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DDoS attacks suffered by Gears of War: E-Day over the weekend were to blame for players being suddenly disconnected from servers and having trouble logging in, according to devs The Coalition. The chunkily-armoured shooter's online services were targeted, it would seem in a deliberate effort to grind the Gears to a halt.
Read at Rock Paper ShotgunUnlike Sony, which has decided to move toward a digital-only game marketplace starting in 2028, Nintendo is sticking to an "agnostic" approach for the Switch 2 console. In a new interview , Nintendo's VP and general manager for Latin America, Bill van Zyll, said the company will still offer both physical and digital versions of games to meet consumer demand. "Historically, we’ve been very agnostic," van Zyll said to YouTuber Coelho no Japão. "We go off what the consumer prefers, and take that into account very...
Read at GameSpotStart gaming without a bulky headset and get yourself a pair of earbuds that sound just as good.
Read at IGNArc Raiders has clearly managed to entice back lapsed players with its latest update, Frozen Trail, which upgrades the game to version 2.0. Many players see it as a re-launch of the popular extraction shooter, and the numbers back that up.
Read at EurogamerRiftbound's fifth set, Radiance, features rare showcase cards inspired by Riot Games Music acts: Heartsteel, True Damage, and K/DA. Check out all of the Overnumbered cards in the set along with the rarest card in the entirety of the TCG.
Read at IGNA Nintendo executive confirmed that the company will continue to support physical game releases.
Read at PolygonAmazon's live-action adaptation of Square Enix's Life Is Strange announces has wrapped shooting
Read at PolygonPolygon has highlighted the 2012 visual novel The House in Fata Morgana as an enduring standout in horror gaming. Combining rich narrative design with atmospheric artwork and music, the title explores how human flaws drive tragedy. Unlike many lengthy visual novels, its focused structure delivers a deeply chilling experience centered around a mysterious, cursed mansion.
Read on HavenNo Man's Sky is coming to iPhone and iPad this month, a feat made possible in part thanks to Hello Games' work on its next game, Light No Fire.
Read at Polygon"I don't think critics had a fair chance to explore."
Read at PC GamerPlayers navigating the Empathetic Prototypes quest in Arc Raiders must finish four total objectives during a single run on Spaceport. Polygon outlines how to locate the Trench Towers, open the target cargo container using either a specific key or precise movement equipment, extract the Project Pathos Empathy Core, and hand it over to Lance for valuable equipment and experience points.
Read on HavenHe-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction has a release date: February 4, 2027.
Read at IGNYou may have heard that the pen is mightier than the sword, but did you know that the pencil is mightier than the 7th Panzer Division? Here is Battleplan to educate us on the subject. In this WW2 real-time strategy game , you issue orders by drawing on a big pseudo-paper map based on geographical survey data. Then you sit back and watch as thousands of troops, tanks, planes and artillery wotsits strive to transform your arbitrary doodles into actual conquered territory.
Read at Rock Paper ShotgunBandai Namco has dropped a new trailer for Tekken 8 , and while this one is mostly focused on everyone's favorite Kangaroo, Roger, it also included a brief tease of one of the most ridiculous characters in anime: Yujiro Hanma. The sneak peek at the Gigachad of fighting anime is quick, but it does show off the character's infamously toothy grin and morning-splits flexibility that would make Jean-Claude Van Damme jealous. While there's no release date yet for when Hanma will be added to the game, the trailer still...
Read at GameSpotIt's impossible to not be swept up in Tarn Adams' enthusiasm. To speak to him is to feel like you're talking to the happiest man in gaming. Along with his brother Zach, he's been working on the wonderfully chaotic procedurally generated world of Dwarf Fortress since 2002, and he is far from tired of it. If anything, he's more enthusiastic than ever.
Read at GamesIndustry.bizValor Mortis plays a bit of a sneaky trick. For a while it keeps it straight. 'Yes', it seems to say; 'I'm definitely a Soulslike. Look at my bonfire equivalents, my healing flasks, my corpse runs, even my early impossi-boss feints. Look at my cautious action, my fog gates, the oppressive air of melancholy that lingers over these fields of mud and blood'. But jumpcut to a few hours later, and there you are: first-person wall-running, grapple-swinging, one-two parry slashing, quick-step-fire-ball-dismembering,...
Read at EurogamerWell, I say "freshest." In its ickily up-close vision of Napoleonic battlefields, swapping the boring old bubonic plague for a fleshy, pustulating necro-blight, Valor Mortis is as horrid and grim as a standard Soulslike rulebook would compel. At the same time, One More Level’s first-person take on campfires and attack-pattern combat does feel like a game striking out on its own, and not just through its unusual choice of perspective. If anything, there are decisions here that might have FromSoft purists...
Read at Rock Paper ShotgunDespite some imbalance in its difficulty level, the world of Valor Mortis is a joy to explore.
Read at PolygonAnthony Bourdain's iconic memoir Kitchen Confidential is getting a new edition from The Folio Society, and it includes an exclusive portrait of the late, great chef from the one and only Paul Pope.
Read at IGNA novel soulslike packed with interesting ideas, even if they don’t always work out super smoothly.
Read at IGNFor many Starfield players, the need to go through a loading screen each time you want to land on a planet - rather than seamlessly travel through the planet's atmosphere like in No Man's Sky - was a big turn-off.
Read at EurogamerTimes, they have a-changed.
Read at PC GamerEdwin came up the ladder to my office last week to remind me that my quarterly Maw Safety Certification was up for renewal. Without an in date health and safety and wild eldritch creature control license, I'm not allowed to remain in the Treehouse and we have to shut down the site. So, today I'm down in the Maw's chamber coaxing it to hock up some globules of games. Edwin's here, of course, though he seems pretty smug to be on the other side of the plexiglass for a change. I wouldn't mind if he weren't also...
Read at Rock Paper ShotgunBill van Zyll, VP and general manager for Nintendo in Latin America, has reiterated Nintendo's stance on physical media, confirming that the company has no immediate plans to move to an 'all-digital' future.
Read at EurogamerStar Citizen 's single-player mode, Squadron 42, has made a reappearance with a new trailer showing off the mode's impressive cast and interstellar warfare. In development for 12 years, the ambitious mode blends outer space dogfighting and first-person action, set during an era when hostile alien forces have pushed humanity to the brink of defeat. As a rising star in the United Empire of Earth Navy, players must push back the invaders and save the day. The new trailer is the best look yet at the mode and the many,...
Read at GameSpotWhen the call for external regulation is coming from inside AI's house, you know it's serious.
Read at PC GamerSquadron 42 , the singleplayer spinoff that Star Citizen devs Cloud Imperium Games have been teasing and promising and roadmapping for a loooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnngggg while, now has a Steam page. Yep, things are finally gearing up for its launch next year . Plus, there's a new trailer that emphsises for those out of the loop (me, basically), that pretty much every sci-fi celeb under the sun is set for a cameo.
Read at Rock Paper ShotgunGears of War: E-Day's servers have been struggling because they've been suffering distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, apparently - so someone, or some people, have been deliberately trying to overload them.
Read at EurogamerI bet someone is already mocking up cat ears for this thing.
Read at PC GamerAmazon has recently restocked its allocation of Pokémon TCG's 30th Celebration boosters, but prices have skyrocketed to all-new highs.
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