| | VG247 Latest Articles Feed 11:29 | |  EGX 2021 kicked off today, and while we're not there in person we did prepare a fun hour-long quiz for everyone to enjoy. You can watch it at EGX on the EGX Live Stage at around 3:30 PM BST today (Thursday), or stream it on the EGX Twitch channel. Alex and I have been around a bit, and love a bit of retro gaming. Dorrani, young and fresh-faced, wasn't even on the planet for most of the 90s, so we thought we'd test his retro knowledge with a little game of 90s video game Fact or Fiction. It's all in good fun, of course. We take turns explaining a game or peripheral to Dorrani, and he has to work out if it's real or something we completely made up. We had fun making this, and we hope you enjoy watching it. Read more |
| | VG247 Latest Articles Feed 11:09 | |  Babylon's Fall has existed in this weird state where many PlatinumGames fans are aware it's the studio's next big game, but there seems to be hardly any excitement for it. In July, the developer concluded the first of three beta tests for the game. This was players' first ever opportunity to go hands-on with the multiplayer action game, but even before the test went live, many had a lot of misgivings about the game's visual style, which we got to see when Babylon's Fall was re-revealed at E3 in June. It seems Platinum took this feedback on board, because the studio has announced a change to the game's look, which should hopefully make it easier on the eyes. More specifically, the game has done away with the pixelated, filtered aesthetic for a sharper, more in-focus look. Read more |
| | VG247 Latest Articles Feed 10:25 | |  If you were curious to know how Valve's incoming Steam Deck manages to do everything it does without resorting to some sort of technological alchemy, you'll be pleased to know that the company has released an official teardown of its upcoming handheld gaming PC. Before the skilled hands get to work taking all the custom chips and massive batteries out of the console, though, the company spends a good minute warning you against opening the machine up yourself because you "might mess things up, like, profoundly". The video details a lot of the handheld machine's hardware, and talks brave tinkerers through the process of replacing various components of the console. The warnings of the video's voiceover are pretty stark, and frequent reminders not to do this yourself are commonplace – especially when it comes to messing with that battery. Read more |
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| | Video Game News, Reviews, Walkthroughs And Guides | GamingBolt 10:47 | | Koichi Sugiyama passed from septic shock on September 30th. He was the sole composer for the Dragon Quest series since its debut.
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| | IGN Video Games 10:50 | | CD Projekt Red has offered fans a brief look at how the Witcher 3 will run on Steam Deck, using a number of short clips to show off various aspects of the game running on the new handheld.
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| | IGN Video Games 10:37 | | Spoilers ahead! Far Cry 6 includes a very unexpected connection to the series' past – but it's a puzzle as to what it means for the future.
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| | IGN Video Games 09:55 | | EA says that it's "exploring the idea" of renaming its FIFA series. If it did so, it would end an almost three decade association between EA Sports and the international football organization.
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| | Nintendo Life | Latest Updates 11:30 | | It's easy to forget, as we found out... The Switch OLED launches tomorrow, and no doubt a great many of you are waiting expectantly for your console to arrive on your doorstep. The thrill of new gaming hardware is certainly one of life's little pleasures, but don't allow your excitement to overwhelm you, as it did us. As you'll know from our recent review, we've had the Switch OLED for a week now, and when it arrived from Nintendo, we literally couldn't wait to get all of our data transferred over from our old console. We followed the transfer guide to the letter and had everything set up in double-quick time – save for one very important thing: our Animal Crossing: New Horizons island. Read the full article on nintendolife.com |
| | Nintendo Life | Latest Updates 11:15 | | Switch up your Switch. System transfers have been a thing for a goodly amount of time now for Nintendo consoles. Gone are the days when all your lovely gubbins was held on a game cartridge or (gasp) memory card. Now when you get a new version of a console — be a regular Switch, a handy Switch Lite or a Switch OLED model — you've got to ferry all that data over from your old system to your new one. Fortunately, it's relatively easy to transfer everything from one Switch to another Switch, and to prove that fact we're going to tell you how in the article you lucky, lucky beggars. Read the full article on nintendolife.com |
| | Nintendo Life | Latest Updates 10:30 | | That's the spirit. The 3DS' two outer cameras allow you to film in 3D – perfect for reliving live experiences! You don't see many Nintendo 3DS systems out and about these days, but when they do pop up, it seems they really show up in style. Read the full article on nintendolife.com |
| | Nintendo Life | Latest Updates 10:00 | | Arrives a couple of months after PlayStation / Xbox / PC. The Switch has a decidedly mixed record when it comes to major sports games - we have some darn good ones, some terribly lazy efforts (we're looking at you, EA), and there are also a fair few major titles that skip the system altogether. Well, if you enjoy the thwack of willow on leather and crowds that get increasingly boozed up as the day progresses, there's good news. Cricket 22 has been announced and is indeed coming to the Switch, which is the positive bit; the slightly bad news is that it's arriving in January 2022, a couple of months after every other version. As a result the Switch version will miss the excitement around the upcoming men's Ashes series, but hopefully it also means a bit of extra time for optimisation and bug squashing. It also means the system will miss out on the pre-release download giving access to the 'nets' mode, which is outlined in the video at the top of the article. Read the full article on nintendolife.com |
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| | Kotaku 11:00 | |  When Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis was first launched this past July, fans were happy with the overhauled graphics and combat, but there were complaints about the lack of content. At the time, those quibbles were explained as launch issues. It's now October, and Sega is addressing why New Genesis still doesn't… Read more... |
| | Kotaku 10:00 | |  Since 1993, EA and FIFA have been synonymous. With its FIFA games, EA has created a beloved franchise with the official Fédération Internationale de Football Association branding. That could change.
In a recent press release, EA trumpeted its "recording-breaking FIFA 22 launch," with over nine million players joining… Read more... |
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| | PCGamesN 11:27 | |  Since the Steam Deck's announcement back in July, Valve's been relatively open about its upcoming handheld gaming PC. While we've had both an official and unofficial look at the device's benchmark performance, the PC's innards have remained a mystery. Thanks to a new teardown video by Valve, we now know how to disassemble and potentially upgrade the gaming machine. Yet, while the company makes delving into the Deck's depths look easy, it also strongly advises against even popping the lid for a peak. In the video, a representative from Valve specifically addresses how to change out the Steam Deck's thumbsticks and SSD - two components that could potentially need replacing over time. Of course, while the teardown is quite clearly a tutorial, Valve also frames the teardown as a "why you really shouldn't do this" message that's laced with various warnings. The video goes as far as to warn potential tinkerers against fire hazards, citing that accidentally damaging the battery could cause the mini computer to combust. Foreboding tone aside, Valve's step by step process actually makes the Steam Deck look incredibly accessible, at least in comparison to other handhelds like the Nintendo Switch. Sure, even unscrewing the portable gaming machine's casing allegedly runs the risk of compromising its structural integrity. However, replacing the included M.2 simply requires unscrewing a shield and disconnecting the drive once you're in. RELATED LINKS: Best SSD for gaming, How to build a gaming PC, Best gaming CPU |
| | PCGamesN 11:12 | |  October 07, 2021 Twitch has issued an update on the data breach. Earlier this week, word of a massive Twitch breach began to circulate online, with claims of alleged creator earnings information, unannounced projects in the works at Twitch and Amazon Game Studios, and early Twitch development code filling the internet. Representatives of the streaming service first confirmed that a breach has taken place, and have now clarified that some data was exposed due to an "error in a Twitch server configuration change". Full credit card numbers have not been exposed as the streaming service doesn't store full credit card numbers. "We have learned that some data was exposed to the internet due to an error in a Twitch server configuration change that was subsequently accessed by a malicious third party," Twitch says in a statement. "Our teams are working with urgency to investigate the incident. "As the investigation is ongoing, we are still in the process of understanding the impact in detail. We understand that this situation raises concerns, and we want to address some of those here while our investigation continues. At this time, we have no indication that login credentials have been exposed. We are continuing to investigate. Additionally, full credit card numbers are not stored by Twitch, so full credit card numbers were not exposed." |
| | PCGamesN 10:33 | |  Games Workshop has a complicated history with licensed Warhammer games. The company has been quite reserved about it in the past - even despite some very high-profile successes in the early days - but even when it finally started to open the gates more generally it took a while for the quality to match the demand. Thankfully, things are getting better, and as things get better more Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 games are starting to appear that are worth checking out if you're fans of either of Games Workshops' iconic tabletop settings. With that in mind, we've compiled a round-up our top picks of games from fantasy land, as well as the grim darkness of the far future. We were going to keep it 50/50 but to be honest there are far less fantasy games than 40k games, and far more mediocre choices at that. We've also not strictly speaking gone for the 'best of the best', although most of these options are considered pretty good; we've chosen notable titles that are worth highlighting for more specific reasons as well. RELATED LINKS: Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 impressions |
| | PCGamesN 10:13 | |  The theme of GTA Online's weekly update is a tad racy this week. Rockstar Games typically posts the full rundown of its weekly updates to its Newswire later in the day, but fans don't have to wait - they can get a peep at what's changed beforehand as the crime game updates in the morning. If you fancy your abilities behind the wheel and need some extra in-game dosh, you'll want to check out some stunt and air races this week as Rockstar has tripled the rewards. You'll also find that the GTA Online prize ride this time around is the Calico GTF. To nab it, all you have to do is finish in the top two in LS Car Meet races for six days in a row. You can also try out the Dominator GTT, Growler, and RT3000 on the test track if you fancy trying a GTA car before you buy it. Don't worry if you aren't a keen racer, though, as there are other ways to make money this week. The Inch by Inch adversary mode offers double the rewards, which involves two teams competing against each other to move some cargo from A to B. You can also get double the rewards on VIP Work and Special Cargo missions. RELATED LINKS: GTA 5 mods, GTA 6, Buy GTA V |
| | PCGamesN 10:10 | |  It's well understood that being an early adopter of new operating systems comes with its share of technical challenges, and Windows 11 is unsurprisingly no exception with a fair share of its own problems. AMD recently posted a support article, as highlighted by Tom's Hardware, which details a bug within Microsoft's new OS that can reduce processor performance by 10-15% on team red's CPUs. The reason behind this change is due to L3 cache latency increasing by up to three times when running on Windows 11. AMD notes that this can lead to an expected performance impact of 3-5%, growing to 10-15% in games; particularly esports titles. There are also reports that single-threaded applications, or those that rely on a few multiple threads, could see some slowdown. Thankfully, these problems should be short lived as Microsoft is working with AMD to investigate and resolve these issues with an expected fix due in October 2021. For now, if you're lucky enough to be running one of AMD's best gaming CPUs, we'd suggest staying on Windows 10. RELATED LINKS: Best SSD for gaming, How to build a gaming PC, Best gaming CPU |
| | PCGamesN 10:10 | |  Searching for the WWII bunker locations in Warzone for Season 6? The Warzone Season 6 update has sent shockwaves around '80s Verdansk as explosives destroy portions of the downtown area. The stadium contained numerous hidden bombs, causing a giant crack to appear across the arena when the explosives went off. Exploring the cracks in the earth has revealed a number of WWII bunkers. Warzone Season 6 is going to see off Verdansk before the battle royale game transitions over to the new Warzone map. This transition is set to take place shortly after the launch of the Call of Duty Vanguard in November. Since Black Ops Cold War launched back in November 2020, we've seen Verdansk overrun with zombies, an atomic bomb sent the entire map back to the '80s, and plenty of Warzone guns have joined the game. Warzone bunkers used to play a large role in modern Verdansk, and it looks like they're finally making a return in the latest update. Here's everything you need to know about the WWII bunkers in Season 6, including where to find them and what's inside each room. |
| | PCGamesN 10:05 | |  While this year's Dota 2 International tournament will no longer have a live audience, there are still plenty of ways to catch all the action. The 2021 International - the first in two years because of the pandemic - kicks off today (October 7) and runs until October 17. Now, developer Valve has outlined all the ways to tune in remotely. First up, there's a new section on the Dota Pro Circuit site dedicated to The International, which you can find right here. This will be the go-to place for all live streams of the contest across five languages, and you'll find two viewing modes to pick from when you head to the site: standard and spoiler-free. The former offers the "optimal viewing experience with the latest match-ups, scores, and standings right at your fingertips", while the latter will "automatically track which VODs you've watched and block information regarding unknown match-ups and standings". You can hop between these two options any time. While the group stages are live, there'll naturally be multiple games going on at once, so you'll find the main stream hosts the "Multicast" - a stream following the most exciting games of the day. You can switch to one of the other games going on, though, by picking one of the alternative numbered options, catchily titled 'dota2ti_2', 'dota2ti_5', and so on. RELATED LINKS: Dota 2 heroes, Dota 2 custom games, Which MOBA is best? |
| | PCGamesN 09:52 | |  We really enjoyed our time with 4X game Old World, a Civilization-style strategy game from the former lead designer of Civilization IV. While it may be locked to an abstraction of the Classical era, Old World offers some neat twists on Civ's tried-and-true formula that show great potential. It spent a while in early access on the Epic Games Store before developer Mohawk Games finally released the 1.0 version in July 2021, but it has remained an Epic exclusive, until now. Hooded Horse, which you may remember as the company bringing some exciting space strategy games such as Falling Frontier and Terra Invicta to market, has announced it has partnered with Mohawk Games to bring Old World to Steam and GOG in spring 2022. Alongside Old World's launch on other store fronts, there's also going to be a new expansion releasing at the same time. There are no other details on this apart from that it has been described as an "expansion campaign", which may make it more like the scenario-based Rise of Carthage campaign you can already play in-game. RELATED LINKS: Upcoming PC Games, Best strategy games, Best 4X games |
| | PCGamesN 09:59 | |  What are the best upcoming games to keep an eye on this year and the next? Hope, anticipation, agony, and elation - it's the endless cycle of emotions we go through during the annual PC release schedule. Year in, year out, games - via Steam and otherwise - are produced in such varying degrees of quality that not a single one of them is destined for certain success. Masterpieces are released alongside utter disasters, series are born while others dwindle and, occasionally, a game actually lives up to our expectations. So how can we possibly navigate the dizzying number of announcements, trailers, and teases to find which of the upcoming PC games we should devote our finite supply of hype to? Us old PCGamesN sages have been round the videogame block plenty of times already, so we're perfectly placed to tell you about the titles you should be saving your pennies up for. Below you'll find the upcoming PC games you should keep on your radar, as well as their expected release dates. |
| | PCGamesN 10:02 | |  What are the best new PC games 2021? Perhaps you have just been paid, bank account fat with virtual dosh, or you simply want to get caught up with the latest PC games because they are, well, new and shiny. It is all well and good starting another daring round of PUBG, taking on a new 100-hour Football Manager save, or yet another The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim adventure but, as much as we love setting mammoths ablaze, there are plenty of the latest PC games that will more than supply your gaming fix. You don't want to be the person who isn't In The Know now, do you? These days, new PC games pour onto Steam at a frankly dizzying rate, making it impossible to keep up with them all. Thankfully, us kind folk at PCGamesN have separated the wheat from the chaff when it comes to recent PC releases. So, below you will find every new PC games for which you should be saving up your pennies. This list is updated regularly to include the latest releases. RELATED LINKS: Valheim system requirements, Valheim building tips, Valheim progression guide |
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| | Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed 11:13 | |  Ubisoft's new open-world dictatorship-toppling simulator Far Cry 6 is out now. You'll be liberating an island, creating make-shift weapons and traversing a huge world - you know, Far Cry stuff. Do watch out if you're playing today though, because a few players have reported crashes on launch, struggles opening the game, and trouble connecting to online services for co-op. Read more |
| | Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed 10:58 | |  While Valve yesterday were busy cracking open a Steam Deck, CD Projekt Red showed us a game actually running on one. They've posted a series of short videos of them playing The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt on Valve's handheld PC and yup, that seems to run well enough. The game might be a few years old now, but it's still one of best RPGs—and honestly the sort of endless sprawling game I might rather play on-and-off on a handheld. Read more |
| | Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed 10:21 | |  How do you buy a house in New World? Upon arriving in Aeternum, your New World character quickly learns that they're likely stuck on the island for life thanks to the powerful magical field that surrounds it. On the plus side though, residents of Aeternum tend towards immortality, so it's definitely not all bad news. One thing's for sure though: since they're here literally forever, your plucky Conquistador is going to want to find a place to call home. Read more |
| | Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed 09:51 | |  Livestreaming platform Twitch was recently hacked, hard, and a huge chunk of yoinked data was leaked publicly yesterday. Source code for the site and loads of Twitch projects were shared in a 128GB torrent, along with earnings numbers for streamers. Twitch say they "are still in the process of understanding the impact in detail" but so far, it seems login credentials and credit card numbers are safe. They have also reset stream keys, just in case. Read more |
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| | Twinfinite 09:56 | | Don your Ghostface masks, horror fans! It appears that one of everybody's favorite slasher villains will be making their way to Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War very, very soon. The news comes by way of a cryptic tweet from Call of Duty's official twitter account (H/T, Bloody Disgusting) […] The post Scream's Ghostface is Coming To Call of Duty: Warzone & Black Ops Cold War appeared first on Twinfinite. |
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| | Nintendo Everything 10:07 | | Atlus has shared the latest daily demon video for Shin Megami Tensei V, this latest one highlighting the demom Parvati. Check out the video and some additional details below the break. Here is some of the history behind Parvati from the Megami Tensei wiki: Parvati is the Hindu goddess of fertility, love, beauty, harmony, marriage, children and devotion; as well... The post Shin Megami Tensei V daily demon vol. 139 – Parvati appeared first on Nintendo Everything. |
| | Nintendo Everything 09:44 | | Puzzle platformer The Lightbringer arrives on the Switch eShop today. Check out some gameplay footage and additional details below. In case you missed it, here's an overview for The Lightbringer: The Lightbringer is a story-driven adventure platform game, set in a beautiful world claimed by a vile corruption. Dear brother, when this letter reaches your hands, I will no longer... The post The Lightbringer gameplay appeared first on Nintendo Everything. |
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| | Video Game News, Reviews, Walkthroughs And Guides | GamingBolt 10:47 | | Koichi Sugiyama passed from septic shock on September 30th. He was the sole composer for the Dragon Quest series since its debut.
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| | Gamezebo 10:00 | | There are loads of games available on the mobile app stores that are trying to get in on the success of Netflix's Squid Game. Mortal Doll is one of them. It's a version of the first challenge in the show, with a red light, green light movement system and a murderous doll that'll shoot you […]
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| | CGMagazine 11:00 | | CGMagazine got the chance to talk to Donald Mowat, head of makeup, in the run-up to the theatrical release of Dune.
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| | GamingOnLinux Latest Articles 09:53 | | Hinterland has released Episode Four "Fury, Then Silence" of The Long Dark story mode getting one step closer to reaching the conclusion with big updates planned in future. "A murderous gang of convicts have captured Mackenzie. Desperate to escape one of the darkest corners of Great Bear Island, he must somehow survive his fiercest enemy yet. Can Mackenzie recover the Hardcase, continue his search for Astrid, and save the innocents caught up in this deadly confrontation?" See the release trailer below: 
Watch video on YouTube.com Their attention now moves onto the final part of the story with no ETA, along with an upcoming update to the Survival Mode and modding support also planned to come at some point. If you've been playing through the story mode, be sure to let us know your thoughts in the comments. Last I properly tried it the experience due to the survival element was quite brutal. The Long Dark is definitely one of the more difficult survival games even in the story mode. You can buy The Long Dark from Humble Store and Steam. The price has also now been bumped up to £27.79 / $34.99 / €29.99 with all the extra content that has arrived it still easily seems worth the price. |
| | GamingOnLinux Latest Articles 09:40 | | More improvements and new extensions have landed for the NVIDIA Vulkan Beta Driver with version 470.62.05 out now. Here's what's new: - New:
- VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2
- VK_KHR_maintenance4
- Vulkan video updates:
- Update the VK_KHR_video_queue implementation to properly support VK_QUERY_TYPE_RESULT_STATUS_ONLY video queries
- Improve the support for VK_KHR_video_decode_queue out-of-order parallel command buffer recording for the video decode operations
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- Fixed issue with vkCmdBindDescriptorSets and unreferenced dynamic UBO/SSBO descriptors
- Fixed issue with FragCoord and Centroid qualifier
- Fixed an issue where unreferenced descriptor bindings were sometimes not ignored properly
- Fixed a bug where VK_NVX_binary_import was advertised as supported on unsupported platforms which caused calls to vkCreateDevice to fail if applications attempted to enable VK_NVX_binary_import on such platforms
Reminder: This special Vulkan beta driver is where all the shiny new stuff goes in before making its way into the stable release for everyone. Really, it's mostly aimed at developers and serious enthusiasts. Unless you need what's in them, it's generally best to use the stable drivers. The newest stable versions of the main NVIDIA driver for Linux are at NVIDIA 470.74 released on September 20, 2021 from their "Production Branch" series or 465.31 released on April 29, 2020 from their "New Feature" series. Confused? It's a lot of numbers to remember but both Production and New Feature series are fine for normal use. |
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| | TheXboxHub 10:34 | | Asdivine Saga does exactly what it says on the tin. The story is good, delivered without too much padding, and the characters are engaging. Fighting is as fun as ever for a KEMCO title, especially when you consider taking in some grinding and the opportunity to head into the extra arenas. In fact, it's hard to find too much in the way of bad points. The post Asdivine Saga Review appeared first on TheXboxHub. |
| | TheXboxHub 09:45 | | It was only a few weeks back that we were considering the future of Milestone's MXGP series, with the latter months of the year ahead and no word on whether a new annual entry would be dropping. We need not worry though for Milestone have popped up with the official announcement of MXGP 2021 - detailing and dating it in the process. The post MXGP 2021 detailed and dated appeared first on TheXboxHub. |
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| | Goal video games news 09:45 | | This pact is separate from all of its other official partnerships and licenses, it said. The video game company has produced the well-known series for over 20 ...
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| | Goal video games news 08:35 | | It is one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time. ... are already reporting that 9.1 million people have played the new edition of the game.
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| | PCGamer latest 10:18 | | A leadership shuffle sees Pitchford helm the company's new film outfit, Gearbox Studios.
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| | PCGamer latest 10:17 | | Exactly what universe is this set in? Because it's certainly not ours.
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