The number of PS Now subscribers doubled to over 2 million in the last six months, Sony announced yesterday. Sony has been pushing the service by offering better games, free trials, and discounted subscription rates. Meanwhile, Microsoft announced last month that Game Pass now has over 10 million subscribers.

Watch Hatsune Miku Perform ‘Live’ In Phantasy Star Online 2

Japanese virtual idol Hatsune Miku and her vocaloid friend, Meguirine Luka, have been popping by the Asia version of Phantasy Star Online 2 for years. Now North American players are getting their first taste of Miku and Luka’s “Living Universe” performance, and I was there, awkwardly trying to figure out the dance emote. A handful…

Tiny Anime Reinhardt Is The Overwatch Toy I’ve Been Waiting For

Since the folks at Japanese toymaker Good Smile Company started making big-headed anime figures of Overwatch characters, I’ve been patiently waiting for my spirit hero to make his small but impactful appearance. And here he is, a giant among Nendoroids, Reinhardt. I love him. Available now for preorder from the Blizzard Gear Store, Reinhardt is…

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Paradox Devs Don’t Freak Out Too Much Over Leaks

During the latest episode of Paradox Interactive’s in-house podcast, chief marketing officer Daniel Goldberg and chief business development officer Shams Jorjani tackled the topic of leaks, specifically how these situations feel from the developers’ side. These kinds of candid discussions are a rarity in the video game industry, and the unusual perspective here makes for…

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Six Months Later

There are Star Wars games, and then there’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Created by Respawn Entertainment, the studio behind Titanfall and Apex Legends, Fallen Order brought some spunk to that long-ago galaxy. Far, far away from a phoned-in, branded cash grab, Fallen Order treated players to an adventure that was part Dark Souls, part…

Someone At American Dad Is A Big Fan Of The Overwatch League

In the grand tradition of primetime animated shows mining contemporary pop culture for content, American Dad’s most recent episode featured esports as its topic of the day. In a clip shared by TBS, the show’s main character is tasked with assassinating a North Korean general while he attends an Overwatch League match in Hong Kong.…

Apex Legends‘ Flimsy Opening Quest Left Me Unimpressed

It took me just six minutes to finish the first leg of “The Broken Ghost,” Apex Legends’ cooperative storyline. With all the effort it takes to unlock the missions and the week-long wait between chapters, I expected a whole lot more out of the event than what I got. Unlike fellow games set in the…

The Long Dark’s latest update, “Fearless Navigator,” adds different markers you can place in the world with in-game paint cans, vistas that let you map greater portions of an area, and rock caches where you can store supplies. It’s a lot of interesting changes to how the game’s navigation works, without taking away the fun/torment of…