Kotaku Thursday, May 5, 2022 9:15 PM The Metroid series took a little nap during the N64 era, with Nintendo unable/unwilling to release a single home console game between the success of the SNES' Super Metroid in 1994 and the GameCube's Metroid Prime in 2002. So a fan is stepping in—and back in time—to make one for themselves. |
Kotaku Thursday, May 5, 2022 8:30 PM  Blizzard shared a lengthy list of Overwatch 2 patch notes today detailing changes it's making to the first-person shooter a little more than a week into the player-versus-player mode's closed beta. |
Kotaku Thursday, May 5, 2022 8:15 PM  In 2009, THQ pulled a publicity stunt by covering a Nintendo Wii in 24 karat gold and trying to get it delivered to Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty never actually got her hands on the console, but now, after over a year of auction hijinx, you might be able to. |
Kotaku Thursday, May 5, 2022 7:20 PM  The Call of Duty machine can never stop. It must endlessly push forward, through lawsuits, controversies, and layoffs. To stop would mean…well, we don't know, because it never has. And to help keep the machine going, Activision now has over 3,000 human souls working tirelessly on the publisher's biggest and most… |
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Kotaku Thursday, May 5, 2022 4:30 PM  Sykkuno, one of Twitch's top streamers known for his wholesome demeanor and for playing games like Among Us and GTA Online, left the Amazon-owned platform for the red pastures of YouTube Gaming this month. The move shocked the livestreaming space because Sykkuno was something of a household name on Twitch, boasting … |
Kotaku Thursday, May 5, 2022 4:10 PM  Popular Twitch streamer xQc recently admitted that he lost $1.8 million to gambling over the last month. After news of his losses spread online, his dad called him during a stream to ask if he was okay and to express how worried he was about the streamer's gambling problems. |
Kotaku Thursday, May 5, 2022 3:35 PM  Genshin Impact raked in over $3 billion from mobile players in less than two years, according to the latest report from analytics firm Sensor Tower. |
Kotaku Thursday, May 5, 2022 2:25 PM Life imitates art, and nowhere is this more apparent than through these YouTube videos of a guy running through the streets of Tokyo, Japan as if he were a character from Grand Theft Auto 3. While the movement is strange for a human, it will look familiar to anyone who has tried moving around in a video game… |
Kotaku Thursday, May 5, 2022 2:10 PM  WWE superstar Mike "The Miz" Mizanin is so pumped to play Johnny Cage in the next Mortal Kombat movie, all that's left is for him to actually get cast. |
PCGamesN Thursday, May 5, 2022 6:55 PM  Blizzard has patched one of World of Warcraft's more annoying achievements to make grinding for the Reins of the Violet Proto-Drake mount easier. Now's your time to shine if you've been putting off grinding for the big ol' pink dragon because you don't like PvP. Blizzard explains in a post on World of Warcraft's forums that the School of Hard Knocks requirement for the Children's Week achievement For the Children has been removed. The achievement still exists, though you don't need to complete it anymore if you want to get the Reins of the Violet Proto-Drake mount. School of Hard Knocks tasks you with summoning an orphan during the May event and completing several battleground challenges like capturing the flag in Eye of the Storm, assaulting a tower in Alterac Valley, and more. Looking at the MMORPG's subreddit will swiftly tell you that it wasn't everyone's favourite achievement. Some don't like PvP, while others report facing queue times of up-to-six hours to play. RELATED LINKS: WoW Shadowlands review, The best WoW addons, WoW Classic leveling guide |
PCGamesN Thursday, May 5, 2022 6:07 PM  The first Overwatch 2 patch is live, making adjustments to some of the best – and worst – performing Heroes. Essentially, it's good news if you like Roadhog, and even better news if you like everyone's favourite monk Zenyatta. Chief among the Hero changes is Zenyatta's new kick attack. It's officially called Snap Kick, but the Overwatch community instantly dubbed it the 'Zen Boop' while experimenting to see just how far the healer can now kick other heroes. The answer is pretty darn far, leading some to predict a nerf in the next patch. Snap Kick makes up for Zenyatta's close-range failings by letting him push enemies back and increasing the healer's quick melee damage by 50%. It makes the murderous monk more well-rounded while fulfilling a previous promise Blizzard made. In an earlier blog post, the dev team said they planned on experimenting with new abilities for existing support heroes to make playing as them more fun, while giving them a fighting chance in PvP as well. RELATED LINKS: Overwatch 2 heroes, Overwatch 2 release date, Overwatch 2 tier list |
PCGamesN Thursday, May 5, 2022 4:58 PM  The League of Legends patch 12.9 notes are starting to make their way onto the Public Beta Environment (PBE). While LoL patch 12.8 has just gone live, we already have a good idea of what Riot Games is working on next for the popular MOBA game. While you wait for new content to populate the PBE, you've got plenty to check out in League of Legends' latest patch. Riot has overhauled Swain's kit to make him a more attractive pick in the current meta, while 18 other champions have also been tweaked. If you're looking for some more visual flair, Riot has added a lovely batch of Solar and Lunar Eclipse skins for Kayle, Sejuani, Sivir, Aatrox, and Senna. While patch 12.9 is still in the earlier stages of development, you've got plenty to eyeball. Riot is working on a mid-scope update for Taliyah that'll be just as extensive as Swain's rework. You've also got several new High Noon skins for the likes of Katarina, Leona, and more that make the champions look like gothic vampire hunters. If that isn't your style, Riot has also added some icy skins to honour esports outfit Edward Gaming's 2021 World Championship. RELATED LINKS: Best LoL Champions , League of Legends patch 12.8 notes, LoL tier list |
PCGamesN Thursday, May 5, 2022 3:59 PM  E3 is dead (this year, at least), but the Summer Game Fest schedule will ensure that there's plenty of appointment viewing if you're looking for direct marketing from major publishers on their upcoming PC games. Between the individual events that have already been announced and the usual rumours from the industry's more reliable insiders, we're starting to get a pretty clear idea of what we can expect from this summer's not-quite-E3 press conferences. Before we get to what will happen, let's talk about what won't. There will be no EA Play this year. EA's annual showcase typically took place just ahead of E3 every year, but the publisher has confirmed there will be no such broadcast in 2022. Instead, individual EA studios intend to bring info about games like Dragon Age and Dead Space through smaller, dedicated info blasts on social media. EA brings us straight to the rumour mill, too. The sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is reportedly due for a reveal soon. May 4 didn't yield a reveal like some had thought, though we could still see something between May 26 and May 29, the dates of the annual fan convention, Star Wars Celebration. RELATED LINKS: Starfield release date, Best space games, Elder Scrolls 6 release date |
PCGamesN Thursday, May 5, 2022 3:28 PM  Another May the 4 has come and gone, and with it, no concrete news of a Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order sequel. However, some fans are now wondering if protagonist Cal Kestis' sophomore act may be coming sooner than they first thought. Ewan McGregor, who played Obi-Wan Kenobi in the prequel trilogy and will reprise the role in the eponymous Disney+ series, set tongues wagging during a recent interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Guest host Mike Birbiglia asks McGregor about the actor's reaction when fans start quizzing him about Star Wars facts, with McGregor answering that it's difficult to keep up with the universe now that it's expanded into books, comics, cartoons, and "computer games". He also praises director Deborah Chow's Star Wars knowledge as "all of the storylines have to match up" because you "can't have some fact in a videogame that doesn't match up to the movie". The conversation then moves on to other topics without mentioning Star Wars games again, but it was enough for eager Star Wars fans to start speculating on Resetera. "We know the Inquisitors are in the show and we know the temple from [Jedi: Fallen Order] also pops up and we've already seen a BD-1 droid pop up in Boba Fett," The_Iceman2288, the original poster, says. RELATED LINKS: How long is Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order?, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order review, Play Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order |
PCGamesN Thursday, May 5, 2022 2:06 PM  Traditional E3 may be no more, at least for this year, but Summer Game Fest is coming back around again. Event organiser Geoff Keighley has announced that this year's Summer Game Fest begins June 9 at 11am PDT / 2 pm EDT/ 7 pm BST and will run for several weeks leading up to Gamescom 2022 on August 24. Summer Game Fest Live! is the inaugural event, featuring trailers for upcoming PC games, celebrity appearances, and more. While there's no suggestion of what Keighley and co. might have planned for this year's event, last year saw the likes of Elden Ring, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, and Death Stranding: Director's Cut make their debut. Weezer and Jeff Goldblum also made an appearance, so expect some celebrity presenters and performers as well. Those who want to watch Summer Game Fest's reveals in a less traditional way can experience the event in IMAX theatres. Keighley says The Game Awards 2022 will also stream in select IMAX theatres, though there's no word on participating locations for either event yet. RELATED LINKS: Best Elden Ring settings, Elden Ring bosses guide, The best Elden Ring classes |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, May 5, 2022 6:55 PM  The Razer Naga Trinity is a rather brilliant mouse for MMO gamers, or anyone really that likes or needs to have plenty of buttons right under their thumb. The Naga Trinity's key feature is that it comes with three interchangeable side panels, each with a different amount of layout of buttons - so you can have a regular two-button side layout for FPS titles, a seven-button layout for more complex games (MOBAs?) and a 12-button calculator-style layout when things get properly exciting (MMOs). Or you can just figure out which one is your favourite, and keep it on forever more. The Naga Trinity's UK RRP is £110, but it normally goes for about £70 or £80. Today, it's down to £55 - a nice discount! |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, May 5, 2022 6:40 PM  The Cooler Master NR200P is, in my humble opinion, the best value Mini ITX case you can buy right now. For its street price of £110, you get a compact yet easy to build in design with a choice of mesh or glass side panels, plus a pair of low profile 120mm fans. Today however, you can pick up this brilliant little case for £76 in black or white, or £85 to £96 for colours like orange, purple, teal and pink. Either way you slice it, this is an incredible case for the money - and I should know, I've got two of them in my room right now. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, May 5, 2022 6:12 PM  Rootin' tootin' turn-based-strategin' Hard West 2 combines the shoot percentages of XCOM with a cowboy odyssey to retrieve your lost souls. If you like ponchos and silly hats, you can give it a go right now by signing up to its newly live open beta. It offers "a small slice of the game's full campaign" and will run for a full month through until June 5th. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, May 5, 2022 5:31 PM  Hangar 13 studio head Haden Blackman has departed from the company. In an announcement made internally earlier this week and shared with several media outlets, owners 2K Games said that Haden was "leaving the company to pursue his passion at a new endeavor." Meanwhile, anonymous sources talking to Kotaku say that a Mafia prequel is in early development. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, May 5, 2022 4:57 PM  Overwatch 2's first beta test has been ticking along for a week now, and Blizzard have written a response to the feedback. It's almost relentlessly peppy, but there are details in there covering why things are the way they are, and how they'll be changing in future updates. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, May 5, 2022 4:31 PM  EA have provided a few scant details of the coming roadmap for The Sims 4, which includes a game pack and two kits coming in May and June. The three are all themed around nighttime, with heavy hints that the game pack will bring werewolves back to the series. |
Twinfinite Thursday, May 5, 2022 9:45 PM Mario Strikers: Battle League, the upcoming five versus five soccer game from Next Level Games, is set to release next month, and Nintendo has just dropped a five minute long overview trailer for us to learn more about it. The trailer is only out on the Japanese channels at the moment, but we can still […] |
Twinfinite Thursday, May 5, 2022 9:07 PM This article is sponsored by Keysfan. People are almost always conscious of where their hard-earned money is going, and as they watch their expenses, there might not always be room to upgrade things like computer software—even if it could help increase productivity and output. Whether it be something simple like getting a newer version of […] |
Twinfinite Thursday, May 5, 2022 8:28 PM You may or may not know that Japanese developer Ikumi Nakamura (previously creative director of Ghostwire Tokyo) is forming her own studio. |
Twinfinite Thursday, May 5, 2022 8:04 PM Netmarble released more English trailers of Level-5's online JRPG Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds, focusing on a bunch of mounts. |
Twinfinite Thursday, May 5, 2022 7:13 PM Today Microsoft and third-party developers had news to share about Microsoft Flight Simulator and its upcoming add-ons. |
Twinfinite Thursday, May 5, 2022 5:37 PM Tooday Cloud Imperium Games had a couple of reveals to make about its growing space simulator Star Citizen. |
Twinfinite Thursday, May 5, 2022 4:13 PM Today, Nacon have announced that they are opening up a brand new studio for the purpose of Italian game development. The new project will be known as Nacon Studio Milan and will include RaceWard Studio, which specializes in racing games, and other teams, as it seeks to diversify its offering. Alongside the expertise that RaceWard […] |
Destructoid Thursday, May 5, 2022 7:30 PM Supa-dupa-liminal Well I've got good news, and I've got bad news. The bad news is, I dropped my Switch in... The post Contest: Win Superliminal on Switch from Super Rare Games appeared first on Destructoid. |
Destructoid Thursday, May 5, 2022 7:00 PM Discerning the truth in the dead of night The newest game in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe is right around the corner.... The post Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong dev walkthrough highlights the bloodier aspects of investigation appeared first on Destructoid. |
Destructoid Thursday, May 5, 2022 6:35 PM Running from May 5–16, 2022 As much as we've moved away from highlighting publisher-specific sales on Steam, sometimes, I can't... The post Top up your backlog with this Devolver Digital Steam sale appeared first on Destructoid. |
Destructoid Thursday, May 5, 2022 6:00 PM Do as Arnold says and get your ass to Mars This week on the Epic Games Store, board game purveyor... The post Terraforming Mars is free on the Epic Games Store appeared first on Destructoid. |
Destructoid Thursday, May 5, 2022 5:30 PM Honoring some of the best games of all time I think because games are still relatively new compared to other... The post World Video Game Hall of Fame inductees announced for 2022 appeared first on Destructoid. |
Destructoid Thursday, May 5, 2022 5:00 PM A report on Hangar 13 claims a Mafia prequel is on the way It looks like the Mafia series is looking further back to... The post A new Mafia game is reportedly in very early development appeared first on Destructoid. |
Destructoid Thursday, May 5, 2022 4:00 PM iPhone owners get another option for Fortnite It just got a little bit easier to play Fortnite just about anywhere. Xbox and Epic... The post Fortnite is playable through Xbox Cloud Gaming for free appeared first on Destructoid. |
Destructoid Thursday, May 5, 2022 3:30 PM Including The Following and The Bozak Horde While Dying Light 2 is out here talking about a years-long content roadmap,... The post Dying Light just turned its Enhanced Edition into a free upgrade appeared first on Destructoid. |
Destructoid Thursday, May 5, 2022 3:00 PM French publisher opens new Italian digs Nacon, one of Europe's fastest-growing publishers, has announced that it has established a new... The post Nacon establishes new development arm Nacon Studio Milan appeared first on Destructoid. |
Destructoid Thursday, May 5, 2022 2:30 PM More NIS classics are on their way [Update: Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 3 will launch on August 30 in... The post Prinny Presents Vol. 3 brings La Pucelle: Ragnarok to North America this August appeared first on Destructoid. |
Destructoid Thursday, May 5, 2022 2:00 PM The Medieval Dead If you lack your action RPGs a little on the bleak side, (and given our community's love... The post Thymesia glooms onto PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X in August appeared first on Destructoid. |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Thursday, May 5, 2022 6:31 PM  Sometime after Dying Light initially launched, an improved version of the game was released alongside its expansion and some of its DLC. Owners of the original version who wanted in needed to upgrade, of course. Now, years later, anyone who owns the original Dying Light on PC will be able to get a free upgrade to the Enhanced Edition, allowing them to finally partake in the excellent The Following expansion. It's a solid gesture that will likely also grab some attention for the recently released sequel. The expansion is also required if you want to see what becomes of the main game's protagonist, Kyle Crane. But the free upgrade to Enhanced is not all that Techland is offering for the original Dying Light. Hellraid, the game's second piece of DLC, which thrust players into a dungeon crawler, also got its final update today. This update adds quality of life changes, new weapons, and new consumables into the game mode. There's also a new in-game event that will r... |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Thursday, May 5, 2022 6:00 PM  The Day Before has been called the top wishlisted game on Steam. That's because it is. The game stands at the peak of Steam's Top Wishlists page, and developer Fntastic reports that millions have added it to their personal lists. There are certainly a lot of people waiting to play it. Sadly, they're going to have to wait a bit longer. Speaking exclusively to IGN, Fntastic announced that The Day Before launch has been delayed almost a year while the company switches the game to Unreal Engine 5. The game was originally scheduled to release for PC on June 21. With Fntastic now shifting it to Epic's new tech, The Day Before is delayed until March 1, 2023. It's a long time to wait, but seeing what the fifth Unreal Engine is capable of, it may be worth the extra time. Still, the developer did cut the announcement close. In the announcement, the developer mentions the delay is due to feeling the responsibility of having to impress millions of interested players. ... |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Thursday, May 5, 2022 5:30 PM  Overwatch 2 is well into its first beta, with a ton of new changes and reworks to existing heroes. Character balance is a tricky beast, and this first Overwatch 2 PVP beta patch set out to correct a lot of the issues that came with these new changes. Additionally, the new Overwatch 2 patch fixed a ton of different bugs, including one where the dastardly hamster Wrecking Ball could literally wreck your game. By which I mean crash it completely. Some of these bug fixes help cure some game-breaking issues within the beta. It's certainly a good thing that a hero can no longer single-handedly delete you from the game. Characters like Brigitte and Lucio also received some much needed help with this patch. It fixed an issue where Brigitte could not shield damage from above (a blessing to Pharah mains everywhere), and also fixed whatever was causing Lucio's gun to jam and not reload. Doomfist, Roadhog, Soldier: 76, Symmetra, Hanzo, and Ana got some other, less noticeable bug fixes.... |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Thursday, May 5, 2022 5:00 PM  Genshin Impact is facing a pretty major delay, as HoYoverse had to indefinitely delay the next version of the game likely due to Covid lockdowns in Shanghai. The company didn't specify what caused the delay, nor did they say how long it would last. As a result, the Genshin Impact developer will release weekly compensation packages until it can get the next version up and running. Hopefully, this makes the wait for the update a little less painful. Each week, players will receive a package of 400 Primogems, a Fragile Resin, seven Hero's Wit, 16 Mystic Enhancement Ores, and 120,000 Mora. They will continue to distribute this package until Version 2.7 arrives. HoYoverse also stated, "if the period between the 2.7 update and the previous weekly compensation for the delayed update is less than a week, the final weekly compensation will be adjusted accordingly." That is to say, if Genshin Impact Version 2.7 drops in the middle of the week, players will get fewer rewar... |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Thursday, May 5, 2022 4:30 PM  Grinding Gear Games is doing something different when it comes to character balance changes in the upcoming Path of Exile expansion, Sentinel: nothing. No buffs, nerfs, or anything of the like will be applied once the new content goes live. Why, you may ask? Well, the reason is simple: GGG is trying to save you all some stress. Class balance changes come to every Path of Exile expansion, but that's being put on pause for Sentinel. I previewed the new content ahead of today's livestream, in which the decision was revealed. During the preview, GGG's Chris Wilson spoke about why the developer decided to eschew said changes. The reason is because Wilson and the rest of the team want players to dive right into the expansion. Wilson said that, generally, people tend to seek out new class builds before playing a new PoE expansion, and these changes often throw a wrench into things. When character balance gets changed, it potentially mucks up previously made class bui... |
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Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Thursday, May 5, 2022 6:00 PM Sara has tengu blood running in her veins, but the Kujou Clan fostered her at a young age, and she has since served as part of the Tenryou Commission in Inazuma. Kujou Sara eventually became the commission's general and swore her loyalty to the Almighty Shogun. Kujou Sara was the primary enforcer of the Vision […] |
Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Thursday, May 5, 2022 5:00 PM Pokemon Legends: Arceus is set in the old times in the Pokemon world when it was rare to find harmony between people and Pokemon. Set in the land of the Hisui region (Sinnoh region in the modern era), you'll join the Galaxy Expedition Team (Galaxy Team for short) as a member of the Survey Corps […] |
Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Thursday, May 5, 2022 4:22 PM During your early hours of gameplay, you'll likely encounter the Endtree Burial Watchdog, or a variation of it — a humanoid-looking feline of some sort, with an unnerving aura to both its physical appearance and rigid movements. Each non-boss variant will have different setups and HP, but they'll all look and behave identically to the […] |
Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Thursday, May 5, 2022 3:06 PM A new Battlepass, some PvE action, a new Legend, and a giant monster?! Season 13 is going to be wild. Image Credits: Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts A new Apex Legends is on the horizon – Season 13: Saviors is only a few days away from its scheduled release on May 10. To spice things up before […] |
Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Thursday, May 5, 2022 2:00 PM The Grave Warden Duelist and Putrid Grave Warden Duelist are two notorious optional bosses in Elden Ring that leave quite the impression on the player, owing to their uniqueness and striking difficulty to beat. Both Grave Warden Duelists serve to protect the secrets of the ancients, but the corruption of the land has affected them, […] |
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Thursday, May 5, 2022 4:37 PM The game will feature over 22 completely new puzzles The post We Were Here Forever Launch Trailer Released appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Thursday, May 5, 2022 4:10 PM The game is being developed on Unreal Engine 5 The post Third-Person Battle Royale Off The Grid Announced for PC and Consoles appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Thursday, May 5, 2022 3:40 PM The game was originally announced in March The post Hard West 2 Gets New Gameplay Trailer appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Thursday, May 5, 2022 3:09 PM Due to the switch from Unreal Engine 4 to Unreal Engine 5. The post Open World MMO The Day Before Delayed to Next Year appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |
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MonsterVine Thursday, May 5, 2022 8:00 PM Postal 4: No Regerts is not good. I know it's kind of a meme game, so saying that might mean that I don't fully get it, but it's just kind of broken. Killing people isn't overly fun, there are plenty of technical issues, and the humor wears old very quickly. You might be able to […] |