More competitive League of Legends tournaments are implementing the fan-favorite Fearless mode. On May 14, reports claimed LCK Challengers League is following suit. The second-tier League competition in South Korea is reportedly about to launch the Fearless Draft mode this summer, according to Korizon Esports journalist, Kevin Kim. The change is expected to be applied to all matches, including playoffs. View the full article
Bethesda and id Software parent Zenimax Media has trademarked the classic ***** cheat 'IDKFA', adding fuel to rumors that a new game in the landmark FPS series will be revealed imminently... Read more.View the full article
Square Enix has admitted Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Final Fantasy 16, and Foamstars ******* to meet its expectations. In a financial call reported by Bloomberg, Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu told analysts that sales for all three games ******* to hit expected revenue and profit, resulting in an overall hit to operating income for the business. Square Enix announced launch sales of three million for Final Fantasy 16 after it went on ***** in June 2023, but it has yet to announce a follow-up figure since. According to Bloomberg, while this initial momentum was in-line with expectations, sales have slowed. It’s a worse story for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Initial momentum ******* to reach Square Enix’s target, Bloomberg said. Tellingly, Square Enix has yet to announce a sales figure for the game, the second in the company’s planned trilogy of Final fantasy 7 remakes. As for Foamstars, Square Enix has yet to announce a sales figure for this live-service, Splatoon-like game. Bloomberg reported that Square Enix admitted it had fallen short of expectations. On the bright side, Square Enix said it’s confident Final Fantasy 16 can achieve its goal over the original 18-month sales plan. And, according to Bloomberg reporter Takashi Mochizuki, Square Enix said sales of Rebirth and Foamstars “aren't necessarily bad.” Square Enix said: -FF16 sales fell short of expectations. Initial momentum was in line with expectations, but the games ******* to reach FY goal as its momentum slowed. No updates from sales number last announced at 3 million -FF7 Rebirth sales fell short of expectations. Initial… — Takashi Mochizuki (@6d6f636869) May 14, 2024 This week, Square Enix announced a significant company reboot amid tumbling profits. Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth both launched as PlayStation 5 exclusives, but Square Enix said it will now “aggressively pursue a multiplatform strategy that includes Nintendo platforms, PlayStation, Xbox, and PCs.” Overall, it’s a tough time for Square Enix, which had already absorbed ¥22.1 billion (approx $140.9 million) in what it called “content abandonment losses” ahead of today’s financial report. Square Enix did not name the canceled or rescoped in-development titles. Looking ahead, Dawntrail, the expansion for ongoing MMO Final Fantasy 14, launches in late June. Square Enix also has Kingdom Hearts 4, the third game in the Final Fantasy remake trilogy, and Dragon Quest 12 in the works. In January, Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida said it might be time for a younger generation to lead the franchise and helm Final Fantasy 17. 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
PlayStation has officially revealed that Helldivers 2 has surpassed 12 million copies sold across PS5 and PC. The sales figures for the smash hit co-op shooter were announced at Sony's recent earnings call for financial year 2023 (ended March 31, 2024). It's no secret that Helldivers 2 has been incredibly successful, but as it turns out, it unexpectedly broke a big PlayStation sales record as well. View the full article
Despite its rekindled popularity, Fallout 4 just can't seem to catch a break as Bethesda's latest update manages to break the game even more, angering veterans and newcomers alike. Following the success of Prime Video's streaming series, Fallout 4 has seen a massive resurgence in players as the most recent dedicated single-player RPG in the franchise and while that's been a boon for the community, the recent "next-gen" patches have only hampered the experience. The latest release, which was meant to fix many of the game's most recently introduced problems, has only managed to make things worse. View the full article
A trademark sneakily filed in the ******* States by Bethesda suggests a new entry in the long-running ***** series may be right around the corner. ***** Eternal was the last major release in the series, though the Roguelike Mighty ***** released in 2023, and it seems Bethesda is reigniting the ****** against the apocalyptic invasion. View the full article
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Ready for more strategy games with a blending of RPG mechanics? Broken Alliance from the ****** and Taxes dev gives strong Heroes of Might and Magic vibes. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
A new Genshin Impact ***** has revealed that Version 5.0 could finally increase the character level limit. Developer HoYoverse keeps updating the pool of playable characters with every new update that arrives. Since Fontaine's arrival, every update has included at least one new five-star character, with Arlecchino being the most recent addition. View the full article
Here's an upcoming sanbox horror game that has an amusing idea. You've been cloned! And you need to take out your clone before you're *******. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Greek **** pulverizing simulator Hades 2 is getting its first patch "later this month", say the developers. Two things are on their to-tweak list. First, something might change about the way resource gathering tools are used (the pickaxe you use to mine silver during a run, for example). Second, and perhaps more significant, is an upcoming change to the way Melinoë's dash and sprint work. We don't know exactly what that change is but, according to Supergiant, it has something to do with your witchy batterer's "distinct style". Read more View the full article
A while back Ubisoft revealed about a billion *********'s Creed projects. The first of these to leap into the carefully placed haystack of release was Mirage, which I liked. Up next, it seems, is the artist formally known as *********'s Creed: Codename Red. All we knew about red was that it would be set in feudal Japan, something fans have been clamouring for for literal years. Now we know that it's an AC game set in feudal Japan called *********'s Creed Shadows, and it's getting an "official cinematic world premiere trailer" debut on YouTube tomorrow, at 5pm BST. Also, because this sort of thing seems to always happen with Ubi, the placeholder text for said YouTube premiere might have accidentally leaked the release date for the game as November 15, 2024. Read more View the full article
Arguably the greatest player to ever touch CS:GO, s1mple, has yet to fully return to competitive play. In the meantime, though, he’s launched his own training course that teaches you to play just like him. On May 13, the Ukrainian player revealed a “groundbreaking” CS2 program called “play like s1mple.” Players can sign up to participate, and the first three lessons are completely free. If you pay, you can access over 50 additional lessons, and more are expected to come in the future. View the full article
While we have Wine and Proton nowadays, they're not always the best solution and one developer decided to get RPG Maker MV/MZ games on Linux. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Scott Pilgrim director Edgar Wright is seemingly in talks to direct a remake of '60s cult classic Barbarella, with Sydney Sweeney already attached to star. It's been a while since Wright has sat in the director's chair, with his last film being 2021's Last Night in Soho. To be fair, he was likely busy overseeing last year's very good Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, and he is currently working on a remake of The Running Man with Glen Powell in the lead role. Funnily enough, it seems like Wright might also be gearing up to work on another remake with Powell's Anyone But You co-star Sweeney. The Euphoria actor has been attached to a remake of Barbarella for a little while now, and according to a report from Deadline, Wright is currently in talks to helm the film. With Wright currently working on The Running Man remake, this remake of Barbarella will likely be a ways off yet, and Sweeney herself is busy too. However, Deadline also reported that Jane Goldman and Honey Ross are also in negotiations to pen the screenplay for the project. Goldman has written a number of big-name projects like X-Men: First Class, Kick ****, and Kingsman: The Secret Service, so she seems like a suitable addition for a film like Barbarella. Read more View the full article
Recently the Aleph One team released the classic Bungie shooter Marathon on Steam, as I covered previously, but it's only officially for macOS and Windows despite it supporting Linux. Now you can use Luxtorpeda for it. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
But the good news doesn't stop there for the action-RPG series. Capcom also announced that the series as a whole has soared past 100 million copies sold – a massive number, matching the behemoth Resident Evil series' numbers from 2020. It's clear that Monster Hunter is a key franchise for the publisher – and that's a good thing, since we're about to see even more Monster Hunter content launch in the year ahead. Only back in January, Capcom revealed that Monster Hunter World - the first ambitious open world entry in Capcom's legendary action series - surpassed 23 million units sold, accounting for nearly a quarter of the overall figure shared this week. So, what's next for the massive monster-hunting series? Well, there's a few things in the works. First off, if you're a regular on this site, you'll know that I'm obsessesed with Monster Hunter Now, and continue to extol the virtues of the Pokemon Go-like game. The game continues to see regular events and updates, and only recently, loyal players got a series of ice-themed tasks to complete leading up to a Zinogre-based takeover that's coming to the map soon. If you're keen on checking the game out, I recommend perusing our Monster Hunter Now codes page to help you get a boost when you start playing. Read more View the full article
Following the retirement of former CEO Jim Ryan, Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that a pair of Playstation execs will serve as his replacements going forwards. As of June 1, Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino will step up into new roles that'll fill the departed exec's boots. If you're out of the loop, Ryan stepped down from his CEO position at the end of March, not long after PlayStation ***** off 900 people and closed London Studio as part of those cutbacks - though the exec had already revealed he'd be departing his post back in September last year. The occasion of Ryan's retirement was celebrated via a collectable digital bobblehead of him you could grab through the PlayStation Stars program, in case you were wondering. Now, as announced via an SIE press release, Nishino and Hulst have been officially revealed as his replacements, with the former stepping up into the role of CEO of SIE’s Platform Business Group, while the latter becomes CEO of SIE’s Studio Business Group. So, that's Nishino in charge of things like hardware, PSN and Playstation's third-party relationships, while Hulst will be in charge of PlayStation’s first-party dev teams and helping organise TV and Film adaptations of the console maker's games. Read more View the full article
When Helldivers 2 introduces sweeping balancing changes or new stratagems, it does so on the live build. So, if nerfs are too harsh or buffs too strong, the community has to wait for the next patch to address concerns. View the full article
Square Enix has released its financial report for the 2023 fiscal year, and it looks like all of its major games have fallen below sales expectations. Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth, Final Fantasy 16, and Foamstars didn't meet established sales targets - with few sales figures shared across the board. Alongside this the company is shifting to focus away from mobile, pushing to bring games to Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation and PC. Starting with those game sales figures, Final Fantasy 16 was initially on track to hit its targets but ultimately fumbled the full-year sales target as momentum for the game slowed down post-launch. There were no updated sales figures, leaving the three million launch week sales milestone as the final word for now. Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth seems to have done even worse, at least as far as hitting targets is concerned. Unlike Final Fantasy 16, the game didn't hit initial sales targets, nor did it hit yearly targets. No figure was shared on its total sales to this point. Foamstars fits in nicely here, as it stands alongside Rebirth in missing those targets. Read more View the full article
Three of Square Enix’s most high profile recent releases sold worse than expected, the company’s president has reportedly said. According to Bloomberg’s Takashi Mochizuki, Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu told analysts that sales of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Final Fantasy 16 and Foamstars all fell short of its expected revenue and profit. As a result, the publisher expects to earn an operating income of ¥40 billion ($255 million) this financial year, instead of analyst estimates of ¥57 billion ($364 million). Read More... View the full article
Well, Nintendo aren't going to be happy about this one are they. A developer going by Mr-Wiseguy released an open source tool for bringing Nintendo 64 titles to any platform, and released a PC port of Zelda: Majora's Mask. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Things aren’t looking especially good for PlayStation at the moment. Though Sony doesn’t appear to be suffering quite like its major competitor Microsoft, the company’s PlayStation business simply isn’t doing as well as it used to. PlayStation 5 hardware sales in the financial year that just ended have missed projections, even after Sony lowered its expectations by a couple of million. The sales dip represents a whopping 29% year-over-year slump in Q4. Recent months clearly haven't been kind to PlayStation. Read more View the full article
Artifacts are modifiers that will give you an assortment of bonuses, buffs, and the occasional debuff to change the way you face the ****** and how much damage you end up outputting. However, don’t let the randomness of their spawning extend to you selecting any Artifact without giving it a thought. Here are the best Artifacts you can find in Gatekeeper.What are the best Gatekeeper Artifacts?Before we begin, be mindful that I will only include all five Basic Sets every player can use from the start as well as the Titan-200 Artifact group – since it is the easiest to unlock if you get to Aridune. This is because I believe those are the groups I deem indispensable and therefore, the only necessary to have a successful run that will help you complete all achievements – although you will benefit from unlocking more.Screenshot: PC InvasionOf course, the tier list you will now see is entirely based on my own experience in-game and many, many deaths. Basically...View the full article
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More competitive League of Legends tournaments are implementing the fan-favorite Fearless mode. On May 14, reports claimed LCK Challengers League is following suit. The second-tier League competition in South Korea is reportedly about to launch the Fearless Draft mode this summer, according to Korizon Esports journalist, Kevin Kim. The change is expected to be applied to all matches, including playoffs. View the full article