Games news

• Alabama Election a 'Double Earthquake' for GOP, Trump

  12-12-2017 23:58 via yahoo.com
  Ex-George W. Bush official David Frum says Doug Jones' surprise win in Alabama brings two problems for the GOP: One less vote in the Senate, and renewed focus on accusations of sexual misconduct against Pres. Trump. Maria Teresa Kumar.
  
  Read more

• San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee dies at 65: mayor's office

  12-12-2017 23:50 via yahoo.com
  San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, a champion for the technology sector and former civil rights attorney who sued the city on behalf of tenants and would go on to lead as its first Chinese American mayor, died early on Tuesday, officials said.Lee, 65, died of a heart attack, the San Francisco Examiner said."He was a true champion for the people," U.S. House of Representatives Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, whose district includes San Francisco, said on Twitter.
  
  Read more

• Rainbow Six Siege Year 3 Season Pass Is Now On Sale, Gives Access To All 2018 Content

  12-12-2017 23:44 via gamespot.com
  
  Rainbow Six Siege has acquired a dedicated fanbase over the time since its initial release, due in large part to Ubisoft's continuing support and frequent content releases. And the company doesn't plan on stopping any time soon: starting today, you can buy the game's Year 3 content pass for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.Like with past DLC passes, this one will get you early access to all of the new content that Ubisoft will release over the coming year. Specifically, the publisher plans on adding eight
  
  Read more

• A Great PC Game Is Free To Kick Off GOG's Winter Sale

  12-12-2017 23:41 via gamespot.com
  
  The holiday season is here, and that means that you might have some extra time to play games. If you're looking for something to occupy your vacation, GOG's a good place to start: its winter sale begins today, and you can also grab Grim Fandango Remastered for free right now.GOG is kicking off its big sale by giving away downloads of Grim Fandango Remastered. If you never played the original Grim Fandango when it released in 1998, it's well worth downloading the classic adventure game. It inspir
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• White House says Trump's tweet to Gillibrand was not 'sexist at all'

  12-12-2017 23:40 via yahoo.com
  White House press secretary Sarah Sanders defended President Trump's tweet saying Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand would “do anything” for campaign donations.
  
  Read more

• PS Plus Subscribers Can Now Grab Free Smite DLC On PS4

  12-12-2017 23:39 via gamespot.com
  
  The free PlayStation Plus games of December have been available for a while now, but starting today, subscribers get access to another freebie: The Smite PlayStation Plus pack on PS4. It comes with a whole bunch of items, including skins, voices, and announcers.The pack is available for free to PS Plus subscribers from today until January 9. It contains 31 skins, 20 Gods and Voice Packs, and the Khepri Announcer Pack. In other words, it's a big bundle of cool cosmetics and new playable character
  
  Read more

• Here Are The New My Nintendo Rewards For Switch, 3DS, And Wii U Owners

  12-12-2017 23:21 via gamespot.com
  
  A handful of new rewards are now available in the My Nintendo rewards catalog. Ahead of the holidays, Nintendo is offering discounts on some classic and recent installments in its marquee franchise, Super Mario.As usual, there are no discounts yet on any of Mario's Nintendo Switch titles, though there are some good savings on a few of the plumber's great 3DS and Wii U games. The most notable of the bunch is Wii U's Super Mario Maker; you can get a 40% discount on the level creator for 180 Gold p
  
  Read more

• Many young U.S. men at high risk for HIV do not take anti-HIV pill

  12-12-2017 23:20 via yahoo.com
  By Natalie Grover(Reuters Health) - Less than 4 percent of young adult men-who-have-sex-with-men in the U.S. – a population at significant risk of contracting the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) – reported ever using the pill that protects them from the virus, in a recently published study.“We have had a sense that PrEP is not reaching the communities that could benefit from it most, but the overall level of 3.4% is surprisingly low,” said Dr. Ryan Westergaard, an infe
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Disney's Purchase Of X-Men Studio Fox Could Happen This Week

  12-12-2017 23:20 via gamespot.com
  
  If the reports are correct, Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox, and with it the 20th Century Fox film studio, is well on its way to becoming a reality. In fact, it may happen as soon as Thursday.According to CNBC, Disney is the last company standing when it comes to groups bidding on purchasing Fox, after Comcast bowed out on Monday. The potential deal is said to be worth over $60 billion, which would see Disney take control of Fox's TV and film studios, and cable networks like FX, FXX, Na
  
  Read more

• How New York Guards Against Terror On Its Subway

  12-12-2017 23:17 via yahoo.com
  Twenty-seven year-old Akayed Ullah suffered burns and lacerations on Monday after his attempt at attacking New York’s subway system went awry, and the makeshift pipe bomb under his shirt detonated but failed to have its devastating intended effect.
  
  Read more

• U.S. Congress to let Iran deadline pass, leave decision to Trump

  12-12-2017 23:14 via yahoo.com
  By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress will allow a deadline on reimposing sanctions on Iran to pass this week, congressional and White House aides said on Tuesday, leaving a pact between world powers and Tehran intact at least temporarily.In October, Trump declined to certify that Iran was complying with the nuclear agreement reached among Tehran, the United States and others in 2015.Congressional leaders have announced no plans to introduce a resolution to reimpose sancti
  
  Read more

• Celebrities Flee California Community as Ash Falls Like Snow - Venture County Timelapse

  12-12-2017 23:09 via yahoo.com
  Ash fell like snow and heavy smoke had residents gasping for air Monday as a huge Southern California wildfire exploded in size again, becoming the fifth largest in state history and driving celebrities from a wealthy hillside enclave.
  
  Read more

• A Lot More People Watched This Year's Game Awards

  12-12-2017 23:07 via gamespot.com
  
  This year's Game Awards event was a huge hit in terms of viewership, it seems. Organizers announced today that the show brought in 11.5 million viewers around the world, which is up 202 percent from the 3.8 million viewers last year's show had that set a record at the time.The Game Awards is a digital-only event, streamed to places like Twitch, YouTube, and Mixer. GameSpot and other media outlets were streaming partners, too. The show is organized by games industry veteran Geoff Keighley, who al
  
  Read more

• Star Wars: The Last Jedi Review: Does Rian Johnson's Debut Hold Up?

  12-12-2017 22:57 via gamespot.com
  
  In a pivotal Star Wars: The Last Jedi scene, one character urges another to "let it all die." The character is talking about relics of past generations: Jedi, Sith, rebels, empires. At times, this movie feels determined to do just that. If 2015's The Force Awakens bent over backward to be like the original movies, The Last Jedi does the same to buck your expectations. It doesn't "let it all die," but it does clear away enough of the old to set the newest Star Wars trilogy on a surprising path to
  
  Read more

• Star Wars: The Last Jedi Review Roundup: What Do The Critics Think?

  12-12-2017 22:55 via gamespot.com
  
  With just days before fans can finally see a new Star Wars movie, the reviews are in. Critics are sharing their thoughts about Star Wars: The Last Jedi and the results are very encouraging.Thus far, the newest installment in the Star Wars saga has a score of 86 on Metacritic. For those keeping track, that's the highest score on the site for any Star Wars movie since 1977's Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, which is rated at a 92.However, while the reviews for Star Wars: The Last Jedi are overw
  
  Read more

• Oreo Just Announced 3 New Fan-Created Flavors

  12-12-2017 22:53 via yahoo.com
  Cherry Cola Oreos, Kettle Corn Oreos, and Piña Colada Oreo Thins head up the #MyOreoCreations contest submissions you can soon try for yourself.
  
  Read more

• North Korea: US ready to meet and talk without preconditions, says Rex Tillerson

  12-12-2017 22:47 via yahoo.com
  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the United States is prepared to negotiate with North Korea without preconditions.“We are ready to have the first meeting without precondition,” Mr Tillerson said in a speech in Washington, DC.The statement from America’s top diplomatic official underscores the urgency of efforts to blunt the threat of an increasingly belligerent North Korea.
  
  Read more

• The Weirdest Star Wars Merch Ever Released

  12-12-2017 22:38 via gamespot.com
  
  Star Wars created modern movie merchandising. Before the original 1977 blockbuster was released, the idea of selling film tie-in merchandise was largely limited to books and magazines--certainly not toys, let alone food or clothes. But the legacy of George Lucas's classic is such that much of a movie's success can be directly tied into the number of toys, books, burgers, soda, and assorted plastic trinkets that can be shifted alongside theater tickets.No other film franchise since has produced
  
  Read more

• Doug Jones Built No-Holds-Barred Campaign

  12-12-2017 22:33 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow points out that in addition to other factors like African-American turnout and women voters, the Doug Jones campaign itself was well run and a testament to burgeoning Democratic political power in the South.
  
  Read more

• Star Wars: The Last Jedi Will Include A Trailer For Lord Of The Rings Team's New Fantasy/Sci-Fi Movie

  12-12-2017 22:30 via gamespot.com
  
  The first trailer for Mortal Engines, the new sci-fi/fantasy movie from some of the key creative minds behind The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, is premiering soon. Peter Jackson confirmed in a Facebook post that a teaser trailer for the film will play worldwide in front of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which opens this weekend.Christian Rivers, who worked on Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit, will make his feature film directorial debut with the project. Rivers won a Visual
  
  Read more

• GOP Tax Bill ‘Designed’ To Kneecap Renewable Energy In Favor Of Fossil Fuels, Democrats Say

  12-12-2017 22:30 via yahoo.com
  The Republican tax bill aims to cripple the solar power, wind power and electric vehicle industries at the behest of GOP campaign donors from the fossil fuel sector, seven Democratic senators said Tuesday.
  
  Read more

• No One Knows Who Will Win Alabama's Senate Election

  12-12-2017 22:22 via yahoo.com
  Polls are all over the map
  
  Read more

• Resident Evil 7 Not A Hero and End Of Zoe DLC

  12-12-2017 22:18 via gamespot.com
  
  Jean-Luc and Mike check out Resident Evil 7's two newest DLCs which features an old friend and more story.
  
  Read more

• Final Fantasy 15 December Update Out Now, Adds Character Swapping

  12-12-2017 22:17 via gamespot.com
  
  A new update for Final Fantasy XV is now available on PS4 and Xbox One. Square Enix has rolled out the game's December patch ahead of its next DLC expansion, Episode Ignis, and it adds a notable new feature to the open-world RPG: character swapping.With update 1.19, players will be able to switch between Noctis and his companions freely while in a battle. Previously, players were limited to playing through the game solely as Noctis, so this marks the first opportunity they'll have to control Pro
  
  Read more

• Star Wars: The Last Jedi Movie Review: Does Rian Johnson's Debut Hold Up?

  12-12-2017 22:13 via gamespot.com
  
  In a pivotal Star Wars: The Last Jedi scene, one character urges another to "let it all die." The character is talking about relics of past generations: Jedi, Sith, rebels, empires. At times, this movie feels determined to do just that. If 2015's The Force Awakens bent over backward to be like the original movies, The Last Jedi does the same to buck your expectations. It doesn't "let it all die," but it does clear away enough of the old to set the newest Star Wars trilogy on a surprising path to
  
  Read more

• 26 Gifts For Teens Who Are A Struggle To Shop For

  12-12-2017 22:10 via yahoo.com
  If you thought buying a gift for dad was hard enough, try finding the perfect present for a teen.
  
  Read more

• San Francisco Leaders Try to Move Forward After Mayor Ed Lee's Death

  12-12-2017 22:09 via yahoo.com
  San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee died unexpectedly early Tuesday morning
  
  Read more

• Charles Jenkins, American Held By North Korea For 40 Years After Defection, Dies At 77

  12-12-2017 21:56 via yahoo.com
  Charles Jenkins, a former American soldier who defected across the Demilitarized Zone into North Korea in 1965 and was held by the totalitarian regime for 40 years, died in Japan on Monday at the age of 77.
  
  Read more

• Star Wars: The Last Jedi Movie Review: How Does Rian Johnson's Debut Hold Up?

  12-12-2017 21:42 via gamespot.com
  
  In a pivotal Star Wars: The Last Jedi scene, one character urges another to "let it all die." The character is talking about relics of past generations: Jedi, Sith, rebels, empires. At times, this movie feels determined to do just that. If 2015's The Force Awakens bent over backward to be like the original movies, The Last Jedi does the same to buck your expectations. It doesn't "let it all die," but it does clear away enough of the old to set the newest Star Wars trilogy on a surprising path to
  
  Read more

• Opioid crisis strains foster system as kids pried from homes

  12-12-2017 21:40 via yahoo.com
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The case arrives with all the routine of a traffic citation: A baby boy, just 4 days old and exposed to heroin in his mother's womb, is shuddering through withdrawal in intensive care, his fate now here in a shabby courthouse that hosts a parade of human misery.
  
  Read more

• Destiny 2 Update 1.1.1.1 Adds Masterworks Weapons On PC, PS4, Xbox One; Full Patch Notes Released

  12-12-2017 21:38 via gamespot.com
  
  As promised, a new Destiny 2 update has been released following the latest batch of server maintenance. Bungie has also shared the full patch notes for update 1.1.1.1, detailing everything that's been changed or added to the game on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Most notably, the previously announced Masterworks weapons are now available for players to acquire.Masterworks are essentially a variant of Legendary weapons with some new attributes. These generate Orbs after a multi-kill, track your kills, a
  
  Read more

• Why I Responded Live On The Air To A Viewer Who Called Me A Racial Slur

  12-12-2017 21:36 via yahoo.com
  Editor’s note: This piece includes the uncensored use of racial slurs and graphic language that may be disturbing to readers.
  
  Read more

• Sarah Huckabee Sanders Defends Trump's Sexist Attack On Kirsten Gillibrand

  12-12-2017 21:36 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, attempting to explain President Donald Trump’s latest sexist attack, this time against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), claimed it was “very obvious” that Trump was referring to “the corruption of the entire political system.”
  
  Read more

• It Turns Out Legal Weed In Colorado Hasn't Led To Kids Abusing The Drug

  12-12-2017 21:32 via yahoo.com
  Opponents of marijuana policy reform have warned that legalizing cannabis could give way to an epidemic of young people abusing the plant.
  
  Read more

• Woman with 84 Great Danes guilty of animal cruelty charges

  12-12-2017 21:27 via yahoo.com
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A woman who had dozens of filthy and sick Great Danes living in her New Hampshire mansion was found guilty Tuesday of 10 animal cruelty charges.
  
  Read more

• AMD Launches Much-Needed Software Revamp, Offers More Control Of Video Cards

  12-12-2017 21:18 via gamespot.com
  
  AMD has released what's called Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition, which is a revamped package of all the software technologies built for PC gamers that use AMD graphics cards. While it offers new features like the Radeon Overlay and the AMD Link mobile application, Adrenalin Edition improves the functionality of existing programs and houses them in a convenient fashion.With the Radeon Overlay, all your options can be accessed while in-game and can be changed on-the-fly. Performance monitoring op
  
  Read more

• Star Wars: The Last Jedi Review Roundup: What Do Critics Think?

  12-12-2017 21:17 via gamespot.com
  
  With just days before fans can finally see a new Star Wars movie, the reviews are in. Critics are sharing their thoughts about Star Wars: The Last Jedi and the results are very encouraging.Thus far, the newest installment in the Star Wars saga has a score of 86 on Metacritic. For those keeping track, that's the highest score on the site for any Star Wars movie since 1977's Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, which is rated at a 92.However, while the reviews for Star Wars: The Last Jedi are overw
  
  Read more

• Woken Matt Hardy Has Arrived, And WWE Had Better Not Blow It

  12-12-2017 21:10 via gamespot.com
  
  After nearly a year of thinly veiled allusions and legal red tape, the Broken Matt Hardy character is in WWE. Traditionally, Vince McMahon makes new wrestlers dump their old gimmicks completely; he doesn't want anything in his company that he cannot trademark and control. He made an exception here; that he is allowing Matt any degree of creative input is noteworthy.Matt and Jeff Hardy were fan favorites when they left WWE in 2010. They bounced about for a bit in the indies, but eventually, they
  
  Read more

• The Latest: Homeland Security watching Alabama election

  12-12-2017 21:03 via yahoo.com
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on Alabama's U.S. Senate election (all times local):
  
  Read more

• Overwatch Update Adds New Skins, Mode As Winter Wonderland Event Goes Live

  12-12-2017 20:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Blizzard has kicked off Overwatch's celebration of the holidays, bringing back the Winter Wonderland eventfrom last year. This isn't a complete retread, however; while you're again able to access what was available last year, there are also new skins and a limited-time mode to check out, among other things.As with any new Overwatch event, the skins are the big highlight. When Blizzard announced the event's return recently, it teased that Junkrat and Roadhog would be among those to get Legendary
  
  Read more

• Star Wars: The Last Jedi Movie Review: How Does It Hold Up?

  12-12-2017 20:44 via gamespot.com
  
  In a pivotal Star Wars: The Last Jedi scene, one character urges another to "let it all die." The character is talking about relics of past generations: Jedi, Sith, rebels, empires. At times, this movie feels determined to do just that. If 2015's The Force Awakens bent over backward to be like the original movies, The Last Jedi does the same to buck your expectations. It doesn't "let it all die," but it does clear away enough of the old to set the newest Star Wars trilogy on a surprising path to
  
  Read more

• Overwatch Winter Wonderland 2017: All The New Holiday Skins And Cosmetics

  12-12-2017 20:42 via gamespot.com
  
  We're well into December and the holiday season, and Blizzard has marked the occasion by kicking off Overwatch's latest seasonal event. Winter Wonderland has made a return from last year, but it includes a bunch of new content--including new skins.When Blizzard first teased Winter Wonderland 2017, it only shared three characters who would be getting Legendary skins: Junkrat, Roadhog, and Hanzo, the latter of whom would be getting a "long-awaited skin from the comics." None of these were actuall
  
  Read more

• Man Arguing With Girlfriend Threw Good Samaritan Off Bridge: Police

  12-12-2017 20:30 via yahoo.com
  A Connecticut man is facing an attempted murder charge after he allegedly threw another man off a bridge during an argument with his girlfriend.
  
  Read more

• McMaster rips Russian 'campaigns of subversion'

  12-12-2017 20:28 via yahoo.com
  President Trump’s national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, accused Russia on Tuesday of waging “campaigns of subversion” against the United States and its allies.
  
  Read more

• Overwatch Update Adds New Skins And Mode As Winter Wonderland Event Goes Live

  12-12-2017 20:17 via gamespot.com
  
  Blizzard has kicked off Overwatch's celebration of the holidays, bringing back the Winter Wonderland eventfrom last year. This isn't a complete retread, however; while you're again able to access what was available last year, there are also new skins and a limited-time mode to check out, among other things. As with any new Overwatch event, the skins are the big highlight. When Blizzard announced the event's return recently, it teased that Junkrat and Roadhog would be among those to get Legendary
  
  Read more

• Keaton Jones' Mom Responds to Criticism Over Confederate Flag Photos: 'I Can't Take It Back'

  12-12-2017 20:07 via yahoo.com
  Kimberly Jones also claims she has nothing to do with a GoFundMe page that has raised $58,000 for her son.
  
  Read more

• Overwatch Winter Wonderland Event Update

  12-12-2017 20:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Join Joey and Erick as they try out the new Mei's Yeti Hunt in Overwatch and open up some hot loot boxes.
  
  Read more

• Star Wars: The Last Jedi Movie Review

  12-12-2017 19:54 via gamespot.com
  
  In a pivotal Star Wars: The Last Jedi scene, one character urges another to "let it all die." The character is talking about relics of past generations: Jedi, Sith, rebels, empires. At times, this movie feels determined to do just that. If 2015's The Force Awakens bent over backward to be like the original movies, The Last Jedi does the same to buck your expectations. It doesn't "let it all die," but it does clear away enough of the old to set the newest Star Wars trilogy on a surprising path to
  
  Read more

• GameSpot's Best Games Of 2017 #9: What Remains of Edith Finch

  12-12-2017 19:50 via gamespot.com
  
  GameSpot's Best Games of 2017 has finally kicked off, so join us as we unveil what we thought were the 10 best games released this year. We recently revealed that the #10 spot went to Nier Automata this year. At the coveted #9 spot is What Remains of Edith Finch, which is available on the PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Read on to see why we chose it as one of the best for 2017.GameSpot's Best Games of 2017While What Remains of Edith Finch might look like a simple walking simulator at first glan
  
  Read more

• PS4/PC RPG Ni No Kuni 2 Release Date Delayed

  12-12-2017 19:41 via gamespot.com
  
  Ni no Kuni gained a devoted following when it launched back in 2013, and Ni no Kuni II aims to give players even more of its distinctive JRPG gameplay and story. Today, however, Bandai Namco announced that players will have to wait a bit longer for the game, as it's been delayed for two months.Previously scheduled for release on January 19 on PS4 and PC, Ni No Kuni II has been pushed back until March 23 . According to a press release, this delay is due to developer Level-5 needing more time to e
  
  Read more

Follow @GamesUKnews on Twitter!