Ubisoft serves as a cautionary tale of a creative studio getting too big for its own good. After years of bland 100-hour sandboxes, the company is beginning to feel the goodwill it amassed in its early years start to run out, leading it to finally ask the important question: why? Well, Star Wars Outlaws seems like a good place to start. Touted as the first open-world Star Wars game ever (debatable), its checklist of samey missions and activities was as massively inflated as its budget, and it seemed to mark a real turning point in Ubisoft’s perception as a game company. Critics and fans alike were lukewarm on the game, but far more importantly to the suits in charge, it ******* to meet sales expectations. In response, Ubisoft has launched a massive internal review to find out what exactly is going wrong behind closed doors. View the full article
The Forecast Towers in Fortnite are set locations on the map that allow you to gain information about the next storm circles. Fortnite is all about survival, as the storm circles force players to always keep moving to a smaller area or get eliminated. While you can’t usually know the future circles in the match, using the Forecast Towers allows you to have insight into the next circles, allowing you to make better strategies than your opponents. In the recent Diamond in the Raft story quests, you will need to locate one of these Forecast Towers on the map and use it to get to the next stage. View the full article
Microsoft Rewards is giving some users a new way to earn 1000 reward points per month. This could be a major boon for some Microsoft Rewards users, especially given some of the changes the program has undergone over the years. View the full article
If you want to retain your position as the Steward of New London in Frostpunk 2, you'll need to manage the approval of the various Factions in the game. By balancing your relationship with each Faction, you can prevent your city from collapsing in on itself. Part of this process involves preventing and breaking up riots caused by unhappy Factions. View the full article
Destiny 2 developer Bungie has shared some more information regarding its plans for Codename: Frontiers, specifically discussing the roadmap for raid and dungeon releases next year, while also detailing how Destiny 2's endgame content is set to evolve. The developer team behind Destiny 2 revealed more about their game plan for 2025 in a blog post earlier in September, which shed some more light on the two expansions - codenamed "Apollo" and "Behemoth" respectively - and the variety of content that these expansions are planned to introduce. View the full article
The Legendary Heroes event is here for all Pokémon Go players, and you’ll have the chance to choose between the Sword and Shield path in the latest Timed Research. Those who choose the Shield Path receive a Catch Challenge to go after several particular Pokémon. You’ll be on the lookout for these Pokémon throughout the Legendary Heroes event, which goes from Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 in your local area. Thankfully for players, these Collection Challenges are normally not too tough to complete, but some Pokémon might be easier to find if you know where to look. They might appear at specific locations more often than others. Here’s what you need to know about how to complete the Pokémon Go Shield Path Catch Collection Challenge. View the full article
Enlarge / The dual protagonists of *********'s Creed Shadows. (credit: Ubisoft) [/url] *********'s Creed Shadows, the long-anticipated next major edition in the popular historical, open-world game franchise, has been moved back from its previously announced November 15, 2024 release date. The new date is February 14, 2025, according to an open letter posted to X by franchise executive producer Marc-Alexis Côté. "We realize we need more time to polish and refine the experience, pushing further some of our key features," Côté wrote. "As such, we've made the decision to postpone the release date." He went on to promise a same-day launch on Steam as well as the console platforms for that date. Read 8 remaining paragraphs | Comments View the full article
The Legendary Heroes event is live in Pokémon Go, offering players a limited-time event where you can celebrate your favorite version featuring the Galar region: Sword or Shield. The Legendary Heroes event does ask you to choose between Sword and Shield paths, offering distinct rewards and Pokémon encounters. You can choose to go with one side over the other based on your preferences, or you can look at the overall rewards for your choice. You can do this with the Legendary Heroes Timed Research, where you have to choose between walking the Sword or Shield path. Regardless of your choice, each has several tasks and rewards. This guide covers all Pokémon Go Legendary Heroes Timed Research tasks and rewards for the Sword and Shield paths. View the full article
Last week, Nintendo announced that it was pursuing a patent lawsuit against Pocketpair, the developers of Palworld. The announcement kicked off a frenzy of discourse and speculation: Is Nintendo suing Pocketpair over patents on Pokémon catching? What are Pocketpair's odds of survival when staring down the Nintendo legal behemoth? Why can a videogame publisher hold patents on game design in the first place?.. Read more.View the full article
When Nintendo announced its lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair last week, it kicked off immediate conversations about how well Pocketpair could hope to fare in court. Despite Nintendo's last few years on the intellectual property warpath, IP lawyer and videogame patent expert Kirk Sigmon says its success in its Palworld lawsuit is far from guaranteed. In fact, Sigmon says that in suing Pocketpair, Nintendo risks losing its patent entirely... Read more.View the full article
World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery has officially shared the patch notes for Phase 5 of the experimental servers. All the new content revealed in these notes, plus plenty of other mysteries hidden throughout the World of Warcraft Realms, will be available when the update releases globally on September 26 at 1 PM PDT. View the full article
It’s been a turbulent few days for Palworld, to put it lightly. The game has been fraught with controversy as far back as its initial release, but never to this level: A looming Nintendo lawsuit now threatens to stall the game’s progress permanently, and has already done so in Japan. On some level, perhaps, players should have seen this coming. Palworld‘s elevator pitch always essentially boiled down to “Pokémon with guns,” and Nintendo is not exactly known for being lenient with perceived copyright infringement, to put it lightly. View the full article
Ubisoft has confirmed a release date for Star Wars Outlaws’ first story DLC. Launching on November 21, Wild Card sees protagonist Kay hired to infiltrate a high-stakes Sabacc tournament. “But as she crosses paths with the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, she soon learns that another game is being played”, according to Ubisoft. Read More... View the full article
You can catch several Legendary Pokémon throughout your time playing Pokémon Go. Tracking them down is difficult, especially if you plan to use them in battle or against other players. Zacian is one of the stronger Legendary Pokémon, but what moveset should you teach it? Zacian can learn several attacks, making it tricky to narrow down the choices. You can only pick a small combination of them, meaning your choices do matter if you want to get the most from this Pokémon. Because of how infrequently it appears in five-star raids, you want to be careful with what attacks you teach them and how you use them in a battle. Here’s what you need to know about the best moveset to teach Zacian in Pokémon Go. View the full article
Resident Evil's awkward middle child, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, is now available via GOG. It follows in the leaking, shambling footsteps of Residents Evil 1 and 2, which likewise oozed onto the platform in June and in August respectively. Read more View the full article
Having just one minute to play your entire chess match isn’t conducive to precise play, and it’s rightfully seen as a brain-rotting pastime. But what if I told you the work on my “serious” chess in 2024 crystallized in a massive bullet rating boost—and nothing else whatsoever? An exercise in graphology Chess improvement is meant to be a slow and steady process, one of incremental gains and growing understanding, with the feeling that you’re finally uncovering new knowledge after long sessions of calculation and analysis, reaping the rewards in the form of a handful of rating points after a while. View the full article
The X86S is Intel's modernization plan for the venerable x86 lineup that powered PCs for decades. The original x86 architecture emerged in 1978 with the 16-bit 8086 processor. As computing demands grew over the decades, Intel added new capabilities to handle 32-bit and 64-bit computing. Read Entire Article View the full article
The Space Invaders: My Play Watch can be customized with various retro gaming themed straps. | Image: F84 Taito Corporation, which gave the world Space Invaders over 45 years ago, has collaborated with the designers from Floor 84 Studio to create watch that pairs retro gaming with basic health tracking capabilities. The Space Invaders: My Play Watch is now available for $60 for the earliest backers of a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign. The My Play Watch, which was teased earlier this month, but we now know more about what its creators say it can and can’t do. Its design looks inspired by, or directly lifted from, the Apple Watch, but with a 1.86-inch touchscreen display and a body that’s not as thin as the Series 10 and not as thick as the Ultra 2. It comes with two watch straps that match its retro gaming aesthetic, and it’s compatible... Continue reading… View the full article
Horror has lost something in recent years, in part because the fidelity of games has massively improved. In the 1990s you would be forced to fill in what you were seeing and experiencing with your imagination, making something far scarier than anything that was actually happening on screen. The most terrifying place to be is inside your imagination which is why classics like Silent Hill and Resident Evil remain compelling, so many years later. ***** the Spotlight is a game that understands this very well, with a retro aesthetic that tugs at the darkest recesses of your brain, and it's finally about to get its full release on Steam. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: New horror game ***** the Spotlight is the '90s hit you need View the full article
One of the first side quests you can find in Gerudo Desert in Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom tasks you with finding a specific hidden echo called a Flying Tile without any idea where you need to go. The quest giver, Tormali, laments about how they are looking for a flying tile, as requested by her boss. She goes on to say that they are located in an area that isn’t easy to access, which could be anywhere around the large desert zone in the bottom left corner of the Hyrule. View the full article
The developers of Star Wars Outlaws are preparing to release a number of updates to the game, which should improve gameplay, optimization, and accessibility. There's no specific timeframe for when most of these updates will be coming, but the team behind Star Wars Outlaws seems confident they will make for a better overall experience for players. View the full article
Getting a horse is one of the fastest ways to explore the world of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, but it takes a few hours of game time before you’re even given the option to find one. The horse was advertised heavily before the game’s release, and getting one is well worth it. Not only are they fast creatures to help get around Hyrule in a breeze, but they can even be used to ******* certain enemies or reach far away areas. They are unlocked after completing a specific mission in a particular area, which we will show you how to get to. View the full article
I don't know why it's throwback racing game Christmas, but it is. Parking Garage Rally Circuit came out September 20th, Golden Lap is out tomorrow, Victory Heat Rally is out October 3rd, and today - today brings the Steam Early Access release of #Drive Rally, an unfortunately hashtagged arcade racer trying to recapture the "spirit of the 90s". Read more View the full article
Zacian is one of the many Legendary Pokémon you can encounter and catch while playing Pokémon Go. For a limited time, it will reappear in five-star raids, giving you another chance to get it, but you’ll want to know all of its weaknesses and the best Pokémon counters against it. When it comes to creating a team you want to use against Zacian, there are a handful of choices you want to consider. Not only do you want to choose the Pokémon that have strong attacks to use against Zacian, but you want to make sure they can withstand any incoming attacks. The longer a Pokémon can stay in a ****** against it, the higher your chances are of catching it when the dust settles. Here’s what you need to know about all Zacian weaknesses and the best Pokémon counters to use against it in Pokémon Go. View the full article
The Pokémon Go Legendary Heroes event is another opportunity to get your hands on Zacian and Zamamenta as they return to five-star raids. It starts with a Timed Research where you must choose between the Sword or Shield path. There are benefits to choosing one over the other. Not only do you get exclusive rewards for this Timed Research based on your decision, but the type of Pokémon and tasks you can work on will also change. Thankfully, your decision does not prevent you from getting a Zacian or Zamamenta raid. View the full article
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Ubisoft serves as a cautionary tale of a creative studio getting too big for its own good. After years of bland 100-hour sandboxes, the company is beginning to feel the goodwill it amassed in its early years start to run out, leading it to finally ask the important question: why? Well, Star Wars Outlaws seems like a good place to start. Touted as the first open-world Star Wars game ever (debatable), its checklist of samey missions and activities was as massively inflated as its budget, and it seemed to mark a real turning point in Ubisoft’s perception as a game company. Critics and fans alike were lukewarm on the game, but far more importantly to the suits in charge, it ******* to meet sales expectations. In response, Ubisoft has launched a massive internal review to find out what exactly is going wrong behind closed doors. View the full article