Welcome back! We’re opening up the ol’ Players’ Choice polls once again, and you’ll have until Monday to get your votes in before we tally them up next week. June saw the release of delightful new adventures in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and the impossibly charming Chicory, plus the return of a long-running 2D
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Look, I know some of you like Aiden Pearce and the original Watch_Dogs. I’ve seen you on Twitter talking about how it was grittier than the games that followed. You thought Aiden was dark and haunted, like a Batman who fell down a well and landed in a cave filed with baseball caps. I happen
Last month, Bandai Namco updated its site with new lore centering around Elden Ring. Now that we have a full official look, thanks to E3 2021, fans are excited to dive into the new IP from the studio that gave us gems like Dark Souls and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. For those interested in learning
It’s another major Pokemon Go event, which means Jump-Start Research is back on the cards. Watch on YouTube If you’re unfamiliar, Jump-Start Research is a single special research task that’s designed to help players that are new to the Pokemon Go experience, or lapsed players that are returning after a while away. The six-part Jump-Start
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. One tidbit Intel confirmed at the International Supercomputing Conference this week: It’s now shipping DG2 GPUs to developers as part of its slow ramp into the GPU market. Up until now, Intel has confirmed itself to shipping integrated Xe-based graphics
The shoot ’em up genre is alive and well, with a mix of retro remasters / re-releases, long overdue sequels and Indie efforts continuing to grace the Switch eShop. Another on the way soon is Risk System, developed by Newt Industries and ported / published for Switch by Hidden Trap, which lands on 15th July
You may recall that, back in April, rumors surfaced that remakes of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn were being made for the Nintendo Switch. Although the rumor’s credibility has since been called into question, another Fire Emblem-related rumor of a similar type has now appeared. This time, it comes from
Following cues from the Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games video games, this latest ‘realistic’ interpretation doubles down on the fun. As well as competing in a diverse range of Olympic events, you can choose to wear almost whatever outfit you can think of. Also gone are the realistic graphics, as SEGA have this
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
Going directly from the Legendary Edition of Mass Effect to Mass Effect 2 is a dramatic change. Where the first game can still look and feel a bit janky, the second now plays like a fully modern third-person, cover-based shooter that, thanks to its 4K upgrade, looks almost good enough to have been released for
Devolver Digital has announced that the Ronimo Games-developed multiplayer dungeon crawler, Blightbound, will leave Early Access and launch for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on July 27th. The game will support cross-play. In a group of three, players will leave their mountain abode and face Blight – a “mysterious and corrupting fog” that has engulfed
Last week, we asked you to return to Midgar and share daring moments from Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade using #PSshare #PSBlog. From intense battle shots to detailed portraits, here are this week’s highlights: Jake_Bellamy92 shares Cloud in the heat of battle. TysonaterVA shares Yuffie holding up some Materia. Anthonyisback33 shares Barret ready to fight.
In upcoming cybercrimes RPG Gamedec you’re a video game detective. As in, a detective in the game but also a detective about games. As you’d expect from a sleuth ’em up, Gamedec’s story can twist and change based on your detective’s choices, background, and more. Or, as we say in this here world of video
In light of the news that there will be nothing shown of Dragon Age 4 or the new Mass Effect at this year’s EA Play, game director Christian Dailey decided to share a little treat to help tide fans over. While not a trailer, the Dragon Age 4 concept art does put the Crows back
By Josh Broadwell2 July 2021 16:19 GMT Mario Golf: Super Rush back spin and top spin are two slightly more advanced techniques that make a big difference on difficult courses. Knowing when and how to add back spin and top spin can be the key to a better scorecard, but they can be tricky to
An advertising platform named playerWON has announced it has signed deals with EA and Tencent’s Hi-Rez Studios to bring TV-like commercials in video games. PlayerWON is owned and operated by Simulmedia, which claims players will be able to watch ads in exchange for in-game perks. The system has reportedly been in testing for a year
The Fuser July DLC has been annou– Wait, July? July?! It’s already July? Well. That explains the heat. Anyway, the Fuser DLC for the month of July has just been announced, with the following tracks (asterisks indicate that the track is free for all players): ATB, Topic, A7S “Your Love (9PM)” Beast Business “Royce Please”*
Developer DotEmu has good news to share for those of you who are looking forward to the upcoming Streets of Rage 4 downloadable content as it has finally received a release date. You can get the new Mr. X Nightmare on Thursday 15th July and the DLC gives you three new playable characters and a
We’ve just had confirmation of the free Xbox titles to be distributed through the Xbox Games With Gold scheme for July, and we’ve already seen the power of Xbox Game Pass deliver a ton of new titles to the service over the most recent month, but today 5 more games get added to Xbox Game
Summary Take a look at the new region and new enemies and their abilities that are in GreedFall’s new expansion, The De Vespe Conspiracy. Discover or rediscover GreedFall with its Gold Edition and enjoy the most complete way to experience the game. For Xbox Series X|S owners, enjoy GreedFall in 4K UHD, with highly improved
While the sniper rifle is standard issue in almost every first-person shooter, few games manage to capture the challenge and coldblooded thrills of being an actual expert marksman. At its best, Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 does a good job of satisfying the desire to splatter bad guy brains with a buzzer-beating bullet from way
Earlier today, Sony announced it had acquired Returnal developer Housemarque. GQ Magazine managed to get together with Housemarque Cofounder Ilari Kuittinen and Head of PlayStation Studios Hermen Hulst to discuss the deal. Kuittinen confirmed this will now allow them to be even more ambitious with their games, while Hulst denied they’re now in a race
The jungle is heating up this summer with new Predator: Hunting Grounds updates coming your way! The hottest new arrival is one we know fans have been patiently awaiting… She is finally joining Dutch in the “Choppa”… Alice Braga has lent her voice to bring Isabelle to the game’s world. This new update will not
News, reviews, a silly quiz that usually makes two men very cross: The PC Gaming Weekspot is RPS’ weekly podcast that recaps the last seven days in PC gaming. After eight years on the shelf, many are saying the smart money is on EA announcing a new Dead Space game at the upcoming EA Play
Earlier this month, our own Kimberly Wallace wrote up a delightful feature on why gamers should check out the beloved Legend of Mana RPG franchise (if they haven’t already) with the hopes of even more adventures on the way. It looks like she’s getting her wish because Square Enix has announced a new Legends of
By Dom Peppiatt28 June 2021 19:33 GMT Nier Reincarnation, the mobile RPG spin-off coming to Android and iOS, will launch later this month – and you can get bonus items if you pre-register. The game, developed by Applibo and published by Square Enix, will launch on July 28 (thanks, IGN). As per the site’s announcement,
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. PC gamers have been suffering under the weight of the GPU shortage for the last year, but there’s some hope on the horizon. China has effectively banned cryptocurrency, and whether or not you think that’s good for Bitcoin, it’s great
© Nintendo Life Update: A friend who wishes to remain anonymous has stated that Near has tragically taken their own life: A message about Near from a mutual friend.https://t.co/L5MuTsNGe1— Hector Martin (@marcan42) June 27, 2021 Original story [Sun 27th Jun, 2021 18:00 BST]: Fears are growing for the safety of Near, the person behind the
Physical games tracker GfK Entertainment has released the latest UK sales charts. This time, the GfK Top 10 is for the week ending June 26th, 2021. To say that this week’s charts were amazing for Nintendo would be an understatement. Out of the 10 games that have made it on the charts, 6 of them
Eagle Island Twist is two games in one. Eagle Island was released in 2019, on pretty much every platform other than an Xbox (what did we do to you, Eagle Island?). It’s a rogue-lite platformer, with plenty of procedural dungeons, tied together with an explorable world. It was successful enough to warrant some free DLC