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Square Enix Answers Fans' Burning Questions On Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
5.6.2023
The ongoing remake/reimagining of Final Fantasy VII, the landmark 1997 JRPG, has resulted in some of the most anticipated entries in the Final Fantasy series in many years. But it’s also shrouded in a lot of mystery given the narrative surprises of the first installment, Final Fantasy VII Remake...
The Week In Games: What’s Releasing Beyond Diablo IV
5.6.2023
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Diablo IV’s Best Class Just Got Even Better
5.6.2023
In preparation for Diablo IV’s global June 6 launch, Blizzard has dropped the first real update for the loot-grinding RPG that makes some pretty substantive changes to all five character classes. While most of them got nerfed, one class, the Necromancer, has been buffed to be even better than...
Microsoft Promises No Completely Fake Trailers At Xbox Showcase
5.6.2023
We’re a week away from the big not-E3 Xbox summer showcase for 2023 and the ball’s in Microsoft’s court to win back fans after a quiet 12 months punctuated by the disastrous launch of Redfall. In a subtle shot at the recently underwhelming PS5 showcase, Xbox marketing VP Aaron Greenberg promised...
Street Fighter 6 Fans Are Making Characters Based On Famous People, Like Taylor Swift
5.6.2023
Street Fighter 6’s character creator is one of the best parts of an excellent game. On top of its tools having enough precise detail that you can create near-perfect replicas of just about anyone you want, the game also recognizes character builds so it can reflect them in fights. If you make...
It Is June 2023 And EA Wants To Add NFTs To FIFA & Madden
5.6.2023
EA Sports and Nike announced yesterday that, at some point in the “future”, games like FIFA and Madden will feature integration with .Swoosh, which Nike describes as its “new digital community experience”.Read more
Disney Just Laid Off The Pixar Employee Who 'Saved' Toy Story 2
5.6.2023
Last week Disney laid off 75 employees from animation studio Pixar, and among those affected were some long-time, senior personnel. That includes Angus MacLane, director of Lightyear (who had been there for 26 years) and producer Galyn Susman, famous for being the person who “saved” Toy Story...
Devs Abandon KOTOR 2 Restoration DLC On Switch, Apologize With Free Games
3.6.2023
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 on Switch was a mess from the start. Like the original game’s buggy and incomplete release back in 2004, last year’s port to Nintendo’s handheld hybrid launched with a bug that made the game impossible to beat for some players. Subsequent patches added other...
Wild Diablo IV Bug Spawns Unholy Amount Of Boss Enemies
3.6.2023
Beware, Diablo IV adventurers, for dark whispers speak of a horrific beast of great power that can spawn ungodly numbers of clones and totally fuck you up. It’s not a lie! I’ve seen it happen to many folks, and not all have returned to tell the tale. Read more
Fox Journo Riled Over Tears Of The Kingdom's Link Becoming A ‘Trans Icon’
3.6.2023
Fox Business, the subsidiary of Fox News Media, has discovered that some gamers are discovering their queerness thanks to Link, calling the Legend of Zelda hero a “nonbinary or trans icon.” Some, to the shock and horror of Fox, are even calling Link an “egg-cracker,” aka someone or something that...
Twitch Streamer's Soccer Team Pulls From $1M Tourney Over Racism Allegations
2.6.2023
A soccer team owned by FIFA streamer Edwin Castro has withdrawn from an inaugural soccer tournament after a member of the team allegedly used a racial slur against an opposing player in a match.Read more
Fallout Creator’s Coming Out Story Hits Harder This Pride Month
2.6.2023
To all of my fellow members of the LGBTQ+ community, happy Pride. Being queer these days is a whirlwind of emotions, some very positive and hopeful, and others not so much. Our history is one of courage and struggle, a struggle that continues today. And in this fight, it’s essential to learn from...
Nintendo Announces First-Party Switch Game With Zero Fanfare
2.6.2023
Almost a full calendar year after the report of its existence went live at Fanbyte, Nintendo has announced a sequel to the unusual mini-game party compilation 1-2 Switch, and it’s launching later this month.Read more
Summer PlayStation 5 Sale Has Some Great Deals On Games And Accessories
2.6.2023
Following its big PlayStation 5 Showcase in May, Sony’s currently running its big Days of Play sale. And it’s not just games that are getting discounts. Some accessories and even PlayStation Plus subscriptions are currently 25 percent off through June 12.Read more
The Sad, Final Fantasy-Related Irony Over Sonic Co-Creator's New Prison Sentence
2.6.2023
Yuji Naka, the Sonic Team co-founder and Balan Wonderworld director, may face up to two years of jail time due to insider trading stocks regarding Dragon Quest Tact and Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier. For context, that second game is a mobile battle royale spin-off that was released and shut...
Xbox's Starfield Controller Looks Real, Will Absolutely Take My Money
2.6.2023
The saga of the Starfield Xbox controller has been going on for months, but we now have our best confirmation yet that the sleek retro-sci-fi-styled gamepad is potentially real and coming this summer. It might just be my favorite-looking Xbox Series X/S controller yet. Read more
Here’s The Fix For Diablo IV Couch Co-Op
2.6.2023
Snatching up Diablo IV’s $90 Deluxe or $100 Ultimate editions is supposed to give you four days of early access to the loot-grinding RPG ahead of its June 5 global release. While this early entry into the gates of Hell is welcomed, some folks, myself included, have run into an issue unrelated...
GTA Online’s Next Big Update Will Finally Add A Long-Requested Feature
2.6.2023
Grand Theft Auto Online might be close to a decade old, but it’s still popular and getting big updates from developer Rockstar. In fact, its next big, free expansion is out later this month with a focus on aerial warfare and smuggling. But it’s also adding some nice quality-of-life changes that’ll...
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Devs Promise It’s Still On Track Despite Missing PS5 Showcase
2.6.2023
Sony showed a ton of games during its long-awaited PlayStation 5 showcase, but one that was notably absent was Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Fans immediately assumed the worst, fearing the remake’s sequel might end up taking years longer to release than previously planned. A new message from...
Tears of the Kingdom: Players Are Outsmarting This Shrine With Galaxy Brain Ideas
2.6.2023
If you’ve sunk any amount of time into Tears of the Kingdom, then you certainly have come across a shrine or two that at first glance didn’t make much sense. You’ve Ultrahanded and fused to no avail and have thus turned to the internet for answers. The Jiukoum “Built For Rails Shrine” is one of...