl

The first thing I went looking for when I opened up Remedy Games’ Control was a Photo Mode. But now Remedy Games is adding the highly requested Photo Mode with its next update, scheduled for Oct. 16. “Considering all these strong visuals, there was no question that a Photo Mode was something we needed to do for Control,” community manager Vida Starcevic said in a PlayStation blog post. It said a “free gameplay mode” will be released at the end of 2019. “Everyone who owns Control will be getting

Consumers who purchase the Founder’s Edition will be able to experience it first on November 19, with a wider release to follow. The Founder’s Edition includes a night blue controller, a Chromecast Ultra, three months of Stadia Pro, and a three-month “Buddy Pass,” allowing consumers to share the experience with a friend. That Founder’s Edition is still up for sale. The Stadia Pro is said to support up to 4K/60 fps HDR video with 5.1 surround sound so long as you can maintain 35 Mbps download spe

Fans of Paradox strategy games like Crusader Kings 2 and Europa Universalis famously spend thousands of hours on their single-player experiences. While those games also have multiplayer modes, they’re more much more challenging to play for extended periods of time. That could change with Stellaris: Galaxy Command, a multiplayer version of the 4X strategy game now in limited beta on iOS and Android. According to a press release, the mobile game is “based on the worlds of Stellaris” and uses the o

The Knoxville Regional Championships was supposed to be just another chance for Kyle Livinghouse to win his first major Pokémon tournament. By the time anyone woke up to correct their mistake, there was only enough time before the tournament to shower. But since Livinghouse and Costagliola are such close friends, they knew every last detail of each others’ teams. Costagliola was forced to switch his Pokémon to protect his Xerneas, but Livinghouse eventually backed his friend into a corner. Once

The game went down on Sunday afternoon, and after almost two days of complete blackout, it has finally returned. But it isn’t the same old game you remember — Fortnite has returned as Fortnite Chapter 2, bringing with it a brand-new map along with dozens of other changes. Based on a trailer that leaked on Monday morning, the new map will include swimming, fishing, and a new boat. The event culminated in a rocket ship blasting into the sky, creating a black hole that sucked up Fortnite’s old map.

Hong Kong’s national Overwatch team raised more than $11,000 to attend Blizzard Entertainment’s upcoming Overwatch World Cup following the company’s ban of Hearthstone player Chung “blitzchung” Ng Wai. Today, the Overwatch World Cup team, called the Fire Dragons, announced it will attend the event in Anaheim, California in November. “The past few months have been very challenging for everyone on Team Hong Kong and it has been difficult to stay focused on our Overwatch program,” a team representa

However, another data miner notes that players in China are being told that the new season is starting for them on Tuesday as well:Chapter 2 of Fortnite is confirmed to start on October 15 for chinese players. (via @Zer2o) pic.twitter.com/ALCOZXZrB6 — ShiinaBR – Fortnite Leaks (@ShiinaBR) October 14, 2019The problem, of course, is that China’s version of Fortnite may not be on the same timeline as the rest of the world. But another thing that’s got people talking comes to us via Fortnite star Ty