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Lost Ark has had a problem attracting new players for the last year or so. The problem has mainly been that the experience has been too vertical, meaning that it takes an incredible amount of effort to make it to the end game. Amazon Game Studios has been making a good effort in its catchup systems with pushing certain systems faster with more rewards and cheaper components, but this patch is without doubt the biggest attempt to attract new players.

NetherRealm Studios and Warner Bros. Games today dropped the launch trailer for Mortal Kombat 1, which included the reveal of the final base roster fighter alongside the first look at Shang Tsung.

Forza Motorsport is doing the rounds for previews this week, and something very interesting and exciting happened. A blind racer played the game with its built in blind assists, and ended up actually winning a race.

It’s always kind of impressive how complexity can come from a handful of simple interactions.  A couple of sticks arranged just right can become a machine, or basic math plots intricate curves.  Throw in language to pack ideas down into a few letters and things can get out of hand pretty quickly, especially when programming takes effect across multiple robots performing their own routines in sync with each other.  No single piece of the operation is anything like complicated, breaking down to “go here” or “do this”, and when you build each part it doesn’t seem difficult until you step back for a moment to take stock and realize a small legion of bots is working autonomously to defrost an ice planet, all powered by the programming you dumped in their mechanical heads.

First reported by CNN, Nissin's Cup Noodles have decided, against all good sense, to try and corner the energy drink market by making custom RGB gamer noodles—which are caffeinated, because of course they are.

EA has officially announced its latest UFC game this week with UFC 5. The game will have three different cover athletes with Israel Adesanya, Alexander Volkanovski and Valentina Schevchenko will be on the various covers. UFC 5 will be available only on current generation consoles, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, on October 27. The latest release in the franchise will be the first to use the Frostbite Engine, so a slew of changes will be coming to the game. This includes the all-new Real Impact System and a high-speed 60 frames-per-second rendering and gameplay simulation. Legendary fighters including Fedor Emelianenko. Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, and more are available as a pre-order bonus for the Deluxe Edition.

While the upcoming Sonic Superstars is still a little over a month away, Sega has revealed new level music to give fans a taste of what’s to come. Sonic the Hedgehog has always been known to bring fresh sounds from a myriad of genres that give life to gameplay — funk, rock, dance, ambient and more have always found their way into Sonic titles. While long-time fans may not have always positively received every Sonic game that’s ever been released, it is generally agreed upon that the franchise’s music always delivers on sweet sounds.

We're thrilled to announce the return of GamesBeat Next, hosted in San Francisco this October, where we will explore the theme of «Playing the Edge.» Apply to speak here and learn more about sponsorship opportunities here. At the event, we will also announce 25 top game startups as the 2024 Game Changers. Apply or nominate today!

2K has officially announced the soundtrack for the upcoming NBA 2K24, releasing on October 8 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC. This will be the the 25th anniversary of the series and 2K will also be celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, in general. Players can expect genre-defining songs from both the past and present along with what is coming in the future. 2K has partnered with several Grammy-award-winning artists that include the likes of Jay-Z, Travis Scott, J. Cole and more. A recording partnership with Def Jam will be featured for Season 1, as players can expect the playlist to be updated throughout the year.

September may have just started, but the holiday season is already fast approaching, with plenty of eager shoppers looking to find the next great gift for their game-adoring friends or family members.

The hit animated Paramount Pictures feature film, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, has brought the beloved heroes-in-a-half-shell to a new generation. Considered one of the most popular kids’ franchise, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a monolith of pop culture and has spawned countless movies, shows, video games, comics and more across the last forty years. What started as a comic book series in 1984 has taken off to be a global name — with some of its media being the best in the business. To add to the mountain of TMNT goods, Outright Games has announced a brand new video game taking place in the Mutant Mayhem world.

NetherRealm Studios today revealed one of the final characters for Mortal Kombat 1, Nitara.

With the acquisition of Codemasters, there have been annual releases of the F1 series of games for three years. The last actual DiRT series game dated back at the launch of the current generation consoles, and nothing has been announced for this series until today. EA has officially announced EA SPORTS WRC, the official game of the FIA World Rally Championship. This will not be the arcade-like game that DiRT 5 was, but rather follow in the line of the DiRT Rally series, which was heavily simulation focused and one of the more rewarding sim-racing titles when used with a wheel setup.

Way down in the underground rests the small golem Otto, almost but not quite fully shut down with only the smallest hint of energy left in its core.  Whatever used to power it returns one day and with a shudder Otto comes back to life, albeit abandoned and alone in a deep, dark cavern.  It revived near giant old machinery that, like Otto, was cold and unused but still functional, if only someone was still around to use it.  With nothing better to do Otto sets out to discover what happened to its world, slowly transforming the empty caves into a bustling factory capable of supplying the crystal machine Apotheos with the needed components to expand the boundaries of its world towards some answers.

Thanks to 2022’s Steam Deck, the world of portable PC gaming has exploded. What was once a niche with a $1,200 barrier of entry became a mass market item thanks to a low price point and fairly high amount of power for the dollar. The Deck’s popularity was expected to be a hit when it had its early access launch and was, and that only grew with the full release that wasn’t time-limited and has grown even more with the release of refurbished units. Valve’s refurbished units enable you to get into PC gaming for under $350 and now even Gamestop’s getting into the hunt with their own refurbished units – although since they’re doing the refurbishment, it’s probably far safer to just get ones from Valve directly.

Mega Man fans have had a lot to enjoy over the past decade between official things like Mega Man 11 and various collections and Mega Man-likes with 30XX and Mighty Gunvolt Burst, but one game that got slept on was Mega Man X Dive. It was a free to play Mega Man X game with a lot of gacha mechanics, but also rock-solid core gameplay that allowed you to have a lot of “what if” scenarios due to its diverse roster of playable characters and many different stages from various Mega Man X games over the decades.

Devolver Digital just recently announced the release dates for two of their most anticipated games this year, Gunbrella and Wizard With a Gun, and considering the common link between the two games, the release window, and the release dates only being a month apart, it looks like the publisher is officially preparing to make this the Autumn of Ammunition. Or the Autumn of Unorthodox Guns, if you want to be a bit more accurate, but that doesn’t have the appeal of alliteration. But yes, Gunbrella is now primed for a September release, with Wizard With a Gun to follow in October.

A little under a month ago Larian Studios fully launched the highly anticipated Baldur’s Gate 3 that had been in Early Access since 2020. As with most modern titles, the game has seen its fair share of bugs and sub-optimal gameplay post-launch — with subsequent fixes to follow. The title is rich with content, indulgent in all the best ways and has received critical acclaim. Yet for a fair share of players, the game has also been incredibly unplayable in certain areas. From game breaking glitches to hardware issues, Baldur’s Gate 3 has unfortunately stumbled out of the gate.

While many gamers have never had the need to review an Accessibility menu, for those that do, these features are absolutely crucial — between TTS/screen readers, colorblind adjustments, and sound cues to assist players, gaming has never been more accessible to all. After all, we all want to defeat epic bosses and find amazing loot, and everyone's journey is different — which is why Play Your Way has become a staple of Diablo 4. A prime example of the lengths Blizzard went to in creating their accessibility features comes from Ross Minor — a gamer, content creator, and blind accessibility professional, who was able to defeat Lilith during Diablo 4's campaign while utilizing the features Blizzard provided! Ross Minor on YouTube Ross Minor Defeats Lilith Ross Minor's Reddit Thread Ross Minor on Twitch Minor had previously reviewed Blizzard's accesibility features for Diablo 4, and had many good things to say, as well as offering some improvements that could be made.

Volition today revealed that their parent company, Embracer Group, is shutting down the Saints Row and Red Faction developer.

Today, 2K and Visual Concepts have announced the details of what to expect for MyCAREER and The City in NBA 2K24. These upgrades are designated for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions of the game. The City will offer new beachfront courts and a streetball side quest while MyCAREER continues to focus on your player becoming the G.O.A.T. Seasons will also make a return with new rewards that will be available every six weeks. The new story will make your player the most anticipated prospect in the last 20 years. Players will go after accomplishments including Rookie of the Year. A breakdown is listed below for the upcoming changes to the mode.

Capcom has officially announced the release date for its newest fighter for Street Fighter 6. A.K.I. was announced a while back as the 20th playable character in the game, and she will be available starting on September 27 across PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S and PC. Much like Rashid, A.K.I. will be encountered across World Tour, Fighting Ground and Battle Hub. Capcom also announced the A.K.I. Arrives! Fighting Pass that will go live for a limited time at 12AM PST on September 1. This will include A.K.I.-themed items and cosmetics to deck the avatar out with.

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope released last Fall to critical acclaim as our favorite Mushroom Kingdom heroes teamed up again with those rascally Rabbids on a journey to save the universe. Today, the Rayman in the Phantom Show releases as the last DLC for Sparks of Hope. This new addition introduces new mechanics, environments a new playable character: the beloved Rayman. Separate from the main game’s story line, this new story has players control Rayman, Rabbid Peach and Rabbid Mario as they discover the uncanny TV studio known as Space Opera Network. Fans may even be happy to see the Phantom again. Our old nemesis has given up his operatic ways and has now converted to studio directing — with a bit of a diva attitude too.

As part of a mostly standard blog post revealing the latest trio of free games that will be available for PlayStation Plus subscribers at any tier starting next week, Sony also shared some less exciting news in the form of a price increase for annual subscriptions to their online service.

In the never-ending quest for more eyeballs on its stuff, Bethesda Softworks has enlisted the talents of award-winning pop-rock group Imagine Dragons to create a song for Starfield called Children of the Sky. It's not the worst collaboration between a game studio and mainstream musician I've ever heard, but that's at least in part because I'm old enough to have a clear recollection of something called Hope For the Future.

Seeing as Gamescom is now over and fans still haven’t gotten any news about Hollow Knight: Silksong, it’s looking like metroidvania enthusiast still have a while to wait until they can get their hands on what many suspect will be the genre’s next top-tier release. That’s not necessarily the case though. Blasphemous 2 hit a few days ago to great effect, and now Fearie Afterlight is on its way to PC and Switch sometime next month.

After a two decade-long absence for an original adventure, Samba de Amigo is back and poised to have its greatest success ever as a franchise. The original Dreamcast game had a pack with maracas, while the Wii re-release feature Wii Remote playback. The Switch incarnation called Party Central features JoyCon controls coming as close as possible to the maraca controls of the DC game by allowing the player to move the JoyCon to match the screen command. However, one thing that really shocked me with this game was just how well everything works with a twin-stick control setup.

Sea of Stars has shined brightly in Steam Nextfest form thanks to a demo that showed off the core gameplay – and now the time has come for the full game’s release across every modern-day platform. It’s a JRPG-influenced game with action-centric turn-based combat and a lot of world exploration – something a bit unlike everything else on the market that goes for an homage to the past or evoking the 16-bit era without going much beyond that. Here, you get an art style that is basically a more evolved version of what would be featured in a PS1 RPG that used sprite art – or maybe more a Saturn game with the level of color and then a Dreamcast-level of detail in the pixel art.

NBA 2K24 is just around the corner as it launches on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S|X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC on October 8. Today, 2K and Visual Concepts revealed the upgrades to this year’s officially licensed NBA game with a focus on foundational changes to the mode. This will include MTP earn rates, a new Player Market, Crossplay and more. Crossplay will be tied to the newer generation version, only, as the separation of the previous generation begins to grow larger. There have already been modes and aspects announced that will not be on the previous version of the game, and that includes both the Nintendo Switch and PC.

Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai was announced last year and the launch date is growing ever closer. Dragon Quest: The Adventures of Dai debuted as a manga back in 1991 and has more recently been adapted into an anime. Players of the mobile game Dragon Quest Tact are likely familiar with Dai thanks to a couple crossover events that occurred over the last couple years. Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventures of Dai is an action RPG based on the manga and anime. In this upcoming game players will be able to reenact events from The Adventures of Dai. Those who have been curious about the different game modes and what this title will look like in action will have their curiosity at least partially satisfied by the action packed trailer before.

Ultra Pro Wrestling’s showcase has dropped and with it comes the first in-game footage and a metric-ton of roster announcements. We got to see intros that pay homage to Virtual Pro Wrestling 2’s full walkouts from the backstage area to the ring with “Blue Collar” Bill Dollar facing “Sir” Oliver Buckingham. The light and hard strikes and grapples were shown off and the strikes definitely have the same feel as No Mercy in terms of reactions and selling. The grapples seem a tad floaty, but this is pre-alpha footage and that can always be tightened up. The go-behind animation definitely needs some work and the snap German based on one of Dr. Death’s variants in the Aki engine looks pretty good overall.

A little way into the movie Gran Turismo, the unlikely brand extension of Sony’s sim racing games accidentally satirizes itself. “This whole thing is a marketing extravaganza!” excitable auto executive Danny Moore (Orlando Bloom) shouts at salty racing coach Jack Salter (David Harbour). They’re aboard a helicopter wheeling above a racetrack, where Salter’s students in the GT Academy — a real-life program intended to turn players of Sony’s Gran Turismo games into actual racing drivers — are being put through their paces. The helicopter is an absurd bit of theater for the TV cameras, and Salter knows it. But he’s powerless to resist the marketing apparatus around him.

With a game like Pokemon Sleep it’s hard to imagine how in the world an app would manage to do special events focused on, well, sleeping! Fortunately our very first event is here and the details on how it’ll all function seem as straight forward as ever. This was originally toted as a full moon event that would be available on this month’s full moon on August 31 and fortunately we know that this will be the case but will also run on both August 30 and September 1 as well. This event focuses on the full moon powering up our sleeping Snorlax companion even more than usual and will offer not only extra power for them but also additional sleep points and experience as well! There are some very important details to keep in mind as to how this event will be run, especially for those who have particular ways they play Pokemon Sleep.

Today, EA and Codemasters have announced a celebration to the restart of the Formula One season. After the summer break, the F1 calendar returns as F1 23 will offer new content for its F1 World. From August 29 to September 4, players can race against the lap time of back-to-back World Champion Max Verstappen at Circuit Zandvoort. Those who beat Verstappen’s lap time of 1:10:621 will earn his special Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix 2023 helmet in-game that shows off the victory. After that time on September 5, players can then go head-to-head against Charles Leclerc to win a special Scuderia Ferrari item for the Formula One Pirelli Gran Premio D’Italia 2023.

During Gamescom, PDP unveiled some new products that are aimed for both Nintendo Switch and Xbox. These include designs from multiple IP partners including Sega of America, Hasbro and Nintendo. REALMz is a product line designed to support players’ favorite games. There are both controllers and a headset available for pre-order starting on Friday, August 25th. The crossover will blend the line between games and collection purpose. PDP backs this up with having previous partnerships to design and create Disney Infinity figures. REALMz Wired Controller for Nintendo Switch will retail for $39.99 and they launch this fall. There will also be a wireless version for Nintendo Switch to play with that will retail for $59.99. Finally, the wired headset for the Nintendo Switch will come in at $39.99. PDP is releasing one of the controllers for Xbox consoles. It will be wired and retail for $49.99.

Earlier this Summer, we all received a rather pleasant surprise at this year’s Xbox Games Showcase with the reveal of Jusant, a “meditative action-puzzle climbing game” looked like a rather unique game to highlight at the show. The demo available afterwards surprised us even further with how well the game was coming along so far, expertly marrying together exciting climbing action and effective visual storytelling, as our own Jordan Helm noted in their look at it. Now Gamescom attendees get to experience more hands-on time with Jusant at the event, and with the game’s showcase now comes news of an October release date, meaning we’ll get to see the entire tower climb in just a couple of months.

«I know a lot about sitting in a video gaming chair playing video games,» Harbour joked.

Just over two years since its original release back at the beginning of August 2021, developer Clover Bite have announced that their debut release GRIME is getting a sequel. The acclaimed Metroidvania returns in GRIME II which the studio boasts features both an enhanced visual style and improved mechanics in an entirely new world and setting separate to the original game.

There have been a lot of games with inspirations from other sources out recently. We’ve seen racing games like New Star GP take inspiration from Sega classics while Battlebit Remastered has completely reinvigorated many players’ love for OG Battlefield with a low-poly look. One thing we haven’t seen is anything on the market really inspired by Titanfall’s fast-paced blend of shooting, wall-running and platforming blended into a first-person shooter – until now.

It’s hard to believe that it’s been a decade since Final Fantasy XIV launched and grew to become one of the most successful MMOs of all time. For those of us around in the early days, it’s no secret the game was in rough shape. So much so, that developers basically nuked the 1.0 product and spun the “great reset” as an important piece of lore instead. Now, Final Fantasy XIV has made amazing strides in gameplay, story and overall aesthetics while continuing to respond positively to player feedback along the way. The title is so celebrated around the world that even brands outside the gaming industry are excited to represent an important anniversary in the game’s history.

Kobe Bryant will be on the cover of NBA 2K24, which will launch on September 8 across PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC platforms. This mode will be available for all platforms mentioned.

Gamescom has really hit the ground running this year. It’s only been one day since the event kicked-off, and already there’s all manner of exciting new info and video for both major games like Tekken 8 and more minor projects such as RoboCop: Rogue City. Fans have also seen a few surprise announcements, one of which being Tormented Souls 2. As good as its predecessor is, it’s probably safe to say that nobody saw this coming.

When discussing the top action films of the ’80s it would nothing short of a criminal act to omit RoboCop. The combination of satirical humor mixed with impressive (for the time) robot special effects and some gratuitous violent scenes led for an incredibly memorable film that still holds up today. The idea of a cyborg super cop violently enforcing the law endless legions of scumbags lends itself well to a video game setting. The upcoming RoboCop: Rogue City pays tribute to the 1987 cinematic triumph.

This weekend, All Elite Wrestling will be hosting not only their largest event ever, but what will likely go down as one of the largest events in pro wrestling history: All In at Wembley Stadium in London.

The concept of “wilderness” is an odd one in the days of Google Maps and satellite imagery for just about every square inch of the planet, but looking down from a great height will never be the same as being there.  The map is not the terrain, and while there’s no place on Earth people haven’t been, there’s plenty we only passed through on the way to somewhere else, big and wide and empty.  The roads and freeways that connect people to where they want to be are countless miles away, and the only remaining evidence of a human touch may be a ruin here or an overgrown path there.  It’s not that the land is hostile to human effort, but rather completely indifferent, worn down by weather leaving behind jumbles of rocks, hills, rivers and other inconvenient features.  Traveling in the wilderness isn’t for standard cars, but rather big metal beasts designed for power rather than speed, and while it was fun to explore in Snowrunner, it’s about time to take a new approach to offroad exploration.

Today, Sony officially announced and named the PlayStation Portal remote player and it will launch by the end of the year. The retail price for the remote play device is slated at $199.99 and pre-orders will begin soon. The PlayStation Portal offers an 8-inch LCD screen that will run at 1080p resolution at 60 FPS. Smaller screens don’t require as many pixels due to the lesser area that needs to be covered, so 1080p for this will bring out excellent visuals. Players can expect the key features of the DualSense wireless controllers with adaptive triggers and haptic feedback. It will also include a 3.5mm audio jack for wired audio.

Hyper Light fans rejoice, as developer Heart Machine’s follow-up adventure to Hyper Light Drifter gears itself up for Steam Early Access next year. Originally announced for 2023, recent developments with the title require a bit of delay. While not a direct sequel to the first Hyper Light title, this new adventure plans to touch upon details from its predecessor while expanding the lore of the world to be bigger than before. Hyper Light Breaker plans to be its own story contained within the universe that also sees us traveling to a different land. With a focus on online co-op action with roguelite elements, players will enter the Overgrowth: a forgotten land that harbors brutal monsters, high-end gear and a plot to overthrow the ominous Abyss King. Players will walk through procedurally-generated worlds that offer limitless replayability. In an Early Access development update from Heart Machine, Creative Director Alx Preston explains that the team is hard at work continuing to test different iterations of their product, ” we have a lot of wild ideas we want to put into the game — which is exciting and thrilling since the format and tech we created allows so much possibility.”

Back in 1993, developers Trilobyte made history when they released The 7th Guest, one of the first computer games to only be released on CD-ROM. An adventure game about navigating a haunted house and solving puzzles in order to solve a mystery, its use of full-motion video, 3D graphics, and its soundtrack by George “The Fat Man” Sanger helped it stand out and become a massive hit back in its day…even if by today’s standards, it can feel rather dated in certain areas. But now Vertigo Games are bringing back The 7th Guest, and to another revolutionary bit of gaming technology: VR. The 7th Guest VR was showcased at Gamescom Opening Night Live’s pre-show, and you can check out its trailer below.

Since its humble beginnings in arcades nearly 30 years ago, Namco’s Tekken series has done things a bit differently from the norm while maintaining a sky-high level of quality for mainline games. Today, Bandai Namco announced that the upcoming eighth mainline entry will feature an all-new mode for the franchise – which is saying something given the many modes this series has pioneered over the years. The new arcade quest will allow players to create a new avatar and customize it as much as they want to participate in new challenges to improve their skills. The new trailer didn’t show off a lot of what the flow of the mode will be, but it does seem like it will enable skills to be learned and then tested out in tournaments.

NetherRealm Studios today dropped a new trailer for Mortal Kombat 1 showcasing the reimagined versions of two klassic characters.

Well we’re always on the look-out for an announcement or two that makes us sit up straight and immediately go “……what?!” And while Gamescom’s Opening Night Live presentation was a little light on brand new reveals this year, it didn’t stop developer Coal Supper from unveiling what might’ve been the oddest but subsequently most eye-catching and interesting reveals of today’s showing. Coming in the form of the self-described “comedy slapformer” Thank Goodness You’re Here.

The much-anticipated Alan Wake II is only a couple of months away at this point, feeling so soon all of a sudden despite a lengthy wait. Among the unique draws of Remedy’s latest horror game is the use of dual protagonists in the form of writer Alan Wake and FBI agent Saga Anderson. And while the last bit of gameplay we saw from Summer Game Fest focused on Saga, a larger focus was put on Alan this time around during the new trailer that debuted during Gamescom Opening Night Live, and as Saga’s adventures are in the real world, Alan finds himself dealing with the surreal realm of the Dark Place.

This year’s Gamescom Opening Night Live wasn’t home to many world premieres this time around, but to this writer, the world premiere of Dustborn stood out quite a bit…largely because it was baffling as to why it was being labelled as a world premiere. A road trip adventure form Red Thread Games, Dustborn was first announced in June of 2020 back at the Future Games Show during that time. Later on in December of the same year, it was announced that Quantic Dream would be publishing the game, one of their first forays into publishing, complete with a teaser on their YouTube channel. And yet now here we are, with the latest trailer for the game being called a “reveal Trailer” despite already being revealed and Geoff Keighley calling it a world premiere. What was up?

Out of the numerous open-world survival crafting games either already out or in the works, Inflexion Games’ Nightingale seems to be one that’s somehow pretty prominent, yet still feels like it flies under the radar at times. So it was to see the game appear during Gamescom Opening Night Live, with the news of an Early Access release date. The date was announced via a new trailer that you can check out below, which also showcases a lot of new gameplay elements as well.

Sledgehammer Games today revealed a look at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III’s first campaign mission as well revealing when players can get their hands on the beta.

Heading into Gamescom Opening Night Live this year, Geoff Keighly told us to head in with realistic expectations, stating that a lot of the titles showcased tonight would be games that were already announced and/or due for a release later this year. So needless to say, when the second game showcased during the event turned out to be a world premiere for a game coming out next year, it was quite the surprise. Even more of a surprise when it was revealed to be Little Nightmares III, a sequel to Bandai Namco’s horror puzzle-platformer series, which was an unexpected reveal, even with confirmation last year that it was in the works, thanks to a job ad.

Bungie today dropped the details and launched the latest season for Destiny 2: Lightfall.

Bungie today officially revealed details and a release date for the final chapter in the Light and Darkness saga, Destiny 2: The Final Shape.

Today, 2K has revealed the details surrounding two if its modes for the upcoming NBA 2K24. This is specifically for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S console versions of the game. NBA 2K24 launches on September 8 for these two platforms, while the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC begin to take a back seat on the development cycle. The PC version is still tied to the previous console generation version of the title. MyNBA introduced the Eras last year, which was a fantastic move and NBA 2K24 will build on this. The LeBron Era has been added so players can rewrite history through the 2010s. A new automatic aging transformation has been added for this era player once the Modern Era is reached.

There are a lot of first-person shooters on the market, but not many of them focus on a single-player adventure. Immortals of Aveum does just that and changes things up from the norm by using Unreal Engine 5.1 to power the experience. Ascendant Studios was created under the EA Originals banner and has aimed to make a story-driven FPS with a magic-centric attack system in a fantasy-style setting, but in a modern-ish world. The world of Aveum is a bit different as even at the start, you have a pair of mischief-makers in Jak and Luna interrupting a play to steal some money and try to make the most of their lives instead of being a so-called “bridgerat”.

Bugs may suck but apparently robo-bugs are even worse.  Not only do they overrun the galaxy but the logical solution would be robo-spiders, and nobody wants that.  Instead, and with great relief, the feline pilots of the Whisker Squadron have it covered, flying through infested worlds to blast apart every buggy metal critter The Swarm can throw at them.  Which, as it turns out, is quite a lot.  Starting from the outskirts and flying straight to the heart of The Swarm’s hold on its planets, the Whisker Squadron is ready to exterminate the invaders with every laser, missile, and electro-bolt at its disposal.

By Sean Hollister, a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget.

NHL 24 will be launching on October 6 for PlayStation 4|5, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One and details have emerged about the technical aspect for the game already. Today, EA Sports has released the first Deep Dive trailer for World of Chel. If you are unaware about the World of Chel, this is the game that surrounds a created avatar as players work to get the avatar to the best of their ability. The development team is touting this year’s World of Chel as the most dynamic version of the mode to date. Customization and personalization play a key element in this mode as well, and working as a team is extremely important especially in the EASHL.

There have been a few Paper Mario clones on the market, but none of them have quite nailed the combat flow of the fist two entries. Bug Fables came the closest of matching the tone and art style, with the combat coming pretty close as well. One thing that hurt it though was the all-bug cast and that making it a little harder to get into the story and the attempted drama.

The problem with gods is they never give a clear indication of what it is they want.  Good times and clear skies with just the right amount of rain?  The gods are happy and all is at it should be.  Storms tear through and decimate the settlement?  The gods are angry at… something.  Could be anything, really.  In the case of the builder his tribe decided that the things he was creating had to be the cause, so they promptly exiled him to a faraway island.  The small tribe living there took him in on the condition he gets to work, and seeing as his skill is throwing things together it’s not long before his new home starts getting a bit more lively.

Next week marks the start of one of the biggest Gamescoms in recent years, as Nintendo, Xbox and many more AAA and indie developers and publishers will be attending the European video game trade fair.

The shuttering of Mega Man X Dive meant that the long-running international mobile and PC game could seemingly be lost to time alongside so many other free-to-play games over the years. Fortunately, Capcom announced the debut of Mega Man X DIVE Offline earlier this year to keep the game alive and playable for years to come. Having played it on PC, I found DIVE to be an interesting what-if kind of game because of how it was structured. You had stages and missions set throughout the history of the X series, but using a high-fidelity polygonal art style that resembled the one used for Maverick Hunter X on the PSP — only if it was more modern interpretation of that art style.

It’s been over 20 years since the Jet Set Radio series has seen a new entry and supplied gaming with a style-filled, funky adrenaline rush. Thankfully, Team Reptile has been hard at work for years to create a spiritual successor that plays some of the hits of the past, but does its own thing as well in Bomb Rush Cyberfunk. Since the moment it was first shown off in motion, it was clear that that the team was looking to take the best of what worked about Jet Set Radio and Jet Set Radio Future (which we covered in our Graveyard) and improve upon it when possible, and it looks we’ve seeing that come to fruition here.

The highly anticipated Path of Exile: Trial of the Ancestors is just around the corner, and we’ve gathered all the essential details to ensure you’re fully prepared for the launch day. From important timings to exclusive in-game opportunities, here’s everything you need to know to dive right into this thrilling new chapter.

Larian Studios has announced a shift in its strategy for deploying patches in response to issues encountered during the release of the latest hotfix for Baldur’s Gate 3. The studio rolled out the game’s fourth hotfix on Wednesday, only to face a build error resulting in new crashes. Consequently, the hotfix had to be temporarily rolled back to rectify the issue.

This month PC Gamer blasts off into the cosmos for our Starfield launch special. For everything you need to know about Bethesda's biggest-ever RPG, this is the ultimate feature, covering everything from character creation and exploration to shipbuilding and combat.

There used to be something but now there’s nothing, other than endless dunes covering the ruins of a lost civilization.  The only signs of life are a few shrubs and a dying tree growing above a shallow spring, the last holdouts of  nature in a land that’s actively hostile to survival.  The desert is home to nothing but ghosts and tumbleweeds, and somehow against all hope a single person who just may be able to stave off the creeping sand’s near-inevitable erasure of everything that had been there before.  While the tiny spring can barely be considered an oasis it still provides a place to work from, and with the help of a friendly guiding spirit the young adventurer can start on bringing a little bit of life back to the dying land.

For those that have space on an empty wall and elect not to go the route of putting in a television, Samsung has a solution for you. The Freestyle is a portable projector that measures up to 100 inches at FHD resolution. What is new in the second generation of this projector is the inclusion of its Gaming Hub into the device. With the ability to sync up a Bluetooth controller, users will have access to over 3,000 games with its built-in Tizen OS. The device can go as small as 30 inches at 1080×1920 resolution and includes a cradle stand that allows for foration of 180 degrees for floor-to-ceiling viewing. It’s also designed for 360-degree sound and even add a personal portable battery.

Sledgehammer Games and Activision today lifted the lid on the latest entry in the Call of Duty franchise, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.

Splashback real quick to 2015 when Splatoon launched on the Wii U which quickly became a brand new hit for Nintendo. A sequel released years later on the Switch delivering exciting new content. Now, we are already on the third installation of the series. Splatoon 3 debuted in September of last year and because an anniversary is approaching soon, Nintendo revealed what’s in store for the celebration.

2K has officially announced the fifth and final DLC pack for WWE 2K23. The Bad News U Pack is headlined by Mr. Bad News himself, Wade Barrett. Barrett currently is the WWE RAW commentator, but was a five-time Intercontinental Champion and a former King of the Ring winner. He also entered WWE with the Nexus over fifteen years ago, which would be the first form of the NXT brand that fans know today. There are five total WWE Superstars available in this pack in total with one female WWE Superstar included.

GameMill announced NASCAR Arcade Rush in June, and had a few screenshots to show off then – but no video. The images made it clear that the NASCAR license would be used fairly well to do things like recreate cars and reimagine well-known tracks, but there wasn’t much to go off of beyond the name and concept. Now, we have a much clearer picture of what the final product will look like and it’s even more promising than it seemed before.

Today marks one of the biggest updates to Lost Ark in 18 months. The long awaited August patch is the finale to the summer roadmap, and it is one heck of an update that hopefully brings back and attracts more players. Obviously the biggest two additions will be the new raid tier and the Aeromancer Specialist class, but there’s a lot of quality of life and adjustments that will make the game better in the long run.

Today, EA has announced what new updates are coming for NHL 24. The game is officially slated to release on October 6 as the season officially starts on October 10. NHL 24 will release on PlayStation 4|5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. A lot of new tech is being implemented into NHL 24 with a focus being on physics and fatigue. Players of HUT and WOC can expect improved cross-play capabilities, HUT Moments to recreate historic moments and a real time objective-tracking system with player progress updates in-game. The big changes that looks to overhaul how the game is played is aimed at the on-ice action.

The thing about factory games is the final product doesn’t really matter.  What’s being built, what’s its purpose?  Who cares!  The goal of making a thing isn’t so important as the process of its construction, with a million bits and pieces all whirring along in sync, each machine hand-placed in a system that makes perfect sense to the builder but is utterly incomprehensible to anyone else.  There’s an order to the systems that’s satisfying to watch, and whatever the outcome may be is less important than that it all functions as designed.  The original Shapez is a game about using factory elements to mine, cut, manipulate and stack basic shapes into a specific configuration, and the sequel is more of the same but much shinier and with a few wrinkles to the landscape to shake up production.