Star Wars Jedi: Survivor players are using the game's immense level of lightsaber customisation to recreate some of the franchise's most iconic (and sometimes niche) laser swords.
The long-awaited sequel from EA aimed to double down on everything Jedi: Fallen Order did right, and as revealed by game director Stig Asmussen at Star Wars Celebration 2023, customisation was to be one of Jedi: Survivor's main pillars.
Beyond just different colour schemes for Cal's ship, droid, and poncho, players could now customise everything from his moustache to his boots and, of course, his lightsaber. While most players used the ridiculous number of lightsaber components and colours to create a blade that suited them, some leaned back into the depths...
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Amazon’s Lord of the Rings MMO isn’t scaring off The Lord of the Rings Online. Developers from the long running MMO have held strong against the announcement of a competitor.
“[Lord of the Rings Online] is not going away", confirmed developer Standing Stone in a forum post. “LOTRO is like the long-lived Ents, Elves and Dwarves; and we mere mortals, are the stewards of LOTRO and its community. Standing Stone has every intention of growing and supporting this community. The road goes ever on...”
The Lord of the Rings Online launched way back in 2007 and has developed a stalwart following. Now, a new MMO is coming from Amazon – and while it’s still in the early stages of development, it promises to give players a fresh look at...
It’s no secret the gaming community is kind of angry at Xbox since Redfall released. It really felt like the straw that broke the camel’s back. For too long Xbox fans have been asked to wait just a little bit longer for the next amazing AAA game, but enough is enough. Redfall was supposed to be that game, and look how that turned out. Now, with Redfall in the rearview mirror (aka the “Uninstalled” bin for most of us), it’s time to look forward to the next big release – Starfield.
If Starfield is a flop or suffers from any kind of major problem – or, y’know, is just not that fun – faith in Xbox’s ability to deliver is going to be further shaken and as a result I imagine heads will roll at Xbox.
Starfield doesn’t deserve this added...
Fans who noticed that Hogwarts Legacy had an unusual lack of repercussions for murdering and using other unforgivable curses will be pleased to hear that developer Avalanche Software also thought about it a lot.
As reported by PC Gamer, a new datamine of the popular Harry Potter game has revealed that a morality system was at least tested before launch, meaning using unforgivable curses wasn’t quite so free and easy.
YouTuber GrandTheftDiamonds uncovered a hidden morality system while looking through the game’s SQL files, and it would have given a House Point penalty to wizards who choose to use Avada Kedavra and the other unforgivable curses.
As you might expect, the Killing Curse would have racked up the worst penalties, removing...
Respawn’s latest patch for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has arrived, bringing with it a slew of fixes and improvements to the PC version of the game. However, console players will need to wait a little longer to get their hands on the update.
As stated on EA's website, patch five is already available to download for PC, but the console patch that will bring upgrades to the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S has yet to be given a date.
Regardless, the new patch is set to bring numerous performance and stability improvements to Jedi: Survivor across all platforms, while also addressing a number of rare game breaking bugs that were preventing some players from progressing through the game.
A series of graphical updates are also being implemented in...
After striking a deal with Microsoft earlier this year, Nvidia has officially announced the first slate of Xbox Game Studios titles coming to its cloud gaming service GeForce Now.
In a press release, Nvidia confirmed that The Coalition's Gears 5 will be the first first-party game from Xbox Game Studios to be playable on GeForce Now. GeForce Now players subscribed to the Priority tier can stream Gears 5 at 1080p and 60FPS, with Ultimate members having the option to stream it at 4K resolution at 120FPS or 240FPS for lower latency.
Additionally, Nvidia confirmed the next three games coming from the Xbox Game Studios portfolio: Arkane Lyon's Deathloop, plus Grounded and Pentiment from Obsidian Entertainment, will arrive on GeForce Now...
The Outlast Trials is a horror movie in reverse, in ways both good and bad. Instead of screaming in terror when something jumps out at you or stabs your character in the face, you usually just laugh as your friends make fun of you from their hiding spots. Instead of a clueless group of protagonists who get picked off one by one, the enemies hunting you and your teammates are the ones with the hilariously poor decision-making skills. While the early access version of this cooperative horror game proves the concept and has a couple of very memorable maps, it’s not one of those games that’s sprung into being almost fully formed. Expected bugs and general lack of polish aside, there’s just not much content yet. Even so, I had an overall...
Lords of the Fallen is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, and PC on October 13 this year.
Revealed in a gameplay reveal trailer, (an exclusive, extended version of which can be viewed above), developer Hexworks has given fans a first proper look at the Dark Souls and Elden Ring-esque game running in Unreal Engine 5.
IGN's extended gameplay reveal trailer is a hefty four minutes and shares some story details too. "Mournstead has fallen, it's great army decimated by the legions of Adyr, the Demon God," reads a dramatic opening screen. "But one light still flickers in the ever-growing gloom, the light of the Dark Crusader."
The trailer then slips into gameplay, showing a range of environments and enemies present in the...
Look upon these lists and rejoice. May is absolutely flush with amazing games to play, and I'm tracking the best prices to own them at. We should also take a moment to celebrate the birthday of Max Payne 3. For you newbies, it's a celebration of Wickesque shootouts, bullet-time badassery, and baldness. Like most Rockstar presentations, it holds up quite well, a decade after the fact.
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One of the advantages of owning an Android smartphone or tablet is a larger selection of mobile games available—compared to the Apple iPhone. Google isn’t as restrictive as Apple with the types of apps and games that you can download, so you’ll always have a wider range of gaming experiences.
However, there are millions upon millions of apps available to play on the Google Play Store, so it may be intimidating to find a good place to start. That’s where we come in.
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Immersion Corporation has filed a lawsuit against Valve over rumble haptic technology found in the Steam Deck and Valve Index, The Verge reports.
The outlet notes that Immersion filed its complaint in the Western District of Washington, citing seven patents dating back to as early as 2002. The company is accusing Valve of infringing its own patents in the company's hardware devices, the Steam Deck and Valve Index. Though the complaint also cites several video games that use the technology, including Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.
Immersion has a history of suing companies it claims have infringed on its rumble tech patents. Both Microsft and Sony have been in legal bouts with...
Xbox's deal to acquire Activision-Blizzard gets a key approval from the European Commission, even while the UK's CMA doubles down on its opposition. A quote from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has us wondering what Microsoft might be willing to do in the UK if they don't get the green light. Plus: Starfield has...jetpack sex? Don't worry, we'll explain. And more!
Subscribe on any of your favorite podcast feeds, to our YouTube channel, or grab an MP3 of this week's episode. For more awesome content, check out our interview with Todd Howard, who answered all of our Starfield questions after the big reveal at the Xbox Showcase:
For more next-gen coverage, make sure to check out our Xbox Series X review, our Xbox Series S review, and our...
As Microsoft continues in its efforts to acquire Activision Blizzard and multiple regulators make their decisions on the deal, several publishers have now publicly voiced their thoughts on the situation. Among them, Take-Two Interactive, whose CEO voiced support for the acquisition today in conversation with IGN.
When asked for his thoughts on the deal, CEO Strauss Zelnick expressed that Take-Two had supported the deal for some time, saying that it would be a positive for the company's partner, Microsoft: "What's good for them is also good for the industry."
When the CMA's recent ruling against the deal on the basis that it could cause a potential Microsoft takeover of the cloud gaming market, Zelnick reiterated past comments he had...
Take-Two has canceled several unannounced games and quietly delayed others amid what the publisher calls a "challenging consumer backdrop."
Take-Two made the announcement during today's earnings report, saying that "the development timelines of some of our titles have lengthened, especially as we strive to redefine the creative standards of excellence in our industry, which affect our release slate for the year."
Take-Two will incur a $54.2 million impairment charge in the fourth quarter "related to capitalized software development costs for unreleased and canceled console and PC titles." In May 2021, Take-Two said it was aiming to release some 62 game by 2024 across a variety of formats and platforms.
Delays and cancellations have...
Publisher Take-Two Interactive is gearing up for some big years on the horizon, with numerous major releases in the tank for 2024 and beyond. But in the meantime, its plans for the current fiscal year aren't too shabby either: 16 total game releases are expected, including a "new IP" from a "premier studio."
In the company's earnings press release today, Take-Two revealed its plans for three "immersive core offerings" between April of this year and March of 2024. Those games include NBA 2K24 and WWE 2K24, but also include "an eagerly-anticipated new IP from one of our premier studios."
It's possible this is something totally unknown and unannounced. But there are some already-revealed possibilities as well. It's entirely possible...
Sega is considering following in the footsteps of Nintendo, Ubisoft, and other publishers and start charging $70 for future titles.
During a financial earnings call held towards the end of April (the translated transcript of which was spotted by VGC yesterday), Sega Sammy CEO Haruki Satomi and CFO Koichi Fukuzawa alluded to the idea of increasing the price of Sega's upcoming titles when asked why the unit sales price is set higher than usual for the upcoming fiscal year.
"In the global marketplace, AAA game titles for console have been sold at $59.99 for many years, but titles sold at $69.99 have appeared in the last year," they said. "We would like to review the prices of titles that we believe are commensurate with price increases...
Publisher Take-Two Interactive may have just teased the release window for the next entry in the biggest gaming franchise of all time: Grand Theft Auto 6. It could be on the way as soon as next year.
In a press release issued alongside its yearly earnings report, Take-Two shared projections for the coming years, including a massive projection for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. For context, fiscal 2025 will begin in April of 2024:
While Take-Two doesn't explicitly name Grand Theft Auto here, it's hard to imagine any other franchise doing this work for them. For one, Take-Two's net bookings this past fiscal year reached $5.3 billion - a record annual high. Notably, this record was reached thanks to the contributions of Zynga, which it...
While we'll have to wait until July 5 to learn all the details of this surprise announcement, Behaviour Interactive has revealed that the actual Nicolas Cage is coming to Dead by Daylight.
Dead by Daylight's Twitter confirmed the news, saying, "It's the performance of a lifetime. Dead by Daylight: Nicolas Cage. Coming to a realm near you. Learn more on July 5th."
The accompanying video gives us our first look at the actor in the game, and it appears this will be a similar case to The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent where Cage is actually playing himself and not another new character in Dead by Daylight's universe.
"There is nothing more powerful than imagination," Nic Cage says in the trailer. "It can shape the fabric of...
Blizzard's once-annual convention, BlizzCon, is returning to the Anaheim Convention Center for the first time in four years this November, the company announced today.
BlizzCon will take place November 3 and 4, with ticketing information and other details to come. Hotel blocks for the convention are currently available. As in past years, BlizzCon will include at least some digital elements, with past shows incorporating livestreamed panels and in-game rewards across various Blizzard properties.
BlizzCon has been in a bit of a limbo since the event was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic that shut down all major in-person gaming events. It returned briefly in February in 2021 as a fully digital showcase, but again went on...
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was the best selling game of April 2023 despite only being available for two days before sales for the month stopped being recorded.
According to the latest figures from Circana (formerly NPD), EA's long-awaited sequel to 2019's Jedi: Fallen Order overcame Dead Island 2, PGA Tour, Minecraft Legends, and all other new releases to take the top spot and instantly become the 4th best selling game of 2023 so far.
Dead Island 2 came in second, followed by MLB: The Show 23, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Hogwarts Legacy, PGA Tour, Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection, FIFA 23, and Mario Kart 8 in tenth.
On the console front, the Nintendo Switch was the best selling console in terms of...
Modern Warfare 2’s border crossing map Santa Sena has caused a lot of frustration for fans and developer Infinity Ward has finally responded to the feedback.
Speaking to Dexerto, multiplayer design director Geoff Smith explained that Infinity Ward didn't necessarily aim to create a perfectly balanced map with Santa Sena, but instead just wanted something fun.
“Map-wise, we try to have a balance between experiential maps and the more competitive maps,” he said. “Not all of them are super sweaty, balanced ones. There’s ones where ‘hey, it’d be really cool to fight over a border crossing.’”
The map was criticised due to its narrow layout but also because of the bumper-to-bumper traffic. All of the cars are also destructible, meaning...
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Blizzard has officially scrapped Overwatch 2's long-awaited PvE Hero mode, but the game's creative leads are assuring fans that PvE is still a focus for the game moving forward.
On a Twitch stream detailing Overwatch 2's content roadmap, executive producer Jared Neuss explained the decision to cut the PvE content.
"Development on the PvE experience has not really hasn't made the progress that we have hoped," Neuss said. "The team has created a bunch of amazing content so there's awesome missions that are really exciting. There's brand new enemies that are super fun to fight and some truly great and ridiculous hero talents. But unfortunately, the effort required to pull all of that together into a Blizzard-quality experience that we...
Following a "challenging" year of losses and few releases, Ubisoft is preparing to pump resources into the Assassin's Creed franchise to secure its future. It will include a restructure that will increase headcount on Assassin's Creed title development by 40% in the coming years, following a rash of layoffs that reduced the company's global headcount below 20,000.
In its full year earnings today, Ubisoft reported that in a fiscal year in which its only major releases were Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Just Dance 2023, and Rocksmith+, its net sales were €1.81 billion ($1.97 billion) down 14.6% from last year, and it overall reported an operating loss of €500 million ($543 million). While Ubisoft has previously stated that Sparks of...
Station to Station, a new voxel-art railroad-building simulator, has been announced for release later this year on PC by developer Galaxy Grove and publisher Prismatika.
The gorgeous visuals combine with the camera angle to give Station to Station a miniature look, like you're building everything you see with small props. Gameplay-wise, you'll place stations and connect new areas through various biomes. Check out the first trailer above and the first screenshots in the gallery below.
The developers note, "For players seeking to test their management and planning skills, different levels offer optional challenges, stack bonuses, and unique mechanics tied to every biome." They also promise "optional strategic gameplay" on top of the...
As someone who has spent over ⅔ of his life riding a skateboard, I’ll be the first to say that skating is not an easy skill. Between falling, destroying your shoes on grip tape, and spending weeks trying to land that first kickflip, it's as grueling and time-consuming as it is rewarding and fun. VR Skater is no different in that regard. While it’s obvious that a VR skateboard will never replace the real thing, I was still skeptical about how “real” it would feel coasting over digital concrete while having a bulky PSVR2 headset strapped to my face. But after landing that first kickflip over a set of tires, all my doubts were gone, and I found myself looking forward to mastering my next trick.
If I had to sum up VR Skater in one word...
It's safe to say Night Dive Studios' remake of System Shock is one of the most hotly anticipated releases of 2023, and that release is just around the corner. But System Shock fans have another project to look forward to in early 2024 - a hardcover art book called The Art of System Shock.
A collaboration between Dark Horse Books and Night Dive, The Art of System Shock aims to peel back the curtain of development on the remake. Expect plenty of developer commentary and behind-the-scenes anecdotes, along with a wealth of concept art detailing the Citadel space station, the games' varied enemies and props and more.
Here's a look at the official cover art for The Art of System Shock:
The Art of System Shock is a 192-page hardcover...
BlueTwelve Studio’s cat-based adventure game Stray has received an ESRB rating for Xbox consoles, suggesting its time as a PlayStation console exclusive could be coming to an end.
As spotted by VGC, the new listing on the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) website rates Stray for the Xbox One and Xbox Series, unsurprisingly at the same E10+ rating as the PlayStation and PC versions.
No official announcement has been made by publisher Annapurna Interactive or Microsoft, however, though the ESRB rating an Xbox version certainly suggests it exists. A reveal could come during the June 11 Xbox Games Showcase though, or during the wider Summer Game Fest event for which Annapurna is listed as an official partner.
“This is an...
After restarting development on the upcoming Witcher multiplayer spinoff game, developer The Molasses Flood has been hit with layoffs.
"Because [Project Sirius] changed, so has the composition of the team that's working on it–mainly on The Molasses Flood's side," a CD Projekt Red spokesperson said in a statement provided to Kotaku. "The concrete number of employees we parted ways with is 21 team members in the US and eight in Poland (working on the project outside of the US)."
Last week, CD Projekt Red announced that Project Sirius had a "new framework" after restarting development. Before that, there were concerns that CD Projekt Red had canceled the project outright after the company filed something to write off assets, but the...
Bloober Team and Anshar Studio have announced that Layers of Fear will launch on June 15 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Additionally, there is a demo on Steam that will be available until May 22.
“We are thrilled to announce the release date for Layers of Fear and to bring this definitive horror experience to players on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC, on June 15,” Bloober Team CEO Piotr Babieno said in a press release.
He continued: “With the power of Unreal Engine 5, we’ve been able to create a game that visually surpasses our previous works, delivering an unforgettable journey into the minds of tormented artists. We are excited for both new and returning players to jump in.”
Layers of Fear was first teased in...