Secrets are hard to keep at the best of times, but around E3, they become near impossible as people hunt high and low for the scoop. One of the current worst kept secrets in video games is the “New Super Nintendo Switch Pro” or some variant of that name. For the past few months, rumors
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Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance is returning to PlayStation and Xbox after 20 years! But is a remake or a remaster? Hack-and-slash fans from the early 2000s would probably remember the breakout game Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance. Developed by Snowblind Studios for PlayStation 2 and Xbox, the game spawned a sequel with a planned trilogy that
RE8 is finally here and so is its engineering genius mutant human, Karl Heisenberg. Resident Evil Village, or RE8, continues to grow across the gaming world and for good reasons. After its initial success following its first reveal, the game grows in presence and critical acclaim. One of its coolest features is its wide roster
Riot has removed Breeze from the Valorant Champions Tour Masters Reykjavík Map Rotation! After the initial release of ‘Breeze’, a Caribbean-themed map, Riot decided to experiment with making it available in competitive play. However, fans and pros weren’t exactly enthusiastic about it. Riot now announces that Breeze isn’t a part of VCT Masters Reykjavík Map
Remember the Half-Life 2 mod that later became a full-fledged hack-and-slash? After nearly a decade, we have some exciting news for Chivalry fans! PlayStation announced on Twitter that Chivalry 2 is finally entering a Closed beta with pre-orders now available for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Both pre-order versions come with a guaranteed spot
Last month, the Fortnite community was buzzing with the news that Neymar Jr was joining the game’s world. While his inclusion was announced, very few other details were shared about the skin. The story has developed with various other information leaked by data miners and we now have a potential release date. We’ve known for
The first few months of a console’s launch are usually accompanied by some strange problems that need to be resolved by firmware updates, and Sony’s PS5 is no exception. In a recent comment by the community moderator of Samsung, an upcoming PS5 update in March 2021 will tackle the 4K-HDR and 120Hz issues. If you
Microsoft has been intensely focusing on game development and game studio acquirement in recent times to help bolster their Xbox brand’s portfolio. As such, it’s not surprising that there have been rumblings from developers and industry insiders implying Xbox Game Studios will be releasing two unannounced games this year, according to several sources. The Xbox’s
Dying Light 2 studio Techland has been letting fans know that more news concerning the upcoming title. They earlier told PC Gamer that it “will be sharing exciting news about Dying Light 2 soon!” And according to a screenshot of a message that was reportedly posted by a member of the development team in the
This is the second week in a row that we’ve seen a rumor for the all-but-guaranteed sequel to Grand Theft Auto V. Following rumors from last week alleging that GTA 6 would feature a female lead, this is something more concrete. In early 2019, Take-Two filed a patent for a Rockstar-developed system for NPCs in
A new report from Bloomberg, comprised of several interviews from developers (who requested anonymity to protect their careers), details the various issues plaguing the development process of Cyberpunk 2077 up until its troubled launch. Though Cyberpunk 2077 was announced in 2012 with a trailer, “the company was then still mainly focused on its last title
In 2020, Microsoft surely made big progress in branching out its presence of gaming arm in Eastern Asian countries, and also tried to bring more games from the Japanese developers to the Xbox Game Pass library. They launched Xbox Game Pass in Japan, they acquired Tango Gameworks, a Japanese studio, thanks to the acquisition of
Nintendo in recent years has been known for having a mainline directs sometime during January and while we have nothing right now to assume that the company will follow suit this year, it seems that people are making attempts to raise speculation. Please be real. pic.twitter.com/MELdryhGn6 — Gothalion (@Gothalion) January 5, 2021 A user by
According to Japanese publication Friday (via Hachima, summarized and translated by Doug Dinsdale), voice actress Rika Matsumoto — who voices Satoshi (Ash) from the Pokemon anime — allegedly took advantage of Japanese government covid-19 relief grants relief. Due to the global pandemic, the Japanese government offered to help support artists suffering from the impact of
According to a new report from the Bloomberg, executives at CD Projekt took responsibility for the buggy release of Cyberpunk 2077 and told staff that they will receive their full bonuses no matter how the game is reviewed. Previously, the developers were told they would receive extra pay based on the game’s aggregated critical performance
Microsoft has not been shy about making announcements at The Game Awards in the past. Last year, Xbox showed off the Xbox Series X for the very first time at the show. According to Jeff Grub from GamesBeat, Xbox might have another announcement for the show. Grub teased the announcement during a GamesBeat video stream
Many stay-at-home activities have seen a rise over the last year due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. More and more people are finding ways to properly social distance while still keeping their sanity by either doing things they already enjoy or discovering new hobbies to take on. As such, video game usage has reportedly seen
For the past few months, Ubisoft has been at the center of an ever-evolving reckoning in the video game industry; across the board, people have been stepping forward and sharing their stories of abuse. Ubisoft’s prevalence in the situation was particularly alarming, especially considering how seemingly universal it was at the worldwide company. They’ve been
While it’s a foregone conclusion that the PS4 is one of the most beloved pieces of hardware from this generation, it isn’t without criticism — notably the volume of the system’s fan under strain. With this in mind, one of the leading questions for the PS5 has always been how effective the heat management would
As one of the most highly-anticipated titles of the year, Cyberpunk 2077 has been long in development by CD Projekt Red for several years, requiring the full force of the Polish company to deliver. While CD Projekt Red has previously expressed the desire to try and reduce crunch on its employees and developers–extended periods of work
It’s hard to imagine there is a more impressive-looking launch title than Bluepoint’s Demon’s Souls remake, slated for a launch day release on PS5. However, despite the impressive vertical slice of gameplay from the PlayStation showcase, one integral question remains: does it pass next gen standards? According to a recent analysis from Digital Foundry, the game will
Microsoft hasn’t been safe from leaks and rumors since the initial series X reveal. We’ve seen multiple sources claiming that there would be a second, much cheaper next-gen option called the Series S (which is all but confirmed). We’ve also seen controllers that were stolen from select retail outlets in Chicago, further fueling theories and
It’s been over a year since Gods & Monsters was revealed to the world by Ubisoft. The game appeared at last year’s E3 and was scheduled for release in February of this year. Unfortunately, the game was subsequently caught up in Ubisoft’s mass delays and joined Watchdogs Legion and Rainbow Six Quarantine in being pushed
In the increasingly annoying game of chicken between Microsoft and Sony, consumers are eager to know two things above all else about the competing next-gen consoles arriving this fall: when will the Xbox Series X and PS5 launch, and how much will they cost? According to a new report, hopefully it won’t be too much
Bloomberg Tech Reporter Takashi Mochizuki reported Nintendo is planning the release of an upgraded Nintendo Switch in 2021. The release of this upgraded Nintendo Switch model would either be synchronized or followed by new major game releases. The sources told Bloomberg that the technical specifications of this new Switch model aren’t finalized yet. Moreover, those
Another day, another insider giving some brief yet insightful details into the upcoming launch of PS5 and Xbox Series X. While yesterday we discussed the debunking of the pernicious “fake 4K” rumor being passed around, today focuses instead on some statements from Digital Foundry’s John Linneman. Specifically, that developers aren’t particularly keen to develop cross-generation
Metroid Prime 4 is seemingly bordering on Duke Nukem Forever territory. The sequel to 2007’s Metroid Prime 3: Corruption was announced during Nintendo’s E3 presentation in 2017 and has hit roadblock after roadblock in its development ever since. In January 2019, Nintendo released a video titled “Metroid Prime 4 Development Update,” in which they announced that
Microsoft, along with Sony, is reportedly due to be having a big event at some point during August. The rumoured showcase is supposedly going to reveal the price and availability of the new Xbox console, plus some new games. Microsoft’s trump card for the event may have just been revealed though, due to a leak
Are you looking forward to PlayStation exclusive content coming to Marvel’s Avengers? Get ready to be more hyped. According to industry insider Imran Kahn, Sony has actively approached all major third-party developers and publishers to poach exclusive games, in-game content, or both for PS5. According to Kahn, PlayStation Advantage will have long legs through the next
While Marvel might be the king of superheroes at the box office, DC and Batman are clearly giving their video game sales a run for their money. Twitter user Timur222 discovered through the LinkedIn profile of a Warner Bros’ employee that the sales of Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham City reached a whopping 12.5 million copies sold and