Category: Bethesda

Microsoft’s Bethesda deal: Great for Game Pass, troubling for exclusives

[ad_1] Microsoft Microsoft is now at a crossroads when it comes to handling this influx of new titles. The decisions it makes over the next few years have the potential to fundamentally reshape the gaming industry. Microsoft could either perpetuate the exclusivity war it’s been waging with Sony for years — something that inevitably hurts […]

Xbox Game Pass has more than 15 million subscribers

[ad_1] Tucked away in its blockbuster announcement that it’s buying Bethesda Softworks, id Software and Arkane Studios parent company ZeniMax Media, Microsoft revealed that Xbox Game Pass now has more than 15 million subscribers. That means it has added more than five million members in the last six months or so. Microsoft has beefed up […]

After 27 years, ‘Doom’ and ‘Doom 2’ get widescreen support

[ad_1] Speaking of mods, there’s now official support for DeHackEd, a tool people have been using for years to modify the games. Another tweak adds an optional crosshair. According to id, enabling the feature can help some players who experience motion sickness when playing the games. There’s also a new timer next to the minimap […]

Doom Eternal’s first expansion arrives on October 20th

[ad_1] The Ancient Gods: Part One, the first campaign expansion for Doom Eternal comes out on October 20th. Developer id Software shared a full trailer showing off the upcoming DLC during Gamescon 2020 earlier today. Your war is not over… DOOM Eternal’s first campaign expansion, The Ancient Gods: Part One – available October 20, 2020. […]

‘Quake II’ is free right now from Bethesda, ‘Quake III’ next week

[ad_1] Last weekend during its online QuakeCon event, Bethesda made the original game available for free via its launcher on PC. The promotion encouraged donations to charities like the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the Trevor Project, and of course gave PC gamers a reason to save a couple dollars by installing and activating the […]

Snag ‘Quake’ for free this weekend in the Bethesda Launcher

[ad_1] Fallout 76 – Up to 50% off DOOM Eternal – Up to 50% off The Elder Scrolls Online base game – 50% off (from 8/4 through 8/25 on all platforms except PlayStation, which will be from 8/5 through 8/19) The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor – 35% off The Elder Scrolls Online Crowns – 25-40% […]

‘Doom Eternal’ is getting a free next-gen upgrade

[ad_1] The publisher said it’s working on backwards compatibility for both games too. So, fingers crossed that even if the PS5 and XSX upgrades aren’t available when the consoles are released this fall, you’ll still get to play the titles on them sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Bethesda said players will get free upgrades for […]

Amazon is making a Fallout series with the creators of ‘Westworld’

[ad_1] Amazon’s latest sci-fi series will be a familiar one to gamers — the company is partnering with Bethesda to make a show based on the post-apocalyptic Fallout series. Tweets from both Bethesda and Amazon confirmed this, and Bethesda also confirmed that Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy are developing the show through their […]

‘Deathloop’ brings Dishonored-like stealth action to PS5 and PC this holiday

[ad_1] Arkane Lyon and Bethesda are finally ready to show more of Deathloop than early teasers, and it’s good news if you still miss Dishonored. They’ve shown the first gameplay for the stealth action shooter, which is now slated to come to the PlayStation 5 (as a console exclusive, no less) in holiday 2020. You’ll […]

Tesla’s Arcade adds ‘Fallout Shelter’ for in-car play

[ad_1] Nearly a year after it was announced at E3, Fallout Shelter has joined the list of games Tesla owners can play on their in-car infotainment systems. After initially launching on smartphones five years ago, the free-to-play spin-off has come to additional console platforms and, now, cars. In this one, instead of trying to survive […]