After ten years of patches, updates, roadmaps, and seasons, I don't want FPS games to be 'balanced' anymore. This constant adjusting - nudging a few values one way, then nudging them back again - drains the joy from shooters. Asymmetry is fun. Imbalance is fun. The reason Dust was so good in classic Counter-Strike was because it favored the CT side, and Terrorists had to get creative. Operation Metro is a blast in Battlefield 3 because no-one cares about the number of doors or choke points - it's flat out anarchy. This is why we need games like Rising Storm 2, which is thankfully having a comeback on Steam, and now costs less than two dollars. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: After seven years, deeply realistic FPS Rising Storm 2 suddenly gets new update Next week's free games from Epic will take you to 'Nam This week's free games from Epic include the best Vietnam War FPS View the full article
Hundreds of Bethesda employees are striking today over remote working and outsourcing concerns they say Microsoft has ******* to address. Workers in Maryland and Texas are holding a one-day strike after filing an unfair labor complaint against parent company ZeniMax in October, Inverse reports. They represent the second largest video games union in the US, which was formed in January 2023 and includes over 300 quality assurance workers. Read More... View the full article
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer says that no Xbox titles are off limits when it comes to potential PlayStation releases in the future, including Halo. A staple of the first-person shooter genre for over two decades, Halo has remained an Xbox exclusive since Halo: Combat Evolved was released in November 2001. View the full article
The latest Prime Warframe makes its debut in Digital Extremes' stylish free-to-play co-op game, but there's even more good news for players this week. Alongside the launch of Xaku Prime access comes the return of the much-loved Höllvania social hub. Originally introduced as a teaser for the upcoming Warframe 1999 questline, the fanbase quickly fell in love with this limited-time Relay, and has begged the developer to bring it back. Now, those prayers have been answered. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Warframe Twitch drops and how to claim Warframe 1999 gets a new, tighter launch window as huge update approaches Warframe 1999 release date window, demo, trailers, gameplay, and more View the full article
Looking for the full Indiana Jones and the Great Circle voice actors and cast list? If, like us, Indiana Jones sounds so much like Harrison Ford's character that you're wondering if it is the famous actor, here's who voices Indiana Jones in the upcoming game. The Indiana Jones and the Great Circle release date isn't far off, and now we have new details on what to expect from the gameplay and story. The story takes place between the events of Raiders of the Lost Ark and the Last Crusade in 1937. Playing as the legendary archaeologist, this action-adventure game takes us across the globe, discovering secrets and hunting precious relics. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Get Indiana Jones and the Great Circle for free, thanks to Nvidia Indiana Jones and the Great Circle release date, trailers, latest news Indiana Jones and the Great Circle nails the vibe but I'm not sold yet View the full article
The recent Stardew Valley update has resulted in some players' losing the lovable Hat Mouse, instead finding the building to be abandoned and hats still purchasable without them. With the recent release of update 1.6 finally hitting the console and mobile versions, as well as a speedy 1.6.9 update across the board for PC too, it's to be expected a few bugs would come through the cracks. View the full article
FromSoftware's parent company, Kadokawa Corporation, has 20 console games in the work following the astronomical success of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, as well as six mobile games cooking away. It's safe to say, big things are coming from Japan under the Kadokawa umbrella. Read more View the full article
In a chat that also featured him talking about handhelds for the many-th time this year, Xbox's Phil Spencer has had some thoughts on where the games industry's at in 2024. What's he said, you ask? Well, "We’re not going to grow the market with $1,000 consoles", a line that definitely doesn't seem like it might potentially be a bit of a cheeky jab at a certain rather expensive console that came out pretty recently. Read more View the full article
When is Stellar Blade coming to PC? Developer Shift Up originally planned to bring Stellar Blade (previously known as Project Eve) to PC when it was revealed back in 2019, but Sony's involvement saw the game become a PlayStation 5 exclusive title in 2021. With the overwhelming success of Sony's multiplatform strategy, the future is bright for PC users as Sony continues to bring its library of console-exclusive titles over to the platform. Like the best action-adventure games out there, Stellar Blade is incredibly stylish and flashy, equipping players with an arsenal of weapons to crush Earth's alien invaders. If slaying horrible creatures doesn't come naturally to you, we've got you covered with the best Stellar Blades skills to get the most out of Eve's abilities. Read on to find out when you can expect to play Stellar Blade on PC in the future. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Stellar Blade dev says highly-anticipated PC version will arrive in 2025 Stellar Blade PC confirmed, Shift Up has plans for the "near future" Stellar Blade PC could be close as Shift Up shares mystery job listing View the full article
GOG has revealed a new video game preservation initiative, whose goal is to ensure that aging titles arent lost to time. Though the company was originally founded to compete with the rampant video game pirating market prevalent in Poland in the 90s, GOG eventually pivoted to offering DRM-free digital versions of classic games that had previously only been available via physical purchase. View the full article
On November 23, 2024, the World of Warcraft turns 20 years old. For two decades our heroes have fought off myriad evils like The Lich King and Sylvanas Windrunner, and seen Azeroth torn asunder - both literally and figuratively. Looking forward, we have two new expansions on the horizon with Midnight and The Last Titan, with The War Within paving the way for the next ten years of WoW. To celebrate its twentieth birthday, Diablo Immortal is hosting a WoW-themed crossover event, and I sat down with lead content designer Scott Burgess and senior game designer Nan Jiang to chat about what horrors lurk in the shadows. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Free to play ARPG Diablo Immortal details new Cursed Solstice events Diablo Immortal hasn't been forgotten after Diablo 4, Blizzard says Diablo Immortal update adds its "rarest and strongest" items yet View the full article
Nvidia is back with another free game bundle for those looking to upgrade their PCs and laptops this holiday season. This time round, there's a free copy of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle from MachineGames, which you can now get for free with certain Nvidia GeForce GPUs. Those looking to jump on this Nvidia deal will need to grab an RTX 4070 or above graphics card, or a laptop with the same specs. While the RTX 5000 lineup, including the anticipated RTX 5090, is just beyond the horizon, we're coming into the holiday ***** season making it an excellent time to treat yourself. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle release date, trailers, latest news Indiana Jones and the Great Circle nails the vibe but I'm not sold yet Bethesda's Wolfenstein developer reveals new Indiana Jones game View the full article
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It feels like every day another videogame is gone forever. In the age of digital storefronts, old versions of games are delisted for remasters, struggling live-service releases are pulled offline, and it's increasingly difficult to play myriad classics in the way that was originally intended. The history of games continues to slip through our fingers, and as technology marches on it gets ******* and ******* to keep hold of what we once had. This problem is exactly why GOG, the storefront owned by The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 studio CD Projekt, has launched the Preservation Program. Now, classic PC games like Fallout, XCOM UFO Defense, Warcraft, Resident Evil, and more will run smoothly forever, and more are on the way. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Ambitious Fallout 1 remake Vault 13 is no longer being developed These classic Fallout games are free to keep, if you're speedy New Fallout 1 remake built by modders is available to try right now View the full article
There's a new trailer for the video game anthology series Secret Level, and yet, it does feel a bit weird to see Concord amongst it all. Read more View the full article
Theme park management sim Planet Coaster was all about making roller coasters that would push your park guests to the edge of puking up their overpriced burgers while making sure the excitement levels of your twisting rides remained high. Planet Coaster 2 wants to do that again, but this time adds water parks into the mix, with slides to design, pools to plop down, and raft rides that you can click together to form ambitiously speedy spirals. You can feel some creative pride when you look down on the watery wonderland you've made with these tools. But you may also wonder if it was worth the effort. As a newcomer to Planet management games, I've found this slippy sequel fiddly, cumbersome, and poorly explained. Read more View the full article
This article contains affiliate links to our friends at Play-Asia. EastAsiaSoft’s latest western release Tokyo Clanpool has allegedly been rejected by Steam according to the publisher for being “too *****”. Tokyo Clanpool is a traditional dungeon RPG similar to titles like Evenicle which has had its own run ins with Steam censorship. Luckily Good Old Games (GOG) has […] Source View the full article
With Act 2 of Destiny 2's Episode: Revenant on the horizon, Bungie devs have some exciting news about the game's upcoming act. Despite the changes that arrived in Revenant: Act 1, the paltry content that Act 1 contained was less than impressive; however, there's still hope for Act 2 and beyond. The Act 2 livestream was about an hour of news regarding the next act's activity, weapons, and more. View the full article
During its recent Act 2 livestream, Bungie reveals the next Destiny 2 collaboration, adding cosmetic content from Capcom's Street Fighter 6 to the game. With Act 2 set to kick off in full on November 19, Bungie also gave players a glimpse at some of the new Destiny 2 content also arriving. View the full article
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake's premise is bluntly, delightfully simple. The Archfiend Baramos, as evil as he is mysterious, is up and about. He’s got ill designs on the world. Your Dad tried to stop him, and he *****. He fell into a volcano. We absolutely can’t be having that. This is, more than anything else, a game about Going On An Adventure. Well walked ground, of course, but it’s rare to see it embarked upon with such barefaced delight, or such a wholehearted commitment to going the distance. It is a very big and a very simple RPG that is as wide as an ocean and as deep as a pond; a game to curl up with and play lazily and—with some sour caveats—enjoyably, for an entire winter. Read more View the full article
GOG has announced a new Preservation Program designed to ensure that classic games remain playable on modern systems forever. 100 classic games from its catalog are being re-released today with updated or quality-tested builds, and GOG has committed to using its own resources to maintain their compatibility with modern PCs. On the GOG store, games included in the Preservation Program are identified with a dedicated stamp, and players can see how GOG has worked to update each title by looking at its Preservation Log. Read More... View the full article
A Russian military outfitter, Ratnik Tactical, is now making and selling purity seals inspired directly by Warhammer 40,000. The seals feature text from the biblical Psalm 90, and have apparently been "consecrated in the Main Temple of the Armed Forces of Russia, the Cathedral of the Resurrection of *******". Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Glitchy AI invented a fake Warhammer 40k villain - now she's a fan sensation Trench Crusade has a dark and ******* heart that Warhammer 40k is missing Warhammer 40k: All signs point to new plastic Imperial Guard tanks in 2025 View the full article
How do you unlock the Saug in ****** Ops 6? SMGs in ****** Ops 6 come in many flavors. Some offer controllable recoil, some are slow-******* but hard-hitting, and many operate in a jack-of-all-trades space. What we've been missing, however, is an SMG that is pure chaos. That is, until now. The Saug SMG is a compact maelstrom, capable of clearing rooms of hostiles without a hint of effort. There's plenty to dig into with ****** Ops 6 Season 1, but perhaps the most exciting addition to our BO6 weapons armory is the Saug. An SMG with this much raw power is an intriguing prospect; do you refine the **** to suit a ******* variety of combat situations, or do you lean into the chaos? First things first, how do you unlock the ****** Ops 6 Saug? Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: ****** Ops 6 Season 1 release date and time, new maps, modes, and Zombies ****** Ops 6 events explained ****** Ops 6 modes and playlists View the full article
The latest AMD Ryzen gaming CPUs have begun to hit the gaming handheld market, and OneXPlayer's latest hardware has been demonstrated showing definitive improvements, with its frame rates firmly beating those of the Asus ROG Ally X. The race to make the best handheld gaming PC has heated up over the last few years, particularly after the release of Valve's Steam Deck in 2022. OneXPlayer, which appeared on the scene before Valve, provides premium end systems that cram in as much power as possible. Its latest, the OneXFly F1 Pro is no different. With an OLED screen, up to 64GB of DDR5 RAM, and a new AMD processor, it's already squishing the competition. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: New AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D stock not expected until 2025, says gaming CPU retailer Grab this discounted AMD Ryzen X3D gaming CPU and get 32GB of Corsair RAM free New Zen 6 AMD Ryzen gaming CPUs won't be coming until 2026 or 2027, says rumor View the full article
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Lollipop Chainsaw RePop sold much better than expected, resulting in an improved financial forecast for parent company Extreme. The company has revised its consolidated earnings forecast for its fiscal year ending March 2025, crediting the Lollipop Chainsaw remaster as the main reason for this. As reported by Gamebiz, Extreme – which is the parent company of Lollipop Chainsaw RePop developer Dragami Games – revised its sales forecast to ¥11.65 billion ($75.4 million), up from ¥11 billion ($74 million). It also revised its net profit to 1.08 billion ($6.9 million), up from ¥710 million ($4.6 million). Read More... View the full article
Farming Simulator 25 is suffering from a host of errors and bugs at launch. One of the most prevalent causes players to get stuck at a 99% loading screen bug, which appears only to affect those using servers to host multiplayer sessions on external hosting websites. Farmers over on the Steam forums and even Reddit have started to complain that other players aren’t able to join them or about how they’re stuck on loading screens when trying to join the server or after playing for a few hours. Various potential fixes have been touted to resolve the problem. View the full article
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After ten years of patches, updates, roadmaps, and seasons, I don't want FPS games to be 'balanced' anymore. This constant adjusting - nudging a few values one way, then nudging them back again - drains the joy from shooters. Asymmetry is fun. Imbalance is fun. The reason Dust was so good in classic Counter-Strike was because it favored the CT side, and Terrorists had to get creative. Operation Metro is a blast in Battlefield 3 because no-one cares about the number of doors or choke points - it's flat out anarchy. This is why we need games like Rising Storm 2, which is thankfully having a comeback on Steam, and now costs less than two dollars. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: After seven years, deeply realistic FPS Rising Storm 2 suddenly gets new update Next week's free games from Epic will take you to 'Nam This week's free games from Epic include the best Vietnam War FPS View the full article