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Overwatch 2 Announces Double XP Weekends And Free Legendary Following Rocky Launch

James Troughton — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 08:43:03 GMT

Overwatch 2 launched last week to long queues, DDoS attacks, and bugs that kept many from logging in, all locking people out of playing. You'll be catching up on a few challenges for the battle pass now if you struggled to get in over the last few days, so Blizzard is handing out a couple of freebies.

MultiVersus Reveals First Look At Stripe, Releases Tomorrow

Joshua Robertson — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 23:38:18 GMT

MultiVersus has made good on its promise and has announced that Stripe will be joining the roster tomorrow, giving players a first look at his in-game model along with a few of his moves via the official MultiVersus TikTok account.

Black Adam Is Coming To Fortnite October 20

Joshua Robertson — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 23:07:23 GMT

The upcoming release of the Black Adam movie is right around the corner, so the Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Warner Bros. are making sure everyone is aware by announcing a collaboration with Fortnite. Releasing just a single day before the movie, a Black Adam skin will fly into the Fortnite Item Shop on October 20 at 8pm ET along with a couple of other Black Adam-themed items.

Splatoon 3 VTubers Are Green Screening Adult Content Onto Ink, Nintendo Not Impressed

Joshua Robertson — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 22:08:22 GMT

Over the past few days, Japanese VTubers streaming Splatoon 3 played a very dangerous game with Nintendo by green screening adult content onto their opponents ink. The goal was to ensure that they cover up the adult content with enough of their own team's ink, essentially making each game of Splatoon 3 a chaotic fight to try and ensure they don't receive a ban.

Meta Has Acquired Resident Evil 4 VR And Iron Man VR Devs

Sean Murray — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 20:03:06 GMT

Meta Connect 2022 has started with a bang. Meta first announced a brand-new headset that’ll set you back $1500 but will give you the biggest and baddest hardware to ever get strapped to a person’s eyeholes, while Iron Man VR relinquished its status as a PSVR exclusive title to arrive on Meta Quest 2 November 3.

Marvel Has Moved Release Dates For Blade, Deadpool 3, Fantastic Four, And More

Joshua Robertson — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 19:55:35 GMT

It's been revealed that Marvel has delayed a bunch of its upcoming titles, including the likes of Blade, Fantastic Four, Avengers: Secret Wars and the recently announced Deadpool 3. The reason for the delays is currently unknown, but every film mentioned here as well as some currently unannounced titles have been pushed back by several of months.

Xbox Cloud Gaming Is Coming To The Meta Quest Store

Sean Murray — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 19:21:57 GMT

Meta’s Connect 2022 event began today with a keynote address containing a whole slew of announcements. The biggest among them was naturally the Quest Pro VR headset which is coming October 25 with a very hefty price tag of $1499, but second was the Among Us VR release date of November 10.

2K Confirms Stolen Customer Data Up For Sale Following Recent Hack

Sean Murray — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 18:38:57 GMT

2K was hacked last month after an "unauthorized third party" gained access to the 2K support site which then "sent a communication to certain players containing a malicious link." That link undoubtedly contained malware, but when the link came from an official 2K source, it likely caught more than a few users.

Meta Announces The Quest Pro VR Headset, Launches October 25

Joshua Robertson — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 18:22:00 GMT

Meta has announced a brand new VR headset called the Quest Pro during Connect 2022, calling it the company's "most advanced headset yet." The Quest Pro will launch on October 25 and costs a pretty whopping $1,499.99.

Among Us VR Launches Out An Airlock November 10

Sean Murray — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 18:07:06 GMT

Among Us VR will soon be among us. The VR port that was first announced at last year's Game Awards has been in the midst of an open beta test for the past month or so. Players looking to point fingers and avoid blame have been testing Among Us VR for developer Schell Games (who takes over for Innersloth thanks to their VR expertise), and with an apparently successful beta out of the way, it's time for a full release.

Google Finally Commits To Cloud Gaming With New Chromebooks Following Stadia Closure

Sean Murray — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 16:48:11 GMT

Google Stadia is dead, but in its announcement terminating the cloud gaming service, Google said that the same tech that powered Stadia would live on in other products. One of those products is the Chromebook, which just got three new models from three leading manufacturers.

xQc Claims Woman Inappropriately Touched Him At TwitchCon Afterparty, "I Froze Up"

Issy van der Velde — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 16:46:13 GMT

Twitch streamer xQc recently opened up about an experience he had at a TwitchCon afterparty where he alleges a woman made several inappropriate advances towards him, groped him multiple times, and even chased him as he fled to a bathroom.

Crash Bandicoot 4 Confirms Steam Release October 18

Sean Murray — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 16:05:31 GMT

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is coming to PC via Steam. We’ve actually known that for a while, but we didn’t know exactly when it would arrive on Valve’s digital platform until a few days ago when YouTuber Candian Guy Eh received a pizza that had a receipt that said: "Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time Is Coming To Steam October 18th."

Need For Speed Unbound Trailer Shows Off Anime Customization Effects

Sean Murray — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 15:31:56 GMT

Leaks warned us that Need for Speed Unbound would feature photo-realistic cars but anime-styled visual effects. We got a hint of that with the introduction of Unbound’s characters, including an anime version of A$AP Rocky. However, the cartoon aesthetic doesn’t end there. Unbound’s latest trailer reveals your realistic car can have some very unrealistic features.

Overwatch 2's D.Va Top Search On Popular Adult Film Site

Josh Coulson — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 15:28:23 GMT

After the disaster that was Cyberpunk's launch in 2020 and then the GTA Trilogy a year later, the industry was due a rocky arrival. Cue Overwatch 2 with exactly that, its launch coming with a laundry list of issues last week. Turns out some of you with time to burn thanks to its long queues have found something else Overwatch-adjacent to do in the meantime.

In Liz We Trust? Is The Perfect Satirical Take On Truss' First Weeks As UK Prime Minister

Issy van der Velde — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 15:10:30 GMT

Video games are political. Always have been, always will be, just like any art form. However, some are clearly more political than others, and In Liz We Trust? wears its politics proudly on its sleeve.

Overwatch 2's Challenges Range From Borderline Impossible To Waving Hello

James Troughton — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 14:32:12 GMT

Overwatch 2 has gone free-to-play, ditching loot boxes for a battle pass and challenge system, but the challenges are wildly varied in difficulty. One even seems borderline impossible.

NewBlood Reveals Fallout-Inspired CRPG For Franchise's 25th Birthday

Sean Murray — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 14:24:47 GMT

Today is Fallout’s 25th anniversary. A quarter-century ago, a little-known studio called Interplay Productions produced the world's second post-nuclear apocalypse RPG as a spiritual successor to 1988’s Wasteland game. It was played in a top-down isometric view with plenty of pointing and clicking to find your way through the blasted desert that used to be Southern California.

Rumored Nvidia RTX 4090 Ti Reportedly Cancelled Due To Melting Issue

Lu-Hai Liang — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 14:07:39 GMT

Graphics cards are getting bigger and more monstery by the year and while the Nvidia RTX 4090 is only just coming off the computer chip presses, the Nvidia RTX 4090 Ti has been in tests apparently. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear to be going too well.

Overwatch 2 Hit With Another Wave Of DDoS Attacks

Sean Murray — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:43:48 GMT

Overwatch 2's launch issues continued this week. Both Bastion and Torbjörn have been disabled due to game-breaking bugs which briefly also locked players out of most of their roster. On top of that, a fresh wave of DDoS attacks crashed over Blizzard's servers yesterday, although that issue seems to have been resolved early this morning.

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared Team Is Making A Game

James Troughton — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 12:40:48 GMT

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared animation studio BLINKINK has announced that it's taking a step into the world of games with a new studio called Blink Games. According to the job listing, it already has "several IPs and concepts in the works" and is based in Holloway, north London, with a hybrid of remote and office work.

The Witcher 3's Bath Tub Scene Turned Into A Cake

Josh Coulson — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 12:23:19 GMT

If you've never heard of Nailed It, do yourselves a favor and fire up an episode on Netflix as soon as you're done reading this. Make sure it's the episode in which the show's contestants are tasked with recreating Tub Geralt in cake form. Not only does it combine the two best things in the world, video games and cake, but the finished articles are a sight to behold.

SteamDB Now Lets You Check What Games Are Coming Up

Issy van der Velde — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 12:22:53 GMT

SteamDB has recently added a feature that allows you to scroll through the weeks of the year to check which games will be launching during that timeframe. This is an excellent feature that will help you keep track of upcoming releases for your own enjoyment and as gifts for friends and family. It's a wonder Steam hasn't added this function already.

It's Been Getting Easier To Buy A PS5 In The US

Lu-Hai Liang — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 11:57:20 GMT

The PlayStation 5 has been notoriously hard to get a hold of ever since it launched nearly two years ago. While Sony's consoles have previously been difficult to buy upon launch, especially the PS2, things usually improve by year two. While Sony has had to contend with unprecedented supply chain issues, such as computer chip shortages, it now seems the tide might finally be turning.

Comparison Shows Leaked GTA 6 Map Will Be 50 Percent Bigger Than GTA 5

Akshay Patel — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 11:44:29 GMT

Rockstar’s next GTA title recently suffered a massive leak which included several photos and videos from the pre-alpha build being revealed. This was the biggest leak in Rockstar’s history. Now, based on the findings from that leak, a fan has managed to estimate the size of the map in GTA 6, and it is massive.

House Of The Dragon's Emotional Crown Fall Moment Wasn't Scripted

Josh Coulson — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 11:42:05 GMT

House of the Dragon is hurtling towards the end of its first season with just two episodes left to go. Needless to say, if you're not all caught up, this article contains some pretty heavy spoilers. Including the reveal that Daemon picking up Viserys's crown and handing it to him was an unscripted moment added to the show after it happened accidentally during a rehearsal.

Elden Ring's Duelists Are Constantly Being Bitten By Snake Armour

James Troughton — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 11:13:38 GMT

Elden Ring has a bunch of mini-bosses that usually lurk in the catacombs and dungeons. One of these is the duelist, a gladiator-like brute with snake-themed armour that guards Erdtree burial sites. And as it turns out, their armour doesn't really protect them - it's more of a punishment, constantly gnawing at their flesh.

Xbox Cloud Games Can Now Be Launched Directly Through Bing Search

Akshay Patel — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 10:38:11 GMT

Xbox Cloud Gaming now lets players access games from Bing search results directly.

Job Listing Confirms Existence Of Valve's New VR Headset

Akshay Patel — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 09:54:49 GMT

Valve hasn’t directly confirmed working on a new VR headset, but a patent filing and a leak suggested that an upgraded model might be on its way. Now, a job listing on its website has all but confirmed the existence of its next VR headset, codenamed “Deckard”.

Modern Warfare 2 Leak Points To Campaign DLC In 2023

Josh Coulson — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 09:35:11 GMT

What will easily be the busiest period of the year for video game launches is almost upon us. In the mix will be Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, a title that will inevitably sell well and may also mark a few firsts for the series. One of those firsts could well be campaign DLC coming in 2023.

Overwatch 2 Pulls Bastion From All Modes Following Ultimate Exploit

James Troughton — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 08:55:26 GMT

Bastion has been removed from all modes in Overwatch 2 following reports of an ultimate ability exploit that lets you spam as many artillery strikes as possible so long as you click within the time window. You're only meant to fire three shots total anywhere across the map within eight seconds, but this bug means that you can fire as many as you want within those eight seconds.

Ukraine Government Uses GTA Meme To Mock Russia

Josh Coulson — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 08:50:50 GMT

Months after Russia invaded Ukraine and declared war on its neighboring country, the attacked nation has been gaining ground back and winning some battles of its own. So much so that the Ukraine government celebrated its biggest victory yet during its war with Russia by posting a meme inspired by Grand Theft Auto.

Square Enix Montreal Becomes Studio Onoma

Justin Reeve — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:52:33 GMT

The developer behind several critically acclaimed mobile games including Hitman and Lara Croft Go, Square Enix Montreal, recently rebranded, becoming Studio Onoma. This of course comes in the wake of its high profile acquisition by Embracer Group earlier this year.

Sonic Frontiers Is Getting Free Monster Hunter DLC

Joshua Robertson — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:50:15 GMT

Sonic and Monster Hunter fans may recall that the two had one of the least expected crossovers ever, as Sonic-themed DLC was added to Monster Hunter Rise in celebration of Sonic's 30th anniversary. Well, this time it's Sonic's turn as it's been announced that Sonic Frontiers will be receiving some free Monster Hunter-themed DLC that will be added to the game a little after its release on November 14.

Overwatch 2 Players Are Missing The Original's Voting Cards

Joshua Robertson — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:19:04 GMT

Now that the dust has settled on the launch of Overwatch 2, players have finally had the time to see how it compares to the original Overwatch. While most agree that it's simply the same game with a few more bells and whistles attached, there is one mechanic that doesn't feature in Overwatch 2 despite there being very little need to get rid of it in the first place - the voting card system that occurs post-match.

Designers John Romero And Sandy Petersen Dispute Whether "Doom 2 Was A Cash Grab"

Justin Reeve — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 23:53:25 GMT

The legendary designers behind the Doom franchise, John Romero and Sandy Petersen, recently clashed on Twitter over the topic of whether Doom 2 was a “cash grab.” The conversation was of course taken up elsewhere on social media, commentators falling into either one of the two diametrically opposed camps.

Persona 5 Royal Co-op Card Game Announced, Releases Next Year

Justin Reeve — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 23:11:03 GMT

The developer behind the acclaimed Persona franchise, Atlus, recently announced a partnership with tabletop publisher Pandasaurus to create a co-op card game based on Persona 5 Royal. This apparently is already in the works and will be seeing the light of day at some point next year.

Resident Evil Village Has Shrunk Lady Dimitrescu To Make Her Playable

Joshua Robertson — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 21:55:22 GMT

Resident Evil Village's upcoming Shadows of Rose DLC is fast-approaching and with it comes a new way to experience the game's already released Mercenaries mode. For players who purchase the upcoming Gold Edition of Resident Evil Village, they'll be able to play as either Chris Redfield, Heisenburg, or the notorious Lady Dimitrescu. If you're wondering how that's possible considering Lady D is well over nine feet tall, it turns out a slight adjustment was needed to make her playable.

Streamer Dream Brought To Tears After Meeting Fans For The First Time At TwitchCon

Justin Reeve — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 20:53:24 GMT

The popular streamer Dream went up on stage for the first time ever at TwitchCon, held this past weekend in San Diego, California. The content creator was clearly overwhelmed by the adulation of his adoring fans, but when the day was done, Dream was apparently brought to tears, overcome with emotion. The panel in question, Dream & Friends: The Ultimate SMP Reunion, took place in front of exactly 400 viewers, dozens or even hundreds more being turned away at the door in order to maintain room capacity.

MultiVersus Director Says Next Patch Will Address Infinite Combos

Joshua Robertson — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 20:33:15 GMT

MultiVersus is in early access at the moment, meaning that the game is constantly getting tweaks and changes to important mechanics such as the combat system or how certain characters work. For example, the developers recently implemented a pretty significant change to character hitboxes, vastly improving the game's hit detection and making matches much fairer as a result.

Twitch Says 70/30 Revenue Split Was "Not Viable In The Long Term"

Sean Murray — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 19:44:45 GMT

Last month, Twitch confirmed it was ending its 70/30 revenue split with some of its top streamers. Only the best and brightest of Twitch earn the top-tier 70/30 split but starting June 2023, those top earners will only receive a 50/50 split after their first $100,000 in revenue.

System Shock Remake Gets March Release Window

Sean Murray — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 18:55:03 GMT

Nightdive's System Shock remake finally has a release window. It's been almost seven years since the remake was first announced back in 2015, but now we know that System Shock returns next March.

Lenovo Criticized Over TwitchCon Foam Pit Injuries

Rhiannon Bevan — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 17:34:00 GMT

Dozens of injuries are being reported from TwitchCon this year, all centring around a foam pit attraction run by Lenovo. Many who participated in events at the pit sustained injuries, most notably streamer Adriana Chechik, who broke her back in two places when the foam failed to break her fall.

Rumored Xbox Streaming Console "Keystone" Is In This Phil Spencer Photo

Lu-Hai Liang — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 17:03:14 GMT

Back in March, a list of codenames unearthed by a dataminer suggested various new Xbox products. The dataminer, Tero Alhonen, discovered something called "Keystone" which was listed as a "product" and it was listed directly below "Durango" and "Scarlett".

Persona 5 Royal For Xbox Series X|S Accidentally Ships Two Weeks Prior To Release

Sean Murray — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 16:57:40 GMT

Personal 5 Royal is officially coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox Game Pass on October 21, but some lucky fans are getting their physical copies almost two weeks early.

Magic: The Gathering's Latest Bans Hit The Meathook Massacre And Yorion, Sky Nomad

Joe Parlock — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 16:13:54 GMT

Magic: The Gathering’s latest ban and restricted announcement has knocked out two of the most-played cards in their respective formats, potentially causing a huge shakeup in their metagames.

Overwatch 2 Bug Lets You Spam Bastion's Ultimate

Sean Murray — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 15:56:06 GMT

Overwatch 2 is off to a bit of a rough start. Even before the game was released last week, fans were concerned with the game’s security requiring a phone number and a battle pass that the original game never needed. Then after the game arrived, fans discovered a litany of technical issues, including one bug that would disconnect Xbox players after unlocking an achievement. And that’s if you could get past the long login queues.

Overwatch 2 Hitboxes Are Ridiculously Generous

Rhiannon Bevan — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 15:33:44 GMT

Overwatch 2 is being very generous with its hitboxes. As spotted by some players in the training area, the game is repeatedly registering hits as headshots, even if they're nowhere near the enemy's head. In fact, some of these shots miss their target completely, but one-shot them regardless.

No Man's Sky 4.0 Update Angers Community With Inventory Changes

Sean Murray — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 15:22:26 GMT

No Man’s Sky seems to run pretty well on the Switch, according to fans who’ve started their journeys on Nintendo’s mobile console. However, while the Switch port has been largely praised, No Man’s Sky’s 4.0 update that came along with it is being met with mixed reviews.

The Mario Movie Trailer Has Already Been Given The N64 Treatment

Josh Coulson — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 15:01:22 GMT

The Super Mario Bros. Movie got its first official trailer last week and it's all any of us have been able to talk about since, right? Whether it's bemoaning Chris Pratt's Mario, celebrating Jack Black's Bowser, or turning one of the scenes from the trailer into a Nintendo 64 demake, the world has been mildly obsessed with the first look at the movie these past few days.

Epic Games And Match Group Are Expanding Antitrust Lawsuits Against Google

Lu-Hai Liang — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:46:04 GMT

Epic Games and Match Group have added additional allegations to their lawsuits against Google. The two companies accuse the search giant of paying off developers that had the ability to create their own Android app stores. The motion was filed a few days ago with a federal court in the Northern District of California. Match Group is the owner of dating apps Tinder and OKCupid, while Epic Games is most famous for Fortnite. These companies believe Google has monopolistic power since it operates the dominant Android app store.

PlatinumGames Will Make More Live Service Games Despite Babylon's Fall

Josh Coulson — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:26:19 GMT

Less than a year after it launched, it's probably fair to label Babylon's Fall a failure of the highest order at this point. That's right, Babylon's Fall launched less than a year ago. Despite the poor reception and the mistakes made, PlatinumGames has revealed it still plans on creating more live service titles.

Ron Gilbert Confirms What The Actual Secret Of Monkey Island Is

Sean Murray — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:23:05 GMT

The Secret of Monkey Island has always been an evocative name. Most assumed that the titular secret simply had something to do with the mysterious island's pirates, either buried treasure, its ghostly residents, or its population of cannibals. It turns out, none of that was the true secret.

Twitter Thread Shows What A Nightmare TwitchCon Was

Sean Murray — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 13:58:34 GMT

It’s been a crazy return for TwitchCon. This year's convention was already off to a controversial start thanks to relaxed COVID-19 protocols, but things got going early when a Twitch streamer broke her back in two places because the foam pit wasn't deep enough. Now, an extensive Twitter thread is collating everything else that went wrong at TwitchCon.

Scarlet & Violet's Two White Mice Might Be A Single Pokemon

Josh Coulson — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 13:50:59 GMT

Pokemon dropped a 14-minute trailer for Scarlet & Violet revealing all sorts of details about the upcoming games last week. However, some fans looked past the official reveals and noticed an unofficial one hidden in the minimap. Indicators of three new Pokemon, one of which some people now believe is actually one Pokemon made up of two identical animals.

Modern Warfare 2 Will Have Overwatch 2's SMS Protect

Rhiannon Bevan — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 13:17:13 GMT

Overwatch 2 is still coming under fire for its implementation of SMS Protect. At launch, everyone who wanted to play had to give Blizzard their phone number. Prepaid phone numbers were not accepted, essentially punishing anyone who couldn't afford a phone contract. Now, just as the controversy began to die down, it's likely to kick off again.

Overwatch 2's Metacritic Score Sinks To 1.4 As Players Bemoan Its Battle Pass

Josh Coulson — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 13:14:38 GMT

Overwatch 2 launched last week and while it has been getting a lot of attention, most of that attention has been on its issues. Players have been bemoaning queue times and complaining about its battle pass, resulting in the sequel earning itself a Metacritic user score of 1.4.

The Microsoft And Activision Merger Has Revealed How Much Money Xbox Game Pass Makes

Lu-Hai Liang — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:36:45 GMT

Brazil became the second country to approve Microsoft's merger with Activision Blizzard last week, following approval from Saudi Arabia in August. But Microsoft is waiting on decisions from respective market regulators from the UK, US, and EU, so it's by no means a done deal yet.

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Might Get Messi And Neymar As Operators

Josh Coulson — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:31:32 GMT

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be here before the end of the month and will likely set all sorts of sales records and the like as soon as it arrives. An eventuality that will become even more likely if the rumors that some of the world's best-known footballers will be added to the game at some point are true.

Overwatch 2 Bug Disconnects Xbox Players For Getting Achievements

Rhiannon Bevan — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:15:17 GMT

Overwatch 2 launched with no shortage of issues. From gameplay bugs to the controversy surrounding its new battle pass, the release period probably hasn't gone as smoothly as Blizzard would have liked. And now, for Xbox players at least, it just got even worse.

McDonald's Teases An Overwatch 2 Collaboration

Josh Coulson — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 11:56:09 GMT

Whether you've actually managed to play it or you've been sitting in what feels like an eternal queue, there has been a lot of focus on Overwatch 2 this past week. That focus isn't going anywhere anytime soon, and it seems some of you fed up with waiting for the queue to get shorter will be able to celebrate the sequel's arrival at McDonald's pretty soon.

Elden Ring Art Collection Lets You Praise The Erdtree At Home

Josh Coulson — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:07:05 GMT

If you can move past being terrified about what awaits you around every corner in The Lands Between, you might have noticed Elden Ring is an incredibly beautiful game. If you would like to gaze upon some of that beauty without the added element of fear, you can now do so by purchasing some of this gorgeous artwork.

Inactive Diablo Immortal Clans Are Somehow Topping The Leaderboards

Vaspaan Dastoor — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 09:50:24 GMT

Diablo Immortal players are pretty familiar with random occurrences – and I don't mean the game's notorious RNG. For instance, most games don't suddenly change the rules and put players in debt. After third-party Orb purchases became rampant, Blizzard revoked all purchases made by these Orbs and deducted it from players' accounts, leaving many of them in millions of in-game currency worth of debt. Still though, this next instance is a bit weirder.

Fortnite Will Reportedly Cross Over With Doctor Who Soon

Josh Coulson — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 09:11:19 GMT

If you think Fortnite is running out of movies, games, and real-life people to collaborate with, think again. Five years on from its launch, Fortnite finally appears to be crossing over with Doctor Who. A team-up with so much potential that if it does turn out to be the real deal, it's a wonder it has taken this long for the two parties involved to make it happen.

Final Fantasy 14 Players Can Expect Something "Substantial" From The Upcoming Fan Fest

Vaspaan Dastoor — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 07:33:36 GMT

Final Fantasy 14 devs and players may be a bit worried right now, considering that the game recently experienced "an attack by a third party". Hackers were trying to gain access to Square Enix's account management servers via personal information from other sites, meaning those using the same email and password for multiple accounts were at risk. You should be fine if you've changed your password though, and can look forward to some big announcements at FanFest, according to director Naoki Yoshida.

Magic: The Gathering Players Worry Unfinity Stickers May Damage Etched Foil Cards

Justin Reeve — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 01:10:56 GMT

Magic: The Gathering players were thrown into a panic earlier this week after a user on Reddit posted a picture of some etched foil cards that were apparently damaged by the recently released Unfinity stickers. The discussion quickly turned to the use of sleeves, dozens of users on the social media platform noting how they would never play the popular card game without them, regardless of the circumstances. The whole matter was however nothing more than a tempest in a teapot.

If You're Missing Cards From MTG's Warhammer 40,000 Decks, Check The Token Pack

Justin Reeve — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 23:54:30 GMT

Collectors recently noticed that a few cards were missing from their Warhammer 40,000 Commander decks, turning to social media platforms like Twitter and Reddit for answers. The result was of course all kinds of confusion as even more collectors took note of the problem. The cards on the other hand were never actually missing at all.

Someone Got Doom Running At 60 FPS Inside Notepad

Justin Reeve — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 23:12:30 GMT

Players are now able to boot up a copy of Doom inside none other than Notepad. Yes, you read that right. The program used to create and edit plain text documents. According to the person behind this little feat of engineering, players can even enjoy the game at a silky smooth 60 frames per second.

The Inspiration For GMod, JBMod, Gets A Steam Page Promising A Full Release "Soon," 16 Years Later

Justin Reeve — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 22:28:06 GMT

The inspiration for the massively popular GMod, JBMod, has finally gotten a Steam page, 18 years after Half-Life 2 came out and 16 years after the release of GMod. According to the page in question, fans of the game can expect a full release at some point in the very near future. “Coming soon,” the page says. “Really.”

Streamer Adriana Chechik Breaks Back In Two Places After TwitchCon Foam Pit Accident

Justin Reeve — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 20:36:47 GMT

Update 9/10/2022 19:28 EST: Details have come to light which reveal the foam pit to have been a collaboration between Intel and Levono as opposed to a program put on by Twitch. What compensation if any the injuried persons will receive remains unclear. Those using the foam pit were obligated to sign a waiver acknowledging the possibility of injury or damage to property before entering. The foam pit was closed at noon on the day of the incident.

GTA Trilogy Early Build Screenshots Shared Online

George Foster — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 19:20:38 GMT

Screenshots of an early build of the GTA Trilogy: Definitive Edition have been discovered on the ArtStation account of a Grove Street Games employee, giving us a good look at how the remastered ports were put together, and seem to confirm that they were developed using the mobile rereleases as a base.

Mario Movie Character Model Redesigned By Fans

Joshua Henry — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 18:53:18 GMT

Mamma Mia! The recently unveiled teaser for the Mario movie has certainly caused a stir online. Specifically, Mario’s, ahem, flat character design has really upset the masses. This has led to many taking matters into their own hands and redesigning Mario to look more like the cheeked-up plumber we all know and love.

Kingdom Hearts Fans Think They Know Who Missing Link's Protagonist Is

George Foster — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 17:08:42 GMT

After the confirmation from Nomura a few months ago that Missing Link is approaching its closed beta period, it's looking likely that it'll be the next Kingdom Hearts game we get to play. With that in mind, fans are starting to discuss theories based on the brief trailer we received earlier in the year, including speculating on the identity of the main character.

Mario Movie: Charles Martinet Thanks Fans For Support Following Chris Pratt Casting

Rhiannon Bevan — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 16:47:13 GMT

More than a year since we first got the news that Charles Martinet wouldn't be voicing Mario in the Super Mario Bros. movie, we finally got a short clip of Chris Pratt's take on the character this week. It's safe to say that his performance is divisive, as Pratt pretty much sounds like his usual self, not like the plumber we've heard in the games for 30 years now.

Elden Ring's Omenkiller Is Based On Capra Demon Data From Dark Souls

Sean Murray — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 15:20:23 GMT

Veterans of the Dark Souls series know that FromSoftware has a bunch of enemies that it reuses in every game of the series, and that’s equally true as the Japanese developer moved on to Elden Ring. The giant rats, skeletal dogs, imps, basilisks, slimes, and silver tears are all recurring enemies that are easily spotted by Dark Souls fans, but some are a little tougher to spot.

Super Mario Bros. Movie McDonald's Toys Leak Online, Hint At Mario Kart Scene

George Foster — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 15:16:41 GMT

Boy, some McDonald's employees really don't care much about Super Mario Bros. movie spoilers do they? After first leaking Mario and Peach's design before the first trailer dropped, several promotional toys that'll be released alongside the film have now also leaked online, giving us a hint at some things that might happen in the movie.

Megan Thee Stallion Dances With Master Chief At Gamescom

Rhiannon Bevan — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 14:57:50 GMT

Update 10/10 17:45 BST: The Master Chief in question has come forward. The owner of the California-based prop store Sinisterpropz.com got in touch with us, revealing that they were the one who danced with Megan Thee Stallion last weekend. You can check out Sinisterpropz's work, including the Master Chief costume, over on the website.

Street Fighter 6 Will Show Both Players Whichever Map They Selected

George Foster — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 14:36:39 GMT

As revealed by the currently ongoing closed beta, Street Fighter 6 will allow both players to view whichever map they selected, even if those two maps are completely different.

Cyberpunk 2077 Fan Returns Rebecca's Gun To Her Apartment

Rhiannon Bevan — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 14:10:50 GMT

Cyberpunk 2077's resurgence is due in large part to the success of its anime spin-off, Edgerunners. Fans both old and new have fallen in love with the Netflix show's cast of characters, so much so that many are taking to Night City once again just to hunt down all of the references to them that were added in the latest update. And now, one fan is taking this adoration to a new level.

FIFA 23 Hero Pack Mistake Sends Ultimate Team Transfer Market Into Frenzy

Lu-Hai Liang — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 14:03:04 GMT

A pricing mistake by EA has caused massive value fluctuations in the Ultimate Team transfer market in FIFA 23, with players losing millions of in-game currency value overnight.

Pokemon Fan Designs More Casual-Friendly Nuzlocke Run

James Troughton — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 14:00:14 GMT

Nuzlockes are tough. It's a self-inflicted ruleset that boils down to releasing any Pokemon that faints, treating it as though they have died. A second rule, one that makes it even tougher, is that you can only catch the first Pokemon in each area, and if it faints or flees, you can't try again. So one player has decided to make a more casual alternate for those who want a new way to experience their favourites in the series.

Magic: The Gathering's Lord Of The Rings Crossover Predicted To Be One Of Its Best-Selling Sets Ever

Lu-Hai Liang — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 13:00:50 GMT

Next year is going to see a major launch for Wizards of the Coast as Magic: The Gathering will cross over with J.R.R. Tolkien's signature creation. Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth will be the first time a Universes Beyond crossover has been a full-blown draftable set, and one of the most impressive aspects of the forthcoming set will be the introduction of "Borderless Scene" cards, while the WotC boss has predicted big things for the set.

You Can Kill Players With The Table Flip Emote In New World

Joshua Henry — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 13:00:13 GMT

A new way to kill in Amazon’s MMORPG New World has people really flipping…tables. Apparently, the game’s “Table Flip” emote deals damage to anyone nearby. In fact, you can kill someone with it. Here I was using axes and a sword to kill an enemy, like a fool.

Decentraland NFT Metaverse Has 19 Active Players

Rhiannon Bevan — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 12:56:07 GMT

Update 11/10/2022: Decentraland got in touch to point out that the analytics site referenced in this article, DappRadar, has updated how it tracks active blockchain users. At the time of this update, Decentraland now has a 24-hour peak of 40 using Etherium, and 487 with Polygon. Axie Infinity, which is also mentioned in this article, sits at 21,159 active users in 24 hours.

HBO Told Bella Ramsey Not To Play The Last Of Us

Vaspaan Dastoor — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 12:42:04 GMT

HBO just loves throwing zombies at Bella Ramsey, whether they're White Walkers from Game of Thrones or those infected by the Cordyceps outbreak in the upcoming The Last of Us TV show. However, while Ramsey was probably asked to read up a bit on Lyanna Mormont, HBO has asked her not to play The Last of Us for her role as Ellie.

The iPad M1 Chip Runs Game Emulators Far Better Than Any Other Tablet, Video Shows

Lu-Hai Liang — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 12:03:06 GMT

Apple introduced the powerful M1 chip to its iPad Pro line-up last year. Previously only available on its Mac laptops and desktops, the M1 CPU also made its way to the latest version of the iPad Air, in March this year, making the Apple devices easily some of the most powerful tablets available on the market. But how well do these chips run game emulators?

Pokemon Fans Think They've Found Ceruledge And Armarouge's Pre-Evolution

Joshua Robertson — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 12:00:13 GMT

Earlier this week, we got a pretty lengthy new trailer breaking down all of the features that will be included in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet when it launches next month. Now that Pokemon fans have had plenty of time to comb through the trailer, it turns out that there's actually a couple of unannounced Pokemon that can be very brielfy seen, including what may be the pre-evolution for the already revealed Pokemon Ceruledge and Armarouge.

Gotham Knights Leaked Trophy List Is Full Of Batman Puns, And Fans Are Loving It

Vaspaan Dastoor — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 11:00:33 GMT

With Gotham Knights set to launch later this month, we'll finally get to see if Batman is really, actually, 100 percent dead even at the end of the game. We'll also get to see a much more evolved version of Harley Quinn, according to creative director Patrick Redding. However, we now know a lot more about the game as the trophy list has also been leaked.

Tim Burton's Batman Has Been Turned Into A Silent Movie

Josh Coulson — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 11:00:13 GMT

Long before Iron Man kickstarted the MCU and before Spider-Man came swinging onto the big screen, Tim Burton gave us Batman. An iconic piece of cinema not just for the superhero genre, but the movie industry as a whole. Now someone has taken Burton's Batman and reimagined it as a silent movie.

Like A Dragon 8 Is About "The Yakuza World And Its Necessary Evils" Says RGG Studio Head

Vaspaan Dastoor — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 09:38:33 GMT

With the next installment in the series, Ryu ga Gotoku Studio will officially do away with the Yakuza name. The studio recently announced three new games, each of which distinctly lack the iconic 'Yakuza' name, instead using a translation of the traditional Japanese name of the series – Like a Dragon. According to producer Masayoshi Yokoyama, the studio did so because, "we are talking about [the] criminal underworld, but we're not talking about Yakuza".

Cyberpunk 2077 QA Contractor Reportedly Lied About Its Size And Employee Experience

Vaspaan Dastoor — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 07:56:54 GMT

Back in June, a report by Upper Echelon Gamers alleged that Romania based quality assurance contractor, Quantic Lab lied to CD Projekt Red about the qualifications and experience of the QA testers it provided for Cyberpunk 2077. The report also claimed that Quantic Lab told its employees to report a set number of bugs daily, meaning the developer could have missed out on major issues while attending to minor ones. At the time, Quantic Lab CEO Stefan Seicarescu didn't really deny the allegations, but a new report suggests that things are actually worse.

Skyrim Mod Takes You To Grahtwood's Capital City

Justin Reeve — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 00:48:59 GMT

The capital of Grahtwood recently came to Skyrim in a mod by someone calling themselves ArminZX12 on the popular platform NexusMods. The project only just launched earlier this week on October 1, but has rapidly been gaining the attention of players, racking up the downloads in the process.

Origin Officially Bites The Dust, Becomes The EA App

Justin Reeve — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 23:51:32 GMT

The game launcher and digital distribution platform previously known as Origin has just been reborn as the EA App in a move that many have compared to the recent rebranding of Uplay as Ubisoft Connect and Battle.net as the Blizzard App. The latter was reverted back to Battle.net in order to preserve the long history of the platform. EA noted back in 2020 that Origin would eventually be replaced by the EA App, announcing the start of an open beta in the process.

Devil May Cry Producer Hideaki Itsuno Describes How Dante And Nero Stack Up Down Below

Justin Reeve — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 22:56:08 GMT

Devil May Cry Producer Hideaki Itsuno dove into the details about the characters Dante and Nero, describing which protagonist would have the bigger bits. According to Istuno, Nero is more likely to “let it all show,” but Dante is “the bigger one.”

Vampire: The Masquerade Redemption Gets Rebuilt In Skyrim

Justin Reeve — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 21:40:03 GMT

Vampire: The Masquerade Redemption will be getting a brand new lease on life with a remake in Skyrim, thanks of course to modders. The project is currently being spearheaded by someone calling themselves Galejro in the popular forum NexusMods. The development has apparently been ongoing for just over a year now.

Dark Souls Fan Beats The Game With Just A Crossbow

Joshua Robertson — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 17:00:13 GMT

Even though it's Elden Ring that's all the rage these days, there're still dedicated Dark Souls fans out there that are constantly trying out new ways to play through their favorite franchise. Whether that be through using only one weapon, not being able to use bonfires, and many more tedious challenges, Dark Souls fans are constantly trying to find new ways to make one of the hardest games out there even harder.

Mortal Kombat Almost Didn't Have Fatalities

Rhiannon Bevan — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 16:34:49 GMT

Believe it or not, fatalities almost didn't make it into Mortal Kombat. As revealed by Ed Boon on the series' 30th anniversary, fatalities only came about when he and the team were messing about during development, experimenting with what players could do in battle.

Someone Put Ace Ventura In Cyberpunk 2077

Joshua Robertson — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 16:30:13 GMT

When it comes to genre mashups, there's very few people out there as good as a YouTuber called eli_handle_b.wav. The creator has uploaded several video over the past six months, each one taking a popular character from a movie and usually plopping them into a game's world. Now they're back with yet another mashup, this time putting Jim Carrey's Ace Ventura in the world of Cyberpunk 2077.

Deathloop And Dishonored Take Place In The Same Universe

Joshua Henry — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 16:17:24 GMT

There is no shortage of video game theories out there. For instance, I believe that Nathan Drake’s “treasure hunting” unleashed the virus in The Last of Us. While that is not getting the traction I would like, another popular theory has just been confirmed. As it turns out, Deathloop is set in the same universe as Dishonored.

MTG's Two-Headed Zombie Art Was Based On Tom Cruise And Ted Danson

Sean Murray — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 16:00:14 GMT

There’s a new YouTube channel that launched a week ago called The Gathering is the Magic that’s been uploading short interviews with some of Magic: The Gathering artists. The interviews will apparently be part of a new feature-length documentary that explores "how MTG fosters friendships, builds a community, and inspires people to gather and share the love of gaming."