The mystery of Skyrim foxes seemingly leading players to treasure has been explained by former Skyrim dev Joel Burgess in a Twitter thread. Not a feature intentionally implemented, the foxes appeared to “guide” players to hidden rewards due to the game’s navmesh–a 3D sheet of polygons overlaid on the environment …
Read More »GTA Online's Latest Update Adds Go-Karts With Guns
When it comes to Rockstar’s methodology for creating new vehicles for GTA Online, there seem to be two main themes: the developer will either make something go as fast as possible or attach guns to it. This week’s GTA Online update shows that Rockstar has gone with the latter, adding …
Read More »Tomb Raider Writer Rhianna Pratchett On Why GTA 5 Made Her "Really Disappointed"
Veteran video game writer Rhianna Pratchett has shared her thoughts on where she would like to see games go in the future. The Mirror’s Edge and Tomb Raider writer said, in particular, she’d like to see GTA-style mature-rated games featuring women in the lead roles. Speaking to Wired, Pratchett said …
Read More »Doom Slayers Collection Listed For Switch
If you’ve been looking to add a comprehensive collection of classic and modern first-person shooters to your Switch library, then the Doom Slayers Collection looks like a good place to start. Listed on Best Buy ahead of an expected announcement at QuakeCon this week, the $50 collection includes the original …
Read More »Arcade1Up The Simpsons Cabinet Preorders Are Live
Arcade1Up’s The Simpsons cabinet is available to preorder now at Walmart and Best Buy. Originally announced during E3 2021, the cabinet has long been one of the most requested machines by fans. Celebrating the original arcade game’s 30th anniversary, the cabinet includes the classic beat-’em-up and The Simpsons Bowling. GameSpot …
Read More »Resident Evil's Leon S. Kennedy Is Now In Rainbow Six Siege (As A Skin)
Resident Evil’s Leon S. Kennedy is now available in Rainbow Six Siege… sort of. While the fan-favorite character is certainly qualified enough to be an operator in his own right, fans will have to settle for Leon as an elite operator skin bundle for existing playable character Lion. Sporting Leon’s …
Read More »Skyrim's Intro Was Plagued By A Bee During Its Development
Skyrim‘s intro sequence is immediately recognizable, either as a fantastic introduction to a game or as a meme. Apparently, putting that iconic cart ride together wasn’t an easy task. According to a former developer for the game, Nate Purkeypile, the team ran into a strange bug when putting together the …
Read More »Crysis 2 Remastered On PS5 Runs At 60fps, Won't Have Ray Tracing
Crysis 2 and 3 Remastered are set to release this fall, and now fans can take a first-look at the new-and-improved Crysis 2 running on PlayStation 5, courtesy of a new video from Digital Foundry. The game will run at close to a locked 60 frames-per-second at 1440p native resolution …
Read More »Dragon Age: Origins' Early Prototypes Didn't Have Dragons
Dragon Age without dragons seems incomprehensible now, as the monsters seem essential to the series. But early on in Dragon Age: Origins‘ development, the game didn’t have dragons–or, as you might’ve guessed, a title. In fact, the title came first. According to a new interview with TheGamer, BioWare hadn’t considered …
Read More »Games With Gold August 2021: 2 More Free Xbox Games Are Available Now
We’ve reached the halfway point of August, which means that the current Games with Gold lineup has changed. Each mont new month, a new batch of free games are available for Xbox Live Gold and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers to claim. Starting today, August 16, you can claim Yooka-Laylee and …
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