A popular Nier: Automata retexture mod is finally out. Modder GPUnity set out four years ago to fix and replace more than 300 textures in the PC version of Nier: Automata, and now the final version of the patch is out on NexusMods. “NieR: Automata is one of my favourite …
Read More »No More Heroes 3 Gets A New Tongue-In-Cheek Trailer That (Poorly) Explains The Series
No More Heroes 3 is coming later this year, and developer Grasshopper Manufacture has dropped a new age-gated trailer that explains the series so far…well, sort of. If you’re familiar with the games of series director Suda 51, you probably know that his work has an offbeat and bizarre flavor, …
Read More »Supercell Loses Lawsuit Over Alleged Patent Misuse, Must Pay $92 Million
Notable mobile developer Supercell has been ordered to pay the Japanese company Gree more than $92 million due to a legal dispute. As reported by Bloomberg, a federal jury in Texas found that Supercell’s games infringed on six of Gree’s patents in the US. Supercell is best-known for developing extremely …
Read More »Resident Evil Village's Main Menu Has A Subtle Easter Egg
Resident Evil Village’s main menu isn’t anything spectacular on its face, but it has a small Easter egg that some players might miss. As you progress through the game, the time of day indicated by the background will change. Check out the below photos for comparison. While it’s definitely subtle, …
Read More »Filmmaker Claims Capcom Copied His Movie Monster For Resident Evil Village
A Dutch filmmaker has accused Capcom of “stealing” a monster design from one of his films in Resident Evil Village. Richard Raaphorst, who directed the 2013 horror film Frankenstein’s Army, claimed in a recent LinkedIn post (thanks, VGC) that Capcom copied a distinctive monster from that film for a boss …
Read More »Returnal Developer Cheats Uncovered By Community, But You Probably Can't Use Them
Returnal players have discovered the presence of “cheat codes” in the PS5 game that can only be triggered by a keyboard. Likely intended to facilitate debugging and game testing for developers, the shortcuts allow you to spawn weapons in front of you and give you the ability to teleport back …
Read More »Roblox Notches 202 Million Estimated Monthly Users, An All-Time High
According to the Roblox metrics blog and tools site RTrack, the game-making platform notched a staggering 202 million estimated users in April 2021, an all-time high and an increase of 10 million from March 2021. These are impressive numbers by any metric. For comparison, Call of Duty had more than …
Read More »Tetris Effect: Connected Is Coming To Steam This Summer
Tetris Effect: Connected is headed to Steam this summer, and the game’s store page is now live. As its name implies, Tetris Effect: Connected is an enhanced version of the original game of that title, only with better support for multiplayer Tetris as well as new single-player content. The game …
Read More »Leaked Epic Games Store Documents Reveal Money And Downloads Numbers For "Free" Games
A leaked document from the ongoing Epic Games v. Apple lawsuit appears to reveal the number of downloads that each free game offered on the Epic Game Store amassed, as well as the lump sum paid to each developer. The document was posted on Twitter by GameDiscoverCo founder (and former …
Read More »PlayStation Apex Legends Players Can Now Pre-Load Season 9: Legacy Update
Apex Legends players on PS4 and PS5 can now pre-load the upcoming Legacy update on both platforms, which goes live May 4. Developer Respawn announced the move on Twitter on Monday, but several players on Twitter, Reddit, and other social media platforms have complained that the pre-load isn’t working for …
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