Seventh Expansion Hitting Shelves Aug. 14

“World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth” hits shelves on Aug. 14 later this year. “Battle for Azeroth” is the seventh expansion for the “World of Warcraft” series for Blizzard Entertainment and features the two player factions - the Horde and the Alliance - battling one another for control over the planet Azeroth. The expansion was announced last November during BlizzCon.

Niantic Ponying Up More than the Original Offer of $100 Worth of Pokécoins

Niantic is now paying up for their failed Chicago festival last summer. Pokémon Go players flocked to Grant Park on July 22 with promises of additional Pokémon, special stops, an exclusive medal, and more.

"I hate portals."

The SoulCalibur series has a long history of adding characters from other franchises to their games. From Link to Yoda to Ezio, each character has a bit of spice to the popular fighting game series, and made each iteration that much more unique than the last. Since the announcement of "SoulCalibur VI," there has been a lot of speculation of what the next out-of-universe character would be. Well, we finally have an answer: Enter The White Wolf.

Users to Receive Five Games per Month

Starting tomorrow, Twitch Prime members receive free games with their subscription. Users get to keep the games once they are claimed.

Xbox Presentation at Microsoft Theater

Microsoft is moving its Xbox demonstration for this year's E3 to the "Microsoft Theater" across the street from the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Expired Certificate to Blame

Oculus Rift players may have noticed an interruption in their service today due to the Oculus Runtime Service certificate expiring. During boot, players are greeted with an error that states: "Can't Reach Oculus Runtime Service."

Happy Birthday to "Orcs in Space"

The "StarCraft" franchise turns 20 later this month, March 31.

Capcom Ships 7.5 Million Copies after Two Months

The highly anticipated "Monster Hunter: World" has become Capcom's best-selling game with 7.5 million copies of the game sold. Currently, "Monster Hunter: World" is available for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, but there are also plans to release a PC version of the game later in the year.

Campaign Hit Goal, First Two Stretch Goals

"40 Winks," a defunct game slated for the N64 in the '90's, is hitting shelves.

Including but Not Limited to Loot Crates

The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is relabelling video games, but these labels have nothing to do sex and violence in games. Instead, the ESRB is targeting loot boxes, in-game currency, and in-game purchases. These new labels will be in addition to the current labels for maturity.