Battlefield 6 is the franchise’s biggest ever game on Steam, clocking up over 700,000 concurrent players within 24 hours of its debut. While also available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S — the player numbers for which are unknown at this time — by amassing 747,440 concurrent players on release day, it’s officially now the biggest Battlefield game on …
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Battlefield 6 EA App Outage Leads Franchise Head Vince Zampella to Recommend Using Steam Instead
Yesterday, when the Battlefield 6 servers went live, some users who purchased the game on PC via the EA app experienced a nasty entitlement issue that essentially locked them out of playing any of the game’s modes. Most users received a message saying they were missing DLC content, and the bug quickly became a meme. A few hours later, everything …
Read More »Halo art director leaves franchise … with ominous message
There are some odd happenings right now for the iconic Halo franchise, as a longtime art director has left developer Halo Studios with an ominous statement. Glenn Israel, who worked as an artist on numerous games such as Halo 3: ODST, Halo 4, Destiny, Halo 5: Guardians, and Halo Infinite across Bungie and later, 343 Industries (the former name for …
Read More »The Only Thing That Will Save This Franchise Is a New Game
Just a day before Destiny 2’s Desert Perpetual Epic raid race, veteran player and World First champion Gladd drops out, calling the game “bland” and saying a full sequel is the only way to fix it. We’re just one day away from the next big content drop in Destiny 2. The “Epic” version of the Desert Perpetual raid. Set to …
Read More »Earth’ Finale Flipped the Franchise on Its Head
Don’t be sad that Alien: Earth season one is over. Be glad that it happened. With the eighth and final episode of the season, creator Noah Hawley officially brought his story to an unexpected and fascinating close. A story that, we hope, will continue in the coming years. As of publication, a second season has yet to be announced; for …
Read More »Pokémon Legends: Z-A is bringing fashion back to the franchise
In the past few Pokémon games for the Nintendo Switch, the character customization options have been so limited that they sometimes felt like an afterthought. Though there were plenty of hairstyles and clothes to choose from in Sword / Shield, Legends: Arceus put more emphasis on standardized outfits that made your trainer look more like an NPC than the hero …
Read More »Bengals suffer worst loss in franchise history vs. Vikings: Takeaways
The Cincinnati Bengals’ 48-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday marked the worst beatdown in franchise history. The Bengals badly missed starting quarterback Joe Burrow, who will be benched for the next three months as he recovers from surgery on a turf toe injury. Down 48-3, the Bengals faced the largest deficit in franchise history before scoring their first …
Read More »Mariners’ Cal Raleigh sets single-season HR record by switch hitter, ties franchise record
Just two days after tying Mickey Mantle for the most home runs in a single season by a switch hitter (54), Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has reset the record. With his 55th home run of the season, Raleigh stands alone among switch hitters, topping a record that had stood since 1961. A historic 55th for Cal Raleigh! No switch-hitter …
Read More »Rangers Name J.T. Miller 29th Captain In Franchise History
New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that J.T. Miller has been named the 29th captain in franchise history. “We’re pleased to announce J.T. Miller as the new captain of the New York Rangers,” said Rangers president Chris Drury. “Since his arrival last season, J.T. immediately became a leader for our group and exemplifies how we …
Read More »Downton Abbey Franchise Courts Renewed Interest Ahead Of Final Film
EXCLUSIVE: Downton Abbey is nearing its end, and fans are flocking to the franchise to refresh their memories and reminisce about the franchise ahead of the highly anticipated conclusion’s theatrical release this week. Combined viewership in July and August across all six seasons of Downton Abbey as well as the two prior films, Downton Abbey and Downton Abbey: A New …
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