The wait for more Starfield content may be coming to an end as creative director and Bethesda Game Studios boss Todd Howard clarifies what the community can expect going forward. Following the sci-fi RPGs admittedly rocky launch in late 2023, the developer has been slow to respond to player feedback, promising that several massive content patches were in the pipeline but never confirming when they were expected to launch. Following the most recent update's disappointing reception, players have been pushing Bethesda for more insight on Starfield's future and the studio has finally provided an inkling. View the full article
“I’ll just do this last *****, then go to bed.” It’s a lie, and I know it. It’s always just one more *****, one more restaurant shift, one more VIP guest. Before I know it, an hour has passed. Every time an in-game day finishes, I get ready to stop playing for the night, then someone rocks up in a boat with yet another task that sees me exploring the depths of the Blue *****. There’s no doubt about it: Dave the Diver has me hooked. ***** in An underwater world to explore. Image via MINTROCKET There was a lot of buzz about Dave the Diver when it launched for PC in June 2023. I was intrigued, but ultimately never pulled the trigger and picked it up. But following its BAFTA win and release on PS5 (and PS Plus), I finally gave in. View the full article
Of all the many XCOM adjacent turn-based strategy games on PC, Steamworld Heist might just be the one that makes you feel the coolest. A heist game all about leading your steampunk ****** pirate crew through a series of tactical spaceship shootouts, its unique bullet-bouncing gambit makes for some incredibly satisfying and deep strategy, so I was very happy to hear that Steamworld Heist 2 is bringing it back later in 2024. Ahead of that, you can grab the first game - itself an impressive 96%-rated on Steam - for basically a dollar right now to see what you've been missing. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Stop waiting for Red ***** Redemption 2 - the best western shootout sim is already on PC View the full article
Fallout 5 could be anything, and set anywhere in the world. We all have our own personal visions for Bethesda's RPG sequel. Maybe it picks up from the sacred Fallout New Vegas somewhere in the Mojave, or maybe it's a direct sequel to Fallout 4, and connects somehow to Boston. Heck, we could even go back to the origins, and the world of isometric Fallout and Fallout 2. With Starfield still relatively close in the rearview mirror, and The Elder Scrolls 6 seemingly in the works, Bethesda has a lot going on. Fallout 5 news ******** sparse. One studio legend however offers some insight into the development process and potential waiting time of the apocalypse RPG game. Read the rest of the story... View the full article
How do you increase your Manor Lords approval rating? You'll no doubt want to achieve a lot in your time as an omnipotent ruler. Whether that translates to a huge, sprawling empire, or a cozy hamlet, you'll need a lot of happy people to achieve your vision. The more that your residents approve of you, the more you'll get out of them; it's a mutually beneficial situation, really. With the Manor Lords release date upon us, players are figuring out the best ways to build their region, and no matter your end goal, a high Manor Lords approval rating is vital. If you aren't doing a good job, your citizens could revolt, or even abandon you completely. Here's how to improve your approval rating so you can be the best leader you can be. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Manor Lords dev downplays hype ahead of early access launch How to increase your Manor Lords population Prepare your PC for Manor Lords by downloading this new Nvidia driver View the full article
Image: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Last March, Panic launched a curated game shop called Catalog for its Playdate handheld. And one year later, the company says it has sold more than 150,000 games through the store. “We want to let everyone who enjoys games know that there is a vibrant game dev community making hundreds of inventive and thoughtful games for Playdate,” Arisa Sudangnoi, head of Playdate developer relations, said in a statement. The news comes exactly two years after the handheld first launched. At the beginning of 2024, Panic revealed that it had sold 70,000 Playdate units, and it now says that more than half of those users — 38,000 — have purchased a game through Catalog. For context, the Playdate launched with a “season” of 24 games from notable... Continue reading… View the full article
Human Fall Flat 2’s release has been delayed to 2026. Publisher Devolver Digital confirmed the delay in its latest annual financial report, which was published on Thursday. “Human Fall Flat 2, the anticipated sequel to the global hit, will not now be released in 2025,” it said. “We remain very excited about this title which we believe will set us up for an even stronger 2026.” Read More... View the full article
***** by Daylight has seen many items, add-ons, and perks added to the game. But players think none have been as useless as the infamous Broken Key. Since launch, players believe the item remained a useless husk, with some calling it “a slap in the face.” Players expressed what they think of the Broken Key in an April 17 Reddit thread dedicated solely to discussing its uselessness. “In 2016, this was the most useless item in the game. Since then, nothing’s changed,” the original post reads. One player said finding the item in chests feels like a “slap in the face” and would “rather lose a health state and find literally anything besides that key.” For the uninitiated, the Broken Key requires add-ons to function properly, and finding it scattered around the map nets you exactly zero useful mechanics. View the full article
Despite some high praise from certain groups of critics and moviegoers, Ridley Scott's Napoleon epic garnered a bit of a divisive reception last year, with Joaquin Phoenix's performance being a part of that. Now, British acting legend Brian Cox (of recent Succession fame) has also criticised the movie and its main actor. Cox has a long history of not giving a s**t when it comes to interviews and side gigs (such as that incredible Tekken 8 trailer he narrated). His recent rant at HistFest (via The Standard) is on an entirely different level, however. The veteran actor had negative things to say about method acting, Donald Trump, and theatre critics, but also had some bullets to spare for Phoenix's Napoleon performance as well as the (lack of) guidance he was given by Ridley Scott. "Terrible. It’s terrible," he declared, "A truly terrible performance by Joaquin Phoenix. It really is appalling. I don’t know what he was thinking. I think it’s totally his fault and I don’t think Ridley Scott helps him. I would have played it a lot better than Joaquin Phoenix, I tell you that." It's the last sentence that sells the whole thing, I'd say. Just sublime stuff. Read more View the full article
Despite releasing in September 2023, Counter-Strike 2 hasn’t changed much since then, and many vital features are still missing. Recently, players discussed how disappointed they are that Valve still hasn’t added one simple feature to the game. A player asked on an April 17’s Reddit post how it’s possible that there’s still no option to host private five-versus-five lobbies in CS2. At the moment, it’s almost impossible to simply create a private lobby, despite this being a default option in many other multiplayer games like League of Legends. It turns out many other players are as clueless and “in disbelief” as the OP. View the full article
Friends, I have officially discovered another game I can play with my life partner, who regards most games with enormous suspicion and fatigue. That game is Morels: The Hunt 2, released this week, and as you might guess, it is about finding and identifying various species of mushroom in lush, photorealistic wilderness locations. There are also unicorns, crystal skulls and ****** parts. Slightly confused by the unicorns, crystal skulls and ****** parts, if I'm honest. It feels a bit like developers Abrams Studios are unconvinced as to the popular appeal of mushroom hunting, and have garlanded the concept with random mythology so as to widen the Venn diagram overlap between "fungi fans" and "people who want to live in cyberpunk Narnia". Read more View the full article
A reliable source in the Genshin Impact community has offered an overview of the upcoming character Clorinde, ahd her iconic ******* will seemingly play a prominent role in her gameplay.. Scheduled for Version 4.7, Genshin Impact players have patiently awaited the debut of the Champion Duelist, as Clorinde and Sigewinne will be the last major characters from Fontaine's Archon Quests to become playable. Though Sigewinne's rarity is unknown, she is expected to fulfill a role similar to Kokomi as a Hydro healer that can become an on-field carry. View the full article
If you'll be hiding from the sweltering sun in July (I say, daring the fates to try to spite me by delivering a cracking summer), good news: you won't be the only shadow-dweller. The fascinating Schim finally has a release date, July 18th. It stars a little shadowy soul trying to reconnect with its human by hopping from shadow to shadow through city streets, farms, factories, and parks bustling with life and moving parts. See how it works in the new trailer below! Read more View the full article
ny player of DnD will know that role playing around camp sessions will, almost always, descend into some sort of shenanigans involving drinking. For example, recently I was in a session where the party's spore druid made tea and put one too many interesting fungi in the brew. Needless to say, there was not much venturing forth and initiative rolling in that session... Read more.View the full article
There have been several Honkai: Star Rail 2.2 leaks and rumors so far, ahead of the update’s release in early May. The next patch for the turn-based RPG by HoYoverse is expected to continue the main campaign questline set in Penacony, the Planet of Festivities. This will be the third major update in the new destination, introduced earlier this year with the release of Version 2.0. There are a few details that have already been confirmed for Version 2.2, such as the new playable characters, though that pales in comparison to the information provided by leaks in Honkai: Star Rail. View the full article
You there. Do you like Dragon's Dogma 2 and watching two things that aren't you ****** each other? Well, if you've ever wanted to see what happens when an ogre decides it's just about had enough of a pack of goblins or a griffin and don't want to rely on random chance to make that dream come true, a new mod looks like it can help. Yup, while coming across a couple of ****** gangs going at it isn't too uncommon in the base version of DD2, when you rock up, their attention usually shifts to caving in the head of your Arisen or ripping them to shreds, making it a bit hard to just sit back and watch the chaos unfold. So, the option to make enemies a bit more agressive towards each other, especially when attacks go awry, sounds pretty useful for the average mischief causer. Enter modder alphaZomega's 'Monster Infighting'. It's inspired by the feature of the same name in the classic ***** games, in which tricking monsters into battling each other by cleverly making attacks meant for you set off a bit of an inter-baddie scuffle is a bit of an art. Read more View the full article
Well that really was fast. Free Stars: Children of Infinity, the sequel to The Ur-Quan Masters (Star Control 2) is now confirmed to be supporting Linux (and macOS). Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Blackbird Interactive, the team behind upcoming strategy game Homeworld 3, have released details on both the planned roadmap and the game’s chunky-looking collector’s edition, ahead of the game’s release next month, 13th May. The roadmap details three pieces of paid DLC for the year ahead, plus an additional planned paid piece in 2025. This is alongside several free content updates. Together, they’re all targeted at fleshing out the game’s ‘War Games’ three player co-op mode. Specifically, the roadmap details new playable factions, starting fleets, challenges, emblems, and maps. Read more View the full article
CS2 is being targeted by ****** fans for its lack of meaningful updates following the lackluster April 16 patch. One Reddit user created a highlight reel showing everything other games got in April alone compared to CS2, and players are frustrated by Valve’s deafening radio silence. Reddit user Wow_ThatsUncalledFor shared the highlight reel on Apr. 17 that showcased all the April updates for CS2 alongside other live service titles. The video shows all the updates for Helldivers 2, Rust, and The Finals—three massive games platformed on Steam that received a ton of new content, system updates, bug fixes, and a whole lot more. At the very end, the video shows everything CS2 received this month—a short congratulations to the winners of the Copenhagen Major and seven miscellaneous bug fixes. View the full article
A Genshin Impact fan has created an interesting chart that ranks the game's playable characters by their age. Character releases are the main focus of each new update that arrives, which is understandable given that they are HoYoverse's main source of revenue due to the game's gacha-based system. View the full article
As Sea of Thieves prepares to set sail for PlayStation 5, developer Rare has announced it has seen 40 million players since launching in 2018. In a blog post, executive producer Joe Neate said Sea of Thieves’ 40 million player milestone comes from users across Xbox, Windows 10, and Steam. Since launching on Xbox One and PC six years ago, Rare has released over 100 free updates. Season 12 launches soon, and with it brings new additions like throwing knives and the Bone Caller. Sea of Thieves launches on PS5 on April 30, with the premium edition offering five days of early access from April 25. Progress and items transfer from the Xbox version to the PS5 version, and there are PlayStation-only servers with the ability to disable crossplay. Performance options match the Xbox Series X version, and the PS5 version has 60 base Trophies and a Platinum Trophy called Pirate Perfectionist. When Sea of Thieves launched it was seen as a make or break game for Rare, which had made a couple of Kinect Sports games before Microsoft moved on from the motion-tracking add-on. But Sea of Thieves is a success for the studio, becoming one of its most-played games ever. As for the future, Rare is still working on Everwild, announced in 2019 but without a release window. Sea of Thieves is the latest Xbox game to make the jump to rival platforms, joining Obsidian’s Grounded and Pentiment, and Tango Gameworks’ Hi-Fi Rush. Microsoft is testing the multiplatform waters with this quartet, and may release more of its first-party games on non-Xbox consoles in the future. In an interview with IGN, former Xbox chief Peter Moore offered his thoughts on why Microsoft was making this move now. Wesley is the *** News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld. View the full article
Two bits of news for fans of the grand strategy games from Paradox Interactive as we've got a delay for Victoria 3: Sphere of Influence, but we also have a date for Europa Universalis IV: Winds of Change. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Skarner’s was reworked in Patch 14.7, and he’s been closely scrutinized by League of Legends developers ever since. After his Patch 14.8 changes boosted his win rate in the solo ******, he’s set to receive a few nerfs in Patch 14.9. Patch 14.8 went live on April 17. It immediately improved Skarner’s win rate after a plethora of tweaks were made to the scorpion champion. Now, it looks like more changes are on the table, as revealed by League content creator Spideraxe. View the full article
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The wait for more Starfield content may be coming to an end as creative director and Bethesda Game Studios boss Todd Howard clarifies what the community can expect going forward. Following the sci-fi RPGs admittedly rocky launch in late 2023, the developer has been slow to respond to player feedback, promising that several massive content patches were in the pipeline but never confirming when they were expected to launch. Following the most recent update's disappointing reception, players have been pushing Bethesda for more insight on Starfield's future and the studio has finally provided an inkling. View the full article