At the recent Nintendo Direct Mini, it was revealed 2018 would be a busy year for the Nintendo Switch, and information concerning Pokémon was highly desired. The survey was rather simple, asking gamers what Switch titles they were likely to buy over the next year. Although these titles recently appeared to be trademarked by Nintendo, it was later revealed to be part of an internet hoax. If this recent news is any indication, 2018 may very well be a great year for the Nintendo Switch and Pokémon

It may have taken over a year but Square Enix is finally ready to release its expanded version of Final Fantasy 15. Dubbed the Royal Edition, this complete Final Fantasy 15 collection will include all prior released content, including DLC episodes, as well as some new goodies. As well, Square is bringing Final Fantasy 15 to the PC for the first time. The Final Fantasy 15 Royal Edition and Windows Edition seem focused on players that missed out on the game the first time around. Final Fantasy 15

Fortnite is currently the largest battle royale game in the world, with more than 40 million downloads at the time of this writing. The game has a large player base spread out across PC, PS4, and Xbox One, and Epic Games has continuously updated the game to keep fans engaged. According to Epic Games, there are currently no plans to add new maps or vehicles to Fortnite. In fact, Epic is planning a big update for Fortnite that will add five new locations to the game’s current battle royale map, as

Polish publication GRYOnline has posted an article citing two separate sources that claim Cyberpunk 2077 will be featured at E3 2018 in the form of a trailer during one of the E3 press conferences. After all, Cyberpunk 2077 has been in development for years, and The Witcher 3 launched way back in 2015. If Cyberpunk 2077 is shown at E3 2018, then the question remains which company will showcase it at its press conference. Even though Cyberpunk 2077 has been in development for years, fans shouldn’

With this being the case, many fans have been optimistic that publishers and developers will begin reducing the presence of loot boxes and microtransactions in future titles. However, a dump of newly leaked documents suggests that the situation could turn much worse before getting any better. Apparently, all of the information gathered on a person is then used to build a unique psychological profile that is designed to drive them toward microtransactions. However, one of the creepiest and most d

Detroit: Become Human, the cinematic narrative-driven adventure game where player choice greatly impacts the story, is easily one of the biggest PlayStation 4 exclusives due out this year. However, the studio behind the game has now found itself in the middle of controversy, as Quantic Dream studio head Guillaume de Fondaumier has been accused of sexual misconduct. French publications Le Monde, Canard PC, and Mediapart published reports of the supposedly toxic culture at Detroit: Become Human st

Several days ago, Epic Games and People Can Fly confirmed the decision to revamp the map for Fortnite‘s Battle Royale mode this week, with the companies stating that a forthcoming patch will add new locations, refreshed “biomes,” and various quality-of-life improvements. For starters, the updated map for Fortnite‘s Battle Royale mode–internally dubbed “Map 2.0″–will add five new named locations in the western half in the map, including the biggest town yet, Tilted Towers, which has buildings tha

Another major update is headed to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp that adds a couple new features, as well as some commonly requested quality of life changes. It’s been two months since Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp launched worldwide, which is plenty of time to experience all of its content. After listening to player feedback, the update will also bring some quality of life changes to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. It’s been two months since Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp released worldwide, and was n

One of the biggest stories in video games last year was the cancellation of Visceral’s Star Wars game. In a new interview, former director of the Uncharted series and one of the biggest names attached to the Star Wars game, Amy Hennig, sheds a little more light on what happened. While Visceral’s Star Wars game was canceled for being too linear, there’s clearly more to it than that. “Budgets keep going up, the bar keeps getting raised, and it starts making less and less sense to make [linear, sto

Following this, the companies turned their attention toward a problem relating to the Fatal Fields area of the game, with developers having now patched an exploit that allowed players to glitch underneath the map and kill unwitting opponents. The underground map exploit has been fixed and all wormholes leading to the underworld have been removed. For players who were reported, we are looking at each case and our own analytics and we’ll take appropriate action. — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) January

HQ experts know that there is a mechanic called extra lives. An extra life allows players to continue in the game after getting a question wrong. Extra lives can only be used once per game and cannot be used on question 12. Here’s how to claim an extra life for your next game:1.) Continue swiping until an extra life appears.

The Nintendo Switch is designed to be the perfect gaming machine for on-the-go consumers. Nintendo hasn’t released an official statement about when the Switch will add a Netflix app anytime recently, but that hasn’t stopped fans from constantly asking both companies on Twitter. There are currently no plans for Netflix on Nintendo Switch. We’ll stay on the hunt for updates about a Netflix app, so check back for new intel. The Nintendo Switch is available now.

replica from Destiny 2, and if rumors are proven to be true, the next cool thing could very well be LEGO DC Supervillains (or villains.) TT Games, which has been responsible for all LEGO games since 2004, typical releases two LEGO games a year, so this potential title could be filling one of those slots. Whether it is stylized as LEGO DC Supervillains or LEGO DC Villains remains to be seen, but sources refer to this game in both manners; it seems likely that the name would align with the former

Many feared that the technology would be used in upcoming sci-fi RPG Anthem as that game is being published by EA too. Reading between the lines, Holmes’ reply seems to suggest that Anthem will not use the EA patent at all. There are still ongoing conversations about the game’s business model, though. Additional comments from Holmes in the Reddit thread suggest that fans will be hearing more about Anthem fairly soon. Anthem is currently scheduled to release sometime in the fall of 2018 for PC, P

It’s no major surprise that plenty of fighting game fans were anxiously awaiting the open beta for Dragon Ball FighterZ this weekend, especially after Arc System Works and Bandai Namco made the beta client available for pre-load prior to the trial. As indicated on Bandai Namco’s official Facebook page, the company has acknowledged that it’s well aware of the issues currently plaguing the open beta for Dragon Ball FighterZ, and has said it is doing all it can to resolve them in a timely manner. “

While Nintendo itself recently announced more third party games coming to the Switch in its recent Nintendo Direct Mini, Australian retailer Sanity may have inadvertently revealed yet another title coming to the console in the form of South Park: The Fractured But Whole. In an online listing, Sanity has pegged South Park: The Fractured But Whole for release on March 13. Plus, Ubisoft has already shot down the notion that South Park: The Fractured But Whole would be coming to the Switch when rumo

This week, Destiny 2 developer Bungie outlined a ton of planned changes to the game both upcoming and far-reaching. So much so, in fact, that Bungie even detailed changes it is working on for fall 2018, when (presumably) the first major expansion would release for Destiny 2. It might seem premature to talk about improvements included with a fall 2018 update, but Bungie is in a tight spot. Among the more notable changes planned for the fall 2018 update are better clan rewards, masterworks exotics

Now, some fans are under the impression that a big announcement regarding the survival-horror series is imminent due to Capcom having recently changed all of the game’s social media logos. Bearing all of this in mind, the most likely explanation of Capcom updating Resident Evil‘s social media logos is that the company is ready to showcase its RE2 remake at last. Then again, considering Capcom’s proclivity for HD remasters, the publisher and developer might be getting everyone ready for a remaste

The Xbox One version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has proven to be quite popular, recently hitting 3 million players on the console. The latest patch for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds squashes some bugs and offers various performance enhancements for players still running into issues. Prior to the update, players in the midst of a firefight would sometimes have to cycle through their pistol to get to their better weapon. Thanks to the new update, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds players on Xbox

About a week ago, Capcom released an official trailer showing that Elder Dragons would be making their way into the forthcoming role-playing game Monster Hunter World, but some fan-favorite creatures were surprisingly absent in the clip. Now, thanks to one eagle-eyed fan, it looks as if a television advertisement in Japan has confirmed that the title will include the Elder Dragon Kirin. As seen below in the video courtesy of the YouTuber known as Sute Aka, Monster Hunter World fans can get a gli