Steam is the premier storefront for PC gaming, and it’s only getting bigger all the time. On January 7, Steam smashed not only its record for concurrent online users with 32 million, but also its record for concurrent in-game players, with 10 million. Judging by the usual Steam charts, that’s …
Read More »Fortnite's Controversial Shock Hammer Removed Due To Community Backlash
Fortnite players haven’t been shy voicing their opinions about the game’s new Shock Hammer weapon, which was added in Chapter 4. Following a large influx of player complaints, developer Epic Games has removed the weapon from the game. While the above tweet says that the weapon is “temporarily disabled due …
Read More »Apple Reality Pro VR Headset Will Likely Launch In 2023 – Report
Apple has been working on a mixed-reality VR headset known as the Reality Pro for years now, and it seems that it’s finally ready for the big time. According to a new report from Bloomberg’s Power On newsletter, the headset is expected to ship in 2023, and the company views …
Read More »Six Days In Fallujah Delayed To 2023 With No Announcement
Six Days In Fallujah, the once-canceled shooter that aims to depict the Second Battle of Fallujah, has apparently missed its announced release window of late 2022. Though there was no official word on new release timing, recent tweets from the game’s publisher Victura would seem to indicate that the developer …
Read More »D&D Game At Hidden Path Seemingly Not Canceled In Bizarre Mix-Up
Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported that Dungeons & Dragons brand-owner Wizards of the Coast had canceled at least five video game projects as part of a move away from digital gaming. However, in a strange twist, one of the studios specifically named in the report has publicly announced that its …
Read More »Vampire Survivors Developer Promises No Paywalls, But Slower Updates
2022 was a whirlwind year for Vampire Survivors, the wave-based roguelike known for its walls of enemies and downright compulsive play loop. In a new announcement, developer Poncle said that the game’s first DLC, Legacy of the Moonspell, is coming to more platforms, but that the pace of updates and …
Read More »Silent Hill 2 Remake Developer Says It Will Be "Faithful To The Original"
Horror developer Bloober Team has a message for Silent Hill fans who are concerned about its Silent Hill 2 remake: Don’t worry, it’ll be fine. In an interview with DreadXP, Bloober Team’s marketing chief Anna Jasińska said that the remake will be faithful to the original Silent Hill 2 while …
Read More »Fallout 2 Has Been Remade As A Doom-Style Shooter Game, And Its Demo Is Free
Fallout 1 and 2 are two of the most beloved classic CRPGs of all time, but it’s easy to wonder what they would look like from the first-person perspective that Bethesda created for the series. Fan developer Jonasz Osmenda apparently had the same idea, as they’re working on a first-person …
Read More »D&D Publisher Wizards Of The Coast Cancels "At Least Five" Video Games
Hasbro’s Wizards of the Coast–the brand behind Dungeons & Dragons as well as Magic: The Gathering–has canceled at least five unannounced video games, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The move would appear to signal that Wizards of the Coasts is rethinking its wider approach to digital gaming, even …
Read More »GeForce Now Adds RTX 4080 Support To Cloud Service
Nvidia’s GeForce Now offers high-performance gaming via the cloud, and it’s now added RTX 4080 “SuperPODs” as an option to customers. However, it’s only available to Ultimate members, so you’ll need to pay up if you want the top-of-the-line experience. As noted in a press release, the 4080 SuperPODs will …
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