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The novel coronavirus pandemic can wipe out more than $44 billion in global ad revenue for the tech giants Facebook and Google in 2020 as digital advertising runs dry, a new report has predicted. In a separate blog post, LightShed analyst Rich Greenfield said that “digital platforms are feeling the pain soonest, given the relative ease of pulling ad spend versus mediums such as television (who are likely to experience far more pain in Q2 than Q1)”....

Ever wondered how many players you can have in Fall Guys’ lobby? Fall Guys is a multiplayer battle royale game that allows up to 60 players to eliminate one another in a series of randomly selected mini-games. Being multiplayer, it naturally allows players to create lobbies with their friends. But how many of your friends can you actually host? This guide will help you understand the answer. How Many People Can be in the Lobby?...

In addition to a new Team of the Week and the introduction of the third FUT Future Stars Academy player of 2021, EA Sports and the FIFA 21 team also released a FUT Silver Stars Objectives challenge on February 17. This week, FIFA users can get their hands on a new 74 OVR Team of the Week card, featuring Sheffield Wed LWB Adam Reach, by complete the latest Silver Stars challenge....

It’s a new Season in FIFA 21, and it’s also a new week in the simulation football game. On July 30, EA Sports and the FIFA 21 team released a new Objectives challenge, with a 95 OVR FUTTIES card of Inter striker Andrea Pinamonti up for grabs. This item is a huge upgrade from the 68 OVR Silver card Pinamonti was given earlier in the year, and here’s how you can get it....

On May 7, EA Sports added a new set of Showdown SBCs to FIFA 21. This time, the matchup is between Real Madrid’s Rodrygo and Sevilla’s Luuk de Jong. Depending on how the real-life game goes on May 9, one or both players will get an upgrade. So, if one team pulls out a win, the respective player will get a +2 boost, but if the game ends in a tie, both players get a +1 to their OVR....

With Leg 2 of the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal between PSG and Bayern Munich looming on April 9, EA Sports and the FIFA 21 team released a new Showdown Squad Building Challenge. FIFA players can complete two separate SBCs, one for PSG defender Thilo Kehrer and one for Bayern Munich’s Corentin Tolisso. So how can you complete these SBCs? Let’s go over what you need to do. How to complete Showdown Thilo Kehrer vs....

It’s Team of the Season time in FIFA 21, as EA Sports started the promo by unveiling the Community TOTW recipients on April 23. In addition to the Community TOTS release, EA Sports and the FIFA team released two new TOTS Objectives challenges, one for Nick Powell and one for Atletico de Madrid RM Angel Correa. So, how can you get your hands on this 90 OVR card? Let’s go over what you need to do....

On May 25, EA Sports and the FIFA 22 team continued the LaLiga Team of the Season (TOTS) promo with a brand new Squad Building Challenge. A new 93 OVR player item that features one of the best strikers in LaLiga, Iago Aspas, can now be obtained in FIFA Ultimate Team for a limited time. So, how can you add this card to your collection? Let’s go over the requirements, plus some solutions....

Ever since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, almost the entire games industry expressed its support for Ukraine by imposing their own sanctions against Russia, with many outright suspending sales of their games in Russia, including the big three of Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo. EA not only followed suit, but it went as far as to ban Russia from participating in tournaments for Apex Legends and removed the Russian teams from its current sports titles, including FIFA 22....

Preparation for the PS5 upgrade. Update 1.02 has arrived for Final Fantasy VII Remake and here’s the full list of changes and fixes added with this patch. This once felt like a game that would never release, but it finally did so last spring to much praise. While exclusive to PS4 at the time, the game is getting a free upgrade along with exclusive DLC for the PS5 coming up soon....

With Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age finally out for Xbox One X and Nintendo Switch, Digital Foundry has allowed us to have a deeper look at the quality of the ports after so many months from the original PS4 release. Surprisingly, we discover that the game is not running at native 4K resolution on Xbox One X despite the fact that Microsoft claimed exactly that on the official Xbox Wire blog....

Mobile game Nier Reincarnation’s previous roadmap teased Final Fantasy XIV content, but it left us with a few questions. Now we know what the crossover includes, when it’s coming, and that it will indeed launch outside of Japan. The game’s Twitter account shared the details, along with a trailer for the new content. It shows a trio of new characters: the Phantasmal Exile for Rion, Phantasmal Prisoner for 063y, and Phantasmal Weapon for Noelle....

Pandaemonium has arrived. Version 6.01 has arrived for Final Fantasy XIV, and here’s the full list of changes and fixes added with this patch. This is the first patch to hit XIV since the release of Endwalker, the latest expansion for the critically-acclaimed MMO. While fans will have to wait until the 6.1 update to experience the next Main Scenario Quests and the Island Sanctuary, raiders have a lot to look forward to in this patch....

John Boyega (Finn) recently had a chance to speak about Star Wars: Episode 8 and he continued to tease that the new film will be much darker than Star Wars 7: The Force Awakens. Boyega spoke with Variety where he discussed the direction of Star Wars: Episode 8 and how Rian Johnson is handling things. He also teased the film is ‘bigger’ than The Force Awakens. Boyega said: “Rian Johnson is great....

The first big announcement in this morning’s Nintendo Direct was a pretty big one for long-time Nintendo fans. A new Fire Emblem game is coming to Nintendo 3DS. The game doesn’t really have a title just yet, simply being referred to as “the next game in the Fire Emblem series”, but it already looks to be well along in development, with the video showing quite a bit of the game’s cutscenes as well as a good amount of gameplay....

Hero Relics are weapons and accessories in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes that have lower durability compared to standard weaponry but are more powerful in combat. These strong items provide a variety of character bonuses when equipped, allowing players to deal more substantial damage and take down enemies more efficiently. While Hero Relics can be given to any player character capable of wielding the weapon or wearing the accessory, these characters will take damage if they are not wearing a Crest....

Here’s a collaboration we don’t know that anyone saw coming: Esports organization FNATIC announced on Twitter that they will be teaming up with Hello Kitty for a new gaming collection. The collection will be coming on Nov. 15, and those who register to be notified of the first drop of the collection will be given an exclusive wallpaper for free. You can sign up to register and claim your free wallpaper on the FNATIC x Hello Kitty website....

This secret boss fight will get you a powerful Remembrance Dragonlord Placidusax is a secret boss fight in Elden Ring that you can encounter towards the end-game once you’ve reached the Crumbling Farum Azula. Finding this secret dragon boss in Elden Ring is going to require that you tread off the beaten path to find a secret area where you must essentially teleport to the boss arena. In this guide we’ll explain exactly what you need to do to find the Dragonlord Placidusax Secret Boss Fight in Elden Ring....

It’s definitely worth it. Elden Ring has a ton of great NPCs who can turn out to be hugely consequential to the plot, and you might miss them entirely on your first playthrough. Ranni the Witch is one particular character whose questline is lengthy, but incredibly worthwhile not only for the great ending she can unlock for you but the many areas you’ll be able to access. Ranni’s questline is not accessible until you’ve gotten pretty far, but once you start it, you’ll want to see it through....

All we’re missing now are boarding parties. It seems Frontier is aiming to take some more of the solar wind out of Star Citizen’s sails, because today the company announced Elite Dangerous: Odyssey. The upcoming update will add ground exploration and combat to the massive space-sim, giving all those space-truckers a chance to plant their feet on some actual dirt. You’ve been able to go planetside in Elite Dangerous for a while now thanks to the Horizon’s expansion, but you could only do so from within the claustrophobic confines of a rover....