Author Archives: Rebekah Valentine
Dragonflight’s Dragon Isles Is World of Warcraft’s ‘Biggest Expansion Continent’ Ever
World of Warcraft’s dragons come in all shapes, sizes, and colors, but historically, its most important and interesting dragons have been, well, really darn big. Which is why, according to production director Patrick Dawson, Dragonflight’s Dragon Isles are the biggest continent Blizzard has ever made for an expansion. Continue reading
World of Warcraft Dragonflight Preview: WoW Stretches its Wings
For those of us who have been wondering when the fog around the Dragon Isles might finally lift, Blizzard is preparing to launch an alpha of its ninth World of Warcraft expansion, Dragonflight, and IGN was able to get a brief taste of what the dragons there have in store. Continue reading
Blanc Is an Empathetic Co-op Adventure Story Told Without a Single Word
If any It Takes Two fans didn’t watch the recent Nintendo Direct Mini late last month, then they may have slept on the wrong presentation. Tucked cozily into the show was Blanc, a visually striking story about a lost fawn and wolf cub that is, gloriously, a rare cooperative adventure. Continue reading
Halo Infinite Campaign Co-op Beta Drops Next Week
At last, it looks like Halo Infinite is nearing its long-promised campaign co-op. 343 Industries has announced that a two-week-long beta preview of the feature is dropping next week, running from July 11 through July 22. Continue reading
Niantic Undergoes Layoffs, Cancels Four Games as it Struggles to Move Beyond Pokémon Go
It appears that Niantic is materially reckoning with the fact that nothing will ever be quite as big Pokemon Go once was. Unfortunately, that means a number of canceled projects and layoffs. Continue reading