Dragon Age without dragons seems incomprehensible now, as the monsters seem essential to the series. But early on in Dragon Age: Origins‘ development, the game didn’t have dragons–or, as you might’ve guessed, a title. In fact, the title came first. According to a new interview with TheGamer, BioWare hadn’t considered …
Read More »Ubisoft All-Star Blast Puts Sam Fisher, Ezio, And Rabbids In A Bomberman-Style Battle Royale
Following in the steps of Nintendo’s series of bite-sized battle royale games, Ubisoft has launched Ubisoft All-Star Blast, a Bomberman-style game featuring all sorts of characters from its various franchises. Available for free, the game tasks you with taking control of a character like Ezio or Sam Fisher and battling …
Read More »Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Mod Adds Ray-Tracing And It Looks Ridiculously Good
Of the various technological innovations in gaming over the last decade, ray-tracing has definitely been one of the most mind-blowing. Although we’re probably a long way away from Nintendo officially supporting ray-tracing, one modder has found a way to get it running on an emulated version of The Legend of …
Read More »Madden NFL 22 Championship Series Revealed With A New Trailer
Madden NFL 22 is launching soon, and alongside it EA is holding another edition of its Madden Championship Series. It is open to anyone, and this year it has a total prize pool of $1.65 million. The championship series is actually a series of Madden tournaments, with the first beginning …
Read More »Razer's RGB Mask Enters Beta Testing, Here's How To Sign Up To Try It
Razer’s wacky prototype RGB mask, which was announced as Project Hazel, now has an official name and is getting a beta test, the company announced. Now called the Zephyr, the mask is both protective from airborne pathogens and seemingly designed to make you look like you’re a character from Watch …
Read More »No Man's Sky Dev Teases A New Update Called Frontiers
It’s a well-known story at this point that, for many fans, No Man’s Sky has gone from somewhat disappointing to resurgent success, largely through frequent free updates from developer Hello Games. It looks like those content drops aren’t done yet, either: Hello Games just teased another one coming that’s called …
Read More »Steam Deck Could Come In Multiple Colors, Valve Says
The Steam Deck brings unavoidable comparisons to the Nintendo Switch, and people have done in-depth, side-by-side breakdowns of their relative performance, weight, screen, and more. But while the Switch can be made colorful through a variety of different-colored JoyCons, the Steam Deck will just be black at launch. That may …
Read More »Rust Patch Notes Reveal Submarines, Underwater Bases, And Torpedos
Despite originally launching in 2013, creation and survival game Rust is still going strong–and this month it is receiving a big new update that adds a bunch of features for exploring beneath the waves. In addition to big new underwater bases, the update for August also adds submarines, torpedos, and …
Read More »How Halo Infinite's Academy Aims To Onboard New Players To Multiplayer Gameplay And Lore
One of the new features coming in Halo Infinite‘s multiplayer mode is called the Academy, which will give new players an opportunity to get used to how Halo multiplayer works. Developer 343 Industries has recently explained more about how the Academy will work in both the full game and this …
Read More »Halo Infinite Multiplayer Accessibility Settings Let You Move Beyond Red Vs. Blue
Halo Infinite‘s first multiplayer beta is beginning today, and developer 343 Industries has revealed much more of what you can expect from the next iteration of Halo multiplayer. In particular, the studio showed off the multiplayer settings, which include a bunch of new accessibility options like the ability to change …
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