Sony shipped almost five times as many PS5 consoles as Microsoft did Xbox Series X/S consoles during the first calendar quarter of 2024.
Sony shipped almost five times as many PS5 consoles as Microsoft did Xbox Series X/S consoles during the first calendar quarter of 2024.
By Fanny Potkin and Eduardo Baptista
The new SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5 headset is the latest addition to the brand’s Nova line of gaming headsets — but this launch comes with a twist.
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has announced that Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino will succeed Jim Ryan as joint PlayStation CEOs.
Ubisoft has announced that Assassin's Creed Red is now officially Assassin's Creed Shadows andconfirmed that a trailer will release this week.
Square Enix has announced a brand-new business plan that will see the Japanese publisher shift to a multiplatform strategy.
Assassins Creed Shadows fans are trying to figure out a cryptic marketing puzzle hidden by Ubisoft.
Developer Atlus has announced that the original version of Shin Megami Tensei 5 and all of its downloadable content (DLC) will be removed from sale on June 13, 2024.
We've datamined a few more backpacks in this week's alpha build for The War Within! Similar to the Haversacks discovered last week, these new backpacks also appear Delve related, featuring excavation tools and unique light sources.
Blizzard is investigating an issue related to stats being lowered on Legacy gear in the Eternal Realm after today's Season 4 patch.
Marvel announced new Disney+ release date windows for Daredevil: Born Again and Ironheart.
The Agatha Disney+ release date has been set for the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe show — along with yet another name change.
Former All That cast member has accused of showing her porn, initiating phone sex, and engaging in other inappropriate behavior when she was a teenager on the series.
The Creation Catalyst appears to be receiving some new updates in The War Within, as our datamining indicates that it will now allow players to catalyze weapons in addition to pieces of armor, converting them into new weapons with predetermined stats.
Minecraft is turning fifteen years-old and to celebrate Mojang are running fifteen days of giveaways from May 15th until May 29th. Apparently each day will offer up "a new free Character Creator item representing a different year of Minecraft history."
Prison Architect 2 was delayed last month from a planned May release date until September. Now it's changing developer. Double Eleven are parting ways with publisher Paradox Interactive after nine years working on the series, and a new studio, Kokku, are taking over.
Blizzard revealed nearly all the Hero Talent Trees with the launch of the War Within Alpha and subsequent builds. Our Brewmaster Monk guide writer, Sinzhu, offers an early review of the Mastery of Harmony Hero Talents
Season 4 is live, and players have jumped back into Sanctuary to experience new itemization, updated Helltides, new affixes, and more. Some may have noticed some new loading screens already — we've datamined four new options in the rotation for the Season of Loot Reborn!
One of the changes seen in the latest build of The War Within Alpha involves Demonology Warlocks, which received another small overhaul. One of these changes is the addition of a new capstone talent that involves a choice node between two talents, Mark of F'harg and Mark of Shatug.
We've datamined new loading screens for Khaz Algar and Ara-Kara, City of Echoes in this week's alpha build of The War Within!
Video games must be three hours-long or infinite and nothing in between. The latest Steam event is designed to celebnrate the latter. The Endless Replayability Fest runs from now until May 20th, "celebrating games and demos you can play over and over again."
We've been hard at work datamining all the new changes for Diablo 4's Patch 1.4.0! Take a look at the raw data we've gathered below.Editor's Note: this datamined information comes directly from the Diablo 4 client. While some of it may differ to what was described in patch notes, this is the current information live in Patch 1.4.0. These changes are specifically from Live Version to Live Version of the game, meaning players saw many of these changes on the PTR realms already. These changes may have already entered the game due to the nature of Blizzard's release process — while the items aren't necessarily new to this specific patch release, they are new to the latest comparison of patch changes. Here are the datamined changes for build 1.4.0.53129, compared to 1.3.5.52293.
Blizzard has posted development notes on today's Warlock changes, noting that the goal of reining in the Demonic Core economy is to reduce mobility.
Blizzard has released the notes for this week's Alpha build, including many class changes and the Totemic Hero Tree.
With so many changes in Patch 1.4.0, it can be hard to keep up — so let us keep up for you! Wowhead's database is now up-to-date with the latest changes in Patch 1.4.0, from class and skill buffs, to new items, to Tempering Manual additions.
Here are the datamined spell changes for build 54675, which include the Totemic Shaman spells and extensive class tuning.
Blizzard has posted Death Knight updates in the War Within, noting that the goal is to reduce build friction.
Tejal's Shop has updated for Season 4 in Diablo 4, and players can snag some new portal skins and armor sets — take a look at these models!
With the latest The War Within Alpha build, the mount for the Glory of the Nerub-ar Raider achievement has been revealed — The Shadowed Swarmite!FlyingNerubian2 Mount (Black Body, Purple Saddle)Shadowed Swarmite Description: Source: Achievement: Glory of the Nerub-ar Raider Category: Dungeons & Raids Model id: 119490
Cataclysm Classic raid testing begins today on the Cata Beta, and Blizzard is looking for feedback! Players will be able to test the initial three raids, Throne of the Four Winds, Blackwing Descent, and The Bastion of Twilight. Battle.net Forum Feedback Thread
Blizzard has posted development notes on today's changes for the Mountain Thane hero talent tree.
We've uploaded Totemic Shaman Hero Talent Tree & all updated Talent changes to Wowhead from the War Within Alpha! Preview the new tree for Shaman as well as all the latest talent changes now. Hero Talent OverviewThe War Within Talent Calculator
We've datamined spells related to a new Fishing Tournament in the War Within — the Mereldar Fishing Derby! It's been a while since the Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza from Classic. Mereldar Fishing Derby indicates that the event will take place on Saturdays and players can earn Derby Commendations and prizes. We've also datamined the The Derby Dash achievement which requires places to turn in «the quest» within a Time Limit.
Singapore-based publisher Soft Source Publishing and developers Digital Happiness and MassHive Media have announced DreadOut Remastered Collection for PlayStation 5 and Switch. It includes the original DreadOut and the new standalone game DreadOut: Keepers of the Dark. It will launch both physically and digitally in 2024 in Asia.
Intel has ended the deployment of its Ponte Vecchio GPU, marking the end of the road for a chip that is considered to be a technical marvel.
players looking to make the game a little more punishing are in luck because a new mod aims to make every gunfight as realistic and challenging as possible. Through Arthur Morgan's adventures with Dutch Van Der Linde and his crew, the outlaw will become involved in plenty of shoot-outs, either with fellow criminals and bandits or the police trying to bring order to the Wild West. The game's combat is undoubtedly well executed with weapons having a weight and power behind their shots but, admittedly, it does sometimes feel like Arthur is a little impervious.
Fallout 4 fans have started desperately hoping that Bethesda doesn't release any more updates for the title, following the release of the new graphics update that appears to have broken mods yet again and left previously reported unfixed.
Animal Well is one of the hottest games around. It quickly shot to the top of Steam's top-seller chart after it was released to glowing reviews last Thursday.
is known for having a unique and charming world with as many unanswered questions as answered ones. Conspiracies are ingrained into the franchise's DNA as much as the whimsical nature of the world is, and the wild setting of means that its theories can be just as outlandish. Bethesda has been shrewd in giving its fan community many answers, letting the mystery build over time from entry to entry.
Like most roguelike games, is an extremely difficult game to complete. Every time you die, you are forced to restart from the beginning and lose all the boons and upgrades you've gained across an entire run. Thankfully, there are many strategies and tricks you can follow to grow stronger in between runs, from using Darkness to give yourself an edge or even leveling up your many weapons.
may allow Geralt to zip across the land on the back of his trusty steed Roach but for those players who want to see The White Wolf take flight, a new mod does just that. Throughout CD Projekt Red's sprawling fantasy RPG, Geralt is only ever able to use his horse to cut down on travel times and while Roach is handy in a pinch (and excellent at climbing buildings) it would often just be easier to fly from town to town. In lieu of planes, the Witcher just has to make do with something else.
An exciting new update in brings new outfits perfect for the upcoming season. There is no shortage of new content being created for fans and each month seems to hold exciting free updates that anyone can experience. With the recent updates that offer more inclusive styles and features, there is so much more players are able to do with their Sim than before. Though the updates are small, it is encouraging for players that they are being included as free content, instead of being stuck behind a paywall like other releases.
Microsoft has launched a surprise on its games ahead of the closure of the console’s store and marketplace later this year. The sale features heavy discounts on around 70 games right now, but more will be added to the list at a later date.
It’s best not to put too much stock in Gundam Breaker 4’s name. Despite its title, it’s not the fourth game in the series. That honor goes to New Gundam Breaker, which Bandai Namco prefers to overlook due to its middling reviews and overall poor reputation with the fanbase. Instead, Gundam Breaker 4 will be the fifth console release in the now decade-old series, and what Bandai Namco hopes will be a fresh start for the franchise overall.
If it’s not enough that Ubisoft accidentally revealed the release date for Assassin’s Creed Shadows ahead of the cinematic trailer premiere, Season Pass details and now even the official artwork are circulating. The latter is courtesy of Rainbow Six Siege leaker Ubisoft_Frax, seemingly confirming reports of the game’s two playable protagonists.
Amazon.com Inc.'s newly named cloud chief, Matt Garman, inherits a $100-billion-a-year business that's as profitable as it has ever been. He also faces the daunting task of retaining the cloud-computing pioneer's edge in the artificial intelligence age.
PlayStation overhauled PS Plus in 2022, splitting the service into three tiers. If you're subscribed to the highest tier, PS Plus Premium, then you currently have access to a library of trials. Tasters of mostly new games that you can play for a few hours before deciding whether to buy the full versions. Baldur's Gate 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 are among them, and now The Last Of Us 2 Remastered has joined them.
Through subsidiary Crystal Dynamics, Embracer Group has penned a new deal with Amazon MGM Studios to create new Tomb Raider media for streaming and film.
We review Medici, published by Steamforged Games. This is a reprint of Dr. Renier Knizia's classic auction game and updated with a modern look.
Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut arrives on PC this week, and port developer Nixxes has laid out a few additional details about the launch. As we’ve reported, Ghost of Tsushima is the latest Sony-published title to generate controversy for requiring a PlayStation Network sign-in on PC. Granted, GoT only requires PSN on PC for the Legends multiplayer mode, you can play the single-player campaign without it, but the game has still been delisted from Steam in a long list of countries without access to PSN.
Lenovo has unveiled its LEGION Blade 7000K PC configurations, which adopt Intel's 14th & 13th Gen HX CPUs at much lower prices.
You should be willing to spend some serious cash if you want to get a powerful machine from gaming PC deals, but you should always be on the lookout for chances at huge savings. Here’s an offer that you have to consider: the Lenovo Legion Tower 5 Gen 8 with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super graphics card is $590 off, so it’s down to $1,490 from $2,080. It’s still pretty expensive, but the 28% discount will give you amazing value for your purchase. You’ll need to complete the transaction as soon as possible though, as we’re not sure how much time is remaining before the bargain ends.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons‘ laid-back gameplay has taken the world by storm and shows no sign of slowing down. There’s never been a better time to stay inside and enjoy the leisurely island lifestyle — and people are loving what the title has to offer. But once you’ve burned through your first 40 hours, New Horizons is best played in short bursts. Most people will log in for a few minutes each day, see what’s happening on the island, finish their daily tasks, and quickly log out. While mods can add more variety, sometimes you need a fresh take to really scratch that itch. None of the following suggestions are identical to New Horizons, but they all offer a unique combination of crafting, exploring, and chatting with your NPC neighbors that New Horizons fans are bound to enjoy.
Supergiant Games has shared details about Hades 2’s first patch following its Early Access release last week.
Behaviour Interactive has surprise released a Dead by Daylight roguelite spin-off.
The first Madden NFL 25 details have seemingly leaked ahead of an official reveal this week.
Blizzard has launched Diablo 4 Season 4.
In late January 2023, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Amazon was developing an interconnected Tomb Raider universe made of games, film, and TV.
Today, former XCOM and Marvel's Midnight Suns designer Jake Solomon announced the foundation of Midsummer Studios, a small indie company established with the help of several industry veterans who worked on games like Civilization (Will Miller) and The Sims (Grant Rodiek). This startup has already raised $6 million from investors like Transcend Fund, Tirta Ventures, Betaworks Ventures, 1Up Ventures, F4 Ventures, Krafton, and Day Zero Productions.
While the generative AI technology for NPCs (non-player characters) demonstrated at GDC 2024 by Inworld is very exciting for its potential applications in games, one of the main drawbacks is the cost associated with it. The simulation currently has to run on Inworld's servers, which comes at a price.
Star Citizen has received one of its most extensive updates yet, Alpha 3.23, featuring many additions such as NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR, and a custom implementation of TSR (Temporal Super Resolution).
Dead by Daylight is turning eight years old, and Montreal-based series creators Behaviour Interactive had certainly a lot to announce during their big anniversary broadcast. Plenty of new detail was provided about the new Dungeons & Dragons update, although we also learned that a Castlevania chapter is on the way later this year. Players can also look forward to the introduction of a mode with two killers instead of the usual one.
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A new Assassin's Creed Valhalla NVIDIA DLSS 3 mod was released online today, bringing massive performance improvements to the latest main entry in the series developed by Ubisoft.
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has fined Fortnite maker Epic Games for pressuring youngsters.
Microsoft has announced the new Xbox Game Pass games coming to the service in the coming weeks.
Ubisoft will reveal a new cinematic trailer for Assassin’s Creed Shadows (formerly Assassin’s Creed Codename Red) on May 15th, 9 AM PST. However, details have already begun leaking, including its supposed release date. Now Ubisoft_Frax on Twitter, known for leaking details on Rainbow Six Siege, has reported it will have a Season Pass.
Games Workshop will broadcast updates on the various video games under the Warhammer umbrella during its yearly Warhammer Skulls presentation. This is the eighth Warhammer Skulls event, and it’ll take place on May 23 on the official Warhammer Twitch stream. The stream will begin at 12 p.m. EDT/9 a.m. PDT.
After making fans wage war by picking which of two trailers to watch on YouTube, HBO is back with a new trailer for House of the Dragon season 2 that promises things will go quite badly no matter who your fave is. That’s the Westeros Promise, baby!
Megalopolis, legendary director Francis Ford Coppola’s first film in 14 years, is one of 2024’s most notable movies for two reasons. First, it is the decades-in-development self-funded passion project of a cinematic titan, and second, no one wants to distribute it. On paper, that’s plenty baffling, but it only becomes more so when you see what the film looks like.
Mordor’s most terrifying monument will soon be available in Lego form. A new Barad-dûr Lego set is coming from Lego and Warner Bros. Discovery this summer, the two companies announced on Tuesday.
The nonsense was all there on the page — Adam Pally in an echidna costume, Julian Barratt rocking out in an owl headdress, an enormous puppet hell demon, a black-box-theater-worthy interpretation of a Sonic stage — but when director Jorma Taccone began orchestrating the hallucinatory musical tucked inside Knuckles’ fourth episode, his impulse was to pile on even more.
It’s been a bit of a slow time of year for comedy movies, but 2024 has enough laugh-out loud gems to round out a list. And there’s a wide variety of sub-genres to pick from: musical reboots, existential animated kids’ movies, campy horror flicks, and even a DC parody.
Dead by Daylight is a game absolutely packed with murderous monsters, both original and licensed from other franchises. The next crossover is a little bit outside of the usual horror wheelhouse — Dead by Daylight is producing a chapter themed around the wildly popular tabletop game Dungeons & Dragons. Vecna, known in-game as The Lich, will be the game’s next Killer. Vecna is joined by a pair of Elven bards, one male and one female, who will serve as the new Survivors.
Valheim is a fantastic sandbox survival game, set in a fantastical 10th realm of the Norse afterlife. Adventurers explore from the peaceful meadows out into more dangerous biomes, and today, the most dangerous one yet is available to explore. The last biome update was the Mistlands; today, players can venture out into the Ashlands.
Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power returns this August, and while the new trailer is short on story, it’s long on one undersung aspect of Tolkien’s world: epic fantasy monsters.
AFK Journey developers, Lilith Games, have responded to player outcry by reversing their decision to nerf the latest season’s rewards. Ever since they dropped their latest update Song of Strife, there has been an intense community backlash to match the rewards to pre-season levels.
Developer Daniel Benito has just rolled out his latest brain teaser PiKuBo on Android. This new puzzler promises to keep players like you entertained with its unique spin on the classic nonogram puzzle. The developer is known for his previous tile puzzle game Kanji Swipe.
By Max A. Cherney and Jeffrey Dastin
By Max A. Cherney and Jeffrey Dastin