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In late November, Blackbird Interactive revealed that the long-anticipated real-time strategy game Homeworld 3 would support NVIDIA DLSS 3. However, we've since received confirmation that this will not be the case.

A report from DidYouKnowGaming has revealed that Vicarious Visions, the developers behind Skylanders, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2, and the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, pitched a 3D Donkey Kong game to Nintendo that ultimately got rejected.

Intel's next-gen Arc Battlemage Xe2 and Celestial Xe3 GPUs might possibly be delayed or even canceled based on the latest posts from Golden Pig Upgrade over at Weibo.

No Rest for the Wicked, the action RPG developed by Moon Studios, has received a major performance update with the first Early Access patch, lowering the recommended system requirements.

With Diablo 4 Season 4, the Gambling system will receive massive changes, allowing players to gamble on «the best items in the game», according to Blizzard. During their Developer Livestream for Diablo 4's upcoming season, the development team stated that Level 100 characters will receive only Item Level 925 items while gambling. Season 4: Loot Reborn — Developer Update Summary Essentially, this means that players will be able to gamble into Legendary items with up to three Greater Affixes, which, besides Unique items with up to four Greater Affixes, will be the best items to wear in the game by far.

The Season 4: Loot Reborn, Developer Update Livestream this week highlighted several upcoming changes to Diablo 4's Seasonal Journey, and possibly one of the most exciting is the addition of a new reward system reminiscent of Diablo 3's Seasonal Reward Caches. Starting in Season 4, players tackling their Seasonal Journey will periodically receive class-specific Legendary Item Caches while progressing through the Seasonal Campaign. These rewards will include curated Legendary Items tailored toward specific builds that will help players live out iconic class fantasies with their fresh Seasonal Characters. In Season 4, players will receive gear for the following builds.

The Unreal Engine 5.4 will push some incredible visuals, but it will come at a huge performance cost, which may force most players to turn down some settings, even on the best GPUs on the market.

Vampire Survivors is getting another DLC pack next week, this time bringing a crossover with Contra, Konami's classic shooter series. It wouldn't be a Contra mashup without the iconic Spread Shot, and developer Poncle has just revealed a bit about how the weapon will work in the indie smash.

As Helldivers 2 endures thousands of negative Steam user reviews prompted by mandatory PlayStation Network account linking, community managers from developer Arrowhead have been rushing around handing out context and clarification to disgruntled players. A key point comes from community manager Twinbeard on Discord: "It's Sony's decision, not ours."

Hardcore FromSoftware fans might recall that director Hidetaka Miyazaki once said Elden Ring would take about 30 hours to beat - an estimate that was proven not just wrong, but ridiculously wrong pretty soon after the game's launch. Now, after so many players roasted that initial estimate, Miyazaki is refusing to guess at just how long the Elden Ring DLC is.

Arguably Cyberpunk 2077's most famous date scene - the underwater scuba dive with tech wizard Judy Alvarez - was made with smoke and mirrors, according to one lead developer. 

The mod teams behind Skywind and Skyblivion, the two massive projects remaking Morrowind and Oblivion within Skyrim, have been at work for a long, long time, and it's finally starting to look like that work will pay off. Both projects shared some extensive developer updates this week, complete with some absolutely gorgeous-looking in-game footage.

When creating Cyberpunk 2077's vast open world of Night City, it turns out that developer CD Projekt Red was faced with a "significant challenge" when it came to "adjusting to the scale and characteristics of American settings," simply because most of the team is European. 

Manor Lords solo developer Slavic Magic suspects some players aren't enjoying the city builder's farming element because they don't understand how it works at a fundamental level.

Helldivers 2 is about to actually start enforcing its previously stated requirement for players on Steam to sign in with a PlayStation account, and to put it mildly, the community isn't taking it well. After 20,000 negative reviews in less than 24 hours, the game's developers say they get why players are upset.

Usually, when I recommend a game, I try to give as comprehensive an overview of it as I can. I know that it’s hard to get players to commit time and money to something sight unseen. But with Indika, I’m tempted to say nothing at all. It’s something you should experience for yourself. If that’s enough to intrigue you, you can stop reading here and head on over to Steam.

It's a pretty exciting time to be a Starfield fan at the moment, with Todd Howard revealing that the game's Shattered Space DLC will release this Fall, and that land vehicles are finally being added at some point in the near future. However, Bethesda may have also accidentally shown us something it didn't mean to in that same video, as there's a brief moment in which story details for Shattered Space may have been revealed.

Indian Bikes Driving 3D is a popular Android game which is a spinoff of the GTA franchise. The game brings all the elements of an open-world game, just like GTA San Andreas or GTA Vice City. However, there are times when playing the game can become a bit challenging, and this is why the developers have added an option for cheat codes. These cheat codes can provide players with various advantages, such as fancy new cars and bikes and exclusive features. In this article, we will discuss a full list of Indian Bike Driving 3D cheat codes that can help you enhance your gaming experience. So, without further ado, let's get started.

Today’s Developer Liveblog covered new changes coming in Diablo 4's Season 4: Loot Reborn, including improvements to the amount of Veiled Crystals yielded from Salvaging at the Blacksmith. Season 4 Developer Liveblog As the usefulness of Rare items has become a topic of conversation since the Gear Affix reduction announcement, players have expressed concerns about needing to pick up Rare items for Veiled Crystal. In an attempt to address this, Salvaging Legendary items will now grant the same amount of Veiled Crystal as Rare items.

Blizzard has released a Hotfix for Cataclysm Classic which resolved an issue that prevented Bloodlust and Heroism from working, corrected heal-over-time and damage-over-time ticks, and extended The Children's Week holiday for one week.

AI roundup: The first week of May has been a series of AI breakthroughs. Now that the week has ended, let's take a look at the top AI happenings such as Nvidia announcing the integration of Google's Gemma model for its AI chatbot, ChatRTX. In other news, a new report revealed that Apple has a secret AI lab in Europe. Know more about such AI news from this week.

Nintendo sent a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notice for over 8,000 GitHub repositories hosting code from the Yuzu Switch emulator, which the Zelda maker previously described as enabling “piracy at a colossal scale.” The sweeping takedown comes two months after Yuzu’s creators quickly settled a lawsuit with Nintendo and its notoriously trigger-happy legal team for $2.4 million.

Blizzard is aware of a bug that is not allowing the PvP Resilience stat to work properly in Cataclysm Classic. This issue will be resolved as a part of scheduled maintenance on May 7th.

In their most recent Developer Livestream, Blizzard has confirmed that after overwhelming PTR feedback, players will be able to see Greater Item Affixes on dropped gear — before even picking it up! Diablo Season 4 Developer Livestream Summary Items with one Greater Affix will have one star, while items with two will have two stars, and so on.

Apple finally updated its App Store guidelines to allow global developers to host retro game emulators on iOS. Now, you don’t need to jailbreak your iPhone or download any sketchy software — you can get a sophisticated emulator right in the palm of your hand for free on the App Store.

Less than a week after Riot rolled out League of Legends' polarizing new anti-cheat software, the developer has publicly responded to claims of PCs being bricked by the program.

As Microsoft tries to beef up its in-house Xbox studios, it may want to be more careful about leaving a trail of broken promises when things don’t go as planned. A year after the hyped vampire shooter Redfall landed with a thud, a Kotaku report highlights how players are still waiting for the advertised post-launch DLC they already paid for.

Apex Legends will soon offer a Solos mode for the first time since 2019, even though developer Respawn Entertainment said earlier this year it had no plans to let players run amok in the battle by themselves again. When the next season starts, Solos will replace the Duos mode for six weeks.

On May 2, we held a Developer Update diving into itemization and system updates coming in Season 4: Loot Reborn on May 14. Community director Adam Fletcher, associate game director Joe Piepiora, lead live class designer Adam Jackson, lead live game designer Colin Finer and lead seasons designer Deric Nunez sat down to discuss updates to Helltide, Itemization changes, Public Test Realm learnings, balance updates, and more.

I should have been enjoying the beach. I was on vacation, far from my gaming PC, and close to soothing, rolling waves. But instead, my mind kept drifting to a landlocked chunk of 14th century Germany. Few games have wormed their way into my brain like Manor Lords.

Long-running Netherlands-based game developer Paladin Studios has closed its doors.

No Rest for the Wicked, the new action-rpg/roguelike from Ori developer Moon Studios is out now in early access and eliciting a mix of responses. Most have been struck by the game’s obvious potential, but some have also complained the game is a bit overly demanding when it comes to PC performance, particularly considering it’s an isometric Diablo-like (albeit a very nice-looking one).

The Senua's Saga: Hellblade II official PC system requirements were confirmed today alongside support for multiple upscalers.

With 18 days to go until Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 releases on PC and Xbox, developer Ninja Theory has finally revealed the system requirements PC players need to get its next project running on their rigs.

Sprinkled into TikTok’s endless feed of videos, you can find all sorts of content related to video games. You can see lore analysis videos, cool tips and tricks, cosplay, and, if you’re lucky, thirsty edits of characters like Leon Kennedy. The platform has become a place where people can learn about the games they love and discover new ones. Some games, like The Wandering Village, have specifically flourished thanks to TikTok and have found millions of viewers on the app. But now, that could all go away.

Tom Clancy's XDefiant is almost upon us. Ubisoft is releasing the free-to-play first-person shooter on May 21 for the Xbox Series X|S, the PS5 and PC through Ubisoft Connect. The developer is kicking things off with the preseason version of the game, which is scheduled to last for six weeks before XDefiant's first season officially starts. Ubisoft announced the game way back in 2021, promising team-based matches with a focus on gunplay that will include elements from other games in the Tom Clancy universe.

Redfall's one year anniversary came and went on May 2, 2024 with no word from publisher Bethesda despite the widely panned game receiving no updates in six months and owners of the $100 edition still awaiting additional content.

Take-Two Interactive recently joined the ever-growing list of video game companies implementing layoffs, with the company announcing that it was cutting 5% of its workforce (roughly 600 jobs) as part of a wider cost-saving initiative that would also see projects being cancelled. Unfortunately, it seems one publishing label operating under the company has been hit the hardest.

Recently Pocket Gamer Connects celebrated its tenth anniversary as part of the annual flagship event Pocket Gamer Connects London. However, we're not stopping there, as next up we returned to Dubai for The Very Big Indie Pitch at The GameExpo Summit 2024 powered by PG Connects.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night will receive its final update this month as developer ArtPlay finally adds all the additional features promised in its Kickstarter Campaign from 2015.

NVIDIA has announced an update to the NvRTX branch of Epic's Unreal Engine 5. The major new feature is the addition of experimental support for ReSTIR Global Illumination, the ray tracing algorithm first discussed by NVIDIA researchers in the seminal paper Spatiotemporal Reservoir Resampling for Real-Time Ray Tracing with Dynamic Direct Lighting released at ACM SIGGRAPH 2020.

A reliable Capcom insider who originally reported that Resident Evil 9 might have been hit with an internal delay has now suggested that's not the case and that it should still be releasing in 2025.

The upcoming "Let Loose" event on May 7th has sparked intrigue for its unexpected timing. Despite the proximity to Apple's annual Worldwide Developer Conference, the tech giant deemed it necessary to host a standalone affair. With a spotlight on iPads, particularly the iPad Pro and iPad Air, attention is also directed towards the neglected Apple Pencil, hinted at by the event's invitation.

Yesterday, independent game developer Fun Dog Studios (composed of industry veterans who worked on such games as Horizon: Zero Dawn, DOOM Eternal, Killzone, Hawken, The Witcher 3, and Mass Effect) shared the debut gameplay trailer for their first game, The Forever Winter.

Endless Ocean Luminous, the latest in Nintendo and developer Arika’s cult aquatic exploration games, is out now, and it might not be quite what some folks are expecting. The game features a number of mechanics that may be somewhat confusing at first, but don’t worry, we’re here to clarify things.

Endless Ocean Luminous, the latest in Nintendo and developer Arika’s cult aquatic exploration games, is out now, and it might not be quite what some folks are expecting. The game features a number of mechanics that may be somewhat confusing at first, but don’t worry, we’re here to clarify things.

Lords of the Fallen, last year's action RPG from developer Hexworks, is said to be coming to Xbox Game Pass later this month.

Garena Free Fire MAX Redeem Codes for May 3: Garena Free Fire Max, an improved version of the popular game, has won over Indian players with its lively graphics and exciting gameplay. Thanks to regular releases of redeem codes by developers, 111 Dot Studios, players can enjoy even more perks.

In a noteworthy development for the AI PC landscape, Intel has announced the optimization of more than 500 AI models for its latest Intel Core Ultra processors. This achievement signals Intel's commitment to enhancing AI capabilities within PC systems, without promotional flair.

Blizzard has posted the full video of today's Developer Update Livestream, outlining the massive changes to itemization, gameplay systems, and more coming to Diablo 4 in Season 4: Loot Reborn! There are tons of changes coming to the game in Season 4 — what's got you most excited? Let us know in the comments below! Diablo 4 Season 4 Developer Update Livestream Summary Diablo 4 Season 4 Patch 1.4.0 Patch Notes

Blizzard has posted development notes for War Within Alpha #3, giving details on why they made the talent changes in this build.

Blizzard has posted additional developer commentary explaining some of the new Warrior changes in this week's Alpha build for The War Within, from redefining Arms AoE rotation, to punching up Fury's Bloodthirst, and major buffs for Bladestorm! There are a few Warrior updates in today’s Alpha build. After giving Arms and Fury access to both Bladestorm and Ravager, it was clear that Ravager had strong advantages in all situations. We’d like Bladestorm to be a strong pick for burst AOE, so we’re buffing its damage significantly, and reducing Ravager’s damage slightly. This should help make the choice between these abilities more meaningful and let each ability shine in different situations. Arms We’ve heard the feedback that the Arms AOE rotation lacks definition, so we’re making adjustments to Cleave to make it the centerpiece of Arms’ AOE rotation in The War Within.

Blizzard has posted a substantial breakdown of the Demonology Warlock changes in today's War Within Alpha build going over Demonic Cores, Resources, and Cooldowns!

Blizzard has posted a large breakdown of the Arcane Mage changes in today's War Within Alpha build going over Complexity, Radiant Spark and more!

Blizzard has posted War Within Alpha development notes for today which includes Arcane Mage and Demonology Warlock reworks!

Since its launch into early access, Manor Lords has taken the simulation game scene by storm, with players absolutely relishing this new city-building experience.

Less than half of developers questioned in a new survey say their company has an in-game credits policy.

The VR space is still somewhat niche compared to traditional console and PC gaming but has advanced very quickly from its early experiments.

Ubisoft’s XDefiant, a first-person shooter meant to take on the likes of Call of Duty, will finally get a wide release and enter its Preseason on May 21.

Blizzard has shared parts of the upcoming class tuning adjustments during their Developer Update livestream that were applied through learnings from the PTR. While additional patch notes are incoming, players can preview the full changes with these tweaks! Season 4: Loot Reborn — Developer Update Summary The below changes are PTR learnings applied to the previously reported PTR Patch 1.4.0 changes. These changes only make up a small portion of what is to come for all classes with Patch 1.4.0 on May 14. We will report on the full Patch 1.4.0 patch notes as soon as they become available.

The Diablo 4 Season 4: Loot Reborn Developer Update Livestream has concluded. In this article, we have summarized all of the most interesting content, features, and quality-of-life improvements coming to Diablo 4 Season 4 on May 14th!

The Diablo 4 Season 4: Loot Reborn Developer Update Livestream has begun! In this article, we will summarize all of the most interesting content, features, and quality-of-life improvements coming to Diablo 4 Season 4 on May 14th! This is a liveblog, so make sure to refresh often for the most recent information regarding Diablo 4 Season 4!

Blizzard has released an Inside the Game video for Diablo 4 Season 4: Loot Reborn, giving more details about massive changes coming to multiple gameplay systems like Crafting, Aspects, Helltides, and more! When does Diablo 4 Season 4 Start? Diablo 4 Season 4 Developer Update Summary What is the most important change coming with Season 4 in your opinion? Will the massive overhaul to all these systems be able to turn Diablo around? Let us know in the comments!

Playdigious is selling some of its best games at a discount right now. One of them is Teslagrad. The price of this hand-drawn magnetic puzzle has plummeted from $6.99 to just $0.70! Yeah, you read that right. Interested in learning more about the Teslagrad price drop? Keep reading!

Despite having the best-selling game of all time in Grand Theft Auto V, and GTA VI on the way, mega publisher Take-Two Interactive have been going through some belt-tightening, recently cutting 5 percent of its workforce and canceling some projects. When the news of the cuts were first announced, we didn’t know exactly who was impacted or which games had been canned, but we may now have a better idea.

The physical 'Deluxe Edition' of Baldur's Gate 3 was scheduled to ship this month, but it's been hit with an unfortunate delay. As outlined by developer Larian on social media, the delay will specifically impact PS5 and Xbox buyers in North America, and it's down to «production issues» which are apparently out of the studio's control.

Amazon Prime’s Fallout TV show has supercharged excitement in the Fallout IP, leading to a significant surge in player counts across a variety of Fallout titles on Steam, but also for Fallout London, a fan-created mod for Fallout 4 that may as well be an entirely new entry in the series due to the breadth and scope of the project.

11 bit studios kicked off its beta for its post-apocalyptic city-builder, Frostpunk 2, this week for those who have pre-ordered the Deluxe Edition of the game. The beta runs through April 22.

A brand-new update is in the works for PlayStation 5 that will allow users to join parties using a QR code.

Take-Two is closing two game studios under their Private Division label, with Kerbal Space Program 2 developer Intercept Games shutting down (as we already knew) and OlliOlli and Rollerdrome studio Roll7 following them into the twilight.

The boss of Level-5, the developer behind family friendly titles such as Professor Layton, Ni No Kuni, and Yokai Watch, wants to create a violent and erotic video game one day.

Starfield will have a big year as the space RPG approaches its first anniversary. Beyond the massive May update, Bethesda Game Studios previously confirmed it is working on a DLC titled Shattered Space. Though details on the paid expansion are slim, Bethesda seemingly confirmed it focuses on the House Va'ruun.

Things are ramping up on the Terminid front in Helldivers 2 as players have discovered giant, ominous tunnels that seem almost endless when dove into. The leading theory right now is that these are being dug by the Hive Lords, bugs from the first game who are so powerful that they can break through a planet's crust.

EVE Online needs little introduction. Created by Icelandic studio CCP Games, for over 20 years it’s been the poster child for the immersive, community-driven MMO scene.

We don't know about you, but anytime we've ever played Jackbox Party Pack, it's only ever been with people in their late 20s or older. While the successful series of party titles are typically aimed at a broad audience, featuring games suitable for all ages, it seems as though a lot of players are treating it like a game purely for adults. That's the feedback developer Jackbox Games was getting, anyway, and thus we end up here: Jackbox Naughty Pack.

Today marks a momentous occasion for Sea of Thieves: it expands to all-new platforms with a PS5 release, Season 12 content expands the game for all players (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC), and developer Rare makes its debut on a PlayStation console. Early access players have been testing the PS5 version for the past five days now, but in just a short amount of time, the standard edition releases and opens the floodgates for all.

Take-Two will shut down OlliOlli World and Rollerdrome studio Roll7 as well as Kerbal Space Program team Intercept Games as it looks to cut five per cent of its workforce. The news was revealed by Bloomberg after the outlet obtained documentation indicating Roll7 will close and offer severance agreements to staff. Meanwhile, a notice has been filed with the Washington State Employment Security Department to close a Seattle office, where Intercept Games is based.

Update: Sucker Punch says it's put a stop to the freezing problem that's been plaguing Ghost of Tsushima since the release of its latest update. Patch 2.19 adds support for crossplay, but after installing it, players were quick to report a stuttering and hitching issue that occurred frequently during gameplay. For some, it was so bad that the title basically became unplayable, across both the single-player adventure and the Legends co-op mode.

PlayStation's Shuhei Yoshida and Greg Rice will present the headlining keynote at the Develop: Brighton gaming expo in July, it's been confirmed. A conference designed for game developers, the two indie experts will host the «Supporting Indies and Creativity in Game Development» keynote in Brighton, UK on 11th July 2024.

The highly rated co-op adventure that is Sea of Thieves has arrived on PS5, marking developer Rare's first ever release on PlayStation platforms, if you can believe it. The game first launched for Xbox One and PC back in 2018, and it's been heavily updated over the years, to the point where it's managed to maintain a very healthy community.