Netflix's hit sci-fi horror series Stranger Things gets its third season this week and there's a collaboration with Epic Games on the horizon. Fortnite players are coming across portals to the Upside Down in the game and entering teases a dark version of the game's map.

Bethesda Studios puts Avalanche Studios in the driver's seat in the second attempt at the world of Rage. Rage 2 sticks the landing when turning you into a postapocalyptic superhero, but doesn’t inspire much confidence in the things Avalanche is known for.

The Google Stadia controller is now available for purchase separate from the founder's bundle, but that's not all you'll need to get playing in 2019. Grab this controller if you want to play your founder's pack with a friend or if a friend handed over one of the three-month buddy passes to you.

Amazon Prime members have another option for getting their hands on a copy of Pokemon Sword or Pokemon Shield. The new titles, which are the eighth generation of Pokemon, will launch later in 2019 on the Nintendo Switch and Prime members who pre-order on Amazon will get a $10 credit.

If storage is what you seek, Amazon has a handful of deals on SSDs for you. SanDisk solid-state drives of various sizes are discounted up to $140 off and PC, Xbox One, and PS4 gamers can all benefit. Not only can you add some storage to your experience, but the improved transfer speeds get you into the action fast.

PlayStation VR is an accessible high-end virtual reality HMDs and there are a couple of new deals at Walmart you can take advantage of. The two new bundles feature a combo of either Trover Saves the Universe and Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted or Blood & Truth & Everybody's Golf VR.

Consumer electronics retailer Altatac is offering up a pretty good deal on an Xbox One bundle that includes copies of Fallout 76, Sunset Overdrive, and Titanfall 2. The list price is $550, so you can save $150 and upgrade your Xbox One gaming experience with 4K visuals and better performance all around.

Google hosted a couple of sessions focused on the technology behind the Google Stadia game streaming platform at the I/O annual developers conference. In a deep dive, a few members of the team discussed latency in gameplay and the many different balancing acts the team will have to master.

The Shadowbringers expansion is right around the corner but the celebration of Final Fantasy 14 is only just beginning. Sony Pictures and Hivemind, the studio behind the upcoming adaptation of the Witcher for Netflix, are teaming up for a live-action FF14 television series.

Ghost Recon Breakpoint launches later this year and the developers are setting the stage for community engagement with the newly revealed Delta Company. The platform will provide resources for content creators, streamers, tournament organizes, and community managers.

Ghost Recon Breakpoint leaves Wildlands' setting in Bolivia for a fictional archipelago called Auroa, and the developers are investing a lot into bringing the collection of islands to life. That includes almost 800 hidden areas that hint at some aspect of the lore that keeps Auroa afloat.

Ghost Recon Breakpoint is implementing some design changes that make the series more similar to The Division, and we got a chance to ask how the team feels about the inevitable comparisons. Breakpoint's creative director addresses the idea by focusing on the lack of bullet sponges.

A previous report from a conference held by CD Projekt Red revealed that three teams were working on Cyberpunk 2077 content. With a better translation of the report from a Polish speaker, there's a bit more clarity when it comes to one of those projects being an expansion.

fMicrosoft officially got the ball rolling with premieres, updates, and a few surprises during the Xbox briefing. Near the end, the company set the stage for next-gen home console gaming by revealing hardware details for Project Scarlett and a 2020 release window alongside Halo Infinite.

Fortnite continues to reign as the top game being played on Twitch but non-gaming content continues to rise. StreamElements' livestreaming report also showed that Facebook Gaming is on the rise and the top streamer crown continues to elude Ninja. Not one can claim it, actually.

In the PvP Ghost War mode, the developers behind Ghost Recon Breakpoint drop eight players into various maps for competitive, 4v4 conflicts where the last team standing wins. We got hands-on with the mode and took stock new additions to the mode’s formula and the best ways to take on the enemy team.

Controversy unfolded after indie game developers called out grey market key reseller G2A over its shady practices. G2A’s response escalated the situation and now devs are taking action. Digital Trends spoke to developers about why shady websites like G2A are bad for them and the people who buy them.

Project Xcloud was revealed at E3 2019 and Microsoft used a video interview with publication as an opportunity to reveal more specifics about it. They started by using the Xbox One S as the template for it and the data center racks are made up of the equivalent of eight of those consoles.

Creators continue to make intriguing projects using Media Molecule’s Dreams and the latest highlight is a version of the highly anticipated upcoming release. Final Fantasy 7 Remake will arrive early 2020 but someone has made a modern spin on the classic JRPG using Dreams’ tools.

Marvel Entertainment is the belle of the ball at San Diego Comic-Con, as the company hosted a panel dedicated to the efforts being made to bring its properties to life through video games. Marvel’s Avengers, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, and Iron Man VR were the three main focuses.

The Director of Product for Google Stadia took to Reddit for an AMA. While no breaking news was reported, we got a clearer picture of the cloud gaming platform and its plans for mobile device support, free monthly games, and the reason developers should create for Stadia over home consoles.

Originally a PlayStation 4 exclusive, Tetris Effect is coming to PC gamers and can be purchased on the Epic Games Store. It will feature support for VR, ultrawide monitors, uncapped framerates, and resolutions 4K and above. It is available for pre-order and releases later in July.

The FromSoftware developers skirted over the idea of improving the accessibility of Sekiro and left gamers to get to work themselves if they wanted an easy mode. A gamer has done just that with Sekiro The Easy, a mod that changes player abilities, enemy stats, and more to make it a bit easier to complete the game.

Project Xcloud is Microsoft’s answer to the Google Stadia cloud gaming platform, and part of that challenge will be providing home gaming experiences on tablets and smartphones. Microsoft seems to be taking a page out of Nintendo’s book with Switch-inspired prototype gamepads.

After months of rumors, Nintendo has officially revealed a new edition of the Switch. The Switch Lite is completely mobile with built-in controllers and a smaller size more fit for taking on the go. Costing $200, it will only work with games that support handheld mode. It releases in September 2019.

Amazon is hoping to strike gold like HBO did with the Game of Thrones television series and is making an attempt using an already established fictional world. To go along with the upcoming TV series, Amazon Game Studios will be releasing a free-to-play Lord of the Rings MMO on PC and consoles.

Dr. Mario World, Nintendo's latest foray into mobile gaming on iOS and Android smart devices, is available to play a day early. Much of the game isn't unlocked until you finish 20 levels but you can see where the free-to-play path ends and how gamers will be encouraged to charge forward with microtransactions.

A Reddit user has shared a charming story of his 82-year-old grandmother's 755-hour display of resilience. She used walkthroughs, YouTube videos, and a book to fight her way to the end of the 2006 Nintendo Wii game The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess over the course of 11 years.

Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo penned a joint letter asking the Trump administration to reconsider the $300 billion tariffs being proposed, citing the negative impact on the industry and passing costs off to consumers. The tariffs were delayed but Microsoft and Sony are considering taking business out of China anyway.

The President and CEO of CD Projekt Red has revealed a handful of new updates on the game studio’s projects and the world of Cyberpunk. He has confirmed that a multiplayer Cyberpunk 2077 mode is in development and there’s going to be a third project set in the Cyberpunk world.

San Diego Comic-Con is only a couple weeks away, and producers are starting to roll out panels and exhibit information. In the latest update, we learn the Marvel Games panel will include updates on games like Marvel’s Avengers and Iron Man VR. The panel synopsis teases some surprises as well.

As we prepare for the next generation of home consoles, Sony is considering mergers or purchases of video game studios. The company’s main competitor has been very active on that front but what studios could find a home with the house of PlayStation before the launch of the PS5?

The next-generation of home gaming consoles can have all the power in the world but it comes down the games themselves. In a new report, Sony officials share that the focus going into the next generation with the PS5 is building relationships with bigger game publishers over indie studios.

Amazon’s big retail holiday is coming up and Twitch will be home to a competition leading up to the big day. A collection of celebrities will be facing off against each other in an Apex Legends contest and Prime subscribers will be able to take advantage of content drops that start in July but run for a few months.

There are a lot of questions about how Google Stadia is going to perform on the many different internet connections but Google won’t be making an effort to get that answered before launch. The company won’t be hosting a beta test for prospective consumers before the fall 2019 release.

There are still many questions about what happens to your purchased Google Stadia games if they are no longer supported. According to chief Phil Harrison, if a publisher or developer decides to remove a game from Stadia, your game and your save data will still be accessible.

Google Stadia will allow users to purchase games or access a library of them via a subscription and it seems those purchased games will cost full price. Stadia Chief Phil Harrison believes that there’s value in being able to play your games on any screen and there’s no reason for games to be cheaper.

Respawn Entertainment is gearing up to introduce the second season of content for its battle royale Apex Legends but a leak has sprung. Two new trailers for the competitive shooter introduce a cinematic and gameplay that show off major changes to the Kings Canyon map.