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The Weeknd is diversifying his investment portfolio. On Wednesday, the XO artist announced his new partnership with Toronto-based esSorts company OverActive Media. Along with joining the ownership group, Weeknd will also serve as the first global ambassador for Overwatch League’s Toronto Defiant and Splyce. “As a big eSports fan, I am really excited to be involved in this project,” the […]

Mortal Kombat is pitting the original series stars against their updated newer-gen selves in the new time-warp-y edition of the long-running fighting game.  Mortal Kombat 11 will have old school versions of characters like Liu Kang, Jax, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Baraka, Sonya, Raiden and Kung Lao against their new school iterations. To illustrate the split, the new […]

On Monday night images of what is probably the live-action movie version of Sonic leaked, and this time he’s not obscured by shadows. The source of the character model was a style guide from Hamagami/Carroll, Inc. which is a company the specializes in entertainment industry art and branding. Adding further credence, the guide was dated […]

Epic Games is dealing with yet another lawsuit over the inclusion of popular dances in Fortnite without permission from its originator. Two former players from the University of Maryland men’s basketball team filed the suit Monday, accusing Epic of copyright infringement and violating their publicity rights, The Verge reports. They also claim the publisher “consistently sought to exploit African-American talent, in particular in Fortnite, by copying their dances […]

After over 15 years at Nintendo of America, president and chief operating officer of Reggie Fils-Aime is stepping down, and senior vice president of sales and marketing, Doug Bowser, will take over. Yes, the irony of having someone take control of the Nintendo kingdom with the last name Bowser isn’t lost on anyone with, at least, some basic knowledge of the Mario franchise.  We’re actually about […]

A few of the biggest announcements coming out of Nintendo Direct was the revelation that a complete remake of the Game Boy classic The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening will be coming to the Nintendo Switch, in addition to that a sequel to Super Mario Maker will be dropping later this year. The trailer for Super Mario Maker 2, which you […]

In anticipation of NBA All-Star Weekend, EA Tiburon has shared the NBA Live 19: All-Star Edition for Xbox One and PlayStation 4.  The edition will include the base games as well as five All-Star Ultimate Team Packs, Legendary All-Star Uniforms, and All-Star Squad Player for Court Battles—a mode that allows players to customize their court, the starting […]

While it wasn’t as heartbreaking as it would’ve been when you were, say, seven, it was still a pretty big bummer when Toys ‘R’ Us filed for Chapter 11 back in September 2017. Despite that, uh, minor hiccup(?) the brand still has plans to reemerge by the time the holidays come creeping around towards the […]

Patrick Mahomes is taking his pickup basketball ban in stride. After the Kansas City Chiefs made it clear that they don’t want their star QB risking injury in the offseason by hitting the court with friends, Mahomes found a way around the rules that allows him to get his competitive urges out.  The MVP shared […]

There is no better price than free. No hidden costs, no fine print, no strings attached. But for the video game industry, which makes $138 billion per year globally, “free” is atypical. Why give away what people put down cash for? Thankfully, there are lots of free video games out there. Some developers create video […]