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Brawlhalla is now on mobile. Yes, that means you can brawl on your phone. This day was a long time coming, Brawlhalla announced late last year that it would be getting a mobile adaptation along with cross-play support, which means that iPhone players can match up against Switch, PS4, Android, PC, and Xbox One players. We found out last month that after a slight COVID-related delay we’d finally see this mobile version of Brawlhalla arrive on August 5, and that day has finally arrived....

This Arrow review contains spoilers. Arrow Season 7 Episode 1 Arrow crackles with the promise of its early seasons in the first episode of its seventh season. The metaphorical slate is wiped clean, yet in many ways, it’s back to basics: a man in a hood with a list. “You have failed this city.” Violence against bad guys is no problem. Time-based structure. The Glades are a mess and no one cares....

In Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, there are plenty of ways for Kassandra or Alexios to make a name for themselves across Ancient Greece. Most of these events can be done by completing the main story, but one way to become a champion while getting closer to becoming the first Mercenary is by battling in the Arena. The Arena is a great place to fight and win some Legendary items, but it won’t always be an easy place to win every fight....

The newest entry in the long-running franchise, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, is set to release this holiday season, which means that only a handful of months stand between the game and players’ hands. Taking on the role of either a male or female Eivor, players will be able to live and explore the Viking culture with a “grounded” approach to their lifestyle. While this doesn’t mean gods will appear like Odin, it does mean that Vikings will not be plundering and pillaging for the sake of it, as they are often portrayed....

While it’s safe to presume that many Assassin’s Creed Odyssey fans were disappointed to learn of Ubisoft’s decision to put the game’s recurring epic mercenary events on hold for the foreseeable future, at least players still have the action-adventure title’s first DLC to look forward to as post-launch content. With this being the case, the publisher and developer has decided to give everyone a better idea of what the first expansion will contain, by releasing a launch trailer for the game’s Legacy of the First Blade DLC....

Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed is arguably the company’s most prolific series, and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla hasn’t been in players hands for too long, but in that time fans have found more than a few bugs and glitches. A recent glitch, however, isn’t exactly a new problem to the new Assassin’s Creed, instead acting as a strikingly hilarious showing of how RNG can sometimes work in players’ favor in strange ways. The glitch itself isn’t the kind of thing that players can exactly force to happen on their own, instead appearing randomly while playing Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and accepting certain missions....

Fans eager to get their hands on Assassin’s Creed Valhalla may only have less than a month to go, but some new information about the game’s Norse influence is sure to make the wait a bit harder with some cool details just revealed. In an interview with PCGamesN, Game Director Eric Baptizat revealed that while visiting the various locations in the world of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, players will venture to the classic Norse realms Asgard and Jotunheim while the player character navigates a new aspect of the series, visions quests....

The idea that a video game can make players grow emotionally attached to the characters involved in its story is incredible on its own, add to that the ability to punch fans in the gut with a story so overwhelmingly depressing and meaningful that gamers can’t help but wipe a tear from their eye. Still, they enjoy the journey every step of the way. While some games have their share of depressing aspects, others genuinely get more and more upsetting the longer one thinks about them....

The Wii is Nintendo’s best selling console to date, a testament to the appeal of gameplay over graphics. While it was even underpowered in its time and infamously couldn’t output HD graphics, the Wii’s innovative motion controls made it appealing to groups far beyond the typical gamer demographic. It wasn’t unheard of to hear stories of even grandparents enjoying the Wii. That’s given the console something of a mixed reputation among more “hardcore” gamers, though....

Ori & the Will of the Wisps borrows a number of ideas from Hollow Knight, the most obvious of which is the Spirit Shards. Spirit Shards, or skills, function just like Charms in Hollow Knight, and provide Ori a variety of different passive bonuses to choose from. While you can only equip 3 spirit shards at the start, as you progress through the game you’ll unlock the ability to equip up to 8 different skills....

Former employees of Midway Games, the developer and publisher of games like Mortal Kombat, Rampage, Spy Hunter, and NBA Jam, recently spoke to Game History about an MLB arcade game that the company started developing with Incredible Technologies but eventually canceled. Midway, which developed the original NBA Jam basketball game in 1993, hoped to match its success with an MLB game. Electronic Arts eventually acquired the rights the NBA Jam franchise and released NBA Jam for the Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2010....

Though it may seem that Dragon Ball Z games have approached the franchise from every possible angle at this point, there’s still a wealth of unexplored options that could lead to great titles. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot took a bold approach at retelling the story of the anime yet again, but its methods made it shine and set it apart from the countless other games that have tried it. Likewise, Dragon Ball FighterZ made yet another fighting game out of the franchise, but managed to do so in a unique way that earned praise from the fighting game community....

In 2007, DC’s animation department announced that they were creating a line of direct-to-video, feature-length movies free from many of the constraints of regular television. It was a controversial move, mostly because the most recent forays into animation from DC had been really well received by fans – Justice League Unlimited and Teen Titans had just ended, and fans were eager for more series set in the DC Animated Universe, not stand alone adaptations of comic stories....

Earlier this week, Activision Blizzard declined to consider a proposal from the AFL-CIO. The company said that the proposal would constitute an “unworkable encroachment” on the company’s hiring practices. Yesterday, the president of Activision Blizzard issued a statement regarding the proposal and the company’s stance on diversity hiring and interview practices. Prior to the statement, Activision Blizzard’s attorneys were in communication with the SEC asking to be exempted from a requirement to allow investors to vote on the proposal from the AFL-CIO....

When Microsoft unveiled its plans to bring backward compatibility to the Xbox One, gamers immediately started clamoring for their favorite games to get the Xbox One treatment. To determine which 360 games fans wanted to be able to play on the Xbox One, Microsoft conducted a survey, allowing gamers to vote for various 360 games. While games such Red Dead Redemption and Alan Wake ranked high on the survey, it was Call of Duty: Black Ops II that took the crown....

All Elite Wrestling held its third major event this past Saturday, July 13, where it raised over $150,000 for victims of gun violence. The event, dubbed AEW Fight for the Fallen, featured a ton of high-octane wrestling action, with one of the standout matches being the three-way tag team match that saw Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus teaming against both The Dark Order and the team of Angelico and Jack Evans. The match was full of crazy spots, including multiple nods to NetherRealm’s Mortal Kombat franchise....

One of the coolest things about the recent toys-to-life trend going around the industry is the ability for fans to have a tangible collectible that interacts with some of their favorite video games. Skylanders may have pioneered the genre, but Disney Infinity brought in iconic characters that have been charming audiences (in some cases) for decades. It’s for that reason that no one was surprised when the company announced a follow up to the original called Disney Infinity 2....

Are you a hardcore trophy collector and just picked up Marvel’s Spider-Man for the first time? Well, you came to the right place! Trophy hunting can be hard work. It can be even harder due to the fact that you might not even know what you’re looking for because of those pesky hidden trophies. Well, fear not, fellow hunters! This list has been created for those of you who wish to take a peek behind the curtain....

IO Interactive has revealed the final three locations you’ll get to explore as Agent 47 in Hitman 3. We previously knew about Dubai, Dartmoor, and Chongqing, but we can now add Berlin, Mendoza, and the Carpathian Mountains to the list. The three new levels were revealed in the latest blog post from IO Interactive, which promised a spoiler-free look at the game’s globetrotting locales. Still, if you’d rather go into the finale blind, we’d recommend clicking that back button on your browser....

Our quick take Dot design with LED goodness Dimensions: 43 x 99 x 99mm / Weight: 300g Colour: Sandstone (others in the future?) What does the clock face do? Time, timers, alarms Can show temperature Sound quality and performance 1.6-inch speaker 3.5mm output and Bluetooth Stereo pairing and Sub compatibility As smart as any other Echo Information, music, games Smart home control To recap The Echo Dot with Clock is a no brainer in many senses....