‘Fable 2 must have a dog, and that dog must die’ Eurogamer just put up a prettyin-depth history of Lionhead Studios, and it’s a doozy. Most of the info comes by way of John McCormack, art director for theFableseries. There’s a lot of interesting tidbits from this tale, most notably how Microsoft savedFable, but didn’t directly influence its development or direction, and we get a sense of exactly how much control Molyneux had over these projects....

Today LucasArts, in conjunction with Day 1 Studios, announced their newest IP: a futuristic war game calledFracture, featuring a nifty little mechanic known as Terrain Deformation. It seems pretty self-evident: your actions directly affect the terrain around you. Actually, let me let them explain it to you: When Briggs throws a tectonic grenade on a level battlefield, the ground blasts upward to provide accest to an otherwise unreachable area. Moving on, when he comes accors what appears to be an impenetrable structure, Briggs utilizes the alt-fire functionality on his rocket launcher to create enormous craters to burrow underneath the wall....

Rocket League News They won RLCS 2025 regional qualifiers to battle at the soon-coming Birmingham Major. The traditional format of Rocket League esports is 3v3 matches. Success here comes with a combination of individual skills and team actions. What if one of these components is out, and everything is about the abilities of one player? That’s exactly what happens in 1v1 tournaments! Solo Rocket League matches are available in the game as a separate game mode....

The latestPlayStation 5system update has been released, and it brings a pretty hefty quality-of-life change to the way fans can use their DualSense controllers. The DualSense is a nice piece of hardware overall, though many of its features, like haptic feedback and gyro,are mostly underutilized. Thankfully, fans of the controller will have more flexibility with it now, especially if they plan on using it on PC or another platform. According to aPlayStation Blogpost, the latest PS5 system update has added the ability topair the DualSense wireless controller to multiple devices simultaneously, without having to manually pair the controller every time players want to use it on a different device....

Betting News LeonBet is a global sportsbook and gaming brand that operates in over 100 countries. Oddin.gg has teamed up with LeonBet to enhance the latter’s live offerings and engagement tools for esports bettors worldwide. As a result, folks can expect market-leading odds plus a more data-rich and interactive betting experience. Oddin.gg x LeonBet partnership features esports widgets LeonBet, known for its esports focus and in-house tournaments, has strengthened its relationship with Oddin....

News Let the hunt begin! Overwatch 2 Season 8: Call of the Hunt has arrived with a bunch of brand-new skins! Read on for our guide on every Overwatch 2 Season 8 Battle Pass skin and how to obtain them. All Overwatch 2 Season 8 Battle Pass skins There are a total of nine skins in the current Overwatch 2 Battle Pass. They include ones for Ana, Wrecking Ball, Junker Queen, Reaper, Lucio, Junkrat, Zenyatta, and Orisa....

Guides News Here’s everything to know about the Overwatch World Cup 2023 Online Qualifiers, including the schedule, Twitch drops, skins, and more. The Overwatch World Cup 2023 Online Qualifiers will be happening soon! Since Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Portugal qualified for it via the Wild Card Challenge, the matches will go from June 22 through July 2. Read on for the schedule, where to watch, the list of Twitch drops, skins, and some details about crowdfunding!...

Rocket League News Rocket League is celebrating its eighth anniversary with the exciting Birthday Ball event. It features items, challenges, and limited-time modes! The world of Rocket League has grown so much since it was first released in 2015. Since then, players have entered the field of Rocket League with items, arenas, and mechanics, and more. In celebration of the game’s anniversary, Psyonix has announced the Birthday Ball event for Rocket League players....

New behind-the-scenes details signal an exciting shift forLandmanseason 2, with Taylor Sheridan’s Texas-based oil drama filming in a different Southwest state.Landmandebuted in 2024 with Billy Bob Thornton as its frontman, Tommy Norris. The drama will return withLandmanseason 2this November, adding Sam Elliott toLandman’s cast for its sophomore run. As filming forLandmanseason 2 is underway, theFort Worth Star-Telegramreported that several casting calls around the city have signaled the show’s production returning to North Texas, at locations near Cresson and Jacksboro....

CS:GO News Vitality is ready to make another high profile signing. This time it is Spinx signing with the now international team. After a poor first season, Vitality is making further changes to their roster. This time it’s Kévin “misutaaa” Rabier making space on the CS: GO roster for ENCE’s superstar Lotan “Spinx” Giladi to come in. Will this move be enough to push Vitality into contender status? Or will the deeper rooted synergy issues prove to be fatal?...

Hearthstone Guides Unsure of what deck to craft? Hurry up and playtest 11 decks from the new Titans Hearthstone expansion FOR FREE! Lists below. The TITANS expansion is here, and every Hearthstone player is eager to play with these new iconic characters. Do you know that you may take 11 Titans decks, one for each class for free with this week’s Hearthstone Tavern Brawl and win a pack on top? Check out what lists are available in this article....

or: How Stevil Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the MMORPG As some of you already know, I almost lost the fire inside. Video games didn’t excite me anymore, and while that was mostly down to their ever-decreasing circles of creativity, I’d also gotten lazy, stuck in my ways. The same thing happened with my voracious musical appetite until I discovered Bandcamp; a site that single-handedly brought my record-browsing self back from the dead (and long may it independently reign)....

An adorable new game is coming to PC and the Nintendo Switch on September 26th, calledThe Spirit and the Mouse. It looks like the perfect game for fans ofStray, as the player takes the role of a little mouse named Lila as she explores a small French village called Sainte-et-Claire. Overall, the game looks wholesome with the protagonist able to listen and help troubled villages while collecting happiness for new abilities....