One-time Google competitor Ask.com, formerly Ask Jeeves, throws in the towel after almost 30 years: ‘Jeeves’ spirit endures’

Ask.com is no more: The one-time Burger King to Google’s McDonalds has shuttered its search engine after nearly 30 years⁠—though the exact count seems to depend on who you ask⁠—with its website now turning up a farewell message to users. “Every great search must come to an end,” reads the message shared to Ask.com. “As…

New World of Warcraft Midnight update throws Hunters an essential lifeline, with Warriors and Shamans also on the rise

Blizzard has detailed its next World of Warcraft Midnight class tuning update, and it’s throwing a bone to Marksmanship Hunters, who have been feeling rather sad following its patch 12.0.5 rework. The new WoW patch notes also bring good news for the likes of Shaman, Warrior, Warlock, and Paladin, but Augmentation Evoker, Guardian Druid, and…

Reggie Fils-Aimé Says Amazon Asked Nintendo To Break The Law

At a recent NYU lecture, former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé divulged on a conversation between himself and an Amazon executive. Meeting in the late 2000s, Fils-Aimé says the e-commerce giant attempted to pressure Nintendo to not just burn relationships with other retailers, but outright break the law. “Amazon was looking to get bigger…

Round Up: The Previews Are In For 007: First Light

And here’s what other sites had to say: IGN: “It’s been many years since the last proper 007 game, and the larger Bond franchise seems to be in a state of reassessment. And that certainly puts IO Interactive’s latest in a great position to deliver an exciting new Bond game cleverly. With 007: First Light’s…

Diablo 4 update removes Lord of Hatred’s loot-snatching portals, with War Plans fixes to come

Blizzard’s latest Diablo 4 update strips out the automatic exit portals that were stealing away your hard-won loot, with Blizzard admitting the feature “missed the mark.” These patch notes for the action RPG‘s new expansion also put a stop to the ability to infinitely farm Nemesis boss lairs, and start making changes to fix the…

You’re not crazy, that one sewer puzzle in Half-Life 2 really did used to be harder

Half-Life 2 Has Been Quietly Changed for 20 Years – YouTube Watch On YouTuber Ocelot, who specializes in videos comparing different versions of games like Silent Hill 3 and Resident Evil: Code Veronica, recently took to analyzing different versions of Half-Life 2. Valve’s FPS may not seem as fruitful a topic for dissection, but there…

Magic: The Gathering One Ring art controversy ends with artist admission

A newly revealed version of The One Ring card for Magic: The Gathering’s upcoming crossover with The Hobbit drew criticism from within the game’s own artist community, ultimately revealing that the artist had copied the work of another. The One Ring originally appeared as the headliner card in 2023’s The Lord of the Rings: Tales…

The Oscars Are Barring AI, Game Awards Should Do The Same

In a slate of newly announced rules, the Oscars are making themselves clear: only human beings can win awards. In the past this may have settled the eligibility of Rin Tin Tin, but in the 21st century this obviously concerns AI. According to The Hollywood Reporter, it’s gotta be a person from script to screen….

Lego And Sega Are Bringing You A Buildable, Tiny Sega Genesis

Adult Lego fans have no shortage of ways to indulge in nostalgia in recent years. Besides making plenty of game-themed sets based on Super Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Minecraft, Lego has also seen fit to give nostalgic Gen-Xers and Millenials (and retro-interested young folks) ways to rebuild the nostalgic gaming consoles of their past…

A decade on, classic strategy game Heroes of Might and Magic returns triumphant, earning its budget back in just one day

I’ve got a big grin on my face. Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era marks the return of one of the most iconic names in turn-based strategy games, a full decade since its last mainline release. This prequel, built by developer Unfrozen and published by Manor Lords and Against the Storm studio Hooded Horse,…