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Overwatch's general manager has ignited player hopes for an animated series after revealing that he 'would not rule out' other narrative experiences in the future
I've waited 10 years for this.
A second Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer has just been age-rated, and it looks like it could drop online very soon
Get ready for the second Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer
Zero Parades being an easier RPG than Disco Elysium makes perfect sense – and makes it more fun
Now Playing | I don't need Zero Parades to be difficult, I need it to let me savescum
Stop Killing Games-backed bill that'd bar publishers from switching off game servers without thinking of players passes California State Assembly vote
A Californian bill backed by the Stop Killing Games campaign , which would see publishers shutting down servers for online games forced to provide full refunds or a version of the game players can keep on playing independently of said servers as part of the process, has hopped another hurdle. It's passed a full vote in California's State Assembly, paving the way for it to head to the state's senate as it inches closer to becoming a fully enacted law despite opposition from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) . Read more
007 First Light Penthouse Safe code
The safe code in Webb's Penthouse is a puzzle based around objects near you
007 First Light sells 1.5 million copies in just 2 days
A solid start for the Hitman studio's new James Bond game
Kevin Feige says Brand New Day is the first MCU Spider-Man movie to focus on the webslinger's "classic elements" by "living in a rather sad apartment"
An MCU first for Brand New Day
Acer's Predator Atlas 8 handheld gaming PC with new Intel G-series chips looks a lot like a beefier Lenovo Legion Go S
Beefier in raw horsepower as well as weight, from the looks of it.
‘Grand Theft Auto’ boss explains 13-year wait for ‘GTA 6’
“It takes to do something that is as good as it can possibly be” The post ‘Grand Theft Auto’ boss explains 13-year wait for ‘GTA 6’ appeared first on NME .
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is keeping cosmetics "grounded and transparent" after years of meme-fueled skins
No more Beavis and Buttheads
"We're Working With Nintendo To Get This Fixed" - Stray's Free Switch 2 Upgrade Is Missing
Switch 2 Edition launched this week. Annapurna Interactive's wonderful cat platformer ( catformer ?), Stray , finally made the jump to Switch 2 earlier this week, but those with the game already on Switch 1 might have noticed that there's no sign of a free upgrade path. Well, sit tight, because there's one inbound. Publisher Annapurna Interactive took to socials yesterday to apologise for the missing upgrade. "Today's launch for Stray on Nintendo Switch 2 was intended to have a 100% owners discount for those who already own Stray digitally on Switch 1 (excluding Japan)," the message reads, "Due to an error on the storefront backend, this discount is not being correctly applied." Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Witcher 3 surpasses 65m lifetime sales as CD Projekt announces third expansion
As CD Projekt announced the third expansion for 2015's The Witcher 3, the developer reported a slight 6% increase in overall revenue to PLN 191 million ($52.5 million) during its first quarter. Read more
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is getting a roguelike mode, a Thieves Guild, and a sprawling underworld with unique terrain
Before I tell you about the Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era early access roadmap, I fear I must finally have a tantrum about the terrible word, "roadmap". Videogame developers, I cannot think of a more flattening, soul-sapping way to describe the process of tinkering with the clockwork of make-believe. In this case, Unfrozen are planning to add a persistent netherworld to their strategy RPG, stretching beneath every mountain and valley. They are also even now convening a Thieves Guild for surveillance purposes, and breeding unspecified monsters as powerful as lich dragons. If I were going to summarise all that, I would toy with words like Cornucopia or Manifestation or Eruption or Blight. I would go digging around in the Epic of Gilgamesh for a line that sounds vaguely like a hotfix. Roadmap? You are cultivating a fantasy, Unfrozen, not paving one over. From now on, the only game developers who are allowed to use the word "roadmap" are people who are making games about actual infrastructure. Anyway, let's dig into the Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era early access cornucopia. Read more
Mina the Hollower review
Here is a game that feels like an adventure. And it feels like it was an adventure to make, too. Mina the Hollower took six years to design and build, six years that took it from what sounds like a kind of coding doodle to a panoramic journey across a richly imagined island, taking in platforming and combat, puzzle-solving, and sheer immersion in the world building. It's Zelda and it's Bloodborne. It's smacking bosses and reading the in-game newspaper. All of which is to say that those six years of design work are apparent throughout, in the complexity of the landscapes you travel, in the density of the secrets and the lore. Read more
"I Am Not Making Up This Story" - You Won't Believe What Yuji Naka Wanted To Call Billy Hatcher And The Giant Egg
"I know another name for the boy wearing a rooster suit". Sega-16 recently sat down with former Sega marketing executive Mike Fischer , and the resulting interview covers a big chunk of his amazing career in video games, which includes two stints at Sega and time at Microsoft and Namco. We've already covered Fischer's comments on Yuji Naka , and it's fair to say he doesn't have the highest opinion of the man – but there's another anecdote which illustrates just how unintentionally amusing it was to work with Naka. Read the full article on timeextension.com
In a sea of videogame movie adaptations, 28% of you are sick and tired of 'em and 24% of you are PC Gamer as hell
And 17% of you have something totally different in mind.
007 First Light truly 'earns the number', as critical acclaim leads to impressive sales milestone in just 24 hours
IO Interactive 's Bond origin game 007 First Light has already reached an impressive milestone. Read more
Xbox CEO says it's already seeing positive impacts following Game Pass price cuts
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says that recent price cuts to Game Pass are already delivering positive results. Read more
Xbox CEO claims Game Pass price cuts are working: ‘A good first step’
Asha Sharma also attempted to explain the rebrand to all-caps 'XBOX'
Nintendo Investigating Reports Of Game-Breaking Bug In Yoshi's New Switch 2 Outing, Update On The Way
How mysterious. Yoshi returned in Yoshi and the Mysterious Book for the Switch 2 last week, and while it's in a playable enough state, there have been some reports from players about certain issues in the game. Nintendo has now acknowledged this via its official customer support account on social media today, noting how it's currently investigating multiple inquiries about a game-breaking bug which occurs under certain conditions and can halt progress. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
"It's Actually Been Pretty Smooth" - Infinity Ward On Getting Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Running On Switch 2
And there are "no problems to report". Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 has officially set its sights on a Switch 2 release, and the big question is, how will the game hold up on Nintendo's new hybrid platform? Speaking to VGC before the official announcement, Infinity Ward studio head Jack O’Hara said development on the Nintendo version of the game has "actually been pretty smooth" so far, and "pretty seamless", with "no problems to report". Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Call Of Duty On Switch 2 Includes Joy-Con 2 Mouse Mode, Cross-Play & Progression
No one gets left behind. Yesterday, Activision lifted the lid on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and confirmed it would be coming to the Switch 2 on the same day as other platforms. If you are wondering about this particular version, the official PR has shared some extra information. Firstly, the Nintendo release will feature cross-play and cross-progression . This means you can not only play with players on other platforms, but you can also jump across to any platform and pick up where you left off. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
OmniDrive-Compatible Slimline Disc Ripper
I just tested an UltraSlimline, laptop-style BU40N optical drive, that’s based on the MT1949 platform and compatible with OmniDrive – The new homebrew firmware that allows you to rip discs from tons of video game consoles. The drive worked well and is currently the cheapest way to buy a new, OmniDrive-compatible disc drive. It worked with […] The post OmniDrive-Compatible Slimline Disc Ripper first appeared on RetroRGB .
The Original Pikmin Soundtrack Has Been Added To Nintendo Music
"Carry, fight, multiply and get eaten". The Nintendo Music mobile app for Switch Online subscribers has been updated today with the original Pikmin soundtrack. This GameCube classic made its debut in 2001/02 and the soundtrack was composed by Hajime Wakai, who is known for his work on not only the Pikmin series but also The Legend of Zelda and Star Fox . The album comes loaded with a total of 33 tracks and has a runtime of one hour. Read the full article on nintendolife.com