Halloween has finally arrived in Red Dead Online, bringing with it a week of spooky shootouts. The Halloween Pass 2 also drops this week, giving players the chance to unlock a trove of scary cosmetic items, while Madame Nazar will also be selling additional Halloween masks. The Halloween events for …
Read More »Review Roundup For Age Of Empires 4
Despite going so many years without a new mainline game, the Age of Empires series of real-time strategy games has nevertheless remained popular. While players have kept returning to Age of Empires 2 and 3 over the years, the next game in the series is finally due to release at …
Read More »Pokemon Go Is Celebrating Día de Muertos Globally This Year
Last year, Pokemon Go celebrated Día de Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, with a special mini-event for trainers in Latin America and the Carribean. This year, players around the world will get to join in on the festival, which originated in Mexico with its roots tracing back to …
Read More »Phasmophobia Is Getting A Haunted Campsite For Halloween
In a fitting move for a game that’s all about hunting ghosts, Phasmophobia is releasing a huge “Nightmare” update, just in time for Halloween. The biggest new addition is a new campsite map called Maple Lodge Campsite, with the update also adding a handful of new ghost types, a rework …
Read More »Nvidia's GeForce Now Will Get An RTX 3080 Tier
Nvidia is adding a new RTX 3080 tier to its GeForce Now game streaming, which will offer subscribers access to what the company says is “the most powerful gaming supercomputer ever built,” The Verge reports. The new tier is set to be up and running by the end of the …
Read More »New World Is Getting Halloween Costumes
While Amazon’s popular MMO New World won’t be running a full event for Halloween, it is at least giving players a chance to dress up for the occasion. A handful of new Halloween-themed costumes have been added to the in-game store for the season, as well as new weapon skins …
Read More »Hisuian Zorua And Zoroark Have Been Confirmed For Pokemon Legends: Arceus
The marketing for the upcoming open-world Pokemon Legends: Arceus took a dark turn the other day, with the release of a grainy, distorted found footage-style video showing a researcher having a dangerous encounter with an unknown “adorable” Pokemon. Now, the fully restored video has been released, showing that the Pokemon …
Read More »Gran Turismo 7 Behind The Scenes Trailer Reflects On Car Culture
The latest trailer for the upcoming Gran Turismo 7 is taking us behind the scenes with producer Kazunori Yamauchi, who reflects on the many different facets that make up car culture. The point of the trailer is, of course, that any kind of car enthusiast will find something for them …
Read More »Sakurai Explains How Sora Ended Up In Smash Bros.
When Sora was introduced as the final playable fighter for the Switch’s Smash Bros. Ultimate, fans were amazed that such a collaboration had been able to happen between Nintendo, Disney, and Square Enix. Now, Smash Bros. creator Sakurai has explained in a Weekly Famitsu column how the deal was made, …
Read More »Half-Life 2 Is Getting Its Biggest Patch In Years
17 years after its initial release, Valve’s classic shooter Half-Life 2 is getting a fairly major update, including increased FOV, Vulkan support, and fixes for years-old bugs. The update has been quietly pushed to Half-Life 2’s beta branch, which players can opt into by selecting the option in the game’s …
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