Tyler Treese

Former Digital Trends Contributor

When not playing or writing about games, Tyler Treese serves as the Senior Editor at Wrestlezone. An experienced writer that specializes in combat sports and entertainment, he's written for Rock Paper Shotgun, Sherdog, PCGamesN, and many other outlets.

League of Legends adds branded arena banners to e-sports matches

This June, Riot Games will introduce customized arena banners in League of Legends that will allow brands to advertise during professional e-sportd matches.

News         April 25, 2023

Sony launches PlayStation Studios brand ahead of PS5 release

Sony is rebranding its first-party developers and uniting its exclusives under the PlayStation Studios banner. It has even released a new opening animation.

News         April 25, 2023

Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath expansion features a new story and RoboCop

Mortal Kombat 11 is bringing in 80s film icon RoboCop for its latest downloadable content pass featuring new fighters.

News         April 25, 2023

Summer Game Fest brings digital gaming events from PlayStation, Xbox, EA, others

Summer Game Fest, a four-month digital gaming festival featuring some of gaming's biggest publishers, will kick off later this month and feature Sony and Xbox.

News         April 25, 2023

Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla brings franchise into the Viking era

Assassin's Creed Valhalla will be the next game in Ubisoft's popular action game series and it has a Viking story line that will take it to northern Europe.

News         April 25, 2023

Xbox Game Pass adds Red Dead Redemption 2, loses Grand Theft Auto V

Xbox Game Pass is receiving a significant shake-up to its library of video games as it will swap out Grand Theft Auto V for Red Dead Redemption 2 next month.

News         April 25, 2023

Epic says Google punishes apps not on Play Store, begrudgingly adds Fortnite

Developer Epic Games isn't happy about the Play Store's 30% cut on purchases, but has added Fortnite to it anyway. Epic would like to see changes to the store.

News         April 25, 2023

GameStop CEO takes 50% pay cut as some stores begin to reopen

GameStop is beginning to reopen stores in several countries, including the United States, and is making salary cuts in order to adapt during the coronavirus.

News         April 25, 2023

ESRB to introduce new ratings label for games with loot boxes

Loot boxes and other types of microtransactions with random elements will now be marked on physical copies of games per a new decision by the ESA and the ESRB.

News         April 25, 2023

Playing Pokémon Go from home is easier than ever before

Niantic is making changes to how Pokémon Go operates so that players can make progress in the mobile game from home if they're unable to go outside for walks.

News         April 25, 2023

How to watch Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Project xCloud livestream

As part of the company's Game Developers Conference cancellation plan, there will be a panel titled, "Xbox Series X + Project xCloud = New Chapter in Gaming."

News         April 25, 2023

Pokémon Go’s latest event avoids coronavirus by allowing you to play from home

Pokémon Go's latest event won't make players leave the house, which is good for those trying to avoid gatherings and stay safe from any coronavirus concerns.

News         April 25, 2023

New game in The Witcher world to be developed after Cyberpunk 2077

The next entry in CD Projekt Red's highly successful video game adaptation of The Witcher is already in the planning stages according to the company's CEO.

News         April 25, 2023

What we want to see from 2K Games’ new NFL game in 2021

For the first time in 15 years, 2K Games will be releasing a NFL game to compete with EA's Madden. While it isn't NFL 2K, the possibilities are still exciting.

Features         April 25, 2023

Animal Crossing: New Horizons update for April brings Nature Day event, Redd, Leif

Animal Crossing: New Horizons' free update for April will add in several seasonal events and numerous features that were previously spotted via data mining.

News         November 21, 2020

Free games you should download before they’re gone

If you're a subscriber to PlayStation Plus, Xbox Live Gold, or Amazon Prime, you can get free games each month. Here's what's available.

News         September 30, 2020

27 million players watched Travis Scott perform in Fortnite

Fortnite's collaboration with Travis Scott helps the free-to-play shooter hit new highs for concurrent players and overall event participants.

News         August 16, 2020

MLB The Show 20 review: Refining America’s favorite pastime

While none of the new modes or additions are game changers, they help make MLB The Show 20 the best version yet of Sony's PlayStation 4 baseball sim.

Reviews         August 14, 2020

Xbox to detail first-party games in July, will host monthly streams

Later this week, Microsoft is launching a series of monthly streams called Xbox 20/20 that will take a look at the future of its gaming projects during 2020.

News         May 5, 2020

Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series coming to PlayStation VR

PlayStation 4 owners will soon be able to swing lightsabers in virtual reality as Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series is coming to PlayStation VR this summer.

News         May 4, 2020

Celebrate Star Wars Day by taking advantage of cheap Star Wars games

The force is with Star Wars gamers this May the Fourth as franchise games go on sale across platforms. These are all of the sales happening right now.

News         May 4, 2020

Combat-free Fortnite mode leaks, turns shooter into a Party Royale

Leaks indicate that an island is being added to Fortnite that will allow players to hang out and play non-violent minigames together in a Party Royale mode.

News         April 30, 2020

PUBG is free for Stadia Pro members, Google reveals partnership with EA

Google offered fans a glimpse at the immediate future of its gaming streaming service today during its first  Stadia Connect presentation of the year.

News         April 28, 2020

Minecraft adds free educational content in response to COVID-19

While many schools are currently shut down, Minecraft is looking to help parents enhance their children's learning in a fun way through free educational worlds.

News         April 28, 2020

Pokémon Go rolls out Remote Raid Passes to make raids more accessible from home

Pokémon Go players can now access raid battles remotely as the mobile hit continues to get new features that make it better for those playing from home.

News         April 27, 2020

Bethesda donating $1 million toward coronavirus relief

Fallout and The Elder Scrolls developer Bethesda Softworks is donating $1 million to charities and organizations that help provide frontline coronavirus relief.

News         April 27, 2020

The Last of Us Part II and Ghost of Tsushima get summer release dates

Both The Last of Us Part II and Ghost of Tsushima have new release dates due to the coronavirus pandemic. Sony will have a stacked summer of 2020 exclusives.

Gaming         April 27, 2020

How to avoid The Last of Us Part II spoilers — including Ellie’s fate

Most of the gameplay footage has already been removed from YouTube, but it's still easy to come across major plot details without careful social media use

News         April 27, 2020

Apex Legends’ solo experience negatively impacts shooter

Developer Respawn Entertainment has permanently added in a duos mode to Apex Legends, but don't expect solo play to also become a mainstay in EA's shooter.

News         April 27, 2020

Preview Animal Crossing: New Horizon in Pocket Camp’s crossover event

Players can now get a preview of what Animal Crossing: New Horizons will offer once it's out courtesy of a crossover event in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp.

Gaming         April 26, 2020

Animal Crossing: New Horizons update lowers drop rates for Bunny Day eggs

Animal Crossing: New Horizons update 1.1.4 addresses several fan complaints about the current Bunny Day event that has taken over player's islands.

Gaming         April 26, 2020

Monterey Bay Aquarium provides tours using Twitch and Animal Crossing

The Monterey Bay Aquarium is closed to the public due to the coronavirus pandemic but is still able to give virtual tours via Animal Crossing: New Horizons. 

News         April 26, 2020

Kojima Productions delays Death Stranding PC version due to coronavirus closure

The PC version of Death Stranding will no longer release on June 2, 2020, due to Kojima Productions temporarily closing down during the coronavirus pandemic.

News         April 22, 2020

Nintendo Switch sets sales record, new Animal Crossing outsells past entries

The gaming industry showed little signs of a struggling economy in March as new sales records were set by Nintendo, according to sales data from the NPD Group.

Gaming         April 21, 2020