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The Week In Games: Biomutant Is Almost Here
23.5.2021
Open-world RPG Biomutant is out this week on PS4, Xbox One and PC. Read more
'Shop Contest: Cicadas
23.5.2021
I feel like everywhere I look online I see people talking about cicadas. I even had to help create a Photoshopped image for a cicada-related story earlier this week. So if I have to suffer, so do you all. Read more
Metro Exodus On PC Now Supports The PS5 Controller's Fancy Triggers
22.5.2021
Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition received a minor patch yesterday that quietly added support for the DualSense’s fancy adaptive triggers and haptic feedback.Read more
Report: Netflix Looking To Hire Video Game Executive
21.5.2021
Netflix, the streaming service responsible for episodic masterworks like Selling Sunset and Too Hot To Handle, is looking to hire veteran gaming industry execs, according to a new report in The Information.Read more
A PS3 Version Of Gears Of War 3 Is Now Available
21.5.2021
A build of Gears of War 3 that was developed by Epic as a way to test Unreal Engine 3 on the PlayStation 3 has been released online, letting anyone with a debug PS3 play the Xbox exclusive on Sony’s home console.Read more
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Comes With A Huge List Of Accessibility Options
20.5.2021
When Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart arrives on PlayStation 5 next month, it’ll do so with an extensive suite of accessibility options, designed to help folks enjoy the game no matter their personal limitations.Read more
Jedi Outcast Is The Latest Classic To Get Ray Tracing
20.5.2021
After teasing the project for months, self-described “ray tracing addict” Zyanide is finally ready to share his work adding the computationally intensive lighting technology to 2002’s Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast. And gosh, it’s as impressive as the game’s title is awkward.Read more
Valheim Was Made By 5 People And Sold Nearly 7 Million Copies
20.5.2021
It’s a good year to be a Viking. Embracer Group, the Swedish video game holding company formerly known as THQ Nordic, released a financial report today showing that early access game Valheim has sold 6.8 million copies so far, with Embracer expecting it to sell up to 8 million copies in total...
It's Just Lovely Playing Days Gone On PC
20.5.2021
Having never played the game on PS4, I settled in with Days Gone on my PC this week and found myself pleasantly surprised.Read more
Here's Everything Coming To And Leaving Game Pass Soon
18.5.2021
The back half of May will see a whole bunch of additions to the Game Pass library, anchored by Knockout City. I have lost many, many games of dodgeball IRL, so I’m looking forward to continuing that trend in an interesting-looking game that may or may not fizzle out immediately. Always impossible...
eBay Is Banning The Sale Of 'Adult Video Games'
17.5.2021
On June 15, global auction site eBay will be implementing a new “Adult Items Policy”, and it goes a lot harder on mature content than simply outlawing the sale of pornography.Read more
The Week In Games: Days Gone Rides Onto The PC
16.5.2021
Watch out! Not-zombies are running from off the PS4 to attack some local bikers in Days Gone, which releases on PC later this week.Read more
'Shop Contest: New PS5 Controllers
16.5.2021
It’s nearly impossible to get a PS5 console these days. But don’t worry, you might be able to snag one of the new PS5 controllers. (Probably not.) However, let’s pretend we live in a better universe.Read more
Over 500,000 Cheaters Are Now Banned From Call Of Duty: Warzone
16.5.2021
Call of Duty Warzone developer Raven Software recently announced that over 30,000 new Warzone accounts were banned. According to the studio, that brings the total number of banned accounts to over half a million. Read more
Dude Shocks Himself To Simulate In-Game Motion
15.5.2021
Large, arcade-style motion simulators (like Sega’s R360) can physically toss you around in response to onscreen action, which can increase the immersion and also just feel cool. But these simulators are big and expensive. YouTuber Mean Gene Hacks decided to use electrodes and a driving game...
Google Says Everything At Stadia Is Fine, As The Water Reaches Their Noses
14.5.2021
The last 12 months or so have been rough times for Google Stadia. Lawsuits, its main first-party development studio shutting down with little warning, issues with indie devs and key folks leaving the company. But according to Google, a company famous for shutting down services, everything is fine....
‘Console Games Were Not The Future’: Disney After Epic Mickey
14.5.2021
The following is excerpted from Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry, a new book from Blood, Sweat, and Pixels author and former Kotaku press sneak fuck Jason Schreier about studio shutdowns and what happens next.Read more
93-Year-Old YouTuber Loves Racing Games
14.5.2021
This grandpa loves cars. During the 1960s, he was a taxi driver in Tokyo, and drove dump trucks from the 1970s through the 1990s. He’s driven loads of classic Japanese domestic models like the Mazda Savanna RX7. The man loves cars. And now, at the age of 93, he’s playing racing games.Read more
Xbox’s Quick Resume Will Finally Show You What Games Are Suspended
11.5.2021
This month’s Xbox update will bring changes to Quick Resume, including, at long last, an ability to see what games you currently have suspended on your Xbox Series X or S.Read more
LucasArts Classic Zombies Ate My Neighbors Returns To Consoles And PC Next Month
11.5.2021
Because the dead never rest, Lucasfilm Games and developer Dotemu have teamed up to bring enhanced versions of 1993 16-bit classic Zombies Ate My Neighbors and its less-beloved sequel to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC on June 29.Read more