Unlike the majority of its peers, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 launched as a complete, polished game – one that’s old-school in the best possible way. That’s a welcome relief from the usual, and certainly worthy of praise despite a few lingering issues. Perhaps one reason why KCD2 is in such a great state is down … Read more
Pokémon Go fans concerned about the game’s future under new ownership have launched a campaign highlighting the need to protect the app and its community from the addition of predatory monetisation practices. Yesterday, a Bloomberg report stated that Pokémon Go developer Niantic was looking to sell its gaming portfolio to Scopely, the Saudi-backed mobile publisher … Read more
GTA 5 will receive a free upgrade on PC next month to bring it in-line with PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. That means it’ll receive improved graphics options and faster loading times across the game, as well as GTA Online additions like new vehicles and performance upgrades, ambient animals, and more. The upgrade will be … Read more
A release date and price for Lego’s upcoming Nintendo Game Boy set has appeared online from a reliable leaker. The Lego Nintendo Game Boy will reportedly arrive on 1st October, and cost $59.99 (around £48). Lego’s recreation of the classic handheld is a relatively small set – according to Lego leaker Falconbrickstudios (thanks VGC), it … Read more
Dune: Awakening has received its release date: 20th May on Steam. Alongside the news, developer Funcom has made the multiplayer survival game’s character creator available to download today, as well as a benchmark tool. Created characters can be saved and then imported into the game at launch, plus an exclusive Frameblade knife skin will be … Read more
I’m quietly amazed by Solasta 2. Here’s a Dungeons & Dragons role-playing experience like Baldur’s Gate 3 that actually seems on a par with Baldur’s Gate 3, for a change. The clarity with which French studio Tactical Adventures has transposed the hefty Dungeons & Dragons ruleset is astonishing; I actually prefer parts of this interpretation, … Read more
Last night, Microsoft trumpeted the announcement of Muse, a new “generative AI breakthrough” designed to aid “gameplay ideation”. The company also published some grainy-looking gifs of AI-generated gameplay footage, based on Xbox studio Ninja Theory’s multiplayer game Bleeding Edge. (The images were miniature in size, presumably to avoid highlighting some of the wonkiness AI is … Read more
Palworld has now surpassed 32 million players a year after release, though lawsuits filed by Nintendo remain unresolved. Developer Pocketpair shared the news on social media, with those player numbers across Steam, Xbox and PS5. The news arrives as the game receives its latest update, fixing crashes on Xbox and Steam Deck, reworking the Random … Read more
I’m having a lovely time in Avowed, a game about bonking little lizard men on the head, skipping through classic, florid fantasy countryside, and walking up to NPCs to receive vast dumps of expository dialogue. It’s a game that’s less interested in doing something radical with the structure – this is a pretty straight-ahead, sword-n-spells, … Read more
Marvel Rivals has amassed over 40 million players since its launch, but Chinese publisher NetEase has denied abandoning western studios after it laid off a number of developers from the game’s US development team. In its latest financial report, the company also boasted the free-to-play hero shooter topped Steam’s global sellers chart after launch and … Read more