Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis will have a closed beta test this May on PC. Set a thousand years after the events of PSO2, the upcoming expansion will completely redesign the game. According to a blog post on the game’s official website announcing the closed beta, applicants will be …
Read More »Xbox Controller Drift Lawsuit To Be Settled Out Of Court
A class-action lawsuit that alleges that Microsoft knowingly distributed poorly-designed controllers has moved into arbitration. The console giant moved to settle the case through an impartial adjudicator back in February. The lawsuit, which was originally filed in April 2020 by US law firm Chimicles, Schwartz Kriner, & Donaldson-Smith (CSK&D), claims …
Read More »Persona 5 Mobile Game Code Name: X Announced
Persona 5 is getting an officially licensed mobile spinoff. Developed by Chinese studio Perfect World Games–best known for notable MMOs like Final Fantasy Type-0 Online–the mobile game is currently known as Code Name: X, though it’s unclear if this will be the final name. A binary code that appears in …
Read More »Nier: Automata Will Get Much-Needed Steam Upgrade Eventually
The official Twitter account for the Nier series tweeted that an upgrade patch is currently in development for the Steam version of Nier: Automata. The tweet announcing the update offered very little in the way of details, simply stating that they’ll have more information to share at a later date. …
Read More »Among Us Update Lets Multiple Users Log In On Same Device
Among Us received a minor patch recently, and it fixes some smaller issues that players have been having with the game. The most significant change is that multiple users can now log in on the same device. Previously, players would get an error about “MismatchedProductUserIDs,” which would get in the …
Read More »Cuphead Museum Exhibit Shown Off In New Video
Cuphead developer Studio MDHR showed off a new animated museum exhibit based on the hit game on Twitter. Housed at ACMI in Melbourne, Australia, the exhibit is a “zoetrope,” a type of art installation that uses rotation and strobing light to produce the illusion of animation. As the video above …
Read More »Call Of Duty: Warzone Teaser Points To Verdansk Dam Event This Month
A Call of Duty influencer package has teased a Warzone event involving the Verdansk dam that will happen April 21. As Warzone players well know, reports have fueled rumors and speculation that the game’s Verdansk map will soon be destroyed as part of its ongoing zombie event, likely by the …
Read More »Call of Duty Veteran Leaves Raven Software
A staff member at Raven Software who worked mostly on Call of Duty games for 14 years has left the studio. Senior executive producer Ryan Burnett announced on Twitter that Monday, April 12 is his last day at the studio. He did not say what his next job will be. …
Read More »Final Fantasy VII Remake's PlayStation Exclusivity Lapsed Recently, But Don't Get Your Hopes Up Yet
Final Fantasy VII Remake’s original period of PlayStation exclusivity lapsed recently on April 10, which prompted some fans to speculate whether or not the game will come to other platforms like Xbox Series X, Xbox One, or PC. However, just because the original date of exclusivity passed doesn’t mean that …
Read More »Halo Fans Discover Mongoose Kart Easter Egg In Halo 5 Six Years Later
A group of dedicated Halo fans have uncovered a previously-unknown Easter egg in Halo 5: Guardians. The Easter egg found in the campaign mission Evacuation puts four players on mongooses (or mongeese) and challenges them to race one another, with the winner receiving a heavy weapon for their trouble. Last …
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