Sandworm-bothering MMO Dune: Awakening will release on 20th May, develoeprs Funcom have announced, and you can start tailoring your very own Arrakish (I swear it's a canonical term) adventurer by means of the just-released character creator. Any desert delver you produce with said creator can be imported to the full game at launch. Inspired by Monster Hunter's Hunting *****, I've recently gotten into the habit of making characters who look like Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson. I'm not sure Dune: Awakening has sufficiently puckish hair to support this - not many big frizzy gingers in the Dune universe, in my experience. But I'm willing to give it a shot, for science. Anyway, here's a trailer. Read more View the full article
Infinity Nikki has revealed new quality-of-life features coming to the game in Version 1.3 and teased others for later patches. Infinity Nikki's next update is expected to launch in the final week of February 2025. View the full article
The Human Torch has not even been officially released for Marvel Rivals yet, but some players are already complaining that the character is too overpowered. Balance is always a touchy subject in any competitive live service game, and some gamers believe that the Human Torch has one ability that makes him stand out too much when compared to other Marvel Rivalscharacters. View the full article
Chirpy cockney urchin Strauss Zelnick recently hailed the "increasing" importance of the PC market in the lead up to Grand Theft Auto 6's release this autumn. Could it mean we're getting the open world crimeathon the same time as consoles? Buddy, we don't even get updates the same time as consoles. Things might be speeding up on that front at least, based on an email Colin Rockstar sent us earlier. On March 4th, they're giving us some nice gubbins for GTA 5 that they previously saw fit to exclusively roll out on machines that don't even have the original Minesweeper. The upgrade is free "with a one-time Character Migration flow to bring over your Story Mode and Online progress", and offers new vehicles and vehicle performance upgrades, animal encounters, new graphics options, and faster loading time. There's also a "and much more" in there but Colin loves saying that. You can find the full details on Rockstar's website here. Read more View the full article
Leaks about the new saurian type in Genshin Impact 5.5, called Tatankasaur, have finally emerged, showcasing how they will work in the game and hinting at what may be a great gameplay mechanic hidden among a fairly unimpressive set of skills. So far, the action RPG by HoYoverse has presented five different saurian types, each related to one of the five tribes from Natlan that have been introduced until now. At first, three saurian types were added with Version 5.0 (Teptlisaur, Koholasaur, and Yumkasaur), followed by two new saurian types in Genshin Impact 5.2 (Qucusaur and Iktomisaur). View the full article
How do Overwatch 2 perks work? A huge change arrived with Season 15 of Overwatch 2, and we're not talking about the return of loot boxes. Seeking to inject a little extra spice into OW2's gameplay loop, Blizzard has introduced a brand-new perk system. Overwatch 2 perks amp up the power of hero abilities, shaking up the Overwatch 2 tier list as another balance lever is added to the hit multiplayer game. Marking arguably the largest update to the OW2 experience ever, there's a lot to get used to. Below, we'll teach you all you need to know about the system so you won't fly blind when you next drop in. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: How to unlock Overwatch 2 loot boxes Overwatch 2 Season 15 is the hero shooter's biggest win in a while Loot boxes are back because Overwatch 2 "wasn't rewarding enough," director says View the full article
The Human Torch and The Thing are the two latest heroes set to arrive in Marvel Rivals in the second half of Season 1. Players will be able to check out these two members of the Fantastic Four for themselves when they get added to the game tomorrow, but despite Human Torch having one of the most OP abilities in the game, players are pretty underwhelmed by one of his main cosmetics... Read more.View the full article
There's GTA news! No, sit your **** down, it's not GTA 6 trailer news. It's GTA 5 news. The free update that'll finally bring the PC version of the most lucrative game ever to game has just been given a concrete release date - it's dropping on March 4. Read more View the full article
How do you open Overwatch 2 loot boxes? Loot boxes were an Overwatch 1 staple, so it's no surprise that fans were a little disappointed when the random reward system was removed from the sequel. Over two years later, OW2 loot boxes have returned with the launch of Season 15. While additional loot boxes are available from the paid Overwatch 2 battle pass, plenty of free boxes are available every week, so you don't need to spend money on the free PC game. Whether you're a new player to the FPS game or a returning veteran in need of a refresher, we've got all the details on OW2 loot boxes, how to get them, and how to open them. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Overwatch 2 perks explained Overwatch 2 Season 15 is the hero shooter's biggest win in a while Loot boxes are back because Overwatch 2 "wasn't rewarding enough," director says View the full article
A new leak suggests that the new AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D gaming CPUs will launch next month. If the rumor is true, these new 12 and 16-core Zen 5 chips will be available to purchase in just under three weeks time, bringing even more processors with AMD's powerful 3D V-Cache technology into the high-end CPU market. It's the 3D V-Cache technology, more than any other enhancement, that has allowed AMD to dominate with the best gaming CPUs in recent years. Contenders such as the 7800X3D and 9800X3D have consistently beaten the competition so far, with Intel's latest Core Ultra lineup failing to impress gamers, as our Intel Core Ultra 265K review shows. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT appears on Amazon ahead of launch, hints at price This lucky gamer managed to buy an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D gaming CPU for just $99 AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT price could match Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti, new leak suggests View the full article
I get the feeling Rockstar just enjoys teasing PC players. GTA 5? A nearly two-year wait between its original 360/PS3 launch and it hitting our desktops. Red Dead Redemption 2? One year. Red Dead 1? 14 years. GTA 6? Unknown. Potentially infinite... Read more.View the full article
Whatever comes out of Brendan Greene’s sprawling 10-year trilogy of projects at PlayerUnknown Productions, it won’t be a successor to Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds, popularly known hereabouts as Plunkbat - the grandfather of battle royales, which Greene developed as creative director at Bluehole, a subsidiary of Krafton. Read more View the full article
The Scuf Valor Pro is an Xbox controller and PC controller that is stuffed with masses of extra features and includes premium upgrades such as using Hall Effect sticks and switchable quick-press triggers. Its big compromise, though, is that it's wired-only. However, this is reflected in a price that's far lower than a controller of this quality would be with a wireless connection. With most premium options on our best PC controller guide tending to use a wireless connection, and feeling all the more convenient for it, Scuf's new controller is inherently going to have more limited appeal. However, if you want high-end build and features but without spending too crazy an amount of money, this is a very tempting option. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Nvidia just made it easier to buy a new RTX 5090 or RTX 5080 gaming GPU Best Baldur's Gate 3 settings for PC and Steam Deck Is Baldur's Gate 3 Steam Deck compatible? View the full article
Hasbro - parent company of DnD publisher Wizards of the Coast - is working on a new, licensed "triple-A videogame" with the developer team behind Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 at Saber Interactive, CEO Chris Cocks has announced. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: DnD Sorcerer 5e class guide DnD Wizard 5e class guide DnD Rogue 5e class guide View the full article
A Helldivers 2 developer has hinted that the game’s next crossover event is in the works, leaving players to wonder which universe could be the next one to collide with Super Earth. Over a year after its initial release, Helldivers 2 continues to add fresh content, and additional collaborations give players even more chances to spread freedom across the galaxy. View the full article
League of Legends Clash was meant to be the ultimate replacement for ranked fives. With flex ****** essentially in the gutter and far worse off than the previous iteration, Clash was introduced as a fun way to play competitive games with your friends in a tournament-style mode to give you the feel of what it is like to be a professional player. Sadly, the mode has not lived up to the hype, and players are furious with its gradual decline. League players expressed their anger at the decline of Clash in a recent thread on Reddit, noting the steady decline the mode has seen over the years, going from weekly tournaments to only three traditional tournaments throughout the year. “We went from biweekly Clash schedule to 3 proper Clash tournaments in a year,” one player said. View the full article
The future of 007 and the James Bond franchise as a whole has been a point of contention for years now, especially after the MGM library was absorbed by Amazon. After months of back-and-forth regarding the expansion plans for the IP, longtime Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli are "stepping back from the creative process." Read more View the full article
Farming sims have a special kind of magic. Stardew Valley offers the perfect mix of relaxation and purpose, but what happens when you’ve poured hundreds of hours into your farm, married your favorite villager, and harvested more turnips than you can count? Best games like Stardew Valley Everyone already knows the classics—Rune Factory and My Time at Portia/Sandrock have been fan favorites for years. So, rather than going over the same well-known picks, I want to highlight 10 fantastic games that bring their own unique twist to farming and life simulation. If you’re looking for something magical or historical or just want a fresh take on the cozy farming genre, these games might be just what you need to pull you out of your Stardew Valley funk. View the full article
Legendary Entertainment's live-action Street Fighter movie recently lined up a premiere date, and now it has a director in place. And hey, if The Eric Andre Show's Kitao Sakurai can't entertain us with his spin on Capcom's classic fighter, who can? Sakurai—known for writing, directing, and producing The Eric Andre Show, as well as directing episodes of Twisted Metal—has been tapped to direct (via The Hollywood Reporter). Legendary is co-producing along with Capcom, and Sony previously set its premiere for March 20, 2026. As for what aspects of the Street Fighter series the movie aims to tackle, those details have yet to be divulged. Will Sakurai get a chance to cover more recent hits like Street Fighter 6, or will this be the ultimate redemption arc for a well-aged Guile by way of Jean-Claude Van Damme? Takin' it to the streets Image via Amazon Prime Video The new Street Fighter movie was confirmed back in April 2023. At the time, twin *********** filmmaker duo Danny and Michael Philippou (Talk to Me) were in talks to direct. Of course, one would be remiss not to mention the original 1994 live-action Street Fighter as much as possible in any related article. While historically maligned as a failure, the endlessly entertaining work of art starred the aforementioned Van Damme as Guile opposite Raul Julia in a powerful turn as M. Bison. Don't listen to anyone who says writer and director Steven E. de Souza's feature is anything other than a classic example of pure game-inspired camp. There was also 2009's fair to middlin' Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, which starred Kristin Kreuk as Chun-Li and Chris Klein as Charlie Nash. The real Capcom film to beat, however, is 1994's Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, a Gisaburo Sugii-directed and Group TAC-animated banger that hit all the right notes. So go ahead, Sakurai, do your best and your worst! The post The Eric Andre Show’s Kitao Sakurai to direct new Street Fighter movie appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
In a surprising twist, Team ***** has announced that the upcoming Delta Force: ****** Hawk Down campaign DLC will be free for everyone. The Delta Force developer emphasized on social media that this last-minute decision is “a gesture of gratitude” to players who have supported the game since the open beta. View the full article
We’ve been eagerly awaiting more news from Dune: Awakening, the large-scale multiplayer survival game which puts players on the desert world ... Read more View the full article
Developer Blast Zero and publisher Red Dunes Games are celebrating this month's 35th anniversary of the classic anime Samurai Pizza Cats by announcing a new video game based on the popular 1990s cartoon, called Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast From the Past. It's in development for "all major platforms." The trailer reassembles some of the original voice cast – the English cast includes Rick Jones (Cerviche), Sonja Ball (Polly Esther), Terrence Scammell (Guido Anchovy, Narrator) and Dean Hagopian returning as Seymour “The Big” Cheese – while the game is described as a 2D action-RPG (you can see some gameplay footage in the announcement trailer above) in which you'll be able to switch back and forth between members of the Samurai Pizza Cats and utilize each one's unique abilities in combat and to solve puzzles – all within Little Tokyo. Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast From the Past is described as being "early in development." Track its progress and wishlist it on Steam if you're interested. Ryan McCaffrey is IGN's executive editor of previews and host of both IGN's weekly Xbox show, Podcast Unlocked, as well as our monthly(-ish) interview show, IGN Unfiltered. He's a North Jersey guy, so it's "Taylor ham," not "pork roll." Debate it with him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan. View the full article
Funcom has confirmed that its survival MMO Dune: Awakening will launch on PC via Steam on May 20. The base game will be priced at $49.99/€49.99, with pre-orders starting soon, according to Funcom. Players who pre-order Dune: Awakening will receive the ‘Terrarium of Muad’Dib’ decoration for their in-game houses. Funcom previously said that console versions of the survival game would arrive at a later date. Read More... View the full article
Dune: Awakening will launch on May 20, Funcom has announced. The game's release date was revealed alongside its price, pre-order bonus, and the launch of the Dune: Awakening character creator. View the full article
Most people agreed that last year's Alien: Romulus was a return to form for the long-running sci-fi horror franchise, nightmare CG Ian Holm aside. Now, with a follow-up practically confirmed after its box office success, director and co-writer Fede Álvarez is discussing his vision for more stories set in that universe, and whether they could lead to a new Alien vs. Predator event movie. Read more View the full article
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Sandworm-bothering MMO Dune: Awakening will release on 20th May, develoeprs Funcom have announced, and you can start tailoring your very own Arrakish (I swear it's a canonical term) adventurer by means of the just-released character creator. Any desert delver you produce with said creator can be imported to the full game at launch. Inspired by Monster Hunter's Hunting *****, I've recently gotten into the habit of making characters who look like Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson. I'm not sure Dune: Awakening has sufficiently puckish hair to support this - not many big frizzy gingers in the Dune universe, in my experience. But I'm willing to give it a shot, for science. Anyway, here's a trailer. Read more View the full article