Steve Watts

Yakuza Creator Hints At Trying Something New

The creator of the Yakuza series says it may be time for the development team to try something entirely new, after so many years devoted to the franchise. In an interview, Ryu Ga Gotoku director Toshihiro Nagoshi talks about his hope that he can allow his team to stretch their …

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Magic: Legends Difficulty And Modifiers Detailed

Magic: Legends is an isometric dungeon-crawler that takes a healthy bit of influence from Diablo, so as you might expect, its difficulty settings will work a lot like Blizzard’s series. Cryptic Studios outlined how the difficulty and modifiers will work, ahead of its upcoming open beta on PC. As detailed …

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Fortnite LazarBeam "Icon" Skin Coming March 4

Update: The LazarBeam Fortnite skin reveal has debuted. You can see pics of the cosmetic below or watch the reveal video for yourself. Like others in the Icon series, the skin is modeled after the real-life streamer Lannan “LazarBeam” Eacott. According to the reveal and the official press release from …

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GTA Online Player Cuts Long Load Times By 70%

A modder has figured out how to significantly reduce the notoriously long loading times for GTA Online on PC. While the method is still just a proof of concept, it does seem to lead to a sizable improvement, which the modder says Rockstar could implement itself. A word of caution, …

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Roblox: Is Safe Voice Chat Coming To The Game?

Roblox Corporation, the company behind the popular game Roblox, has announced plans to introduce a voice chat feature. But given the game’s relatively young audience, the company also emphasized it will keep the feature “safe” for pre-teens, which make up more than half of the game’s daily active userbase. PC …

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Fortnite Street Fighter Crossover Merch Revealed

Epic Games recently debuted a Fortnite crossover event with the fighting game Street Fighter, bringing characters like Ryu and Chun-Li into the battle royale. But the companies are also celebrating the event with some special themed merch. The Fortnite Twitter account promoted the crossover with a link to an Amazon …

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Witcher 3, Bloodstained Leaving Xbox Game Pass Soon

A pair of high-profile games will be exiting Xbox Game Pass sometime in the near future. Both The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night are now listed in the “Leaving soon” section of the Xbox Game Pass app. The Witcher 3 is not available for the …

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