Кино и сериалы Granger 32 минуты назад 32 мин «Слово пацана» вошёл в топ-5 сериалов на «Кинопоиске» Статьи редакции Он опередил «Сопрано» и «Офис».

{"id":2319031,"type":1,"typeStr":"content","showTitle":false,"initialState":{"isActive":false},"gtm":""} {"id":2319031,"gtm":null} 3.1K показов 3.9K открытий По состоянию на 3 декабря 2023 года средний рейтинг сериала «Слово пацана.

Кровь на асфальте» на «Кинопоиске» составлял 8,9 балла из 10 на основе более 200 тысяч оценок.

«Слово пацана.

При этом нападавшие якобы произнесли фразу из сериала «Слово пацана», о чём сообщили многие крупные СМИ.

В ролике продемонстрированы отрывки из различных игр, которые вышли за последние 11 месяцев.

Среди прочего, можно увидеть Alan Wake 2, Baldur's Gate 3, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Dead Space, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Resident Evil 4, Starfield и Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.

На несколько секунд также показали кадры из сериалов по The Last of Us и Twisted Metal.

Романтические отношения с персонажами станут более реалистичными.

Блогер также намекнул на играбельных персонажей, которые появятся в экшене — в их число могут войти Мистер Фриз и Катана.

Как и говорили разработчики, в их тайтле стартует «новая эра».

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Кино и сериалы Никита Ентус 45 минут назад 45 мин Канал ТНТ опубликовал трейлер «Букиных» — продолжения «Счастливы вместе» Статьи редакции Сериал начнётся 18 декабря.

Трейлер «Букиных» появился в Telegram-канале ТНТ.

В ролике показали четвёрку главных героев и новых персонажей — в том числе соседей семьи.

Кроме того, в шоу сыграли Тимур Батрутдинов (резидент Comedy Club) и Максим Лагашкин («Жуки»).

Сериал стартует 18 декабря в 20:00 по московскому времени.

В сети говорят, что Rockstar уже начала удалять видео.

Противостояние в семействе Таргариенов выходит на новый уровень.

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Среди нововведений — модификации оружия.

Все они длились не более 80 секунд.

Кино и сериалы Никита Ентус 30 минут назад 30 мин Пользователи PlayStation лишатся доступа к приобретённому контенту от Discovery Статьи редакции Неприятные новости для фанатов реалити-шоу и документальных передач.

О том, что с 31 декабря пользователи PlayStation не смогут получить доступ к приобретённому цифровому контенту от Discovery, сообщила сама Sony.

Причина — лицензионные соглашения с поставщиками контента, которые, вероятно, перестали действовать после слияния Warner Bros. и Discovery.

К примеру, пользователи больше не смогут смотреть «Разрушителей легенд» и «Сквозь пространство и время с Морганом Фрименом».

Летом 2022-го пользователи PlayStation в Германии и Австрии лишились досту…

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Организаторы одной из главных игровых премий года The Game Awards опубликовали хайп-трейлер церемонии.

Под песню Optimistic от группы Radiohead в ролике мелькают все заметные релизы года, кадры из игровых экранизаций и намёки на предстоящие анонсы.

К созданию ролика приложил руку ведущий и продюсер The Game Awards Джефф Кили (Geoff Keighley).

Напомним, что трансляция церемонии награждения начнётся в ночь с 7-го на 8 декабря в 03:30 по Москве, на YouTube канале организаторов уже можно включить оповещение о начале эфира.

Лучшая игра годаТакже любой желающий может отдать свой голос за номинантов на официальном сайте церемонии.

Внушительные цифры получены и по итогам ноября.

В Fortnite за месяц сыграло свыше 100 миллионов уникальных пользователей.

Что уже добавилиС 3 декабря в Fortnite стартовал первый сезон пятой главы под названием «Андерграунд».

Чем больше медальонов у игрока, тем лучше восстанавливается энергия щита и точнее обозначается его позиция на карте для других игроков.

Что добавят потомВо время «Большого взрыва» участники могли мельком взглянуть на новые режимы или даже отдельные игры на базе Fortnite.

Сначала хочется рассказать об играх, которые вышли в самом конце октября и не успели попасть в прошлый выпуск.

Сражения динамичные и эффектные, и это не совсем бездумный слэшер — делать идеальные парирования и уклонения в схватках с боссами тоже приходится.

Точнее, поначалу пытаемся хотя бы понять, где мы, кто мы и куда вообще идти.

И в целом платформер получился крайне динамичным и местами хардкорным, да и боссы способны удивить.

Да, некоторые приёмы в бою, вроде контратаки, требуют нажатия сразу двух клавиш, и это не лучшее решение, но в целом играть комфортно.

Оформите Тинькофф Платинум и получите 1000 рублей за покупки от 3000 — https://l.tinkoff.ru/stopgamedec Студия Bungie сейчас в первую очередь известна своими отличными шутерами Halo и Destiny. Однако в конце 90-х ей было разработано несколько игр и в иных жанрах. Некоторые олды могут вспомнить серию тактик Myth, получившую свою долю популярности и приличное количество поклонников. А другое, более молодое подразделение студии Bungie West, решило перенести классический двумерный жанр beat'em'up в полное 3D и сдобрить киберпанковым аниме, вдохновлённым «Призраком в доспехах». Но во время разработки что-то пошло не так, и игра попала в производственный ад, из-за чего лишилась большой доли конте…

Авторы сериала Halo похоже решили не дожидаться The Game Awards и опубликовали первый трейлер шоу отдельно.

После тонн кринжа, которыми был наполнен первый сезон, новый трейлер, кажется, вернул фанатам серии надежду на более мрачный и близкий к канону сюжет.

Хотя стоит напомнить, создатели уже говорили, что события сериала озаглавлены как «Серебряный таймлайн Halo».

То есть шоу никак не связано с каноном игр, романов и комиксов.

Релиз второго сезона сериала Halo состоится 8 февраля 2024 года на стриминговом сервисе Paramount+.

Стриминговый сервис Prime Video опубликовал первый тизер-трейлер сериала Fallout, созданного по вселенной одноимённых игр от Bethesda Game Studios.

Ролик знакомит зрителей с миром, пережившим ядерную войну, а точнее — с западным побережьем Северной Америки.

Главная героиня сериала Люси в исполнении Эллы Пёрнелл (Ella Purnell; голос Джинкс из «Аркейн») покидает убежище 33 и пытается адаптироваться к жестоким правилам внешнего мира.

Многое о сериале создатели уже рассказали в интервью Vanity Fair, в трейлере можно увидеть кадры падения ядерных бомб, а также некоторых знаковых монстров серии — яо-гая, которого зря покормили, и несколько радтараканов.

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Dark Souls, как и многие другие проекты студии FromSoftware, располагает интересной и проработанной историей, но при этом позволяет полностью её проигнорировать.

Зато он получил доступ к телу гейм-директора — и не только адаптировал его тексты, но и помогал тому с формулировками для японской версии.

«Получается, что Dark Souls — это Dark Souls от мира игровых локализаций», — шутит журналист PC Gamer.

О том, в каких условиях Dark Souls переводилась на русский, известно гораздо меньше — имён переводчиков в титрах нет, информации минимум .

Для игры же вариант Dark Sign даже не рассматривался: FromSoftware остановилась на Dark Souls — вероятно, из желания создать ассоциацию с Demon’s Souls.

Крупицей новой информации о DLC Shadow of the Erdtree для Elden Ring поделился продюсер FromSoftware Ясухиро Китао (Yasuhiro Kitao).

Больше о DLC я расскажу в другой раз.

Как и в Bloodborne, нам нужно добавить новые битвы и новых персонажей.

Для Bloodborne вышло единственное DLC — The Old Hunters.

Теперь фанаты ждут подобного размаха и от дополнения для Elden Ring.

В преддверии выхода второго DLC для Atomic Heart разработчики из Mundfish ответили на несколько вопросов от фанатов игры.

Там есть сведения о планах студии на будущее, стадии создания документального фильма про разработку Atomic Heart и немного деталей грядущего DLC.

Ниже — ключевые сведения:Mundfish продолжают улучшать оригинальную Atomic Heart и планируют выпустить ещё три DLC.

Во втором DLC будет новая система улучшения возможностей своего персонажа, которая будет работать только внутри Лимбо.

Гусь будет играть важную роль не только в геймплее, но и в сюжете DLC.

В октябре на ПК (Steam, EGS, GOG) вышла Laika: Aged Through Blood — метроидвания с мотоциклом.

Игра уже мчит в сторону консолей: релиз на PlayStation и Xbox состоится 5 декабря, а на Switch — 11 января.

Действие Laika: Aged Through Blood происходит в постапокалиптическом мире с элементами вестерна.

В центре сюжета — угнетённое племя и озлобленная койотиха, которая седлает верный байк и отправляется мстить злодеям.

Среди главных особенностей игры — глубокая история, зрелищные схватки с боссами и нарисованные от руки локации.

Метро домчит вас куда пожелаете, ведь по всему городу теперь растянулась широкая сеть из 5 линий и 19 станций.

Пешком и на метро изучайте город под звуки любимой песни.

Улучшенные сражения с боссамиМы внесли ряд изменений в бои с боссами, в особенности с Адамом Смэшером.

Приготовьтесь, стало куда эпичнее: теперь Смэшер лучше адаптируется к тактике Ви, куда более жесток и использует Сандевистан — прямо как в Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

Вождение мотоцикла стало реалистичнее: теперь можно бросать ножи во время езды, наклоняться, вставать на одно колесо и даже делать сальто.

Стратегия Terminator: Dark Fate — Defiance не выйдет в 2023 году: релиз перенесли с 7 декабря на 21 февраля.

Слово авторам:Понимаем, многих из вас может разочаровать эта новость, однако мы приняли данное решение для того, чтобы выпустить тщательно продуманную и отшлифованную игру.

Мы твёрдо уверены в её потенциале и думаем, что вы будете в восторге.

Продление разработки позволит нам сосредоточиться на ключевых аспектах, таких как тестирование мультиплеера, повышение удобства и решение проблем, затронутых нашим сообществом, включая вопросы, касающиеся производительности.

Terminator: Dark Fate — Defiance прибудет на ПК (Steam).

Авторы Cyberpunk 2077 завершили выпуск первого цикла информационных роликов «Архивы Найт-Сити».

Выпуск «Разделённая страна» повествует о том, как Найт-Сити смог обрести статус независимого города-государства.

Спойлер — для этого потребовалось завершить две войны.

В ролике «Появление Пёсьего города» пересказываются события, которые произошли незадолго до начала сюжета основной игры.

Архивы проливают свет на то, почему для руководства Новых Соединённых Штатов Америки разрастающейся чёрный рынок на территории Пёсьего города — большая проблема.

Для Cyberpunk 2077 готовят ещё один патч с новыми геймплейными элементамиГеннадий Воробьев 42

Сериал по Halo оказался некоторым кринжем, но всё-таки стал достаточно успешным, чтобы обеспечить себе второй сезон.

Накануне на YouTube-канале Paramount+ опубликовали весь первый сезон Halo (кажется, только для жителей Северной Америки).

В описании эпизодов находилась следующая строчка:Смотрите все эпизоды Halo на Paramount+ и подготовьтесь к следующему сезону, трансляция которого начнётся с 8 февраля.

Возможно, официальный анонс с первым трейлером представят на The Game Awards — Microsoft как раз говорила, что будет неким образом присутствовать на шоу.

Напомним, первый сезон многие фанаты оценили плохо — вплоть до характеристик уровня «самое поганое произведение по вселенной Halo».

Церемония The Game Awards 2023 получила новый рекламный трейлер.

Например, в ролике есть Baldur’s Gate III, Diablo IV, Starfield, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Resident Evil 4 (2023) и множество других игр, которые порадовали геймеров в 2023 году.

Напомним, что номинанты на звание игры года уже определены, включая Baldur’s Gate III и Alan Wake 2.

The Game Awards 2023 пройдёт 8 декабря в 03:30 по МСК.

Бессменный ведущий Джефф Кили расскажет о главных играх 2023 года и покажет грядущие новинки.

Фил Спенсер ответил на ряд вопросов в рамках мероприятия CCXP 23.

Один из них касается Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, релиз которой намечен на 2024 год.

Спенсер заявил, что для него это одна из самых ожидаемых игр.

Он признался в тёплых чувствах к студии Ninja Theory и отметил «фантастическое мастерство» разработчиков.

Hellblade 2 выйдет на PC и Xbox Series, а ещё игра появится в Game Pass.

Инсайдер Миллер Росс рассказал, что Супермена в грядущей Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League озвучит Нолан Норт. Актёр известен в качестве голоса Нейтана

CD Projekt RED намекнула на ещё одну новинку из грядущего патча 2.1 для Cyberpunk 2077. Он выйдет 5 декабря и добавит полноценное метро, возможность слушать

1 декабря Rockstar Games объявила, что первый трейлер Grand Theft Auto VI выйдет 5 декабря в 17:00 по МСК. Студия уже смогла побить свой собственный мировой

Файтинг Project L во вселенной League of Legends появится на выставке EVO Japan 2024.

Чёткого ответа о том, будет ли демоверсия отличаться от той, что показывали в этом году, нет, но организаторы обещают раскрыть больше деталей.

Его главной особенностью стали кадры игрового процесса Project L, в которых зоркие фанаты заметили некоторые изменения в сравнении с предыдущими материалами об игре.

Выставка EVO Japan 2024 должна проходить с 27 по 29 апреля.

В её рамках покажут множество файтингов и проведут турниры — в этом году на чемпионате по Street Fighter 6 сразилось свыше семи тысяч человек.

Создатель Stardew Valley Эрик Барон под ником ConcernedApe поделился свежей деталью про будущее обновление 1.6. Он рассказал, что в ноябре в разработке был

В Fortnite прошёл крупный ивент с рэпером Эминемом, который позволил игре поставить новый рекорд по ежемесячной аудитории. Увидеть событие можно в ролике ниже,

Студия Mechanics VoiceOver в конце ноября выпустила русский дубляж The Callisto Protocol. Озвучка доступна для загрузки бесплатно и в ближайшее время получит

Larian выпустила 12 хотфикс для Baldur's Gate III. Он прибыл вслед за пятым патчем, а главными изменениями стали устранения вылетов, которые могли возникнуть

В TikTok начали распространять якобы свежую утечку Grand Theft Auto VI. Утверждается, что за неё ответственен сын Аарона Гарбута или его друг. Сам разработчик

Сегодня ночью в Fortnite стартует «новая эра»: в 22:00 по московскому времени начнётся концерт Эминема. После этого серверы игры будут отключены для установки

На днях студия Larian выпустила к ролевой игре Baldur's Gate III крупный патч, который не только исправил досадные ошибки, но и добавил в игру ряд контента. И

После того, как глава Colossal Order назвала сломанную Cities Skylines 2 игрой «не для вас», игроки начали активно высказывать своё возмущение. И накал

Будущий релиз Grand Theft Auto VI, без сомнения, станет одним из главных событий в игровой индустрии. Даже анонс дебютного трейлера наделал шума и всколыхнул

Ответ Euro Truck Simulator 2 и ATS, но не только с грузовиками. Вышла полная версия Truck & Logistics Simulator в SteamВ Euro Truck Simulator 2 и American Truck Simulator разработчики сосредоточились на грузовиках, но некоторым хотелось бы большего. Авторы Truck & Logistics Simulator попытались удовлетворить спрос

Куан Чи встретил Миротворца в Mortal Kombat 1. Трейлер нового играбельного бойцаСписок бойцов Mortal Kombat 1 скоро пополнится ещё одной персоной. NetherRealm Studios начинает знакомить с персонажем

29 лет PlayStation. Фанаты празднуют день рождения легендарной консоли SonyPlayStation потихоньку приближается к третьему юбилею. По сей день игры времён PlayStation 1 вызывают интерес

Неудачный рейд на медведя в Medieval Dynasty. Трейлер кооперативного выживания и новой картыСредневековое выживание Medieval Dynasty продолжает хорошеть. На подходе крупное обновление, к которому первыми прикоснутся игроки на ПК в Steam

Геймерская сборка на Linux с Proton обогнала Windows 11 по производительности. Результаты тестирования игрС релизом Steam Deck ещё активнее стали развивать направление Proton. Всё чаще у владельцев Windows 11 возникают поводы присмотреться к Linux

Хайп-трейлер The Game Awards 2023. Baldur’s Gate 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Starfield и другие участникиПриближается The Game Awards 2023. Организаторы подготовили очередное яркое промо мероприятия с играми и не только

Фанаты GTA сходят с ума из-за птичек в анонсе премьеры трейлера. Rockstar Games подбросила повод для теорийПоказ новой Grand Theft Auto всё ближе. Фанаты тем временем не скучают, в самом разгаре мыслительный процесс

[Видео] Отменяем предзаказы на Dragon's Dogma 2Грядущий ролевой экшен от японской компании Capcom на днях обзавелся датой выхода и новыми кадрами геймплея

Дух New Vegas появится в Fallout 76, но не для всех. Bethesda показала трейлер Atlantic City с казино с ограничениямиFallout New Vegas 2 всё нет, зато процветает совсем другая игра. У Fallout 76 на подходе новый контент

Steam прекращает поддержку Windows 7 и Windows 8 через месяц. Valve раскрыла статистику видеокарт и ОС за ноябрьValve поводит итоги ноября в Steam. Уходит целая эпоха, скоро Steam прекратит поддержку устаревших операционных систем

«Магическая битва» с донатом заработала первые 10 миллионов долларов. Доход Jujutsu Kaisen Phantom Parade за неделюБесплатная Jujutsu Kaisen Phantom Parade постепенно осваивает кошельки игроков. Довольно быстро удалось заработать несколько миллионов долларов

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has received a brand new trailer that features the epic team-up of Godzilla and Kong against a new terrifying threat led by an evil, Kong-type villain.

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Brand new character posters have been revealed for Dune: Part 2 and they give us our best look yet at the new and returning faces of the upcoming sequel that is set to arrive in theaters on March 1, 2024.

While anything can obviously happen with flashbacks or the multiverse, Marvel head Kevin Feige has assured MCU fans that the team never wants to "magically undo" Iron Man's death in Avengers: Endgame and lessen that moment.

The best daily deals for Sunday, December 3.

The inside story of how Ubisoft made the next official chapter of James Cameron's sci-fi epic.

Dark dystopian futures, young adult favorites, and more.

The Fortnite team has confirmed that Fortnite OG and the original map will be returning in 2024 as the "OG season far exceeded our expectations."

Just a few days before the much-anticipated arrival of the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6, there are unverified reports of new leaks of the game have that may have come from the son of a Rockstar employee.

Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1: Underground has arrived and it comes with a ton of changes and additions, including a new island, a train that goes all across the map, weapon mods, over 1,200 LEGO Style outfits, bosses, a new Battle Pass with Peter Griffin and Solid Snake, and much more.

Alongside its first trailer, Paramount+ has revealed that the second season of Halo: The Series will premiere on February 8, 2024.

Fortnite's The Big Bang event has officially arrived and it served as not only an epic dimension-hopping adventure that featured a performance by Eminem, but it introduced new LEGO, Rocket League-like racing, and Guitar Hero-like music games headed to Fortnite.

Prime Video's Fallout series is inching closer, and we finally have a first teaser to make it feel more real. We learn so much from this first look, including the Fallout TV show's setting and some of the secrets of Vault 33. Also? Dogmeat!

LEGO Fortnite is a brand new survival crafting game that is set to arrive in Fortnite on December 7, 2023, and it is the first play experience from the long term partnership between Epic Games and The LEGO Group.

Is 5 million too much for a single Pokémon card?

It's the most wonderful time of the year, the RPS Advent Calender 2023!

So why does your life feel so empty?

I understand some folks don't want to touch anything coming out of Russia these days but Neyasnoe does not feel remotely glorying.

If you've had a drink and walk onto the dancefloor, you automatically start pulling shapes, waving your arms wildly as you wobble around.

It has some of the most alarmingly authentic first-person drunkness too, really nailing that feeling of lurching inertia.

From one AMD CPU to another - the last deal we posted was on an AM4 gaming-focused processor, the 5800X3D, and now we're looking at the opposite end of Team Red's lineup: the 7950X.

This Zen 4 design includes 16 cores and 32 threads, making it their ultimate consumer CPU for highly threaded workloads like video production, 3D rendering... and yes, many video games too!

This is still a pretty expensive processor, but it's a relative steal versus its launch price of £770.

Of course, you could make do with a smaller cooling solution as well, as there are plenty of tools to rein in power consumption without a massive hit to performance, such is the efficiency of AMD's Zen 4 designs.

I think tha…

AMD's Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor is well-known for offering a sharp upgrade to gaming performance over all other CPUs compatible with the company's now defunct AM4 motherboard platform.

These days the processor costs around £290, but today the price has dipped to £271 - making it a good time to get that final CPU upgrade for your Ryzen 1000-5000 system.

The 5800X3D ranks alongside the Core i9 12900K as one of the best CPUs that can be paired with DDR4 memory, and even manages to compete with lower-tier Ryzen 7000 and 13th/14th-gen Intel CPUs paired with DDR5.

These newer platforms offer a higher performance ceiling, of course, but for the money this is still an excellent value upgrade when i…

Perhaps the Last Of Us TV show on HBO getting it right was the dawn of a new era of good TV based on video games, but I still approach each adaptation with trepidation.

That includes Amazon's Fallout series from Westworld and Person Of Interest writer/director Jonathan Nolan, which just got its first trailer.

The teaser trailer for Amazon's Fallout adaptation.

It certainly looks like Fallout, which is a good start.

This is the first official trailer and it's substantial, but that it's a "teaser" strongly suggests we'll see more soon enough.

Stardew Valley developer Eric Barone, also known as ConcernedApe, says he is currently in "(self-imposed) extreme crunch mode" while working on the pastoral life sim's 1.6 update.

When asked what motivates him to keep working on the already-beloved game, Barone called Stardew his "life's work."

"A ton of progress on 1.6 last month, it's (self-imposed) extreme crunch mode, nose to the grindstone (raw nose) mode," wrote ConcernedApe on Elon Musk's torment nexus.

Previous teases have shared that update 1.6 will add support for 8-player multiplayer and over 100 lines of new dialogue as well as a new festival.

Stardew Valley hit 1.0 seven years ago but has been steadily updated and expanded ever…

Cyberpunk 2077 is finally getting the feature I most crave from every open world game: public transport.

Update 2.1, due for release next week, is adding a fully-functioning metro system of the sort seen in Cyberpunk 2077's 2018 cinematic trailer - as well as new hangouts with your romantic pals, repeatable car races, and new accessibility settings.

If you try to use any of the metro stations in Cyberpunk 2077 as it is right now, you'll find a fast travel point at best.

The are also new hangouts with romantic partners, replayable car races, and dynamic car chases with gangs if you piss them off.

Update 2.1 will release on December 5th.

It's the most wonderful time of the year, the RPS Advent Calender 2023!

Time to open the second door on our advent calendar.

No doubt some of you will argue this entry is some kind of cheat, but this is our treehouse and you're wrong.

It's Digital Foundry's marvel of preservation The Making Of KaratekaJeremy: The gaming industry is rubbish at chronicling its own history.

If you care about games history and preservation, you owe it to yourself to give The Making Of Karateka a whirl.

What are you playing this weekend?

EdwinThis weekend I'll be motoring on with the game I'm reviewing.

KatharineI will also likely be playing The Big Secret Game everyone else is playing this weekend, but I'm also going to be reacquainting myself with the very excellent Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew.

*wink wink*KieraThis weekend I'll be playing a secret game to bless you all with lovely guides in the coming weeks.

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

It's rare to see gaming monitors available for under $100, but that's exactly what Best Buy are offering at the moment.

You can pick up an LG 24-inch IPS monitor with a 1080p resolution and 100Hz refresh rate for just $80 after a $90 reduction.

The 100Hz refresh rate provides a good boost to responsiveness, while the 1080p resolution is a good match for the 24-inch diagonal span.

Going up to the standard 'gamer' refresh rate of 144Hz nets you just a further 3.1ms, meaning that going from 60Hz to 100Hz gives you around two-thirds the benefit of going from 60Hz to 144Hz - neat.

Overall then, this is a very nice gaming monitor for its $80 asking price and well worth considering.

The NZXT H1 is a brilliant small form factor PC case that vaguely resembles the Xbox Series X, a portrait orientation design that minimises its footprint.

This case originally retailed for $400, but today it's available for $200 from Best Buy.

That's an excellent deal for a well-reviewed SFF PC case that also includes a 140mm AiO, a 92mm fan, a PCIe 4.0 riser cable and a 750W SFX power supply.

The NZXT H1 is available in two versions, and this appears to be the V2 model.

In any case, it's a nice case to build in that looks nice when finished and doesn't do too badly in thermals either, so if you're considering a SFF PC build I'd say this is a solid starting point at $200!

Ark: Survival Evolved remake Ark: Survival Ascended has seen its cross-platform PVP multiplayer temporarily turned off in an effort to crack down on PC cheaters.

Survival Ascended, the somewhat controversial replacement to the original Survival Evolved designed as a stopgap before the long-awaited Ark 2, finally dropped at the end of October.

Survival Ascended’s launch has been further beset by server woes, as players on console have complained about rampant cheating among PC users, including speedhacks and hitting players through walls.

As such, Studio Wildcard announced that they have temporarily disabled cross-platform play across four of Survival Ascended’s PVP server types, including s…

Fortnite’s devouring of all pop culture into its gigantic maw continues apace, as leaks suggest that next on the menu for the IP-gobbling battle royale shooter is Metal Gear Solid’s Solid Snake and Family Guy’s Peter Griffin.

Also visible in the image are what appear to be new characters for Fortnite itself, including a buff tiger-person.

Other Fortnite crossovers have added characters and unique gameplay inspired by Star Wars, Batman, Marvel and The Witcher.

Along with the rumoured new characters, the next season of Fortnite will bring a new collaboration with brick-toy Lego.

Perhaps the combined power of Peter Griffin and Snake's posterior might even top the recent record player count set…

Included in the latest batch of tools released as part of EA’s promise to share accessibility tech with the industry are four patents and a tool for helping analyse photosensitivity risks with games.

EA themselves have used the tech in sports games including Madden and recent FIFA replacement EA Sports FC 24, with plans to use it more widely in the future.

When that happens, the tech aims to take temporary control of the game, mimicking the player’s movements and inputs within the game itself until the player can regain control.

EA noted that displaying guidance such as navigation lines can aid with cognitive and visual accessibility when traversing in-game environments.

Still, it’s lovely …

Polygon dug into it in an interview with Fennell shortly before the movie’s release.

“The movie always ended with Oliver walking naked through the house,” Fennell tells Polygon.

When Felix introduces Oliver to Saltburn with a small tour, it’s an invitation to a place that doesn’t belong to him.

It’s that he’s walking through his house.

We have to feel at the end, like, ‘Yeah, yeah, get it.’ The way Oliver gets it is the way the Cattons would have got it in the first place.

But it is certainly one of the best years for Christmas video games, thanks to a surprising number of festive, holiday-themed releases.

That includes a video game sequel to Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, starring Ebenezer Scrooge and made in the Metroidvania style.

Here’s a look at 2023’s Christmas games.

But The Grinch: Christmas Adventures gives players control of The Grinch himself (and his dog Max, in two-player local co-op) on another Christmas-ruining mission.

The Grinch: Christmas Adventures is out now on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.

Plus, if you already have a console or a high-end PC, you’re off to a good start building the setup of your dreams.

Next Level Racing’s GT Lite foldable cockpit has room for you to sit, plus mounting spots for a racing wheel, pedals, and a gear shifter.

Thrustmaster, maker of fantastic racing wheels, also produces these gaudy yet charming Ferrari over-ear cans that look like something you’d wear if you were on a racing team.

After all, if you take racing games seriously, you’re probably spending more energy than you may expect purely on concentrating.

For most racing games, an iPad is the most portable second screen option to use if you want quick, easy access to telemetry for your racing g…

Is there any better activity for the long, cold winter months than marathoning a K-drama?

In the last few years, Netflix has become one of the go-to platforms for South Korean dramas, investing in the country’s television industry at the production level.

This winter, Netflix has a diverse offering of beloved returning and exciting new K-dramas to show for it, offering a horror-tinged end to the 2023 TV season and plenty of romance to start out 2024.

Here are the six upcoming Korean dramas you should be watching this winter on Netflix.

Time travel, romance, and revenge all mix in this Netflix K-drama adapted from a popular webtoon of the same name.

The Targaryen civil war is on the horizon in the first trailer for House of the Dragon season 2.

The trailer was released on Saturday at the CCXP convention in Brazil, during a panel for the show’s new season.

House of the Dragon season 2 will be released next summer.

House of the Dragon’s second season will bring back most of the first season’s primary cast, with the exceptions of a few actors like Milly Alcock, Emily Carey, and Paddy Considine, who all aged out of the series, one way or another.

Co-showrunner Ryan Condal will be back for the second season, but his other co-showrunner, Miguel Sapochnik, will not return.

After nearly 70 episodes, the influence of Rick and Morty’s humor and writing on video games, movies, and TV feels too vast to chart.

Hell, there’s even a Rick and Morty anime spinoff on the horizon.

But perhaps the place we can feel the reach of Rick and Morty most clearly is its measurable impact on yet another pop culture juggernaut: the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

“We definitely don’t start with the multiverse anymore,” Harmon told Polygon in an interview about the writing process behind Rick and Morty season 7.

Rick and Morty’s impact on culture can be felt far beyond the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Trump has left the White House, but The Boys is still dealing with the political fallout from that — specifically, the mess that Homelander (Antony Starr) created in season 3 when he lasered someone’s face off.

As we see in the trailer, which premiered at CCXP, things have gotten even more dire and high stakes in the world of The Boys.

At least Butcher (Karl Urban) is already seemingly on the case.

The new season is still “coming soon” per the trailer.

In addition to Morgan, The Boys season 4 will also Susan Heyward and Valorie Curry.

It’s time to take our first steps into the wasteland with Prime Video’s new Fallout series.

After months of teasing and slow-reveals, Prime Video finally released the first teaser for the series, which shows off the wastes of Los Angeles, the Brotherhood of Steel, and more.

The series is set for release on April 12, 2024.

The trailer starts out, much like the games with a vault dweller exiting the only home she’s ever known and making her way into the wasteland.

But the trailer’s real strength is how well it matches the tone fans of the games will recognize instantly.

There is a moment near the end of Prime Video’s new Christmas movie Candy Cane Lane that will now be seared into my brain every time I look at Christmas tree decorations.

This weirdly horrific take on a common piece of Christmas decor basically illustrates the entire premise of Candy Cane Lane, and exactly what the movie does best.

Director Reginald Hudlin and screenwriter Kelly Younger dare ask the question, “How terrifying can we make Christmas without actually making it scary?” And man oh man, Candy Cane Lane’s Christmas gets pretty darn terrifying.

Candy Cane Lane is an unhinged comedy with a bizarre premise, but it does do the typical holiday movie thing, with a story centered around f…

The best gaming deals this weekAt this point, nobody should be paying full price for an Xbox Series X — at least, not when it’s easy to get $60 or more off.

This deal from Xbox discounts the Diablo 4 bundle for the Xbox Series X to just $439.99 (was $559.99).

However, if you’d prefer to pick up the Xbox Series X by itself, Amazon has the console available for $432.21 (was $499.99).

Target is offering great discounts on three-month subscriptions to PC Game Pass, and to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

The Ultimate Steelbook Collection of The Hunger Games is also on sale for $78.99 at Best Buy (was $89.99).

Polygon’s What to Watch highlights the best, the funniest, the scariest, and the most exciting in movies, TV, and everything in between.

The winter holidays are only a few short weeks away, but don’t fret: There’s plenty of presents in the form of movies new to streaming to enjoy in the meantime.

With November now behind us, we’ve combed through the latest movies to stream on Netflix, Hulu, Max, and more to bring you the best of what December has to offer.

This month, we’ve got a bunch of DC Comics films arriving this weekend on Netflix, including Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel starring Henry Cavill and Matt Reeves’ explosive take on Batman starring Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz.

Mr. & Mrs. …

Christmas movie season is here, and there are tons of new Christmas movies slated to come out over the next month.

This week, there are four in that category: the critically acclaimed The Holdovers, Eddie Murphy’s Candy Cane Lane, Netflix’s Family Switch, and the horror movie It’s a Wonderful Knife.

LeoWhere to watch: Available to stream on NetflixGenre: ThrillerRun time: 2h 39mDirector: Lokesh KanagarajCast: VijayNo, you are not seeing double.

Family SwitchWhere to watch: Available to stream on NetflixGenre: Sci-fi family comedyRun time: 1h 41mDirector: McGCast: Jennifer Garner, Ed Helms, Emma MyersIt’s Freaky Friday, squared!

Believer lacks the ambition that’s meant to define an Exorcist …

Each of the new outfits added to Street Fighter 6 costs 300 Fighter Coins, the currency for that fighting game that can only be purchased with real-world money.

But Capcom doesn’t sell Fighter Coins in batches of 300.

Street Fighter 6’s costume DLC is more inline with Mortal Kombat 1’s aggressive pricing, which MK fans have expressed frustration with.

Naturally, these cosmetic items are not core to Street Fighter 6’s gameplay.

Those cosmetics cost a whopping 750 Fighter Coins each, the equivalent of about $15.

We’re still days away from the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6, but even the announcement of the trailer is causing a firestorm on social media.

The Fall Guys team, too, has a new trailer coming next week.

With Geoff Keighley’s The Game Awards coming on Dec. 7, there are plenty of people talking about how Rockstar Games’ GTA 6 trailer could distract from Keighley’s world premieres.

Lots of people still play it and its online component, GTA Online.

Within the past 24 hours, the peak player count — for both GTA 5 and GTA Online combined — was 148,181.

A crafty The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom player created a mechanized Godzilla using Zonai devices.

Instead of just flexing this incredible behemoth, they went and recreated an entire Godzilla movie in the world of the game.

It runs just over a minute and a half long and recreates the short film Godzilla Appears at Godzilla Fest.

Nintendo released Tears of the Kingdom in May 2023.

It’s Japan’s first live-action Godzilla film since Shin Godzilla and released to theaters stateside on Friday.

Xbox spends "over a billion dollars a year" on its Xbox Game Pass subscription service.

That's from Xbox boss Phil Spencer himself, who confirmed the eye-watering figure in an interview with Windows Central earlier this week.

Manage cookie settings Newscast: The biggest Xbox leak in history discussed.Watch on YouTube"We've put a lot of money into the market, over a billion dollars a year supporting third-party games coming into Game Pass," Spencer said.

"Game Pass was one of the things you know that over the last five years we built, and we continue to grow.

"We have no plans to bring Game Pass to PlayStation or Nintendo.

Amazon has dropped a new meaty teaser to get us in the mood for the upcoming Fallout TV show.

And the teaser has got a lot of us very excited, not least because Dogmeat is now all but confirmed.

You can check out the full two-and-a-half-minutes-long video below:Fallout - Teaser Trailer | Prime Video.

For more Fallout, check out Victoria's incredible deep-dive into the official images that were released last week.

I think they threaded that needle really well on the TV show," he said.

Electronic Arts has filed a trademark application for the words Neon Fox.

Electronic Arts filed for the trademark NEON FOX on December 1st.

Some… pic.twitter.com/fUdd7K5T01 — Kurakasis (@Kurakasis) December 3, 2023 To see this content please enable targeting cookies.

The Neon Black Studios trademark was abandoned in 2022, one year before EA announced the name for Kevin Stephens' studio.

"This could lead to speculation about whether Cliffhanger Games was initially planned to be called Neon Black Studios.

Wondering how Peter Griffin got in shape for Fortnite?

Fortnite Chapter 5: Season 1 official trailer.

Manage cookie settingsA Family Guy crossover with Fortnite has been teased for years, and an asset featuring Peter Griffin actually popped up in-game back in 2021, according to dataminers.

Epic Games itself then teased a Family Guy connection in April 2022, when file names including "Vader" and "Family Guy" were shown in a development video.

The first official glimpse at Fortnite Chapter 5 is now available to watch online, and shows a host of new upgrades available on an all-new battle royale island.

PlayStation has begun emailing players to inform them that due to "content licensing arrangements", from 31st December, some Dicovery content will be removed from players' libraries – even if they've paid for it.

The statement, which says the change affects only Discovery content for now, doesn't explain why content is being removed, nor apologises for it.

All it does is thank players for their "continued support".

The decision wipes hundreds of shows and movies from the store, and from some players' own libraries.

ICYMI, Sony has patented an updated DualSense controller design that will provide players with "predictive AI assistance features".

At the time, the UK's premier games magazine was Computer & Video Games - or C&VG.

64 included four to six pages of tips, hints, cheats and POKEs, almost all of them sent in by readers.

"We received hundreds of letters a month, and it was my job to sift through them and find some interesting ones for the Playing Tips pages."

If we had a good map, we could use that as is, while POKE routines were the bread-and-butter of the tips pages."

| Image credit: Keith PullinCritically, while the tips pages persisted in magazines such as PC Zone, they weren't regarded as integral as in previous years.

Now the Danish firm has turned its attention to the other side of audio: microphones.

We've seen even great audio brands like Epos fail to deliver a convincing microphone for the gaming and streaming market, so how does SteelSeries fare with its Alias and Alias Pro microphones?

Despite this, both models can be controlled via SteelSeries' Sonar software and both are designed to be plug-and-play options that don't require other hardware to sound great.

| Image credit: SteelSeries/Digital FoundryAltogether then, the Alias and Alias Pro are strong debut microphones from SteelSeries.

Disclosure: SteelSeries paid for flights and accommodation to see the Alias microphones and speak to its designer…

The first official glimpse at Fortnite Chapter 5 is now available to watch online, and shows a host of new upgrades available on an all-new battle royale island.

Fortnite Chapter 5: Season 1 official trailer.

As glimpsed in Fortnite's Big Bang live event, Lego Fortnite is a survival crafting Lego adventure set across large open worlds.

If you were one of the millions of players who tuned in for the Big Bang, you'll have seen glimpses of these modes.

The live event was a blast of marketing for Fortnite's future, I wrote in our Fortnite Big Bang live event recap.

Rewatch Fortnite's The Big Bang live event in full.

The nearest - what looks to be a galaxy with the actual Fortnite Battle Royale mode's new map - features a train, and a sign saying Peely the banana is missing.

The only downside was how little of the game's actual battle royale mode we saw this time around.

And after a year without much of an ongoing narrative, The Big Bang felt a missed oppurtunity to tease where the game's story is going (if anywhere) next.

Battle royale is doing just fine, after all, and it's these new modes Epic Games clearly wants to place centre stage at the moment.

A seven-second TikTok video claiming to be a "first look at GTA 6" has gone viral, and unsubstantiated rumours reckon the leak comes via the son of a Rockstar developer.

Now, however, GTABase.com – a site that provides "trusted coverage" about all things Rockstar – says that "in a totally unexpected turn of events, it appears the 'leaked' footage has come from the son of a Rockstar Games employee".

BREAKING:In a totally unexpected turn of events, it appears the ‘leaked’ footage has come from the son of a Rockstar Games employee.

"There are rumours circulating about Rockstar Games taking down the video - we have yet to see evidence of this.

"The evidence to suggest the video has come from so…

WWE 2K24 has been rated in Brazil, ahead of the sequel being formally announced by publisher 2K.

WWE 2K24 has been rated in Brazil for PlayStation, Xbox and PC.

Manage cookie settingsThe leak, which was spotted by journalist Andrew Marmo, reportedly comes directly from the Brazil government's own website.

Take-Two Interactive and 2K Games are facing a class-action lawsuit over the removal of purchased in-game currencies from accounts when a game's online features are taken offline.

In the lawsuit, Take-Two and 2K's annual sports franchises NBA 2K, WWE 2K, and PGA Tour 2K are named for offering in-game upgrades which require in-game (virtual) currency.

EA has "opened up" its accessibility tools and technology for "wider use to help gamers".

In a statement, EA reiterated its commitment to inclusivity by making its "easy-to-use photosensitivity analysis tool" available publicly via open source.

"IRIS was created with ease of access in mind, and it offers analysis that is quick to understand for those developing visual digital content," the megacorp explains.

"The tool makes it simpler to check content for flashing lights or rapidly changing spatial patterns.

It also means developers can analyse content for potential photosensitivity issues early in the development pipeline."

Infinite Borders – "one of the most popular mobile strategy games in East Asia", according to publisher/developer NetEase – is now available on mobile and PC worldwide.

"With tens of millions [of] downloads to date", strategy game Infinite Borders tasks you with leading armies in the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history.

The game feature of Infinite Borders!

"The world of Infinite Borders is genuinely grand to behold, with a 2.25 million grid map, allowing for truly immersive play in its ancient world," NetEase teases.

Infinite Borders is theoretically available on PC via Steam, and on both the App and Google Play mobile stores.

Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone says he is in the midst of a "self-imposed crunch mode" as he gets Stardew Valley's 1.6 update ready for release.

Getting started in Stardew Valley - tips for your first Spring.

"A ton of progress on 1.6 last month, it's (self-imposed) extreme crunch mode, nose to the grindstone (raw nose) mode," Barone said.

A ton of progress on 1.6 last month, it's (self-imposed) extreme crunch mode, nose to the grindstone (raw nose) mode.

The programme has been curated by Stardew Valley creator Barone and will showcase music from the game performed by local chamber orchestras.

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Cовокупное MAU продуктов Supercell — 200 млн человек.

Основной источник пользователей для Clash of Clans — другие пользователи, 68% игроков приходят в игру благодаря «сарафанному радио».

Партнерство с Chess.com позволило увеличить DAU Clash Royale с 13 млн до более, чем 14 млн человек.

Сегодня глава маркетинга Supercell определяет свою задачу и задачу команды так: «Сделать наши игры ох**тельно знаменитыми, частью поп-культуры».

Ранее он более шести лет отвечал за продвижение бренда Burger King и более десяти лет руководил продвижением Danon в Северной Европе.

30 ноября в блоге Larian Studios на Steam появилась информация , что с момента релиза 3 августа игру прошли 1,3 млн человек.

Этого достаточно для того, чтобы, имея на руках информацию о количестве пользователей, получивших ту или иную награду, рассчитать ориентировочную информацию о совокупном количестве игроков в любой игре.

То есть, доля игроков, получивших хорошую концовку, больше доли игроков, в целом завершивших игру.

Динамика онлайна Baldur’s Gate 3 на SteamПо какой причине Larian Studios сама не раскрывает информацию о проданных копиях — неясно.

Впрочем, на запуске Baldur’s Gate 3 — в минувшем августе — генеральный директор Larian Свен Винке (Swen Vincke) заявлял, что в рамках раннег…

30 ноября в блоге Larian Studios на Steam появилась информация , что с момента релиза 3 августа игру прошли 1,3 млн человек.

Как выяснили наши коллеги с Game World Observer:на PC игру прошли 17,1% игроков (данные Steam);на PlayStation 5 игру прошли 16,5% игроков (данные PSNProfiles);соответственно, игру могли купить как минимум 7,6 млн человек.

На данный момент это не более, чем спекулятивная оценка.

Хотя бы по причине того, что данные платформ о полученных достижениях могут оказаться не до конца корректными.

Напомним, на старте продаж генеральный директор Larian Свен Винке (Swen Vincke) заявлял, что в рамках раннего доступа совокупные продажи игры составили 2,5 млн копий.

Корпорации Google и Apple подвели итоги года и опубликовали списки с лучшими играми в их магазинах приложений за 2023 год.

Корпорации Google и Apple подвели итоги года и опубликовали списки с лучшими играми в их магазинах приложений за 2023 год.

Лучшие игры 2023-го по версии Google:▫️игра года по версии команды Google Play — Honkai: Star Rail;▫️игра года по версии геймеров — MONOPOLY GO!

;▫️лучшая игра для нескольких платформ — OUTERPLANE;▫️лучшая мультиплеерная игра — Farlight 84;▫️лучшая игра в формате «бери и играй» — MONOPOLY GO!

;▫️лучшая инди-игра — Vampire Survivors;▫️лучший сюжет — Honkai: Star Rail;▫️лучшая поддержка — Stumble Guys;▫️лучшая полезная игра — Pokémon Sleep;▫️лучшая игра в Play Pass — Magic Rampage;▫️лучшая игра для планшетов — Honkai: Star Rail;▫️лучшая игра для Chromebook — Minecraft;▫️л…

Об этом стало известно из документов, представленных на суде между Epic Games и Google по делу об удалении Fortnite из Google Play.

Согласно документам, в 2019 году компания организовала переговоры с Google о заключении сделки на сумму более $100 млн.

С помощью сделки Activision Blizzard рассчитывала «повысить экономические показатели в сегментах мобильных приложений, YouTube, рекламы, медиа и облачных технологий».

В итоге план Activision Blizzard по давлению на Google удался.

Из ранее раскрытых судебных документов известно, что Google согласилась выплатить $360 млн, чтобы Activision Blizzard не открывала мобильный магазин.

Шведский холдинг Embracer Group продолжает закрывать одни дочерние подразделения и сокращать штат в других.

В список студий, которые пострадали от реструктуризации компании, попали Free Radical Design и Fishlabs.

ChorusВозможное закрытие Free Radical DesignПортал Video Games Chronicle ознакомился с письмом, которое генеральный директор Embracer Group Ларс Вингефорс (Lars Wingefors) отправил Free Radical Design.

Ни Embracer Group, ни Free Radical Design публично не комментировали информацию Video Games Chronicle.

До сокращений в студии работали 95 человек.

Компания Unity объявила, что прекращает сотрудничество с Weta FX — студией спецэффектов режиссера Питера Джексона (Peter Jackson).

Из-за этого без работы останутся 256 человек или 3,8% от общего числа сотрудников Unity.

Кроме того, Unity собирается закрыть офисы в 14 городах, включая Берлин и Сингапур.

Напомним, Unity предупредила о возможных сокращениях еще в начале месяца.

Компания объяснила, что хочет уменьшить расходы и сосредоточиться на «наиболее ценных для клиентов проектах».

Утром 29 ноября торги акций CD PROJEKT на Варшавской фондовой бирже начались с роста.

Стоимость акций польской компании увеличилась на 5% до 113,45 злотых ($28,9) за штуку.

Так инвесторы отреагировали на отчет CD PROJEKT за третий квартал 2023-го.

Спустя три года CD PROJEKT закрыла вопрос по поводу иска от инвесторов компании, которых не устроило состояние релизной версии Cyberpunk 2077.

Напомним, в декабре 2020-го инвесторы подали в суд на CD PROJEKT из-за того, что разработчики сознательно скрыли от них информацию о технических проблемах Cyberpunk 2077.

В январе 2022-го разработчики Cyberpunk 2077 и инвесторы заключили мировое соглашение.

В свою очередь CD PROJEKT выплатит компенсацию в размере в $1,85 млн через страховую фирму Colonnade Insurance S.A. Однако CD PROJEKT отказалась признавать вину.

За прошедшие годы CD PROJEKT внесла множество изменений в Cyberpunk 2077, которые значительно улучшили качество игры.

В октябре стало известно , что в основу нового российского открытого движка Nau Engine ляжет решение от Gaijin Entertainment — Dagor Engine.

О том, как так получилось и какие технологии будет поддерживать движок, — App2Top поговорил с Андреем Карсаковым, руководителем разработки Nau Engine.

Расскажи, пожалуйста, за что именно ты отвечаешь в Nau Engine и над какими движками и играми работал до этого.

От Dagor Engine в Nau Engine переходит рендер, ядро и компоненты системного уровня.

Какая именно версия Dagor Engine стала основой для Nau Engine?

В фокусе седьмого эпизода Games and Names — правовая сторона геймдева.

Участники подкаста в том числе обсудили, как разработчикам отстоять результаты своей творческой деятельности.

Ведущими подкаста являются Стас Минасов, вице-президент AppMagic по продукту, и Йессе Крун (Jesse Kroon), старший дизайнер студии Product Madness.

Их гостями в рамках правового выпуска стали Александра Курдюмова, сооснователь консультационного агентства Futura Digital, и Алина Давлетшина, глава цифрового подразделения компании.

Выпуск можно послушать на следующих платформах:Напомним, подкаст Games and Names выходит в каждый последний вторник месяца.

Кооперативному инди-хоррору Lethal Company удалось стать самой высокооцененной игрой по рейтингу в Steam среди всех проектов, релиз которых состоялся в 2023 году.

На момент написания новости у Lethal Company более 84 тысяч отзывов в Steam, из которых 98% положительные.

Lethal Company почти каждый день обновляет свой рекорд по онлайну на Steam.

Динамика онлайна Lethal Company в Steam, согласно SteamDBУспех игры впечатляет, учитывая, что Lethal Company создал разработчик-одиночка Zeekerss, который раньше делал игры для Roblox.

До выхода Lethal Company почти не освещалась в крупных СМИ, статьи начали активно выходить уже после того, как игра стала показывать хорошие результаты в Steam.

Компании Plarium покорилось новое достижение.

Совокупные пользовательские траты в ее играх в Google Play и App Store достигли отметки в $3,37 млрд, следует из отчета аналитической платформы AppMagic.

RAID: Shadow LegendsВажно: сумма в $3,37 млрд — это чистые траты пользователей до того, как Plarium уплатила комиссии мобильным сторам налоги.

Как показывают данные AppMagic, больше всего денег в играх компании потратили жители США — на долю этого рынка пришлось 53% всех трат.

Аналитики указали, что после релиза RAID: Shadow Legends в феврале 2019-го годовые пользовательские траты в Vikings: War of Clans стабильно снижаются — в среднем на 20%.

В уведомлении для инвесторов польская студия One More Level сообщила, что ей хватило нескольких дней, чтобы отбить затраты на создание игры.

По данным One More Level, в дебютный день Ghostrunner заработала €2,5 млн, что значительно превысило затраты на разработку проекта.

Для сравнения: онлайн первой Ghostrunner в этот же период колебался от 800 до 1700 человек.

Обе игры сейчас продаются со скидкой: Ghostrunner 2 со скидкой в 44%, а Ghostrunner — в 70%.

Онлайн Ghostrunner и Ghostrunner 2 в Steam, согласно данным SteamDBВ начале сентября One More Level объявила, что с момента релиза 27 октября 2020-го первая Ghostrunner разошлась тиражом в 2,5 млн копий.

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inboxBandai Namco has rebuffed claims that it used AI voice technology in Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections, its newest anime brawler.

Maile Flanagan, the voice actress behind the titular character Naruto, shared, in a now-deleted tweet, that she did not perform a certain line in that manner.

She wasn't alone, as voice actor Michael Schwalbe, who voices the character Kawaki in the anime and Naruto x Boruto game, weighted in.

Bandai Namco was not the only firm to deny using AI this week within its game.

Genvid, the developer behind Silent Hill: Ascension, also rebuffed claims of using artificial intelligen…

Phoenix Labs this week had its second round of layoffs this year, as reported by a number of now-former employees on LinkedIn.

A studio representative confirmed the cuts for GamesIndustry.biz.

"Our games teams were unaffected and our work continues across our titles at Phoenix Labs.

"We thank each of the affected team members who have helped to build Phoenix Labs into what it is today.

Yesterday the company announced the first major content update for Fae Farm, which launched in September.

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inboxEA has made its photosensitivity analysis tool open source.

The resource, known as IRIS, offers users an analysis to check content for flashing lights or rapidly changing spatial patterns.

IRIS has been tested on titles such as Madden NFL 24, EA Sports FC 24, and EA Sports WRC.

Additionally, EA is creating technology from four patents that will be royalty-free.

Back in 2021, it announced its Accessibility First Patent Pledge with the goal to meet the needs of a diverse gaming community.

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inboxGoogle has revealed its top apps and titles for the year, with MiHoYo's Honkai: Star Rail voted Best Game by Google Play's editorial team.

The Google Play's Best of 2023 awards also awarded Poncle's Vampire Survivors in the indie games category.

Best Multiplayer went to Farlight Games' Farlight 84, whereas Best Pick Up & Play went to Monopoly Go.

Best Ongoing went to Scopely's Stumble Guys, and Best on Play Pass went to Very Magic Rampage, Asantee Games' platformer.

It included Best Game for Good, which Pokémon Sleep won.

But I just interviewed Atari CEO Wade Rosen and came away feeling more optimistic about the company's stewardship than at any time in the past 30 years.

It released the Atari 2600+, an emulation-based console that plays original cartridges from the 2600 and Atari 7800, because those old systems are the reason some people still love the Atari brand despite it all.

And while it had been clearly leaning into its retro roots under Rosen, Atari kicked things into overdrive in 2023.

But those minor wins were offset by the damage one to the Atari brand.

I am more interested in retro games than free-to-play or mobile, and I applaud every time I see companies withdrawing from blockchain.

Activision Blizzard planned to open its own mobile game store before being acquired by Microsoft, court documents from the Epic Games and Google antitrust jury trial show.

According to The Verge, internal emails and documents from 2019 revealed two plans made by Activision Blizzard to strengthen its position in the mobile games market.

The Verge suggested that this was the deal Activision Blizzard preferred, and was ultimately the one the firm signed.

Activision Blizzard dismissed these allegations at the time as "nonsense."

Having now been acquired by Microsoft, Activision Blizzard is part of Microsoft's plans to open a mobile storefront.

Obi described his changing definition of success as the African continent grows its games industry more and more each year.

In the meantime, he highlighted, global companies such as Tencent are also appealing to African audiences and represent a massive competition that is difficult to contend with.

"The African audience has become global.

So the way you define your audience is through the mission of preserving African culture in the games for anyone to enjoy it."

Concluding the panel, Kossoko reiterated his ambitions to tell African stories, describing how games can be a "powerful tool."

CD Projekt has settled a class action lawsuit filed by its own investors, who claim they were misled over Cyberpunk 2077's quality at launch.

The US District Court for the Central District of California issued a final approval of the settlement on November 28, meaning that legal proceedings have ended, as detailed in a regulatory announcement published by the Polish developer.

The lawsuit was settled for $1.85 million earlier this year, and the game firm did not have to admit to the suit's allegations.

New York-based Rosen Law Firm sought legal action in December 2020 on behalf of the studio's investors, who alleged that CD Projekt misled them over Cyberpunk 2077's performance on Xbox One a…

The idea of Game Pass being available on PlayStation or Switch has been floated repeatedly over the years.

Their business (Sony most of all, Valve somewhat less than the others) is selling game hardware cheaply and making back their money on software sales.

Even if Game Pass did pay for itself in this regard, it could still be a terrible deal, because it effectively commoditises their hardware.

It's not just Sony or Nintendo that stand to lose out from Game Pass becoming increasingly ubiquitous, though.

It's still not entirely clear how much Game Pass cannibalises sales in other channels, not least because the answer seems to vary dramatically from game to game, but in general developers se…

Xbox is working with unknown partners to open a mobile storefront to rival the App Store and Google Play.

Speaking to Bloomberg, Xbox's Phil Spencer spoke of the firm's continued plans to expand into the mobile gaming market with its own store.

He added: "We've talked about choice, and today on your mobile phones, you don't have choice.

As for when the store will launch, Spencer clarified that he didn't think it was "multiple years away" and instead would be "sooner than that."

The firm described plans for a "next generation games store which operates across a range of devices, including mobile," referred to as the "Xbox Mobile Platform."

Krafton and NetEase have resolved their dispute over PUBG and Knives Out.

The court awarded Krafton an undisclosed sum "in liquidated damages" for Knives Out, Rules of Survival, and Survival Royale.

The copyright dispute started in April 2018, which saw Krafton sue NetEase for alleged copyright infringements in its mobile battle royale titles, Knives Out and Rules of Survival.

Krafton argued that the "overall look, feel, and audiovisual style of [both games] closely mimic the stylised realism" of PUBG.

However, Krafton accused NetEase of breaching multiple settlement terms, such as failing to change certain elements of the game, including buildings and map layouts, as well as in-game items.

The programme intends to increase representation and visibility for creators from overlooked communities in the mobile gaming industry.

Creators globally can submit a beta version or complete Android mobile games until February 21, 2024; games already released or will launch in 2024 are eligible.

A single creative team will be selected to receive $10,000 in aid from HP, gaming peripherals from HyperX, mentorship, and marketing.

Games for Change will also provide career development opportunities for marginalized creators as part of the Games for Change Africa Festival.

Afterward, game makers will be able to create their pitches into playable mobile games for submission to the Diverse Voices,…

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inboxVR games firm Thirdverse has raised $8 million in its newest funding round.

With this investment, the company has raised a total of $38 million in funding.

"We are thrilled to have raised $8 million in funding to continue our mission of pushing the boundaries of VR gaming.

Thirdverse's newest funding will go towards accelerating its VR games business operations.

Back in September, the firm announced that its latest title, Soul Covenant, is posed for launch in the first half of 2024.

Those reports have helped shed light not just on the gender pay gap broadly, but on how it differs in gaming specifically.

Pay gaps are about the organization, not the person; equal pay is about the person.

Nanu said, "It's important to highlight these examples because they tell why it would be [a long time] before the gender pay gap closes.

It's that slow progress we're making that is leading to the target of closing pay gaps and creating more equality at work, moving further and further away.

I know in the UK, we're getting very used to those averages, and we are understanding what the mean gender pay gap is and what the median gender pay gap is.

Yesterday at Africa Games Week, a talk discussed the challenges of the creative industries pipeline across Africa.

The research particularly focused on the role of intermediaries in digital creative industries (animation and games), and mapping the gaps in the pipeline.

Bristow defined intermediaries as "the people and organisations who help produce, develop, distribute, aggregate, and monetise creative work in a way that helps to scale up the African Digital Creative Industry."

Finally, the fifth threat identified was the lack of government support for digital creative industries across the African continent.

Finally, the research emphasised a growing momentum for small production companie…

These are the week’s most interesting perspectives on the wild, wonderful, and sometimes weird world of video game news.

AdvertisementAdvertisementIn the weeks following the launch of Skyrim developer Bethesda’s highly anticipated RPG Starfield, the game has caught a bit of attention for its plummeting player numbers on Steam.

Read MoreAdvertisementAdvertisementOne of my favorite Black Friday traditions is scrolling through GameStop on my phone and getting a bunch of cool games for cheap.

But I do not wish to chop trees, I simply wish to climb Coral Island’s residents like trees.

As we gear up for GTA VI‘s reveal, we at Kotaku have just one question: What do y’all want to see from the game?

We’ve got honkin’ deals on Xbox Series X, a new genocide-free romance option in Baldur’s Gate 3, and wicked-strong Marvel Snap decks for your perusing pleasure.

Here are the tips and deals we found most helpful this week.

AdvertisementAssassin’s Creed Syndicate, the Ubisoft stealth adventure series’ 2015 entry featuring dual protagonists that’s set in 19th century London, is currently free on PC until December 6.

There’s just one twist: You’ll need to get it from Ubisoft Connect launcher (insert horror emoji).

We’re in the final month of what is arguably one of the most impressive years in gaming in recent memory.

Read MoreAdvertisementAdvertisementAn intense debate ignited November 13, when The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley announced the nominees for this year’s trophy ceremony.

Read MoreAdvertisementThe meta-narrative around Starfield just took a very weird turn.

Read MoreAdvertisementThe hardest thing about Destiny 2 is getting any of your friends to play it.

But after Blizzard revealed season eight’s skin for tank character Orisa, players are noticing a downward trend in Mythic Skin quality.

One thing that isn’t so awesome, however, is the game’s relatively high price tag of $70, which marks the first game from Capcom at this price.

Baldur’s Gate 3’s fifth big patch added some significant changes to Larian’s Dungeons & Dragons RPG, including a new epilogue, modes, and ways to accomplish previously impossible feats.

It also had a slightly less significant update that is probably unnecessary, but is still glorious to behold: Characters’ dicks and balls now have jiggle physics.

The easiest way to see a willy wiggle is by going to the character creator or Magic Mirror, which lets you view and rotate your character’s model.

Between body, pronoun, and genital options, Baldur’s Gate 3 lets you play around with form and identity in a way that’s pretty freeing.

Someone start an entirely nude playthrough with hogs out and let us…

With its development status up in the air, we discuss what a remake of the celebrated Star Wars game could accomplish

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom makes you spend a lot of time thinking about the structural integrity of all the nonsense you build with Link’s Ultra Hand.

But have you ever stopped to think about the integrity of the wood-based structures Nintendo has put around Hyrule?

Any Austin’s 28-minute-long video has Klinger breaking down the logistics of how Nintendo builds mundane wooden objects like tables, chairs, and cabinets.

AdvertisementThe most interesting takeaway here, however, is that some areas of Hyrule not only have different furniture than others, but that some seem more well-constructed than others, and that different regions sometimes have woodworking motifs that reflect …

Call of Duty’s extraction mode, DMZ, is dead.

It offered up an open-world, narrative extraction mode where multiple players had to loot, survive, and escape in a high-stakes PvPvE scenario.

The DMZ Beta will remain fully playable across all current DMZ content, including Al Mazrah, Ashika Island, the Koschei Complex, Building 21, Vondel, as well as all DMZ missions.

The mode will not be available or interact directly within Modern Warfare III or Call of Duty: Warzone which means that progression and any new Modern Warfare III or Warzone content, including Battle Pass or store bundles, will not sync or carry back into this DMZ mode.

AdvertisementThe end of DMZ is particularly painful because…

Overwatch’s animated shorts have consistently provided heartwarming, often poignant stories that weave together its massive cast of heroes, but we’ve never gotten a full-blown show out of it.

Sure, we got the animated mini-series Overwatch: Genesis earlier this year, but what these characters deserve is a full series that tells a lengthy story in this world.

If you’d asked me a few years ago, I would’ve said I wanted a full-blown series that’s animated like Blizzard’s 3D cinematics, but A Good Day and Genesis have more than convinced me an Overwatch series could thrive in 2D animation.

Overwatch leans on its animated shorts to tell incredible stories that simply can’t be told throughout the…

Back in 2002, Capcom remade the original Resident Evil for the Nintendo GameCube.

That approach was then carried on to Resident Evil 3 and Resident Evil 4, both of which saw complete, ground-up remakes in the years that followed.

Speaking at a PlayStation event, Yasuhiro Anpo, the director of the well-received Resident Evil 4 remake, said that folks should expect more remakes in the style of 2019’s Resident Evil 2.

We’ve released three remakes [Resident Evil 2, 3, and 4] and they all have been received very well.

Also, 2009’s Resident Evil 5 and 2012’s Resident Evil 6 came out on more recent hardware, that being the Xbox 360 and PS3.

The latest pothole in the road to an all-digital future was discovered via a warning Sony recently sent out to PlayStation users who purchased TV shows made by Discovery, the reality TV network that recently merged with Warner Bros. in one of the most brutal and idiotic corporate maneuvers of our time.

AdvertisementIt linked to a page on the PlayStation website listing all of the shows impacted.

“I use PS4...But I have bought many seasons of shows such as Dual Survival that I do not wish to lose.

I was actually under the impression since I owned it, I wouldn’t ever lose it…”AdvertisementMovies and TV shows first came to the PlayStation Network in 2008 via the PS3.

At the time it was possibl…

After remaining silent on the price of the much-anticipated new skins for all 18 Street Fighter 6 launch characters, we finally know how much each alternate costume will cost, and fans of the 2D fighter aren’t too happy about the prices they’re seeing.

The company announced on November 21 that all 18 Street Fighter 6 characters will get a brand-new costume.

Specifically, one outfit for one character costs you 300 Fighter Coins, the game’s premium currency you can only buy with real money.

AdvertisementAdvertisementThe sentiment is the same on the Street Fighter subreddit, too.

Street Fighter 6 has been quite successful since it launched on June 2.

But, instead, let’s talk about something else: the birds in the teaser image.

If you aren’t aware, Rockstar posted an image announcing the release date for the upcoming GTA VI trailer that features a few palm trees and three birds flying into the sunset.

AdvertisementAdvertisementThis new teaser image is, as far as I’m aware, the first official piece of content from Rockstar Games connected directly to GTA VI.

After a decade of nothing, these birds are basically the first official characters we’ve met from the next Grand Theft Auto game.

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This story is part of our new Future of Gaming series, a three-site look at gaming’s most pioneering technologies, players, and makers.

AdvertisementA lot of video game consoles, and their associated accessories, feel tailor-made for their respective eras.

But sometimes, a game console or accessory does something very different, perhaps experimenting in a way that does not entirely work at the time, but nonetheless provides a glimpse into the future.

That’s our topic here today.

Read on for 10 such cases of video game consoles, accessories, services, or just plain odd devices that were ahead of their time, pushing boundaries, and offering folks a sneak peek at the future…even if they didn’t…

An early leak via the Xbox store has seemingly revealed that Peter Griffin from Family Guy and Solid Snake from the Metal Gear series will be available in Fortnite’s next season.

And according to a leak, Peter Griffin will apparently be there to guide us into this new era of Fortnite.

The ad shows a few new skins, but the two that the internet is mainly focused on right now are Peter Griffin in a tuxedo and Solid Snake.

The more surprising inclusion is Peter Griffin.

And soon, you can toss Peter Griffin and Solid Snake into this metaversal IP stew of nightmares we call Fortnite.

But today CD Projekt Red confirmed that Cyberpunk 2077 will still get some big features in one last 2.1 update, including fans’ long-requested metro system for Night City.

Update 2.1 arrives on December 5 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC alongside the release of the Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition.

During a livestream today, the game’s developers revealed it will include a fully functional metro, replayable car races, boss fight improvements, accessibility features, and other changes and additions.

The metro system will include five lines, over a dozen stations, and the ability to travel in real time or fast-forward.

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Pocket Gamer Connects, the leading international conference series for the global games industry, will celebrate its 10th anniversary this upcoming January at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2024.

The 10th anniversary of Pocket Gamer Connects is a celebration of a decade of innovation, collaboration, and celebration in the gaming industry.

As we look forward to the next decade, Pocket Gamer Connects will continue to be at the forefront of the gaming industry, connecting people, fostering innovation, and celebrating success.

Join Pocket Gamer Connects London 2024 as it celebrates a decade of gaming excellence and looks forward to shaping the industry’s future.

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Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInIn the midst of celebrating 20 years of the PEGI ratings system at WASD x IGN, Ian Rice, director general of the Games Rating Authority, took some time out to answer our questions.

PEGI ratings and other content advice provide valued and consistent information to parents, carers and players to help them make informed decisions.

How has the PEGI system evolved and how do you measure its success?

The PEGI system achieves this by showing the presence of in-game purchases and/or paid random items via a descriptor icon.

The main, and ongoing, challenge is to ensure that the PEGI system remains widely recognised and trusted by future generations.

What support does Dovetail have in place for those who are going through the menopause?

The support needed for each person will be different and we therefore will ensure we tailor the support they need appropriately.

What advice would you give to any other studio looking to put a similar support programme in place?

The danger is saying ‘We have a policy in place’ and thinking that’s it done.

It goes a lot deeper than that and ensuring that the support really is in place for those individuals when they need it.

As a Junior PR Manager at Dead Good, I’ve transitioned from being a journalist who ignores emails from PRs to being the PR who’s forever grateful that not all journalists are like me.

The games industry might be enormous – but it can feel surprisingly small, especially in the UK.

That said, passion is essential — you need to “give a shit,” as it was put to me in my interview for Dead Good.

What opportunities are there for career progression at Dead Good PR?

It’s a large part of why I joined Dead Good (and PR in general), actually.

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInMCV/DEVELOP’s IRL 2023 will take place tomorrow, November 29, 2023, at Village Underground in Shoreditch.

IRL is our casual industry night out, held only once a year, where those working in or around video games can get together and let their hair down while celebrating the UK games industry’s recent achievements and hard work.

As well as being a chance for the industry to get together and have a good time just before it breaks up for the holiday period, IRL 2023 is also our opportunity to celebrate this year’s cohort of rising stars in the MCV/DEVELOP 30 Under 30, who will receive their awards in person at the event.

If you’ve not bought a ticket yet for IRL 20…

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInEva Kioseoglou, junior programmer at The Chinese Room, tells us how she went from making a 2D adventure game in Unity by herself to working in the games industry full-time with the help of the Sumo Digital Academy.

Landing a job in the games industry without a relevant degree seemed impossible.

At the end of this programme, I did a 12-week placement with The Chinese Room, who offered me a job afterwards.

It was no small feat, as we had only been on our game programmer journey for about four months when we were given this task.

There are many aspects of game programming I would like to explore in depth, and a finite number of hours in the day.

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInJoe Sutcliffe, recruiter at Aardvark Swift, tells us what recruitment market looks like in video games right now, and how his agency can help people looking for new studios to work at.

What sets Aardvark Swift apart from other recruitment agencies?

Another element that sets us apart from our peers is our Grads in Games initiative which helps aspiring game devs enter the industry.

Our graduate recruiters run events at universities and online in conjunction with studios and developers to help improve the employability of games grads.

What does the recruitment market look like currently, in the games industry?

In her time, she has supported games industry clients, including Facebook, Amazon, and YouTube.

Later, she moved to the UK to work with Creative Assembly’s marketing team as a cinematic artist, creating assets for trailers.

He has also ventured into the interactive and production industry, working with companies like Framestore, Imagination, and Happy Finish.

They are also a nonbinary advocate for the games industry.

CHERISH GOLDSTRAW has become a games writer at Lab42 Games, making a transfer from a role in games marketing at Sumo Leamington.

The 1997 action video game Destiny of the Doctors was directed by Nick Holden.

—What was your first encounter with Doctor Who in video game form?

Whereas it wasn’t the first Doctor Who video game, I think it was the first one to be an eight-way scrolling shoot-em-up.

I still have it, the Amiga version, and it was actually my first ever video game.

What do you think are the core things to consider about The Doctor and his friends when creating a video game?

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInBLACK FRIDAY OFFER: We have a special Black Friday offer on the price of tickets for IRL 2023 until midnight on November 24, 2023!

You can find it listed on our Eventbrite page as ‘Black Friday 20% off ticket’, and putting it in your basket will let you come along to IRL 2023 at a reduced cost!

—Raptor PR will sponsor the photobooth at IRL 2023 next week.

“MCV IRL is a set piece in the UK games industry event calendar, welcoming people from all industry disciplines and all walks of life for an evening of fun and interesting conversation,” said Thomas Huxter, director at Raptor.

If you’d like to ask us about partnering up on IRL, then you should reach out to Alex…

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInVince Pavey spoke with Allard Laban, chief creative officer at Jackbox Games, to find out more about Jackbox Party Pack 10, their latest pack of game night essentials.

How would you describe what a Jackbox Party Pack is to someone that’s never heard of it before?

In this weird time of screens and continued social distancing, Jackbox games are like a warm, completely platonic hug from a friend.

Jackbox Party Packs are like the love child of video games and board games, and they take the best of both worlds.

Developing The Jackbox Party Pack 10 has taught us a lot about how to improve our games for the future.

Nevertheless, we wanted to find out more…Coming from some of the people behind SUPERHOT, gamers probably wouldn’t expect a game about toy trains.

Then the theme came when I played with toy trains with my son and quickly ran out of space and track pieces.

Does Toy Trains VR make special use of any of the current or imminent headsets?

That said, mixed reality and hand tracking seem like a perfect fit for Toy Trains and we have many ideas how to use them.

If there is a demand for that we could release additions to Toy Trains for the next ten years!

With its Unity to Unreal Engine Transferring Service, Pingle Studio thinks it’s not too late to reconsider current projects either.

How did Pingle’s Unity to Unreal Engine Transferring Service come about, assuming it wasn’t as a result of Unity’s abortive Runtime Fee announcement back in September?

How does the Unity to Unreal Engine Transferring Service fundamentally work?

This is precisely how we handled the transition for Life is Strange, when we converted it from Unreal Engine 3 to Unreal Engine 4 and performed data conversions between Unity and Unreal Engine.

For those eager to move on from Unity as soon as possible, what are the costs of using the Unity to Unreal Engine Transferring S…

Time is running out for your company to get into the next DEVELOP/JOBS guideShare FacebookTwitterLinkedInWe’re rapidly approaching the cutoff point for the upcoming Winter DEVELOP/JOBS Guide.

DEVELOP/JOBS is a directory-style guide that puts the spotlight on studios and companies that are looking for new talent twice a year.

It highlights company strengths and goals, and tells those currently looking for work what a company is actually looking for.

It also features key members of the teams and their thoughts on the places that they work, helping industry recruitment to feel far less impersonal even before anyone even goes to an interview.

“Our DEVELOP/JOBS Guide gives HR and recruitment man…

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInThe second episode of the MCV/DEVELOP Podcast is avaibale now, and features Kim Parker Adcock, the founder of One Player Mission and vice chair of Safe In Our World.

Kim talks about the challenges people are living with in the wake of this year’s many redundancy and restructuring announcements, from her perspective as both a recruiter and mental health advocate.

Our thanks to Kim for taking the time to talk to us, and, as ever, for OPM’s ongoing support of MCV/DEVELOP’s 30 Under 30.

This year’s 30 Under 30 winners will be celebrated at IRL 2023 on Wednesday, November 29, 2023.

Listen to episode 2 below, on Spotify, or via your podcast platform of choice:

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One of the best price-to-performance high-end laptops has not moved an inch as far as pricing goes because the MSI Creator Z16P continues its attractive run on Amazon with a price of $1,599.99.

With an RTX 3080 Ti that has 16GB VRAM, you have ample framebuffer to get the most out of this GPU, whether it is for creative work or gaming.

As the name suggests, the Creator Z16P features a 16-inch, QHD+ IPS LCD panel with a 165Hz refresh rate, which gamers can take advantage of.

Given the desirable pricing of the Creator Z16P, we are confident that it will go out of stock fairly quickly and why not?

Up until several months ago, RTX 3080 Ti laptops were being sold for $2,500 and above, so compared…

Industry sources report that the effect of production cuts by memory manufacturers has started to translate in mainstream markets as DDR5 memory prices have soared by huge margins.

However, to counter the situation, industry leaders such as Samsung, Micron, and SK Hynix had decided to "drastically" reduce their production levels, in an attempt to balance out the situation in markets, potentially leading to inventory corrections.

MyDrivers reports citing Taiwan Business Times, that by reducing production, memory prices have seen a decent rise, with DDR5 increased by 15-20%, DDR4 increased by 10-15%, and DDR3 increased by 10%.

Image Credits: TrendForceThe memory industry is currently going th…

AMD has inaugurated the company's largest global R&D center in India, as part of its $400 million investment in the country over five years.

We are pleased to inaugurate our largest global design center in Bengaluru today.

- AMD's CTO Mark PapermasterThe Technostar center is built upon 500,000 square feet of land, which not only makes it AMD's largest R&D center, but both parties plan on 3,000 engineers in the coming years, acting as a catalyst for regional technological developments.

The campus will be responsible for advancements within CPUs, GPUs, adaptive SoCs, and FPGAs for both personal computers and data centers.

We are thrilled to announce the inauguration of the AMD's largest globa…

Today, the company has revealed two key details about the upcoming flagship.

The second thing that the company has revealed about the OnePlus 12 is the fact that the phone is going to feature USB 3.2 Gen 1.

Based on all the information we have received, the OnePlus 12 is honestly one of the most promising devices that I have managed to look at in some time.

The phone is also going to pack Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and all the other goodness that comes with it.

The OnePlus 12 is going official in China on 5th December later this month.

ACER is prepping its high-end Predator Helios series laptops featuring Intel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake-HX Refresh CPUs with NVIDIA's top RTX 40 GPUs.

Intel 14th Gen Raptor Lake-HX CPUs To Retain High-End Positioning In Laptops Such as ACER's Next-Gen Predator Helios Despite Meteor Lake LaunchIntel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake-HX Refresh CPUs have leaked on several occasions and we have seen them featured in multiple high-end laptop configurations.

Besides a few SKUs, the CPU lineup will mostly be offering a slight increase in clock frequencies similar to what we have seen on the 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh Desktop family.

The CPU offers 24 cores (8+16), 32 threads, a frequency of 2.4 GHz base, & up…

In fact, Starfield has now had over 12 million players since its launch and it still sits in our top 10 most played games from our studios, so thank you everybody for all the support on Starfield and making it a tremendous hit.

Bethesda's sci-fi roleplaying game was the largest launch ever for the team, achieving six million players one week after the early access launch, ten million players by September 20, and eleven million players by late October as confirmed during Microsoft's earnings report by CEO Satya Nadella himself.

When asked by host Mari Palma whether Starfield could be as enduring as Skyrim, Spencer replied:That's our goal.

Talking to Todd Howard and the team, really what they…

ASUS's high-end ROG Zephyrus laptops with Intel's top Meteor Lake "Core Ultra" CPUs & NVIDIA's RTX 40 discrete GPUs have been spotted.

Intel's Flagship Core Ultra 9 185H "Meteor Lake" CPU Lands In ASUS ROG Zephyrus Laptop With Up To NVIDIA's RTX 4090 GPUsIn addition to its mainstream Zenbook lineup which will feature Core Ultra 7 and Core Ultra 5 CPUs, ASUS is also prepping its high-end ROG laptops such as the ROG Zephyrus M16 which will offer top-notch hardware specs.

Starting with the specifications, the ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 "GU605MY" laptop features the top Intel Core Ultra 9 185H CPU which packs 16 cores in a 6+8+2 configuration and 22 threads.

All models listed are based on the Meteor…

It was reported that a 'glitch' in the iPhone's computational photography is why the camera failed to take a standard shot.

As it turns out, Tessa Coates uploaded a failed panoramic shot that captured different frames in a single photo.

Coates suggested it was a "glitch in the matrix," but in reality, it was a failed panoramic shot.

It turns out that it was a failed panoramic shot that captured three instances in a single image.

To clarify, the iPhone's computational photography did not have a role to play in the failed panoramic shot, and it remains on point.

Instead, the smartwatch’s ‘System in a package’ is actually based on Apple’s previous-generation A16 Bionic, which is found in the new iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus.

S9 features significantly fewer CPU and GPU cores than the A16 Bionic, likely to cut down on the power consumption of the Apple Watch Series 9The A16 Bionic sports two high-performance cores and four power-efficient ones when found in larger products such as the iPhone.

Instead, Apple has used a fewer number of CPU and GPU cores for the Apple Watch Series 9 SoC, with the S9 sporting a dual-core processor along with a single GPU core.

As for why none of the Apple Watch Series 9 models feature a 3nm chip?

Hopefully, with the S10 S…

A rather short GTA 6 leak allegedly shows 6 seconds of off-cam gameplay of the highly-anticipated title, including the game's cityscape.

These leaked videos showed a Vice City setting and two protagonists.

Schreier added, "This is one of the biggest leaks in video game history and a nightmare for Rockstar Games".

New GTA 6 footage has allegedly been leaked, showing the vast cityscape and skyscrapers of Vice City.

According to this leak, GTA 6 will feature a map that's two times the size of GTA V's Los Santos.

The hype mode of Amazon Prime Video's upcoming Fallout TV show has officially started.

Following the first official photos shared earlier this week, Amazon has now released the debut teaser trailer for the upcoming series.

The first character she encounters is a lone old man named Wilzig, played by none other than Michael Emerson (Lost, Person of Interest).

Wilzig warns Lucy that Vault Dwellers don't fare too greatly on the surface and that if she insists on staying, adaptation to the harsh wasteland will be necessary.

Announced in July 2020, the Fallout TV show will air on April 12, 2024.

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has backed the company's decision to Xbox price hike in Brazil, claiming that it was necessary to uphold business in the region.

For those unaware, Microsoft has recently implemented a whopping 35% price hike in Brazil for the Xbox Series S from R$2649 to R$3599.

Asking how big of an impact the price increase will have on Brazilian consumers, Phil Spencer showed sympathy, claiming that he feels "respect for them".

Although the comments made by Microsoft's CEO are reassuring, a huge price hike on Xbox's entry-level product is indeed a questionable business move.

The Xbox Series S was meant to be accessible; having it priced higher than a PlayStation 5 largel…

In September, Apple launched the new iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models with a wide range of new features.

Apple's latest ad highlights the new focus editing feature on the iPhone 15 in a new hilarious adDespite not having a telephoto camera, the standard iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 pro models can perform 2x zoom.

If you are unfamiliar with it, the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus feature the ability to adjust the focus of a photo after it has been captured.

You can use the Wide-angle lens on the iPhone 15 to use the focus editing feature.

You can also use the focus editing feature even when the photo has been captured in the standard photo mode.

There are several reasons for this, with one of them being that Samsung was not aggressive with its 3nm chip production push, forcing Qualcomm to source them from a single foundry for next year.

In short, the San Diego’s dual-sourcing strategy will have to wait another year.

According to TrendForce, with 100 percent of chipset orders going to TSMC, Qualcomm has delayed its dual-sourcing strategy to 2025, when it is slated to announce the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5.

However, a previous report stated that for Samsung even to receive Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 orders from Qualcomm, it would require its foundry’s 3nm yields to reach a minimum of 70 percent.

Fortunately, with Qualcomm continuing its pursuit of …

Colorful Technology Company Limited, a professional manufacturer of graphics cards, motherboards, all-in-one gaming and multimedia solutions, and high-performance storage, is thrilled to announce two new motherboards specially designed to support the 14th generation Intel Core processors. COLORFUL Technology presents the iGame Z790D5 FLOW and iGame Z790D5 ULTRA motherboards.

Lower-performance graphics card series are always at the end of the queue of each new graphics card generation. It's also the case with the Radeon RX 7600, released about a half year after the RX 7900 XT/XTX. The lower performance and much more wallet-friendly RX 7600 is designed for less demanding gamers, for whom 1080p display resolution is just right. AMD directly describes the RX 7600 as a perfect GPU for 1080p and advertises it as such. I'm sure our review will answer whether the RX 7600 is perfect for lower display resolutions and is worth its price.

October 24th, 2023 Shenzhen, China – Colorful Technology Company Limited, a professional manufacturer of graphics cards, motherboards, all-in-one gaming and multimedia solutions, and high-performance storage, launches the CVN B760I FROZEN WIFI D5 mini-ITX motherboard ideal for small-form-factor PC enthusiasts looking to build a compact mini-ITX PC with the latest 14th Gen Intel Core processors with faster DDR5 memory.

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Today, we present the latest white version of the G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB memory series. With a long list of G.Skill products, it's sometimes hard to notice the new models, so we try to highlight what's the most interesting. The tested Trident Z5 kit is not only white but is also non-binary, equipped with 24GB modules, and is rated at 7600MT/s. Non-binary memory has been with us for some months already, but we had no chance to test any higher-frequency memory kit yet. Many users wonder if it's any better, and I hope this review answers this and many other questions.

Thanks to Enermax, we have the opportunity to take a close look at the new Revolution D.F.X 1050-watt power supply. Designed for all modern builds, the Revolution D.F.X series power supplies are ATX 3.0 and PCIe 5.0 ready. In this unboxing review, we discuss the many features it offers so that you can make an educated decision if it may be right for you.

It's September of 2023, and we finally have our next PCIe 5.0-based M.2 storage module for review. ADATA was kind enough to send the Legend 970 in 1TB flavor. The new drive utilizes a Phison E26 controller with speeds listed up to a blistering fast 10,000 MB/s on reads and writes (2 TB version) and comes with its own heatsink and active cooling to help prevent throttling. Read on to see the specifications and see how the 1 TB performed in our test suite.

XPG has just launched a new comic series called Xtreme Saga - The Trials of Mera. While not PC-related, this sci-fi adventure is based on XPG's cartoon avatar, Mera. The comic is an adaptation of XPG's Xtreme Saga novels and follows Mera through her struggles to save her family. A link to the first three issues has been provided in the press release below.

Since the premiere of DDR5 memory, Essencore has been playing safe, and we haven't seen KLEVV-branded memory modules at very high frequencies or very tight timings. Recently everything has changed, and the expanded product portfolio now includes memory kits up to 8000MT/s and also lower frequency kits at tight timings. In this review, we will focus on the fastest available KLEVV memory kit, which seems the most interesting for gamers and overclockers. The tested memory kit is designed for the latest Intel chipsets and supports XMP, so our tests will be performed on the ASUS Maximus Z790 APEX motherboard, which shouldn't limit the hidden potential of the KLEVV CRAS XR5 memory kit.

The Spatium M480 Pro is MSI's latest high-speed M.2 NVMe SSD to hit the market. Just like its two predecessors, the Spatium M480 and M480 Play is based on Phison's E18 controller. We reviewed the original M480 in August of 2021 and we were highly impressed with its performance. Several improvements have been implemented in the Pro edition so let's start by looking at the features and specifications.

Nvidia has just released its latest GeForce Game Ready Driver, version 536.99 WHQL. This new release brings improved DLSS support for Baldur's Gate 3, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Gord. Additionally, updates to GeForce Experience optimize several other games like Exoprimal, Lost Judgement, Remnant 2, and more. We have included Nvidia's press release below with links to download the new driver.

Enermax just announced its Aquafusion ADV AIO is now available in white. Now there are six options available to choose from: 120 mm, 240 mm, and 360 mm each in black or white. Paired with Enermax's popular PWM-controlled SquA RGB ADV 120 mm fans, your next build can look cool and stay cool. The Aquafusion features a dual-chamber pump for a longer, more reliable lifespan. Pricing starts at just $69.99 on Amazon for the 120 mm. For additional information, check out Enermax's press release below.

Today on the review table is MSI's MAG Forge 112R mid-tower chassis. The MAG series are known to be built for gamers and tend to be more budget conscientious. That is exactly where the MAG Forge 112R falls in MSI's product stack. At just $89.99 at Amazon and Newegg, This feature rich case may have just what you are looking for in your next build. In this review we breakdown each of the features offered by this case as well as testing out its thermal capacity and determine if it's worthy of the Overclockers.com Stamp of Approval.

In the last few days, Nvidia presented RTX 4060, the most affordable Lovelace GPU. The first RTX 4060 which arrived to us is MSI RTX 4060 Gaming X 8G, so the improved version, which at first sight seems well-balanced for less demanding gamers. As always with MSI products, expectations are high. To know what more offers the new MSI graphics card, you have to stay with us and read our review.

Phanteks has just launched its latest chassis, the Enthoo Pro 2 Server Edition. Built on the Enthoo Pro 2 platform, the Server Edition allows for up to 11 PCI devices for massive computing capability. Additionally, there is SSI-EEB motherboard compatibility and room for multiple storage devices. Two versions are available, a solid side panel model with an MSRP of $159.99, and a Tempered Glass version for $169.99. The Enthoo Pro 2 Server Edition chassis is slated to be available sometime this month.

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Hey everyone, I wanted to know if any of you know some good well-explained tutorials, videos, playlists or websites where I could learn about the designing process of a processor. Only the designing process, I don't plan to build one, at least not yet. So what are the different parts of processor, how are they linked together, their internal design (in terms of logic gates only, not deeper than that) and finally how to design one from scratch. Originally I'm more into software than hardware (originally with Python and more recently I started learning C and C#). But I wanted to get deeper understanding of how a cpu works and I think the best way of understanding is by designing one. P.S. : I…

First: I tried to post this several times on the AMD subreddit but they kept deleting my post. No matter if I flair it as a review or just a discussion if other people have the same experience. THIS IS A DISCUSSION/ REVIEW My original Post from September: "System: GPU: MSI RTX 4090 Supreme X CPU: RYZEN 9 7950X3D (each core moderate undervolt) Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi BIOS Version: 1602 RAM: 32GB GSkill Trident Z Z5 (6400Mhz) - Custom Timings 6000Mhz PSU: Be Quiet Dark Power Pro 12 1200W Operating System & Version: WINDOWS 11 GPU Drivers: Latest Chipset Drivers: Latest Background Applications: Aida 64, Fan Control, Razer Central Hi 5 days ago I suddenly had freezes whe…

x86 came out 1978, 21 years after, x64 came out 1999 we are three years overdue for a shift, and I don't mean to arm. Is there just no point to it? 128 bit computing is a thing and has been in the talks since 1976 according to Wikipedia. Why hasn't it been widely adopted by now? submitted by /u/GradientOGames [link] [comments]

As I wrote before, Thunderbolt now is essentially a certification program for certain USB4 devices and for PCs, there's no difference currently in practice. With USB4 version 2.0, the program will be called Thunderbolt 5 but the way I read it, Intel is planning to restrict the certification further on lighter workstations. Read this page Laptop charging: Thunderbolt™ 4 technology for thin and light notebooks that require up to 100W to charge. Thunderbolt™ 5 technology for laptops that require up to 140W to charge. 140W‒240W is available on some devices. Seems like a small change, doesn't it? Wrong. This is a very big change which tests the clout of Intel against the will of Lenovo/Dell/HP. …

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This may not be the right place to ask but theoretically if on my laptop the chips that held all the bios information were to go bad or be removed. Would the laptop still charge? Or at least be able to show the power indicator LED? I am fully aware of the fact that no matter what a bad bios won’t let the computer boot for obvious reasons. This is just a thought I can’t get a direct answer to. Thanks for any information you can provide! submitted by /u/DanMeDude [link] [comments]

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Summary Unveil the true power of the Cretaceous period with four new speciesSee how these fascinating dinosaurs are brought to life in-gameOut Now on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox OneIntroduce four ferocious new predators to your parks with Jurassic World Evolution 2: Cretaceous Predator Pack!

It’s also important that the dinosaurs we design fit within the Jurassic World franchise.

The Concavenator appears in the background of Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom as a statue in Lockwood Manor, so we used this as one of our many references when designing the model.

This design is heavily inspired by the Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment and DreamWorks Animation Netflix Show, Jurassic World Camp C…

That’s right, K-pop sensations Blackpink are joining KartRider: Drift for Season 5, hitting the tracks and burning rubber with a Blackpink collab exclusive supercar.

And now, they’re donning racing gear in KartRider: Drift.

To bring Blackpink to life in KartRider: Drift, the team had to dig deeper into the individual personalities of the band members.

Blackpink in-GameSo, how does the biggest girl group in the world actually look in KartRider: Drift?

“We’re always looking out for recognized global brands to work with, so stay tuned for what KartRider: Drift has in store going forward.”Play KartRider: Drift for free now for cross-platform karting action with Blackpink!

While the Iron’s Hot – December 5Game Pass / Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart DeliveryAvailable on day one with Game Pass!

Step into the boots of a journeyman blacksmith on a quest to become a master and restore a ruined village along the way.

This crafty adventure game sends players to the mysterious isle of Ellian, where the world’s finest artisans dwell.

While you might forge a few weapons on your journey, this isn’t the kind of game where you wield them – the island’s troubles can all be solved with your wits and crafting moxie.

Playable on Cloud, Console, and PC.

Welcome to Born of Bread, a home-cooked turn-based role-playing adventure full of fun characters and charming stories for children and adults alike.

Beings from another age are causing havoc across the land and their mischief comes as a great threat for everyone.

The unlikeliest hero, Loaf, a golem born of bread who possesses a never-ending childlike wonder, finds himself and his newfound friends in the middle of a drama that’s thousands of years in the making.

Today we’d like to give folks a gander at Born of Bread’s unique take on turn-based combat.

Just as bread is tasty on its own but requires other ingredients to make a sandwich, Loaf needs companions to really get cooking.

This is Simon Dasan, Creative Director on Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, here to talk to you a bit more about our upcoming Action-RPG, now set for release in Summer 2024!

We’re doubling down on amazing visual fidelity to bring the world of Flintlock to life, and ensuring a satisfying, visceral combat experience.

We’ve been hard at work doubling down on amazing visual fidelity of the world of Flintlock.

Use the skill tree to master the way of Powder, Magic, or Steel.

We’re excited to show you more of Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, coming in Summer of 2024.

Our team here at publisher Gameforge, alongside the phenomenally talented indie development studio Nordic Trolls, are preparing to take you on an expedition filled with action, adventure – and maybe an impossibly large crab or two – in Under a Rock, a brand new open world survival title.

You survive, but find yourself stranded in a world lost to history, a hidden land that few can travel to… or from.

If multiplayer survival crafting is more your style, Under a Rock will support up to 10 players per server – meaning nine of your closest friends get to be stranded with you!

And, of course, what’s a mysterious land lost to time without a terrifying evil plaguing it?

No matter what tickles your…

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Thankfully, both the producer and director enjoyed reading the webcomic “All of Us Are Dead,” so that made the decision easier (to pitch).

So, we aimed to create our own storyline while taking the basics of the original webtoon.

There is a lot of prejudice about the visual novel form, especially in Korea.

Creating a visual novel outside of what was expected (e.g.

Besides, there’s a horde of zombies and yet it’s not an action game, but a visual novel.

Lead your team to victory in a tactical shooter, survive the night, experience the thrill of high-speed, or conquer the battlefield 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 Core or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership.

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Don’t miss out on these exciting Free Play…

Day one games, returning favorites, and even some additions are coming soon to the Game Pass Core library!

This month, we’re going for a “let’s announce everything coming in Game Pass for December” sort of vibe; we’ll be back in early January after the holidays for more games coming soon to Game Pass.

Rise of the Tomb Raider (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 5Returning to the Game Pass library on December 5!

Coming to Game Pass Core on December 6In the spirit of announcing more games – welcome Game Pass Core members to our first announcement of new additions to the Core library!

As a reminder, we plan to update the Game Pass Core library 2-3 times a year.

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We are releasing a new Xbox App for Windows build to Xbox Insiders who are enrolled in the PC Gaming Insiders preview!

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Share this on Twitter (opens in a new window)Share this on Facebook (opens in a new window)Last week, we asked you to tap into the gaming moments that made you feel something powerful using #PSshare #PSBlog.

Search #PSshare #PSBlog on Twitter or Instagram to see more entries to this week’s theme.

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THEME: FortniteSUBMIT BY: 11:59 PM PT on December 6, 2023Next week, we’re diving into the creative worlds of Fortnite.

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Share this on Twitter (opens in a new window)Share this on Facebook (opens in a new window)Welcome, PlayStation Stars members!

PlayStation & You: PlayStation Portal Remote PlayerAvailable Dec 1stAvailable only to active PlayStation Portal remote player owners.

Play any game on PS4 or PS5 to unlock your PlayStation Portal Remote Player digital collectible.

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At the end of every month, PlayStation.Blog will open a poll where you can vote for the best new game released that month.

PlayStation Store will also showcase some top Players’ Choice winners throughout the year.

In keeping with our long tradition in the Game of the Year Awards, remastered or re-released games won’t qualify.

The PlayStation.Blog and PlayStation Store editorial teams will gather a list of that month’s most noteworthy releases and use it to seed the poll.

Write-in votes will be accepted.

Today, December 1, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) held the PlayStation Partner Awards 2023 Japan Asia (hereafter PlayStation Partner Awards) to recognize and award some of the best PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 titles that proved to be a huge success over the past year.

This year marks the 29th year of this historic event, which initially commenced as the PlayStation Awards, following the birth of the original PlayStation in 1994.

For the 2023 PlayStation Partner Awards, the Grand Award was presented to three titles, the Partner Award to seven titles, the Special Award to three titles, and the Users’ Choice Award to five titles.

Critically acclaimed worldwide, Elden Ring was awarded…

Welcome to Born of Bread, a home-cooked turn-based role-playing adventure full of fun characters, charming stories, and fresh, interactive combat.

Born of Bread centers around our doughy protagonist Loaf, a flour-based hero with many abilities that can aid him in his efforts against those pesky trespassers.

Although bread is tasty on its own, it requires other ingredients to make a sandwich, Loaf needs companions to really get cooking.

We wanted a goat warrior inspired by shonen protagonists, so a few silly sketches later, Yagi was born.

You won’t have to wait long to see what adventures Loaf and his buddies have in store, as Born of Bread emerges from the oven December 5 on PS5.

Today, we’re discussing what goes into a road trip in the Olympic Exclusion Zone and the fantastic news that Pacific Drive is coming to PlayStation 5 on February 22, 2024.

Play VideoOur gameplay loop has multiple stages – repairing and upgrading the car, planning your routes, and making it back in one piece after raiding the Zone.

Take a minute to assess the damage – getting a good look at your car’s individual parts will often tell you what needs the most work.

Flip the switch on the desk to recharge your car instantly, and you’re good to go.

Pacific Drive will be available for PlayStation 5 on February 22, 2024.

I’m Brad Flick, Design Director behind Penny’s Big Breakaway, an upcoming 3D action platformer, coming out early next year on PlayStation 5.

Play VideoCheck out the new animated trailer for Penny’s Big BreakawayMr. Q is the kingdom’s top scientist and a powerful magician.

We wanted the boss battle with Mr. Q and many other encounters, to focus on movement and evasion.

Finally, the billiard concept and giant table helped us immediately tell you your goal: Mr. Q’s head, corner pocket.

We can’t wait for you to see the rest of our cast of characters when the Penny’s Big Breakaway launches early next year.

Ring in the holiday season with the upcoming launch of Season 1 for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone.

Season 1 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone launches on December 6 on PlayStation 4 and PS5.

Updated Gameplay: The Season 1 update brings many of the new movement and other mechanics present in Modern Warfare III, along with new features, to Call of Duty: Warzone.

New Perks: Equip new and returning Perks exclusive to Call of Duty: Warzone.

Season 1 Combat PackStoke the flames of battle with the Season 1 Combat Pack, free for PlayStation Plus members in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone starting on December 13.

Something Random – a new studio founded by the creators of Superhot VR – releases their new game, Toy Trains on PS VR2 on January 16, 2024.

Superhot VR was a shooter for ‘core gamers’ while Toy Trains is directed to players of all ages.

While Superhot VR was mainly red and white, Toy Trains is colorful and cartoony.

The ease of use, comfort and lack of distractions truly pulls you into Toy Trains and refuses to let go.

That’s why we have begun with Toy Trains, but who knows what we’ll follow up with!”Toy Trains is set for a release on January 16 on PS VR2.

The wait is almost over – Resident Evil 4 VR Mode releases on PlayStation 5 on Friday December 8, 2023.

Read on for a preview of what to expect when Resident Evil VR Mode and the free gameplay demo coming out – but first, take a look at the trailer released today.

Play VideoFree Resident Evil 4 VR Mode update hits PS VR2 on Dec 8To recap, Resident Evil 4 VR Mode is a free DLC for Resident Evil 4, and on its release on 12/8, it will allow you to experience the main story of the game using PlayStation VR2.

Of course, outside of combat scenes, all the classic Resident Evil puzzle-solving gameplay you’ve come to expect is present in VR.

Resident Evil 4 VR Mode demoIf you don’t yet own Resident …

A new month means a new PlayStation Plus Monthly Games lineup.

December’s titles of Lego 2K Drive, Powerwash Simulator and Sable will be available to PlayStation Plus members on Tuesday, December 5 until Monday, January 1.

View and download imageDownload the image close CloseLego 2K Drive | PS4, PS5Welcome to Bricklandia, home of a massive open-world Lego driving adventure.

View and download imageDownload the image close ClosePowerwash Simulator | PS4, PS5Grab your trusty power washer and blast away the grime from vehicles, buildings, parks and more.

PlayStation Plus Spotify PlaylistAlso, check out our PlayStation Plus monthly games-inspired playlist on Spotify, which will be refreshed with…

The Gran Turismo World Series 2023 reaches its conclusion in Barcelona on 1-3 December.

In addition to the Vision Gran Turismo cars, the in-venue experience for spectators will be enhanced by Gran Turismo World Series partners.

Players can receive the Toyota FT-1 Vision Gran Turismo, Mazda LM55 Vision Gran Turismo and the brand-new Vision Gran Turismo model due to be unveiled during the weekend by clicking the Viewers Campaign banner in the top right corner of the Gran Turismo 7 World Map and watching the streams.

World Final Celebration RaceBe part of the action as you can experience the same races as the Gran Turismo World Finals 2023 in Gran Turismo 7.

Players can race in either the Manu…

During today’s Dragon’s Dogma 2 Showcase 2023, the release date of Dragon’s Dogma 2 was finally revealed to be March 22, 2024.

The world of Dragon’s Dogma 2Dragon’s Dogma 2 is set in an immersive fantasy world.

The world of Dragon’s Dogma 2 has inhabitants of various races, each with their own agendas and motivations.

New monster: TalosThere are a variety of monsters that inhabit the world of Dragon’s Dogma 2.

Message from the game’s directorFinally, a message from Hideaki Itsuno, the director of Dragon’s Dogma 2.

When creating these items, the Bungie team worked closely with CDPR to bring authentic touches of Geralt’s world into Destiny 2.

That’s where the Bungie team got a chance to flex their creative muscles and have some fun bringing the details to life.

Inspired by Geralt’s Legendary Wolven armor set, this set features the Hunter’s trademark hood and crossed straps on the chest piece, plus studded leather gauntlets, among other details.

“It was about getting the materials and colors to bring The Witcher side of [each armor set] to life,” said Rios.

It may be the unofficial tagline for Titans and the new Kaer Morhen armor set is designed for that head-first approach.

Share this on Twitter (opens in a new window)Share this on Facebook (opens in a new window)Last week, we asked for shots of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 greatest villains using #PSshare #PSBlog.

Here are this week’s highlights:jet_black_gaming shares Venom letting out a toothy roar in the rain beneath a full moonLvlUpVP shares a portrait of Mysterio surrounded by a green mistDeathStalker131 shares a pink and black Symbiote enemy stalking forward at the docksPhotoModeGamer shares a portrait of Kraven half lit by a red light, half in shadowForgottenJasmin shares a side-profile view of Lizard roaring and getting spit everywhereVileself shares Scream lurching forward with her hair wrapping around near…

When I loaded into Baldur's Gate 3's new epilogue, what I found was extremely sweet, almost saccharine.

Spoilers for Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin 2 ahead.

Baldur's Gate 3's epilogue gives you straight answers: is letting Gale or Astarion become a godlike being a bad idea?

The ending I got was pretty mushy and sweet, but that also tracks⁠—I saved the damn day every time!

If you choose to turn Baldur's Gate 3 into a more dark and morbid story, it adjusts accordingly.

Stardew Valley developer Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has emerged from a month of silence to say that he has made "a ton of progress" on the upcoming 1.6 update for the beloved indie farm and life sim.

"It's (self-imposed) extreme crunch mode, nose to the grindstone," said Barone in a post to Twitter/X.

Barone has in the past expressed a preference for keeping the content of updates to Stardew Valley secret, something he reiterated in his post: "Keeping mostly everything secret."

A ton of progress on 1.6 last month, it's (self-imposed) extreme crunch mode, nose to the grindstone (raw nose) mode.

Stardew Valley's 1.6 update has no firm release date.

Click or scroll your way to today's Wordle answer.

No drama, no last minute problems to trip me up, just a smooth game of Wordle that gave me plenty of clues and quickly led to today's answer.

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

Previous Wordle answersThe last 10 Wordle answersPast Wordle answers can give you some excellent ideas for fun starting words that keep your daily puzzle-solving fresh.

They are also a good way to eliminate guesses for today's Wordle, as the answer is unlikely to be repeated.

Die in the Dungeon is coming next year, and a free Prologue called Die in the Dungeon: Origins just released on steam as a demo to introduce you to the mechanics and gameplay of the cute little fighty dice-em-up.

Another dice I got mirrored the dice on the opposite end from itself.

That's brutal, honestly, because you have no way to mitigate that by choosing a route or knowing what's coming up.

Marketers and developers, please stop acting like long-extant game mechanics are revolutionary.

You can find free demo Die in the Dungeon: Origins on Steam, and you can find the page for Die in the Dungeon there as well, to release in 2024.

Paramount+ has released the first trailer for the next season of its Halo series, which begins streaming on February 8.

While the first season was light on actual Halo arrays, we did get to see the Chief's face, as well as a groundbreaking introduction to his love life.

The trailer's pretty slick, channeling those Halo 3 Believe ads or the ODST live action stuff⁠—you know, "we go to our deaths space marines, but we will be remembered."

The end features a teaser of the real reason for the season: an actual got dang Halo array floating in space, something that was promised at the end of season one.

There are some interesting fan theories absent from current Halo lore that the showrunners coul…

The Black Parade is for Thief Gold rather than the Dark Mod, the definitive 1999 rerelease with extra maps, which is the version you'll find going for seven bucks on Steam today.

The Black Parade is the work of a team called Feuillade Industries, led by project director Romain Barrilliot.

Rather than a standalone map, The Black Parade is an entire campaign of 10 linked missions.

The Black Parade comes with half an hour of briefings and cutscenes and 28 voiced characters with 1,800 lines of dialogue.

You can download The Black Parade from Through the Looking Glass or ModDB.

Fortnite's OG throwback season ended with a literal bang today, as Epic's Chapter 5 event wiped the slate to replace it with a new one tomorrow after scheduled maintenance⁠—a cycle of eternal recurrence not unlike that central to several religions.

Never fear though, nostalgia addicts: as reported by Eurogamer, Epic Games has promised to break the wheel of fate and bring the throwback map back once again next year.

"Ngl the OG season far exceeded our expectations," the official Fortnite account confided via Twitter.

"In the meantime, see you on the Battle Bus 🤙" Even Fortnite's social media marketing carries a strong little cousin energy.

In the meantime, we'll see what form the island next…

If you, like me, are basically always hungry for another fast-paced horde shooting roguelike with crazy items and combos to build, I've got great news.

Upcoming roguelite shooter Gatekeeper is just that, and it has a pretty dang generous free demo slash prologue version out now that's fully-featured enough to include cooperative gameplay.

The prologue version has a few different enemy types to encounter and starts with two different characters to try out.

I was intrigued enough to make sure the main game was on my Wishlist and followed for next year's release.

You can find free demo/prologue on Steam as Gatekeeper: Infinity, and you can also find Gatekeeper proper on Steam, where it's liste…

First spotted by GamesRadar, Withers pulled out all the stops in Baldur's Gate 3's new post-game epilogue, calling in a favor with the Forgotten Realms' god of music, Milil, to perform for you.

Slavov previously did the excellent soundtrack for Divinity: Original Sin 2, and his score for Baldur's Gate 3 is up for best music at this year's Game Awards.

I didn't clock the resemblance between Slavov and Milil right away, but seeing them side by side, that's totally him, right?

I remember him from my old Forgotten Realms 3E Faiths and Pantheons sourcebook though⁠—a lunchpail god you can hang your hat on, and every pantheon needs a god of music, right?

The god implies that he owes Withers (who h…

What might be the year's best deckbuilding game launched last month, to little fanfare, with the release of Cobalt Core.

The only thing some might consider a fault in Cobalt Core is that it's a concise game.

I'd really recommend deckbuilding enthusiasts check out Cobalt Core, even if the style of art makes you want to write it off at first.

Cobalt Core is made by developer Rocket Rat Games, who previously made Sunshine Heavy Industries, and is published by Brace Yourself Games.

You can find Cobalt Core on Steam for $20.

Subscribe to Nintendo Life onJet Force Gemini made its debut on the new Japanese Switch Online service 18+ app earlier this week, and apparently, the widescreen mode is "broken".

Here's the 4:3 mode, the 16:9 mode, and the 16:9 mode manually corrected by me to show what its supposed to look like.

pic.twitter.com/sN774jXTPS December 1, 2023The same source notes how GoldenEye 007 also has this "same feature" in its Switch Online release and "got this right".

For Jet Force Gemini fans playing on Switch, it's suggested you stick with the 4:3 mode for now.

Jet Force Gemini is scheduled to arrive on the Switch Online + Expansion Pack service locally this month.

2023 is almost over, and it's time to start talking about "that" season.

Although lots of us have already been doing that...More importantly, it's eShop Selects time here at Nintendo Life, and before the Holidays approach, we want to give you some ideas on some of the hidden gems that arrived on the eShop this November.

What better gift than the joy of a hidden gem, right?

Let's not waste any time, here — we've got lots to get through.

All of the games included this month earned at least a 7/10 from us.

It's time to dive into another edition of Box Art Brawl — welcome back, everybody!

Before we dive into this week's caped covers, let's first take a look at what happened last time.

We went waaay back to compare the box art for Donkey Kong on the NES, and boy, was it a close one.

The North American cover just secured the win with 33% of the vote, our bonus Donkey Kong Classics cover came in second with 32%, while Europe and Japan caught 19% and 17% respectively.

This week, inspired by the release of Batman Arkham Trilogy on Switch, we are taking a look at one of the Caped Crusader's older games, Batman: Vengeance, on the GBA.

Ahead of The Game Awards next week, we've got some more announcements, this time for the popular battle royale Fortnite.

Epic has announced it's teaming up with LEGO for LEGO Fortnite (launching 7th December).

In addition to this Rocket League developer Psyonix is releasing Rocket Racing in the game (8th December) and last of all is Fornite Festival from the Rock Band team at Harmonix (9th December).

This is all tied to the new Big Bang event currently taking place in Fortnite.

It will feature new characters in it like Peter Griffin from Family Guy and the legendary Solid Snake from Metal Gear Solid.

The concept is more or less Pokemon meets Dragon Quest, but it’s better than any Pokemon game and incredibly addicting because you’re going to be chasing for the perfect monsters constantly until end game to get the strongest skills in the game.

Some players have reported occasional frame rate drops, but it's not impacting everyone, as Dragon Quest subreddit user 'Son_of_Calcryx' notes, after sharing some gameplay footage:"I post this for anyone wondering if the game is playable.

Game is great especially for an old dog like me, i haven’t played DQM since the game boy colour days."

X (formerly Twitter) user 'PenKnight3' also highly recommends the game if you're a fan of series like Pokémon:"…

Update [Sun 3rd Dec, 2023 02:00 GMT]:The Boys actor Anthony Starr has restated he won't be voicing Homelander in Mortal Kombat 1.

Of course, actors sign all sorts of contracts and agreements sometimes, which prevents them from revealing anything ahead of schedule.

As previously mentioned, Mortal Kombat 1 was able to secure the actual voice of Omni-Man (J.K. Simmons), the first DLC fighter added to the game.

When Homelander does arrive next year, he'll be available as a standalone purchase or in the Kombat Pack.

Omni-Man also launched last week, and you can try him out now if you've purchased this DLC or the pack.

Sega apparently has some sort of announcement planned for The Game Awards, which takes place next week on 7th December.

Twitch video game streamer 'Curiousjoi' recently shared a letter from the company (known for series such as Sonic the Hedgehog and Yakuza) which invites fans to "tune in to The Game Awards" and comes attached with the following message: "New Era New Energy".

Interestingly, fellow fighting game enthusiast 'Maximilian Dood' has received the exact same letter from Sega.

The host of The Game Awards, Geoff Keighley, has also responded to 'Curiousjoi', and while he supposedly "didn't get the letter", he's obviously the creator and organiser of the show...Geoff Keighley: "I didn'…

Jim Norman, Staff WriterThe good thing to do this weekend, nay, the right thing to do would be to cross off some of 2023's big releases before the year is over.

Oh, and there’s also a good 200 hours of Baldur’s Gate 3 that is beckoning me back for more, so it might end up being a rather Switch-less weekend (please don’t hurt me).

Ollie Reynolds, Staff WriterIn the spirit of trying to experience more great games from 2023 ahead of our inevitable GOTY coverage, I've been playing a bit of Octopath Traveler II.

Fortunately, my partner is currently devouring FromSoft's Souls-likes on the TV, so it's proving to be the perfect Switch game right now.

I'm also playing Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective,…

Rare's famous bear and bird duo Banjo-Kazooie made a return via Nintendo's Switch Online service last year, and ever since then, fans have been calling for a proper comeback.

There have even been some rumours doing the rounds about a possible revival, so what are the chances of something like this ever happening?

But it is true that, when we find the right team, and the right opportunity, I love going back to revisit stories and characters that we've seen previously. "

Of course, there's no saying a new Banjo-Kazooie game would necessarily be released on a Nintendo platform, but Xbox has done all sorts of collaborations in the past, which has even seen Banjo-Kazooie show up in Super Smash B…

Earlier this week, Xbox's CFO Tim Stuart claimed there was a "mission" to bring Game Pass to "every screen" it possibly could including Nintendo devices.

Now, during an interview with Windows Central, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has provided an update, mentioning how there are actually "no plans to bring Game Pass to PlayStation or Nintendo".

Here's exactly what he had to say:"We have no plans to bring Game Pass to PlayStation or Nintendo.

Although it seems Game Pass won't be coming to Xbox's competitor platforms, Phil and the team at Xbox will still be thinking of Nintendo and PlayStation users as part of the Xbox community from here on out.

Following the acquisition of Activision Bl…

Stardew Valley creator 'ConcernedApe' has provided another update about the highly anticipated update for the farming and lifestyle sim.

While there's no specific release date for Version 1.6 just yet, according to his latest post on social media, he's made a "ton of progress".

He's also used this opportunity to tease one of the "many additions" in Version 1.6.

A ton of progress on 1.6 last month, it's (self-imposed) extreme crunch mode, nose to the grindstone (raw nose) mode.

It's also been announced Stardew Valley is getting its own Concert Tour.

Right back at the start of this year, we discovered that after inventing Waluigi, the team behind Mario Tennis, Camelot Software Planning, was planning another 'Wa' variant of Princess Peach.

It was a shudder-inducing thought, we'll admit, and one that was rejected by Shigeru Miyamoto before even looking at the designs.

Fumihide Aoki, the father of Waluigi and character designer on the Mario Tennis GameCube follow-up, Mario Power Tennis, has today shared his initial sketches of "Walpeach", an evil inversion of the Mushroom monarch that was left on the cutting room floor.

She may look a little younger, but this character was still clearly meant to be the boss.

Of course, for Mario Power Tenn…

Zelda II was a particular challenge for me.

simply sticking with Zelda II was a challenge far greater than anything I faced in its dungeon palaces.

Still, perhaps there's never been a better time for Zelda II to shine.

Zelda II has been reappraised in recent years, and rightly so; it’s a game which rewards patience, perseverance, and skill, perhaps more so than any other entry in the series.

Zelda II has always been the odd one out; the Dark Link to the familiar hero found in the other Legends of Zelda.

Subscribe to Nintendo Life onEver since it was first revealed back in the June 2023 Direct, we have been waiting with bated breath to find out just how Batman Arkham Trilogy would run on Switch.

It's the port that we all need, but would it be the one that we deserve?

With frame rate drops in combat and driving sequences, this gameplay footage gives you a good idea of what to expect from Arkham Knight on Switch, warts and all.

We are currently working on our review of Batman: Arkham Trilogy.

What do you make of this gameplay footage?

Subscribe to Nintendo Life onAfter a launch on PC earlier this year, developer Gamma Minus and publisher Daedalic Entertainment have today announced that the neon-noir crime thriller Rough Justice: '84 will be shooting its way onto Switch this month.

A strategic crime thriller detective management tabletop neon-noir mystery game it is, then.

That’s why the developers describe Rough Justice: ‘84 as “the video game adaption of a board game that doesn’t exist”.

REVEAL DARK SECRETSRough Justice: ‘84s surprisingly mature story takes place in a hotbed of crime and violence.

Rough Justice: '84 has seen 'mostly positive' reviews on Steam since its launch earlier this year and we are intrigued to se…

Basketball Legends is an exceptional sports game on Roblox, and it's perfect for those who are a fan of basketball.

Over the period of the game’s activity, the developers have released codes for Basketball Legends, each of which can be redeemed for a special reward.

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Just one month after launching, Meta Quest 3 is already the 5th most used VR headset on Steam.

Quest 2 also saw a slight increase in usage, as did the total percentage of Steam users with a VR headset.

Standalone headsets with PC VR modes, all Quest and Pico models summed, now make up the majority of VR usage on Steam, at just over 50%.

"Real" native PC VR headsets are now the minority.

The rise of Quest 3 on Steam and the dominance of standalone headsets comes just as Valve launched an official Steam Link app for Quest at the very end of the month.

VRChat is now available on the Vive XR Elite standalone store, no PC needed.

Vive XR Elite standalone accesses the same content type as Quest.

Vive XR Elite also supports hand tracking, and HTC has been improving it with software updates, but VRChat on Vive XR Elite requires controllers for now.

What VRChat on Vive XR Elite does support though is body tracking, via strapping the just-launched Vive Ultimate Trackers to your body.

HTC is also offering a Vive XR Elite bundle with three Vive Ultimate Trackers and straps for $1500, saving $250 over buying them separately next year.

The Steam Link Quest app launched on the official Quest Store yesterday, approved by Meta.

https://t.co/tazc6YmBrX — Boz (@boztank) November 30, 2023In the minds of many PC VR enthusiasts Meta and Valve are still considered fierce competitors in VR.

Steam Link for Quest and Bosworth's statement on it, however, may require them to update their mental model.

Perceiving this as a long-term risk to Steam, Valve then worked with HTC to build a Rift competitor with direct Steam integration, the Vive.

Launching Steam Link on the Quest store just streamlines the experience for and cuts out the need for intermediary software.

A huge new Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades (H3VR) update is now live with its "most challenging" level yet on PC VR.

Marking the 111th update since launch in 2016, the H3VR update introduces a huge new brutalist level designed by developer Anton Hand over the course of about six months.

Set within a vast underground complex, the "Institution" presents a series of escalating combat challenges that require full use of H3VR's weapons arsenal.

You can see this in action below:0:00 / 4:00 1× H3VR's 111th Update TrailerThe Institution Update also expands H3VR's tactical roguelite mode, Take & Hold, adding new enemies and hazards.

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The Meta Quest+ games for December 2023 are now live – here's what's available this month.

Redeemable until December 31, Meta Quest+ offers subscribers two VR games per month and every month so far has delivered high-quality choices.

You can download the latest games here, but here's the full December 2023 Quest+ line-up:The Thrill of the FightDeveloped by Ian Fitz, The Thrill of the Fight is a boxing sim we previously called one of the best VR sports games on Quest.

Meta Quest+ subscribers will keep these games in your library while subscribed.

Anyone who purchases the 512GB model Quest 3 before January 27, 2024, will receive a free six-month subscription trial.

Critically-acclaimed propaganda simulator Not for Broadcast VR is finally headed to PSVR 2 this month.

First launched on flatscreen monitors in 2022 and later in a separate VR version for Quest and SteamVR, NotGames announced it’s finally bringing the dystopian broadcast sim to PSVR 2, launching December 14th.

Primarily, Not For Broadcast is about live-mixing camera feeds and making sure the National Nightly News airs without a hitch.

We liked in so much when we reviewed it in early 2023, we gave it a resounding [8.5/10].

In the meantime, you can find Not for Broadcast VR over on the PlayStation Store for your wishlisting pleasure.

Something Random, a new studio founded by the creators of Superhot VR (2017), announced a pint-sized train simulator game simply called Toy Trains.

Here’s how project lead Marcin Jóźwik describes it:“At its core, it’s a game about making connections.

On the story side, it’s about the need to uphold connections with other people, even when it proves hard.

Toy Trains is set to launch on Quest 2/3/Pro, PSVR 2, and SteamVR headsets on January 16th, 2024.

Update (9:00 AM ET): A previous version of this article didn’t include info on the planned Quest release.

Right now, these are all the big upcoming VR games reaching Quest, PC VR, Pico and PSVR 2 in December 2023.

Arizona Sunshine 2 - December 7 (Quest, PC VR, Pico, PSVR 2)Vertigo Games is capping off a busy year with Arizona Sunshine 2, which arrives two days earlier on PC VR and PSVR 2 if you pre-order the Deluxe Edition.

Resident Evil 4 Remake VR Mode - December 8 (PSVR 2)Following on from Resident Evil Village in February, Resident Evil 4 Remake's VR Mode is next.

Racket Club - December 14 (PC VR, Pico, Quest)Offering a different approach to VR racket sports, Racket Club now makes its way to most major VR platforms this month.

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Virtual Desktop has been one of VR's go-to utilities for many years.

A launch title for the original Quest in May 2019, Virtual Desktop was forced to route around Meta's rules in order to deliver wireless PC VR streaming for games like Half-Life: Alyx.

Today's release of an official Steam Link app from Valve on the Quest Store means that Godin's Virtual Desktop faces another competitor offering the marquee feature in his app for free.

While Virtual Desktop also does a lot of other things and is constantly updated by Godin with new features and better performance, Virtual Desktop is currently priced $20 against free.

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Steam Link allows users to quickly and easily connect their Quest headset wirelessly to SteamVR to play PC VR or flatscreen PC content.

Oculus Link / Air Link has for years allowed any Quest headset to connect to a PC to play PC VR content, but it requires users to install and use the long-outdated Oculus PC software.

Using Steam Link, the app makes it dead simple to connect Quest directly to SteamVR without the Oculus PC software as a middle layer.

Then launch the Steam Link app in your Quest and you’ll be greeted with a pairing code.

Again, this has all been possible before, but Steam Link makes the process easier than ever.

Valve just launched a free official Steam Link app on Meta Quest.

The app, which is on the official Quest Store and approved by Meta, lets you play SteamVR games like Half-Life: Alyx on your Quest by streaming from your gaming PC over your home Wi-Fi network.

Quest has had a built-in PC VR streaming feature called Air Link since 2021, and since the launch of the original Quest in 2019 it was already been possible with unofficial third-party apps like Guy Godin's Virtual Desktop.

Godin frequently updates his app with new improvements that make it the preferred choice for many PC VR users, so we're eager to compare the streaming quality of Steam Link.

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Toy Trains wants to recreate your childhood with VR model trains, arriving on Quest and Steam next month.

Created by Something Random, a team composed of former Superhot developers, Toy Trains aims to invoke childhood nostalgia in a similar approach to Crumbling, only with track-building instead of action figures.

Placing your board on a lounge table, Toy Trains takes us to "a world where vintage toys and forgotten treasures spring to life."

Something Random describes Toy Trains as a relaxed experience.

Toy Trains arrives on January 16 on Steam, PSVR 2 and the Meta Quest platform, with a free PC VR demo launching on December 4 for Steam VR Fest.

Sniper Elite VR: Winter Warrior is available today on Quest, offering a new campaign that feels more like an expansion than a true follow-up.

Sniper Elite VR: Winter Warrior - The FactsWhat is it?

Sniper Elite VR: Winter Warrior - Comfort Winter Warriors begins by selecting your dominant hand, offering pre-determined comfort categories that can be customized.

Quest 3 screenshotSniper Elite VR: Winter Warrior Review - Final ThoughtsSniper Elite VR: Winter Warrior feels more like an expansion pack than a true sequel.

If all you want is more Sniper Elite VR content, Winter Warrior delivers but it's a missed opportunity for improvement.

Resident Evil 4 Remake's VR Mode arrives next week alongside a PSVR 2 gameplay demo.

Following on from Resident Evil Village reaching PSVR 2 in February, Capcom's PlayStation Blog announcement confirms Resident Evil 4 is next on December 8.

Featuring 3D audio, haptic feedback through the Sense Controllers and a new first-person perspective, VR Mode covers Resident Evil 4's entire campaign.

You can check out the launch trailer with new gameplay footage below:Alongside the release date confirmation, Capcom revealed a free VR Mode demo will launch on the same day.

Resident Evil 4 Remake's VR Mode reaches PSVR 2 on December 8.

Unity is considering allowing Quest passthrough in the splash screen instead of a black void.

Currently when you launch a Unity mixed reality app on Quest you'll see two sequential black void loading screens, effectively temporarily blindfolding you, even if you were in passthrough in the home environment.

The second black screen is on the engine side, the splash screen.

For VR the developer specifies the logo to show, but the background is currently a black void controlled by Unity.

On Unity's AR/VR Roadmap, Splash Screen support for Quest Passthrough is now listed as 'Under Consideration'.