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No Man's Sky Frontiers Update Adds Star Wars Style Settlements
1.9.2021
No Man’s Sky’s eagerly anticipated fifth-anniversary update is here, bringing Hello Games’ science fiction universe one step closer to Star Wars. The Frontiers update gives the game new planetary settlements—procedurally generated hives of scum and villainy that you can take over and govern as...
AI Also Makes Manga And Anime Characters Look Human
1.9.2021
We’ve already seen how AI can give Street Fighter characters human faces. Now, let’s see what it does to manga ones. Read more
PUBG's Creator Leaves Company To Form New Studio
1.9.2021
Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene, the man whose modding and design efforts helped create the Battle Royale genre as we know it, has left PUBG’s parent company Krafton to form his own development studio.Read more
AI Gives Street Fighter Characters Human Faces
1.9.2021
While Street Fighter V’s character roster is (mostly) supposed to look human, everyone obviously has a cartoonish slant since the game has never tried to be photorealistic. Let’s imagine just for a moment, though, that Capcom was trying to make everyone look real.Read more
Apex Legends Removes Tech That Grew Beef Between PC and Console Fans
1.9.2021
Apex Legends, the battle royale movement shooter developed by Repsawn Entertainment, is no stranger to controversy. Because Apex supports crossplay, PC and Console players have been beefing for a while over the slight differences and advantages each side gets from their platform of choice. All...
Seven New Guns You Should Really Have In Destiny 2 Season Of The Lost
31.8.2021
Season 15 of Destiny 2 is finally upon us and despite some of my skepticism after it went live last week, I haven’t been able to put it down. Season of the Lost might not be as significant as an annual expansion but it is still taking some big swings, and thanks to the intersection of a...
Fire Emblem Switch Fans, Here's Your Next Tactics RPG Obsession
31.8.2021
When I saw Dark Deity pop up during the ceaseless outpouring of Gamescom streams, I wrote it off as a competent-looking if somewhat uninspired turn-based RPG. Well, here’s a cool thing I learned today: Dark Deity is actually a tactics game. And based on the latest trailers, it looks perfect for...
Here’s An Extremely Early Look At The Dead Space Remake
31.8.2021
Well, the announcement of a new Dead Space wasn’t just a shared visceral hallucination among those of us who’ve long wished for such a revival. Electronic Arts showed off some extremely early footage of the upcoming action-horror game during a live stream on EA Motive’s Twitch channel today.Read...
Rainbow Six Siege's Cutest Crossover Is Also Arknights’ Most Brutal
31.8.2021
I’m not a huge fan of slugs to begin with, but the ones in the Rainbow Six event are going to turn me into the Joker.Read more
Kickass Cyberpunk 2077 Modders Become CD Projekt Red Devs
31.8.2021
If you know anything about Cyberpunk 2077, an open-world romp about committing crimes with neo-John Wick, you know that it launched in rough shape. Much of the game’s eight-month lifespan has been defined more by patches and updates than anything else. But this news might help: The developer,...
Cyberpunk 2077 Is Puddlegate's Latest Victim
31.8.2021
Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.3 was touted as another round of bug fixes and performance improvements, as well as giving players a new outfit and car. But some players quickly noticed other changes. Puddles seemed fewer and farther between. The roads were less slick and reflective. In general, the game’s...
Chinese Kids Have Their Online Gaming Time Slashed By New Government Rules
31.8.2021
A new rule being introduced by the The National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA), China’s online watchdog, is looking to curb what the government feels is a growing “gaming addiction among young people”.Read more
Mod Designed To Make Skyrim Unplayable Banned For Same Reason
31.8.2021
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a popular game that millions of people are still playing a decade after it was first released. And thanks to mods and user-created content, some have dedicated years of their lives to playing this game. Bethesda’s insistence on re-releasing the iconic RPG likely isn’t...
This Is No Ordinary Golf Game
31.8.2021
Some people play golf because they enjoy walking around in comfortable clothes on a warm summer day. Others enjoy the challenge of placing a small ball in a small cup using a stick. In Cursed to Golf, coming to PC and Switch in 2022 from developer Chuhai Labs, you golf to escape an eternity in golf...
So Far, Ubisoft's Extreme Sports Game, Riders Republic, Has No Chill
31.8.2021
I was extremely excited to play Riders Republic, an upcoming action sports game about defying gravity in the American backcountry. Then I played the beta. I am no longer excited to play Riders Republic.Read more
Wild What You Can Make With Doom Technology These Days
30.8.2021
Doom changed everything in 1993, and the tech behind Doom would go on to power countless mods, fan games, and full commercial releases. However, as always, time marches forward and what was once cutting edge becomes yesterday’s news. Yet, right now in 2021, a small group of devs is toiling away...
And Now, Mario Kart Tracks In Flight Simulator
30.8.2021
We’ve seen how well Microsoft’s Flight Simulator handles interpreting real-world objects and landmarks, but what about something a little more…racy? Modder Illogicoma thought it would be neat to try importing Mario Kart tracks into the sim, and they’re right. It’s very neat.Read more
A Year Later, I Still Can't Stop Thinking About Disco Elysium
30.8.2021
Disco Elysium is a game about three bullets. The first was fired over 40 years ago, and ignited the revolution that brought Revachol to the edge of something new. It has since been lost, but its many kin define the pox-scarred skin of this city. The second was shot through the throat of a security...
Nintendo Back On Its BS, Shuts Down Another Smash Bros. Tournament
30.8.2021
Nintendo of America has once again stepped in to foil fans’ efforts to keep its old games alive and vibrant. After learning a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate event at an Ohio waterpark next month would also feature competitive play for Smash Bros. Brawl mod Project+, the company’s lawyers sweeped...
Medieval GTA Actually Pretty Much Works
30.8.2021
These days, people are excited about old Grand Theft Auto games, like Vice City and San Andreas, getting remastered for modern hardware. But before the series went 3D, the ‘90s era classic top-down GTA games were Rockstar’s quirky first stabs at an open-world crime game. Rustler, out today...