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Overwatch 2 introduces harsher punishments for players who leave mid-match

April 11, 2024Comments Off on Overwatch 2 introduces harsher punishments for players who leave mid-match

Blizzard is taking mid-match leaves on Overwatch 2 more seriously and is implementing harsher punishments when Season 10 arrives. People playing Unranked games won’t be able to join a queue for five minutes after leaving two of their last 20 games. And if they leave at least 10 out of…

It’s almost time for T-Mobile customers to claim their free year of MLB.TV

March 25, 2024Comments Off on It’s almost time for T-Mobile customers to claim their free year of MLB.TV

T-Mobile’s annual deal for baseball fans is back. From Tuesday through Sunday, the carrier’s customers can claim a free yearlong subscription to MLB.TV for live and on-demand streaming access to the entire Major League Baseball season. This is the ninth straight year T-Mobile has offered the deal, which the companies…

Max is the first streaming service to offer Dolby Vision for live sports

February 14, 2024Comments Off on Max is the first streaming service to offer Dolby Vision for live sports

As part of its NBA All-Star coverage press release, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that it’ll stream live sports with Dolby Vision for the first time ever. The feature will be available to Max subscribers with supported Dolby Vision TVs “via the B/R [Bleacher Report] Sports Add On,” the company said. …

How to watch Super Bowl 2024

February 10, 2024Comments Off on How to watch Super Bowl 2024

Las Vegas will host Super Bowl 58 in its new billion-dollar, sustainably powered Allegiant Stadium. The venue holds 70,000 people, but if you’re not one of them and American football is your thing (or you just like the buzzy commercials and want to see Usher perform at halftime) you’ll need…

X will host a new ‘WWE Speed’ weekly series starting in the spring

February 9, 2024Comments Off on X will host a new ‘WWE Speed’ weekly series starting in the spring

WWE has been shaking up its broadcast platforms recently, with the latest development coming via a partnership with X, formerly known as Twitter. The pair have signed a two-year deal for a new weekly series called WWE Speed, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show will be exclusive to X…

Sony’s next State of Play showcase will revolve around Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

February 1, 2024Comments Off on Sony’s next State of Play showcase will revolve around Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Final Fantasy fans may want to carve some time out for Sony’s next State of Play. Before its latest showcase ended, the company announced that it will share new gameplay details and “exciting news [fans] won’t wanna miss” about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth at its next event. It also promised…

Google CEO says more layoffs expected ‘throughout the year’ in internal memo

January 18, 2024Comments Off on Google CEO says more layoffs expected ‘throughout the year’ in internal memo

Following Google’s recent rounds of layoffs affecting over a thousand jobs, CEO Sundar Pichai has reportedly told remaining employees to expect further downsizing later this year. According to The Verge, Pichai sent out an internal memo on Wednesday, in which he stated that “to be upfront, some teams will continue…

Peacock’s NFL wild card game broke streaming records

January 15, 2024Comments Off on Peacock’s NFL wild card game broke streaming records

There are few things as American as watching football on a Sunday. If anyone needs further proof, NFL and Peacock have it: The January 14 Peacock Exclusive AFC Wild Card has set a new record for the United States’ most streamed live event in history. According to a joint release…

Formula E’s version of Drive to Survive will hit Roku in January

December 22, 2023Comments Off on Formula E’s version of Drive to Survive will hit Roku in January

Motorsport fans who yearn for juicy behind-the-scenes insights might want to circle January 2 on their 2024 calendar. The third season of Formula E’s unscripted reality show Unplugged will hit the Roku Channel on that date. It’s the first time that the show will be available on Formula E’s new…

Alan Wake 2 to dispatch a new game plus mode on December 11

December 8, 2023Comments Off on Alan Wake 2 to dispatch a new game plus mode on December 11

Alan Wake 2 won big at last night’s The Game Awards and the developer wasted no time to capitalize on that momentum. Remedy just announced that the game is getting free DLC next week, December 11, in the form of a New Game Plus mode. This has been a long-requested…