Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios has outlined what's coming up in its next Expedition Window, launching on 28th April, revealing "we're doing things a little differently", changing up how players earn Skill Points. Read more Read more ›
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Close your eyes. It's an exercise we've all tried: navigating through touch, memory, and educated guesses. Invariably, we panic and open them immediately or run into something we were sure wasn't there. You can do the same in a video game and have a similar experience of playing chicken with obstacles, both real and imagined, in your path. Though that is the closest many sighted players will come to the... Read more ›
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A modder who'd worked to turn cult hit Human Fall Flat into a VR game has revealed that the "creators of the game bought it".In a handful of tweets on X/Twitter, modder Raicuparta said No Brake Games was "so excited" about the mod, they are now releasing it as an official VR port."You might remember some videos of my Human Fall Flat VR mod. And wondered why it was never... Read more ›
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Palworld developer Pocketpair says it is "not changing [Palworld's] business model", assuring players it will "remain buy-to-play and not free-to-play or games-as-a-service".The company was forced to clarify its position after a recently-published interview led some players to believe the team was considering adopting a live service model."We are not changing our game's business model, it will remain buy-to-play and not f2p or GaaS," the company said in a statement posted... Read more ›
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Evening Star, the studio behind Penny's Big Breakaway, has announced half a dozen layoffs.CTO Hunter Bridges announced the redundancies on X/Twitter, saying, "this isn't a choice we wanted to make", but "due to volatile market conditions in the games industry and operational realities of our business, Evening Star is having to part ways with six team members"."This is a post that I was hoping to not have to write, but... Read more ›
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Final Fantasy XIV's first graphical overhaul since the release of version 2.0 in 2013 is here with version 7.0, including changes to lighting and ambient occlusion (AO), the addition of DLSS upscaling on PC, 120Hz support on current-gen consoles and a 30fps cap most useful for last-gen machines. It's a substantial effort that even includes reworked textures, models and shading work for some (but not all) characters and environments, helping... Read more ›
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Nearly a decade after its first announcement, Ubisoft's Watch Dogs movie has finally finished filming.The commencement of filming back in July was revealed with a set photo with the caption: "Lights_Camera_Action.exe".The end was celebrated in a similar way, only this time the set photo was accompanied by the text: "run film_wrapped.exe(#watchdogsmovie.mp4) … >Filming complete!" Read more Read more ›
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It seems odd, perhaps even unfair, to begin a review of a game grumbling about its technically wobbly launch. After all, the server issues that Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown has suffered with in its 'Gold Edition' early access period are hopefully fleeting in the context of the lifespan of the game, and nobody complains about the fact that it took Michelangelo a little longer than expected to get the... Read more ›
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Following a difficult year for Immortals of Aveum developer Ascendant Studios, a "core team" of around 20 employees has now decamped to Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser's Absurd Ventures, establishing a new studio that'll be known as Absurd Marin. Immortals of Aveum, a "single-player first person magic shooter", launched to mixed reviews last August, and it failed to make much of an impact commercially. As a result, just a month later,... Read more ›
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Blizzard has shared more on Overwatch 2's previously announced World of Warcraft collaboration - which arrives as part of the MMO's 20th anniversary celebrations - confirming the event begins next Tuesday, 17th September. Word of its start date arrives alongside a nifty new trailer featuring a first-person ride through a theme-park-style attraction called Blizzard World. As the trailer unfolds, a number of unseen Overwatch 2 characters comment on the ensuing... Read more ›
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If it's freebies you're after, the Epic Games Store has another bunch for you to add to your calendar, with acclaimed photography puzzler Toem and zombie rogue-like The Last Stand: Aftermath both now confirmed to be getting the freebie treatment next week. Starting with Toem, it's a game of chill beats and quirky characters that sees players setting off on an expedition across a gloriously presented black-and-white world. Along the... Read more ›
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If you're looking for something to sink your teeth into this weekend (apologies), you could do far worse than take a look at developer Stunlock Studios' acclaimed vampire survival adventure V Rising - which is free to play on Steam for the next few days. V Rising launched back in May after two years of Steam early access development, presenting players (and their equally elegant friends) with a rich, more-ish... Read more ›
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Goichi "Suda51" Suda says game companies are too hung up on how their games perform on Metacritic.Talking to our sister site, GamesIndustry.biz, Suda said that whilst he will check scores when a game releases - "Sometimes a media outlet has given us zero. That makes me feel shitty - why go that far and give us zero?" - but apart from that, he "tries to avoid Metacritic"."Everybody pays too much... Read more ›
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Merciless. That's what this man is. Every enemy you encounter – every identikit soldier in combat fatigues, their red, dead, bug-like masks obscuring the human faces beneath them – will succumb to the same fate as you slip past, corpses hitting the ground before they even realise they're dead. Such is the life of a contract killer, I guess.I Am Your Beast is glorious. Gloriously brutal and bloody and brash... Read more ›
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Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game has been delayed.The upcoming cosy Hobbit life sim from Wētā Workshop and Private Division was initially slated for a release in the latter half of this year, across Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S."All of us here at Wētā Workshop are excited to have you join us in the Shire, a peaceful corner of J. R. R... Read more ›
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The Communications Workers of America union (CWA) has denounced Microsoft's decision to lay off an additional 650 video game workers yesterday as "extremely disappointing".In a statement, the CWA said that as one of the world's "largest and most profitable corporations", Microsoft could have achieved its goals for "long-term success without destroying the livelihoods of 650 of our colleagues".Whilst the union acknowledges that organising does not "always protect against layoffs", "collective... Read more ›
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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has arrived on PC, with players facing huge waves of Tyranid foes in levels that stress even high-end CPU and GPU hardware to their limits. This title is often CPU-limited, especially in levels where you're engulfing ripper swarms with flamers, but judicious settings choices can still claw back some extra performance. One of the most impactful settings is SSR quality, which can be set to... Read more ›
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The proposed sales of Metro studio 4A Games, as well as that of Pinball developer Zen Studios, has been cancelled, Embracer announced today.In March of this year, Embracer announced the sale of more of its assets, including large portions of Saber Interactive, for the price of $247m. At this time, Saber's new CEO Matt Karch stated the company had decided to take 4A and Zen with it, despite initial messaging... Read more ›
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There are reports the upcoming Nintendo Switch release The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom has leaked.It appears a link to a rom containing the entire game has started making its way online. Nintendo-focused YouTuber Nintendo Prime said they "have confirmed" it is real.In a separate YouTube video, Nintendo Prime stated they checked the link they had been sent, and it was "the rom for Echoes of Wisdom". The YouTuber... Read more ›
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Sony has updated yesterday's blog post on the forthcoming Welcome Hub to remove an image of a PS VR2 charging icon that caused speculation of a possible wireless model.The Welcome Hub allows users to customise their own tab with various widgets, including the battery charge of accessories. However, the image used in the blog post included a controller, earbuds, and what looks like a PS VR2 headset.But the PS VR2... Read more ›
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Bungie has "resolved" a plagiarism accusation after an artist accused the studio of lifting their alternative design of an "iconic" Destiny 2 weapon.Earlier this week, Bungie revealed a physical Nerf LMTD blaster based upon Cayde-6's hand cannon, Ace of Spades.Shortly after the blaster was revealed, artist Tofu_Rabbit called out the developer on Twitter/X, stating the Nerf design was not merely "similar" to a design they did back in 2015, but... Read more ›
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