Anthony McGlynn
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Persona 4 Golden has sold nearly a million units on Steam
A year after launch, nearly a million people have picked up Persona 4 Golden on PC → Read More
Watch Dogs Legion PvP modes delayed until August
They'll arrive with the Assassin's Creed crossover → Read More
Doom is literally playing in this article
We’ve covered all sorts of Doom ports here, from Minecraft to McDonald’s cash registers, and this might be the weirdest yet. Someone’s gotten the FPS game running in gif form, and you can see it in action down below. The way it works is simple – on this ao3 page, you’ll see a constantly evolving gif of Doom, with a set of clickable controls below. Much like the Twitch plays series of… → Read More
Elder Scrolls Online wanted to explore the Dwemer, but Todd Howard said no
The Elder Scrolls series of RPG games has its fair share of mysteries, and among the most intriguing is the Dwemer, an ancient race that mysteriously disappeared. The Elder Scrolls Online wanted to shed some light on that story, but Todd Howard wasn’t so keen. In an interview with Game Informer, Elder Scrolls Online creative director Rich Lambert revealed that the Dwemer was on the MMORPG game‘s… → Read More
Metro Exodus: Enhanced Edition adds haptic feedback for PS5 controllers
Developers are starting to fully incorporate the PS5 controller into their games on PC. In its latest patch Metro Exodus: Enhanced Edition has added haptic feedback, and adaptive triggers. Shared on Twitter by donny, a clip shows weapons being fired using the PlayStation 5’s DualShock 5 controller. An automatic rifle delivers the added rumble to the joypad, and a handgun shows the resistance to… → Read More
PUBG has a Red Dead Redemption 2-like spinoff on the way
The PUBG universe continues to expand, and one of the new upcoming games on the lineup is a Red Dead Redemption 2-type open-world game. Publisher and developer Krafton Inc. confirmed Project Cowboy to South Korean outlet Bloter. “Project Cowboy is a new IP game for Battlegrounds,” Krafton said, translated via PUBG content creator PlayerIGN. This will be a standalone version of a popular… → Read More
Netflix is looking to move into videogames, report claims
Netflix may be looking to move more predominantly into videogame development. The streaming platform is looking for someone to head up its expansion into the industry, a new report claims. The initial news comes from The Information, which claims several “veteran game industry executives” have been recently approached by the streamer. According to the report, Netflix is considering something… → Read More
Crysis 2 Remastered being teased
Hot on the heels of last year’s Crysis Remastered, it looks like Crysis 2 is getting the same treatment. Developer Crytek has been teasing an announcement relating to the sequel FPS game on Twitter. The first tweet, sent on May 20, reads “They used to call me Prophet”, referencing an early line in Crysis 2. Then we’ve got some eyes emojis, and a screenshot from one of Crysis 2’s missions. This… → Read More
Mass Effect Legendary Edition and Resident Evil Village lead Steam top sellers
In a completely unforeseeable turn of events, Mass Effect Legendary Edition is the top selling game on Steam. The RPG game remasters sit on the top spot, with Resident Evil Village taking up the below two positions. A lot of players were just waiting for their chance to pilot the Nostromo again, and hang out with Garrus, and save the galaxy from the Reapers, and hang out with Garrus. Right on… → Read More
WoW’s Chromie is trans, narrative lead confirms
One of World of Warcraft‘s older NPCs is transgender. A new short story reveals that Chromie, the time-travelling gnome whose dragon form Chronormu used male pronouns, now uses she/her pronouns in all instances. An excerpt of Visage Day, part of the upcoming anthology Folk and Fairy Tales of Azeroth, that has Chromie choosing her pronouns was posted online from someone who received a preview… → Read More
Terraria celebrates tenth birthday with 50% off sale
Terraria, a long-running building game, turns ten this weekend – the very day this has been posted, in fact – and you can grab it at half off to celebrate. Exactly one decade ago, on May 16, 2011, Terraria became available on Steam. Right now, if you go to the Steam page, or GOG, you can get it for 50% off, putting it at $4.99, or equivalent. Since release, the 2D Minecraft-like has continued to… → Read More
Mass Effect Legendary Edition causing crashes, players unhappy about some lackluster features
The long-heralded Mass Effect Legendary Edition launched this week, and some players are having issues. The remastered RPG games are causing crashes in some systems, and missing features are being highlighted in negative Steam reviews. One player started a thread on Reddit about frequently encountering problems on the first Mass Effect. “Happens walking around on Citadel and spontaneously when… → Read More
Starfield reportedly Xbox and PC only
We don’t know much about Bethesda’s upcoming game Starfield, but it’s being reported that we can count on one thing: it’s going to be a PC and Xbox exclusive. The main source of this information is GamesBeat journalist Jeff Grubb, who made his tweet on the matter as clear as possible. “Starfield is exclusive to Xbox and PC. Period. This is me confirming that,” Grubb said, looking to clear up any… → Read More
Rust may be getting more underwater environments, voice DLC
The world of Rust is going underwater, and there might be more to explore in the depths than previously thought. The survival game‘s submarines are still in development, and it’s been suggested you could use them to find a lair of some sort. In their latest video, Rust content creator Shadowfrax discusses the progress that developer Facepunch Studios has been making on the subs. Single and… → Read More
FFXIV is a getting space bunnies, new Reaper class
This year’s Final Fantasy XIV FanFest just happened, and we got a wealth of new information on Endwalker, the next expansion. On top of a trailer, and a release date, the second new class has been revealed, a new tribe, and the next series of raids. Reaper is the next class you’ll be able to choose as of Endwalker. It’s a melee DPS job that can summon other creatures to the battlefield, or to… → Read More
FFXIV Endwalker releases November
Square Enix has just hosted this year’s Final Fantasy 14 FanFest, and with it came a full trailer for Endwalker, the MMORPG game‘s next expansion. Alongside ominously teasing some of the new features, we now know exactly when FF14 is taking us to the moon. The six minutes of footage has a number of characters ominously chatting about things are “as we feared”, asking if “our hero will deign to… → Read More
The Witcher 3 next-gen update might include popular mods
One of The Witcher 3‘s most popular mods could be part of the next-gen update that’s coming later this year. The creator is in talks with CD Projekt Red about the upcoming upgrade to the beloved RPG game, and currently, things are optimistic. Halk Hogan, the modder behind The Witcher 3 HD Reworked Project, posted a comment under one of his latest videos, stating that CDPR had reached out. “I… → Read More
Here’s Doom on a GoPro drone controller
Another day, another strange Doom port. This time, it’s Doom on the controller for a GoPro Karma drone. The buttons make doing much of anything difficulty, but as ever, the FPS game perseveres. This was posted by Maserati52 on Reddit. As it turns out, getting Doom running on the hardware isn’t difficult. GoPro’s controllers use Android software, and all you need to do is install a new version of… → Read More
Battlefield 6 reveal may have been delayed
Last week, it seemed as though the reveal of Battlefield 6 was close. Now, insiders are reporting that the FPS game‘s first trailer may have been delayed. GamesBeat’s Jeff Grubb first commented on the matter, sharing his list of upcoming videogame events on Twitter. Back in March, he’d heard early May, and that seemed increasingly likely as images started to leak. However, he’s since heard that… → Read More
This Valheim mod turns it into WoW’s Azeroth
We’ve had Valheim players build parts of World of Warcraft in the Viking game, and now someone’s rejigging the whole map to reflect Blizzard’s MMORPG game. The Valheim of Warcraft mod transforms the world of Iron Gate’s survival game into Azeroth, including all the standard lands of WoW 9.0. Outland and Shadowlands are missing for now, but you’ve got Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor, Azuremyth Isle,… → Read More