Elder Scrolls Online shows off Companion system in new trailer
Bethesda's MMO now allows players to bring along a buddy for the fun.
Chris Jarrard likes playing games, crankin' tunes, and looking for fights on obscure online message boards. He has been an avid follower of PC games since the early 90's and is proud to a fault of his Voodoo2 12MB GPU. He enjoys mild weather and believes breakfast should be served at every meal. You can follow him @crbz_jarrard on Twitter.
Gerald A. Lawson Endowment Fund supports Black and Indigenous students in game creation
Established by USC Games, this endowment aims to increase Black and Indigienous representation in gaming and tech industries.
Ubisoft announces free-to-play Tom Clancy's The Division: Heartland
The publisher notes that Heartland will provide an all-new perspective on The Division universe.
Metro Enhanced Edition impressions: I like this Ray Trace guy
4A Games is offering up the definitive version of the post-apocalyptic shooter and it's worth a second look for those with beefy PCs.
Evening Reading - May 5, 2021
It's night time in America, which means it is time for Shacknews Evening Reading.
Unboxing & Review: Star Wars May The 4th Celebration Showcase
Disney sent Video Editor Greg Burke a Star Wars swag bag full of goodies in celebration of May the 4th.
Walmart explored offering cloud-based gaming service
Not content with retail sales supremacy, Walmart had ambitions to launch a cloud-based gaming service, according to Apple vs. Epic Games court documents.
Twitter acquires ad-shunting service Scroll
There is speculation that Twitter is preparing some sort of subscription service that Scroll's technology will be a part of.
SteelSeries Moments software can capture and edit your gameplay
The PC peripheral maker hopes to make sharing clips of gaming moments easier for the end-user.
Listen to the Corsair (CRSR) Q1 2021 earnings conference call here
One of the PC platform's biggest hardware and peripheral OEMs will be sharing its Q1 earnings report this morning. You can listen along here.
