Dragon Ball is the latest anime franchise arriving in Fortnite and it's less than a week away, with Epic Games confirming an August 16 release date.
In a relatively vague tweet for those unfamiliar with Dragon Ball, the Fortnite Twitter account posted (below) an image of a golden dragon with the tagline: "Speak. Name your wish."
The dragon is in fact Shenron, a magical being from the Dragon Ball series that grants the wish of anyone that collects all seven of the Dragon Balls. While Epic Games didn't say it explicitly, it's fairly safe to assume that Dragon Ball characters will be arriving in Fortnite soon.
It's unclear which skins and items will be arriving in the game, as in Fortnite's long list of mash-ups with other media...
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NBA 2K23 is seeking to perfectly simulate the look, feel, and action of 1980s and 1990s basketball by recreating superstar Michael Jordan’s most iconic moments in the Jordan Challenges.
These include Jordan’s game-winner in the 1982 NCAA National Championship, “the shot” over the Utah Jazz that won him his sixth and final NBA title in 1998, plus other signature match-ups from his career against the likes of Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, and the Bad Boy Pistons.
The challenges won’t be played on modern NBA courts, or even on classic courts with modern commentary, as each moment features a complete overhaul of the visuals and sound to recreate the broadcast coverage at the time.
Gameplay will also change to match the more physical era...
Doom and Quake developer id Software is bundling multiple versions of its games together on Steam to make finding and buying them a little less confusing.
The developer explained in a blog post that it will no longer list several copies of the same game on Steam but instead include each version under the one main title.
Doom II, for example, was previously available in four different forms: Doom II, Doom II (Enhanced), Master Levels for Doom II, and Final Doom. Following the change made on August 10, however, all of these games will be included simply under the Steam listing for Doom II.
Ultimate Doom has been rebranded as Doom (1993), and the same consolidation treatment has taken place for Doom 3, plus Quake II and Quake III...
Elite: Dangerous director and founder of Frontier Developments David Braben has stepped down as the company's CEO after holding the role for 28 years.
As reported by GI.biz, Braben will remain as the studio president and founder but will be replaced in the CEO position by chief creative officer Jonny Watts. He will still be a highly influential figure at the developer, however, as Frontier said Braben is still an "executive director" and will "retain his leadership and vision for Frontier's strategic direction".
"Frontier is very important to me and I am delighted to be able to pass on my CEO responsibilities to the exceptionally talented Jonny Watts, who I know will do a terrific job," Braben said.
"He has the perfect combination...
It's hammer time if you're after the next Mjolnir-infused action-adventure in Kratos' future. Honestly, I'd be very surprised if this game got much lower than 78 bucks between now and launch. If I was you, I'd also pump the brakes and make space in the glovey for a $62 GT7. Lastly, I endorse the minimum wallet pain of scoring every single Max Payne for 65% less. That third entry stands up remarkably well, It's still big, bold, bald and beautiful.
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Sony has been slowly building up its catalog of PC ports of first-party PS4 games, and now with Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, we have the biggest to date. This game needs no introduction. The PlayStation 5 remaster improved on the 2018 original significantly with new facial models, improved resolution and performance, DualSense controls, and graphics that show off some of the best ray tracing on consoles thus far.
Porting Insomniac's incredible game and bespoke engine to PC was by no means an easy feat of engineering, but the task was put in the very capable hands of Nixxes, a new member of Sony Studios. Here’s what’s on offer in the new PC version:
Higher frames per second, meaning you can exceed the 120fps ceiling of the PS5’s...
Tower of Fantasy is a light sci-fi shared open-world MMORPG with cross-play that is now available from the official site, Apple's App Store, and the Google Play Store. This new action-adventure MMORPG send players to the alien world of Aida and will task them with saving what is left of humankind. But fret not, as Tower of Fantasy includes a deep combat system, the unique Simulacrum system that lets players embody heroes of the past, and a world filled to the brim with treasures waiting to be discovered.
Tower of Fantasy has also announced that four million global pre-registrations have been reached, and more rewards have been added for players to enjoy in-game.
In anticipation of the launch of Tower of Fantasy, we wanted to share...
A 4K gaming monitor is the ultimate way to experience your favorite PC games. The enhanced resolution provides incredible sharpness that brings out details you’d miss at a lower resolution. Distant objects that were once a blurry mess become clear as day because these displays are showing four times the resolution of a 1080p gaming monitor.
Buying a 4K gaming monitor is an investment, however, as most models are at least $500. You may spend several times that for a high-refresh display that supports both AMD FreeSync and Nvidia G-Sync. We’ve compared dozens of options to find the best 4K gaming monitors available right now – and click here to find them in the UK.
TL;DR – These are the Best 4K Gaming Monitors:
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The release of Atlus’s newest game Soul Hackers 2 is just around the corner, and today they announced a slew of DLC that will be available upon the game’s launch, including a full bonus story, in a new trailer.
Atlus games are known for their costume packs that pull inspiration from their previous games, and Soul Hackers 2 is no different. Players can deck their party members out in outfits from Persona 4, Persona 5, Shin Megami Tensei IV, or, in true Atlus fashion, fashionable swimsuits.
There will also be battle music from the aforementioned games included as well
In an even more exciting turn, the day one DLC will feature a bonus story arc called The Lost Numbers. This arc includes Nana, a freelance Devil Summoner in search of...
The internet can't get enough of the latest promo video for Forspoken, the upcoming action RPG from Square Enix and Luminous Productions. However, it's not the most positive reception, as people are poking fun at the new trailer by making parodies of it.
It all started when the official Forspoken Twitter account posted a new ad for the game. The promo shows snippets of gameplay, featuring a voiceover from the protagonist, Frey. Many people on the internet are finding the dialogue incredibly campy, with the most-liked reply to Forspoken's original post saying, "This game looks beautiful and the gameplay looks crazy but boy do I bet that the story/dialogue will get on my nerves."
Here's what the ad has the main character saying:
"So...
Nope, Elden Ring definitely isn’t on Xbox Game Pass.
Microsoft has confirmed that, while some users saw Elden Ring appear on Xbox Cloud Gaming as part of Xbox Game Pass, it was just a bug that has now been fixed.
“If you’ve seen Elden Ring and other games appear as if they might be playable on Xbox Cloud Gaming or Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft says this is a bug and it has rolled out a fix,” said The Verge editor Tom Warren via Twitter.
Several games including Elden Ring, GTA V, and Soul Hackers 2 appeared on store pages and an ad promoting Xbox Cloud Gaming earlier today. But while many speculated that this meant an Xbox Game Pass debut for the titles, it looks as though it was all an unintended mistake.
“We're aware of a bug that...
Fighting games have a special place in both the past and present of gaming. It’s a genre that requires quick thinking, twitch reflexes, and vast amounts of knowledge of both yourself and your opponent’s options to play at a high level. It can often seem intimidating. But some of the most recognizable series in pop culture, such as Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat, belong to that same genre.
So for our deliberations in assembling this list, we’ve laid out some special criteria: we’ve excluded platform fighters such as the Smash Bros series as that’s important enough to be a list on its own; we only have one game representing each series, and while legacy can play a big part, they must offer robust mechanics and still be fun to play...
Gunzilla's upcoming multiplayer battle royale shooter title, Off The Grid (OTG), will incorporate an NFT platform called GunZ.
GunZ will utilize blockchain technology for in-game item trading, where players can buy new in-game items from other players. However, Gunzilla clarifies that trading is completely optional and that the studio will not hide progression or any features behind a paywall. Furthermore, Gunzilla says that it will never sell NFTs directly to players.
Gunzilla’s insistence on the GunZ platform revolves around the fact that in today’s free-to-play games, players don’t get to actually keep the in-game items they earned or paid for. For example, when a game shuts off permanently, whatever time or money the player...
Before I wrote about video games from the comfort of a computer screen, I worked for my father at his real-life construction company, so playing the upcoming Construction Simulator 2022 was something of a surreal experience. Just when I thought I’d left the yellow hard hat and demanding physical labor in the tractor’s rearview, it all came flooding back to me in this beautifully detailed and incredibly fun simulation game that had me giddy with nostalgia before I was done with the tutorial. It’s not too often that one gets the opportunity to walk the path not taken, but strapping that toolbelt back on as I drove painstakingly detailed roller machines and excavators, completed repair jobs, and pushed around dirt felt like peering through...
Details of the cancelled campaign from Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – the only game in the franchise without a dedicated single-player mode – have been leaked after four years.
As reported by Eurogamer, Reddit user Purpletoaster20 posted a detailed explanation of what was going to be a "co-operative live service" campaign that connected to Black Ops 4's multiplayer modes and specialists. The report arrived following months of research and discussions with those familiar with the cancelled campaign, the post said, and also included more than 400 images of concept art, storyboards, early mission planning, and more, lending credence to the leak.
The campaign was reportedly set in 2070 during "the year of chaos" and followed on from the...
Xbox is back at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany this year, and it's released an official line up and schedule. Plans include a six-hour livestream and insight into a number of previously announced games.
The Xbox Booth @ gamescom Live Stream is a six-hour event that will take place on Thursday, August 25 from 5am-11am Pacific / 8am–2pm Eastern / 1pm-7pm UK. The livestream will feature developer interviews as well as gameplay, but Xbox isn't indicating that there will be new announcements as part of the stream.
The current, incomplete list, includes:
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Gunfire Reborn
Sea of Thieves
Lies of P
High On Life
Grounded
Pentiment
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Minecraft Legends
Planet of Lana
Age of Empires IV
The Xbox...
When I started Cult of the Lamb, I wasn’t expecting to be shoveling so much poop. This is a true wolf of a base-management game in the sheepish clothing of an action-roguelite, but it balances that unexpected mix of genres with grace. Its adorable art style and surprising amount of side activities fill its relatively linear structure up with personality – and while its combat sections aren’t deep enough to keep me coming back after the credits rolled, this is a dark ritual I’m very glad to have completed.
Cult of the Lamb puts you in the fluffy hooves of a cult leader newly resurrected by an imprisoned deity called The One Who Waits. Now it’s up to you to free your master by recruiting new followers to the flock, building a base for...
Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan has revealed that he once raised the idea of a Grand Theft Auto-style video game adaptation of his hit series.
As reported by Dualshockers, Gilligan said during the latest episode of the Inside the Gilliverse podcast that several ideas for Breaking Bad video games have come and gone over the years, also including a PlayStation VR experience.
"I'm not much of a video game player but how can you not know Grand Theft Auto?" he said. "I remember saying to the two gentleman who said yes originally to Breaking Bad, I said 'who owns Grand Theft Auto, can't you have like a module, can there be like a Breaking Bad [adaptation]?'
"It still makes sense to me," Gilligan continued. "That never came to...
Half-Life 2 is getting a VR mod, and it’s arriving in beta form this September.
Half-Life 2: VR, a headset version of the narrative FPS classic will begin its open beta on PC next month – but no specific date has been announced just yet.
“Good news, everyone!” said a statement from the Source VR Mod Team, which is making the mod. “The wait is nearly over - the Half-Life 2: VR public beta is launching in September. And yes, we do mean this year.”
The mod is currently undergoing a closed playtest. It runs on SteamVR, so any headset using the Steam platform can be used to play Half-Life 2: VR. It's been tested on the Index, Quest, Vive, and Pimax headsets.
Half-Life 2 is one of the most best-loved games of all time, revolutionizing...
Let's make like good (bargain/dinobot) hunters and cut right to the chase. Horizon Forbidden West is a damn fine get for 64 bucks, and it's just the tip of the, er, spear with today's bargains list. I'd also make a lot of time for Dying Light 2 at sub-30 clams. You also wouldn't believe how great a fully-patched copy of No Man's Sky is for $19 (and in VR, if you own a headset). Lastly, I'd have snoop into that 2K sale that Humble Bundle is having. There's lots of Mafia in there, see.
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Blizzard has announced when loot boxes will be phased out of Overwatch in anticipation of the new Battle Pass system.
The announcement was quietly mentioned in a blog post about the Overwatch Anniversary Remix Volume 3 event. The company confirmed that the loot boxes would "no longer be available for sale" come August 30th.
However, the post notes that you'll still be able to earn standard loot boxes after the Remix event.
This Anniversary Remix event is Blizzard's way of "cleaning house" of sorts, allowing players to earn (or buy) cosmetics before Overwatch 2 launches on October 4, 2022. This includes skins and cosmetics from previous Overwatch Challenge events.
Players will also be able to participate in "brawls" and relive...
You ever see someone with massive, toned arms but embarrassingly scrawny legs? Digimon Survive is a little bit like that person: it overwhelmingly succeeds at being an entertaining visual novel, but completely skips leg day when it comes to its tedious tactics combat. Apart from some serious pacing problems, meeting Digimon Survive’s memorable characters and exploring the grim world they are in make the story at its center very enjoyable. But while this visual novel digivolves in the areas of storytelling and characterization, the slow and mind-numbingly simplistic turn-based combat system crammed into it comes close to spoiling that otherwise enjoyable tale entirely.
The glacial opening hours of Digimon Survive feature a group of...
Sitting at your gaming desk in front of your gaming monitor might be the way most PC gamers play, but unless you've got a killer setup with a comfortable gaming chair, it often doesn’t compare to the coziness of lounging on your couch for some casual gaming. The problem is when you switch over to the couch, you suddenly can't use your gaming keyboard and gaming mouse as easily. At least, not unless you have a lapdesk. Lapdesks let you relax while still having an effective battle station, giving you the best of both couch and desk gaming. Working from home is also a whole lot more enjoyable when you’re not sitting in an office chair for eight hours straight.
The key components of a quality lapdesk are a tray for your keyboard or laptop...
The key thing to know about Gotham Knights’ factions is that they aren’t just henchmen for a named villain. The gangs of enemies you’ll find across Gotham’s darkened streets are sorted into affiliations – with their own preferences of street crime and equipment – but they’re mercenaries, not cultists.
Take our subjects for today: the Regulators faction, and classic supervillain Mr. Freeze. The Regulators are an existing gang in this version of Gotham, a group of tech-enhanced ne’er-do-wells who steal advanced goods, traffic organs and augment their own power with their ill-gotten gains. You can meet them doing their own thing as you clean up the streets – but you can also find them allied with Mr. Freeze, and adopting his penchant for...
New platform fighter MultiVersus has seemingly passed 10 million players in just three weeks – and before it's even left beta.
According to tracker.gg (via PC Gamer) the game has hit a colossal 10,268,259 active accounts across all platforms since it headed to open beta three weeks ago.
While this isn't an official announcement, tracker.gg ingests data directly from games, so it would seem to be accurate. We've contacted Warner Bros. for confirmation.
The new game from Warner Bros. features iconic characters such as Batman, Bugs Bunny, and Shaggy and Velma from Scooby Doo, and it seems as though these classic Warner Bros. characters have tapped into gamers in a big way.
MultiVersus has proved to be a surprise hit with an...
The latest Elden Ring update has added some interesting changes to summoning signs.
Update 1.06 has made summoning signs more useful, adding “the function to send summoning signs to summoning pools in multiple areas, including distant areas.”
Essentially, this means you’ll have more of a chance of being summoned to another player’s game while going about your business in The Lands Between. You won’t even have to stay near your sign anymore and can continue exploring while you wait for a summon.
Unfortunately, when sending a summoning sign to a “distant area” the summoning pools in Mohgwyn’s Palace are excluded. While no reasoning is given for that single exclusion, it may be because this area is commonly used to farm Runes and...
A modder has put Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor's genius Nemesis System into Skyrim, which means you can now set yourself up for revenge against dragons (or mudcrabs, or anything else) that kill you.
Syclonix's Shadow of Skyrim: Nemesis and Alternative Death System mod turns almost any enemy that defeats you into a nemesis. This nemesis gains a unique name, grows in stength, steals your weapons (and may even use them), and inflicts a debuff on you. The only way to remove that debuff and gain back your equipment is to seek your nemesis out and kill them. Handily, the mod creates a quest in your log so that you can easily track your revenge.
The mod's design attempts to thread together situational stories with your nemesis. For...
Though CD Projekt Red has had a rough year or so, there's no denying the lure of discounted Witchers. I should also like to draw special attention to a few other games near and dear to my heart. Firstly, the Prince of Persia series (in particular the Sands of Time) should be on your bucket list. Ditto with Inside, the spookiest lil' platformer since Limbo. Lastly, practically everything in the PS Hits range is worth the 9 buck asking price. God of War especially.
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Take-Two has just released its first set of earnings since it fully acquired mobile developer and publisher Zynga, and it looks like mobile is already playing an absolutely massive role in the publisher's future.
Take-Two's net bookings for the quarter were up 41% year-over-year in no small part thanks to Zynga. And recurrent consumer spending was up 48% and accounted for 73% of that total, again largely thanks to Zynga, though NBA 2K22 and Tiny Tina's Wonderlands also played a role.
What's more, Take-Two is expecting Zynga to account for a whopping 45% of its total net bookings for the entire fiscal year ending March of 2023, with 2K making up 37%, Rockstar accounting for 45%, and Private Division making up 1%. Admittedly, Take-Two...
Marvel's Midnight Suns has been delayed a second time, and while it doesn't seem to be a long delay, we're now once again without a clear release date for the Firaxis tactical RPG.
In today's Take-Two earnings results, the publisher revealed that it has moved back the launch of Midnight Suns "to ensure the teams at Firaxis Games and 2K deliver the best possible experience for our fans."
It's expected to arrive "later this fiscal year," which for Take-Two means sometime before March of 2023, but we don't have a specific date yet. Additionally, only PC, PS4, and Xbox Series X and S players will get to jump in on that date - the PS4, Xbox One, and Switch versions are planned for even later.
Midnight Suns was originally planned for...