Here are some of the week’s highlights in gaming, movies, and other nerd-related news:
Respawn, developers of the Titanfall series released Apex Legends, a free-to-play “battle-royale” first-person shooter set in the Titanfall universe. The game released in full on 2/4 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC (via Polygon)
Machinima has officially shut down after going dark two weeks ago (via Polygon)
Accolade, the publisher behind the newest Bubsy game release, has opened a Kickstarter to help fund the game’s DLC and extras. Bubsy: Paws on Fire is developed by Choice Provisions, developer of the BIT.TRIP and Runner games
Mortal Kombat 11 has added two returning characters, Kabal and D’Vorah. Kabal was originally new to MK3 and D’Vorah returns after debuting in Mortal Kombat X (via Twitter)
Microsoft Studios has rebranded to Xbox Game Studios (via news.xbox.com)
A touring Halo-themed fanfest will start this summer, called Halo: Outpost Discovery
Activision-Blizzard is offering refunds to those who purchased Guitar Hero Live between Dec. 1, 2017 and Jan. 1, 2019 due to the majority of its live-streamed songs being removed last year
Real quick, for anyone reading this that doesn’t know what teabagging is; it’s a taunt primarily seen in online gaming, where someone has confirmed a kill, and makes their character […]