Paradox Interactive have announced that a big Stellaris 4.0 update is coming later this year, and it's going to overhaul quite a lot. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
After continually falling in price over the past year, the MTG card Pest Control is now back up, surging in value over the past month. This removal spell cost just $2.50 on Christmas Day, but since then its price has risen by 196% to $7.40. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: MTG Final Fantasy release date and latest news MTG Aetherdrift's new god card is a sexy frog MTG Aetherdrift planeswalkers include biker Chandra and a busted Aetherspark View the full article
Palworld developer Pocketpair are not slowing down, as they just launched their own video game publisher with Pocketpair Publishing. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
If you love classic point and click adventures then Splittown might be your next destination, as it's just arrived on Steam. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Palworld developer Pocketpair is moving into the publishing business to release Tales of Kenzera: Zau developer Surgent Studio's next game. The newly formed Pocketpair Publishing said on X/Twitter it will support "a brand new horror game" from Surgent Studios, which released Tales of Kenzera: Zau as its debut title in April last year. The horror game published by Pocketpair won't be a continuation of that universe, however. "We noticed a pattern in the entertainment industry, and Pocketpair has given us the opportunity to make a horror game about it," said Surgent Studios CEO Abubakar Salim. "Both Surgent and Pocketpair are well versed in taking risks. This game will be short and weird, and we think players will be interested in what we have to say. "We’re still in earnest conversation about further projects set in the Tales of Kenzera universe, but this will be a standalone piece: a mile marker between where we’ve come from and where we’re going." We’re still in earnest conversation about further projects set in the Tales of Kenzera universe, but this will be a standalone piece. No release window or even a title was announced, so the project is presumably still a while away from releasing. This is also separate from the Project Uso concept previously shared by Surgent Studios. Pocketpair Publishing, meanwhile, is now accepting pitches from other developers. "We don't want to tell you what to do. We don’t want to take control from you. We don’t want to change your dream or push you to make a certain type of game," it said on its website. Head of Pocketpair Publishing John Buckley added: "At Pocketpair, there is nothing we love more than games, and Pocketpair Publishing is our latest venture to help the world enjoy gaming even more. Game development comes with many challenges, but we want to ease that process as much as possible and provide an environment where creators can pursue their dreams. "We are pleased to be able to support Surgent Studios’ new title as our first step. We deeply sympathize with their original ideas and passion and are honoured to help them realize their vision. We will respect the autonomy and vision of developers and work together to make great games for people all over the world." Salim, who is also an actor having played Assassin's Creed Origins protagonist Bayek, Alyn of Hull in House of the Dragon, and the titular character in Tales of Kenzera: Zau, said "it's an incredible honor to be Pocketpair Publishing's first partner" in a follow up post on X/Twitter. "This is the energy I want to see driving games in 2025," he said, "developers lifting each other up, creating together, and pushing the industry forward." Tales of Kenzera: Zau is a single player Metroidvania game which explores themes of grief and love. It earned a 7/10 in IGN's review. "Tales of Kenzera: Zau's action isn't groundbreaking within the genre, but its elevated by a truly moving tale about how to go on in this world when your loved ones have passed on to the next," we said. The positive reception wasn't enough to drive unbridled success, however, as Surgent Studios announced layoffs in July. Things grew worse as employees were put on notice for redundancy in October amid further funding struggles, meaning the support from Pocketpair Publishing will likely go a long way. As for Pocketpair, it's still battling The Pokémon Company and Nintendo's patent infringement lawsuit, filed following Palworld's record-breaking sales success. Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day. View the full article
AMD's David McAfee has responded to complaints surrounding the upcoming Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT release date. The Vice President and General Manager of Radeon and Ryzen added context surrounding the delay after the graphics cards were originally expected to arrive this month. So far, the two AMD RX 9070 graphics cards have had a weird time since they were revealed at CES 2025. Although announced, AMD didn't say much about the cards, their specs, or their release date. Instead, it was down to the company's card-manufacturing partners to showcase the cards on the show floor. They look like being a cost-effective alternative to Nvidia's RTX 5000 offerings but the full picture is still far from clear. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: AMD Radeon RX 9070 release date, price, and specs AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT release date, price, and specs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D buyers beware, as gaming CPU is at center of another scam View the full article
GE-Proton (formerly Proton-GE) is a compatibility layer to run Windows games on Linux platforms like SteamOS / Steam Deck that can at times give you better game compatibility than Valve's official Proton. Here's how to install it. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
EA has provided preliminary financial results for the third fiscal quarter, and it doesn't look good for Dragon Age: The Veilguard. The company has confirmed the game has not reached sales expectations and only met nearly 50% of the players Electronic Arts expected. EA FC 25 also failed to meet its targets. View the full article
EA has revealed that both Dragon Age: The Veilguard and EA Sports FC 25 have both "underperformed" its expectations, though it's the latter of the two that it cites as "accounting for the majority of the change" it's had to make in its financial projections. Read more View the full article
We don't really know whether Marvel Studios is out of the woods just yet or still spiraling downward. Regardless, the next two Avengers movies are prepping to shoot later this year, which means we'll be getting huge casting updates sooner rather than later. Of course, Doctor Strange is a major player in the Marvel Cinematic Universe right now, but veteran actor Benedict Cumberbatch says he won't show up in Avengers: Doomsday, which is set to arrive on May 1, 2026. Read more View the full article
Patch 2.21 for Cyberpunk 2077 is rolling out now on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. The update, which focuses on improvements to the recent photo mode additions, also adds DLSS 4 on PC. This paves the way for the game to support the new features introduced in Nvidia’s 50-series graphics cards, which release this week. Cyberpunk 2077 was one of the games highlighted in Nvidia’s 50 series presentation, showing off how the new graphics cards can render the game at over 200 frames-per-second on the highest settings. Read More... View the full article
Tempest Roar is one of the most powerful items for Barbarians to add to their build in Diablo 4 and is a must-have for most meta endgame builds. We’ve got the details you need if you’re looking for this item. Tempest Roar’s unique passive in Diablo 4 In Diablo 4, Tempest Roar provides Storm Skills with a 15 to 35 percent chance to grant four Spirit, while base Storm Skills are also classed as Werewolf Skills. On top of that, there are other powerful Affixes to unlock View the full article
A new leak suggests Call of Duty: WW2 developer Sledgehammer Games was once working on a battle royale mode for the 2017 shooter. While Call of Duty: WW2 could have been the first entry in the franchise to implement such a mode, it was Call of Duty: ****** Ops 4 that would make the leap into the battle royale genre, followed by the monumentally successfully Call of Duty: Warzone, which launched in March 2020. View the full article
According to some new industry chatter, you can count Diablo 4 among the games on their way to Nintendo’s upcoming console, the Switch 2. The news comes by way of eXtas1s, the eXputer writer who has a pretty good track record when it comes to leaking unannounced projects. Read more View the full article
Valve has restocked its refurbished Steam Deck selection in the US, meaning you can grab one for a discounted price if you're quick on the draw. The highly popular handheld usually starts at $549 for the OLED and $399 for the LCD models, but the refurbishing program heavily discounts the prices. Right now, you can grab the best handheld gaming PC for $439 for the 512GB OLED model, or $519 for the 1TB version. That's a discount of $110 for the 512GB Steam Deck and $130 for the 1TB version. The LCD models are all out of stock, however, so you'll need to keep your eyes peeled if you're after an even cheaper entry point. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: I tried the Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS, and it nails the Steam Deck formula This new Kaiju No. 8 gaming PC looks stunning, promises not to crush city Silverstone's new gaming PC case gets you a retro look without the old hardware View the full article
A new Pokémon TCG Pocket event has just kicked off, and collectors are already excited about filling in the gaps in their Psychic-type card collection. The Psychic-type Pokémon Mass Outbreak is running from Jan. 22 to 28 at 11:59pm CT, and it gives players the chance to pick up extra Psychic cards from the Wonder Pick tab, popping up as rare picks and bonus picks. View the full article
Despite frequent speculation that Half-Life 3 might still, one day, be real, it's probably best not to get our hopes up for now. What we did get in 2024, however, is Abiotic Factor, the magnificent survival game from Deep Field Games that feels heavily influenced by Valve's epochal scientific FPS. Its overwhelmingly positive Steam rating shows that 96% of player reviews recommend Abiotic Factor, meaning that even during early access it's well worth getting some friends together to try it out. Now, the developer gives us a deep dive into its next major update, which is taking us down into the terrifying depths of the reactors. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Half-Life inspired survival game Abiotic Factor just got a new world Abiotic Factor gets wet and wild in new soggy update out now Half-Life style survival game Abiotic Factor lays out big new roadmap View the full article
Valve has restocked its refurbished Steam Deck selection in the US, meaning you can grab one for a discounted price if you're quick on the draw. The highly popular handheld usually starts at $549 for the OLED and $399 for the LCD models, but the refurbishing program heavily discounts the prices. Right now, you can grab the best handheld gaming PC for $439 for the 512GB OLED model, or $519 for the 1TB version. That's a discount of $110 for the 512GB Steam Deck and $130 for the 1TB version. The LCD models are all out of stock, however, so you'll need to keep your eyes peeled if you're after an even cheaper entry point. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: I tried the Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS, and it nails the Steam Deck formula This new Kaiju No. 8 gaming PC looks stunning, promises not to crush city Silverstone's new gaming PC case gets you a retro look without the old hardware View the full article
Celeste developer Extremely OK Games has canceled its next game, Earthblade. The game, which was announced in 2021, has been canceled due to internal development issues, as well as a dispute between Celeste’s creators over the rights to the IP, it said. “Earlier this year, a fracture began forming in the team,” wrote the studio’s director of R&D, Maddy Thorson. “Specifically, this was between us (Noel & I) and Pedro, a founding member of EXOK, longtime friend & collaborator, and art director of Earthblade, and pixel/ui artist on Celeste and TowerFall. Read More... View the full article
If you feel like you've been hearing about ***** Joon-ho's next movie, Mickey 17, for years now, you're not wrong. It's been hit with countless delays for a variety of reasons, but its second trailer is doubling down on a March 7 release date that feels too near to change again. Read more View the full article
I have this problem whenever I start a new game on Project Zomboid. I call it the death spiral. I spawn into a house but the loot containers don't have any useful weapons. So, I walk outside to go searching, and inevitably attract the attention of some zombies. This means I can't stop to search other buildings, so I have to keep walking... which attracts more zombies, which means I have even less time to search, and so on. If only there was some way to guarantee the presence of certain objects and resources. We're not quite there yet, but the new Project Zomboid update for unstable build 42 offers some small control over the randomized maps. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Gigantic Project Zomboid update might make build 42 easier to survive Gigantic new Project Zomboid mod totally transforms the entire game Project Zomboid is scarier, nastier, and better than any other survival game View the full article
One missed earlier this week while I was running around Wales, Linus Torvalds announced the release of Linux kernel 6.13. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
At this point, it’s almost a tradition for gamers to try to run popular games on classic devices. With Marvel Rivals gaining popularity, this was bound to happen eventually. Now, one player has managed to run it on a 3DS. On Jan. 22, a player posted a picture on Reddit of them selecting a hero in Marvel Rivals. That’s nothing unusual, but adding that they’re playing on a 3DS is astonishing. “I saw a post of someone streaming their Steam Deck games through their 3DS on a different subreddit. So I decided to try it with mine. Obviously it’s not an ideal experience. Just wanted to see if it would work,” they said. View the full article
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Team 17, one of the ***’s oldest video game companies, has announced it’s changing its name after 34 years. Team 17 Group plc announced on Thursday that, beginning in early February, it will be known as ‘Everyplay Group plc,’ a rebrand it says better reflects the evolution of the business since it became a public company on the London Stock Exchange in 2018, and made big acquisition moves. The rebranding only affects the Group’s brand identity, and the Team 17 name will live on as one of the three arms within the group, it said. Read More... View the full article
Diablo 4’s seventh season, The Season of Witchcraft, brings a host of new changes to the base game and the expansion. With several new powers and mechanics to tinker with, a lot of old builds have gained new power while other, more popular, builds have been enhanced. With that in mind, here are the best builds for every class in season seven. View the full article
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Paradox Interactive have announced that a big Stellaris 4.0 update is coming later this year, and it's going to overhaul quite a lot. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article