The developers of the enduringly popular soccer-with-cars game Rocket League are teaming up with sports media network ESPN for a big crossover collaboration with the X Games this year. As part of the event, Psyonix is releasing X Games-themed Rocket League items and also kicking off a tournament series. The …
Read More »Hitman 3: How Long To Beat?
Hitman 3 is nearly here; the newest entry in the stealth-action series launches on January 20. Ahead of that, reviews for the game have started to appear online–including GameSpot’s 9/10 Hitman 3 review–and alongside that, we now know about how long the game takes to beat. Bearing in mind that …
Read More »Rust Breaks Yet Another Record on Steam Due To Streaming Surge
Rust has been riding high recently, and that’s led to yet another broken record for the survival game. According to Steam Charts, Rust recently punctured its previous high of 134,483 concurrent players with a jaw-dropping 244,394 concurrent players. As we’ve previously written, this surge in interest is due mostly to …
Read More »Balan Wonderworld Is Getting A Demo Next Week
Square Enix has announced that Balan Wonderworld, the action-platformer from the creators of Sonic the Hedgehog that was revealed last year at one of Nintendo’s Mini Directs, will be getting a free demo available on January 28. The demo will be available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox …
Read More »Gold Monster Hunter Amiibo Just Became Collectors' Worst Nightmare
Amiibo collectors may be disappointed to find out that the latest Monster Hunter Rise inspired figurines coming soon will likely be pretty hard to get your hands on. Capcom has partnered with 7-Eleven convenience stores in Japan to give away a special, limited-edition set of golden Amiibo inspired by the …
Read More »Fortnite Is Adding New Football Skins For 23 Famous Soccer Clubs
Following skins based on NFL teams, Fortnite is adding a series of skins and an emote based on another form of football, known as soccer to some. The new Kickoff Set and Pele’s Air Punch emote are coming to the battle royale game on January 23. A total of 23 …
Read More »Hellblade Dev Shows Off Photorealistic Graphics For Project Mara
Ninja Theory became a major developer thanks to the success of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice. Since then, the studio has focused on two projects: the upcoming sequel Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 and a psychological horror game dubbed Project Mara. While Project Mara’s exact nature remains enigmatic, Ninja Theory has released a …
Read More »Horizon Zero Dawn PC Patch Improves Performance, But Less Frequent Patches In Future
Acclaimed PlayStation exclusive Horizon Zero Dawn has been out on the PC for a while now. While sources like Digital Foundry initially ruled its PC port “deeply disappointing” due to technical issues like an inconsistent frame rate even with top of the line graphics cards, developer Guerrilla Games has issued …
Read More »Rockstar NPC Tech Patent Has People Talking About GTA 6
A new patent filed by Rockstar Games parent company Take-Two Interactive suggests that the studio is looking into new gameplay systems to increase the situational awareness of its NPCs, which has stoked GTA 6 rumors yet again. The patent, titled “System And Method For Virtual Navigation In A Gaming Environment,” …
Read More »Team Ninja Is Not Working On New Ninja Gaiden Or Nioh Projects
With the Nioh 2 Complete Edition around the corner, game director Fumihiko Yasuda sat down to do some interviews about both the open-world samurai action game and one of Team Ninja’s other well-known IPs, the character-action title Ninja Gaiden. According to Yasuda, Team Ninja has no plans for sequels in …
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