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Summary Xbox FanFest is going digital. Beginning October 12 at 6 p.m. PT, we’ll open a year-round registration to join as an Xbox FanFest fan. Once registered, fans can opt-in to participate in exclusive experiences offered throughout the year. Xbox FanFest was created with a passion to give back to our fans. It has been

WRC 9 is a more modest lurch forwards. Several great new rallies have been added and it does feel like there’s been a bit of massaging under the hood – with a better sense of car mass and weight transfer – but elsewhere things seem fairly similar. This makes WRC 9 a thoroughly excellent entry

Popular modder Lance McDonald has created and showcased a patch for Bloodborne, which allows the game to run at 60 frames-per-second with the PlayStation 4 Pro Boost Mode enabled. In a description accompanying the video below, McDonald noted that Bloodborne reaches 60 fps “quite reliably” and he hopes that Sony will consider releasing an official

Last week, we challenged you to share moments from your favorite games that largely feature one color using #PS4share and #PSBlog. From gloomy green portraits to sandy landscapes, here are this week’s colorful highlights:   Crash takes in the sights in this share by WoodyWoodChoppr. We’re seeing double in this share by D_MADDEVIL_VRG. Speaking of Fake

I’ve never understood Star Wars names. On one hand, you’ve got perfectly normal blokes with names like Luke or Ben, and then someone will stroll on up and deadpan introduce themselves as “Dash Rendar” or “Wedge Antilles”. It’s enough to have you wondering where they come up with these names. In the case of one

Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima is a stunningly beautiful story that helped end the era of PS4 on an incredible note. For those interested in Sony’s Game Boost feature, this is an option that will make the PS4 game even more breathtaking.  The PS5 Game Boost feature aims to improve performance of PlayStation 4 titles

By Stephany Nunneley, Friday, 9 October 2020 20:12 GMT Obsidian’s The Outer Worlds will finally head to Steam later this month. The Outer Worlds will be available through Steam on October 23, it has been announced. The game was an Epic Games Store exclusive for one year on PC. Released in late-October 2019 for PC,

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. MSI has acknowledged that one of its subsidiaries, Starlit Partners, was able to access stockpiles of RTX 3080 GPUs that the reseller should not have had access to, and that at least a few of these cards ended up being

The previously unannounced appearance of the remarkable Ori and the Will of the Wisps on Switch eShop last month was a huge and very pleasant surprise to many. Of course, the really big surprise happened last year when Microsoft permitted developer Moon Studios to bring its predecessor Ori and the Blind Forest to Switch after

A new update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been released by Nintendo. Once you update, the game should be at version 1.5.1. There isn’t anything new in the update, but there is a handful of bug fixes. Patch notes have been released, so we’ve included them for you to read down below. Fixed an

Are you ready to crush some foes, storm some castles and take control of whatever throne is put before you? Kingshunt is coming to consoles and PC in 2021! Unveiled by those at the Finnish development team at Vaki Games with a first gameplay trailer, Kingshunt is a new team based third person combat title

Wow, Rock Band 4 was released five years ago. That’s half a decade! Rock Band 4 has grown a lot in those years. We’ve added features, introduced new character customization options and, of course, hundreds of songs. We’ve completed 17(!) seasons of Rivals, our competitive multiplayer feature, and counting. We’ve hosted parties, played at festivals,

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, developer Toys for Bob actually pulls off the half-reboot, half-continuation idea. This is a direct sequel to Naughty Dog’s original trilogy that concluded in 1998, and this team really gets Crash. It’s all the characters and action platforming I loved about the old games but with a bunch of

Once Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War drops, PC will no longer be the only platform with a Field of View (FOV) slider for the series. Finally, the feature is making its way PlayStation and Xbox consoles. Black Ops Cold War developer Treyarch Studios announced the news today in a brief Twitter post. Said

You’ve all heard that satisfying sound when a Trophy pops up on the corner of your screen. There’s the sense of accomplishment when that ultra-rare Platinum trophy is unlocked after hours of pursuing. Trophies were first introduced on PlayStation 3, and have been an integral part of the PlayStation gaming experience. Today, we’re excited to

Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time. My mate Greg is one of those people who’s phenomenally gentle and kind-hearted, but has a surprisingly brutal taste in media. He introduced me to a big chunk of the metal bands I listen to, and

Well, it happened. We’re finally going back to the Baldur’s Gate series, courtesy of Larian Studios. The masters that gave us the majestic Divinity: Original Sin series are taking a crack at the legendary Dungeons & Dragons franchise with Baldur’s Gate 3. In this Early Access portion of the game, approximately 25 hours of gameplay

By Stephany Nunneley, Tuesday, 6 October 2020 16:55 GMT SEGA has released a new trailer for Yakuza: Like a Dragon called The Quest Begins. In the Yakuza: Like a Dragon trailer, Kasuga Ichiban, describes the videogame-esque heroic journey that takes him through various minigame distractions. These include kart racing, batting cages, SEGA arcades, vocational school

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. When Nvidia announced Ampere, most of the attention was focused on the RTX 3090 and RTX 3080. It’s the RTX 3070, however, that I suspect will be the most enduring and impactful card in the family. Last generation, Nvidia raised

© Nintendo Life Since Switch launched back in March 2017, we’ve spoken to developers several times about the eShop, its discoverability problems and the tactics being employed to get noticed and sell games on Nintendo’s digital storefront. At launch, the eShop was very much in line with the console’s no-nonsense Home menu — simple, functional

EA has confirmed that the Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit remaster is destined for the Nintendo Switch along with other platforms this November. The Nintendo Switch version of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered will be arriving on Friday, November 13th. Pricing hasn’t been announced and will presumably vary by retailer. You can watch a

There aren’t too many biographical adventure games out there, but Triple Topping Games are looking to change that with the release of Welcome to Elk on Xbox One and PC via Steam. In Welcome to Elk on Xbox One and PC, you’ll get to walk, talk, drink and share stories with Danish locals on the

Yes, yes. It’s happening. All of you proved once and for all that enough commenting, pleading, and campaigning will get you anything. As long as that thing is an update specifically to the cave and mountain systems in a game made of blocks. The Caves & Cliffs Update as it is now officially named comes

wireless gaming headset, the Stealth 600, is getting an upgrade. The Stealth 600 Gen 2 introduces a few small, but impactful revisions that make the popular Xbox gaming headset more comfortable to wear. For a basic wireless headset whose best selling point has always been its convenience – it is one of only a handful

Industry veteran Brandon Popovich has accused Kena: Bridge of Spirits developer, Ember Lab, of “maliciously” forcing him out of the studio. Popovich, who has previously worked for developers like Insomniac Games, reached out to Video Games Chronicle with his claims and shared email exchanges with the publication that apparently back his claims up. VGC was also

Last week, we challenged you to share moments from your favorite games that largely feature one color using #PS4share and #PSBlog. From gloomy green portraits to sandy landscapes, here are this week’s colorful highlights:   Choombroom shares this ethereal white moment from Journey. Abby turns her heavy gaze towards a green light in The Last of

For every action, there must be an equal and opposite reaction. As such, it is only natural that Microsoft Flight Simulator‘s massive hole in the ground be countered by two spear-like pillars of earth on the other side of the globe. Despite last week’s World Update re-jigging the nation’s terrain, pilots this week discovered these

This Summer marked a distinct turning point regarding internal practices at Ubisoft and the community’s perception of the company all together. After numerous reports surfaced regarding abuse, misconduct, and power corruption leading to several high-profile execs being fired, the investigations into the underbelly of this studio’s culture continue. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot is leading the charge

By Stephany Nunneley, Friday, 2 October 2020 20:35 GMT Wired Productions and developer Tomas Sala have released a new trailer detailing factions in open-world air combat game The Falconeer. In The Falconeer, you will choose between competing factions, all of which are at the mercy of the Great Ursee, a near-infinite body of water. In the

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. One of the frustrating things about trying to sort out the RTX instability issues from last week’s launch has been the relative paucity of comments from vendors. Now, however, they’ve collectively broken their silence — and they’re all saying pretty