Square Enix has warned players ahead of Final Fantasy XIV's Endwalker Early Access period that its servers may be congested.
The team is anticipating more simultaneous logins than usual, so the servers have been optimized ahead of Endwalker's release in order to increase login caps. Due to the ongoing shortage of semiconductors, Square Enix was unable to add new Worlds, but will still be considered later.
When a World reaches its maximum player cap, then a login queue will appear. Even if it isn't counting down, the process is still functioning and it will admit players in order. Players who have the full version of the game will be prioritized over the ones playing the free trial version. Players will be able to log into...
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Right on the heels of Black Friday and Cyber Monday comes one of the best video game prices on one of the OK-est games available right now. Today at Amazon you can get Marvel's Avengers for PS4 or Xbox for just $9.99.
Marvel's Avengers Deal
Marvel's Avengers had a bit of a rough launch, but things have smoothed out somewhat. Still, it's not without its problems. In our initial Marvel's Avengers review, we gave it a 6 (which is 'OK' on the IGN scale). There's still a pretty invested fanbase around Marvel's Avengers, but it never reached the heights its pedigree seemed to promise.
But for ten bucks, who cares? It's fun enough, especially at that price. I say roll the dice. The end game isn't quite as great, but again, the price is...
Activision Blizzard is currently facing serious ongoing allegations of harassment and mistreatment of marginalized workers. To learn more, please visit our timeline as well as our in-depth report on the subject.
A slew of new details about Call of Duty: Warzone's new Pacific map has been revealed. A new blog post from Activision shows off numerous new pictures and the actual in-game map of Caldera, the Pacific island replacing the fictional eastern European region of Verdansk.
At a glance, the map looks roughly the same size as Verdansk, which was already pretty huge. The image also shows off the named points of interest, such as the mountain "Peak" sitting in the northern center, the sandy shores of the "Beachhead" to the east, and...
Ubisoft has fully revealed High Calibre, the fourth season of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Year 6 that will not only add a new Operator in the defender Brianna “Thorn” Skehan and her Razorbloom Shell gadget, but also a rework of Outback, greater customization, new team colors, and more.
High Calibre Season, Thorn, and the new Battle Pass featuring a new exotic weapon skin will all be available November 30. To help give you a headstart on becoming the best Thorn you can be, we’ve enlisted the help of Rainbow Six Siege professional player and TSM FTX member Jason “Beaulo” Doty to share some of the best tips for using this new Defender.
Thorn and Her Razorbloom Shells Can Be a Big Problem For Attackers
While Thorn’s loadout includes...
Second Life creator Philip Rosedale has cast his doubts over Facebook's plans to create its own metaverse.
In a recent interview with Axios, the Rosedale spoke about his doubts over future attempts to build a metaverse and the questions that still remain over the digital spaces.
Rosedale somewhat pioneered the idea of a playable metaverse with Second Life, an online platform that saw players create avatars and take up residence in a virtual world. Those visiting Second Life did so for a number of reasons - whether that be on a smaller scale to socialize with friends and check out the surroundings or at a more in-depth level by taking up jobs as performers, politicians, or teachers. There was certainly plenty to keep people occupied...
A new Starfield developer diary has revealed new concept art from the upcoming Bethesda game, as well as discussed its focus on grounded, realistic exploration.
In the video diary, Game Director Todd Howard explained that the staff at Bethesda Games Studios all had exploration in mind when it came to what Starfield would be about. "Coming to Starfield, everybody's starting over and saying 'What would you want to do? What does going to space mean to you?'" he said. "And everybody comes back with the same one: I want to see what's out there."
But compared to Skyrim's epic fantasy setting and Fallout's retropunk apocalypse, Starfield will offer a different approach to how we will explore. "It's got a more realistic, science-based...
PlayStation Studios has been busy as the PlayStation 5 closes out its first year Throughout 2021, Sony’s collection of worldwide development teams has continued to turn out acclaimed hits, reinvigorate old franchises, and expand with a host of acquisitions and first-party publishing partnerships. Let’s check in on the state of PlayStation’s First-Party Studios.
Before we jump in, a few notes. First off, we’ll be focusing on PlayStation first-party studios only. So we won’t be talking about studios developing third-party console exclusives or third-party partnerships. Hey, we didn’t cover Housemarque for this very reason the last time around, and since then they’ve been acquired by PlayStation, so never say never.
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GTA Trilogy has released updates for all three games, which are available now on all platforms aside from Switch. The updates include fixes for the remasters' infamous rain effect, the addition of a cinematic camera, and more.
Announced on Rockstar's support website, the 1.03 patch includes fixes for individual games and specific platforms, as well as general improvements across the entire collection.
Some of the bigger changes include removing rain from indoor scenes, fixing some of the typos players have spotted throughout all three games, texture corruption problems in San Andreas, and the curiously non-specific "issue with Tommy’s hands when wearing the Havana Outfit in the mission Shakedown." We also have a fix for the...
Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, and GTA San Andreas are all available on Xbox Game Pass, so this definitely isn't the time to let your subscription expire. Thankfully, I've found some excellent deals to keep your membership going for a little while longer.
I've found deals for both active and new Xbox Game Pass subscribers at the moment, both of which are incredible discounts, and well-worth stocking up on before the offer expires. Here's the absolute best Xbox Game Pass deals in the UK, available right now.
What is the Best Xbox Game Pass Deal?
Post-Cyber Monday sales, the best Xbox Game Pass deal right now comes in the form of a conversion trick. Right now, 3-months of Xbox Game Pass for PC is down to £15.99 on Amazon. This means...
Valve has confirmed that it has no interest in publishing games that are exclusive to the Steam Deck.
As confirmed on an FAQ page covering questions asked by developers and publishers at the company's Steamworks Steam Deck event, Valve has said that it isn't interested in developers creating games exclusive to the upcoming handheld.
When asked about the matter, Valve's response was short and clear. "No, that doesn't make much sense to us. It's a PC and it should just play games like a PC," responded the company in the FAQ. To delve into Valve's comments a little further, upon launch, the Steam Deck will run a modified version of Valve's SteamOS - designed with a console-like interface that will allow players to easily navigate the...
Do not despair, bargain hunter. Though the Blackest of Fridays has passed and Cyber Monday has ended without an AI uprising (as is my understanding of the event), discounts still persist! I've scoured the stores to find you the best of the bunch. Get in quick, before the owners remember to change the prices back to default.
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Activision Blizzard is currently facing serious ongoing allegations of harassment and mistreatment of marginalized workers. To learn more, please visit our timeline as well as our in-depth report on the subject.
This year's regularly scheduled Call of Duty entry — Call of Duty: Vanguard — doesn't appear to be doing as hot as previous Call of Duty games in terms of sales. One big reason why may be that everyone's just too busy playing other games.
GamesIndustry.biz, in collaboration with PAX and EGX, conducted a survey of 671 gaming convention attendees in recent months about their Call of Duty purchasing habits. Of those, 284 individuals said they had purchased a Call of Duty game in the last five years — but only 59 (21%) of that...
Bots are becoming an increasingly large problem in Amazon's New World MMO, and this time they're coming for your fish, PC Gamer reports.
Bots are a problem when any MMO launches, to be sure, but players on the New World subreddit are reporting what appears to be an increase in bots reaching higher levels, suggesting issues with bot reporting and the issuing of bans.
"Over the last week I have seen a huge influx of bots on my server again," writes Reddit user JustDaveInTheLBC. "But they're all higher level now, 20's & 30's. They're out harvesting and mining in full effect. Are other servers seeing this again? I've reported the same bot three times in three days. It's starting to get really annoying competing for materials with bots."...
Company of Heroes 3's multiplayer pre-alpha kicks off tomorrow, November 30, allowing players to get their hands on the next installment of Relic's acclaimed World War II real-time strategy game ahead of its 2022 release.
According to Relic, the pre-alpha includes two factions — US Forces and Wehrmacht (Germany) — and will be playable from November 30 at 9 a.m. PT / 12 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. GMT through December 6 at 8 p.m. PT / 11 p.m. ET / 4 a.m. GMT.
Players will be able to experience early builds of two game modes — Victory Points and Annihilation — on four different maps: Twin Beaches (1v1), Pachino Farmlands (2v2), Torrente (2v2), and Aere Perennius (2v2). In addition to PvP, the pre-alpha includes solo and co-op modes versus AI...
Skyrim speedrunner Nucular has beaten his own world record for running through Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, finishing the story in just one hour and 12 minutes. All the more impressive, this speedrun was completed without relying on glitches.
As reported by PCGamer, you can check out Nucular's full speedrun on YouTube. Nucular also detailed his speedrunning strategies in the comment section of his video. For example, he plays as a High Elf because they have the highest movement speed.
According to IGN's sister site How Long to Beat, it takes 33 and a half hours to complete the main story. So Nucular's new record is significantly faster.
Skyrim is celebrating its tenth anniversary this month, and speedrunning has been a part of the...
CD Projekt Red has been gradually shifting to new projects while continuing to support Cyberpunk 2077. The studio is also allocating more resources to work on the game's expansion.
In CD Projekt Red's Q3 earnings report, it shows that the majority of the company was still supporting Cyberpunk 2077 up until the end of September this year. Now CD Projekt is focused on Cyberpunk 2077's impending expansion along with Gwent-related projects and projects involving Spokko, another studio under the CD Projekt umbrella.
Additionally, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt are still on track for their respective Q1 and Q2 2022 releases. This new version of The Witcher 3 will also contain...
Valve is reportedly working on an upcoming Half-Life shooter-strategy game, codenamed Citadel, that will be tailored for play on the Steam Deck.
According to reports by Valve News Network content creator Tyler McVicker, Valve is currently working on a project codenamed Citadel. As detailed in a video uploaded to McVicker's YouTube channel, Citadel will apparently be an FPS/RTS co-op game based on the Half-Life franchise.
According to McVicker, Citadel is will have a style akin to what you might expect if "Left 4 Dead, Alien Swarm, an RTS, and Half-Life [were] all having a baby." While the project is yet to be officially announced by Valve, McVicker says that the game is being designed "with the Steam Deck in mind, due to how the game...
343 Industries' Head of Design has said that the development team at the studio will continue to tweak Halo Infinite's controversial progression system, with fan complaints continuing to mount.
Jerry Hook, the Head of Design at 343, took to Twitter over the weekend to comfort fans by saying that he is also "feeling everyone's pain on progression" in the game. Speaking further about the system in Infinite, Hook said, "We are back at it next week and this will be top of my list with the team."
343 announced just shy of two weeks ago that it was looking to make changes to the game's Battle Pass system. Across social media, many fans had raised complaints about the slow progression in the game. These largely focused on the different...
Halo Infinite's console players are calling for cross-play to be turned off, with a number of players reporting that cheaters are becoming more common across the game's multiplayer modes.
Over on the Halo subreddit, a number of players have commented on the current state of cheating in Halo Infinite's multiplayer mode, which appears to have rapidly become a problem since its release on November 15. While the game is currently still running as a beta, a number of fans have already become worried about the state of hacking and are asking 343 to do more about it.
Across social media, a wealth of videos similar to the one posted above have been shared by fans seemingly showing players using common FPS hacks such as aimbots and...
DC Douglas, the voice actor known for his portrayal of Resident Evil's Albert Wesker, has allegedly shared confidential concept art for the unannounced Resident Evil 4 remake.
As reported by VGC, the seemingly leaked concept art was shared on Twitter (below). According to tweets by the @BewareCreepyVAs account, the image in question allegedly shows a sketch of the Wesker as he would appear in the Separate Ways section of the remake.
Further tweets from the account go on to claim that others have also stated that Douglas shared images with them. The tweets on the thread allege that Douglas sent the image to a number of people despite knowing that he would be breaking the terms of his NDA in doing so, and asking them not to share it...
Over Thanksgiving weekend 2021, Steam broke a new record as it reached an all-time peak of 27,384,959 concurrent players using games on its service.
SteamDB revealed that this new record for concurrent players occurred on Sunday, November 28, and this peak is just one of the many times in 2021 that Steam has accomplished this feat.
As of this writing, the top five most played games on Steam are Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, New World, Halo Infinite, and Team Fortress 2. Halo Infinite surely contributed to the cause, as it is free-to-play and has been long-awaited by many around the world. Since its launch, it has seen an all-time peak of 272,586 players on Steam alone.
Another big factor in Steam achieving this new...
According to a recent investor presentation, DC Universe Online developer Dimensional Ink Studios is working on a "Marvel IP based massively multiplayer online game."
As reported by Eurogamer and spotted by Miller on Twitter, this new MMO from Daybreak Game's Austin-based Dimensional Ink Studio was revealed in parent company Enad Global 7's Q3 2021 financials and is one of its "longer-term" projects. This means we most likely wouldn't see this until 2023 at the very earliest.
It was also revealed that this unannounced Marvel MMO would be "led by Jack Emmert, who designed and helmed City of Heroes, and currently leads [DC Universe Online]."
No further details were given, but it is important to note that Daybreak Game Company was...
Black Friday might be over, but there are still deals aplenty this weekend leading up to Cyber Monday 2021. If you are looking to get into VR gaming, don't want an Oculus Quest 2, and have a capable gaming PC, Amazon currently has several discounts available on the HTC Vive line of VR headsets, with up to 43% off in savings.
Leading the HTC Vive deals on Amazon is the Vive Cosmos Elite VR headset. Released in 2020, the Cosmos Elite serves as the current flagship Cosmos line, featuring an external tracking faceplate, two base stations. The Cosmos includes a 90Hz LCD with a 110-degree field of view and a resolution of 2880x1700. The deal listed below consists of the Vive Cosmos Elite VR headset, two controllers, and two base stations...
Nintendo Switch games aren't exactly known for going on sale, but this Black Friday has been different. While the $26.99 deals on first-party Switch games from earlier in the week aren't likely to return, there are still some great prices to find as we head into the weekend.
For Switch fans, this is the place to be this Black Friday. From huge savings on Ring Fit Adventure, to deals on meaty Switch games like Paper Mario, Astral Chain, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and Bravely Default, these are the best sales to find on Switch games right now. There's even a quick TL;DR section if you are in a rush.
TL;DR - 10 Best Nintendo Deals
1. Breath of the Wild - Creating a Champion: Hero's Edition Is 41% Off
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of...
While it may not be Samuel L. Jackson (yet!), Marvel's Nick Fury has arrived in Fortnite as part of a S.H.I.E.L.D. Set in the game's Item Shop.
Announced by The Fortnite Team, Nick Fury - the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. - has sneaked onto Fortnite's Island to "root out Cube corruption."
Alongside the Nick Fury Outfit, fans will also be able to pick up other Marvel-themed items in the Item Shop, including the F.I.E.L.D. Pack Back Bling. The full list of items, with their official descriptions from Fortnite, are as follows;
F.I.E.L.D. Pack Back Bling - Just the thing for Front-line Infiltration, Espionage, and Long-term Deployment.
Director's Scythe Pickaxe - Has sliced through many armored hulls.
First-Strike Infiltration Glider -...
This one’s for the Xbox fans. Whether you’re rocking an Xbox Series X|S or Xbox One, you have an avalanche of deals to sort through. One way to do that is to visit our best Black Friday Xbox deals page. But if you don’t have time for all that and you just want to see the cream of the crop deals, you’ve landed at the right place. Below, you’ll find the top 10 absolute best Xbox deals available this Black Friday weekend.
If any of the deals go out of stock or change price, we’ll update this page as soon as possible with another great deal in its place. Let’s get to it, shall we?
TL;DR - 10 Best Xbox Deals
These are the best of the best. Below, we'll dig into why each selection deserves a spot on this list.
1. Call of Duty: Vanguard...
Black Friday deals are still coming in thick and fast! Back 4 Blood is now just down to $25 on PS5. This is a fantastic deal on a game that only came out mid-October this year! With this deal, you are saving a huge $35 off the original price. This is a brilliant deal so you don't want to miss out!
Best Back 4 Blood Black Friday Deal on PS5
Developed by Turtle Rock Studios, Back 4 Blood is an online multiplayer first-person shooter. Seen as the spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead, Back 4 Blood is about counteracting an infection called "the Devil Worm" which turns people into undead mutants. As you can expect, your job is to rid of these undead mutants in a 4-player cooperative story-driven campaign. Expect hordes of undead and a...
Battlefield 2042's Portal mode has already been used to make a Call of Duty: Warzone-style Battle Royale mode within the shooter. While featuring some interesting workarounds, the custom-made "Warfield 100" includes a pre-game lobby, randomized loot, a closing circle, and more.
As reported by MP1ST, a Reddit user going by the handle u/chbmg recently revealed that they'd created their very own Battle Royale within 2042's new Portal creation tools. "After spending more hours in the rules editor than I care to admit, I'm pleased to announce the creation of a full battle royale experience for Battlefield Portal," revealed the user on Reddit.
In the post, chbmg explains a number of features found in the mode - many of which are similar...
Babylon's Fall, the upcoming online fantasy RPG from Platinum Games and Square Enix contains a range of gear and emotes 'borrowed' from Final Fantasy 14.
During a recent closed beta for Babylon's Fall, a number of players noticed that the game's armour sported some similar looks to the Final Fantasy MMO. Following speculation, producer Yosuke Saito confirmed the connection in an update post, confirming that not only had Babylon's Fall borrowed a number of assets from FF14 but also that this came following an offer from Final Fantasy 14's director Naoki Yoshida.
"To get straight to the point: yes, Babylon's Fall contains gear and emote data borrowed from Final Fantasy 14," confirms Saito in the post. "When I gave my Babylon's Fall...
Holiday gift buying for the tech geek and PC gamer in your life isn't always easy. If you know a special someone who prefers PC over console gaming or just loves owning the best new gadgets, this is the gift guide for you. There are as many ways to satisfy your gift-giving needs as there are ways to configure a gaming rig, and the sheer number of games that are exclusive to, or look absolutely amazing on PC is staggering. We've separated the wheat from the chaff to bring you only the best in tech and PC gift giving ideas.
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Oculus Quest 2 - Advanced All-In-One VR Headset Losing yourself in virtual reality is easier than ever. Surprise the PC gamer in your life with the newly reduced Oculus Quest 2 bundle. It...