There is much hype surrounding the upcoming arrival of Balan Wonderworld, after all, when Square Enix and the creators of Sonic the Hedgehog get together, the outcome should be pretty special. And that certainly looks to be the case when Balan Wonderworld gets a release – a release in which that date is now known
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Screaming sideways through the long, arcing bends of Snow Mountain Sprint, my front tires flirted incessantly with the densely packed snow at the side of the road, but such is the precision of the controls that they never so much as kissed. My first few events in arcade racer Inertial Drift were joyfully effortless, as
Dontnod Entertainment has announced that it has begun hiring developers for a new IP at its recently-established Montreal studio. We first heard about the Montreal studio back in May, but it was unclear at the time whether Dontnod’s “new project” was an existing or new IP. In a press release confirming that the project is
Last week, we asked you to lace up your skateboarding shoes and drop in to Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 to show us your best tricks using #PS4share and #PSBlog. From grinding challenges to custom build parks, here are this week’s highlights: the_nmac took on a skatepark challenge and won. beergogglez69 dropped in
Up until now, it sure felt like we didn’t know a lot about “looter-slasher” Godfall aside from the fact that it’s an action game that looks quite colorful and shiny. Well say no more, Gearbox Publishing and Counterplay Games have gone and dumped a whole trove of combat details on the ground. I’m going to
The creators of everyone’s favorite speedy blue critter Sonic the Hedgehog are back with Balan Wonderworld. When can we dive into the action? Balan Wonderworld arrives March 26, 2021 on Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Switch, and Steam. Since the announcement at the Xbox Games Showcase, players have been looking forward to every
Xbox Game Pass works a treat on mobile – and with the Razer Kishi, the experience feels a lot like playing a Nintendo Switch in handheld mode – but a little bit better. Just a month ago, I wrote about how “playing Xbox Game Pass through xCloud feels like a next-generation experience” – and since
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. We’ve been watching the next generation of game consoles evolve from leaks and rumors over the past year, waiting for the day when the new console war would begin. And today is the day. Microsoft launched pre-orders for the Xbox
Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked) When it launched on the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis back in the very early days of the system, Techno Soft’s Herzog Zwei confounded quite a few people. It came from a studio which – in the west, at least – was most famous for its Thunder Force series of
Join forces with other Pokémon Café Mix players to serve a hungry Snorlax in the game’s first ever team event. A new way to cooperatively recruit staff Pokémon has arrived in Pokémon Café Mix. The team function lets you form a team—separate from your friend list—of up to 30 people. Together, you and your teammates
16 years ago – way back in 2004 – Katamari Damacy launched on PS2, before dropping in on Nintendo Switch and PC in 2018. Now though it’s time to REROLL as Xbox One and PS4 players get a release date for Katamari Damacy REROLL. Are you ready to keep on rollin’ baby? Coming in steaming
Hello! Today we are delighted to be launching a major update for No Man’s Sky. We’ve called it “Origins,” because it is breathing new life into the game’s universe. Two years ago, Xbox One fans the world over woke up on their first planet, a broken spaceship beside them, and looked around to find their
It’s been a rough couple of years for the WWE 2K series, with the switch port of WWE 2K18 being a nearly unplayable mess and the buggy disaster (on all platforms) that was WWE 2K20, which has led to the mainline series taking a much needed year off. In its place is WWE 2K Battlegrounds,
On the heels of Microsoft’s ZeniMax Media acquisition, it’s come to light that Bethesda-owned Arkane Studios has several job openings available at both its Austin, Texas and Lyon, France locations. The job listings, of which there are many, make note of the studio’s desire to bring in new hires for “a new unannounced project.” The
Hello, I’m Nico Disseldorp. I’m part of House House, the videogame company who made that Untitled Goose Game. If you haven’t heard of it before, it’s a game where you play as a horrible goose who causes a big commotion in a small village. Tomorrow, the game is getting a free update so that two
The Game Devs of Color Expo – an inclusive celebration and showcase of the work of developers from a broad spectrum of backgrounds – took place this weekend. As well as talks from different developers, GDoCE put on Gradient Convergence, showcasing a collection of cool games on Steam. I was fortunate enough to jump into
Blizzard has announced their dates for the all digital BlizzCon experience set for February 2021. With this year’s celebration cancelled due to the continued presence of COVID-19, the Blizzard-specific convention had to make a stark pivot with many others like it. According to a recent BlizzCon update, the BlizzConline experience will take place from February 19-20, 2021.
By Dom Peppiatt, Monday, 21 September 2020 20:40 GMT Activision Blizzard has announced BlizzConline, an all-digital, online-only event that will be the alternative to a physical BlizzCon 2020. Earlier this year, Blizzard announced that it would cancel this year’s event – BlizzCon 2020 – ‘in light of all the health and safety considerations’ the company
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Nvidia’s hotly anticipated RTX 3080 video card when on sale this week, and most of the people who wanted to buy one were unable to do so. You can thank bots like the one from Bounce Alerts that help resellers
© Nintendo In the short time-frame since the leak and release of Super Mario 3D All-Stars, dataminers have been discovering more and more about this 35th-anniversary collection each day. The latest finding once again comes from OatmealDome. This time, they believe they’ve uncovered additional “GPU features” in the GameCube and Wii emulator within the collection.
Bandai Namco Entertainment’s official Twitter account for Captain Tsubasa: Rise Of New Champions has announced that the action-packed football game has shifted over 500,000 copies worldwide during its first week. The game, developed by Tamsoft, is currently available on Nintendo Switch, Steam and PlayStation 4. You can watch some gameplay footage right here. Source /
Some reviews would be better as flow diagrams (for the sake of the theme, let’s call this one a blood flow diagram). Have you played Slayaway Camp? If yes, then Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle is a hard sell. Developers Blue Wizard Digital have taken their indie hit and liberally slopped the innards of Friday
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox One update preview coming to the Omega ring. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox One. We continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes to
PES 2021 arrives as an unapologetic stop-gap release, priced significantly lower than usual (including an additional 20% discount for PES 2020 owners) and offering distinctly fewer new features than you’d expect, even for a franchise with such a relentless annualised release cadence. The graphics? They’re the same. Controls? They’re the same too. Menus? Okay, there
The latest Marvel’s Avengers update is the biggest to the game ever, featuring fixes and updates to over 1000 issues. The specific focus of the V1.3.0 patch was to quickly fix bugs, a main complaint many people have had as Avengers moves from its campaign into the endgame grind. Crystal Dynamics promises near future updates
Two weeks back we asked you to share unforgettable moments fighting as your favorite heroes from Marvel’s Avengers using #PS4share and #PSBlog. From thrilling action shots to stunning portraits, here are this week’s highlights: Captain America by astrozomb1es1. Black Widow by CrypticVisuals. Iron Man by Deemo_Dude. Thor by iamroyank. The Hulk by JustN2bad. Ms. Marvel
No Man’s Sky is in for yet another update to its giant spacefaring simulation sometime next week, Hello games say. They’ve shared the title for the new update and hinted that it’s the beginning of some big new piece of the game, but don’t appear to be sharing more until the update and its patch
The tensions between the Trump administration and Chinese conglomerate Tencent continue to intensify with the U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment’s recent prioritization of national security. As per a Bloomberg report, letters from the Committee have been sent to multiple development companies – like Riot Games and Epic Games – inquiring about the management of their U.S.-based consumers’ personal data. Last month, President Trump ordered a ban
Empire of Sin, the strategy title from Romero Games, will be released on December 1. Empire of Sin puts you at the heart of the criminal underworld of 1920s Prohibition-era Chicago. In it you will “hustle, charm, and intimidate” your way to the top do whatever it takes to stay there. The character-driven, noir-inspired game