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7 Uncharted Game References You May Have Missed In The Movie Trailer
21.10.2021
This morning, Sony released the first official trailer for the Uncharted movie, starring Tom Holland as the terminally henley-wearing rogue Nathan Drake. Movies based on video games don’t have the best track record, of course, but it nonetheless looks pretty fun..Read more
Attn Bane: Razer’s High-Tech RGB Covid Mask Is Finally Out
21.10.2021
During this year’s all-digital CES in January, hardware maker Razer revealed Project Hazel, a futuristic filtration mask meant to keep gamers covid-free while looking like Mad Max extras. That conceptual project is now the Razer Zephyr, a real product you can buy for $100. And while it might...
New Larger Xbox Storage Expansion Costs More Than An Xbox Series S
21.10.2021
Microsoft has just announced two new SSD storage expansion cards, made by its official storage partner, Seagate, to boost space on your Xbox Series S or X. Joining the already released 1TB card will be a 512GB card for $139.99, and a hefty 2TB for $399.99, released in November and December...
Scrapped Tomb Raider Survival Horror Game Looks Legit Creepy
21.10.2021
It’s kind of serendipitous that Square Enix is celebrating Tomb Raider’s 25th anniversary in October. Just in time for Halloween, likely unintentionally honoring the spooky season, the publisher has unveiled early development footage of a canceled Lara Croft adventure that saw the British explorer...
Here's What All Those Pumpkins Do In Pokémon Unite's Big Halloween Patch
21.10.2021
Pokémon Unite looks a lot spookier this week, but the Halloween update isn’t purely cosmetic. In addition to new skins and customization options, daily quests and challenges now dole out pumpkins. But the ultimate prize of the event might be a license for the Normal-type Pokémon Greedent.Read more
Star Citizen Players Are Overdosing Each Other Unconscious In 'Safe' Areas
21.10.2021
Perpetual work-in-progress Star Citizen might never be a real game you can just nip down to the shop and buy, but watching developer Cloud Imperium try is endlessly entertaining. In the latest update on the game’s test server, players have figured out how to use newly-added healing guns to deliver...
The First 90 Minutes Of Forza Horizon 5's Campaign
21.10.2021
We’re less than a month away from Forza Horizon 5, and I for one am very much looking forward to putting away the chilly, cozy waning weeks of the year by sinking myself into another titanic automotive expedition. In the meantime, I was lucky enough to get a taste of the game, as Microsoft allowed...
Masahiro Sakurai Explains How Sora Came To Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
21.10.2021
As announced earlier this month, Sora became Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s DLC character. But how did Sora, Keyblade and all, end up in Smash Bros.? In his latest Weekly Famitsu column, creator Masahiro Sakurai explains just that. Read more
PS3 Emulator Will Now Boot Every Game Ever Released On The Console
21.10.2021
RPCS3, an emulator I’ve been writing about since 2016 but which first began in 2011, has come along way since it made its first, tentative steps towards making PS3 games playable on a PC. From those humble beginnings the team behind it have just announced a huge milestone: everything ever released...
I Was Wrong, Sora In Smash Bros. Is Kinda Cool To Play
20.10.2021
Sora joined Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on October 18, becoming the 89th (and, at long last, final) playable character on the roster, and wrapping up a two-year process of expanding the game’s pool of fighters. Though in a sense he is just another sword-wielding anime boy, I think I actually stand...
Sony Patent Lets Viewers Vote and Pay to Boot Players From Games
20.10.2021
In 2020, Sony filed a patent for allowing livestream spectators and participants to remove players from a game. Yesterday, the United States Patent and Trademark Office approved the patent, which you can read in full here. Besides removing unskilled players, the system would allow spectators to...
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Fans Are Already Saving Up For Kapp'n's Pricey Fares
20.10.2021
Nothing’s free in this world. So why would anything, let alone public transit, be free in an idyllic video game world designed for escapism? When Animal Crossing: New Horizons soon gets the option to ride a ferry, those rides won’t be free.Read more
CDPR Delays Next-Gen Upgrades For Cyberpunk, Witcher 3
20.10.2021
Nope, you’re not getting (cyber)punk’d. CD Projekt Red has delayed the anticipated next-gen updates for its two massive role-playing games, Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.Read more
Please Don’t Ever Change This Nightmare-Inducing Switch Icon
20.10.2021
Switch owners like their game icons a certain way. They want bright colors and sharp-looking art. They’d also prefer the game’s logo be present in some way, shape, or form. What many of them don’t seem to like is slightly blurry, eyeless terror rabbits. I can’t see the problem. Neither can...
Sony Continues Bringing PlayStation Exclusives To PC With God Of War Next Year
20.10.2021
God of War will be the latest PlayStation exclusive to come to PC. A new listing for the 2018 action game revealed it will come to Steam next year on January 14, 2022.Read more
Hands On: The PS5’s Storage Upgrade Is Quick And Easy
20.10.2021
Last month Sony finally upgraded the PlayStation 5 firmware with support for additional storage via NVMe M.2 solid-state drives (that is, the latest, fast models of SSDs). While not quite as simple as popping open the lid and slotting a chip, with the right hardware and a single small Phillips head...
The Art Of Far Cry 6
20.10.2021
As people finally settle in with Ubisoft’s latest Far Cry game, now’s the perfect time to look at some of the designs and models that went into its development.Read more
Activision Blizzard Has Fired 'More Than 20' Employees Over Harassment Lawsuit
20.10.2021
With the company still mired in lawsuits spurred on by historical allegations of harassment, Activision Blizzard has used an interview with the Financial Times to disclose that a number of employees have been fired, and more “disciplined”, in the wake of the case.Read more
Pokémon Unite's Huge Patch: Drednaw Nerf, Rotom Buff, More
19.10.2021
Pokémon Unite is poised to get a substantial update on October 20, which will kick off the Halloween event on mobile devices and Nintendo Switch. Though TiMi Studio Group has yet to drop the official patch notes, what’s expected are wild changes, including nerfs to Blastoise and tweaks...
German Game Ban Just Screwed Over Switch Players On Several Other Continents
19.10.2021
Dying Light: Platinum Edition launched on Nintendo Switch today, but due to an extremely peculiar Germany-specific ban, the digital version of the game is unavailable to players in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.Read more