Electronic Arts has announced an important The Sims 4 update that aims to address a variety of issues currently plaguing the game. The patch, which is planned to roll out by mid-August 2024, will primarily target problems that were introduced as part of the Lovestruck expansion for The Sims 4. View the full article
Oxygen Esports, the operating company behind various esports teams including the Call of Duty League’s Boston Breach, is laying off all staff and ceasing operations entirely, according to a new report. The report, by Dexerto’s Jacob Hale, cites multiple sources as saying the company is exiting the competitive gaming scene. Oxygen is most well-known for partnering up with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s company in 2021 after originally being founded in 2020. View the full article
Five Laps at Freddy’s is a new racing game that takes place in the iconic and infamous Five Nights at Freddy’s horror universe. Instead of braving another job on the night shift, you’ll race against iconic animatronics and use whatever it takes to get first place. While racing games are certainly fun, nothing is better than competing against friends to see who has the best racing skills—or who’s the best murderous, life-size animal ******. While not everything has been released yet, let’s take a look at the multiplayer functionality of Five Laps at Freddy’s. View the full article
Overwatch 2 is rolling out some new changes for Lifeweaver in the next patch that should give the support hero some more power. While the specifics of these changes are currently unknown, players should expect to see them when Overwatch 2 releases Season 12 on August 20. View the full article
Version 8.0.5 of Destiny 2 marks the beginning of this year's Solstice event while also carrying a lengthy list of bug fixes and gameplay adjustments, with the patch notes confirming a nerf to The Mountaintop grenade launcher's ability to accommodate grenade jumping. This one-of-a-kind ******* in Destiny 2 is the only grenade launcher that allows players to effectively rocket jump, and has recently enjoyed more widespread use among players thanks to the *******'s resurgence with the Into the Light update. View the full article
Five Nights At Freddy’s (FNAF) fans can rejoice, as the surprise release of the latest game, Into the Pit, got an early release. Initially, the game was coming out on Aug. 8, but it’s available a day early because of a “goof” that released it in Japan. The creator of FNAF shared the news on his official X (formerly Twitter) page, informing everyone of the slip-up. Rather than retracting it in Japan, the team decided to make it something everyone can enjoy, and eager fans of the series can start playing it right now on Steam. After a full week of celebrating the 10th anniversary of the FNAF franchise, it’s a great way to cap off the celebrations. View the full article
Disney Dreamlight Valley developer Gameloft has recently teased more space and freedom for players to decorate their Valleys during the announcement of the games current roadmap. Decoration is a big part of Disney Dreamlight Valley, and gamers will likely be happy with this mysterious upcoming feature. View the full article
Warner Bros. Discovery reported today that its game revenue suffered a major drop this quarter from the same ******* last year, largely due to weak performance of ******** Squad: ***** the Justice League. Games revenue, under the WB Games division, dropped 41% year-over-year. Though ******** Squad's struggles were the main culprit, it was admittedly up against stiff competition: last year's comparable included strong sales of Hogwarts Legacy, which launched in February of 2023 and continued to do exceedingly well throughout the year that followed. It sold 22 million copies in 2023 alone, and has since reached 24 million. ******** Squad, meanwhile, was panned by critics and called "disappointing" by WB Discovery boss David Zaslav last quarter, and resulted in a $200 million impairment charge in that report. An impairment charge is a practice businesses use when they need to write off or report a reduction in the value of some of their assets that they previously thought would have a higher value. Speaking of impairment charges, Warner Bros. Discovery undertook a massive one this quarter outside of games. The company reported revenue of $9.7 billion, but an overall net loss of $10 billion, $9.1 billion of which was due to impairment charges. Officially, WB cited the charge as due to "the difference between market capitalization and book value, continued softness in the U.S. linear advertising market, and uncertainty related to affiliate and sports rights renewals, including the NBA." The first part, about book value, is WB reevaluating the value of its TV networks segment in light of customers and advertiser interest in streaming and digital content over traditional TV. But the NBA bit was likely responsible for a hefty sum of the impairment charge too. WB's contract for NBA media rights expires after the 2024-2025 season, and the NBA appears to have opted to take its business to Amazon instead. Though WB has since attempted to exercise what it says are its rights to match Amazon's offer and is suing the NBA over them, it doesn't seem likely to win. While all that sounds fairly dismal, WB's subscription services were up 3.6 million from last quarter, bringing its total to 103.3 million. This is the first time the company has passed 100 million subscribers. Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Got a story tip? Send it to [email protected]. View the full article
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria is making the jump to new platforms this month. The survival crafting game, which is set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth, will hit Steam and Xbox Series X/S on August 27, at a discounted price of $19.99 for a limited time. Developed by indie studio Free Range Games and published by North Beach Games, Return to Moria was originally released for PC via the Epic Games Store in October 2023, before hitting PS5 last December. Read More... View the full article
Stardew Valley may still be a dominant force on Steam but one new release may be coming for its crown. Following the release of Update 1.6, ConcernedApe's Farming RPG has never been more popular as the community has actively championed it as being one of the most relaxing and wholesome games on the market. Its rampant success over the last eight years has prompted many competitors to try their hand at emulating its formula and while many have *******, this new release may be the closest to capturing Stardew's charm again. View the full article
Fortnite Festival is almost ready for a new season, and leakers have spoiled the secret of who’s up next: Karol G. The season four featured artist for the musical mode will be none other than ****** pop star Karol G. The five-time ****** Grammy Award winner and four-time Billboard Music Award winner is famous for her reggaeton and urban pop music, along with her sultry dance moves. View the full article
Baldur's Gate 3 has revealed that barely 10% of players have completed the game in Honour Mode since the difficulty was released. The game mode dares players to finish Baldur's Gate 3 without dying, but apparently, few can succeed. View the full article
It turns out that if you ***** a bunch of your QA staff, the game you're making will tend to run into quality issues. I'm not saying the problems with Destiny 2's latest patch are a direct result of last week's drastic headcount reduction at Bungie, but it can hardly help... Read more.View the full article
Even though he hasn’t played a single NFL game yet, Caleb Williams is projected to be one of the best young quarterbacks in Madden 25. From winning the 2022 Heisman to breaking single-season records with USC, the 22-year-old rising prospect has become another star in the making after getting drafted first overall by the Chicago Bears. The upcoming season marks the start of his time as a new leader for an organization that has been desperate for a savior for over a decade. View the full article
first crop of people have now watched the Borderlands movie, and following the lifting of a social media embargo have shared their opinions, which are mostly that it is pretty bad. Critics and early viewers from a fan event are being very blunt and very frank: They did not like it much. We're seeing words like "lifeless" and "obnoxious" and "baffling." Praise is pretty thin on the ground among these first responses, and faint when it does appear—with an exceptional few giving short, relatively positive summaries... Read more.View the full article
Big changes are being made to item exclusivity for Fortnite battle passes going forward. Although players will have to wait more than a year, more battle pass items can be outright purchased. At least 18 months after any future Fortnite battle pass has expired, there’s a chance some of its items will show up in the Fortnite shop. The Fortnite team said this will enable players “down the road” to have fun with that content. View the full article
Many players of Nexon's new sci-fi looter shooter The First Descendant are annoyed with a seemingly pointless confirmation screen it requires players to click through before receiving completed research items. The First Descendant just recently added its 15th playable character in Luna, and also added a new Ultimate variant for one of the game's most popular Descendants, Valby. Additionally, the big update included buffs to Freyna, Blaire, and Viessa, among other quality of life changes. View the full article
I lost count of how many crossover skins are in Fortnite a very long time ago. There is a relentless barrage of new collaborations with other videogames, movies, anime, and celebrities. However, a lot of these crossovers often manifest within a seasonal battle pass, and the main issue with that is once the season is over, they vanish into the void for those who didn't manage to get them. Well, Epic Games is about to change that, revealing that battle pass items can now return to Fortnite in the future through the game's store, but there are some caveats to consider. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 release date and latest news The 128 best Fortnite skins Is Fortnite shutting down in 2024? View the full article
Steam player numbers can never give the full story for a game's success, especially when said game is spread out across several different platforms. Diablo 4, for example, isn't just on PC - and even on our platform of choice it's got a few different versions, including Blizzard's own Battle.net launcher. In these cases, what Steam player numbers can do is give an indication of how well something's doing - and with the recent launch of Season 5 it looks like Diablo 4 is doing very well indeed. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Blizzard lets Diablo 4 players keep bugged Season 5 recipes, this time Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred release date Best Diablo 4 Spiritborn build View the full article
I know a farm sim has me hooked when I actually bother learning the names of the characters. I've played enough Stardewcrossingmoon mashups in the past eight years that they blur together. There's always the local shop owner, the carpenter, the fisher, a mayor type figure, and so on. The characters of Fields of Mistria, the latest farming life sim making waves, are so delightfully distinct that I've not just memorized their names, but assigned them nicknames in my head too—from Junie (Juniper) the bathhouse owner to Addie (Adeline) the town leader. And I'm in love with all of them... Read more.View the full article
The Paradigm is one of the most iconic and integral characters in Fortnite lore. She was originally released as an exclusive character on Oct. 19, 2019, which means you might be wondering whether or not you can get The Paradigm skin now. Although there are many unique skins to choose from with a collection that just keeps growing, The Paradigm is quite a special one you might want to add to your collection if you don’t have her yet. Here’s what you need to know about whether you can get The Paradigm skin in Fortnite. View the full article
For its one-year anniversary, Baldurs Gate 3 revealed a bunch of player statistics, including the fact that Shadowheart has been kissed almost twice as often as any other companion in the game. These statistics all revealed a great deal about how fans played Baldurs Gate 3, and showed who the most popular characters in the game are. View the full article
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Larian Studios has advised Baldurs Gate 3 players to check their email, as more invitations for the games closed beta for Patch 7 have recently been sent. Baldurs Gate 3s closed beta for Patch 7 has been live for around two weeks, and now more players will have the chance to test the changes before they go live for everyone in September. View the full article
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Oxygen Esports, the operating company behind various esports teams including the Call of Duty League’s Boston Breach, is laying off all staff and ceasing operations entirely, according to a new report. The report, by Dexerto’s Jacob Hale, cites multiple sources as saying the company is exiting the competitive gaming scene. Oxygen is most well-known for partnering up with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s company in 2021 after originally being founded in 2020. View the full article