И исправили несколько десятков багов.

В России лидером уикенда стала картина «Приключения Паддингтона 3».

Геймдизайнер признался, что не высыпается.

Ближний бой в игре тоже будет — врагов получится пинать, захватывать и валить на землю, чтобы казнить.

Их планируют начать продавать отдельно.

У Microsoft будет очень плотное начало года.

Смартфон окажется самым тонким в истории Apple.

Цель разработчиков — пробуждать у игроков чувство исследования и жажду странствий.

Новые серии — новые тайны.

Трейлер фильма, похоже, выйдет в ближайшие дни.

Ранний доступ «Линии огня» стартует 11 декабря — игроки смогут принять участие в обычных и рейтинговых сражениях.

«Мегалополису» Копполы удалось попасть в топ-10.

Авторы ARPG относительно быстро исправили проблемы с серверами.

А у Шэрон Хорган есть шанс сыграть профессора Макгонагалл.

Спустя чуть больше месяца после выхода Life is Strange: Double Exposure.

Всего за пару дней до премьеры антологии Secret Level сотрудники Amazon выложили в Сеть небольшие фрагменты из трёх эпизодов, призванные продемонстрировать зрителям качество анимации.

В отрывке из эпизода по Sifu показано, как главный герой сражается с бандой в узком коридоре.

Из описания роликаВ эпизоде по Armored Core зрителей ждёт динамичное сражение летающих мехов, которые пользуются не только огнестрелом, но и оружием ближнего боя.

Из описания роликаПод конец авторы показали перестрелки на арене из Unreal Tournament, где ведущая роль досталась роботам.

Из описания роликаSecret Level стартует 10 декабря на Prime Video.

Независимая студия Legion представила анонсирующий трейлер своего дебютного экшена под названием Covenant.

По описанию проект является «FPS-соулслайком» от первого лица с элементами метроидвании в мире тёмного фэнтези, где помимо сюжетной кампании заявлен кооперативный режим с поддержкой PvP.

Герой должен пойти по следу своего предшественника, чтобы узнать подробности его гибели и раскрыть великую тайну мироздания.

Разработчики обещают представить обширный мир с взаимосвязанными локациями для исследования, сложные битвы с боссами, головоломки, платформинг, а также разнообразный арсенал оружия и способностей.

На данный момент в списке целевых платформ для Covenant значится только ПК (Steam и…

Авторы Ravenswatch из французской студии Passtech Games поделились платном контентной поддержки игры на 2025 год.

Платное DLC с набором косметических предметов.

Бесплатное DLC с двумя новыми играбельными героями , каждый из которых похвастается своим набором уникальных способностей ближнего и дальнего боя.

Третий апдейт с ворами и новыми квестами.

Ravenswatch доступна на ПК (Steam), PlayStation и Xbox с русской локализацией текста и поддержкой кроссплатформенного кооператива.

На сей раз в игру добавили нового персонажа, коим стал советский шпион по кличке Ворон, доступный для тестирования в Hero Labs.

Неустанно преследуя свою цель, оперативник, известный как Ворон, прочесал Землю в поисках странных артефактов, апокрифических писаний и мудрости загробной жизни.

Теперь в Нью-Йорке Ворон пытается найти способ вселить дух Екатерины в смертную оболочку.

Кроме того, в арсенале Ворона имеется оглушающая граната, которая замедляет противников и увеличивает входящий по ним урон со спины на 70 %.

Если смотреть на Ворона слишком долго, то на бойца будет наложено проклятие.

Например, в разрешении 1440p видеокарта RTX 3080 с 10 Гб на борту не в силах кэшировать текстуры ультра качества без значительного ухудшения производительности.

Разрешение 2160p/4K 8 Гб видеопамяти — не работает.

Есть проблемы и с качеством теней, но грядущая опция с полным рейтрейсингом должна исправить ситуацию.

В Indiana Jones and the Great Circle есть динамическое разрешение, но по какой-то причине оно работает только с TAA, но не с DLSS.

Есть жалобы и на кат-сцены — анимация в них порой отрисовывается в 30 fps.

В игру ввели древо талантов, содержащее 50 с лишним новых талантов.

Вы встретите множество новых клиентов и персонажей: от искателей приключений и бандитов до приглашённой звезды — главного героя Dave the Diver .

Читай также Дэйв и друзья — в Dave the Diver стартовал кроссовер с Balatro и Potion CraftРецепты в Алхимической Машине стали менее утомительными.

Прошлые сохранения работают и в свежей версии.

Поддержка игры не завершена — скоро авторы предложат новые легендарные вещества и соли, книги рецептов, типы ингредиентов, улучшения для алхимического снаряжения и многое другое.

Разработчики из китайской Everstone Studio подготовили красивый трейлер ролевого боевика Where Winds Meet.

В нём есть и завораживающие пейзажи, и драки, и даже бег по воде.

В Where Winds Meet смешались открытый мир, приключение и боевые искусства.

Управлять предстоит молодым фехтовальщиком, который вырос в эпоху вечных войн и конфликтов.

Именно отсюда растут ноги всех этих невозможных пируэтов и бега по воде.

В выпущенном недавно трейлере гейм-дизайнер не только озвучил дату релиза, но и рассказал о процессе создания тайтла.

Однако девушка не хочет там находиться и не воспринимает этот поворот судьбы как возможность сделать передышку.

И тогда я решил сделать уютный тайтл, что-то простое и спокойное, что позволит мне исцелиться и вернуть баланс жизни.

Процесс исцеления довольно неприятный и мучительный, и я хочу узнать, как это сделать.

Но как же тяжело этого достичь, боже мой.

Как пишет Reuters, в настоящее время акционеры Ubisoft Entertainment обсуждают, как можно было бы всё организовать, чтобы сохранить при этом контроль семьи Гиймо (Guillemot), основавшей студию.

Семейство Гиймо , являющееся крупнейшим акционером компании, уже несколько недель ведёт разговоры с Tencent и другими инвесторами о выкупе французской компании.

Тем временем в Tencent, которая владеет второй по величине долей акций Ubisoft, пока не решили, участвовать ли в авантюре, чтобы нарастить процент акций.

Тот же источник добавил, что китайский гигант хочет иметь больше влияния на будущие решения совета директоров, но семья Гиймо не горит желанием это допускать.

Текущий план фирмы — проявить т…

Deck Nine Games, создавшая в том числе Life is Strange: True Colors и недавнюю Life is Strange: Double Exposure, снова в кризисе.

Сокращения в студии проходят уже второй раз за год.

По словам руководителя, влияние в том числе оказали «тяжёлые времена, которые коснулись многих компаний в индустрии».

За 2024 год более 14 600 человек потеряли работу в игровой индустрии, а по некоторым подсчётам цифра превышает уже 16 000 человек.

Ранее стало известно, что Ubisoft уволит около 300 специалистов в связи с закрытием шутера XDefiant и самой студии, ответственной за него.

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Пошаговый кооперативный рогалик For The King II от IronOak Games получит релиз на консолях Xbox One, Xbox Series и PlayStation 5 12 декабря.

Небольшая студия, где к релизу игры на ПК было всего 13 человек, завершила работу над консольной версией и патчами.

Развлекаться можно и в одиночку, но по-настоящему игра раскрывается в компании друзей.

ДжубиТакже разработчики из IronOak Games заявили, что к выходу готовится версия для PlayStation 4 в первом квартале 2025 года.

Добавим, что в игре есть кросс-плей.

В каталог сервиса Prime Gaming добавили 10 тайтлов, связанных с франшизами из анимационного сериала.

Подписчики Prime получили на ограниченное время следующие тайтлы:В списке не оказалось ни одного тайтла Sony, хита Sifu и, конечно же, упокоенной Concord.

Также стоит отметить, что для запуска Mega Man 11 потребуется облачный сервис Amazon Luna.

Также стоит отметить, что The Outer Worlds хоть и представлена в подборке оригинальной игрой, в самом сериале события будут связаны уже с сиквелом RPG, который пока в разработке.

Анимационная антология Secret Level от Blur Studio выйдет 10 октября на стриминге Prime Video.

Переиздание 3D-платформера Croc: Legend of the Gobbos задерживается — студия Argonaut Games перенесла релиз с конца 2024-го на первый квартал 2025-го.

Мы ценим вашу поддержку и продолжаем трудиться, чтобы возродить Croc в наилучшем виде.

Из обращения Argonaut GamesНапомним, Croc: Legend of the Gobbos увидела свет в 1997 году.

Ещё одна новинка — виртуальный музей с материалами о создании игры, такими как дизайн-документы, арты, эксклюзивные интервью и ранние версии саундтрека.

Обновлённая Legend of the Gobbos заглянет на ПК (GOG), PlayStation, Xbox и Nintendo Switch.

До премьеры амбициозной антологии Secret Level осталось всего несколько дней, но журналисты уже успели поделиться своими впечатлениями.

По мнению журналистов, антология больше похожа не на самостоятельное произведение, а на сборник рекламных трейлеров с Е3, где преобладает бездумный экшен.

Если Secret Level и не является очевидной маркетинговой уловкой, то проект всё равно передаёт ощущения как при просмотре одного видеоигрового трейлера за другим.

Стивен Нгуен Скайф (Steven Nguyen Scaife) из IGNЗа все 15 эпизодов Secret Level так и не удосуживается объяснить, почему любой из эти миров достоин исследования.

Эндрю Вебстер (Andrew Webster) из The VergeТо, насколько Secret Level понравится кон…

PC-версию Indiana Jones and the Great Circle протестировали на производительность, используя широкий спектр видеокарт, включая AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, RX 7900 XTX и Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti, RTX 3080 и RTX 4090, а также процессор AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D (32GB).

Рогалик Ravenswatch получит в 2025 году бесплатное дополнение с двумя новыми героями, играбельными только в кооперативе. Первый будет бойцом ближнего боя, а второй — стрелком.

В популярной MOBA Deadlock от Valve появился новый герой — Рэйвен, вместе с которым вышло и обновление. Рэйвен — стильно одетый советский шпион с зонтом-оружием доступен для тестирования в Hero Labs.

Релиз шутера Marvel Rivals оказался успешным, и ему не помешали постоянные сравнения с Overwatch.

Epic Games объявила, что с 11 декабря в Fortnite появится новый соревновательный режим.

Индийская независимая студия Masala Games объявила дату релиза приключенческого детектива Detective Dotson.

Студия Ivy Road, основанная разработчиками The Stanley Parable и Gone Home, объявила дату релиза своего дебютного проекта, Wanderstop.

Меньше месяца назад состоялся релиз обновлённой версии приключения Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake.

Компания Digital Extremes провела специальную трансляцию, посвящённую очередному обновлению Preludes к онлайновой ролевой игре Soulframe.

Студия Vagabond, известная по серии аркадных головоломок Vetrix, анонсировала свой новый проект.

Студия Argonaut Games решила отложить выпуск ремастера трёхмерного платформера Croc: Legend of the Gobbos. Это решение продиктовано желанием лучше отполировать игру и «добавить последние штрихи».

Разработчики из студии Crytek в своих соцсетях объявили о том, что онлайн-экшен Hunt: Showdown 1896 станет частью Game Pass 12 декабря.

Another week, another mound of mad gaming deals. Get in and secure some bargains before they get deleted.

Disneyland is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2025 and Disney Parks has revealed how the Happiest Place on Earth will be celebrating this huge milestone! This guide will ensure you don't miss a thing for this big party that begins in May 2025 and runs through Summer 2026.

As of Dec. 7, Beats headphones are on sale in the UK with savings up to 57%. Get Beats Studio3 for £149.99 and more!

Let's see what 10 items have been popping off most from IGN Deals social media accounts since Amazon opened the Cyber Monday official deals floodgates on December 2.

Looking for free tickets in Anime Shadow? These codes have you covered.

Looking to score some free goodies in Creatures of Sonaria? Check out these codes.

Booked For The Week is our weekly chat with industry folk about the books they love, have loved, and are hoping to love in the future.

Everyone knows about ‘hardback’ and ‘softback’ books, but have you heard of the quickly discontinued ‘rice puddingback’?

This week, it’s Charlene Putney, who’s been writing for games for over ten years, including bits for Divinity: Original Sin 2, Baldur's Gate 3, NUTS, and Saltsea Chronicles!

I’m also re-reading fragments of Too Loud A Solitude by Bohumil Hrabal for an upcoming book club I’m leading on it.

I would love to design the narrative backend for all of the memory loss and loops in there.

It's Ubisoft metroidvania Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown!

This is a Prince Of Persia game where you don't play as the prince.

But whether you're a long-term fan or a total newcomer, what matters is how The Lost Crown feels in the hands.

Jeremy: I have many feelings about how Ubisoft mismanaged Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.

Because The Lost Crown deserved better.

The Sunday Papers is our weekly roundup of great writing about (mostly) videogames from across the web.

They might forget the user's name and call them "Kent," for example, and when the user asks, "who's Kent?"

At any rate these are still the four suits still found in Italian and Spanish playing cards today, and are sometimes referred to as the Latin suits.

Metafilter surfaced this 2018 article on the history of playing cards earlier this week.

Music this week could be the previously featured Doechii, who did an excellent Tiny Desk Concert this week.

There's no perfect time to release a video game, but if I were deciding when to release one, do you know when I'd do it?

"Pachinko-inspired" might conjure certain images, and recent pachinko roguelike Peglin among them.

Ballionaire takes a different tact, with no traditional goblin-based combat staredown at the top of the screen.

Instead, players are charged with designing the pachinko bored itself, placing different kinds of pegs in advance of their ball's descent.

There's then a roguelike wrapper around this bally good time: it's run-based, there are many different boards to encounter, there are between-board upgrades, and so on.

I had a few merry evenings playing Escape Simulator back in 2022.

Of the co-op escape room games I've played, it was the best, both in terms of its relatively neutral framing (with little heavyhanded storytelling) and its pretty solid puzzle design.

Escape Simulator 2 will explore "darker escape room themes", looks visually more detailed, and comes with a new editor for those who wish to design their own escape rooms.

"We were inspired to explore darker escape room themes and experiment with new gameplay and puzzle ideas.

The original Escape Simulator came with a toolkit with which community members made many, many escape rooms of their own.

Late or not, I can't let it pass unremarked upon: Caves Of Qud, the vast, weird roguelike which has been in development for 17 years, hit version 1.0.

Caves Of Qud has a complex, reactive, detailed world, but it's worth stating that it was never as obtuse in its menus or controls as its peer.

After 17 years of work, they're going to take a break, they say.

We haven't had a proper appraisal of Caves Of Qud since Marsh skated across its mutant pond upon its arrival in Steam Early Access nine years ago.

Now that Brendy is done with Indy's tombs, he's going to turn his attention to Qud's caves for a review before the end of the year.

The RPS Advent Calender 2024 is underway!

Or I think that's a load-bearing pillar over there - may as well just bring down the entire advent calendar to find out what's behind today's door.

Released in December 2023, it was late enough in the year to remain eligible for 2024's advent calendar.

Yes, yes it would.

Head back to the advent calendar to open another door!

JamesNo games for me this weekend, as I box up my PC in preparation for a flat move.

JeremyThis weekend I will be playing a crafting game called 'decorate a Christmas tree and clean up all of the pine needles that fall on the floor before the dogs chew them.'

I will also be playing a Soulslike called 'navigate London's Christmas markets with the wife.'

OllieThe support meta in Apex Legends is getting a bit silly, so we're probably gonna take a little break from that this weekend.

But you, reader dear, what are you playing this weekend?...

Both (the best Final Fantasy game) Final Fantasy 8’s Squall and The Witcher 3’s Geralt simply cannot get enough of leaving their friends and the entire world in mortal peril while they sneak in a quick round of cards, and I love them for it.

Now, Hatchette Board Games is putting out a full physical edition of Gwent next year.

A good Gwent deck consists of only about 25 cards.

Then there was the rather good Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, which wove Gwent into a single-player story.

In other Witchly news, The Witcher 4 has entered "the most intensive phase of development".

Where were you during the Summer of Doronko Wanko?

Why, I remember it like it was March, and not actually Summer, when the delightful free game about a mucky pomeranian was unleashed into the world.

Roughly translating to ‘covered in mud doggy’, the game set you the task of racking up tangible financial damage to your owner’s house by getting mud everywhere - first by normal dog means, and then with giant mud cannons.

It isn’t arriving until next Spring, but it’s bringing three new mystery dog breeds with it when it does.

Although I’m sure one of you bastards will find a way to ruin it for me.

And yet here we are, with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle loving its ray tracing so much that the effects can’t ever be fully switched off.

The Great Circle is, as far as I know, the first to make hardware-based ray tracing mandatory, hence the prevalence of GeForce RTX and newer AMD cards in its system requirements.

In English, that roughly translates into “No ray tracing hardware?

Sometimes, it works fabulously: on the RTX 4090, for instance, it boosted that 69fps average on Supreme settings right up to 133fps.

It's also worth noting that this isn’t even The Great Circle’s final form – it’s set to add "full ray tracing", AKA path tracing, in an update on December 9th.

The Hitlerites and blackshirts of Indiana Jones And The Great Circle sneeze and cough as they patrol the dig sites of Gizeh, or the marble corridors of the Vatican.

Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun / BethesdaIt's thankfully not long until you're out of this famous scene, and exploring the artifact collections at Indy's university campus.

But I like how Machine Games begin our boy's journey in the exact space he's always harping on about - a quiet museum.

Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun / BethesdaAll this meant I didn't find the punching all that enjoyable at first.

In the same way, Machine Games have reproduced the experience of the Lucasfilm movies in a 99% accurate form.

The RPS Advent Calender 2024 is underway!

Open a door, then back here again, open a door, then back here again.

James: I don’t know if I’d call Hades 2 a roguelike for people who don’t like roguelikes, because it is very, very roguelikey.

And yet here am: just a boy who hates roguelikes, with all their for-the-sake-of-it difficulty and lack of respect for my time, and has nonetheless tossed Hades 2 enough advent calendar votes to now be writing its intro piece.

Head back to the advent calendar to open another door!

Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun/GSC Game WorldThis, surprisingly, turns out to be quite a few: I manage to repair some radio masts, track down a lost stalker squad, and uncover some tradeable artifacts, all without firing a shot.

Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun/GSC Game WorldThe problem, I decide, is that I’m adopting them from the wrong places.

Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun/GSC Game WorldAfter escaping, I’m free to leave the Lesser Zone behind and venture north-eastward, through the charmingly named region of Garbage and into a storm-ravaged set of plains.

Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun/GSC Game WorldAll the more infuriating, then, when none of that happens.

Image credit: Rock Paper…

I think It’s safe to say that Trigger Happy Interactive’s upcoming survival horror Total Chaos is a bit of a palette change from their last offering - the frenetic, neon-drenched, chainsaw-legged Turbo Overkill.

Still, it’s not often we see psychological horror combined with ultraviolence, and anything that gives off even a whiff of Condemned: Criminal Origins has my attention.

Crafting for Survival: Build and upgrade weapons using scavenged materials to stand a chance against the relentless terrors stalking you.

Total Chaos is “Coming soon”.

I’d say “not soon enough!” but I don’t know how soon they mean, so that’d be like, possibly a lie.

Arrowhead just added new enemies, like the Impaler!

In past patches, seeing new threats emerge organically on the battlefield was a thrill.

Helldivers 2 is also in a somewhat unique situation; since propaganda from our in-game superiors is such a core part of the setting, it makes sense to have the game actively gaslight players about new enemies and updates.

As Helldivers 2 continues, I hope Arrowhead doesn’t shift to sharing upcoming surprises in blog posts and promotional materials.

I want to be absolutely shocked as these new enemies show up and turn my poor Helldiver into chunky salsa; it keeps things fresh.

The developers of Stalker 2, GSC Game World, released a massive 35-minute video to YouTube on Monday teasing the upcoming sequel of their beloved open-world shooter franchise.

In it, the Ukrainian team described how they leaned heavily into the authenticity of the experience.

That authenticity applies to the game’s real-world setting around the Chornobyl nuclear power plant.

STALKER 2 was originally expected on Sept. 5, but was delayed to Nov. 20.

The final game will be available on PC and Xbox Series X, where it will be included as part of the Xbox Game Pass program and available to all subscribers the day of its release.

At this point, I think we can safely assume that nobody is going to spend their hard-earned money on tickets to see the Borderlands movie.

The reviews from fans and critics have been absolutely scathing, and frankly, I think we all deserved better.

If you’d like to experience what is still the best version of Borderlands, you can currently pick up the Borderlands Collection: Pandora’s Box from Steam for just $37.12.

Pandora’s Box is a comprehensive collection of the four mainline titles in the Borderlands franchise in addition to all of their corresponding DLC, including cosmetic items and other extras, which total a $664.47 value.

Along with the FPS entries attached to the Borderlands lice…

Baldur’s Gate 3 won the premier award for narrative excellence in sci-fiction and fantasy media on Sunday.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is the second video game to win the newly created category at the annual Hugo Awards.

The organization attempted to create an award for Best Interactive Video Game in 2006 but didn’t receive enough nominations.

That makes Baldur’s Gate 3 only the second game to win the award.

Baldur’s Gate 3 has already won the Game of the Year Award at five major video game award ceremonies: the Golden Joystick Awards, The Game Awards, the D.I.C.E.

Netflix wanted to be in on the One Piece business — so much so that not only are they just doing live-action One Piece (with season 2 currently in production), they’re also working with Wit Studio to remake the One Piece anime.

The One Piece, said forthcoming anime that was first announced in December last year, would be running concurrently with the still airing One Piece anime.

One Piece now means something different than One Piece then, and a new anime could add a bit of polish to those first chapters.

The creative team at Wit wants very badly to get everything just right, as the new behind-the-scenes look at The One Piece above shows.

So how exactly do they capture what “One Piece” real…

The original Deus Ex its sequel Deus Ex 2: Invisible War remain some of the most influential titles in gaming, using the first person shooter genre as a canvas and painting over it an intriguing world of conspiracies and larger questions about what it means for technology to become an extension of humanity.

Those core tenets continued in the more modern sequels, 2011’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution and 2013’s Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.

All four games are excellent in their own right, and all are on sale for over 80% off each.

You can pick up the whole series and DLC for less than $20 total.

Pokémon voice actor Rachael Lillis died Saturday, Lillis’ sister Laurie Orr announced on GoFundMe.

She filled our Saturday mornings and before/after school hours with her beautiful voice, her terrific comic timing, and her remarkable acting skills.”We all know Rachael Lillis from the many wonderful roles she played.

She filled our Saturday mornings and before/after school hours with her beautiful voice, her terrific comic timing, and her remarkable acting skills.

#RachaelLillis pic.twitter.com/XOjFqY0C1L — Veronica Taylor (@TheVeronicaT) August 12, 2024In 1998, Lillis began voicing Ketchum’s adventure companion Misty, Team Rocket’s Jessie, and several Pokémon, including Jigglypuff.

She also…

And there’s no better way to get ready than by throwing on a few horror movies just as the sun starts setting a little earlier.

Every month we pick out a few of the best horror movies that Netflix currently has to offer.

It’s also one of the most violent, creepiest, and most disturbing horror movies of the last decade, which certainly makes it worth a look.

All of this makes The Wailing a staggering, ridiculously ambitious horror movie, and unlike just about any other movie ever made.

Cave diving is dangerous enough under the best circumstances, but as you might expect, this particular group of caves is absolutely full of very scary sharks.

And there can be no doubt about the source of the creative energy and good vibes: World of Warcraft Classic.

This was quickly masked the following year when World of Warcraft Classic drove a huge spike in popularity which was sustained by the pandemic gaming boom in 2020.

When he was speaking in March 2024, World of Warcraft subscriber numbers were higher than they had been at Dragonflight’s launch, and climbing.

But it was Classic updates, starting in August 2023, that prompted Hight’s graph to start trending upward.

There are currently no less than five ways to play WoW Classic: the original game, the Cataclysm expansion, Season of Discovery, and two Hardcore variants.

Krafton, the publisher behind PUBG: Battlegrounds and The Callisto Protocol, has acquired Tango Gameworks, the studio responsible for The Evil Within games and Hi-Fi Rush.

Tango was shuttered by Microsoft and ZeniMax Media in May, but the talent who formed the Tokyo-based studio will be integrated into Krafton, which now owns the rights to Hi-Fi Rush.

Hi-Fi Rush is available on PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X.

Tango Gameworks became part of Xbox’s stable of studios when ZeniMax was acquired by Microsoft in 2021.

The studio found great critical success with Hi-Fi Rush in 2023.

Polygon: Was there a game soundtrack or song that inspired you to pursue creating game music?

In “Interrogation” [from Lorelei], I used the theme from “Woman on the Other Side”, another song from Lorelei and the Laser Eyes.

It was also inspired partly by Angelo Badalamenti’s walking baselines and slow jazzy drums in “Audrey’s Dance” from Twin Peaks.

Is there anything else I should know about your approach to composing video game music?

It’s like an extension of the video game universe.

Few things are better than settling down with a good book, but sometimes the settling is easier said than done.

For all those times, there’s no better place to turn than audiobooks.

All these options making picking your next audiobook a bit of a chore, but don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

The dramatized audiobooks for A Court of Thorns and Roses are probably the most popular option — they’re cast with different voice actors for each character, and the audio-engineered foley sounds help you envision the scenes as they happen.

It’s a delicious listen even if you don’t have the right setting, of course.

It’s easy to see the similarities between The Legend of Zelda games and many FromSoftware games.

Polygon: Was there a game soundtrack or song that inspired you to pursue creating game music?

Yuka Kitamura: Having spent my childhood and growing up with video games in the 1990s and 2000s, there are many masterpieces that have influenced me.

The desire to play the main theme of my favorite video game title of all time, The Legend of Zelda, on the piano motivated me to learn piano during my childhood.

Is there anything else we should know about your approach to composing video game music?

“We aim to release two more Witcher games after Polaris, creating a new AAA RPG trilogy,” CD Projekt Red said in 2022.

CD Projekt hasn’t announced a final title, gameplay details, or a release date for the fourth mainline entry in The Witcher.

Here’s everything we do know about the new Witcher saga.

The School of the LynxThe one very visible clue that CD Projekt Red has offered about its new Witcher saga is artwork of a medallion buried in snow.

Or, at the very least, CD Projekt wants to downplay the possibility that there’s any sort of exclusivity going on.

Anyone who’s played A Short Hike knows the soundtrack makes up a hefty percentage of the experience.

And as it turns out, that soundtrack would probably never have happened if composer Mark Sparling hadn’t played The Binding of Isaac in college.

Polygon: Was there a game soundtrack or song that inspired you to pursue creating game music?

Mark Sparling: The soundtrack to the original Binding of Isaac by Danny Baranowsky was a big one for me.

Is there anything else we should know about your approach to composing video game music?

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 players have hit out at "AI slop" they believe has been used within the game and its promotional materials.

Manage cookie settingsBut that's not the only image that's caught fans' eyes for all the wrong reasons.

They are feeding us slop because they want to pay their millionaire executives a little bit more.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's Free Trial starts next Friday, 13th December, on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC.

"For a series built on high-octane thrills and explosive gratification, its withdrawal to the well-trodden formula echoes the wider industry's continued allergy to risk," Chris Tapsell wrote in Eurogamer's Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 review.

Warframe developer Digital Extremes has given us another peek at its upcoming free-to-play fantasy action-MMORPG, Soulframe.

Creative director Geoff Crookes also reflected on how important community feedback was to development, saying "feedback from the community will always remain our north star".

"Even as Ode'n shadow spreads across Alca, the future of Soulframe: Preludes is bright, Envoys!

Back in July 2022, Digital Extremes unveiled its first new property since Warframe's release back in 2013.

Soulframe will be Digital Extremes' first new game in over five years, following on from 2017's short-lived team-based FPS The Amazing Eternals.

Fighting game Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact has been refused a rating by the notoriously-strict Australian ratings board.

Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact has been effectively banned down under by the country's Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, and the Arts' Classification Board for "implied sexual violence".

Hunter x Hunter's first full-fledged fighting game is set to release in 2025, featuring 3v3 Nen ability team battles.

It's unclear at this time if publisher Arc System Works will appeal the decision or censor its game accordingly to appease the board.

Back in January 2015, designer Jonatan Söderström memorably told Aussie fans to simply pirate Ho…

Digital Foundry first manifested on the pages of Eurogamer way back in 2007, looking at the differences between Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 software - but what if DF actually emerged back in 1994, examining the fifth generation consoles: Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation?

DF Retro: Sega Saturn vs Sony PlayStation - The Driving/Racing Game Face-Off What if Digital Foundry existed in the 90s?

This hasn't been easy - primarily because analysis is derived from digital video footage, which wasn't available to us back then.

As for the concept of Digital Foundry content being possible in the 1990s, that would have been challenging to say the least.

The transition from analogue to digital video outpu…

By now, the history of Crash Bandicoot - and the bejorted platformer's fabled importance to the PlayStation - has been pretty well documented.

And that legacy is a very strange contradiction: a lot of people love Crash Bandicoot, and a lot of people also think it's not very good.

Image credit: Naughty Dog / UniversalFor a long time I've always approached that as a kind of debate: you love Crash, or you think Crash is bad.

And making people who don't, typically, play video games in the way many people who read a website like Eurogamer play video games feel a sudden compulsion to take part.

I love its sequels, I love Crash Team Racing, I love its jagged edges and searing hot clash of colours …

Ubisoft has revised its loyalty program, allowing players to "exchange units on a wider selection of products".

In an email sent out to players subscribed to the loyalty scheme and seen by Eurogamer, Ubisoft announced that effective immediately, the units collected by players "will now also apply to pre-order and new release purchases made on the Ubisoft store", with 100 units equating to a 20 percent discount.

If you're interested in signing up, don't forget that new Ubisoft accounts start with 100 units, which is enough for a 20% discount on your first Ubisoft Store purchase.

ICYMI, Ubisoft is continuing its talks with Chinese giant Tencent over a possible buyout deal that would take the …

Former Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra has slammed Marvel Rivals, intimating its an Overwatch clone.

In a now-deleted tweet posted yesterday, Ybarra called NetEase Games' free-to-play team-based PVP shooter "Overwatch Marvel Rivals", adding that much like Tencent's Light of Motiram is "a clear copy of Horizon Zero Dawn", Marvel Rivals clearly took inspiration from Blizzard's own team-based PVP shooter, Overwatch.

"Looks like Overwatch Marvel Rivals ships tomorrow," Ybarra wrote in the now-deleted tweet.

Former Blizzard President Mike Ybarra calls Marvel Rivals "An Overwatch Clone" in a now Community Noted and Deleted tweet.

We cooked his ass 😋 pic.twitter.com/IRMxF3tQCE — Marvel Rivals Intel (@Ma…

Good news, Pokémon fans - Pokémon TV is back.

Pokémon TV, the app and website that let you watch episodes from the long-running Pokémon anime for free, was removed from app stores earlier this year, but now it's returned, albeit in a new home on YouTube and with a truncated library.

"Welcome to the official Pokémon TV YouTube channel, where you can explore the world of Pokémon with Ash & Pikachu!"

Now, however, it looks as though Pokémon has found a new home where fans can once again follow Ash for free.

In related Pokémon news, Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket is thought to have raked in over $200m during its first month of launch.

A free festive update has just dropped in PowerWash Simulator.

Ice Rink Winter Seasonal 2024 is now available for no extra cost across all platforms: PC via Steam, PS5, Xbox Series S|X, and last-gen systems.

"Step into Christmas with our new Winter Seasonal, The Ice Rink!"

If you've never tried PowerWash Simulator, you may want to look into it.

A first-of-its-kind study commissioned in 2022 analysed data from over 8500 PowerWash Simulator players across almost 40 countries, including the US and the UK, and found 72 percent of players reported an "uplift in mood" whilst playing PowerWash Simulator.

On first boot, the PC version of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle presents as a simply great PC release.

Shadows are closest to the medium setting, which reduces the amount of geometry added to the shadow maps, so entire objects lose shadows, particularly indoors.

Users with 8GB or 10GB cards may run into issues with the texture cache setting.

So, for example, at 1440p, a 10GB RTX 3080 can't use the ultra texture cache option without massively degraded performance.

Check out the video as I go into depth on how the cache works - for much of the time, even the lowest texture cache setting can still look fine.

Fortnite Ballistic is a new 5v5 mode launching next week in early access within the main Fortnite client.

It's also Epic Games' first proper foray into first-person for Fortnite - a move that has been long-awaited by some fans.

As with most other Fortnite shooter modes, Ballistic will host both Ranked and Unranked modes, with the former offering a ladder to climb and penalities if you leave matches.

The addition of Fortnite Ballistic follows yesterday's arrival of Fortnite OG as a newly-permanent mode, and last week's launch of Chapter 6 for the game's main battle royale offering.

Epic Games has already begun teasing a fresh update for its main Lego Fortnite mode that seems like it may feat…

Deck Nine Games, the studio behind Life is Strange: Double Exposure and last year's The Expanse: A Telltale Series, has confirmed further layoffs.

Lyons' words stopped short of confirming how many staff had been impacted by the most recent round of cuts, or how it will affect its development pipeline.

Manage cookie settings Life is Strange: Double Exposure Review.Watch on YouTube"Today we are sad to share the news that we must say goodbye to some of our talented team members," the statement began.

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Manage cookie settings"To those of you leaving the studio due to…

Tekken wasn't just a fighting game, it was a console game that would keep you going for months, perhaps even years.

"Fans of Tekken in the arcade were being trained to fall in love with PlayStation games, whether they realised it or not.

Got a few friends round for a drink or two and want to play PlayStation?

This was the first Tekken game Harada worked on as director, and it is also, perhaps unsurprisingly, his favorite of the three PS1 Tekken games.

From Tekken Ball mode to Tekken Force mode (a beat 'em-up within a fighting game), Tekken 3 was the complete package.

If you'd been hoping to round out your 2024 with a solid blast of 90s nostalgia, there's some bad news; Argonaut Games' Croc: Legend of the Gobbos remaster - previously scheduled to release this month - has been delayed into "Q1" next year.

Croc: Legend of the Gobbos initially launched for PlayStation 1 some 27 years ago, taking players - in the role of the titular reptile - on a platforming adventure through Gobbo Valley in a bid to free their friends from the evil magician Baron Dante.

We appreciate your patience and support as we work to bring Croc back in the best possible way."

Argonaut's Croc: Legend of the Gobbos spruce-up promises enhanced high-definition graphics, updated modern co…

Path of Exile 2 early access review-in-progress Developer: Grinding Gear GamesGrinding Gear Games Publisher: Grinding Gear GamesGrinding Gear Games Platform: Played on PCPlayed on PC Availability: Out now in Early Access on PC (Steam, Epic Games Store), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S/XThat something - Path of Exile 2 - is finally here, at least in early access, and understandably there's tremendous excitement for it.

Nevertheless, this is far from a sketchy early access release.

The experience I've had, albeit on quiet, press-intended pre-release servers - which have now been wiped as Grinding Gear prepares for the public early access stampede - has been rock solid.

Path of Exile 2: Early…

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Последние несколько недель руководители и акционеры Ubisoft обсуждают возможность выкупа компании ее менеджментом.

Assassin’s Creed ShadowsКак пишет Reuters, основавшая Ubisoft семья Гиймо «ясно дала понять», что хочет сохранить за собой контроль над компанией.

Сейчас Tencent принадлежит чуть менее 10% акций Ubisoft, что делает его вторым по величине акционером компании после семьи Гиймо — та владеет 15% акций.

Также утверждается, что Tencent хочет предотвратить враждебное поглощение Ubisoft другими инвесторами.

Tencent и семья Гиймо отказались комментировать Reuters информацию источников.

С 21 по 22 ноября на юго-востоке Китая прошла конференция для разработчиков и издателей игр WN Conference .

46% из них были менеджерам по развитию бизнеса и продажам, еще примерно столько — 44% — отнесли себя к топ-менеджерам и владельцам компаний.

Всего было представлено 290 бизнесов, так или иначе связанных с игровой сферой.

В качестве спонсоров ивента выступили провайдер финансовых услуг Unlimit и игровой акселератор Meridian Play.

Стенды G-EIGHT и CreSpiritСтенды Ginvo Studio и Clay Game StudioТакже в рамках WN Conference в Сямыне прошла официальная церемония награждения международного конкурса анимационных работ Golden Dolphin Award.

На очереди — интервью с Balancy , которая специализируется на LiveOps.

Balancy на порядок вырос по всем показателям — количеству клиентов, количеству активных игроков и по выручке.

Теперь гейм-дизайнеры и менеджеры по монетизации могут разрабатывать новый функционал в отдельных ветках и удобно объединять изменения.

Павел Игнатов: В 2024 году тема LiveOps оставалась в центре внимания, как и в предыдущие годы.

Расширить доступность Balancy для большего числа разработчиков, выпуская новые SDK для различных движков.

Path of Exile 2 выйдет в формате платного раннего доступа на PC и консолях уже сегодня вечером: в 22.00 по Москве.

Path of Exile 2Сообщается, что саппорт-паки, в которых находится ключ для раннего доступа к Path of Exile 2, приобрели более миллиона человек.

Студия Grinding Gear Games предупредила, что в дебютные выходные на серверах могут возникнуть очереди.

После выхода из раннего доступа Path of Exile 2 станет бесплатной.

Ранее аналитический сервис VG Insights подсчитал, что Path of Exile 2 только в Steam добавили в вишлисты 1,7 млн человек.

Напомню, что сейчас в Goodwin Games — три человека.

Теперь я знаю, что могу доводить разработку до конца и с кем-то еще, а не только в одиночку.

Но это не будет касаться больших девелоперов.

Ну и ИИ-контента будет больше и больше — в первую очередь его будет больше в ААА.

Но мы живем не в таком мире, поэтому, как мне кажется, мы просто начнем получать по две Call of Duty в год вместо одной.

Средняя продолжительности жизни игр с блокчейном или Web3-игр составляет всего четыре месяца, говорится в исследовании платформы ChainPlay.

К такому выводу она пришла, проанализировав 3279 проектов в этом сегменте.

VK подвела итоги года для социальной сети «ВКонтакте».

Среди прочего она назвала игры, которые чаще всего упоминали пользователи в комментариях и публикациях в 2024 году.

Она забрала это звание у Genshin Impact, лидировавшей в 2022 и 2023 годах.

Какие еще игры от отечественных разработчиков активно обсуждались во «ВКонтакте» в 2024 году — не сообщается.

VK не указала, сколько раз пользователи социальной сети упомянули те или иные игры.

По данным аналитического сервиса AppMagic, за две недели с момента релиза Royal Kingdom заработала 1,83 млн долларов — это чистая IAP-выручка уже за вычетом комиссий сторов и налогов.

Royal KingdomДля сравнения: ее предшественница Royal Match на старте за это же время выручила куда меньше — 548,3 тысячи долларов.

Самыми кассовыми рынками Royal Kingdom по итогам первых двух недель стали США (853 тысячи долларов), Великобритания (418,2 тысячи долларов) и Австралия (219,3 тысячи долларов).

Стоит упомянуть, что Royal Kingdom активно зарабатывала еще на этапе софтлонча, продлившегося 19 месяцев.

По данным AppMagic, за две релизные недели Royal Kingdom скачали 2,54 млн раз — в пять раз больше, че…

Dark Math Games — одна из игровых студий, основанных бывшими сотрудниками ZA/UM.

XXX NightshiftДеньги Dark Math Games дала эстонская инвестиционная фирма MM Grupp, в свое время вложившаяся и в ZA/UM.

Полученные средства Dark Math Games потратит на разработку детективной RPG в научно-фантастическом сеттинге XXX Nightshift.

Глава студии Каур Кендер (Kaur Kender) заявил, что благодаря инвестициям его команда сможет воплотить в жизнь долгосрочное видение и обрести стабильность.

Напомним, сейчас помимо Dark Math Games на игровом рынке есть еще три студии, состоящие из ветеранов ZA/UM.

Square Enix поделилась успехами ремейка Dragon Quest III.

Что касается PC-версии, то в Steam пиковый онлайн переосмысления Dragon Quest III превысил 45 тысяч человек.

Отметим, с дебюта Dragon Quest в 1986 году на NES общее число реализованных копий франшизы превысило 91 млн.

А последняя вышедшая игра в оригинальной серии — Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of An Elusive Age — разошлась тиражом в 7 млн копий за пять лет.

Релиз Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake состоялся 14 ноября на PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series и Nintendo Switch.

6 декабря на PC и консолях состоялся релиз Marvel Rivals — командного экшена с героями Marvel, разработанного китайской компанией NetEase.

Marvel RivalsЭтого хватило, чтобы Marvel Rivals попала на четвертое место в списке самых популярных новинок 2024-го в Steam.

Marvel Rivals — 444 286 человек;5.

Скорее всего, на выходных онлайн Marvel Rivals вырастет еще сильнее, и игра поднимется в рейтингах.

Онлайн Marvel Rivals в SteamЧто касается оценок, то к моменту написания новости Marvel Rivals собрала 4,2 тысячи отзывов в Steam, из которых 75% — одобрительные.

Мы стали прибыльными, выросли почти на 80%, и запустили новые фичи.

Главное достижение — наша помощь людям: тысячи благодарных отзывов подтверждают, что мы действительно меняем жизни к лучшему.

Мы часто получаем отзывы от людей о том, что Goodville действительно помогает им справляться с трудностями, облегчает жизнь в сложные периоды и дарит радость.

Еще мы обязательно продолжим сотрудничество с ВОЗ: с июля 2022 года мы тесно сотрудничаем со Всемирной Организацией Здравоохранения.

В ближайшее время мы планируем большое обновление в рамках нашей коллаборации.

«Смута» (слева), «Фиксики: Космическая история!» (справа вверху), «Сатурн» (слева внизу), «Передний край» (справа внизу)По словам организации, наибольшее количество загрузок собрала серия мобильных игр «Академики Веселых Игр».

В ИРИ добавили, что всего на мобайл пришлось 3,4 млн загрузок.

Также в ИРИ составили топ самых скачиваемых PC-игр.

В ИРИ не указали, сколько загрузок собрала та или иная игра на PC, но часть цифр ранее раскрыли разработчики.

Например, известно, что по состоянию на 27 ноября на счету «Смуты» и ее DLC был 1 млн суммарных загрузок, а «Передний край» к 29 мая скачали 112 тысяч раз.

Dungeon Clawler — пошаговая карточная тактика с элементами «рогалика», в которой предметы для колоды надо вытягивать клешней из игрового автомата.

Игра дебютировала в Steam и мобильных устройствах 21 ноября 2024-го и к сегодняшнему дню продалась тиражом свыше 100 тысяч копий.

По словам разработавшей Dungeon Clawler студии Stray Fawn Studio, половина этого тиража была продана уже через пять дней после выхода проекта.

Сейчас рейтинг Dungeon Clawler в Steam равен «очень положительным» 89%.

Больший онлайн в свое время показал только градостроитель The Wandering Village, который на пике привлек в Steam 5 786 человек.

Playgama — платформа для HTML5-игр — успешно завершила очередной раунд финансирования.

Также в числе крупных инвесторов — The Games Fund, FJ Labs, TON Ventures и фаундер крипто-сервиса Unlimit.

Полученные деньги планируется потратить на:разработку новых инструментов для разработчиков;заключение контрактов с новыми платформами для продвижения игр;интеграцию блокчейн-технологий в Web3-игры.

За год платформа выросла настолько, что сейчас разработчики с ее помощью выходят на аудиторию в 220 млн MAU.

Сервис также позволяет им запускать свои игры сразу в Telegram, Facebook*, «Яндекс.Игры» и другие площадки.

75% of UK students advocate the integration of esports into the school curriculum, with 64% already engaged in esports-related academic activities.

This is according to new research commissioned by Tencent in collaboration with the British Esports Federation and Ukie.

Despite 16 higher education institutions in the UK offering degree programs relating to esports, 36% of respondents found there were financial barriers in pursuing further education.

33% said career pathways were unclear.

"However, support and recognition from video game publishers and industry stakeholders are crucial to driving sustainable growth, grassroots development and clear career pathways within the esports ecosystem."

Apple is facing a class action lawsuit from UK developers alleging that the App Store's 30% fee is anti-competitive.

The claim alleged that Apple's 30% cut creates an "anti-competitive tax on the nation's tech industry," the publication said.

The UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal gave the greenlight for the suit to go ahead, dismissing Apple's arguments to have it blocked.

The claim is led by UK competition policy professor Sean Ennis.

Around the same time, Apple updated its business terms in the EU to allow developers to link to external payment systems.

During EGX in London, PlayStation veterans Chris Deering, David Wilson, Geoff Glendenning, David Ranyard and Masami Kochi took to the stage to share stories from the history of PlayStation.

"So I was optimistic, but not too optimistic to think it wasn't going to be a fight.

"I was optimistic about PS2, but not too optimistic to think it wasn't going to be a fight."

Chris DeeringPlayStation UK gave away loads of PS1s to 'cool' peopleThe UK PlayStation team was determined to make this new console a desirable, cool product for adults.

"The popular consensus was that the same platform holder had never maintained dominance over two generations," recalled former PlayStation UK and European PR lea…

Google's AI tool Genie 2 is a "large-scale foundation world model" capable of generating "an endless variety of action-controllable, playable 3D environments" from a single image prompt.

According to a report detailing the advanced tech, this enables artists and designers to prototype quickly, "which can bootstrap the creative process for environment design, further accelerating research."

"Thanks to Genie 2's out-of-distribution generalisation capabilities, concept art and drawings can be turned into fully interactive environments," the report explained.

"This enables artists and designers to prototype quickly, which can bootstrap the creative process for environment design, further accele…

Specialist media distributor and publisher Future has announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI and its ChatGPT tool.

Future publishes a range of specialist lifestyle magazines and websites, most notably for the games industry, Edge magazine, PC Gamer, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, and GamesRadar+.

The publisher has also developed chatbots "so users can engage more deeply with content from Tom’s Hardware and Who What Wear."

Our partnership with OpenAI helps us achieve this goal by expanding the range of platforms where our content is distributed," said Future CEO Jon Steinberg.

"ChatGPT provides a whole new avenue for people to discover our incredible specialist content.

Electronic Arts has added 23 new patents to its public library of free accessibility tools, including patents for photosensitivity analysis plugins, intelligent personalised speech recognition, and generating expressive speech audio from text data.

EA said that by making the patents available to developers across the industry, free of charge, it is continuing its commitment to inclusive gaming.

The IRIS plugin helps developers analyse and identify frames that "could potentially impact players who experience photosensitivity" in real-time.

"By making this technology available to others, we continue to work to enhance accessibility and inclusivity for players around the world by removing unin…

Dark Math Games has secured additional investment for its debut project, XXX Nightshift.

The investment comes from MM Grupp, an Estonia-based investor that has helped finance 132 companies across media, entertainment, healthcare and more.

MM Grupp was also a majority investor in ZA/UM's acclaimed RPG Disco Elysium.

Dark Math Games was founded earlier this year by a group of former ZA/UM staff, including Disco Elysium's executive producer Kaur Kender.

MM Grupp CEO Kristel Volver added: "The [Dark Math] team has a proven track record, and the creative concept for the new game is both ambitious and intriguing."

Games industry service provider PTW has opened a new studio in Charleston, South Carolina.

The office will be led by studio head Bernhard Rieder under the leadership of VP of operations for Americas, Sebastien Bisch.

This is PTW's fourth North American studio, and it'll feature "state-of-the-art amenities designed for next-gen testing," the announcement said.

"PTW is excited to create a center of excellence for the industry within the vibrant Charleston community and we look forward to building a new flagship studio in the US."

Earlier this year, PTW acquired Florida-based developer Ghostpunch Games for $13 million.

Mobile developer Top App Games has secured a $10 million investment.

The Cyprus-based studio will use the funding to refine its strategy RPG title Ludus: Merge Arena and support development of new titles.

"The funding will be used to improve and promote Ludus which we will continue to develop and grow its revenues," said Top App Games CEO and studio head Vladimir Markov.

"Moreover, I believe Top App Games is now ready to attract new teams to create hit games."

Earlier this year, the developer received funding of an undisclosed sum from former My.Games CEO Vladimir Nikolsky.

Blue Owl Capital has acquired a minority stake in Bitkraft Ventures for an undisclosed sum.

The investment, provided by Blue Owl's GP Strategic Funding platform, will support the venture capital firm's operations and investment platform, which includes over $1 billion in assets.

"We are pleased to support Bitkraft's continued growth into a globally recognised investment platform for gaming, Web3, and AI," said co-president and head of Blue Owl's GP Strategic Capital platform Michael Rees.

"These are complex markets, but Bitkraft's expansive portfolio demonstrates a thoughtful, diversified approach to investment that we want to support."

Bitkraft founding general partner Jen Hilgers added: "…

The success of Black Myth: Wukong could inspire a shift in Chinese games development | Image credit: Game ScienceWith the success of Black Myth: Wukong, a game that showcases Chinese culture and traditions, how important is it for studios to present Chinese culture to a global audience?

Steven Wu: As a studio, we're excited to see Black Myth: Wukong doing so well worldwide.

Black Myth: Wukong is a great example of how a well-crafted game can integrate cultural content in a way that resonates globally.

Steven Wu: I believe larger companies are already motivated by Black Myth: Wukong's success and will start supporting more premium projects.

If the free-to-play game does well, it will pave th…

Reforged Studios has acquired South African developer Yellow Lab Games.

The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, with the announcement only saying that Yellow Lab will continue operating as an independent studio working on its own IP, while also contributing to Reforged Studios projects.

Yellow Lab Games have been on my radar for some time, especially since seeing the positive reaction to Metavoidal, their first foray into PC and console gaming.

So when the opportunity arose to have [Yellow Lab head of studios] David Hecker and his team join our group, we did not hesitate.

If you want to read more about the South African games industry, we ran a week-long editorial special exploring…

Fortnite user-generated content developer Creators Corp has received a $2 million investment from new venture fund Lumina.

As reported by GamesBeat, Creators Corp will use the funding to expand its development portfolio, partner with more influencers, and support community engagement.

Founded in 2023 by CEO Anne-Margot Rodde, Creators Corp has developed 15 titles, including Steph Curry Run the Ring, US Open Tennis Storm, and Dude Perfect Dodgeball.

"UGC games are the next wave of entertainment, and Creators Corp is leading the movement," said Lumina founder Thomas Benski.

"The investment from Lumina will unlock new opportunities to build upon our portfolio of fan-driven games in Unreal Edit…

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 to release a week early | News-in-briefDeveloper Warhorse Studios and publisher Deep Silver bring release date forward one week to February 4, 2025

Developer IllFonic has confirmed it has made "cuts" to its staff.

In a brief statement, CEO and co-founder Charles Brungardt said it had to "accept the harsh reality" of the "state of the industry" and "re-align to a refined strategy" "with the heaviest of hearts."

“Today we had to accept the harsh reality that the state of the industry has impacted us here at IllFonic," Brungardt wrote in the statement posted to social media.

"It is with the heaviest of hearts that cuts to our teams had to be made today as we re-aligned to a refined strategy.

Brungardt's words stopped short of confirming how many staff had been impacted by the cuts, or how it expects to reshape its strategy going forward.

It’s December 4, and that means it’s the officially unofficial “Dragon Age Day.” Get it?

Dragon Age.

Anyway, this year, BioWare released some statistics about players’ choices in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

The RPG has been out for a little over a month now, so that means more players have gotten further into the game than the last time BioWare released detailed info about players’ various choices.

So let’s jump into it and break down the choices people made from the start to the end of their journey.

This week, a low-quality video may have given us our first look at the Joy-Con that will be used by the successor to the Nintendo Switch.

Also, Sony celebrated the 30th anniversary of PlayStation by putting the original console’s boot-up sound on PS5, along with customization options that let people apply the familiar sounds of other PlayStation consoles to the UI of the current one.

Read on for these and more of the week’s top stories.

One of 2024's biggest disappointments in movie theaters will soon be able to try and redeem itself in your homes.

Before you and yours get into the holiday spirit on Christmas Day, Joker: Folie à Deux will be available to stream on Max on December 13.

There is no word yet on whether the streaming version of Joker: Folie à Deux will come with any extra content, like behind-the-scenes videos, cast interviews, or a Director’s Cut that can make better sense of this confusingly bad film.

On the bright side for this movie, there are a few examples of films gaining new life in streaming.

But, chances are, it’ll be background noise for those who need to keep the TV on to go to bed.

And oh em gee, I forgot how much fun the core combat loop of this game is.

It’s been so long since I played the first one that I can’t really remember the concrete differences between Zero Dawn and Forbidden West during the hectic moments.

Seriously, this would be my GOTY if it had come out this year (I mean, it kinda did on PC anyway).

As with Zero Dawn, I feel like this setting and these characters could’ve used another draft or two?

That said, I’m starting to really like Aloy as a heroine.

At the 1:05 mark in GTA 6's debut trailer, you can briefly spot a heavily tattooed man speaking to a judge via a webcam sentencing.

Then on December 11, Sullivan demanded Rockstar Games and its parent company Take-Two Interactive pay him $2 million.

“Florida Joker ain’t having that, y’all took my likeness, y’all took my life.”On December 13 2023, Sullivan claimed he was going to sue Rockstar over the whole situation.

On December 5, 2024—a year after the trailer dropped—Sullivan uploaded a video on TikTok claiming his threats of a lawsuit were just him trolling.

He then claimed that he was the reason the GTA 6 trailer was so popular.

Whether he’ll arrive solo or alongside the live-service game’s promised offline mode remains to be seen.

Unlike some of those earlier additions, however, fans are actually excited about the sword-wielding assassin’s reveal, at least for now.

One thing that would keep Suicide Squad secure for its existing fanbase is an offline mode.

A spokesperson for Warner Bros. didn’t respond to a request for comment when Kotaku recently inquired if an offline mode was still on track for this year.

Players are hopeful that, despite radio silence on the feature for months, the fact that it’s still promised on Suicide Squad’s website means it’s still coming, eventually.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is a lot of fun.

AdvertisementTurn down the music and turn up the voicesThe default audio mix in Great Circle is very music-heavy and while I enjoy the game’s soundtrack, I had trouble hearing Troy Baker’s Indy when playing.

Food is very important in Great Circle.

AdvertisementThoroughly look at all items when solving puzzlesThere are a lot of puzzles to solve in Great Circle, and a few times I found myself stumped.

When spotted, run away for a bitStealth is a big part of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.

Hazelight Studios, led by the colorful Josef Fares, might be revealing its latest game very soon.

The Week In Games: Reignited Rivalries And More New Releases CC Share Subtitles OffEnglish view video The Week In Games: Reignited Rivalries And More New ReleasesThe Week In Games: Reignited Rivalries And More New Releases CC Share Subtitles OffEnglish The Week In Games: Reignited Rivalries And More New ReleasesThat’s according to Dealabs’ billbil-kun.

It Takes Two melded the two approaches with a co-op adventure about divorce that ended up winning Game of the Year honors at The Game Awards 2021 and went on to sell over 20 million copies.

AdvertisementOutside of making games, Fares is best know…

The second season of Apple TV+’s hit sci-fi series Silo has been inching toward a rebellion, and the latest episode featured a shocking death that will set up the biggest conflict the series has ever seen.

We saw how a rebellion erupted in a separate Silo—Silo 17—resulting in people defiantly venturing to the outside world only to be killed by the noxious air.

Since then, we’ve seen Juliette Nichols (Rebecca Ferguson) walk through what could be the future for Silo 18, the Silo she left: dead bodies strewn outside, “Lies” scrawled across the monitor the Silo people use to see the outside world, and darkness.

AdvertisementAfter Bernard’s brooding enforcer Robert Sims (Common) questions Judge …

2024 was a year filled with good games, especially if you looked beyond the biggest AAA releases and played some of the amazing indie titles and smaller games we got over the last 12 months.

The best games are only great if we can compare them to mediocre or awful games.

So let’s take a look at some of the worst-reviewed games of 2024.

But before we do that it’s worth repeating: Liking a “bad” game isn’t a bad thing.

Now, as we’ve done before, here are the 10 worst-rated games on Metacritic with at least seven reviews.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard has been out for about a month now, and with the holidays approaching, BioWare and EA have put the game on sale for consoles.

However, for whatever reason, the PlayStation 5 version is only on sale if you buy the Deluxe Edition.

The Xbox sale ends in two days as of this writing, meaning you have just this weekend (December 6-8) to buy The Veilguard for cheap on your Series X/S.

AdvertisementPlayStation, meanwhile, has only the Deluxe Edition on sale for $62.99 until December 17.

The standard edition doesn’t get the same discount.

A U.S. ban of TikTok will move forward unless Chinese-owned tech company ByteDance divests its control by January 19 after an appeals court rejected its argument against the constitutionality of the new law.

AdvertisementA TikTok spokesman told NPR today that it will appeal the latest setback to the Supreme Court.

Incoming President-Elect Donald Trump has also promised to “save TikTok,” though it’s not clear what form that would take.

Earlier this week, Trump shared TikTok stats on Truth Social about his viral McDonalds and garbage truck videos from back during the campaign.

AdvertisementGaming communities in particular have always thrived online, especially on social media, and Tiktok is n…

After December 1, only four interactive shows were left standing on Netflix: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend, Ranveer vs. Wild with Bear Grylls, and You vs. Wild.

Advertisement“I couldn’t let this work go to waste,” Pixel, one of the fans working to archive everything, explained to 404 Media.

This is actually a similar method to how Netflix created some YouTube-exclusive ads promoting the interactive shows a few years ago.

AdvertisementPixel told 404 Media that Netflix’s interactive shows relied on an “internal video” that contained all the different paths and endings.

According to the archivist, these interactive shows were controlled by two JS…

The latest target is Avowed, but in picking on it, those running the grift have rather shown their hand.

But with Avowed, the forthcoming Obsidian role-playing game set in the world of Pillars of Eternity, the con is so brazenly laid bare.

And in doing so, they made incredibly clear what it is that’s really at the bottom of all of this: bigotry.

There’s no white man.

But they’re going after it too, because, more than anything else, it hasn’t made any special effort to center a straight, white man in its marketing.

Marvel Rivals is out now and free to play on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.

I put about 15 hours into Marvel Rivals during its test periods and about a few additional hours since its launch on December 5.

However, they are not the end-all-be-all of strategy in Marvel Rivals.

AdvertisementUltimate charge carries between roundsOne of the nice differences between Marvel Rivals and Overwatch is that Ultimate charge transfers between rounds.

I did that once in Marvel Rivals on launch night and realized I’d completely forgotten that I’d still have it when the loading screen between rounds was done.

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInWelcome to this year’s 30 Under 30, where we put the spotlight on the best and brightest young talent that the industry has to offer.

While it is her first role in the games industry, she consistently demonstrates initiative, problem-solving skills, and a remarkable ability to connect with other people.

Joe also collaborates with organisations like the Eden Project and Natural England to raise people’s awareness of environmental issues through the medium of video games.

KIERAN TOWNLEYAssociate Lead Programmer at Soul AssemblyEven though he is only 26 years old, Kieran has already led multiple games industry programming teams across the country.

She’s in charge o…

[From the industry] GAMM, the biggest video game museum in Italy, is now open to the publicShare FacebookTwitterLinkedInThis is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content.

GAMM – Game Museum has now opened to the public in the historical center of Rome at Piazza della Repubblica.

GAMM – Game Museum aims to highlight the cultural and artistic value of video games as interactive works allowing visitors to immerse themselves in a path based on the combination of history, technology, and the exploration of gameplay.

Marco Accordi Rickards, Director of GAMM said: “GAMM is a wonderful celebration of video game culture that showcases a journey for preservation digitally and …

[From the industry] Jingle Jam 2024 begins with over £750,000 raised on Night One, as best-ever Games Collection revealedShare FacebookTwitterLinkedInThis is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content.

Jingle Jam unites the worlds best games, creators and their communities for two weeks of entertainment that powers a lifetime of change.

Viewers are encouraged to donate as much as they are able to, with the first 100,000 people to donate £35 or more receiving a copy of the Jingle Jam 2024 Games Collection.

“This year’s Jingle Jam is finally underway, and we’re already seeing the amazing things that can happen when gaming and creator communities gather to support our in…

The award-nominated Games Growth Summit will return on February 28, 2025 in London.

This established event offers a crucial opportunity for gaming industry players to navigate challenges and capitalise on emerging opportunities.

Featuring keynotes, panels, and networking, this event aims to equip attendees with actionable strategies for sustainable growth, leveraging technology, funding, resilience, and community collaboration.

“Our focus is to foster collaboration and provide actionable solutions for our audience to navigate the evolving gaming ecosystem.

We are extremely grateful for all of the support we have had so far and can’t wait for the 4th Games Growth Summit in February!”You can …

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInEA Playdemic is the Headline Sponsor for the MCV/DEVELOP 30 Under 30 2024.

Playdemic is a Manchester-based mobile game development studio that has been around since 2010.

It is best known for creating the hugely successful Golf Clash, and was acquired by Electronic Arts back in 2021.

“EA Playdemic is thrilled to announce its ongoing partnership with MCV/DEVELOP this year with the sponsorship of its prestigious 30 Under 30 award!” said Shaun Lawrence, Game Design Director at EA Playdemic.

The new issue will be heading out to subscribers just before Christmas, so don’t delay — there’s not long left to get involved!

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInNext week, the capital’s brainiest and most competitive devs will descend on Russell Square for the final DevPub Quiz of the year, a community pub quiz run by Analog Events.

DevPub Quiz London takes place on Thursday 21st November, at The Generator, near Russell Square.

You can book teams of up to 5 people, the entry price includes drinks tokens & pizza.

The London DevPub Quiz always sells out, so be sure to book your winning team hereThe DevPub Quiz is set to return in 2025, (dates and locations TBC), along with additional Analog Events, Halcyon, VIVA!

Games Marketing, Games Growth Summit, Games Meet Music and Game Dev Heroes.

The Xsolla Web Shop is a fully integrated extension of mobile games designed to drive higher profit margins and enhance users’ Lifetime Value (LTV) by leveraging a reliable, proven direct-to-consumer toolkit.

Xsolla Web Shop addresses all the needs of game developers at every stage of web shop creation and operation, whether they are looking for a solution to launch web sales quickly or to develop a complex, unique portal for their players.

With Xsolla Web Shop, developers can provide their audience with the most seamless and personalized experience, making it easier to attract more players while increasing retention and engagement.

“These new advancements in our Web Shop solution are more …

The 4th edition of the award-nominated Games Growth Summit is back on the 28th Feb at RSM UK in Farringdon.

The team are delighted to announce Hilmar Veigar Pétursson, CEO of CCP as our Fireside Keynote for GGS.

This day of panels will take a deep dive into h ow the games industry changed in 2024, and a look ahead at the year to come.

Co-Founders Vanessa Joyce and Alex Boucher intend to grow the event for 2025; “We’re excited to announce our 4th edition of GGS, and it feels like an event of this nature has never been more crucial.

The industry has been going through some fundamental changes right now, and Games Growth Summit is well-placed to educate, inform and connect the movers and shake…

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInThe penultimate issue of MCV/DEVELOP for 2024 – and the last before it hits the big 1-O-O-O – is available in digital form for your eyes to feast upon.

Just click or prod here and let your ocular organs do their thing!

Print editions will be delicately inserted through front doors and mail slots from tomorrow.

We could tell you what’s in it beyond the obvious, but that would ruin the surprise.

Enjoy the issue, have a great weekend and see you on the other side.

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInIf you still want to nominate someone for the MCV/DEVELOP 30 Under 30 2024, you should get on it as soon as possible, as the submissions window closes tomorrow, October 18, 2024 at 12:00 BST.

The 30 Under 30 is our annual celebration of the video games industry’s as of yet unrecognised superstars, where we put the spotlight on 30 young people that have worked hard within the last year.

As a reminder: to be eligible to appear in our 30 Under 30 list this year, nominees must be under the age of 30 on December 31, 2024.

If they’ve had an honourable mention in a previous 30 Under 30 list, they’re still eligible.

Sponsorship opportunities for both the 30 Under 30 Spe…

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInIf you’re planning to attend the inaugural Develop:North conference taking place at The Spine in Liverpool next month, you only have until midnight tonight to take advantage of the Early Bird rates.

That’s a saving of £100 on the regular price of a Conference Pass, or means picking one up for just £120 if you’re a student or micro indie developer.

Develop:North takes place on Thursday, November 14, with a packed program that aims to cover art and audio, coding and design, as well as business and discoverability, with the founders of Wushu Studios delivering the keynote.

You can plan your day by checking out who else will be speaking at Develop:North right here.

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Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInThis afternoon at a ceremony in central London, the worthy winners of this year’s MCV/DEVELOP Women In Games Awards were announced.

Caroline Miller of Indigo Pearl had this to say: “Cat brings an unprecedented level of excellence to every single role she takes.

In the meantime, all the photos will be appearing on the awards website over the coming days.

Our congratulations to the winners and thanks to everyone that nominated someone for an award.

Special thanks too to our record breaking sponsors: Amiqus, Code Wizards, Dlala Studios, Easton Smith, Firesprite, Gowling WLG, Green Man Gaming, Liquid Violet, Playdemic, Playground Games, Renaissance PR, Rocksteady, S…

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInWe’re very pleased to announce that Renaissance PR is among the Award Sponsors for next week’s MCV/DEVELOP Women In Games Awards 2024.

The veteran comms agency, founded by Stefano Petrullo, is supporting the Journalism Impact category.

“I started out more than 30 years ago in games magazines and have always supported the press,” said Petrullo.

“It’s an important pillar of the games industry that holds it to account.

Good luck everyone!”This year is the tenth anniversary of the MCV/DEVELOP Women In Games Awards and takes place on Thursday 26th September at the America Square Conference Centre in London.

The MCV/DEVELOP 30 Under 30 is our annual showcase of the video games industry’s as of yet unrecognised superstars, where we highlight a selection of 30 young people that have worked hard within the last 12 months.

This year’s 30 Under 30 winners will be celebrated in a special supplementary magazine, which will come packed in with MCV/DEVELOP #1000.

As such, the micro-magazine will also commemorate the 30 Under 30 winners of years past, and serve as a bit of a check in on the magnificent work and ongoing careers of previous cohorts.

Nominations for the MCV/DEVELOP 30 Under 30 2024 must be submitted before midday UK time on Friday, October 18, 2024.

They are open to everyone involved in the…

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInIn a first for the football world, Sheffield-based game developer Sumo Digital has developed a brand-new game – Snake Party – exclusively for Sheffield Wednesday’s esports programme, which will be playable during home matches for the remainder of the season.

Developed by the Sumo Digital Academy – an apprenticeship programme run by Sumo Digital which creates new pathways into the games industry for both programmers and technical artists, Snake Party is a 3D reimagining of the classic Snake game where two players compete in round-based challenges.

Jacob Habgood, Director of Education Partnerships at Sumo Digital, said: “Since it launched in 2020, the Sumo Academy…

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Video-game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. sold Private Division, its label responsible for smaller-scale titles, for an undisclosed price.

The unnamed buyer purchased the rights to “substantially all of Private Division’s live and unreleased titles” with the exception of No Rest for the Wicked, an action role-playing game that was released earlier this year, Take-Two said Wednesday in a statement.

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As it prepares for Starship Flight 7, SpaceX is busy manufacturing rockets for subsequent flights to fuel its 2025 Starship test campaign.

Footage from local media in Boca Chica, Texas, shows the firm manufacturing what appears to be a component of an upper-stage Starship rocket in its factory.

SpaceX is building a massive factory in Boca Chica called the Starfactory, through which it plans to eventually produce 1,000 upper-stage Starship rockets annually.

SpaceX Picks Up The Pace With Starship Flight 7 Tests In TexasSpaceX manufactures its upper and lower-stage Starship rockets in stages.

Starship Flight 7 can take place in January, and the test will be a key stepping stone for the Starshi…

Here are some top tips for playing Indiana Jones and The Great Circle.

Skill Books are also a great way to give you an advantage in Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, as they can upgrade your abilities.

Stealth is a huge part of Indiana Jones and The Great Circle.

Looting food and bandages is key to your survival in Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, regardless of what difficulty you play it.

These are some tips that will help you survive and explore Indiana Jones and The Great Circle.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim may have celebrated its thirteenth birthday around a month ago, but its modding community is more alive than ever.

The last few days brought several exciting developments, starting with the long-awaited release of Community Shaders 1.0, a plugin that introduces advanced graphics features to the open world roleplaying game.

Historically, Boris Vorontsov's ENB has been the go-to graphics enhancement framework for Skyrim and many other PC games.

2 of 9Community Shaders 1.0 added more than just PBR to Skyrim.

Version 1.0 is far from the final release of Community Shaders.

Consumers filed a lawsuit against T-Mobile for misleading pricing practicesT-Mobile lands itself in hot waters and is now facing a class action that is pursued by 23 plaintiffs against the company for its deceptive pricing practices.

According to the lawsuit, the carrier's Regulatory Programs and Telco Recovery Fee (RPTR Fee) is misleading because there is a lack of transparency on the type of fee being charged.

The plaintiffs in T-Mobile's case did try for arbitration, but apparently, the company did not opt for it.

The lawsuit also highlights how the telecommunication service provider adjusted the fee without any notice to its consumers.

The class action is seeking not only financial comp…

The arrival of the Snapdragon X Elite means that every Windows notebook featuring Qualcomm’s latest and greatest silicon for portable computers is now a worthy MacBook competitor, including the smaller 13.8-inch Surface Laptop.

Bear in mind that not everyone will get used to macOS, meaning that for them, a premium alternative is the Surface Laptop.

The 13-inch supports touchscreen inputs, with the entire chassis made using the most premium of materials.

Thankfully, with the Snapdragon X Elite, that problem has been addressed because the Surface Laptop boasts up to a 20-hour runtime on a single charge.

This is all made possible thanks to the Neural Processing Unit of the Snapdragon X Elite.

Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 were available for just $153.99 during Amazon’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale, with a surprising revelation being that these were more affordable than the AirPods 4 at the time, making them a ‘no brainer’ purchase.

Other than that, you get the exact custom H2 chip, which is shockingly missing from the AirPods Max, and yet the latter’s most affordable price on Amazon is $462.74.

Assuming you do not want to enable Active Noise Cancellation, you can net an impressive 30 hours of listening time.

Now, there is always those bunch of readers who demand the best of the best, which in this case, would be the AirPods Pro 2.

Get the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation f…

A new report claims that the company is expanding the Vision Pro headset use case by potentially partnering with Sony for its VR Gaming Controller support.

The partnership has been in the works for several months now, and Sony's VR controllers will be available to users as optional accessories.

The PlayStation and Xbox controllers lack the 6DOF or the six degrees of freedom required for precise VR gaming controls.

Sony would have to make some changes to its product distribution strategy if it goes ahead with Apple's plans, requiring it to offer the PlayStation VR2 controller separately, as it is currently bundled with the company's headset.

Apple is aiming to expand its market for the Visio…

JUST IN: For the 5th week in a row, Michael Saylor posts the Saylor #Bitcoin tracker 👀 MicroStrategy always buys more BTC the next day 🚀 pic.twitter.com/gDRhL5Eckd — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) December 8, 2024To wit, for the fifth straight week, Michael Saylor has posted the so-called Saylor Bitcoin Tracker, which tracks MicroStrategy's BTC purchases over time.

Critically, immediately after the said X post, MicroStrategy proceeded to buy more Bitcoin in each of the past four instances.

"Dump your gold, sell all the US gold and buy bitcoin, then the trade is free.

You will demonetize the entire gold asset class and our enemies hold gold in their banks so their assets would go to zer…

A multitude of reasons exist for why the Apple Vision Pro did not reach the heights that it was intended to, given that it is a technological marvel compared to its competitors.

Even those who forked over $3,499 for the Apple Vision Pro ended up returning it, which altered the total sales figure.

“Since the Vision Pro went on sale in February, I’m told that the company has sold fewer than half a million units.

And a large number of Vision Pro buyers (those who haven’t returned it) aren’t using the product as much as Apple anticipated, according to internal data gathered by the company.

Hopefully, when there is a comprehensive app library, not to mention additional productivity-focused and m…

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 GPU has reached discontinuation status and its price has seen a massive hike before the next-gen RTX 5090 launch.

Imminent NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Launch Results In Skyrocketing of RTX 4090's Prices, Now Almost 2x Its MSRPThe NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 GPU launched as the flagship product of the existing RTX 40 "Ada" lineup almost two years ago.

B&H Photo is the one retailer that lists all models of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 as Discontinued.

Image Source: B&HOutside the US markets, the EU and UK regions are also experiencing similar price hikes and out-of-stock scenarios for the GeForce RTX 4090.

With the supply now exhausted, it looks like AIBs and retailers will…

Broadcom has unveiled its "cutting-edge" 3.5D XDSiP platform technology, focused on custom compute platforms to bring in significant performance and efficiency gains.

Broadcom’s 3.5D XDSiP platform achieves significant improvements in interconnect density and power efficiency compared to the Face-to-Back (F2B) approach.

Key Benefits of Broadcom's 3.5D XDSiPEnhanced Interconnect Density: Achieves a 7x increase in signal density between stacked dies compared to F2B technology.

The 3.5D XDSiP has demonstrated complete functionality and exceptional performance across critical IP blocks, including high-speed SerDes, HBM memory interfaces, and die-to-die interconnects.

For more information on Bro…

Samsung currently has two versions of the 990 PRO PCIe NVMe Gen 4 SSD that are available with 4TB of capacity; one that ships with a heatsink and one without.

That is right, with a 40 percent discount, the 990 PRO with the passive cooler is now listed for $289.99, making it one of the lowest prices that we have seen.

Sure, Amazon has removed Black Friday and Cyber Monday discounts that made the 4TB SSD even more affordable at $269.99, but even you would agree that the difference is negligible.

According to the company, the 990 PRO can also deliver up to 55 percent improvement in random read and write performance compared to the 980 PRO, making it the fastest drive from the company.

Get the …

China is expected to combat "Trump tariffs" by lowering the price evaluation of domestically manufactured products and reducing the influence of US items on home soil.

First, the product must be produced in China, which means transformation of attributes from raw materials to components and products within the Chinese territory, excluding labeling and simple packaging.

Second, the production cost of components manufactured within the Chinese territory for a product must reach a certain level, which will be dynamically adjusted according to specific products.

Third, on the basis of the first two requirements, for specific products, key components and key production processes should be comple…

An annual defense bill is said to receive a vote from the U.S. House of Representatives and will include a budget of $3 billion that will allow telecom companies to replace the existing hardware made by companies like Huawei, ZTE, and others.

According to Reuters, another step that the U.S government is taking is ensuring that no security risk exists when using telecom equipment mass produced by the aforementioned companies.

The Federal Communications Commission has previously said that purging equipment from overseas sources will require a budget of $4.98 billion.

The FCC Chair is not the only high-ranking official who has voiced concerns over the prompt replacement of Chinese telecom equi…

ASRock has demonstrated over 10,000 MT/s DDR5 memory speeds on its Z890 Taichi OCF motherboard using standard air cooling in an ambient room.

ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF keeps breaking records and is probably the first motherboard to push dual DDR5 memory sticks over 10,000 MT/s without the need for high-end coolingThe Z890 Taichi OCF might surpass ASRock's expectations at this point.

While this record has already been broken with a G.Skill module by Splave, who overclocked it to 12666 MT/s, ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF has just now secured another record.

The new ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF motherboard can stably run DDR5-10133 at room temperature, which is really insane.

Image Credit: hkepc.comThis once …

Late in the Z790 life cycle, we're still seeing new boards come out for the platform. Case in point, Colorful announced their CVN Z790D5 Ark Frozen motherboard. The new SKU sports titanium gray on the heatsinks and PCB, a change from the black and white we're used to. Additionally, you get well-rounded specifications and robust power delivery to handle any 12th-14th generation processor, even when overclocking.

Overclockers and enthusiasts know the Xtreem memory series well, as it's always associated with exceptional performance and high overclocking results. The non-RGB version already confirmed great overclocking potential and high performance.

We didn't have to wait long for the updated version of the already exceptional Corsair MP700 Pro SSD. The SE version brings us multiple improvements, which we will present in this review.

Corsair provided us with the 4TB version of the MP700 Pro SE SSD, which has the highest capacity so far and is also the fastest Corsair SSD available in stores. In the upcoming weeks, we will see lower capacities and various cooling options for the MP700 Pro SE.

We do not often review portable storage devices, but we are always happy to present interesting products. ADATA sent us the SD810 external SSD, which is designed to resist heavy conditions like water or shock caused by drops on the ground. The SSD also has a high capacity of 2TB and promises exceptional performance, so it is the full package for our important data.

Radeon RX 7900 GRE wasn't planned for a global release; it was a product designed for the Chinese market. However, it became so interesting that AMD decided to make it available around the world, and we didn't have to wait long for leading partners to present their versions. In this review, we will focus on the RX 7900 GRE from Gigabyte, which uses a custom PCB and power design. The card is also overclocked, so it promises better than standard performance.

Today, we present the latest Team Group DDR5 memory kit designed for the most demanding users - T-Force Xtreem DDR5-8000. The tested memory kit has 48GB capacity and is rated at 8000MT/s, which suggests it's optimal for a modern gaming PC.

Today, on our test bench, we have another 'Super' card, but this time, it's the MSI RTX 4070 Super Gaming X Slim MLG. What a mouthful! Outside of the obvious that it's a 4070 Super and slim compared to the 3-slot plus monsters we're used to seeing, the MLG version (where their Dragon, Lucky, turns into the Dragon Princess) sports red highlights, and it includes a magnetic backplate with a picture of their anime-style princess.

With new video cards set to release by the end of the calendar year (2024), we've updated our testing suite to new games and benchmarks to bring you performance metrics from various titles using the latest technologies from AMD, Intel, and Nvidia.

Gigabyte was kind enough to send their RTX 4070 Ti Super Gaming OC 16G with a large 2.5 slot, a three-fan Windforce cooling solution, increased (from reference model) clock speeds, and some cool-looking RGB bling ring inside the fan space. Below, we'll look at the specifications and features and discuss the performance profile of this 1440p/4K UHD targeted graphics card against its peers and the competition.

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Summary For The King II is coming to Xbox Game Pass on December 12!

We are ecstatic to let the Xbox community know that you will be able to play For the King II via Xbox Game Pass on December 12!

Building on the successes of its predecessor, For The King II follows suit by bringing innovation and exciting gameplay to a much-loved RPG that blends the borders of rogue-lite elements and tabletop gameplay.

What Makes For The King II Replayable?

Thank you for being part of our next chapter, and we hope you enjoy For The King II!

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Today, we at Whitethorn Games are here to guide you as you explore the mythical Ambrosia Island, befriend the gods of Greek myth, and unravel the mystery that surrounds them in Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island — available now on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S!

Developed by double BAFTA-nominated indie studio Polygon Treehouse (Röki), Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island puts you in the well-worn hiking boots of backpacker Alex, who finds herself shipwrecked and stranded on the beautiful but mysterious Ambrosia Island.

Meet With OraOne of the first friends you’ll meet in Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island isn’t a person at all, but a friendly statue named Ora.

Talk to the IslandersAs you explore Ambrosia Island…

Summary Winter Fest arrives in World of Tanks Modern Armor on December 10, the biggest festive update yet.

Learn all about the new tanks, Commanders, and the brand-new World of Tanks Winter Fest storyline.

Winter Fest is the biggest holiday event in World of Tanks Modern Armor’s history.

The Winter Fest War Chests work similarly to our regular War Chests, offering rarer content depending on their tier.

Winter Fest is just about ready to warm you up with pure holiday magic inside World of Tanks Modern Armor.

Embark on thrilling new journeys and adventures with our limited-time collection of special events, fresh content, and exciting game updates.

Discover an array of new characters, levels, skins, modes, and more, including Game Pass Ultimate Perks.

LTD. ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ 1053 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Get it now Xbox Game Pass Genshin Impact, the open-world adventure free-to-play RPG, has officially arrived on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox Cloud Gaming!

Game Pass Ultimate Perks for the HolidaysDon’t forget to check the Perks gallery throughout the season!

From festive outfits to exclusive bonuses, Game Pass Ultimate members can enjoy holiday treats all month long!

Enotria: The Last Song – December 12Optimized for Xbox Series X|SA thrilling soulsike set in a sun-lit land inspired by Italian folklore and filled with danger.

The world has been gripped by the Canovaccio – a twisted eternal play that keeps everything in an unnatural stasis.

You, Maskless One, are the only one without a given role and master of your destiny.

Defeat the fearsome Authors that created it and free the world from stagnation.

It’s time to pack your whip, don your hat and embark on a journey in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, available in early access today for Xbox Series X|S consoles and Game Pass.

As such, the Wire team has assembled some handy, spoiler-free tips, tricks and pointers to get you started on your escapades.

Sights, Camera, ActionThe greatest mysteries and perplexing puzzles require documentation, and that rings true throughout Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, in which snapping photos is key.

These will come in super handy if you’re enjoying being creative with the vast range of melee options on display.

We hope our guidance proves helpful as you begin your own adventure in Indiana Jones an…

This is where Nightdive comes in with The Thing: Remastered, available on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One today.

Game preservation is something I recently stressed the importance of while writing about Killing Time: Resurrected, and the same remains true for The Thing: Remastered.

It’s a smart movie, a masterclass in cinema,” remarks Joel Welsh, art lead on The Thing: Remastered at Nightdive Studios.

While it’s not required to watch “The Thing” before playing The Thing: Remastered, it does help broaden your knowledge of the peril Captain J.F.

Working on The Thing: Remastered with Nightdive, Atkinson took on a similar role.

Speaking of which, we have an exciting new lineup of game demos just for you!

From December 10 to December 31, 2024, you’ll have the opportunity to play over 35 demos of upcoming unreleased games for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One!

Here are a few things to keep in mind:These demos will only be available on the Xbox Dashboard through December.

These “game demos” are not the usual kind.

Stay tuned to Xbox Wire to learn more about what Team Xbox has planned!

Set across a backdrop of over 150 hand-crafted dioramas, Fantasian Neo Dimension will bring a fun challenge set across beautiful—very real landscapes.

Getting StartedOne of the key features of Fantasian Neo Dimension is the Skill Trajectories that you’ll use in battle.

Dimengeon Machine Reset – If you ever feel like you have too many enemies in your Dimengeon Machine, you can stop by the Outskirts of the Vibra Royal Capital and find a device that can empty the Dimengeon Machine for a cost.

Party Members – Later in the game, Leo will be joined by multiple members that you can swap into your party.

Embark on a Multi-Dimensional AdventureArmed with these tips and tricks, I hope you can go fort…

We’ve got plenty for you to try with Free Play Days!

Clicking through will send you to the Microsoft Store, where you must be signed in to see the option to install with your Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Standard and Core membership.

To download on console, click on the Subscriptions tab in the Xbox Store and navigate down to the Free Play Days collection on your Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.

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Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker is on sale now up to 75% off for a limited time during this Free Play Days weekend.

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As the highly anticipated Season 2 of the global sensation “Squid Game” approaches, Netflix and Xbox have teamed up to offer fans an exciting way to immerse themselves in the Squid Game universe.

Test your skills for a chance to win one of the coveted Game Over controllers at the Xbox and Squid Game event!

To play, visit Squid Game: The Experience in NYC on December 16, 2024, at 9 am ET.

Tune into Xbox’s Twitch livestream on December 16, 2024, to get in on the action and potentially win an exclusive Game Over Xbox controller!

For an added twist, “Squid Game” is also making its way into Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, with an exciting new in-game integration coming soon.

Relive the OG OG Battle Royale experience in Fortnite OG Chapter 1 Season 1.

Additionally, soon you’ll be able to prove your skill, precision, and teamwork in the new tactical 5v5 FPS, Fortnite Ballistic, launching December 11 into early access.

Welcome back Fortnite OG – always on, every dayRelive the classic Battle Royale experience in Fortnite OG!

Kick it old school with the Fortnite OG PassThe Fortnite OG Pass is giving all the feels by featuring 45 tiers of modern twists on classic rewards.

Join the fun in Fortnite OG Chapter 1 Season 1 and Battle Royale Chapter 6 Season 1: 鬼 Hunters today.

Like thisExplore the dark, twisted realm of Wraeclast when Path of Exile 2 Early Access launches today on PS5.

Swift and deadly, a blur of motion that leaves nothing but mangled bodies in its wake.

Warrior: A savage force, wielding deadly weapons with brutal efficiency, tearing foes apart with raw power.

A savage force, wielding deadly weapons with brutal efficiency, tearing foes apart with raw power.

Take the first steps into Path of Exile 2 Early Access on PS5 today and face the horrors that await.

Like thisThe festivities continue as the podcast crew shares their favorite games on PS Vita, PS4, and PS VR.

The PlayStation 30th anniversary celebration continues this week as the crew hears from listeners and developers about their favorite PlayStation games of all time.

Plus, the crew dives into their favorite games on PS Vita, PS4, and PS VR.

We’ll continue to feature listeners and developers (and name our personal top picks for PS5 and PS VR2 games!)

Game details are gathered from press releases from their individual publishers and/or ESRB rating descriptions.]

Last week, we asked you to dive into Stellar Blade’s newly released photo mode to highlight the Nier: Automata DLC costumes using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: marka_game shares Eve in 2B’s classic outfit, and Adam’s themed bot at her shoulder. sorathluna shares Lily, Eve, and Adam’s Nier themed costumes. sirevanztheduke shares Eve […]

Like thisIt’s a special time of year in the GT calendar as we head to Amsterdam in the Netherlands for the World Finals of the Gran Turismo World Series 2024.

Play VideoAs ever, the Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup final is the warm-up event for World Finals weekend and takes place at 16:00 CET on Friday, December 7.

Always competitive, the TGR GT Cup will feature a mix of established World Series stars, aiming to make a winning start to their weekends, with some newcomers to the international scene keen to establish themselves.

But its talisman, Igor Fraga (BRA), winner of Round 1 in Montreal, will not be at the World Finals due to Super GT racing commitments in Japan.

Race like the best in Gran…

With the highly anticipated version 1.4, A Storm of Falling Stars, launching on December 18, I am eager to share our latest game content and optimizations with you!

Also, I’m excited to announce that Zenless Zone Zero will be arriving on PS5 Pro with a multitude of optimizations for the new console.

To enhance immersion and interactions with Agents, in version 1.4, all contracted Agents are controllable in the city as we promised.

To deliver stunning visuals, version 1.4 of Zenless Zone Zero introduces exciting engine features, particularly ray tracing, newly optimized specifically for the PS5 Pro.

We sincerely hope that you enjoy our newly updated version 1.4 and relish the combat experien…

Like thisMy name is Jenny, and I’m the Communications Director for Ivy Road, the indie studio currently developing Wanderstop.

Our team is proud to announce that Wanderstop will be released on PlayStation 5 on March 11, 2025.

But Alta isn’t quite like everyone else, and this golden opportunity for rest is something she wishes she could escape.

We also drew from the groundwork of many narrative and cozy games that have also explored challenging topics.

As he progressed, he discovered that playing cozy games can provide lots of relaxation – making them still contain the stresses and challenges that all game development holds.

In the spirit of celebrating our community, we’re excited to announce PlayStation Tournaments: XP, a new live studio event that invites the top competitive gamers globally on PS5 for a unique in-person team-based competition.

Play VideoOn January 18, 2025, the first-ever PlayStation Tournaments: XP competition will be held live in London.

How to qualify for PlayStation Tournaments: XPTo battle for a chance to compete in London, play in any PlayStation Tournaments: XP Open Qualifier on PS5.

After four rounds of competition and surprise mini-games, the top two teams will compete to become the first-ever Champions of PlayStation Tournaments: XP.

Stay tuned for the latest PlayStation Tournament…

Hi, I’m Falcon from Kluge Interactive and this is the new Synth Riders Experience – Barbie Dance ‘n Dream.

Here’s a small taste of what you can experience yourself right now in Synth Riders with this new DLC.

Play VideoYou’ll soak in some rays at the beach, groove at the roller disco, and dance through Barbie dreams in Synth Riders’ latest musical journey.

Jaime adds, “It’s really all about bringing a huge smile to your face by the time the song’s done.” So pull out that power pink wardrobe and get yourself ready for the Synth Riders Experience — Barbie Dance ‘n Dream!

The Synth Riders Experience – Barbie Dance’n Dream DLC is available now on PlayStation VR2 for $2.99.

Like thisIn our upcoming release of Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles, which launches January 23 on PS5 and PS4, we’re excited to introduce the new Lightsaber Color Toggle.

Play VideoFor the first time, Mace Windu can wield his iconic purple lightsaber in Jedi Power Battles, a nod to his weapon seen throughout the Star Wars films and beyond.

Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles is packed with memorable locations and action, from the Theed Palace on Naboo to the Trade Federation Battleship.

How to access the Lightsaber ToggleSwitching your lightsaber color is as easy as igniting your blade!

Don’t miss the battlePre-order Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles today.

I’m Nobuo Uematsu, the composer of Fantasian Neo Dimension.

Play VideoToday, I’ll be introducing five of my favorite tracks from Fantasian Neo Dimension’s soundtrack.

Main Theme of FantasianComposing the main theme for a game is always a headache.

God RealmIs music considered “proper” only when it has a beautiful melody on top of beautiful chords, played with a beautiful tone?

Speaking of which, Yuria Miyazono’s vocals are so beautiful…Discover these tracks for yourself in-game when Fantasian Neo Dimension launches on PlayStation Store December 5, 2024.

Relive the epic narrative through FMV cinematics from Soul Reaver 1 & 2, now presented with even more detail.

The Soul Reaver Lost Levels: A journey through what might have beenDiscover the “Soul Reaver Lost Levels” section, a unique addition to our Bonus Materials that showcases several areas that didn’t make the original game.

Each provides a glimpse into alternative visions of the original Soul Reaver.

Forges: Soul Reaver was originally designed with six elemental enhancements for the Reaver.

Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Soundtracks: An auditory legacyLastly, immerse yourself in the haunting melodies of Nosgoth with the extended playlists of the soundtracks from both Soul Reaver 1 & 2.

Every time a Reishi gauge is cut down, the player’s Konpaku takes damage.

Every time a Reishi gauge is cut down, the player’s Konpaku takes damage.

Spiritual Power Gauge: Accumulated when attacking an opponent.

Along with basic abilities, players can activate the Awakening state in the form of signature Bleach skills like Shikai, Bankai, and Resurrección.

Bleach Rebirth of Souls is coming to PS5 and PS4 on March 21, 2025.

Like thisAs we celebrate PlayStation’s 30th anniversary, I’m thrilled to introduce My First Gran Turismo, a special free-to-play invitation to dive into the exhilarating world of motorsports.

My First Gran Turismo will be available through PlayStation Store December 6 at 12:00am local time.

Players will drive them on iconic tracks that some Gran Turismo veterans may find nostalgic, namely the Kyoto Driving Park, Deep Forest Raceway, and Trial Mountain Circuit.

Full PlayStation VR2 Support (PS5 only)My First Gran Turismo also has full PlayStation VR2 support, allowing you to experience a whole new level of driving realism and highly immersive gameplay.

We can’t wait for everyone to experienc…

Today, I’m delighted to give you a first look at Civilization VII on PS5, with a UI designed for your controller and features specially made for PlayStation platforms.

With Civilization VII, we’re planning to deliver new content simultaneously across PC and consoles, and this unified launch date is the first step in that commitment.

Let’s take a closer look at how Civilization VII plays on PS5, and some of the new features we’ve developed specifically for PlayStation players.

Civilization VII supports up to five players in the Antiquity Age and Exploration Age, and up to eight players in the Modern Age.

We can’t wait for you to take one more turn with Civilization VII on February 11, 2025!

On an average day about a dozen new games are released on Steam.

If nothing catches your fancy this week, we've gathered the best PC games you can play right now and a running list of the 2024 games that are launching this year.

Nikoderiko: The Magical WorldNikoderiko: The Magical World - PC Release Trailer - YouTube Watch OnSteam‌ ‌page‌Release:‌ December 6Developer:‌ Knights PeakThis lush 2.5D platformer is strongly reminiscent of Retro Studios' Donkey Kong offerings.

EscaEsca Trailer - YouTube Watch OnSteam‌ ‌page‌ ‌Release:‌ December 7Developer:‌ LuNEsca is a murky, atmospheric survival RPG played from a top down perspective.

As the trailer above makes clear, this is borderline a horror…

It's this bracing, exciting, and surprising bit of high-concept sci-fi in The Witcher 3 that I just really dig.

The first jaunt, though, would send them to Night City, with Geralt and Avallac'h exchanging the following dialogue:Geralt: "What... What is this place?

The What Lies Unseen team also stated that CD Projekt Red developers have talked publicly about wanting to implement a scene like this.

At this stage of The Witcher 3's development (circa 2012), CDPR had not even put out that legendary/infamous first pre-rendered trailer announcing Cyberpunk 2077.

For more Witcher 3 secrets, we have an overview article about the other new information revealed so far by the What Lies Unseen team.

There was a lot more travel back and forth between Velen, Skellige, and Novigrad, and plotlines and characters that were more contained in the final game would extend across multiple acts.

Your choice between Yennefer or Triss would mean that the other sorceress would be absent from the final third of the game.

There was a multipart heist quest in Novigrad that required allies like the Kaer Morhen siege.

The game didn't have Gwent, and instead saw the return of arm wrestling and dice poker from TW1 and 2.

"Included with this development kit was a string database, containing almost every single line of text that was written between the earliest and latest point in Witcher 3's development.

Okay, fine, this isn't a hardcore spaceship repair simulator but it is a pretty funny one, and it just released this week.

Boasting a funky sense of humor, a host of goofy minigames, and a big manual to read when fixing ships, Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop is something pretty much entirely unlike other games I've played—and for that I commend it.

That's not to say that Uncle Chop's is inflexible.

PC Gamer features producer Mollie Taylor enjoyed Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop quite a lot in a preview of the game, even if it apparently reminded her how fundamentally bad she is at reading directions.

You can find Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop on publisher Kasedo Games' website, and for sale on Epic and Steam …

It looks rather a lot like a battle report from an old issue of Games Workshop's in-house White Dwarf magazine some time in the early 1990s.

(Image credit: Dalen)This powerfully straightforward art style makes manoeuvering in SOVL easy to grasp.

The focus is kept on those kind of sweeping, general-in-a-tent decisions because the rules are so simple.

You won't have to learn Warhammer Fantasy Battle to play SOVL, which has its own rules you can read on the official Github.

The base game is available for zero dollars and zero cents on Steam.

The devs behind Obsidian's upcoming first-person RPG Avowed continue to drive home their commitment to letting you experience the world at your own pace and in the order you pick.

Designer Berto Ritger recently told GamesRadar that the game's quests can be started in multiple ways, so even if you march off in the opposite direction of your main quest marker, you'll still be able to start them in organic ways.

"I think almost every, if not every, quest in the game has more than one way to start it," Ritger explained.

And we want you to be able to do that just based on however you naturally progress through the world."

"If Starfield felt cold and sterile, playing Avowed is like putting on a l…

Get To Work - Announcement Trailer - YouTube Watch On"You are poor and bald.

Get to work," reads the simple description of Get to Work, a game that is a metaphor for climbing the corporate ladder that also a game where you are a guy with rollerblades on his hands and feet and little wheeled pads on his knees and elbows who can only go very fast.

Plus, advertise the creators: "Unlike your real 9-5 job, you get a "give up" button that you can press at anytime!"

Though apparently the consequences are very similar to giving up at your real job: Eternal shame.

Get to Work is a narrated experience, a bit of a satirical jaunt about working in today's economic conditions.

Keep it simple and click straight through to today's answer if you like, or spend some time with our clue for the December 8 (1268) puzzle.

Wordle help: 3 tips for beating Wordle every dayIf you've decided to play Wordle but you're not sure where to start, I'll help set you on the path to your first winning streak.

Today's Wordle answer(Image credit: Future)What is today's Wordle answer?

The answer to the December 8 (1268) Wordle is HYENA.

Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsPrevious Wordle answersThe last 10 Wordle answersPrevious Wordle solutions can help to eliminate guesses for today's Wordle, as the…

I've been reliably informed that some people want nothing more than a really big wolf to ride around on.

Behold: Soulframe answers, with its latest teaser trailer showing off Orengall's new fable, which lets you forge a pact with the wolf.

Which means big wolf.

The teaser trailer was debuted at the end of this week's Soulframe developer stream leading up to their enhanced pre-alpha—called Preludes—and eventually full public access to Soulframe.

Soulframe Devstream #3 - YouTube Watch On

One option seems to exist just to give you an existential crisis: Sort By Hours Played.

My runners-up are DayZ (370 hours), No Man's Sky (266 hours), Skyrim (239 hours, though add another 40 for Special Edition), Elite Dangerous (226), and Plants Vs. Zombies (216).

My most-played game is actually The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, but I didn't play it on Steam, I played it on the disc games used to come on.

Balatro is a more feelgood inclusion—a real testament to the hooks it got into me this year that it's already my eighth most-played Steam game ever.

Unfortunate that I can't see the sum total of Dwarf Fortress hours I've accumulated across different installs and PCs since I was 16, though.

"Ho-Ho-Hold on to your PowerWashers, it's about to get chilly in Muckingham❄️," says developer FuturLab in their announcement for Ice Rink, the new, free winter seasonal relesae for smash hit PowerWash Simulator.

PowerWash Simulator | Ice Rink Winter Seasonal 2024 - YouTube Watch OnYou know, I never appreciated before now how the washers of PowerWash Simulator get to wear proper Personal Protective Equipment for their job.

This is actually the second Christmas holiday release for PowerWash Simulator, which dropped Santa's Workshop as a cleanup spot last year.

You can find PowerWash Simulator - Ice Rink on Steam.

So true, in fact, that some research scientists wanted to know if PowerWash Sim…

Epic's rolling out the holidays a bit early this year with Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga as a free game this week.

The mammoth capstone to nearly 20 years of the Lego Star Wars series has a sprawling campaign that covers nine movies' worth of story.

If that's not your speed, well, there's always Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop, which is also free from Epic this week.

I can already imagine a parent parking their kid in front of the TV with Lego Star Wars while they sit back and brew a fresh, hot cup of tea to play Bus Simulator 21.

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga earned a 77% PC Gamer review back in 2022.

Life is Strange: Double Exposure developer Deck Nine has shared a message to Twitter that it has laid off an undisclosed number of employees.

Back in February, the studio let go of 20% of its staff, and the studio also suffered layoffs in 2023.

Deck Nine's first round of layoffs this year came in February, well before the release of Double Exposure, and were attributed to "worsening market conditions."

This year's cuts also came after Deck Nine let go of an estimated 30 people back in May 2023.

Deck Nine took over stewardship of the Life is Strange series from Don't Nod, producing the Before the Storm prequel game, 2022's remastered collection, and the follow-ups True Colors and Double Expo…

Be sure to cast your votes in the poll below; but first, let's check out the box art designs themselves.

EuropeThe European design shows ol' Wario in a series of different unfortunate incidents, each set against a plain sky backdrop.

Which region got the best Wario Land 3 box art?

Europe North America Japan Which region got the best Wario Land 3 box art?

We'll see you next time for another round of Box Art Brawl.

Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube 788kEarlier this year at Minecraft Live 2024, Mojang announced a creepy new biome and mob update for the game.

Play the Garden Awakens drop today and explore a biome that's sleepy during the day – and unsettling at night.

Stay tuned for… Something stirs in the pale garden!Play the Garden Awakens drop today and explore a biome that's sleepy during the day – and unsettling at night.

It can spawn a Creaking mob when it is night time, and it is placed between two correctly aligned Pale Oak log blocks.

It has one point of health (half a heart)Creaking summoned from the Creaking Heart cannot be spawned with a spawn egg, nor can it be summoned with commands.

Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube 788kUpdate #2 [ ]: Following the delay of Toree Saturn last month, developer Siactro has now released a brand new gameplay trailer featuring the music track Blackbird Down (Toree Saturn OST) by KB.

Update #1 [ ]:Although Toree Saturn was scheduled to arrive this year on the Switch, developer Siactro has announced the game has now been delayed until early 2025.

Here's the message in full:"I am sorry, but I have to delay Toree Saturn into early 2025.

I am very sorry!🙇‍♂️ I am sorry, but I have to delay Toree Saturn into early 2025.A december release was possible, but the quality would have suffered a lot.

Original Story:A new trailer and PC demo for the u…

If you played the Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles video game and were wondering when Tanjiro and his demon-slaying buddies would be returning, we've got an update.

Aniplex has announced the second chapter of this game - officially titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2.

No platforms or release date has been revealed just yet, but the first game was released on the Switch in June 2022.

We called it a solid adaptation of the hit anime and manga series, awarding it eight out of ten stars.

A party game called Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board!

Price also talks about the various changes made to the game since this demo's release.

Because our crafty salesman Trowzer has gotten pickier over the years.

Trowzer's new wares — The role of Trowzer is fundamentally changing in Yooka-Replaylee with a whole new set of wares to sell.

New Pagie pieces collectible — A new collectible has joined the roster in the form of Pagie pieces.

Levels available in their "expanded" stage from the start — In another change to the original Yooka-Laylee, levels will now be available in their entirety from the very start.

It's that time of year for reflection, to sit down and take stock of all the wonderful games that released in 2024.

How to rate your Games of the Year 2024Below you'll find every Switch game we've reviewed this year awarded a 6/10 or higher.

IMPORTANT NOTE: All Switch games released in 2024 are eligible and available to rate via our database.

Later in the month, all your ratings will be sorted into the Top 50 Switch games of 2024, one that will still be influenced by User Ratings even once it's live.

Our database should contain every game released in 2024, but please let us know below if anything is missing.

Gavin Lane, EditorThe mad Game-of-the-Year dash continues as I play Lorelei and more Tales of Kenzera: ZAU this weekend.

Alex Olney, Senior Video ProducerIt could be a long weekend for me, but 'long' only in the sense that there are games I have to play.

What are you playing this weekend (7th/8th December)?

What are you playing this weekend (7th/8th December)?

(1 vote) Rayman Origins (Wii) 1That's what we have planned for the weekend, but what about you?

Super Smash Bros.

Ultimate fans around the world have this week taken to social media and other parts of the internet to celebrate the game's sixth anniversary.

The famous Japanese publication Famitsu even took a moment to acknowledge this special occasion:"Super Smash Bros.

According to Nintendo's official data, Super Smash Bros.

Ultimate has now sold more than 35 million units worldwide, making it the third best-selling Switch game behind Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in the top spot.

Following Shin chan: Shiro and the Coal Town's localisation for the eShop in October, the game is now getting a physical Switch release.

It will be handled by physical distributor Limited Run Games and pre-orders will go on sale next week on 10th December.

Wishlist and learn more now: pic.twitter.com/CrlgL2L07K Welcome to Coal Town!

Shin chan returns for a new adventure in Shiro and the Coal Town!Pre-orders open on Tuesday, December 10th!

Here on Nintendo Life, we awarded Shin chan: Shiro and The Coal Town eight out of ten stars, calling it "stunningly beautiful".

According to a new rumour shared by 'Nate the Hate' on his podcast, Nintendo will be calling on the pink puff's 2016 3DS game Kirby: Planet Robobot - with a Switch port expected at some point next year.

Here's exactly what he had to say, and we'll note - he sounds rather confident:"A game that's one of my personal favourites, will be coming to the Nintendo Switch in 2025.

And that title is Kirby: Planet Robobot.

When Planet Robobot was originally released for 3DS, we gave it an "excellent" nine out of ten stars.

Kirby's last outing on the Nintendo Switch was Return to Dream Land Deluxe in 2023, which was a remake of the 2011 Wii action-platformer.

And now, ININ Games has shared a survey on social media, asking fans to answer "a couple questions on Shenmue III".

and "What graphics and performance improvements would you like to see for Shenmue III?

", there's one big one that caught our eye:"On which platform would you like to see Shenmue III?".

Shenmue III continues the story of Ryo Hazuki directly from the end of Shenmue II, despite the near-20 years release gap between the games.

Do you want Shenmue III on Switch?

Looks like this one slipped by us (and many others), but Clear River Games announced last week that Under Defeat "will be arriving later than expected" in the West, and has been moved to early 2025.

We look forward to seeing you enjoy this shoot 'em up gem!

We look forward to seeing you enjoy this shoot 'em up gem!

Original Story: Published Tue 5th Nov, 2024 17:30 GMTPublisher Clear River Games and developer City Connection have today announced that the arcade shoot 'em up Under Defeat will be flying onto Switch on 5th December.

This Switch release houses both the original Arcade Mode for that vertical scrolling feeling and a New Order Mode for those who like things a little more modern.

Argonaut Games has made the tough decision to delay the upcoming Croc: Legend of the Gobbos remaster to Q1 2025.

"We understand that after 27 years of waiting, this news might be a little disappointing, especially with the festive season coming."

However, we've waited this long for the little crocodile's return — we can wait a little bit longer, we think.

It also gives us a little longer to save up for that rather lovely-looking special edition, doesn't it?

Are you looking forward to the Croc remaster?

Fast forward a few decades and many games later (New Wario Land please, Nintendo!

), and I have just about every piece of Wario merchandise ever made, with well over 100 pieces in the collection.

The Wario Land 3 Music Box is a beautiful addition that was gifted to me by an amazing artist.

Tier TwoThings get freaky on the fourth level down, with a creepy Wario Land 4 zombie taking centre stage.

Fun Fact: The plush Wario on the kart was the first piece of Wario merchandise I ever owned.

Back in October, it was rumoured that Ubisoft was considering going private after a rough year of releases.

Two months on and it appears that the negotiations are still ongoing, with Ubisoft and Tencent apparently engaged in talks about buyout terms.

According to the outlet's sources, Ubisoft shareholders are currently considering a potential buyout of the company, but one that still leaves the founding Guillemot family in control.

Reuters reports that the talks are still ongoing, with no decision having been reached at the time of writing.

Earlier this week, Ubisoft reported another wave of layoffs, with hundreds of staff members reportedly affected.

We are testing codes each week, and always get new ones from different sources to keep the Pokemon Go promo codes updated and fresh.

This list will always include up-to-date promo codes and we will keep making sure you have access to them through this post.

How to redeem Pokemon Go promo codes?

If it’s something you can use in-game, there can be promo codes given away for it.

Feel free to leave a comment if you find any of these Pokemon Go promo codes are expired and we will get the list updated quickly!

Have some free gems, cake, hero tickets, and other gifts - all you have to do is redeem the codes for Fortress Saga listed below.

- checked for codesDo you want to use the latest Fortress Saga codes?

In Fortress Saga, you have a relaxing idle adventure where you command a walking fortress and some heroes (the fortress is kinda similar to Howl's Moving Castle, to be honest) - and as is the case in many similar ones, you have to defeat enemies to progress.

Step 3: Type in one of the active Fortress Saga codes, then hit the Submit button.

However, when we find new Fortress Saga codes, we add them here, so make sure you check this page regularly because we're going to give you all the latest on…

The list of Monopoly Go free dice links is being updated daily, giving you new dice rolls in the mobile version of the most famous board game ever.

We are updating a list of free dice links for Monopoly Go daily so you will never run out of dice again!

Well, truth to be told, it's easy to run out of dice - especially if you roll 10x, but with these free dice links, you can at least roll more than you normally would.

Monopoly GO free dice linksAll the links for free dice in Monopoly GO are valid for a few days, so make sure you check them all so you won't miss a single one.

How to get more free dice in Monopoly GoMore free rolls refill over time, up to the maximum number you have allowed (ba…

We've collected all the promotional codes for Shrek Swamp Tycoon that are currently working!

In Shrek Swamp Tycoon you'll experience a mixture of tycoon game and obby course, where you collect coins to help rebuild iconic locations around Shrek's swamp.

So if you want to find some of the best codes, check out the ones we've listed below!

List of Shrek Swamp Tycoon codes & rewardsActive Swamp Tycoon codesSuperAmigo - 15,000 CoinsExpired codesCelebrateTheWeekend - 15,000 CoinsGrandOpening : +15k Coins+15k Coins AreWeThereYet : DittoDitto StayUpLate : DittoDitto MakingWaffles : DittoDitto DoTheRoar : DittoDitto GingyShrekHow to redeem Shrek Swamp Tycoon codes?

Redeeming Shrek Swamp Tycoon code…

It was quite surprising to see that Miraibo GO actually has gift codes, and today we're going to check them all out!

With these codes, you can get a few free rewards, such as wood, stone and meat, and if you're at the beginning of your journey, trust me - they will come in handy.

Just bear in mind they are available for a limited time, so you gotta be quick and claim them before they expire.

You can find more codes on the game's official social media game, as well as on their Discord server.

We have similar freebies, for example, Summoners Kingdom Goddess codes and The Grand Mafia codes to claim some gold and speed-ups!

Do you want to know all the active Demian Saga codes?

You can use Super Snail codes, or codes for Legends of Mushroom if you're eager to get free gifts in some of these games as well.

Active Demian Saga codesGigaCode (valid till January 31st) (new!)

(valid till January 31st) (new!)

You can also check out our Demian Saga tier list if you need some help putting together a strong squad.

You'll get gifts like booster packs, Avatars and other desirable bits and pieces.

With Everguild’s CCG card battler Warhammer 40,000 Warpforge having made the jump to mobile, and been out for a while now, we hope you’ve been getting to grips with the grim darkness of the far future right on your phone!

While Warpforge is a tactical, engaging way to experience the universe of Warhammer 40,000, it does require plenty of cards to build a versatile and powerful deck, something which might require shelling out a bit of real cash.

This is why we’ve got the exclusive, latest Warhammer 40,000 Warpforge codes right here for you to get a boost on your opponents.

These codes will add booster packs for…

The developers are releasing links to claim Bingo Blitz credits every day, and we are collecting them so you can get all freebies in one place!

This extends to mobile and other platforms, with the latest game to grab onto this ongoing craze being Bingo Blitz.

Daily links to Bingo Blitz creditsDecember 8, 2024December 7, 2024December 5, 2024December 4, 2024December 3, 2024December 2, 2024December 1, 2024November 30, 2024November 29, 2024November 28, 2024November 27, 2024November 26, 2024November 25, 2024November 24, 2024November 23, 2024November 22, 2024November 21, 2024November 20, 2024November 19, 2024The other method is to use the daily links available to claim free Bingo Blitz credits.

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This is a list of all the active Echocalypse redeem codes that can be used to obtain in-game freebies such as Chests, Materials, Crystalline Cells items, and more.

But enough about that - let's head right into...Echocalypse redeem codes that are workingpj86cbm2 - Random Special Chimera Material Chestl x1, Multicore Artifax Matrix x5 (new!)

- Generic Bio-Chip IIl x3,SSR Affinity Gift Selection Chest x5 (new!)

Redemption steps for Echocalypse codesCodes provided below have lapsed and are no longer viable for redemption:To enjoy the benefits of these codes, follow the steps below to redeem them:Run Echocalypse on your device.

About the gameDevelopers distribute more redeem codes for Echocalyps…

- checked for codesWe will share all the latest working Viking Rise codes you can use to get in-game freebies.

So bookmark this post and check back often to get your hands on new Viking Rise codes before others.

ACTIVE VIKING RISE CODESVRKINGDOM400VRTDOCT24VRKINGDOM350VRKINGDOM300VRKINGDOM250VRKINGDOM200VRKINGDOM150AWAKENFIRSTOVRKINGDOM100VRKINGDOM50VR777Viking Rise codes are time-limited, so try to use them as soon as possible before they expire.

Step 1 : Launch Viking Rise and click on your profile icon located in the upper left corner of the screen: Launch Viking Rise and click on your profile icon located in the upper left corner of the screen Step 2 : Go to the settings tab: Go to the …

Era of Conquest is currently a very popular strategy game where you can participate in worldwide epic battles and, unsurprisingly given the name, conquer territories.

If you want an edge over your opponents, you need resources, some of which you can get your hands on quickly by using the latest Era of Conquest codes.

New Era of Conquest codes are released weekly by the developers.

Neware released weekly; you can track them through the game's official Facebook page or Discord server .

However, we recommend bookmarking this page as we will update the new codes on this page as soon as any get released.Other game codes that we have covered:

With the following codes for The Grand Mafia, you can claim Gold, speed-ups and many other items that will help you build that underground empire.

And if you get tired of doing the mafioso things, relax and use some of the Cats and Soup codes, Cat Fantasy codes, or gift codes for Fishing Master.

How to redeem codes in The Grand MafiaStep 1 : Tap on your profile picture in the top left corner of the screen.

Step 4: Type in one of the active Grand Mafia codes, and hit Exchange.

New Grand Mafia codes are sometimes released on the official Facebook page , but if you want to be up to date with all of them, just follow this page because we're updating it regularly with all the codes and rewards.

- new codes addedDid you know there are valid Rise of Kittens codes?

Regardless, we are going to take a look at the complete list of active codes for Rise of Kittens because they will give you lots of Summon Tickets and Gold!

Unlike another game that bears a close resemblance in name, Rise of Kingdom (we also have ROK codes), Rise of Kittens is an idle RPG where you have mighty warriors known throughout history... but as cats.

If you're a fan of similar games, there are codes for Capybara Go, if you're a fan of something a bit different but newer, use codes for King Arthur Legends Rise.

How to get more codes for Rise of Kittens?

Hundreds of points and a pile of gems await in this school-trashing experience - all you have to do is redeem The Presentation Experience codes listed here.

So, we've compiled a list of all of the current working codes in The Presentation Experience right now.

Working codes for The Presentation Experiencecoolcodethatmaxwellfound - 100 points and 6 gems100 points and 6 gems dodgingcode - 50 Gems50 Gems omg350klikes - 100 Points and 12 Gems- 100 Points and 12 Gems unexpected - 15 Gems- 15 Gems 200MVISTS!

Step 4: Tap CodesStep 5: Enter The Presentation Experience code and tap RedeemNote that we'll update this guide with new codes for Presentation Experience as soon as they get released.

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It's a relatively new game, so there aren't many gift codes that you can use, but we will keep updating it with new Edenight codes as soon as they get released.

Among the best ways to receive in-game items in Edenight is by using the different gift codes released by the developers.

Everyone loves these presents, so there are other resources that you can find on PG, including Soul Knight Prequel codes, codes for One Punch Man World, or Seven Knights Idle Adventure codes.

Working Edenight codes for free rewardsEdenight codes allow you to receive free rewards without putting in any effort.

The process of using Edenight codes is pretty simple, and you can complete the process in a few minutes.

The Between Realities Podcast has returned!

After over three months away, Alex VR and Skeeva are back on the usual weekly cadence of livestreams revolving around the VR industry and the passionate community that supports it.

And to finish off this double header, in this second episode of the Between Realities Podcast, Alex and Skeeva host the father-son duo of Brian and Damien Ruffy, hosts of the Ruff Talk VR podcast.

Brian and Damien explain how their lives have changed as a result of starting their VR podcast.

The group shares insights from podcasting in the VR space, share stories and lessons from producing the shows over the years, and chat about the plethora of upcoming VR game release…

Apple and Sony are working to bring support for PlayStation VR2's controllers to Vision Pro, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports.

Apple Vision Pro's gaze-and-pinch interaction system is ideal for interface interaction, and its hand tracking is suitable for casual gaming.

PlayStation VR2's Sense controllers have thumbsticks, buttons, grip triggers, and index triggers, as well as high fidelity haptic feedback.

To bring this kind of content to visionOS, Apple approached Sony earlier this year to bring support for PlayStation VR2's Sense controllers to Vision Pro, Gurman reports.

Apple Vision Pro has an install base of only around half a million owners, and only a fraction of them will own or buy P…

Our latest edition of XR News Round-Up is live, offering quick updates on more news stories from the last week.

Virtual Hunter, an open world PC VR hunting game, recently received a major update that adds multiplayer with up to five other players, new hunting challenges and roe deer have been introduced.

The game is also leaving early access in January now that it's feature complete, with a price from $20 to $25 planned when this happens.

Humble Bundle Kicked Off a VR Vacation Sale With PC VR DiscountsFollowing its recent Black Friday sale, Humble is continuing its run of PC VR discounts with a new 'VR Vacation Sale.'

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Real VR Fishing is adding three European DLC packs as part of its World Tour Edition Update, which will arrive on December 17.

Additionally, Devs United Games also announced that from today, new fishing locations will be added monthly to keep things fresh for players.

This announcement coincides with Real VR Fishing's Steam release, which comes today, five years after its initial launch.

Alongside the upcoming World Tour Update, PC VR players will have access to the entire library of previously available DLC, including the US West Coast, US East Coast, Japan DLC Part 1, and Japan DLC Part 2.

The World Tour Update will initially reach the Meta Quest platform on December 17, with Steam and Pi…

Meta announced it’s partnering with Lightstorm Vision, James Cameron’s 3D film studio, to produce spatial content across multiple genres, including live events and full-length entertainment.

The agreement includes the production of live sports and concerts, feature films, and TV series featuring “big-name IP,” Meta says in a recent blog post, noting that Quest will be Lightstorm Vision’s the exclusive MR hardware platform.

Meta says the collaboration with Lightstorm Vision will include the co-production of original stereoscopic content, but also be geared towards “improving content creators’ ability to make high-quality stereoscopic content through the use of advanced tooling, including emp…

A recent report from The Information maintains Meta has started outsourcing some design for upcoming headsets amid a shift to move part of its production out of China.

Such a joint design manufacturing relationship would allegedly include Meta outlining goals to Goertek, which then proposes multiple options for Meta to choose from.

Andrew Bosworth, Meta CTO and head of the company’s XR-focused Reality Labs, has however refuted those specific design claims in a recent X post.

“We continue to design our headsets in house as we have and have no plans to change that.

“To be clear, Goertek is a great partner and as parts of our stack are more mature and used from headset to headset we’re glad to…

James Cameron announced an exclusive multi-year partnership with Meta to bring significantly more 3D video content to Quest headsets.

Specifically, Lightstorm Vision is building tools it hopes will enable any entertainment production to film and distribute in 3D easily and at low cost.

Meta says this partnership will bring "world-class 3D entertainment experiences spanning live sports and concerts, feature films, and TV series featuring big-name IP" to Horizon OS.

James Cameron trying Quest 3.

Navigating that future with Meta will ensure ALL of us have the tools to create, experience and enjoy new and mind-blowing forms of media," Cameron said.

Indie studio Windup Minds have finally announced its long-awaited virtual pet simulator, Stay: Forever Home, bringing a cute little canine friend to Quest in early 2025.

The studio says Stay: Forever Home blends AR, VR, and unscripted AI to create a more realistic pet companion that is unique to each player, resulting in what it calls a game that “loves you back.”1 of 3Built by a team of veteran VR developers behind Meta’s Bogo and First Steps demos, Stay: Forever Home centers around ‘Ember’, a magical canine pal which lives by your side in mixed reality, but can also take you through a door to a charming virtual reality environment for a walk, game of fetch, treats, and maybe “a little mis…

Project Aeroes sees you guiding mixed reality spaceships to safety next on Meta Quest 3, 3S, and Pro next week.

Today's UploadVR Winter Showcase announced that this arcade-style sci-fi adventure will hit MR-friendly Quest platforms on December 12.

0:00 / 0:31 1×Project Aeroes is set to be single-player only at launch, but SUPER HYPER MEGA has promised some form of multiplayer update down the line.

0:00 / 1:01 1×Project Aeroes is set to launch on December 12 for $9.99 on Quest 3, 3S, or Pro, and you can wishlist it now on the Meta Quest Store.

For further reveals from the UploadVR Winter Showcase, you can find the full stream below.

Ashen Arrows is a new VR fantasy archery game based on Norse Mythology, and its full release is out next year on Quest, Pico, and Steam.

As seen in today's UploadVR Winter Showcase today, you can watch the new trailer below.

It also recently won 'Best VR Game' in Tencent's annual award show, Games Without Borders.

Check out Ashen Arrows' store page on the Meta Quest Store or Steam.

For further reveals from the UploadVR Winter Showcase, you can find the full stream below.

Urban sci-fi brawler UNDERDOGS is heading to PlayStation VR2 early next year.

Previously released on Quest, Steam and Pico, this 22nd century underground roguelike fighter is now scrapping onto Sony's headset with Perp Games publishing.

Announced during the UploadVR Winter Showcase, here's the reveal trailer.

UNDERDOGS reaches PlayStation VR2 in Q1 2025, and it's available now on Quest, Steam, and Pico.

For further reveals from the UploadVR Winter Showcase, you can find the full stream below.

The eerie setting of water-filled Pools VR is coming to PlayStation VR2 headsets in 2025.

Earlier this year the developers behind the popular Steam title revealed their SteamVR trailer with UploadVR.

Now in the UploadVR Showcase, the studio is confirming a PlayStation VR2 version is also on the way in 2025.

As described on Steam with a beta of the VR version available now:Walking simulator.

Inspired by backrooms0:00 / 0:45 1×The full release of Pools VR for Steam and PlayStation VR2 headsets is scheduled for sometime in 2025.

Slot Car VR is a mixed-reality track-building and toy car racing game that's available now on the Meta Horizon Store.

The concept of Slot Car VR will be familiar to anyone who remembers childhood days spent building and racing the classic slot car toys known as Scalextric (Hot Wheels or Micro Machines in North America).

In Slot Car VR, this nostalgic pastime gets new life, where players can race slot cars on custom-built racetracks in mixed-reality.

Players can upload their custom-built tracks, submit their best times to the global leaderboards, and compete on other slot car racers' tracks.

Slot Car VR is playable on Quest 3, Quest 3S, Quest 2, and Quest Pro.

Among Us VR from Schell Games is hosting an old west-themed event through January.

Available on all major VR gaming platforms, Among Us VR's deception-based gameplay has grown considerably from its initial release over two years ago, particularly with seasonal updates and cosmetic items to unlock.

Round Up your crew and horse around while you can — the sun sets on this event on January 28, 2025!

Among Us VR, meanwhile, sees one of VR's most experienced development studios approach the multiplayer masses with ongoing updates and add-ons, with the latest Round Up keeping the gaming fresh through the holiday season.

Among Us VR is out now on the Meta Quest platform, SteamVR, Pico, and PlayStat…

Drums Rock is adding songs from Cyberpunk 2077 in a new DLC pack.

Revealed during the UploadVR Showcase, the new pack teases four songs from Samurai, the band from Cyberpunk 2077.

0:00 / 0:46 1×Earlier this year, Drums Rock added songs from Green Day, Disturbed and more as the game continues its long update path.

The latest song pack was revealed during the UploadVR Showcase alongside a large number of new trailers and videos.

The tracks from Samurai are:Chippin' InA Like SupremeThe Ballad Of Buck RaversNever Fade AwayThe music pack is available now for Drums Rock across Meta Horizon Store, Steam, and PlayStation VR2 headsets.