Kotaku Saturday, December 4, 2021 1:35 PM  Final Fantasy XIV might be nearly a decade old (or over a decade old if you count the original version released in 2010) but the MMORPG is more popular than ever. After the early access release of its latest and highly anticipated expansion, Endwalker, FF XIV has set a new record for active players on Steam reaching… |
Kotaku Saturday, December 4, 2021 11:25 AM  Fortnite's next big chapter is nearly here, but before the official launch of Chapter 3 Season 1, a trailer for the next era Epic's mega-popular free-to-play shooter has leaked online revealing new skins, game mechanics, and characters coming soon. |
PCGamesN Saturday, December 4, 2021 1:05 PM  It's been three years since the announcement of Dragon Age 4 and we still haven't had much more than rumours about BioWare's next title - even details on what type of game it'll be. While it was previously believed to have multiplayer or be live-service like Anthem, BioWare has finally confirmed what all fans wanted to hear - Dragon Age 4 will definitely be an entirely single-player game. Much like BioWare, Dragon Age 4 has gone through a lot of changes in its lifespan. While it previously seemed to be a more online-focused game in the style of Anthem, in February this year it was reported that EA and BioWare had killed all form of multiplayer from the new Dragon Age and made it purely single-player again. It's now December 4, otherwise known as Dragon Age Day, and the team at BioWare has finally confirmed that Dragon Age 4 - or whatever it'll be called - will indeed be a "single-player focused experience" and that they're "still hard at work on building [it]". |
PCGamesN Saturday, December 4, 2021 1:53 PM  A number of possible BioShock 4 details may have been leaked. If the rumours are accurate, we may now know the proposed time period, setting, and even the city name of the new BioShock - and some of these details might sound a little familiar to Half-Life 3 followers. These rumours come from podcaster and game journalist Colin Moriarty on the latest episode of his Sacred Symbols PlayStation podcast. Reportedly the Cloud Chamber-developed BioShock 4 is targeting a 2022 release, is internally codenamed "Parkside" - which has been rumoured previously - and "the development team has incredible latitude to get it right", according to Moriarty. While all this is rumour until announced, sources at VGC and Eurogamer support Moriarty's findings. The game will supposedly take place in the 1960s - the same time period as the original BioShock. It's the setting, however, that might resonate with Half-Life 3 devotees - as BioShock 4's version of Rapture or Columbia may be an "Antarctic city called Borealis". |
PCGamesN Saturday, December 4, 2021 10:32 AM  Fortnite Chapter 3 launches in just a few days and now we have a good idea of what it'll look like. A leaked Fortnite Chapter 3 Battle Pass trailer has hit the internet, revealing some major map changes, modes, skins - and at least two major crossovers for Marvel's Spider-Man and Gears of War. The whole of the year-long Fortnite Chapter 2 comes to a crashing conclusion tonight with a big ending event cunningly titled "The End", after which Epic Games will presumably debut the first details and trailer for Chapter 3 - which launches on December 6. Despite Epic asking the community not to leak any Chapter 3 info - and then proceeding to accidentally leak part of the trailer itself in a TikTok ad - the full Battle Pass trailer for Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 1 has completely leaked online ahead of The End event. The trailer reveals massive changes coming to the game, including a completely revised map, new locations, new skins, a racecourse, a giant statue of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's character The Foundation, and at least two major collabs. RELATED LINKS: Fortnite V-Bucks, Fortnite Skins, Fortnite Creative Codes |
PCGamesN Saturday, December 4, 2021 9:31 AM  Since the surprise early beta release of Halo Infinite's multiplayer last month, it's clearly been incredibly popular but hasn't been without problems. Now, one player has managed to record a truly incredible case of desync which may be causing hit registration issues - and developer 343 Industries has now confirmed it will "look into" the problem. Since the launch of Halo Infinite multiplayer on November 15, players have frequently reported odd hit detection issues - especially on PC - that have prevented them from getting kills or progressing normally. The issue certainly seems to be desynchronisation and server lag, but with the game's full release coming in just a few days the situation doesn't seem to have improved. This week, Reddit user TonySoprano3000 recorded the best example yet of this desync issue, which is presumably the reason for all the hit registration problems. The video shows the player's point of view - or client-side - on the left along with what is actually happening server-side on the right, so what other players see. RELATED LINKS: Halo Infinite release date, Halo Infinite system requirements, Halo Infinite ranks |
PCGamesN Saturday, December 4, 2021 9:46 AM  The early access release of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker has seemingly pushed the venerable MMO to new heights, as the game's all-time concurrent player record on Steam has been smashed for the second time this year - and the new count is more than double FFXIV's previous peak from June this year. Despite being out for over ten years now, or eight as A Realm Reborn, Final Fantasy XIV has continued to go from strength to strength in 2021 alone. The MMO reported over 22 million registered players back in April and has repeatedly broken its concurrent player count record this year. According to SteamDB, the new concurrent player count for Final Fantasy XIV today is 87,831 - beating the previous record of 67,148 on July 18. By the end of June, the peak was still around 41K, meaning the MMO has more than doubled its concurrent players in just under six months - and added over 20,000 players to its previous record. On December 2, the player count was 40,232. RELATED LINKS: FFXIV Shadowbringers review, FFXIV Gunbreaker job guide, FFXIV Dancer job guide |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Saturday, December 4, 2021 8:00 AM  Please pay attention to the fourth door of our Advent Calendar. But try not to blink. Or do blink, if you want, maybe. |
Twinfinite Saturday, December 4, 2021 9:37 AM Today Another Eden developer Wright Flyer Studios announced a crossover with legendary JRPG Chrono Cross by Square Enix. The post Another Eden × Chrono Cross Crossover Announced appeared first on Twinfinite. |
Siliconera Saturday, December 4, 2021 12:30 PM Dubbed 'Project Spartacus", the new service will even include classic PS1, PS2, PS3, and PSP games. The post Sony to Merge PlayStation Plus and Now Into a Tiered Subscription Service appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Saturday, December 4, 2021 11:00 AM The suspension was put in place due to the heavy load on the game's servers. The post FFXIV Character Renaming Service Suspended Due to Server Congestion appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Saturday, December 4, 2021 9:30 AM The production company working on it previously created features such as Paranormal Activity 3. The post Live Action Mega Man Movie in Development at Netflix appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Saturday, December 4, 2021 8:00 AM Spike Chunsoft asks players to download them for the best experience. The post Day One Patches for Danganronpa V3 and S Now Available appeared first on Siliconera. |
Destructoid Saturday, December 4, 2021 1:00 PM Forever Blowing Bubbles It's back the early years of Taito for this week's Arcade Archives entry, and it's a pretty... The post Fun Taito classic Liquid Kids is the newest Arcade Archives release appeared first on Destructoid. |
Destructoid Saturday, December 4, 2021 11:00 AM Blink and you'll miss it It's the first day of December, and all through the blog, the writers of Destructoid... The post Before Your Eyes is clever, heart-wrenching, and a must-play appeared first on Destructoid. |
Destructoid Saturday, December 4, 2021 9:00 AM Get the update, get in as soon as you can [Update: Day two for early access Endwalker login queues has... The post PSA: Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker login queues are in full force (Update) appeared first on Destructoid. |
Destructoid Saturday, December 4, 2021 7:00 AM Stance confirmed after cries of hypocrisy from viewers Following an online backlash directed at the event and its organizers, Geoff... The post Following backlash, Geoff Keighley confirms Activision 'will not be part of' The Game Awards appeared first on Destructoid. |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Saturday, December 4, 2021 11:14 AM  Our Tower of Zot guide is here to help out those of you who pre-ordered Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker and are currently playing through early access. And, judging by the queues and the occasional server blips, that's most of you. So! With Endwalker we've got a whole load of new dungeons and trials, but this level 81 love letter to Final Fantasy IV is the first one you'll battle through… after battling through a few hours of cutscenes and conversations. I'm going to try to keep these guides relatively spoiler-free as we go on, but obviously that's not the easiest thing to do. In this guide at least, you'll read about the dungeon name, the boss names (and their attacks), and see a bunch of screenshots. Nothing more, nothing less. And that's probably for the best, because there's quite a lot else to talk about. While the Tower of Zot is the first dungeon and it seems to have been tuned down a bit since the press event, it̵... |