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Season 2 of Halo Infinite's multiplayer is arriving this May, but two beloved Halo modes could still be a ways off. Halo developer 343 Industries previously said campaign co-op and the Forge mode wouldn't arrive until May 2022 at the earliest, but now the Halo community is dealing with the confirmation that campaign co-op and Forge won't be there when Season 2 drops.
Titled Lone Wolves, Season 2 is bringing two new maps, new modes, the return of King of the Hill, and more cosmetics to Halo Infinite. After 343's recent announcement that campaign co-op wouldn't be arriving with the launch of Season 2, Halo Infinite players took to social media to share their opinions on the news.
The reactions are largely negative, with many fans...
Today From Software is best known for birthing and leading the charge of the Soulsborne genre, a portmanteau named after its Bloodborne and Dark Souls series. But the longer history of the company reveals a more chequered past, a timeline populated by minor hits at best, alongside curious novelties, intriguing failures, and more than a few outright duds.
In some ways, From Software emerged out of nowhere in 2011 with the release of the original Dark Souls, the studio's first genuine smash hit. Suddenly, almost overnight, millions of PS3 and Xbox 360 owners around the world were playing a From Software game, likely for the very first time.
But to a more dedicated observer, the ‘overnight’ success of Dark Souls - a streak that...
After months of waiting, Battlefield 2042 players finally have a scoreboard to help keep track of kills, assists, deaths, and more in-game stats. Starting tomorrow, Battlefield 2042's update 3.3 adds a new scoreboard, bug fixes, control and keybinding changes, and the release of the Steadfast Exclusive Legendary bundle for owners of the Gold Edition, Ultimate Edition, Year 1 Pass, and Ultimate Pack upgrade owners.
The scoreboard includes a match overview, which shows objective progression and ticket counters, plus kills, assists, and deaths. Check out the image below for a look.
New scoreboard features include a team vs. team split for modes like Conquest, Breakthrough, Rush, and TDM, plus inclusion of death stats.
"While these...
Amazon Prime Video will potentially expand their video game TV series lineup with none other than a God of War live-action series.
According to Deadline, Prime Video is in talks with PlayStation to adapt God of War as a live-action TV series. The Expanse creators and executive producers Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby as well as The Wheel of Time producer are all looking to join the adaptation.
If finalized, God of War will join The Last of Us and Twisted Metal as the latest PlayStation exclusives to make the jump to live-action TV. Not counting some of the other flagship games adapted for the big screen like Uncharted and the upcoming Ghost of Tsushima movie.
However, The Last of Us is headed to HBO while Twisted Metal is set for...
It won't be long until horror game fans get their next glimpse of EA's Dead Space Remake, as the company has announced a new developer livestream coming later this week.
The YouTube livestream is set for 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. E.T. / 6 p.m. GMT this Friday, March 11. EA says this video is the "latest in their series of early looks at the development and what goes into the remake of a game."
Last August, EA showed off the first look at Dead Space remake's graphics and gameplay in the first developer showcase. Here, we learned about the combat's new "peeling" system, which lets players shoot the flesh off of enemies to expose bones and guts.
We also learned Gunner Wright will return to voice Isaac, and that there will be fine-tuning to...
When you hear “board games” it’s undeniable that a lot of people will presume children are involved somehow. And why not? They make fantastic family pastimes that bring kids and adults together for some quality time in our digitized and atomized age. But to pigeonhole them like that ignores the fact that the majority of board games are deep, demanding, and definitely designed for grown-ups. So whether you're into 2-player board games, party games, or even solo games, here are our picks for the best titles to stretch your grey matter and provoke some interesting discussions.
Wingspan
There’s no better place to start this list than with one of the most popular and engaging games of the last few years. Wingspan is often sold as a family...
Valve recently sent out the second batch of emails to those that are expected to order a Steam Deck in Q1 2022. And while that news is good for those eager to get the portable gaming PC, the more interesting news the company also announced that it is "looking into making Steam Deck available" in more countries.
As noted in the latest press release, Valve confirmed that it is looking to expand Steam Deck's reach into other markets "by the end of the year." While the company did not go into specifics such as exactly what countries it will make Steam Deck available, it did mention Japan was one market it was looking to make the handheld available next. Further noting that the team is "continuing to push on all these fronts" and promising...
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is getting extended universe DLC including content from The Mandalorian and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Nintendo Everything reports that the game is getting seven DLC packs in total based on films and series outside of the main saga, available for purchase individually or collectively in the Character Collection season pass.
Two packs will be available to everyone when The Skywalker Saga launches on April 5, including characters from the first season of The Mandalorian and Solo: A Star Wars Story.
The former includes five characters including the Mandalorian himself who comes with a non-playable Grogu, plus Greef Karga, Cara Dune, IG-11, and Kuiil. The Solo pack includes young Han Solo, young...
Developer Luminous Productions has delayed open world action-RPG Forspoken from May 25 to October 11.
In a statement on Twitter, the dev team said the delay would let them "focus all of our efforts on polishing the game."
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Mouse and keyboard support is finally coming to xCloud, according to the head of Microsoft Flight Simulator.
In a developer Q&A spotted by Windows Central, Jorg Neumann confirmed the feature was coming to Microsoft's cloud streaming platform likely within the next few months.
Mouse and keyboard support has been a long-requested feature of xCloud, which currently only natively supports playing with a gamepad, or with touch controls on mobile.
When asked if the new control options were coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator following its release on xCloud last week, Neumann said it was up to Xbox itself to implement the support and wasn't something they could do as an individual developer. Thankfully, it seems to be on the way.
He...
The Batman director Matt Reeves has said that the spin-off series focused on the Gotham police department has "evolved" into a series focused on Arkham Asylum, and compared it to a horror movie or haunted house story.
The spin-off series, which has never been formally named, was announced in 2020, and was subsequently said to focus on Jeffrey Wright's Jim Gordon. However, it seems have plans have changed – Matt Reeves spoke to YouTube channel The Cyber Nerds, and suggested the show will now focus on a differen tpart of Gotham's history:
"The GCDP thing, that story has story has kind of evolved. We’ve actually now [moved] more into the realm of exactly what would happen in the world of Arkham as it relates coming off of our movie, and...
Elden Ring's popularity has continued to grow in its second week on the market, having now overtaken New World to become Steam's sixth biggest game of all time by concurrent players.
Per SteamDB data, Elden Ring's peak concurrent users currently stand at 953,426, with a weekend surge pushing it past New World's 913,634.
This places the game behind only Cyberpunk 2077 in fifth, followed by Dota 2, CS: GO, Lost Ark, and finally PUBG: Battlegrounds in first place as Steam's most popular games of all time by concurrent users.
Elden Ring's stats are impressive for other reasons too – it's not dropped below half a million concurrent users on Steam since it launched on February 25. Today, March 7, has seen Elden Ring's lowest concurrent...
Elden Ring fans are debating the meaning of a few curiously locked parts of The Lands Between, with many concluding that they'll be used for PvP or Boss Rush DLC additions (although the latter seems much less likely).
Warning: This article contains small spoilers for Elden Ring locations.
It's very possible that you'll have stumbled across one or more of the Colosseums in The Lands Between, and subsequently been a bit confused about why you can't get inside.
The game's opening area, Limgrave, includes a Colosseum, guarded by an NPC invader you have to defeat in order to claim two of the game's multiplayer items. However, the Colosseum itself remains closed, with a ghostly figure sat outside wondering why they can't get in...
The team behind Lost Ark has announced that, on March 4, it permanently removed "over a million illegitimate accounts" from the game that were running bots.
The news was shared via a blog, saying that it understands botting has been a huge problem since Lost Ark's launch and the team has been "hard at work on crafting effective tools and methods to identify and remove bots from the game." Now, that work has begun to pay off.
"Maintaining a fair and fun gameplay experience for our players is a top priority for the team," The Lost Ark team wrote. "While we intend to make a massive impact with this ban wave, we know that there is more work to be done and want players to know that this is only one step in what will be an active and...
343 Industries has revealed new details on Season 2 of Halo Infinite's multiplayer, including that it will be called Lone Wolves, that it will have new maps and modes, and that it will be released on May 3, 2022.
All the news was shared on Halo Waypoint by Halo Infinite head of creative Joseph Staten, and he began by sharing the inspiration behind Lone Wolves, which is both Season 2's name and theme.
"By 'theme' we mean a core idea that guides the creation of much, but not all, of a Season’s content," Staten said. "Lone Wolf Spartans are hunters. Trackers. They’re resourceful improvisers, operating deep in enemy territory without resupply or support. They’re fierce, rugged, and prefer to work alone—but they’re still loyal to the...
Valve's Steam Deck is here and, since we’ve had our hands on it, we’ve discovered several little things - both good and bad - that it can and cannot do.
Here’s a round-up of the most unexpected things we discovered during our first few weeks with the Steam Deck. Please take note of time of publish, as we’ve discovered the Steam Deck is constantly evolving and some of these may change in the future (wanna know how it's evolving? Check out our review-in-progress).
You Can Use OBS and Livestream From It
With only a dongle that allows USB input, you can actually install OBS and plug in all of your streaming equipment to start streaming. While this method might result in a chuggier stream, it was one of the cooler features we did not...
Players on the PC version of Elden Ring are losing a considerable amount of progress due to a Steam Cloud save issue.
Since yesterday, players are sharing how they’ve come across an issue where the Steam version of Elden Ring asks players whether they’d like to download their cloud save or upload their local save.
This wouldn’t be an issue except the cloud save is often woefully out of date, and players who fail to check their data may accidentally download a save state from hours or even days earlier, losing their current progress.
Bandai Namco acknowledged the issue in a tweet saying it is “aware” of how some games aren’t being saved correctly to the Steam Cloud.
For now, the company is recommending players read this...
Our review of Elden Ring revealed an incredible open-world game filled with monsters, magic, and a dark but thrilling atmosphere. It also detailed some incredibly difficult boss fights and, like any FromSoftware game, a whole lot of frustrating deaths.
The realm of the Lands Between is enormous and there a lot of things Elden Ring doesn't tell you from the start. Whether you're just diving into the game for the first time or just looking for some Elden Ring tips to keep you from dying so often, we've got you covered with a plethora of helpful guides.
Get the Summoner's Bell and Spirit Ashes
One of the main things to do first in Elden Ring is get a summoner's bell and some spirit ashes. This is a huge advantage in boss fights as well...
The Steam Deck is one of the most exciting new pieces of gaming hardware we’ve seen in years. And judging by its gradual launch to those who have preordered, it looks like a lot of people will be getting their hands on a new Steam Deck this year. If you're one of those lucky few, you’ll probably want some accessories. And since you’ll likely play this machine on the go, you’ll probably want to know about the best Bluetooth headphones for the Steam Deck. We’re here to help.
Below, we’ve gathered all the best Bluetooth headphones on the market and looked at them based on their suitability for use with the Steam Deck. Without further ado, let’s dive in.
Best Bluetooth Headphones for Steam Deck
What to Look for in Bluetooth Headphones...
The shady pasta-faced trader, Xûr, is now live in Destiny 2 for the weekend until next week's reset. If you're looking to get your some shiny new Exotic armor or weapons for your Guardian, look no further.
Each week, Xûr has a random assortment of Exotic armor, one for each Guardian class, as well as a random Exotic Weapon and an Exotic Engram available for purchase. In addition to his Exotic wares, he's got a random collection of Legendary weapons and armor to deck out your Guardians.
We've rounded up all the info on Xûr for the week including where to find Xûr, which Exotic weapons and armor are available, as well as which Legendary weapons you should pick up, either for PvE or PvP.
Where Is Xûr Today?
Xûr can be found at The...
Ubisoft's The Settlers has been delayed indefinitely just two weeks before it was intended to launch.
The eighth entry in the real-time strategy series, and the first since 2010, was due to be released on March 17 after years in development. But Ubisoft announced on its official Twitter page (below) today that the reboot had been delayed.
Ubisoft Düsseldorf, the studio behind The Settlers, said it had decided in response to feedback obtained from January's closed beta.
"As we went through this feedback, it became clear to our team that the quality wasn’t yet in line with the team’s vision," the developers write. "Therefore, we took the decision to postpone the launch of the game to a later date."
"The additional time will be used...
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Amazon Games has halted New World's Russian localization amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
A Russian version of the open-world MMO was being planned at Amazon Games but vice president Christoph Hartmann told TechRadar that its production was put on hold.
"We were looking into localizing New World for Russia, and we stopped that", Hartmann says with the publisher later confirming it was done in response to the war. Amazon Games joins 11 Bit Studios, GOG, Raw Fury, Bungie, Beetlewing, Wargaming, and other developers...
Battlefield 2042 currently has fewer concurrent players on Steam than Battlefield 1, 4, or 5.
Per SteamDB data, Battlefield 2042 has seen a maximum of just 2,090 players online in the last 24 hours, compared to 2,195 in Battlefield 4, 7,498 in Battlefield 1, and 21,709 in Battlefield 5. Battlefield 4 arrived in 2013, and it's a marker of how troubled the latest game in the series has been that a much older version is seeing more activity.
The popularity of Battlefield 2042 on Steam has gradually declined since it was released in November last year and currently sits at less than 2% of its original peak player-base of 105,397, even seeing decline through a free weekend in December.
The game has had a fairly turbulent development...
Elden Ring's official advertisement in Thailand is a bonkers, live-action drama that also explains some of the game's lore extremely effectively.
The trailer was posted by Twitter user Daniel Ahmad (below) and doesn't actually show any gameplay until three minutes in.
Instead, it firsts unfolds into a family drama where grandma's sacred ring is destroyed, throwing her family into turmoil. Meanwhile, a prodigal son journeys home, reminiscing about his childhood – which includes a surprising number of Elden Ring references.
The "Tarnished" child returns home as the family fights to claim pieces of the ring for themselves, and saves the family from further fighting – before playing the PlayStation with grandma.
It's a hilariously...
Grand Theft Auto 5 and Grand Theft Auto Online are both coming to new-gen systems on March 15 and today Rockstar Games has detailed a list of enhancements coming to its long-running blockbuster when it arrives on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
In a new blog, Rockstar revealed that all the expected next-gen enhancements will come to GTA 5 and GTA Online, plus more. Starting with GTA 5, here’s a rundown of new features.
New GTA 5 Features
Grand Theft Auto 5 will support three new graphics settings for players who want specific things from their games. Fidelity Mode will run at the highest visual settings, native 4K with Ray Tracing at 30 FPS, for both PS5 and Xbox Series X. Xbox Series S will support upscaled 4K resolution.
Performance...
Elden Ring players are selling Runes – the game's currency – on eBay. However, those selling or buying Runes could potentially face bans from the game.
A quick search for 'Elden Ring Runes' on eBay reveals dozens of listings, with a variety of price ranges, from $10 USD for 1 million Runes, to $25 for 20 million, and even higher in some cases. Suffice it to say, a million Runes would help a player over-level beyond what the game is built for, helping them avoid much (but not all) of the challenge of the notoriously tough game.
While the specifics differ from listing to listing, buying a set of runes tends to involve sending the seller your character name, entering multiplayer with them in a set location, and having them drop Golden...
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It's been a while since we checked in with the inventive sci-fi world of Magalan and its standard-issue bald video game protagonist Jax in 2017, and while the landscape has changed, a lot has stayed the same. I wish more had changed, to be honest, because the hold-overs from the original Elex are most of what makes Elex 2 a disappointment. Underwhelming and sometimes confusing character writing undermines an interesting main quest scenario, graphical glitches sabotage an often beautiful post-apocalyptic world, and straight-up terrible combat tears down everything else.
I'll get this out of the way right up front: I can't think of anything positive to say about the combat, and that makes it very hard to recommend Elex 2 in spite of...
Activision Blizzard claims that its violation of a California law that requires the company to have at least three women on its board of directors by the end of 2021 is due to complications with its upcoming acquisition by Microsoft, despite having three years to comply with the law.
First noticed by Axios, Activision Blizzard's annual report for 2021 includes an acknowledgment that it failed to comply with a California law that requires companies headquartered in the state with at least six members on their board of directors to include at least three women on their boards by the end of 2021. The company currently has two women on a board of ten.
Activision Blizzard attributes its failure to appoint a third woman to its board to its...