Palworld closed testing program announced, but it's not about getting content early

Ubisoft has revealed that its upcoming multiplayer shooter XDefiant will not be released before the end of this month. The game was originally set for release before the end of the current financial year, which would end on March 31, 2024, which itself was a window set on the back of numerous previous delays.

[UPDATE] Fellow South Korean website Inven actually transcribed the whole investor (as spotted by MassivelyOP) meeting and, as it turns out, Acting Chairman Park Byeong-moo specifically mentioned Guild Wars 3. So, it's official now.

Skull and Bones is still relatively new to the shelves, and so far it's resisted discounts. The live service pirate adventure from Ubisoft has held its $69.99 MSRP well, surviving countless flash sales and spring discounts. That all changed when the game took its first discount just a few days ago, and now Best Buy has swooped in with a record low. 

Cyberpunk 2077 didn’t have the best start when it first released, but now it is keeping up a bit more by offering promotions for players to give the game a try to see if they like it. Soon some players will get to enjoy the game for free, but not for long.

Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition was released on PC last week, and has seen a respectable number of players flocking to partake in Aloy's latest outing.

The recently announced Girls’ Game Lab is designed to break down stereotypes and encourage a new generation of girls to follow their passion for games.

Cryptic Studios is in a period of transition under Deca Games after recent changes at parent company Embracer Group moved Cryptic under that division. While all of Cryptic’s MMOs will continue to get new content and updates, there will be Deca devs starting to “take over the creation of some of the content”.

The Quinfall is set for its second closed beta test soon, developer Vawraek announced.

We now officially know Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail developer HoYoverse’s upcoming urban gacha Zenless Zone Zero is coming to PS5, but the title’s third – and, presumably, final – closed beta test will not be available on Sony’s system. Announced earlier today, sign-ups for the sampler are available for PC and mobile through here.

Palworld’s endgame options are set to expand with the introduction of the game’s first raid. Following the game’s meteoric rise earlier this year, the team published a roadmap laying out its plans for the game. The main takeaway was that while new content was coming, Pocketpair was prioritizing fixing the game’s major pain points before pivoting to adding new things to the game.

The main internal goal of the PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution upscaler is to deliver 4K, 120 frames per second and 8K, 60 frames per second gameplay, although it won't be achieved on PlayStation 5 Pro due to hardware limitations.

If you’ve ever suspected that harvesting crops in Stardew Valley is faster in one direction than another, validation is at hand. The beloved farming sim’s creator has confirmed that the long-rumoured quirk is real, as its incoming 1.6 update prepares to fix a bug dating back almost a decade.