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There can only be one Dragon Quest XI: Echoes Of An Elusive Age. At least, that seems to be the going policy for publishers Square Enix, who have delisted the existing version of the RPG from Steam and other storefronts in favour of this week’s new definitive “S” edition. Sure, while it’s probably less confusing

The Last of Us Part II director Neil Druckmann has been promoted to co-president of Naughty Dog. Current president Evan Wells announced the news today on the company’s blog. The promotion came during an all-studio meeting where director of operations Alison Mori and co-director of programming Christian Gyrling were also promoted to vice presidents.  Druckmann

By Stephany Nunneley, Friday, 4 December 2020 18:26 GMT Looks like Oscar Isaac will portray Solid Snake in Sony Pictures’ Metal Gear Solid film. That’s according to a Deadline report (and confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter) stating Isaac will star in the film based on the Metal Gear Solid video game series from Konami. Issac

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Nvidia launched its new RTX 3000-series video cards this fall, not that you’ve probably ever seen one in stores. Resellers managed to buy up almost every RTX 3080 and RTX 3070. Now, Nvidia is releasing a new, less expensive 3000-series

© Nintendo Life The Animal Crossing: New Horizons-themed Switch (as pictured above in all its glory) has been a particularly hot product since it went on sale alongside the game back in March this year. It’s been tough to get your hands on them, through, with restocks popping up sporadically in different territories throughout 2020.

The latest Japanese sales charts are now in thanks to Japanese sales tracker Famitsu and it’s been a very interesting week for video game hardware. The best-selling platform was the Nintendo Switch family of systems, which shifted 145,178 units. Sony’s PlayStation 5 sold 40,459 units and Microsoft’s Xbox Series console sales are 42,891 and 3,684

Ubisoft’s third open-world title in as many months has arrived, but Immortals Fenyx Rising on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One doesn’t take place in post-Brexit London or in the midst of a Viking invasion. Also available on PlayStation 4 and 5, Nintendo Switch, PC and Google Stadia, Immortals Fenyx Rising takes its’ inspiration from

Dauntless Reforged launches December 3 and includes a substantial rework of previous systems and the introduction of a brand-new hunt type. Here are three new things to experience in the Shattered Isles when this update goes live on Xbox One. Hunting Grounds The Hunting Grounds hunt type offers an entirely new way to engage with

After waking up in a hotel room early on in Twin Mirror, your shirt covered in blood and the memories of the previous night’s events shrouded in fog, developer Dontnod’s latest adventure initially seems less like a whodunnit and more like a you done it. Unfortunately, that’s about as suspenseful things ever get. While there’s

Season 2 is due to start in Rocket League next week, and they’re focusing entirely on being seen and heard now the dark nights are closing in. Bright neon lights get in your face with a new vehicle, new arena, and plenty of new cosmetics. There’s also an emphasis on all things music with a

Are you ready to get loud? Season 2 of Rocket League is bringing a music theme and a ton of new content! It all starts on December 9. There’s a lot of content taking the stage, so here’s everything you can expect in Season 2. Play Video Rocket Pass Incoming!  An all new Rocket Pass

At least, that’s the best I can describe what just happened in Fortnite‘s superhero-packed finale for Chapter 2, Season 4. The cinematic climax to an Avengers-themed period of murder island antics just wrapped up with a wonderfully bizarre dogfighting section, hurling players straight into the planet-killer’s tummy before pulling the servers offline to prepare for

A new Nintendo Switch update is now live and while it offers a ton of helpful new tweaks, including an easier way to share content. The only downside is subjective, some players are tagging Twitter online with complaints about how the Nintendo Shop Online icon now stands out.  The biggest highlight from the most recent

By Grace Curtis, Monday, 30 November 2020 19:43 GMT Long live the artbook! What a fantastic invention. Artbooks allow us to relish – along with the artists themselves – the depth and texture of a video game world, the love and care that goes into every character, every object. Happily, Amazon is running a Cyber

Here at ExtremeTech, we’ve often discussed the difference between different types of NAND structures — vertical NAND versus planar, or multi-level cell (MLC) versus triple-level cells (TLC) and quad-level cells (QLC). Now, let’s talk about the more basic relevant question: How do SSDs work in the first place, and how do they compare with newer technologies, like

If you choose to pick up DOOM Eternal within its first couple of weeks on sale on Switch, you’ll be treated to an early purchase bonus. Nintendo has revealed that players who buy DOOM Eternal before 22nd December (it launches on 8th December), will receive a digital copy of DOOM 64 on Switch and the

The Nintendo Switch dock has apparently been out of stock for quite a while now in the United Kingdom and today a Reddit user reached out to the company to find out when it will be available again. The user received a response from the Nintendo Official UK Store who told him that the Nintendo

Over the last few years it has felt like the older beat ‘em ups were on their way out; Tekken has changed everything that was once good about the series, and the latest Street Fighter never even launched on Xbox. Mortal Kombat was bucking this trend for the forefathers of beat ‘em ups, and the

We know you’re busy and might miss out on all the exciting things we’re talking about on Xbox Wire every week. If you’ve got a few minutes, we can help remedy that. We’ve pared down the past week’s news into one easy-to-digest article for all things Xbox! Or, if you’d rather watch than read, you

Xbox controller for next-gen. The Wolverine V2, an update of the 2017 Wolverine TE, goes well beyond adding the new Xbox Series X controller’s signature share button. It has a new look, a new shape, and an updated version of the tactile switches that give its buttons a unique, clicky feel. It’s still wired, aiming

Good Smile Company has unveiled an incredibly detailed figma depicting Ghost of Tsushima‘s protagonist, Jin Sakai. Standing at 6.10 inches, the figure comes with a large stand that features the game’s logo. Official details are as follows: Using the smooth yet posable joints of figma, you can create a variety of action-packed poses from the game.

Unto The End is a challenging combat adventure game, in the style of a cinematic platformer. Gameplay is about mastering our read-react combat system in intense sword fights, spotting opportunities to trade and use items, and ultimately experiencing an adventure that is told through your actions as you make your way back home to your

The Fall Guys stooges at Mediatonic this week announced they’ve found a spot for new studio in Leamington Spa, which I suppose means they can go ahead and open one. They initially announced plans for a studio in the English spa town back in February, but they hadn’t created a gaming sensation at that point

During yesterday’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Pokémon Company International revealed its 25th anniversary logo. Accompanied by a giant Pikachu parade balloon, a dance troupe of Pikachu and trainers performed a short routine to an instrumental version of “Gotta Catch ‘Em All” before unveiling the logo that you see above. While we already know that

By Alex Calvin, Friday, 27 November 2020 14:30 GMT Guess you could say he has a real thing for it. Film director John Carpenter is no stranger to video games, but it seems that the Hollywood legend is rather taken by Ubisoft’s latest Assassin’s Creed title. [embedded content] In a post on Twitter, the horror

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Two pieces of news on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X today. First, ongoing performance reviews of the two consoles continue to find that the PS5 outperforms the XSX in specific game modes, and sometimes in entire titles. As

To say Capcom is having a rough time recently would be putting it mildly. Having been subjected to a “customised ransomware attack”, we’ve witnessed no end of leaks about upcoming plans for the next few years, but amongst this all, one particular reveal stood out. Keeping in mind that this remains formally unconfirmed by Capcom

The official Pokemon Masters Twitter account has confirmed today that Pokemon trainer Gloria and the Legendary Pokemon Zacian will be coming to Pokemon Masters EX on iOS and Android on Monday, 30th November at 10 pm PT / 6 am GMT. Gloria, is a Trainer from the Galar region which is the setting for the

When Versus Evil and RUNWILD Entertainment dropped a gameplay trailer with added developer commentary for their ambitious RPG, Almighty: Kill Your Gods, back in June 2020, we just knew we had to find out more about the game. Some months on, we were given the chance to sit down with the Creative Director behind the

We are keen to announce several changes coming to Space Engineers including support for Xbox Series X|S as well as Xbox One. As a part of our goal to bring parity to the Xbox and PC platforms, this update will be released on all supported platforms simultaneously. Not only this, but the Xbox Series X