Unmasking Truths Unraveling Stories
Unmasking Truths Unraveling Stories
Sky: Children of the Light, the acclaimed free-to-play “social adventure” from Journey and Flower developer ThatGameCompany, has – just shy of a year since being announced for PC – finally launched on Steam, initially as an early access release. Sky: Children of the Light is far from a new game, of course; it […]
Laysara: Summit Kingdom, the promising mountain-themed city builder from developer Quite OK Games and publisher Future Friends Games, has surprise launched on Steam, where it’s expected to remain in early access for between six and 12 months. Laysara – which sets itself apart from other city builders with its focus on mountainous verticality […]
World of Warcraft Classic, the nostalgia-tweaking old-school version of Blizzard’s long-running MMORPG, is set to move into the next era of history next month, with World of Warcraft Cataclysm Classic now confirmed to be launching on 20th May. “You’ve toppled the undead armies of the Lich King and ended Arthas’ reign,” Blizzard enthuses […]
Staff members were told of GAME’s impending change to force staff onto zero hours contracts, first reported yesterday by Eurogamer, via mass video calls held on Microsoft Teams. The company’s various Area Managers – exempt from the change – held the calls yesterday, with local employees instructed to join. Multiple staff in the […]
Staff members at UK high street video game giant GAME have been told to expect redundancies, Eurogamer undertands, as the company moves most employees to zero hours contracts. GAME already employed newer junior staff members, referred to as “cast members”, on zero hours contracts. Eurogamer understands the chain will now employ most non-managerial […]
Balatro, the acclaimed poker-themed roguelike from developer LocalThunk, has just received its first big content update – officially known as Update 1.0.1c – with the patch currently in Steam public testing ahead of a full release “in about a week”. Update 1.0.1c, as per some sizeable patch notes shared on Balatro’s official Discord […]
Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Studios has recommended players experiencing continual crashes should “let the game rest for a while” whilst the team looks for a fix. In a message posted to the game’s Discord server and then later to its subreddit, community manager Twinbeard confirmed that a hotfix was coming, but couldn’t commit to a […]
Xbox has established a new team dedicated to video game preservation and forward compatibility. That’s according to Windows Central, which today published a report stating that Xbox president Sarah Bond had recently written to Xbox staff to reaffirm the company’s commitment to hardware development – which will be welcomed news for many Xbox fans – […]
Rumour has it there’ll be “news” about Ubisoft’s Splinter Cell remake at this year’s Ubisoft Forward showcase in June. After Ubisoft confirmed its Forward show will be “live from LA” on 10th June 2024, fans noticed that Ubisoft Toronto had prepared for the announcement by switching up its Facebook header and profile images to that […]
A new investigation into developer Deck Nine – best known as the current steward of Life is Strange, a series celebrated for its diversity and inclusivity – has painted a picture of a studio where toxicity, hate speech, harassment, crunch, bullying, and abusive leadership has been able to fester as a result inaction from […]
Amazon has announced the 12 games it’ll be giving away to all Prime Gaming subscribers in April, with this month’s offerings including Fallout 76 – whose arrival is perfectly timed to coincide with Amazon’s new Fallout TV series. April’s Prime Gaming subscriber titles arrive across four weekly drops starting today, 4th April, which […]
Four years after Nuclear Throne and Ridiculous Fishing developer Vlambeer announced it was shutting its doors, the highly regarded indie studio is back in the news, with co-founder Jan Willem Nijman now its full owner following Rami Ismail’s decision to sell his shares. Vlambeer was founded by Nijman and Ismail back in 2010, […]
Content Warning – the viral co-op horror hit from the team behind Totally Accurate Battle Simulator – has just received its first patch. And alongside a first batch of bug fixes, it brings a bunch of new toys to play with in the depths, including party poppers and a reporter mic. Content Warning, […]
Microsoft continues to pump out the special edition Xbox controllers with wild abandon, and its latest offering is a new addition to its now three-strong Vapor line-up, arriving in the form of the swirly green and slightly darker green Nocturnal Vapor controller. Nocturnal Vapor, as well as sounding like a euphemism for a […]
Content Warning, the latest internet sensation to surge up the Steam charts, is struggling with server issues as its developer confirms the co-operative horror romp has now been downloaded over 6.2m times since launching yesterday. If you’re a little out the loop, Content Warning sees teams of up to four players descending into […]
Payday 3’s Operation Medic Bag’s second patch is now available. Described as a “focused effort to respond to community expectations and improve Payday 3”, Operation Medic Bag “covers a range of sought-after features and improvements to gameplay, stability, matchmaking, content, and enhanced features”. This particular patch includes new adaptive armour, the new Adrenaline feature – […]
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth players who bought the game digitally cannot platinum the game. According to Kotaku, ever since Square Enix pushed out the 1.020 patch, one of the RPG’s last side quests – Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop – can only be completed by those who bought the game physically. 7Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Review […]
Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors has acknowledged it’s “way too early” for the company to “start talking about” acquiring new studios. Talking to investors – as transcribed by RPS – Wingefors said that after shedding 1300+ jobs, cancelling dozens of games, and shutting down studios like Timesplitters developer Free Radical and Saints Row dev Volition, the […]
Do you find yourself at something of a loose end over the extended holiday weekend? Why not sit back and enjoy our first DF Retro marathon video, which combines multiple episodes of one of our most ambitious DF Retro projects yet into one mega-extended presentation. And it’s good stuff, with John Linneman and Audi Sorlie […]
Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and known to millions as the voice of Half-Life 2’s vortigaunts, has died at the age of 87. Whilst the aliens were voiced by Tony Todd in Episode Two and Half-Life: Alyx, the original versions in Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode […]
Hi-Fi Rush recently arrived on PlayStation 5 and as contentious as the idea of Xbox going ‘multi-plat’ in any way may be, the strategy so far is sound. Lower profile titles that aren’t exactly triple-A juggernauts gain a new lease of life on competing console hardware. Giving titles like Hi-Fi Rush more of a […]
This is the second time I’ve written this week’s Game of the Week. The game has remained the same, though. That’s the first part of the trick. Our game this week is, of course, Timemelters, by Autoexec. It’s the spiritual sequel to one of my all time favourites, Sang-Froid: Tales of Werewolves. In both games […]
Earlier this month I reviewed the Asus ROG Swift PG32UCDM, a 32-inch QD-OLED gaming monitor that combines a 4K resolution with 240Hz refresh rate, impressive HDR and fewer downsides than your typical OLED panel – albeit at an eye-watering £1350 asking price. I noted that while the Asus monitor was a technical tour de force […]
TimeSplitters Rewind – the fan-made recreation of TimeSplitters 1, 2 and 3’s multiplayer, which has been in development since 2013 – has reemerged with its first update video in over the year, offering a fresh look at the project and an urgent call for assistance as its developers find themselves in an “incredibly challenging […]
Images allegedly showing the white, digital-only Xbox Series X reported to be in the works earlier this year have leaked online. An “adorably all-digital” Xbox Series X refresh, planned for a 2024 release, first surfaced as part of a mammoth leak of official Microsoft documentation during last year’s court battle with the FTC. […]
Yellow Brick Games, the studio founded by former Dragon Age creative director Mike Laidlaw, has released a teaser trailer for its “ambitious new action RPG”, ahead of a full reveal in April. Laidlaw announced the formation of Yellow Brick Games at the tail-end of 2020, following a brief stint at Assassin’s Creed Odyssey […]
It’s been 10 years since BioShock Infinite, and creator Ken Levine is still not done with follow-up project Judas. But the game is inching closer, evidenced recently by its appearance in trailers and now, a marketing beat where select people such as Game Awards host Geoff Keighley have now played it for several hours. […]
I’ve been very much enjoying my time in Dragon’s Dogma 2 so far. Bumbling around, getting into emergent scrapes with giant enemies one minute and then tossing my more aggravating pawns off of cliff tops the next. But there’s nothing that I like doing more in this game than watching the live action meat grilling […]
Dragon’s Dogma 2 is full of surprises, and players are still working to discover all of them. Chief of interest at the moment is the curious Dragonsplague affliction that can be acquired by Pawns. Players believe Dragonsplague can be contracted by Pawns after they fight against a dragon – but the condition can also be […]
Yes, there are a lot of references to Final Fantasy 9 in Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail’s collector’s edition… and no, that’s not a coincidence. “You may have noticed a lot of Final Fantasy 9 references here… And the reason is a secret,” producer/director Naoki “Yoshi-P” Yoshida said via translator during his PAX East panel. He […]
CD Projekt Red says it turns down “over 90 per cent” of its team’s side quest pitches. Talking at GDC this week, lead quest designer Paweł Sasko said in a presentation that even a “good designer” has just 10 per cent of their ideas accepted. “If someone has 10 per cent, this is probably one […]
Overwatch 2’s beleaguered PvE content has reportedly been scrapped. That’s according to Bloomberg, which reported yesterday that following “poor” sales of its prior PvE missions, the company “does not plan to finish” any PvE content currently in development, and will instead “double down” on PvP gameplay. Newscast: Why are there so many games industry layoffs? […]
Jyamma Games has “officially apologised to the Xbox community” after deciding not to release the soulslike Enotria: The Last Song on Xbox in order to ensure a “superior experience” for players on PC and PS5. In a press statement, CEO Giacomo Greco apologised for taking so long to tell Xbox players that the game would […]
A long-running website for Pokémon fan game enthusiasts has shut down after being served a DMCA takedown notice. Relic Castle was a repository and forum for makers and players of Pokémon fan games, and had gained over 20,000 members in almost 10 years. In a statement posted to X, the Relic Castle website revealed it […]
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Surprising the audience at his GDC talk today, Larian’s founder and CEO Swen Vincke announced the Baldur’s Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin developer won’t be making any DLC or expansions for the game, and in fact will be leaving the Dungeons & Dragons world behind entirely. Finishing up his talk, Vincke said: […]
A new Easter egg in Stardew Valley’s 1.6 update punishes players who make their way to a particular area earlier than they’re supposed to. It’s possible to get to the Summit, which is shut off until the player managers to receive a perfection score of 100 percent, without reaching the mentioned requirement with an out […]
Epic Games has discussed the future of Fall Guys, following today’s announcement that its game assets, animations and characters are coming to Fortnite’s UEFN creative mode. Players will be able to make and play their own custom Fall Guys levels in Fortnite from May, Epic Games announced today during its State of […]
Bungie is reportedly in the midst of a creative leadership shakeup that has resulted in the studio replacing game directors on its PvP reimagining of classic 90s shooter series Marathon, with former Valorant game director Joe Ziegler now confirmed to be in the role. Bungie designer Christopher Barrett was previously leading the project […]
Amazon has released a new video teasing its upcoming Fallout TV adaptation, which appears to follow up an initial snippet seen last week. This scene shows lead actress Ella Purnell as the sweet and somewhat naive Vault Dweller Lucy as she attempts to de-escalate a conflict with Walton Goggins’ Ghoul. While Lucy remains steady and […]
Sand Land, the video game adaptation of Akira Toriyama’s beloved manga series, now has a demo on Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PS4, and Steam, ahead of it full launch in April. Sand Land unfolds in a post-apocalyptic desert world where water is in short supply. Players guide Beelzebub, also known as the […]
You may remember that we relaunched the Digital Foundry merch store for Black Friday last year, with a host of DF-adjacent designs for shirts, mugs, hoodies, posters and stickers. Today, we’re happy to announce our first wave of new designs for 2024 – expertly modelled by Rich and Alex in this week’s DF Direct show […]
Oh, look – Steam’s gone and broken its own concurrent record. Again. Just a fortnight ago, the PC client secured a new record of 34,649,583 players, but earlier today (Sunday, 17th March), Steam has once again set a new simultaneous user record of 36.3m players. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie […]
Zenless Zone Zero, the next game from Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail developer miHoYo, is holding another beta test. Players aged 16+ can apply now to be in with a chance of securing a spot in the beta. Like prior tests, if you satisfy all requirements – pre-register, invite friends to pre-register using your […]
Valve has revealed that of the 100 most-played games on Steam Deck over the last 12 months, Larian Studios’ Baldur’s Gate 3 tops the chart. Between March 2023 and March 2024, Baldur’s Gate 3 clocked the highest numbers when it came to daily active player count, with Vampire Survivors and Dave the Diver taking second […]
Innersloth has revealed some of the sus stars that will be bringing the Among Us animated show to life. As detailed in an announcement posted to Twitter/X yesterday, we now know that Ashley Johnson – perhaps known best as The Last of Us’ Ellie – will be voicing “Purple”, The Lord of the Rings’ Elijah […]
Ninja Theory has confirmed Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 will – like its predecessor, so not exactly a massive surprise – have a photo mode on release, meaning you can go wild recording its striking visuals for posterity when it launches for Xbox Series X/S and PC on 21st May. Confirmation of a photo […]
Mojang has announced a monthly subscription for Minecraft called Marketplace Pass, which gives payers access to “150+ different content packs” from the in-game Marketplace. The content offered each month will change, and will include skins, texture packs, and adventure maps. There’ll also be new character creator items each month to keep for free, Mojang said […]
Paradox Interactive has unveiled The Machine Age, the next major expansion for its space-faring 4X strategy game Stellaris, which will focus on “cybernetic, synthetic, and machine themes” when it launches for PC in the second quarter of 2024. “Scientists have discovered advanced means to commune with the machine, enabling life to overcome the […]
RimWorld, the acclaimed sci-fi colony sim from Ludeon Studios, will soon be besieged by “monstrous creatures, mind-bending mysteries, infiltrating parasites, and sanity-shredding phenomena” when its new horror-themed expansion, Anomaly, arrives on Steam next month. Anomaly – RimWorld’s fourth paid expansion after Biotech, Royalty, and Ideology – begins as colonists accidentally provoke a mad […]
Sea of Stars will receive a co-op mode allowing three players to adventure together. What’s more, the indie RPG has now surpassed five million players since its release last year. In Single Player+, as it’s known, a new “co-op timed hits” mechanic will require all three players to engage in the game’s […]
Footage of a purportedly cancelled co-operative live-service Spider-Man game from developer Insomniac – titled Spider-Man: The Great Web – has appeared online following last year’s ransomware attack targeting the developer and its employees. The trailer (narrated by Yuri Lowenthal, the voice of Insomniac’s Peter Parker) points to a five-player co-op Spider-Man game featuring […]
Frontier Developments has announced F1 Manager 2024 will release this summer. The third entry to the annual management series will introduce the new Create A Team mode, which allow players to create their own team with whichever drivers they want. This marks the first time in the series that players have been given this degree […]
Capcom has shared a first trailer for Street Fighter 6’s next playable fighter, Akuma, who’ll be joining the game’s steadily expanding line-up sometime this “spring”. Akuma will be Street Fighter 6’s 22nd playable character, following the arrival of Ed last month, and gives the returning fighter – who made his series debut in […]
Players have been experimenting with Dragon’s Dogma 2’s character creator and finding ways to make familiar faces such as Kratos and Shadowheart, or pushing it to its limits with some… unusual physique. Last week, Capcom released the character creator for Dragon’s Dogma 2 at an opportune moment (just in time for the weekend), giving people […]
Three more classic Mario Game Boy games are coming to Switch Online. As part of today’s Mario Day celebrations, Nintendo has revealed that Dr Mario, Mario Golf, and Mario Tennis are all coming to its digital classics library next week, Tuesday 12th March. MAR10 Day 2024 MAR10 Day 2024. Dr Mario – which was originally […]
Nintendo and Illumination have confirmed a new Super Mario Bros. film will be released in 2026. As revealed by Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto in a special promotion prepared for 10th “Mar10” March – colloquially known as Mario Day – the sequel will “broaden Mario’s world further” and release on 3rd April, 2026. The Super Mario […]
Former EA and Microsoft exec, Peter Moore, says there are “serious questions” to be asked about video game hardware and whether or not there’s a future for the traditional home console system. Moore – who held senior positions at EA, Microsoft, and Sega before leaving gaming altogether to join Liverpool FC in 2017 – reflected […]
The Digital Foundry Supporter Program has grown once again with the arrival of a brand-new show exclusive to backers. It’s a companion to DF Direct – hilariously entitled DF InDirect – and its initial format should be recognisable to viewers/listeners of our weekly show as it’s an extension to our existing Supporter Q+A section. The […]
Following the launch of Sea of Thieves’ radical structural overhaul last month, Rare is readying to release a new mid-season update next week that’ll add anti-cheat and subscription-free solo play to its swashbuckling pirate adventure. Plus, a big 2024 content preview is on the way as part of Sea of Thieves’ sixth anniversary celebrations. […]
Drag and drop with a blessedly empty head in this total charmer. There is an island in the Aegean, an island of stray cats and tumbling bougainvilleas, that has an instagram account devoted exclusively to its many doors. This account is a catalogue of variations on a theme, the theme being how you get in […]
Even to this day, developer Starbreeze Studios’ 2013 classic Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is fondly remembered. This adventure puzzler was released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 just months before the next console generation, and packed a real emotional punch for those that caught it. Jump forward eleven years and we have a […]
Larian’s Baldur’s Gate 3 leads the 2024 BAFTA Games Awards with 10 nominations, including Best Game, as it celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. BAFTA today released the shortlist of nominees for this year’s awards, with Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 receiving nine nominations, Alan Wake 2 receiving eight nominations, and The Legend of Zelda: […]
Developer LocalThunk’s Balatro might have hit a bit of a bump last week after an unexpected ratings change, but that hasn’t stopped the acclaimed poker-inspired rogue-like deckbuilder from selling over half a million copies in ten days, according to publisher Playstack. That’s an impressive figure for what’s a fairly unassuming card game at […]
If you’re looking to bring a bit of summer sun into the lingering bleakness of a waning winter, then boy do I have a recommendation for you – assuming you’re up for some pitch-black, emotionally pulverising horror. Mediterranea Inferno, last year’s dazzling visual novel from The Milky Way Prince creator Lorenzo Redaelli, is out […]
Horizon Forbidden West is set to make its PC debut later this month, on 21st March, as part of the Complete Edition. Ahead of this, the teams at Nixxes and Guerrilla have shared a few more details on what to expect. Along with the PC specifications, which are shown below, the studios have also shed […]
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s first season of post-launch content gets underway on 28th March, introducing The Joker as a new playable character. Additionally, the delayed Epic Games Store version of Suicide Squad is now scheduled to launch on 26th March. When developer Rocksteady detailed its post-launch plans for Suicide Squad in […]
Sony’s Xperia 5 V was described to me by a representative as their more trendy flagship, designed for younger people and influencers. Well, on the first part, I feel like I’m the target market; the second part perhaps not so much. Priced at £819 and seemingly only available in the UK at present, the Xperia […]
Steam’s done it again: another weekend, another concurrent user record broken and a new one set. According to SteamDB, over 34.5 million of us were simultaneously online earlier today, setting an all-new concurrent user record of 34,649,583 players. And of those players, 11,146,564 users weren’t just idling, but actively playing a game when the record […]
Arcade Paradise was a charming management/simulation game set in an old laundrette. In it, the player had to complete menial tasks in order to earn enough cash to build an awesome 90s video game arcade at the back of the building in an attempt to prove themselves to their cranky dad. The wonderful Chris Donlan, […]
EA and BioWare are “pretty confident” that Dragon Age: Dreadwolf will be released later this year. That’s according to industry insider Jeff Grubb, who said on yesterday’s Game Mess podcast that whilst it wasn’t clear when the game would next be shown, “it will be released this year”. Thedas Calls – Dragon Age Day (2023) […]
Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley, the lovely looking musical adventure based on Tove Jansson’s classic series of children’s stories, finally has a released date and will be launching for Switch and PC via Steam on Tuesday, 7th March. Melody of Moominvalley sees players slipping into the oversized green hat of the wanderer Snufkin, as […]
Developers at GTA 6 studio Rockstar Games have criticised the company for telling employees they must return to the office full-time next month, calling leadership’s decision “reckless”. As reported yesterday, employees at Rockstar have been told to return to the office five days a week, now that GTA 6 is entering the final stretch of […]
Another Thursday, another Epic Games Store freebie to add to your ever-growing backlog, this time in the form of stylish 3D side-scroller Never Yield. Never Yield – also known as Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield to ensure you don’t forget who developed it – released back in 2021, offering up an experience something like a […]
If you, like the rest of the internet, have been swept up in the trainwreck that was the Willy Wonka Experience held in an empty warehouse in Glasgow last weekend, we have good news. While you may no longer be able to witness the real event in person, you can always relive it vicariously through […]
Following its decision to cut six percent of its workforce last March, EA has announced another round of layoffs – this time affecting 5 percent of staff (around 670 employees) – as it moves away from “future licensed IP” toward its “owned IP, sports, and massive online communities”. In an email to staff […]
If you are playing through Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered on the Epic Games Store, you may find it is a little different to other versions. As noted by Small Medipack, the Epic Games Store version has a range of improvements when compared to other platforms. For example, the Nevada level in Tomb Raider 3 is, […]
It’s been over seven years since Limbo and Inside developer Playdead first began teasing its mysterious third project, and now – nearly five years since Eurogamer last has cause to write about a sneaky bit of concept art – the studio has shared a handful of new images, confirming (in case there was any […]
Fortnite’s partnership with Lego continues today with the launch of two family-friendly mini-games: Lego Raft Survival and Lego Obby Fun. The first of these is a multiplayer mini-game themed around Lego’s popular pirates theme, where you must stay afloat on a raft – and repair it on the fly – while it […]
Ark: Survival Ascended developer Studio Wildcard has announced it’s indefinitely delaying the release of the dinosaur survival remaster’s enhanced The Center expansion, just days before its planned 28th February release. Ark: Survival Ascended – the controversial full-price Unreal Engine 5 remaster of 2015’s Ark: Survival Evolved – has been plagued with delays since […]
Team Ninja’s PlayStation 5 exclusive Rise of the Ronin will feature up to four player co-op online. The upcoming action-RPG is set during the Bakamatsu era of Japan, and will see players play as a Ronin who navigates their way through different political factions as they help to shape the course of history. Co-op has […]
Tomorrow marks Bravely Default 2’s third anniversary, and Tomoya Asano has the best gift of all for fans: a tease that the team will be able to tell us more about what’s happening with the franchise “later this year”. Marking the event with celebratory art posted to X/Twitter, producer Asano thanked fans for their support […]
Joel Fagliano has always thought about puzzles. His father was an avid solver of the famed New York Times Crossword and would photocopy it every weekday for his son to solve on the train to school. When Joel was in 10th grade he started designing his own puzzles, submitting them to the NYT’s crossword editor, […]
Halo co-creator and Battlefield game director Marcus Letho has left EA. Letho – who had been heading up Seattle-based Ridgeline Games, an EA studio dedicated to the Battlefield franchise – has seemingly scrubbed all mentions of Battlefield and EA from their social media bio, as well as updated their LinkedIn to state they’ve now left […]
Microsoft is reportedly preparing to launch a new white, digital-only version of its top-end Xbox Series X console in “June or July” this year. An “adorably all-digital” Xbox Series X refresh, planned for a 2024 release, first surfaced as part of a mammoth leak of official Microsoft documentation during last year’s court battle […]
Ubisoft has teased its future plans for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, saying the acclaimed Metroidvania will be getting new content and modes in free updates starting “soon”. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown enjoyed significant critical acclaim when it launched back in January – Eurogamer’s Christian Donlan called it a “real […]
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After what has seemed like forever since its initial announcement a year ago, on Wednesday we finally got a full trailer for Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree. Eurogamer spoke to creator Hidetaka Miyazaki to gain some more details: it’s FromSoftware’s biggest DLC to date, is based on previous workings from George […]
This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we discuss the reports that Nintendo Switch 2 will now launch in 2025, later than its previously-expected arrival towards the end of this year. Nintendo itself is yet to say anything certain about its inevitable Switch successor, but its steady path towards launch has been tracked by numerous […]
A recent patch for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has caused more issues than it fixed, fans say. The game’s most recent patch was released yesterday, with developer Rocksteady stating it would target “various crashes, progression blockers, connectivity issues and several server side improvements”. However, there are now numerous reports online of players encountering […]
Xbox has announced a PlayStation release date for Sea of Thieves, its popular pirate live service game from British studio Rare. PlayStation 5 players will be able to wishlist the game beginning tomorrow, 22nd February, ahead of its launch on Sony’s console on 30th April. A blog post from Microsoft […]
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has addressed lingering questions around the company stance on physical media following last year’s leaks of an “adorably all-digital” Xbox Series X refresh, saying Microsoft continues to be “supportive” of the medium, and insisting “getting rid of physical, that’s not a strategic thing for us.” An all-digital (and distinctly […]
Lady Gaga is coming to Fortnite, having famously once asked what “Fortnight” was all about. Her arrival in the game marks something of a full-circle moment for the global music megastar, after her social media post in October 2019 simply asking “What’s Fortnite” went viral. Five years on, Lady Gaga’s account reposted […]
The Need for Speed team is celebrating the franchise’s 30th anniversary with another year of live service content for its most recent release, Unbound. “Surprise! We’re still here,” developer Criterion Games shared in a new blog post, where it detailed Need for Speed: Unbound’s year two roadmap. “NFS turns 30 this year, and with that […]
In this week’s DF Direct Weekly, the Digital Foundry Team shares their thoughts on the Xbox business update podcast and attempts to fathom strategy from the PlayStation team in the wake of some ominous announcements that resulted in a 10 percentage point dip in Sony’s share price. The bottom line looks stark and very straightforward: […]
Despite claims it is a “quadruple-A” live-service experience, Skull and Bones’s user Metacritic score has taken a pummelling since the pirate ship game was released on Friday, 16th February. Based on the 222 user scores recorded to date, Skull and Bones’ user score is sitting at just 2.8 out of 10, making it the lowest-rated […]
I never love defining one game with another, and not least a game like Harold Halibut, which wears its influences openly – stop-motion, Wallace and Gromit-style Aardman animations, mixed with maybe a bit of Wes Anderson and in all seriousness, Postman Pat – but which also so clearly deserves to be seen as its own […]
Digital Extremes’ fan-favourite sci-fi RPG, Warframe, is coming to iOS later this month. Courtesy of the game’s recently-launched cross-play and cross-save systems, players will be able to use – and switch between – platforms, which DE says offers the “same expansive, high-quality” experience on Apple devices as it does on PC and consoles. Players can […]
Look, I certainly wouldn’t call myself a trucking nerd – I’m not even sure I could tell the difference between a carburettor and a carbonara – but I do like to truck. American Truck Simulator has long been my equivalent of one of those mindfulness apps that whisper gently evocative nonsense at you in the […]
Helldivers 2 director Johan Pilestedt is hoping the game’s second weekend will go much smoother than its first. In a thread posted on X, Pilestedt reflected on the changes developer Arrowhead Game Studios has made since Helldivers 2 released to huge success on 8th February for PC and PlayStation 5. “I am completely exhausted by […]
As part of a ‘business update’ confirming four first-party Xbox exclusives are coming to PlayStation 5 and Switch, Microsoft has moved to assuage fan fears it might be considering abandoning the console market, saying it’s planning a new Xbox that will deliver “the largest technical leap…ever seen in a hardware generation.” That’s according […]
Helldivers 2 will “never” include a PvP mode in order to reduce toxic play. The game’s creative director and Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt responded to a fan requesting the addition of a PvP mode to keep “hardcore gamers engaged”. “We’ll ‘never’ add a PvP-mode. This is to reduce toxic elements from the […]
Sony president and PlayStation chairman Hiroki Totoki has spoken of the opportunities available in its approach to releasing first-party games on PC, saying it’s “proactively [working] on” bringing more titles to other platforms as part of an “aggressive” profit margin growth plan. Totoki made the comments during an investor Q&A coinciding with […]
Yoshitaka Murayama, creator of the Suikoden RPG series and scenario writer for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, has passed away. The news was shared by Rabbit & Bear Studios, which Murayama founded to produce the Eiyuden Chronicle games. “It’s with a heavy heart and deep sadness we must inform you that the scenario […]
These classic games remain as ingenious, memorable and frustrating as ever. Games can be beautiful because they are timeless, but they can also be beautiful because they are timely. When it comes to timelessness, you’re going to struggle to beat Tetris. Its stark and nested blocks face every age with the same eternal silence, while […]
Former lead designer Sébastien Benard has further discussed the decision made by publisher Motion Twin to end Dead Cell’s development – something he previously dubbed “the worst imaginable asshole move”. Benard originally shared his sentiments on the end of Dead Cells development via the game’s Discord server, where he said the official statement from Motion […]
Microsoft’s gaming top brass are expected to lay out their plans to publish some Xbox games on PlayStation and Nintendo platforms via a business update released this week as a podcast. The podcast episode will be made available this Thursday, 15th February at 8pm UK time – that’s 3pm Eastern or noon […]
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The demo for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has been out a week and, beyond sharing piano covers, now players are arguing about yellow paint. It’s a familiar trope in many video games: essentially, developers indicate the correct path by adding bright yellow paint to scalable ledges and ladders. It’s also a debate […]
Helldivers 2 creative director and Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt believes games should “earn the right to monetise”, adding that whilst players are welcome to “support this title” by buying microtransactions, Arrowhead is “never forcing anyone to do so”. The comments come in an X/Twitter thread in which Pilestedt responded to a tweet in which a […]
Welcome back! Let’s Get Evil is a monthly series for Eurogamer Supporters in which Bertie rampages through games being as evil as he can. It sounds easy, but is it? And how much freedom does each game afford in this area? There’s only one way to find out. Note, spoilers will naturally occur here as […]
Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios has confirmed that the “rapid patch” the team deployed to Steam yesterday is “now on PS5 as well”. The update comes after players lamented issues with matchmaking, as well as persistent crashes. There’s also been criticism of the game’s PC optimisation and its kernel-level GameGuard anti-cheat software, whilst others […]
Rogue Trader nails the 40k setting and provides an appropriately massive narrative filled with meaty tactical combat, though some bugs and poor performance hold it back. Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is a game that I have been waiting a long time for. It’s not quite the first 40k video game that I dreamed of […]
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has said the company, publisher of Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, has “no current plans” to layoff staff as it continues to pursue its cost reduction program. Details of the cost reduction program were discussed by Zelnick during Take-Two’s Q3 2024 financial report, which was released yesterday. During the […]
Satirical sci-fi shooter sequel Helldivers 2 has got off to a solid start on Steam, with today’s launch propelling it to the number three position on the platform’s best-sellers list, while its concurrent players have hit over 64,000 in less than a day. However, player reception has been mixed thanks to a range of […]
A city tour demonstrating the architecture of New York usually doesn’t need to specify that it’s “pacifist.” But when it takes place in Tom Clancy’s: The Division, avoiding violence is difficult. The digital tourists in Total Refusal’s film Operation Jane Walk carry rifles and tactical gear, whether they want to use them or not. […]
If you’re a fan of The Sims and Sims-like experiences, it’s quite an exciting time; The Sims 5, or whatever it’ll be called, is slowly fomenting over at EA, then there’s the imminent release of Paradox’s Life By You following a number of delays, and even the charmingly lo-fi Tiny Life for old-school Sims […]
Anna Megill has joined CD Projekt Red as lead writer on the studio’s upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, codenamed Project Orion. Megill has over 20 years of experience in the industry, and has previously worked on games such as Control and the upcoming Fable reboot. She will be joined on the narrative team by […]
Three upcoming games coming to Xbox Game Pass this month have leaked. These are Resident Evil 3 (2020), PlateUp! and Madden NFL 24 via EA Play. These leaks come from the ever-reliable billbil-kun of Deallabs, which has a track record of being accurate when it comes to this sort of thing. It is likely that […]
Following a day of reports pointing to a potentially seismic shift in Microsoft’s approach to its first-party games, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has confirmed the company will be sharing its “vision for the future of Xbox” in a “business event” next week. All this began earlier this year, when reports surfaced that Microsoft […]
The Last of Us Part 2 was originally designed as an open-world action game that was heavily inspired by Bloodborne. Confirmation came via co-game director Anthony Newman, who revealed during in the fantastic behind-the-scenes documentary, Grounded 2: Making The Last of Us Part 2, that for the first four or five months of development, The […]
Imagine being the only person in the building allowed to go into a room because there’s a top secret console inside. It’s bizarre and yet it happens – console manufacturers are famously secretive about their new hardware. And this is how a man called Simon Pick found himself shut away in a room with a […]
EA has apologised to FC 24 fans after a bugged challenge accidentally awarded thousands of players an incredibly expensive and hard-to-get TOTY player. According to a blog posted on the official website, it seems that for 24 minutes on 30th January, players partaking in the new Squad Builder Challenges (SBC) had a spectacularly high chance […]
As news broke that Microsoft would block an unspecified array of third-party devices from Xbox consoles in late 2023, it quickly became clear the decision would disproportionately affect disabled gamers. Despite the benefit of time, the actual scope of the change remains uncertain, even as third-party devices continue to be unilaterally blocked. “It’s […]
Inkle, the studio behind the acclaimed likes of Heaven’s Vault and last year’s A Highland Song, has just surprise-released The Forever Labyrinth, a free browser-based narrative adventure spanning the entire history of art from across the world. The Forever Labyrinth, which has been made in partnership with the Google Arts & Culture initiative, […]
The team behind Life is Strange are no strangers to parallel timelines. Don’t Nod’s original narrative adventure ended with a binary choice – you could save the life of your closest companion, or doom them to protect the town you both grew up in. It was a decision that rippled through the stories of […]
Shift Up’s upcoming release Stellar Blade has secured an April launch date. It will be arriving on PlayStation 5 on 26th April. Those interested in the studio’s action-adventure game can pre-order from the 7th February. The official blurb from Stellar Blade’s most recent trailer (which you can see via the embed […]
Persona 3 is a genre-defining RPG that blazed a trail for all other modern Persona titles and inspired countless other RPGs. Its original incarnation was stranded on the PS2 for over 15 years, but now Persona 3: Reload offers a top-to-bottom remake for modern consoles and PC – including 4K 60Hz gameplay with RT on […]
If your interests exist squarely within the Venn diagram of Mass Effect and Destiny 2, your day is almost here: Bungie has announced it’s teaming up with EA and BioWare to bring Commander Shepard and company – or at least something vaguely inspired by them – to its free-to-play shooter as part of a […]
UPDATE 6pm UK: A statement from Eidos Montreal has confirmed 97 jobs have been lost at the studio, following the previously-reported news that its Deus Ex project has been cancelled. The studio employed 481 people, as of 2022. “For the last 17 years, our teams at Eidos have worked on some of the most beloved […]
Nexon has announced it is pulling the plug on its free-to-play PvP medieval fantasy game Warhaven just four months after it launched in early access. Despite initial plans to launch the game in full later this year, Nexon has now revealed that rather than launching the game in early 2024, it’s shutting down on 5th […]
Sony has quietly blocked the Cronus Zen from connecting to PS5 consoles via its latest firmware update, a device which lets players use, or modify, “any supported controller” on Sony’s console. Whilst Sony rolled out the change without explicitly acknowledging the change, Cronus Zen users soon noticed their devices were being disconnected following the PS5 […]
Palworld developer Pocketpair has dropped a new Steam demo for its upcoming Metroidvania, Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse. The upcoming game – which, like Pocketpair’s predecessor, is fielding accusations of alleged plagiarism given its striking similarity to another fan-favourite Metroidvania game – doesn’t yet have a release date, but is expected to release […]
Stardew Valley creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has shared an update on the farm-life sim’s highly anticipated – and long-in-the-works – 1.6 update, saying he’s now “done adding major new content” and that it’ll “definitely” be out this year. Barone revealed he was working on a 1.6 update for Stardew Valley back in June […]
It’s been five months since Paradox Interactive’s surprise announcement Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture developer The Chinese Room had taken the reins of its troubled Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2; in that time, the studio has been openly discussing its approach to the sequel, with its latest update now focusing on what it’s […]
Fortnite developer Epic Games says it’ll be launching a native iOS version of the Epic Games Store – and bringing Fortnite back to iOS devices – following today’s announcement that Apple will soon allow sideloading and alternate marketplaces on its devices to comply with new EU rules. That’s as Epic boss Tim Sweeney calls […]
PC players who’ve been patiently awaiting the arrival of Horizon Forbidden West on their platform of choice now have a date to mark in the calendars: the action-adventure sequel is coming to Steam and the Epic Games Store in its Complete Edition guise on 21st March. Horizon Forbidden West – which continues the […]
Ever since Netflix took its first tentative steps into video games back in 2021, the company has reported a relatively modest response from subscribers, but new figures suggest its recent partnership with Rockstar to bring GTA to the streaming service has paid dividends, with monthly mobile game downloads nearly tripling to 28m in December […]
Nexus Mods – one of the biggest modding sites on the internet – has confirmed it won’t be hosting Pokémon-themed Palworld mods, saying doing so would “almost certainly… put us at risk of legal action” given Nintendo’s history of litigiousness. Palworld’s big hook, of course, is the Pokémon-like Pals that roam its open […]
Acclaimed management game Arcade Paradise is getting the VR treatment, and in the run-up to its release on Meta Quest, developer Nosebleed Interactive has shared a closer look at how the whole thing will play once you’ve shoved your head into its lovingly grimy recreation of 1993. As in the 2022 original, Arcade […]
As Fortnite continues its apparent mission to feature all other video games within itself in some capacity (until presumably it then puts itself in itself, including all other video games within), developer Epic Games has revealed Solid Snake isn’t the only Metal Gear characer joining the battle royale line-up – with Raiden also set […]
League of Legends developer Riot Games has announced it’s laying off 530 employees – roughly 11 percent of its total global workforce – saying it’s making the decision as it refocuses on “fewer, high-impact projects to move us toward a more sustainable future.” In a statement addressing players on its website, Riot – […]
Developer Rocksteady have detailed Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s initial post-launch plans, confirming the Joker will arrive as a playable character in a free content update accompanying the game’s first “season”. As per Rocksteady’s latest Insider video, all Suicide Squad seasons will be themed around a different DC character, with the Joker […]
Xbox owners have once again hit back at Microsoft for “very disappointing” advertisements. This time, the full-screen advertisements – which players currently cannot opt-out from – were to raise awareness about last week’s Developer Direct showcase. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Newscast: Did Microsoft’s Developer Direct showcase a better […]
Palworld is now the sixth game to ever hit more than a million concurrent players on Steam. Palworld – described as “Pokémon with guns” – has been breaking records left and right all weekend, and it has now sold more than four million copies since it released in early access on Friday on Steam and […]
Sony has revealed the next batch of titles bidding a fond farewell to its PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscription tiers in February, which this time include the likes of Resident Evil 7, Tekken 7, and Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown. Thankfully, that’s where the curse of the video game sevens ends, with […]
Eye-catching ‘Pokémon with guns’ survival game Palworld has already sold a staggering 1m copies according to its developer Pocketpair, just hours into its early access launch on Steam and Xbox Series X/S. That’s as the studio addresses the lack of 32-player dedicated servers on Xbox and PC Game Pass, saying the situation is “not […]
35 percent of game developers have been impacted by layoffs in the last 12 months and half are concerned more job cuts are on the way. That’s according to GDC’s newly published 2024 State of the Game Industry report, which highlights current sentiment among developers based on a snapshot of 3,000 industry professionals polled. […]
ノ史上最大の勝利 2013 年、フィンランドのプレイヤーが PAF カジノ オンラインの Mega Fortune で 2,100 万ドルという破格のジャックポットを獲得しました。 彼の物語は、プログレッシブ ジャックポット スロットの無限の可能性を証明する畏怖の念を抱かせるものです。 オンラインカジノ 何気なく数ペニーを賭けて、人生を変えるような配当を獲得するところを想像してみてください。 これは、オンラインでプレイ中に 1,720 万ドルという信じられないほどのジャックポットを獲得したジョナサン ヘイウッドの場合に当てはまります。 ラウィリ・ポウ ラウィリ・ポウというニュージーランド人男性が、オンラインカジノで巨額のジャックポットを当てて話題になった。 彼は Mega Moolah をプレイし、1,000 万ドル以上を獲得することができました。 これは彼にとって人生を変える金額であり、家族のライフスタイルを改善するためにそれを使いました。 オンラインカジノ史上最大の勝利 彼はまた、他のギャンブラーにゲームの勝利戦略を構築する方法についてアドバイスしています。 マタマタ出身の27歳のKFC従業員は、自分の幸運にショックを受けたと語った。 彼は、オンラインギャンブルサイトでお金を無駄遣いしたとして両親に叱られたと述べた。 しかし、彼は今後も仕事を続け、家族と時間を過ごすつもりだ。 これは、オンラインカジノをプレイすれば誰でも億万長者になれることを示す好例です。 ただ少しの運が必要です！ ニール ニールは英国らしさのさまざまな原型を体現しており、ノーラン作品の中で最もよく知られたキャラクターの一人です。 彼は、サヴィル・ロウのスーツを着て、「そんなにドラマチックにならないでよ」と気高くつぶやく、典型的な英国紳士だ。 彼はまた、明らかにスノッブで上流階級のアクセントを持っており、クローゼット全体がバブアーのジャケットでいっぱいになっています。 2021 年、DP としてのみ知られる謎のプレイヤーが、Mega Moolah スロットをプレイ中に、オンライン カジノでほぼ 1,200 万ドル相当のジャックポットを獲得しました。 この驚異的な勝利は、依然としてオンライン ギャンブル史上最大の勝利の 1 つであり、ビデオ ゲームから大きな報酬を得るために大金を投資する必要がないことを示しています。 2013 年、フィンランドのプレイヤーは、スカンジナビアのオンライン カジノ […]
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 finally has a release date: 21st May 2024. Announced at tonight’s Xbox Developer Direct, the game will be released across Xbox Series X/S consoles and PC, arriving on Game Pass on day one. During the Direct, we heard more from developer Ninja Theory and saw some fresh snippets […]
Sefton Hill and Jamie Walker, the duo that co-founded acclaimed Batman Arkham studio Rocksteady before departing to “start a new adventure together in games” in 2022, have set up a new AAA London development studio, Hundred Star Games. Hundred Star Games’ existence certainly isn’t a secret – it already has a website and […]
Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney has vowed more legal action against Apple, just days after the US Supreme Court dismissed both parties’ further attempts to appeal a 2021 California court ruling on the Epic vs. Apple antitrust lawsuit. Epic initially launched court proceedings against Apple back in August 2020, after the company revoked […]
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Sea of Thieves’ 11th season is right around the corner, and it looks like its arrival next Tuesday, 23rd January, could very well bring the most radical overhaul for the multiplayer pirate adventure since its launch back in 2018. Behold the advent of fast-travel. As per Rare’s latest video update, Sea of Thieves’ […]
Raven Software was at one time working on a standalone live-service version of Call of Duty’s popular Zombies mode, ex-Raven Software lead designer Michael Gummelt has revealed, but it was cancelled after its IP originator – presumably Treyarch – “wanted it back”. That small revelation comes via Gummelt’s LinkedIn page (as spotted by […]
Rebel Wolves – the studio formed by a number of ex-CD Projekt staff, including Witcher 3 game director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz – has confirmed its first project will be dark fantasy RPG Dawnwalker, after the title was reported online toward the end of last year. When Rebel Wolves announced its existence in 2022, the […]
For years, I was aware of Prince of Persia without playing it. I loved platform games, but Prince of Persia didn’t feel like it was just a platform game. I detected something else in it, something too smart for me, too challenging, too close – and slightly creepy – in its approximation of real human […]
It’s been a long time coming but solo developer Zach Tsiakalis-Brown’s sci-fi spectacular Vertigo 2 is finally hitting PSVR2 next week! That’s right, on January 15th, PSVR2 owners will finally get the chance to try out this besoke VR adventure for themselves. Vertigo 2 has already received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players on Steam so […]
The most refined, purebred 2D shooter there is returns, perfectly preserved and bolstered by a range of alternate versions old and new, and a bounty of customisation options. It absolutely feels that M2’s ShotTriggers series has been building up to this moment. The Japanese developer and publishing house has, over its long history, […]
As a new Unreal Engine 5 FPS developed for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series consoles and PC, The Finals released quite suddenly in late 2023. After a smattering of previews and an open beta, the complete game stealth-launched to the public in free-to-play form – and it’s surprisingly great, with an emphasis on physicalised destruction that […]
American Truck Simulator’s list of confirmed future stops is beginning to stack up; not only has developer SCS Software revealed trips to Nebraska and Arkansas are on the way, it’s announced it’ll be pulling into Missouri when those two expansions are done. News that development on Missouri is now underway brings the total […]
In a move that feels a little like being catapulted back in time several decades, Ubisoft has released a free playable Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown demo – for Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and PC – ahead of the game’s full launch next week. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown revives Ubisoft’s shamefully […]
If you’re big of years but small of shelf space, you might be interested in the newly announced 400 Mini, an officially licensed scaled-down version of Atari’s four-and-a-half decade old home computer, the Atari 400, which launches on 28th March this year. Created by Retro Games Ltd – the company previously responsible for […]
Nintendo’s shares have hit a record high as expectations around Switch 2 continue to grow, and amid speculation Saudi Arabia is set to further invest in Japanese video game stock. That’s according to Nikkei Asia (thanks VGC), which reports shares of Nintendo temporarily hit a record 7,902 today on Japan’s Nikkei stock index […]
Mojang and co-developer Blackbird Interactive have officially brought development on Minecraft Legends to a close with one content final update, wrapping up a little under nine months of post-launch support for the RTS spin-off. Released back in May last year, Minecraft Legends wasn’t exactly a critical or commercial smash hit, proving to be […]
Just a day after Unity announced it would be laying off 1,800 employees as part of an ongoing “company reset”, it’s being reported that live-streaming site Twitch is now poised to cut 35 percent of its workforce – equalling around 500 jobs – later this week. That’s according to Bloomberg’s Cecilia D’Anastasio, who, […]
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Epic’s Unreal Engine 5 is swiftly becoming the engine of choice for current generation gaming. It’s not hard to see why: it combines ease of use and flexibility with some of the most advanced rendering tech in the industry, especially with its Lumen and Nanite systems. At the same time, that sophistication poses a […]
Ubisoft’s upcoming 2.5D Metroidvania game Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has been developed to be “accessible by design”, with a host of features that aim to make it an approachable release for all. In a new video from the developer focused specifically on accessibility, the team shared how they have approached this […]
Twitch has updated its attire policy to prohibit implied nudity on the streaming platform, which goes into effect today. The update is in response to a recent wave of streamers using black censor bars or items to block their bodies, implying full or partial nudity. Twitch notes, in a new blog post […]
Ukrainian studio Frogwares is now the sole publisher of Lovecraft-inspired detective adventure The Sinking City. This follows the conclusion of a legal dispute with publisher Nacon, in which Frogwares accused the company of claiming copyright of The Sinking City after its release, withholding milestone payments, and owing the developer unpaid royalties. The dispute […]
Baldur’s Gate 3 players are still experiencing issues with game saves on Xbox, with some losing their progress as a result. The award-winning RPG released on Microsoft’s consoles last month, however many have experienced issues getting their games to save. Both Microsoft and developer Larian acknowledged this following the game’s Xbox launch, […]
More details about an MMO based on Guerrilla’s Horizon franchise have popped up online via two new job listings. Video game researcher Kurakasis took to Twitter/X earlier today to detail “everything” they know to date about the upcoming game, including a rumour that it will be an “MMORPG to be precise”. They also shared details […]
The ESRB has rated Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remake. As spotted by the Gaming Leaks and Rumours subreddit community, the RPG has secured an E for Everyone rating from the North American rating board for its mild fantasy violence and mild suggestive themes, and there are “no interactive elements”. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door […]
Fans and accessibility advocates alike have reached out to Tekken 8 director Katsuhiro Harada in a bid to have its colourblind options revised ahead of the game’s release next month. After videos and screenshots showcasing the fighting game’s accessibility modes went viral over the festive period, colourblind players and accessibility advisers reached out to the […]
Ubisoft is reportedly investigating an “unknown threat actor” who allegedly gained access to the company’s Microsoft Teams, Confluence, Atlas, and SharePoint channels for 48 hours before access was revoked. According to the Gaming Leaks and Rumours subreddit and as reported by Bleeping Computer, screenshots allegedly taken during the 20th December hack have since been leaked […]
You’ve probably already seen Eurogamer’s top 50 games of 2023, but we didn’t leave our end of year thoughts there. Big lists can sometimes feel impersonal, and as you know, individual tastes in games are anything but. So, we wanted to cobble together our collected thoughts on the games we felt shaped 2023. This brief […]
From Software has released a new ranked online matchmaking mode for Armored Core 6 Fires of Rubicon. Players can now battle alongside similarly ranked players in 1v1 and 3v3 matches and climb the ladder from Unranked status all the way to S rank, with 1v1 and 3v3 player battles boasting separate ranking systems. ARMORED CORE […]
You’ve probably already seen Eurogamer’s top 50 games of 2023, but we didn’t leave our end of year thoughts there. Big lists can sometimes feel impersonal, and as you know, individual tastes in games are anything but. So, we wanted to cobble together our collected thoughts on the games we felt shaped 2023. This brief […]
Dungeon crawler Torchlight: Infinite’s all-new expansion, Twinightmare, will release on 28th December, 2023. Headlined by tenth playable hero Rosa the High Court Chariot, the expansion also introduces a “host of challenges, quality-of-life improvements, limited-time festive events, and much more”. [Twinightmare] Lightbringer·Rosa「The Holy Spirit Awaits in Hell」. Rosa can be unlocked by those willing to shell […]
You’ve probably already seen Eurogamer’s top 50 games of 2023, but we didn’t want to leave our end of year thoughts there. Big lists can sometimes feel impersonal, and as you know, tastes in games can be very personal. So we wanted to put together another kind of list, something that would show you – […]
The original God of War trilogy could be getting the remaster treatment. That’s according to XboxEra’s Nick Baker, who announced on “The 4th Annual Grubbsmas Shpeshaltacular” that he’d heard a remaster of the first three God of War games “might be happening”. The XboxEra Podcast | LIVE | Episode 191 – “The 4th Annual Grubbsmas […]
You’ve probably already seen Eurogamer’s top 50 games of 2023, but we didn’t want to leave our end of year thoughts there. Big lists can sometimes feel impersonal, and as you know, tastes in games can be very personal. So we wanted to put together another kind of list, something that would show you – […]
