Warning: Spoilers for series one of Amazon's Fallout TV show lie ahead. So, unless you delibrately taking this slowly or have been really busy, odds are you've had a chance to sit down and watch Amazon's Fallout TV show by this point. As you'd expect, it's got a lot to offer in terms of cool background details and references for your friendly neigbourhood Fallout nerd, with one of these being a big map of vaults that you can now check out in interactive form. Yep, nestled amid the array of little homages to the games that inspired the series, and the array of potential little homages to the games that inspired the series we might not even know are supposed to be that, there's big lure for geography lovers everywhere. And naturally, the fandom's keen cartographers have already done a lot with it. Read more View the full article
We hired Katharine back in 2017 as our first full-time hardware writer, having been impressed by her rare talent for writing about tech in an approachable way. It quickly became obvious that Katharine's skills stretched beyond just hardware and in 2021 she became editor-in-chief, responsible for running the entire site. Now, sadly, she is departing RPS for a new adventure. Come say thank you and farewell. Read more View the full article
As LED lighting technology has improved, become more efficient, and more intelligent with app connectivity, its price has decreased. There's a huge range of LED lighting options to jazz up your gaming space or home, whether you stick the best LED strip lights around a monitor or desk, or adorn your walls with LED panels like the Nanoleaf Shapes series. I've often found lighting for gamers to be on the plastic and tacky side - as if you can't enjoy gaming and good design simultaneously. But Nanoleaf does things differently, creating lights and decor that feel right in a modern home, or a gaming setup. If you want to add colorful accents to your walls, and you want to be able to link them up to your smart devices for total control and customization, you might have been looking at Nanoleaf's Shapes collection. The Shapes Limited Edition Ultra ****** Hexagons Starter Kit consists of 9 panels, which you can arrange in lots of different ways on your wall with sticky adhesive pads. You can also add to your setup later if you want a ******* panel. In this review, I'll share my honest experiences of setting up the Ultra ****** Hexagons panels, what they're like to use, and importantly, what they look like in real life when the light is on and off. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The Pimax Crystal Super is about to revolutionize VR gaming Pimax reveals Crystal Light VR headset, a true Valve Index competitor Gigabyte launches fastest ever Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Super View the full article
Another Counter-Strike 2 team is making changes after the PGL Copenhagen Major, with Cloud9 bidding farewell to electroNic. The org announced on April 15 that the star player is leaving the team and immediately transferring to Virtus.pro. View the full article
Turns out that the Fallout show has gotten everyone in the mood to play the games, as pretty much every title in the series has seen their player count skyrocket. Last week, Prime Video finally released its live-action adaptation of Fallout, which was quickly met with positive reviews all around. So, it should come as no surprise that players would get a hankering for the games too, which is exactly what happened. In fact, at least according to SteamDB stats, players returned to all of the Fallout games in droves, though some admittedly more than others. Fallout 4 saw the most players in game over the weekend, hitting a player count peak of 83,491 on Sunday - bear in mind a week earlier the game's player count peak was at around 24,000, so it's more than tripled its player count following the release of the show last week. It's Fallout 76 that took home a new record this weekend, though, a game you should absolutely hop onto now you've finished the show. The multiplayer take on the classic RPG franchise actually achieved an all-time high concurrent player count, hitting 39,455 players all in the game at once on Sunday. Not bad for a game that was received quite poorly at launch, but clearly people wanted to rebuild the wasteland with their friends thanks to the show. Fallout: New Vegas is doing well for itself too, though not quite as well as 76 or 4, but it did manage to hit a peak of 19,505 players. Read more View the full article
The creators of the long-awaited Fallout London mod have delayed it indefinitely out of ***** that the Fallout 4 next-gen update will break it. Last week, Bethesda announced an April 25 release date for the long-awaited next-gen update for Fallout 4, upon which the ambitious, DLC-sized Fallout London is based. That’s just two days after Fallout London’s already announced April 23 release date. As modders have experienced in the past, Bethesda game updates have a tendency to break existing mods, and it’s exactly that ***** that sparked an announcement from a clearly exacerbated Fallout London mod team. "We've just been tweaking and testing non-stop in order to get things as stable as we can for you all in time for that release," said Team FOLON project lead Dean Carter in an announcement video. "But with the new update dropping just 48 hours later, the past four years of our work stand to just simply break." The expectation is the Fallout 4 update will break the Fallout 4 script extender, upon which Fallout London and many other Fallout 4 mods rely. And so Team FOLON must wait for the creators of the Fallout 4 script extender to issue compatability fixes of their own before it can hit the go button on Fallout London. But without knowing when those modders, who are all volunteers, will have the time to deal with the problem, a new Fallout London release date is impossible to announce. Carter is clearly disappointed with the delay ("this pains us, honestly, it really, really hurts us"). April 23 is St. George's Day, the celebration of England's patron saint, and Fallout London would have enjoyed a nice tie-in if it had hit its announced release date. Similarly, April 23 is the day Fallout London begins in-game, so players who jumped in on St. George's Day in real-life would have been aligned with the game. Carter also claimed that Team FOLON does not have a line of communication with Bethesda, which perhaps explains how the Fallout 4 next-gen update release date blindsided the modders. "Bethesda has never reached out to us during our entire tenure," Carter said. "We've never had an in-depth conversation with them. Ever." "Bethesda. Bethesda never changes." Ultimately, Carter sounded philosophical about what’s happened to Fallout London. He said any potential engine improvements and performance upgrades will benefit the mod, letting the team “push the engine even ******* than we've already pushed it, so we're gonna get these great quality-of-life improvements all in the mod." One example Carter provided is widescreen compatability, which was previously up in the air (the Fallout 4 update for PC adds widescreen and ultra-widescreen support). Carter concluded the announcement with a reference to that classic Fallout line: “War. War never changes.” "As soon as we've fixed it, it'll drop," Carter said, "but yeah, Bethesda. Bethesda never changes." Fallout London is, as you’d expect, not set in America but in London, and as such explores a new setting for the series as well as pre-war ********* history, and the effects the Resource Wars had on the class structured society of pre-war Britain. Players will engage with everything from “stuffy parliamentary aristocrats to a resurrection of the Knights of the Round Table to an uncompromising cult of revolutionaries.” Neil Newbon, the actor behind Baldur's Gate 3's much-loved vampire companion Astarion, plays an unannounced role, as does Anna Demetriou, who voiced Sophia in A Plague Tale: Requiem and Dorys in Final Fantasy 16. When the creators of Fallout London say it’s a DLC-sized mod, they mean it. It currently weighs in at around 30 to 40 GB, which makes it too big for Fallout 4 on console and even Nexus Mods itself. GOG, which specializes in selling DRM-free PC games, has apparently stepped in to make Fallout London available to Fallout 4 owners across GOG, Steam, and potentially the Epic Games Store, after the next-gen update goes live. 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
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The success of Prime Video’s Fallout TV show has spilled over into the video games upon which it is based, boosting player numbers in even decades old titles. Steam data tracker SteamDB reported that Bethesda's Fallout games have collectively more than doubled their concurrent players on Steam with the release of the Fallout TV series. That’s for Fallout 4, released in November 2015, Fallout New Vegas, released in October 2010, and Fallout 76, released in April 2020. The boost is significant enough to propel Fallout 76 to a new peak concurrent players Steam record of 39,455 — four years after it came out. Even the older, non-Bethesda developed Fallout games are enjoying a resurgence, albiet more modest. Fallout 2 has a new Steam concurrent peak of 1,062 players, achieved on April 14, and the first Fallout video game hit over 2,300 concurrents on the same day. While Steam maker Valve makes player concurrents public, equivalent stats for games on console and PC are unavailable. But it seems safe to assume the Fallout games are enjoying a boost everywhere they are played, given the breakout success of the Fallout TV show. Indeed, Fallout 4 is the top-selling video game on Steam by revenue, ahead of Counter-Strike 2 and Helldivers 2. Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition is fourth, Fallout 76 is fifth, and Fallout New Vegas is 11th. Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition is 14th. Fallout 76 is up a whopping 41 places in the chart. Social media is littered with anecdotal reports of people who have finished the Fallout TV show and are now either jumping back into a Fallout game they already own, or buying one to experience more of the post-apocalyptic world. Fallout has more than doubled its concurrent players on Steam with the release of the Fallout TV series. [Hidden Content] — SteamDB (@SteamDB) April 14, 2024 Bethesda was ready to capitalize on the expected renewed interest in all things Fallout with a number of promotions and sales across the series. It also announced a release date for the hotly anticipated next-gen update for Fallout 4, although that has had consequences for the equally hotly anticipated DLC-sized mod, Fallout London. Elsewhere, we know Bethesda has Fallout 5 in its long-term schedule, but don’t expect that to come out for many years, given The Elder Scrolls 6 is next after Starfield and that itself isn’t due out until at least 2018. 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
A Destiny 2 player has created a new custom costume for their Warlock Guardian that's almost perfect for the upcoming Prismatic playable subclass. The new subclass will be added to Destiny 2 when Bungie releases the game's next big expansion in June 2024. View the full article
Another week, another Monday waking up to find Edwin has trapped himself between the Maw’s cyclopean molars on what was supposed to be a routine scrubbing expedition. We usually get him out just fine, but today he’s become entranced by the chomper’s blighted runoff, and is busy stuffing plaque samples in his trousers to bring back and study. So, you get me instead. In other, non-affront to-science news, Warhorse are announcing a new game this week, Thursday 18th, rumoured to be medieval rpg sequel Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. Elsewhere, the Steam FPS fest kicks off later. Read more View the full article
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Pocketpair is fixing a few big Palworld issues with its v0.2.2.0 patch, dropping one major change that was keeping Pals from dealing damage properly and a handful of smaller problems—including one for Raids. Palworld patch v0.2.2.0 brings four designated changes to the game, with “other minor bug” fixes also going live on April 15 for Steam (and soon for Xbox players). The main adjustment Pocketpair made is correcting an issue that caused every Pal in the game to deal half damage with their attacks. This change surprised a lot of Palworld players, many of whom were unaware the problem was even happening. View the full article
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Thanks to one Palworld player’s odd decision to build around the Summoning Alter, everyone has quickly found an easy way to complete the game’s hardest Raid. With Palworld adding Raids, the community was quick to find the best ways to grind Slab Fragments to start and complete Raids for the rare items given as rewards. Now, just a few weeks after Raids were finally added to Palworld—and thanks to GeneralHenry on Reddit—clearing Bellanoir Libero Ultra Raids has become easier than ever, and all you’re actually going to need is a few key Pals to get the job done. View the full article
League of Legends players are today calling for the Riot Games developers to consider an awesome fan-made idea that would revolutionize Summoners Rift towers. When Riot Games introduced Elemental dragons’ influence onto the Rift in 2022, League players rejoiced, especially because it added a ton of variety to the long-running MOBA’s gameplay, and shook up the map’s terrain. View the full article
The debate around artificial intelligence gaming has heated up again after Baldur’s Gate 3 voice actor Amelia Tyler, who narrates the BG3 story, condemned new AI tools that have been using her voice without her permission. Content warning: A quote in this article references ************ based on ******* ********. View the full article
The Fallout games have showcased several different chapters of the Brotherhood of Steel, and each one has been different in its own way. While described as being "a little fanatical" even in the isometric Fallout days, the Amazon show's chapter seemed particularly heavy on the olde worlde religious overtones. According to a self-described "brainrot theory" suggested by OmegaSpartan256 on the Fallout subreddit, maybe there's a good reason for that. What if the West Coast chapter of the Brotherhood seen in the show synthesized the beliefs of Caesar's Legion?.. Read more.View the full article
Gaimin Gladiators has returned to Counter-Strike after a two-year hiatus, with the North ********* esports organization looking across the Atlantic to secure the services of the former ECSTATIC squad that made waves at the PGL Copenhagen Major last month. The organization announced the acquisition of the ECSTATIC team via X (formerly Twitter) on April 14. It marks a return to the esport for the Gladiators after briefly hosting an ********* roster in the 2022 competitive season which was led by the late David “cynic” Polster and coached by former Cloud9 player Kory “SEMPHIS” Friesen. View the full article
Halo Infinite‘s campaign reportedly had a rocky development process that often left its team drained and demoralized, according to new claims from Halo YouTuber Rebs Gaming in a report video shared on April 14. In the video, which cites a former developer of the game, the Halo YouTuber dissected what he claims was a turbulent development process for Halo Infinite‘s campaign. He asserted the sequel’s development was marred by former executives at 343 Industries, which led to the campaign team being “doomed from the start” due to the lack of collaboration with the rest of the studio, which drained the team. View the full article
Fallout fans are already calling Walton Goggins a “national treasure” days after the Amazon Prime adaption originally premiered because his acting as both The Man and the season’s breakout villain The Ghoul is phenomenal. Cooper Howard, better known as The Ghoul, is one of the main protagonists in the Fallout series on Amazon Prime. From episode one, aptly named The End, viewers couldn’t help but be stunned by Goggins’ incredible acting, with one viewer suggesting they “genuinely thought he was there experiencing said horrors he is that good.” View the full article
Welcome to the first day of the holidays. Bored yet? I am, which is why I've scoured the stores for the best deals on the hottest games. The Fallout series is still the thing to replay, plus Hogwarts Legacy has gone halfy Potter on PS and PC. Awful wordplay aside, save often and do stay safe during these holidays. In retro news, I'm celebrating the 13th birthday of Patapon 3, a PSP great and the highest point of an all-time franchise. Best described as a musical RPG where four-beat patterns and rhythmic button taps produce heroism, Patapon 3's catchy-***** songs still live rent free in my head over half a decade later. This Day in Gaming Aussie birthdays for notable games. - R.C. Pro-Am (NES) 1988. - Viewtiful Joe 2 (GC,Ps2) 2005. - The Matrix Online (PC) 2005. - DSi XL console launch 2010. - Patapon 3 (PSP) 2011. OG Remaster Table of ContentsNintendo SwitchPCXboxPlayStationNice Savings for Nintendo Switch Expiring Recent Deals Hardware Watch How much to make the switch to Switch? [/url] Back to top Purchase Cheaply for PC Expiring Recent Deals Hardware Watch Slay your pile of shame. [/url] Back to top Exciting Bargains for Xbox Expiring Recent Deals Hardware Watch How many bucks for a Box? [/url] Back to top Pure Scores for PlayStation Expiring Recent Deals Hardware Watch How much you'll pay to Station. [/url] Back to top Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube. View the full article
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Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle originally released back in 2020 as a Stadia exclusive, and seemed to have ***** with Google's gaming platform. But you can't keep a good Pac-Man down. He's been chewing his way out of Stadia's corpse ever since. Renamed Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs, the battle royale-inspired multiplayer version of the arcade maze game will be arriving on Steam in May... Read more.View the full article
Former world champion Wolfe Glick won yet another title at the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Orlando Regionals this weekend, proving why the VGC community already considers him the GOAT in the competitive Pokémon scene. It was a last-minute decision to compete at Orlando Regionals (April 13 to 14) with only three hours of sleep to defend his title, Wolfe Glick tweeted, but it all paid off in the end. Glick not only defended his Orlando title, but also claimed his second big win of the season and broke his own record. This is Glick’s ninth regional title, the most of any VGC player in Masters. Alongside this achievement, the popular creator has also won on a national and international level, with the 2016 World Championship his biggest achievement so far. It’s no wonder why top players like Joseph Ugarte are calling Glick “the best player of all time.” View the full article
A talented Overwatch 2 fan has created skins inspired by DC Comics characters for Hanzo, Mercy, and nine other heroes from the game. Since the original Overwatch, Blizzard has released many creative skins for the hero shooter's characters. This potential for skins expanded even further with the release of Overwatch 2, which opened the door to crossovers with famous names from pop culture for the first time. View the full article
When starting a new playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3, many may wish to play as a custom character rather than one of the seven Origins available. However, one of these Origins, the Dark Urge not only allows for full physical and class customization, but has their own, pre-made backstory as well. The Dark Urge offers the best of both worlds for one of the more unique playthroughs possible. View the full article
A Destiny 2 player has rediscovered an old part of the game thanks to a mistimed jump in the Dreaming City. With each passing year, Bungie releases new expansions for Destiny 2 that contain new areas and missions for gamers to explore. View the full article
Fans of games like Terraria and Necesse might want to take a look at an upcoming top-down survival crafting game called Tinkerlands, which just recently released a free prologue—Tinkerlands: A Shipwrecked Adventure—on Steam. The demo lets you explore an open world island, encountering some cool biomes and building up stuff to check out... Read more.View the full article
Skybound Games has shared an Island Code that allows players to access an Invincible-themed game mode in Fortnite. Rise of the Sequids, the new 20-player crossover mode, features infection-style gameplay and offers an exciting new way to play Fortnite. View the full article
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Warning: Spoilers for series one of Amazon's Fallout TV show lie ahead. So, unless you delibrately taking this slowly or have been really busy, odds are you've had a chance to sit down and watch Amazon's Fallout TV show by this point. As you'd expect, it's got a lot to offer in terms of cool background details and references for your friendly neigbourhood Fallout nerd, with one of these being a big map of vaults that you can now check out in interactive form. Yep, nestled amid the array of little homages to the games that inspired the series, and the array of potential little homages to the games that inspired the series we might not even know are supposed to be that, there's big lure for geography lovers everywhere. And naturally, the fandom's keen cartographers have already done a lot with it. Read more View the full article