Hardcore

When you check into a hotel room, what do you do? You immediately poke around. You scope out the outlets, pull back the curtain, open the closet, see what’s in the minibar, make sure there’s nothing gross in the bathroom. Only when you have a full sense of what’s around you do you sit down and think about unpacking.

After starting a new world in Minecraft, one player built an incredibly detailed house next to the water in their Hardcore world. Minecraft players are frequently iterating on house designs to come up with the best possible creations, and this latest home design is among the more cozy ones out there.

Blizzard announced upcoming changes to death avoidance on Hardcore Realms in Season 4 during their recent Campfire Chat. Players will no longer have easily accessible cheat death mechanics — which will entirely change the meta in terms of how players approach everything from Nightmare Dungeons to Pinnacle bosses. For more information on upcoming changes for Diablo 4 Season 4, check out Wowhead’s Campfire Chat Liveblog. The first change applies to all players: Elixir of Death Evasion will be removed from the game to emphasize the finality of death when playing Hardcore.

A Red Dead Redemption 2 player has come up with a new way to play Rockstar's Wild West game. Their proposed «hardcore mode» rules could allow even veteran Red Dead Redemption 2 players to refresh their sense of challenge and discovery.

A popular controller modder is revisiting an eight-year-old World of Warcraft challenge because they've found a way to make it even more punishing.

Survival is the name of the game in Classic Hardcore realms, and while you don’t always have to go it alone, you might just want to. You can take the leap into a new adventure in Classic Hardcore with Self-Found mode.

The new game mode for Hardcore WoW Classic called «Self-Found» is now live on WoW Classic realms! This new game mode will prevent you from trading other players, sending or receiving mail, and prevent you from using the Auction House, making the entire journey from 1-60 a much more difficult task!

What’s harder than an Ironman MMORPG run? Doing an Ironman MMORPG run with literally no outside help. If you’re up for that challenge in an old-school setting, World of Warcraft Classic has you covered, with its Self-Found mode launching on Leap Day. 

Today’s Campfire Chat was heavily focused on the upcoming Gauntlet, a timed Dungeon featuring high-level enemies and a point system that corresponds with Diablo 4’s leaderboard system that also debuts on Tuesday, March 5th with the release of Patch 1.3.3. Season 3 Midseason Campfire Chat Liveblog One minor announcement that was quickly glossed over pertains to Hardcore: deaths in the Gauntlet are permanent. Players who wish to experience this new Patch 1.3.3 feature will be risking it all for a chance at leaderboard immortality.

World of Warcraft Classic Hardcore is officially getting Self-Found Mode on February 29. Using this optional restriction, World of Warcraft players will be unable to trade, use the auction house, or send and receive mail, requiring them to rely on their own skills for the ultimate Hardcore experience.

Survival is the name of the game in Classic Hardcore realms, and while you don’t always have to go it alone, you might just want to. You can take the leap into a new adventure in Classic Hardcore with Self-Found mode on February 29 beginning at 3:00 p.m. PDT (22:00 GMT) around the world.

The Elden Ring DLC will have optional bosses as hard as the infamous Malenia, according to game director Hidetaka Miyazaki.

This week in WoW, the Dragonflight Mythic Dungeon International continues on February 23rd and Classic Hardcore Self-Found goes live on February 29th!

In today's This Week in WoW, Blizzard announced the launch of WoW Classic Hardcore's Self-Found Mode for February 29, 2024. This new game mode will restrict players from sending or receiving mail from other players, buying or selling on the Auction House, or trading in any way.

One Skyrim player recently challenged themself to complete the game on its Legendary difficulty, while knee-capping their runs with self-imposed permadeath and other ultra-hard restrictions. After 150 hours and four characters lost to the fiery gates of permadeath, Redditor Inward_Perfection finally did it! Their advice on the best character build? Well, it's the same thing we’d all recommend, I guess: stealth archer.

A recent datamine suggests that Starfield used to be a far more complex and hardcore game during development, and that many of its space travel mechanics were cut prior to launch. While Starfield has undoubtedly been a commercial success for Microsoft, numerous players have expressed disappointment with the latest Bethesda sandbox, especially when compared to the company's previous titles such as Skyrim or Fallout 4. Starfield's recent rating on Steam sits at an uncomfortable 28%, and its player count keeps dwindling by the day.

Hit management game Factorio has finally added a feature that its developers held off on for years because they considered it "too hardcore."

Highly anticiapted (at least around here) surival shooter Road to Vostok has a brand new demo out. It's a lot like the old public demo, indeed the developer calls it Public Demo 1 Version 3, with one huge caveat: Road to Vostok now runs on the Godot game engine rather than Unity.

In the 2024 Roadmap for WoW Classic, Blizzard announced that Self-Found Mode would be releasing early next year, possibly in February 2024. This new game mode will likely launch after Phase 2 for Season of Discovery and after Cataclysm Classic Beta is underway. We had the opportunity to interview Blizzard Developers at Blizzcon and this is what they shared about What exactly is Hardcore Self Found --

The last Cord of the Rings stream for The Lord of the Rings Online team has come and gone last Friday, and community manager Jerry «Cordovan» Snook touched on some interesting topics, from hardcore servers to a business meeting with publisher Daybreak.

One of the most iconic streamer deaths in WoW Classic’s popular Hardcore servers has been immortalized in a video that’s way better than it has any right to be, thanks to one talented MMO fan indeed. 

We've all had frustrating experiences in multiplayer games. Heck, it's not that unusual for the worst of them to upset you in real life for a brief spell, and perhaps inspire some intemperate messages or uncivil voice chat. But for one Diablo 2 player, KrimzontheRed, the insult dealt by a bunch of gankers in the game's hardcore mode was simply too much. They wanted revenge and, even in hell, that is a dish best served cold.

We're a month into the PlayStation Portal's life and stock is still incredibly difficult to come by. Yes, i've spotted flashes of the $199 handheld remote player at Amazon and Best Buy over the last few days, but my daily crawls haven't come up lucky in a long time. However, there's one retailer holding strong right now. Antonline currently has PlayStation Portal stock on the shelves but there's one pricey caveat... 

Hurricane, the video editor famous for their reanimated WoW trailers, has released a special video called «The Fall of Guzu,» telling the tragic tale of Guzu, a WoW content creator, and his Hardcore Warrior in The Temple of Atal'Hakkar. Hurricane's YouTube Channel Guzu's YouTubeChannel The video shows an animated version of a wonderful yet tragic display of what Hardcore really means, which happened on Guzu's Twitch channel three months ago and made the rounds within the WoW community: Hurricane's animation also includes a couple of great references to another one of Guzu's Hardcore «experiences» involving his Level 60 Warlock and a certain item called Dark Rune:

Today, EA has officially announced that its Season 2 Update for EA SPORTS WRC is available on December 14 with new content. This will include the inaugural Central European Rally. This is comprised of 32 kilometers of asphalt across 12 stages. Players can also expect new Rally Pass items and 60 new Moments to choose from, which allow players to replay pivotal racing moments in history. The Central European Rally takes place in the Czech Republic and will also be included in Career with various weather conditions and seasonal climates. The full route list can be found on the EA SPORTS WRC website.

The Analogue Duo is the fifth FPGA-based outing for the boutique clone console manufacturer in seven years, an impressive timeline considering that whole global pandemic thing. As such, it represents a meaningful evolution of the company’s approach: This is the first Analogue console with a CD drive as well as a cartridge slot; the first nonportable console to feature the new Analogue OS, which it shares with the Pocket; and the first with a built-in 2.4 GHz receiver for wireless controllers. Another, perhaps less welcome, change is that whereas the previous Analogue consoles emulated video game hall-of-famers like the NES, Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo, and the entire Game Boy pantheon, the Analogue Duo is dedicated to an impressive also-ran, the TurboGrafx-16 (or the PC Engine, as it’s known outside of North America).

A new train game is picking up steam in the train game community, with Railroader picking up 97% positive reviews on Steam since its December 7 Early Access launch. A sim of both driving the trains as well as routing them, choosing cargo, and picking passengers, Railroader looks to appeal to both the sim crowd and the less-hardcore folks who enjoy games like Euro and American Truck Simulator—even roping in a few strategy and transport sim types who enjoy games like Transport Fever.

While last night’s Game Awards show primarily focused on the biggest games of 2023 and the most anticipated titles for next year and beyond, one of 2022’s best games also got a fresh announcement that players will be able to check out very soon.

Although Remedy’s latest narrative-driven project didn’t end up bringing home the Game of the Year award at last night’s Game Awards, it did walk away with several other victories, including Best Game Direction, Best Art Direction and Best Narrative.

When Untitled Goose Game debuted back in 2019, its quirky charms quickly made it an internet sensation and put its developer, House House, on the map as an indie developer. Many were eagerly awaiting the studio’s next game at first, but that seemed to have more or less died down after a couple years of silence. However, the excitement is now back in full force thanks to the surprise announcement of Big Walk, House House’s next game!

During The Game Awards, Red Barrels showed off a new trailer and provided an official release date for the third release in the Outlast franchise, The Outlast Trials. The game will be available on both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC. Two digital launch versions will be available that can be pre-ordered on both the Xbox and PlayStation digital stores now. This will include the Grizzly Hazmat Outfit with the pre-order. The Outlast Trials will release on March 5 for all platforms as the game launched in Early Access on PC during May 2023. This will be set in the same universe as the previous games but can be played with a friends in a team of up to four people.

Dinosaur enthusiasts got a very welcome surprise yesterday during The Game Awards 2023. Not only was there a trailer for a new Jurassic Park game, but it’s for one set shortly after the events of the movies. More than that, it’s not just another Jurassic Park theme park or nature preserve sim like Jurassic World Evolution 2. Rather, fans are getting Jurassic Park: Survival, and with it some horror action from at last from a series whose main draw has always been such. Well, better late than not at all, yeah?

The Game Awards played host to a lot of world premieres tonight, with one apparently being this sort of dark fantasy action-RPG game that, if nothing else, looked absolutely beautiful. Then halfway through, it was revealed that this was the latest game from Moon Studios, the folks behind Ori and the Blind Forest and its follow-up, and suddenly things made a ton of sense. Their new game with publishers Private Division is called No Rest For the Wicked, and it seems to showcase the team going even bigger than they have before.

So after 2023, folks might be cautious about any new game that combines Arkane and vampires, and rightfully so. But at The Game Awards tonight, Arkane Lyon – AKA the ones behind the Dishonored games and Deathloop – came and debuted their latest game with Bethesda, which featured a cinematic with a barbershop in Paris that had a lot of crucifixes and a creepy atmosphere. At the end, though, the customer in this barbershop was revealed to be none other than one Eric Brooks, AKA Blade. Yep, Marvel’s favorite daywalker is officially getting a new game, as seen below.

10 Chambers, the studio founded by Payday and Payday 2 lead Ulf Andersson, is now working on a heist shooter of its own. After finding success with hit co-op horror shooter GTFO, the studio's going back to the roots of much of its staff with Den of Wolves, a cyberpunk heist shooter coming to PC and consoles.

The game that started it all and brought Daniel Mullins’ name to the forefront of wierd, wonderful and downright unusual meta-narrative games, Pony Island, is getting a sequel. Seven years on from when the brilliant 2016 game released, the teaser for what Mullins was concocting was, in typical fashion, a surreal one. A mixture of art-styles, from pixel art to polygonal early-3D graphics to FMV-styled cutscenes, ran amok amid a game that too looked to be hopping from one genre to the next.

Finji is a developer and publisher best known for being associated with the likes of Tunic, Night in the Woods, Chicory: A Colorful Tale, which tend to feature a lot of colorful critters in more retro gaming genres…which made it a bit of a shock when their latest game was revealed at The Game Awards, that being a third-person action-adventure hack-and-slash game done in collaboration with Sweet Baby, who have worked on the likes of Alan Wake II and God of War: Ragnarok when it comes to narrative. Said game is called Usual June, and you can catch the first glimpse of it below.

Anyone with an ounce of an interest for rhythm games will have at least heard, if not experienced, the name Thumper in years past. And while it’s been a whole seven years since developer Drool dropped the hard-hitting, on-rails, rhythms of a sole silver beetle rushing through psychadelic worlds, Thumper’s visuals as much its soundtrack, remains a memorable release. Well now, Brian Gibson — the original artist and composer behind Thumper — is back with a new project. Collaborating with Mike Mandel of Fuser fame to form development team Puddle, with what looks to be a spiritual successor releasing sometime next year, in the form of Thrasher.

For over half a decade, developers Motion Twin have kept us all entertained with Dead Cells, their insanely successful 2D roguelike action game. But after so long, it only makes sense that the creators would move on…and so now we see Motion Twin working on a 3D roguelike action game. Announced at The Game Awards and even described as “Dead Cells’ hyperactive, sugar-rushed 3D sibling” in its debut trailer, which you can see below, Windblown is set to make its debut next year.

Alongside Capcom, Sega have been once of those publishers sitting on countless classic gaming franchises from decades past that we would love to see return, but aggravatingly just seem to be keeping them locked up. At least until tonight at The Game Awards, when Sega made a big announcement that some classics would be returning…not as big as a Dreamcast 2 announcement, which some of us were hoping this would all lead up to, but the announcement that five classic Sega franchise were finally getting new games and are in development right now, as seen in a first glimpse with the trailer below.

There have been many attempts over the years to bring back what made the first couple of Paper Mario games special. the timing-based attacks, the art style, and the light-hearted comedy all combined to create something magical. We have seen games like Bug Fables come fairly close, but one of the best examples of this now-emerging sub-genre of RPG is Born of Bread.

We wouldn't blame you for forgetting all about Arad Chronicle: Khazan — the action RPG that was announced over a year ago, back in November 2022. Developed by South Korean outfit Neople, the game takes place in the world of Dungeon Fighter Online — a popular PC title in Asian territories. And, well… we've heard nothing about the project since its reveal.

Eastward is an intense action rpg about finding out the truth of the world while its main protagonist tries to protect the young girl he’s come to see as a daughter in many ways. It’s an emotional heart felt journey that’s well worth experiencing, but sometimes it’s nice to take a break from that turmoil. Wouldn’t it be nice to just sit back, relax, maybe do some fishing and farming? Well that’s exactly what the upcoming Octopia DLC is planning to do as it brings John and Sam together in an alternate world where the chaos hasn’t happened and instead their new life together begins on a cozy little farm! Here in Octopia the two will do such activities as planting and harvesting crops, fishing, hunting for materials and even getting to know the neighbors down the street. It’s a big shift in tone, but honestly quite the nice way to enjoy more time with these wonderful characters we’ve come to know and love. What’s even better is those who are just looking for a new cozy farming sim don’t have to have played the original, as this requires no prior knowledge of characters to hop in and begin enjoying the experience.

The previous generation ASTRO headsets were a premiere line offering excellent quality and a base with a mixer. Logitech has now joined in bringing its technology to the A50 with the ASTRO A50 X. This headset isn’t just compatible with the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, but is actually interchangeable allowing the same headset to be used on multiple platforms. The A50 X will keep the same design integrity as seen in the previous ASTRO A50, and joins the A30 headset with incorporating Logitech’s wireless technology. This new A50 will take everything fans loved from the previous generation and incorporate even better technology to improve the experience.

Apple Arcade has played host to a variety of outstanding games over the years – from Konami’s release of a new side-scrolling Castlevania adventure to Fantasian bringing back the classic Final Fantasy feel to more recent games like Samba Di Amigo getting an exclusive version with a storyline for the service. Today, Sega releases an all-new Sonic game exclusively to Apple Arcade in the form of Sonic Dream Team. This lightning-fast adventure sees a new 3D Sonic game created for the service and allows players to play as Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Cream, Rouge, and Amy Rose.

The professions in have changed a lot from expansion to expansion. Now, with the Season of Discovery revitalizing and the option to play on Hardcore servers, the original form of professions has regained relevancy. With the additional threat of permanent death from Hardcore, professions are now crucial to surviving and avoiding the loss of all items and progress.

Ok, we knew this was coming but it was supposed to be tomorrow.  Then the trailer leaked, Rockstar decided that sticking to a plan that didn’t survive first contact with the enemy was a terrible idea, and here we are with the first trailer for the biggest, most anticipated game of, as it turns out, 2025.  It wasn’t supposed to go like this, but-  Surprise!  On the plus side it’s scored to Tom Petty’s Love is a Long Road, and any day with more Tom Petty is a good one.

Today, EA has revealed the stats that you, the player, have accomplished together as community since the release of F1 23. The Year on the Track in F1 23 examined in-game data that revealed fans’ favorite teams, drivers, locations, and items. While the actual Formula One season wrapped up at Abu Dhabi last weekend, this marks a good place for EA to take a look at these stats since the game launched back in June. Players have completed 73 million races, one billion laps, and have raced over 5.25 billion kilometers. Three-time World Champion and EA SPORTS Ambassador, Max Verstappen, was also selected the most to race. This was followed by seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and F1 23 Ambassador Charles Leclerc.

Diablo IV is about to get the hardcore endgame content putting players' skills and builds to the test that fans of the game have been asking for since its release.

The original Legend of Legacy was a bit of a hidden gem on the 3DS and is in many ways, a perfect choice for a remaster despite being a game released in the last decade as it was a throwback-influenced game upon release. The shift of franchises like Final Fantasy to more action-oriented gameplay left a gaping hole in the market for players who loved the FF series due to its turn-based nature. The industry moving away from turn-based fantasy games led to a lot of developers taking it easy on players, but Legend of Legacy aimed to challenge players who grew up on JRPGs instead of making things too easy.

Sledgehammer Games, Raven Software, and Treyarch today revealed what presents will arrive under the tree when Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone Season 1 launches.

Today, Capcom has officially announced the release date for the upcoming VR mode coming to the remake of Resident Evil 4. Releasing earlier this year, the remake starring Leon S. Kennedy was held in high regards across the gaming world. Now, those with a PlayStation VR2 will have the opportunity to step in the literal shoes of Leon Kennedy to experience the horror first hand, and its sooner rather than later. So much sooner that it will be available as free DLC on December 8. This is exclusive to the PlayStation 5 version of the game as the PC version will not have the option for VR, much in the line of Resident Evil 7 and Village (although an upgrade for RE7 would be nice).

Publisher E-Home Entertainment Development and developer RocketPunch Games will release an Xbox One version of side-scrolling action game HARDCORE MECHA via Microsoft Store on December 14 for $24.99, the companies announced. Pre-orders are available now at a discount price of $19.99.

As we head into the final month of the year, Sony is looking to treat their monthly subscribers with a fresh trio of games to download, with three unique titles that should please those who were lucky enough to be gifted a PlayStation this holiday season.

The highly anticipated Dragon’s Dogma 2 has confirmed a scheduled launch date. Additionally, the upcoming sequel is now available for pre-order. Dragon’s Dogma 2 is scheduled for a release date of March 22 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Seriex X|S. In Dragon’s Dogma 2, players will once again be stepping into the boots of the Arisen, a hero whose heart has been stolen by the dragon. This will sound familiar to fans of the 2012 original but the sequel takes place in a parallel world where two nations have different approaches to the dragon threat. In the kingdom of Vermund Queen Regent Disa has installed a false Arien to maintain of the kingdom for her son. The nation of Battahl views the otherworldly Pawns as a source of misfortune and have begun worshipping the Lambert Flame and their empress Nadinia in hopes of staving off calamity.

It’s generally a sketchy idea to build a companion from parts, even at the very best of times.  Intentions may be good but surprises will be few, and that’s gong to cause problems in keeping a relationship going. Still, it worked out all right for Cherry and her creator Shinji Fallon, right up to the point the sweet, loving robot took a bullet to the head and was torn almost completely apart as her creator was abducted.  It turned out Shinji had created better than she may have expected seeing as Cherry survived, put back together by the mechanic Raz in a highly-altered form that’s far more capable than the old one of going on the combination bloody revenge spree and rescue mission.

It matters where you start in a mode that only lets you get away with one death. Hardcore Survival Mode takes all the cozy, comfortable, low-blood pressure-inducing things about Minecraft and throws them out the nearest window.

Over the holiday weekend, EA pushed out patch 1.2.1 for NHL 24 which includes some fan requested updates. Full Pressure will now be easier to end on defense along with adjusting logic for hip checks and a reduction in CPU AI teammate penalties. Popular creators Nasher, Pavel Barber and Always Hockey will be coming to HUT and World of Chel. There is a trailer for this announcement which can be watched below. There are a ton of other fixes and updates in this massive patch. You can check out our review of NHL 24 here and read the release notes below.

The original Jurassic Park was something of a cultural marvel 30 years ago and it’s held up quite well in many ways. The logo itself may be one of the greatest logos ever and hasn’t aged a day in that time, while the film’s effects are remarkable in scale, scope and execution. While licensed games aren’t as big a deal today as they were for most major films then, the Jurassic Park games did stand out for many reasons because they were largely pretty good games and also quite diverse i terms of the kinds of gameplay offered up in them. Both the SNES and Genesis got their own completely different games, with the SNES getting an overhead action game with some first-person sections and the Genesis getting a fantastic side-scrolling action game.

AEW Fight Forever’s second season of content is here, launching with the Dynamite pack. The first season brought with it a half-dozen new roster members alongside new content for mini-games, while the second season begins with the company’s most successful homegrown tag team, The Acclaimed as its showcase DLC alongside the 2022 AEW Dynamite stage. The Acclaimed’s Anthony Bowens and Max Caster have been known as DLC characters due to their X posts over the last few months about being scanned for the game – making their gaming debuts here in Fight Forever.

The fortress of Valfaris disappeared from the stars, and when it came back it was overrun with corruption.  Therion journeyed back to his home to cleanse it and learn why everything went so horribly wrong, but discovered his father, Lord Vroll, as the source of Valfaris’ ruin.  Justice for the citadel’s people was delayed due to Lord Vroll’s escape, but a determined Therion chased after and is ready to renew the attack.  This time, however, instead of a full heavy metal run and gun shooter it’s a side-scrolling blaster from the pilot seat of a giant mech.

Fanatec has announced its massive Black Friday sales event that lasts until November 28. Fanatec, the sim racing icon, is offering steep discounts on wheels, bundles and parts that include the Podium Racing Wheel BMW GT2 Bundle, Limited Edition F1 Wheel 2023, the CSL DD and GT DD Pro Upgrade Kit Bundle and more. The deals are not all at once, as some have been going since November 17 with more to come up until the 24th, but the prices are good until the 28th. Everything that is currently on sale is listed below and can be found directly on Fanatec’s website.

Baldur’s Gate 3 absolutely swept through this year’s Golden Joystick Awards with a record-breaking seven wins in categories such as Best Storytelling, Best Studio, and the Ultimate Game of the Year. But Larian Studios’ CEO wasn’t expecting quite so much trophy love, despite the game’s mammoth success.

Most life has evolved to live on the surface of the Earth, with even the aerial creatures needing to land sometime while the marine life swims in the water covering the sand below.  There’s enough space for everyone but that’s also a bit of a problem, in that all there is is space.  Under the surface, though, is buried wealth beyond all imagining, from minerals and ores to rare gems, enough to make a stoic dwarf’s eyes glow with excitement.  With pickaxe in hand and a good-natured greed in their hearts, the dwarves will face any lurking danger or hostile creature in their vast underground kingdom because there’s gold down there they haven’t mined yet.

The latest and greatest for the Digimon Card Game is here with Blast Ace meaning players will be able to check out the brand new mechanics, Digimon and more that this set has brought to the table! The biggest new inclusion to this set is the new Ace Digimon who made their debut in the two starter decks released just last month featuring WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon. This mechanic allows players to counter during an opponent’s attack and digivolve for no cost if they have an appropriate Digimon and give themselves the opportunity to turn the tide of battle in their favor. The drawback being if that particular Ace card leaves the field the owner takes a hefty memory loss the moment it leaves. The Blast Ace set in particular focuses on four tamers from the original Digimon Adventure series including Mimi with Palmon, Tai with Agumon, Joe with Gomamon and T.K. With Patamon. All of these Digimon have received level 5 Ace Digimon making them dangerous early contenders to get out to sway the game.

Sometimes, despite best intentions and constant vigilance, a game manages to fly in under the radar.  A quiet fan-base that’s actually trying to be as noisy as possible builds up around it, and eventually people start noticing.  The phrase is supposed to be “sleeper hit” but honestly, the “hit” part is usually overselling things a bit.  For every Katamari Damacy that spawns a much-loved series there are a dozen Gitaroo Man, loved by the people who played it and either forgotten or unknown by everyone else.  Astlibra Revision actually did pretty ok for itself on PC but it’s still incredibly niche, but is more than good enough to deserve stronger recognition.  With today’s launch on Switch a whole new audience has a shot at some of the fastest and most versatile side-view combat an action-RPG has to offer.

Today, Razer has announced the release of the items involving the collaboration with the renowned Italian luxury fashion line Dolce&Gabbana. This Razer collection of items will be available starting in stores on November 30 at 6AM PST. There are two hardware units tied into the Dolce&Gabbana collaboration, and only 1,337 (leet) will be available worldwide. Apparel is also included with this collaboration as featured will be oversized T-shirts, cargo pants and edgy hoodies that feature the brand logos and computer programming strings. This is designed to depict the constant endless pursuit of innovation. The artistic design for the apparel will include Razer’s acid green along with Dolce&Gabbana’s gold colorways.

A new trailer for Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince draws near. This newest trailer emphasizes the monsters that Psaro will be wrangling and synthesizing in the upcoming monster catching game. The showcased monsters include some rather strange and food themed creatures, but anyone who has been following Dragon Quest is aware the numerous dreadful puns that are used in coming up with names for the bestiary. Some of these include the Goonache Goodie which appears to be a chocolate slime, Vegan Dragora, Croc-a-Bugle-Doo, King Jester Slime and the Sugar Baddie. These new and strange creatures will also be joined several of the more iconic Dragon Quest monsters that occupy the majority of the games such as the Great Sabrecub, Dracky, Funghoul and of course Slimes.

World of Warcraft has rocketed to the top of Twitch's most-watched streams as viewers seek a free mount and enjoy the near-endless entertainment value in watching Hardcore players melt down as they lose their characters permanently.

EA’s Need for Speed Unbound has continued to have different post race packs that include cars and cosmetic items. Volume 5 released back in October, which offers the most up-to-date content in the game that released nearly a year ago and was developed by Criterion Games. Today, EA has announced that both Volume 3 and Volume 4 are available as Catch-up packs on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. Those who missed the previous Volumes will receive the rides and items included in those releases. Both Volumes retail for $9.99 each and contain two cars and more. Need for Speed Unbound can also be found on Black Friday discount at various retailers, currently.

The latest update to the massive MMORPG, Lost Ark, is finally upon us. This was laid out during Amazon Game Studios’ road map a couple months ago, arguably being the most anticipated even more so than the Akkan tier. The reason of course is that the Assassin class is getting a new character to their roster in the form of Souleater, a fast paced, flashy vixen. Amazon Game Studios has released the full patch notes for the newest update, and it comes with a couple surprises:

Prepare for cosmic chaos as MultiversalME Studios unleashes their intergalactic multiplayer action arcade, Space Battle Royale, on Steam Early Access. This cosmic clash is set to kick off with a launch tournament on November 16th, offering top space aces the chance to snag a share of the $1500 prize pool.

The WoW Variety Show is coming to WoW Classic, featuring both Hardcore and Season of Discovery! This will be Episode 3, which is open to all players. Sign-ups open on November 13th, Invitations will be sent on November 27th, and the Show goes live on December 9th!

The inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix is coming next weekend (well the reborn one) for Formula One, and EA Sports is offering a free-to-play weekend for F1 23. From November 16 to November 20, players worldwide can experience the Las Vegas Grand Prix Circuit first hand on F1 23 for free on consoles and PC. Those that race in-game through the weekend will also earn double XP across various game modes and other rewards. Players can also expect a 60% discount from platform retailers as all in-game progress and unlocked content will carry over. F1 23 launched back in June on PlayStation 4|5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The 2023 Formula One season is also coming to a close, as brand ambassador Max Verstappen has wrapped up this year’s championship.

Excitement is building as Starry Studio announces the launch of the Once Human Beta Test, scheduled to commence on December 7th in North America. This eagerly awaited sandbox survival game promises players a gripping experience in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by grotesque monsters and mutated horrors. As the game opens its doors for testing, participants can expect to dive into a unique gaming universe with enhanced features, courtesy of the developer’s commitment to delivering an immersive and unforgettable gaming experience.

On November 9th, 2023, the gaming community was ablaze with excitement as NetEase Games dropped a bombshell – the unveiling of Hadi, the latest hero in Naraka: Bladepoint. Inspired by the rich cultural tapestry of the Middle-East, Hadi is set to revolutionize the mythical melee battle royale with his mechanical arm, promising an exhilarating experience for players worldwide. The countdown has begun, and on November 15 (Pacific Time), Hadi will make his grand entrance into the free-to-play realm of Naraka: Bladepoint.

Valve’s Steam Deck wasn’t the first portable gaming PC – but it was the first one to find a way to bring the technology into a price point that the general public could reasonably afford. As an early adopter, I’ve been overjoyed with my Deck for the past 18 months and now Valve has announced a whole new generation of the device with the Steam Deck OLED. It’s a great time for them to do so with the ROG Ally showing off the same kind of portable gaming tech to the mainstream with a far brighter screen, while the Lenovo Legion GO just launched and features a bright screen and detachable left and right controllers.

EA and Codemasters have announced that EA SPORTS WRC has receive a major patch that addresses many bug fixes across the recently released game. A lot of the fixes are technical and includes shader pre-compiling support to reduce stuttering and improvements to framerates in key areas.

The universe is bigger than anyone can imagine and filled with infinite riches, but that doesn’t mean the best bits are all equally easy to get to.  Mankind lost a war for the Outer Reach a long, long time ago, ceding control to the aliens known as Entity, but a thousand years of peace is enough to make a corporation’s greed override its fear.  Not only is the Outer Reach filled with resource-intensive planets but it’s also got the wreckage of the space war floating about, mostly untouched by time thanks to the preservative powers of the vacuum of space.  That’s a loot-haul that’s hard to resist, so the ScavCorp has sent out a few agents to see what they can find.

With the remake of Mario’s debut RPG just a little over a week away fans are getting ever more excited with every passing ounce of information Nintendo is willing to share. This time the news doesn’t come in just a short teaser trailer, but we’ve finally gotten a great look at the official overview trailer in English to tide us over while we wait. We get a great taste at things we’ve seen before such as the playable cast of characters all the way from Mallow to Peach and a great look at more of the available skills at their disposal as well. The trailer also specifies how the new style of timed hits work as there are two key styles to knock it out of the park. The first is a timed hit that does additional damage to an enemy, while a perfectly timed hit will manage to do splash damage to every enemy in battle. This is a great incentive to get players trying to master their skills at timing attacks and blocks for both avoiding and dishing out damage best they can! The trailer also highlights the new Breezy mode which makes fights and leveling up easier in addition to a brand new monster list that will detail all their strengths and weaknesses for maximum planning skills for Mario and friends!