With theNintendo Switchlaunching this Friday, March 3, gamers whohaven’t been able to secure a pre-orderare likely wondering what their chances are when it comes to picking up the portable console on launch day. To help those out there who’d like to pick up aSwitchwhen it first becomes available, here’s a quick run down of which retailers are promising to have the consoles available to the general public, and when those retailers will be opening the floodgates....

Xbox Game Pass reveals the winners of its first Xbox Game Pass Awards which allowed fans to vote on a series of silly categories. The awards are the total opposite ofThe Game Awards 2019and the nominees weren’t all released in 2019, but thousands of gamers voted to let their opinion be known. There were four categories in the Xbox Game Pass Awards 2019 and all of them are ridiculous. In the “Best Out of Context Dialogue,” the nominees were Geralt fromThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Nico fromDevil May Cry 5, Ratbag fromMiddle-earth: Shadow of War, and Torgue fromBorderlands: The Handsome Collection....

There is a dark section of theLegend of Zeldafranchise that Nintendo still continues to distance itself from, coming in the form of a pair of Philips CD-i releases titledLink: The Faces of EvilandZelda: The Wand of Gamelon. The negative responses of these games doesn’t mean that fans have abandoned these titles, however, as some fans have continued to make art and creative content around these strangeentries in theLegend of Zeldafranchise....

Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermathgoes above and beyond the typicalfighting gameexpansion. In addition to the expectedadditional charactersand stages, NetherRealm Studios also added Friendships and a whole new story mode, which takes place after base game’s conclusion. Related:10 DLC Characters Mortal Kombat Should Add In Its Sequels The five chapters take between two to three hours to complete, and follows Shang Tsung, Nightwolf, and Fujin as they travel back in time to steal Kronika’s Crown of Souls to prevent time and existence from falling apart....

Even though the year 2021 will be, in many ways, different, one thing will stay the same. New films and TV shows will premiere this year, and there will be a larger number of them. But besides the upcoming new shows, no one should forget the ones already running. Some of them will air their last seasons this year. RELATED:Moon Knight: 10 Oscar Isaac Movies To Watch In Preparation For The Show...

Despite achieving record revenue in its most recent fiscal year,Activision Blizzardlast month decided to go through internal restructuring by way oflaying off nearly 800 employeeswho worked at the massive video game company. While the layoffs began a reallocation of shifting towards more hands-on development in order to release new games more frequently, the publisher is aware of the negative impact the layoffs could have on business in the immediate future....

The movie theater franchise AMC is airing a diverseline-up of scary moviesthis Halloween season. Through an initiative calledThrills and Chills, they will be screening a collection of movies that run from “cult classics to new releases.” The initiative kicked off on October 1 and moving forward, the screenings will fall on every Wednesday and Friday of the month. Last week, the movie empire showed the 2004 remake ofDawn of the Dead....

Some games aren’t about fantasy or sci-fi but recreating a playground that’s akin to real-life events, establishments, or activities. That’s whysimulation gamesexist. Some players simply want a pressure-free game time that they can enjoy at their own pace, and that’s whatmost simulation gamesfulfill. Other simulation games thrust their players straight into the heart of a digital re-enactment of a conflict, complete with physics and physiological rules that are as close to reality as possible....

BioShock 4is in development at Cloud Chamber, a new studio set up by 2K to deliver the next installment in the surreal dystopian series. Many fans of the franchise will be excited to see how Cloud Chamber plans to follow up Rapture and Columbia, some of gaming’s most famous settings, as well as how the new studio hopes to weave a narrative to rival its predecessors. BioShock 4has a lot going for it, not least the opportunity to build off a great premise....

Borderlands 3is filled with vibrant characters that help the story unfold in ways that nobody expected. Since the release of the originalBorderlandswith characters like T.K. Baha who was so popular, they brought him back during the Halloween DLC inBorderlands 2, Gearbox has been making NPCs that stand out and stay in the minds of fans everywhere. RELATED:5 Ways Borderlands 2 Was The Best (& 5 Ways Borderlands 3 Was Better)...

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick claims that the company will always releaseCall of DutyGames, though the platforms on which they’re played may change. TheCall of Dutyseries is one of the most popular video game franchises in history, but recently the first person shooter has been criticized for over-saturating the market with a new game every year.Many feel that this “game-a-year” release strategyforces the developers to innovate the games in extreme and sometimes unpopular ways just to distinguish themselves from the previous years' titles....

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds,orPUBGas it is more colloquially known, is attributed by many to be the title that spawned the surge in popularity of battle royale games when it debuted in 2017. Developed and published by PUBG Corporation, the game passed the notable milestone ofselling over 70 million copiesearlier this year. Throughout its three-year history, even in the days of early access, cheaters have been a constant presence inPUBG,causing frequent frustration for regular players and creating extra work for the game’s developers as they try to consistently catch and remove cheaters....

It is without a doubt that Remedy Entertainment’sControlis one ofthe most critically-acclaimed games of 2019, winning several awards in various categories. Now, players who still haven’t playedControlwill be happy to know that the game is heavily discounted right now for consoles. Controlis currently available for $29.99, which is 50% off its original list price of $59.99 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It is currently unknown whether this price will be permanent, but it is worth mentioning that other retailers are also offering the same price....