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Overwatch 2 has had many ups and downs since its launch which replaced Overwatch, which was the original. Instead of allowing players to contiune playing the version of Overwatch, they overrided it and turned it into Overwatch 2, making it free-to-play.

GTA Online has been known to have issues with hackers and other suspicious play that is against their guidelines. Rockstar Games has now since updated their community guidelines for the online version of the game. Now, this aims more toward the cheating so that the community and overall experience with the Grand Theft Auto Online game.

Gears of War is a franchise that many people have been wanting to have another game – Gears of War 6. Reportedly, it is rumored that the first word of Gears Of War 6 could be released this summer. In the middle of a new episode of Kinda Funny Xcast, the host whose name is Parris Lilly made a prediction that they think the Gears 6 announcement would come in the summer.

Palworld has taken the world by storm, and as time goes on, that hasn’t changed all that much. With the game still being available in early access, it is undergoing many updates, changes, and learning what its community wants. While the game already has so much to do and explore, it has just gotten more excited as Palworld has officially welcomed in raids in their new update.

Treyarch has revealed they’re about to end their work on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s Zombies mode.

Ninja Theory has revealed something that might shock everyone: Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 only runs at 30 FPS on Xbox Series X|S.

Ninja Theory head Dom Matthews has a strange way of describing how he feels about making Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2.

Palworld developer PocketPair has released a big new update for its breakaway hit, bringing with it the game's first raid boss.

Hellblade 2: Senua's Saga will only run at 30fps on Xbox Series X/S.

Capcom has devised a way for your Dragon's Dogma 2's Pawns to still be hired, even if other players choose not to do so.

Pocketpair have released a new Palworld update, Steam version v0.2.0.6, which introduces the monster-catching survival game's first Raid Boss, a gloating Gothy squid-lady by the name of Bellanoir. She'll be available to conjure by using slabs at new Summoning Altars. Be prepared for a tough fight, especially if you opt for the "extreme" version of the boss. Bellanoir can't be captured, but she does drop a Pal Egg on defeat.

Another region has published their rating for Massive Entertainment’s upcoming bounty hunter simulator, Star Wars Outlaws.

So, we’re in the second year of an ongoing wave of layoffs in the video game industry. If you paid attention to a broader level something like this has also been happening in the tech industry as a whole, but for video games, it’s meant hundreds of very talented and valuable people losing their jobs.

The new Hollow Knight game, Silksong has officially bee rated in South Korea ahead of its release, which isn’t supposed to be until sometime late 2024. However, the game has gone through many delays which has people wondering if this release date will actually stick.

With the heavy hearts it took to hear that E3 was officially and permanently canceled, it was a shock to the gaming community. However, it seems that Ubisoft isn’t letting that get them down and is going to continue with their Ubisoft Forward livestreams.

Fallout is a popular game that everyone remembers playing Fallout on their mobile devices and consoles years ago when it came out, many keeping up the trend and playing it even after. That gives in to the series getting its own TV Series on Amazon.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare III and Warzone has officially released its third season onto the game, meaning new battle passes and many new pieces of content. This update has promised players so many things over the leading up weeks including new maps, modes, and more. It is take to jump back into COD as there is so much to explore.

Maisters are the champions of each vocation in Dragon’s Dogma 2. There’s an exemplar of the ten job classes hidden somewhere and befriending them can be incredibly tricky — and incredibly rewarding. Some of the best Weapon Skills in the game are hidden behind these secret interactions. Helping out Maisters is never as straightforward as it seems, and many of these characters can be easily missed if you aren’t carefully completing everything. If you want to know where to find all the Maisters to acquire those powerful skills, we’ve got all the info you need.

The Final Fantasy 16 crossover quest is now live in Final Fantasy 14 and appears to give a look at how the forthcoming 7.0 graphics update will look.

Some new research has come out with some curious findings about video games from the last year.

Insider Gaming has an incredible new rumor for fans who enjoyed The Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, as well as Dead Cells.

Last week, Jez Corden stated in his Xbox Two podcast that he had heard that Microsoft was expanding, and not limiting, their deals for 3rd party games in this year. It turns out we made a mistake in reporting that rumor.

Microsoft continues to pump out the special edition Xbox controllers with wild abandon, and its latest offering is a new addition to its now three-strong Vapor line-up, arriving in the form of the swirly green and slightly darker green Nocturnal Vapor controller.

The Dragon's Dogma 2 community is devising a way to warn other players of an infected Pawn.

Last week, a small set of interviews went viral over claims that the proverbial ‘gold rush’ for indie game funding had ended. Today, we get some clarification about those interviews.

Disney Dreamlight Valley made a post for April Fools’ Day as a joke but it has fans thinking the game will be receiving a update but it isn’t confirmed. In the post, the developers teased a new shop – which obviously got attention by the community. There is only a couple stores in the game, including Goofy’s stalls, Scrooge’s store, and Kristoff’s stand, but that is about it.

Following a bit of a tease last week, Yellow Brick Games — the studio founded by former Dragon Age creative director Mike Laidlaw — has properly revealed its new third-person action adventure, Eternal Strands, which is coming to PC and consoles next year.

Rockstar has many popular games that players have loved since their release, the top three being Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, and Bully. All of these games are due for a sequel, as many players are waiting for Red Dead Redemption to get anything, anything at all, it seems that even Bully will get a sequel while it waits. The GTA 6 title is still set to release in 2025.

Last week, Yellow Brick Games, co-founded by the former creative director of the Dragon Age franchise Mike Laidlaw, released a teaser for an upcoming fantasy title. The third-person action-adventure fantasy has been dubbed Eternal Strands and will be released for PC and modern consoles sometime in 2025.

The first gameplay footage from the upcoming standalone tactical game MechWarrior 5: Clans has been released by developer Piranha Games. Although sporting a ‘5’ in the title, Clans is a completely new game in the MechWarrior universe with an “entirely new style of game design,” the overview reads.

Ubisoft has announced they are laying off 45 more employees.

Nightdive Studios revealed a truly unique April Fool’s Day prank yesterday.

Dragon's Dogma 2 has sold 2.5m units since its release on 22nd March.

On April Fools, gaming companies and developers all spend pranks and laughs all over the internet in honor of this silly holiday, and this time, Minecraft has done something that is pretty wild. This year’s Minecraft April Fool’s joke features Poisonous Potatoes, which is really different from the ones we have gotten in the past. Underneath the title of the video game, it reads, “Turning pointless into everything.

Use all your weapons all at the same time with the final advanced vocation in Dragon’s Dogma 2. The Warfarer is a weapon master that can use everything. Want to be a heavily armored sorcerer that swings a Duospear? You can do that and so much more with the Warfarer. And unlocking this class is surprisingly difficult. Here’s everything you need to know about getting the most advanced of the advanced vocations.

While GTA 5, and Rockstar in general are very against having mods on the game, community modders still try to get their mods on places like the Nintendo Switch, Linux, Android and other websites. This comes from a source code leak shared about by Gamespot. This is a wild thing to think about but it was shared on Twitter to show the plans that these models apparently have planned for GTA 5.

Marvel Rivals is a brand new 6v6 game releasing in 2025 that is basically made to be a Marvel themed Overwatch, featuring many of our beloved and favorite superheroes. In the trailer released just last week, we got to see so many different characters, both heroes and villains come together to defeat and take down the other team.

As impressive as Tekken 8 may be, players aren’t too keen to fork over even more money after spending $70 for the base game. After a Tekken Shop was opened soon after launch selling in-game items for real money, most people hoped that would be the end of the microtransaction nightmare. That’s too bad, because a Tekken Fight Pass is coming to the game soon.

Sonic has been getting a lot more attention than before as not only is he getting involved with Angry Birds in recent but now gamers who need a good and balance breakfeast can head over to IHOP to enjoy Sonic themed meals. With it being April Fools, at first we didn’t know if this was true, but the items seemingly are listed on iHop’s website, listing a breakfeast meal inspired by each character.

After last week’s bombastic report about XDefiant from Insider Gaming, Ubisoft has shared a new update, including news of an upcoming stress test.

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is the next upcoming Marvel Studios video game, alongside Wolverine, Marvel Rivals, and a Iron Man game that is still in early production stages. Skydance, the developers behind this game, shared a trailer a bit ago going over some of the storyplot that will be involved in the game, which features Captain America, the Black Panther of that time, and other superheroes.

The developers of new The Witcher trilogy, CD Projekt Red are wanting to make some new mobile games in the future. Recently the developer’s parent company showed that a lot of CD Projekt’s profits have been coming from Cyberpunk 2077, as well as its expansion Phantom Liberty.

The long-awaited Final Fantasy XVI crossover is coming to Final Fantasy XIV on April 2 and running through May 8. Fans have been waiting for what seems like eons for the collab, which was initially teased in a trailer back in October 2023.

The thief isn’t so much a master of stealth as a master of dealing insane damage as fast as possible in Dragon’s Dogma 2. The nimblest class on the battlefield is the Thief, wielding a pair of daggers and packed with tricks you can unleash on big or small enemies. The Thief is a tricky class to start the game with but becomes one of the most powerful jobs in the later stages of the game. Get the right weapons and abilities and you’ll mulch through monsters like leaves of grass. If you want to learn what it takes to make an amazing Thief, here’s our rundown — and you can use these tips for building your Arisen and your Pawn. Either way, it’s criminal how strong this vocation can be.

The Volcanic Island is the third and final major location on the map in Dragon’s Dogma 2 — and there’s no reason you can’t go there as early as possible. Normally this intimidating island is only available after progressing the main story and reaching the nation of Battahl. But you can break the rules and access Battahl and the Volcanic Island whenever you want without completing any story quests. If you’re feeling a little crazy, here’s how to break through all barriers and unlock one of the weirdest Vocations yet.

Dragon's Dogma 2 has dropped its first update, addressing one of the fantasy action-RPG’s most baffling decisions - the inability to start a new game once you’ve begun your first adventure - and letting you acquire a home of your own earlier, providing a reliable place to rest and save. There are some other small tweaks too, while Capcom dare to raise the question about future DLC in the wake of the game’s controversial microtransactions.

There’s trouble for small indie game development, as developers have revealed after talking to each other in the latest Game Developers Conference.

Tekken 8 has been lauded by fans as one of the best entries in the series since its release in January, and its 36-person roster is about to get even larger. Eddy Gordo has been announced as the title’s first DLC character with an explosive new trailer showing off his skillset.

Promoting your troops in Unicorn Overlord is one of the most impactful things you can do in the mid-game. It’s so powerful that you should stop trying to make new units and focus on powering up your army the moment the feature is unlocked. This naturally leads to the question: “Who do I promote first?”. 

Unicorn Overlord is jam-packed with classes to discover. Every major location in the game is overflowing with new things to experiment with, and part of the fun is digging through it all to find the perfect class to fit into a specific role. What’s even more impressive, however, is how balanced early-game classes are to late-game classes.

Relic has revealed that they will continue to make their video games with Sega, in spite of separating from their former publisher.

Diablo IV is now on Game Pass.

Insider Gaming has a serious new report about the goings-on behind the scenes at Ubisoft’s XDefiant.

There have been many rumors the past week going round about GTA 6 and whether or not the game will be delayed and miss its 2025 release date. Recently there was a report made from the gaming journalism website Kotaku stating that GTA 6 could be delayed and that the senior team was even concerned it could miss its launch window.

For those that are subscribed to GTA+ will be glad to learn that Red Dead Redemption is now available as part of it. To further explain, this subscription service is one many GTA console players have as it is only avaliable on Xbox and PlayStation. Players who play GTA on PC won’t be able to get the subscription.

Call of Duty: Warzone is pretty popular, mainly because it is a free-to-play Call of Duty game. Now, bots are getting added into the mix when it comes to trial matches for practice, so players don’t have to play against other players. There is a brand new Call of Duty Bootcamp mode in Warzone has introduced a feature that allows players to practice before joining their competitive match.

CD Projekt is a development company that creates video games like The Witcher and also Cyberpunk 2077. This company has about two thirds of its team are working on the Witcher series, getting the next game ready to go. Thanks to VGC we’re finding out that the team working on the game has reached over 400 developers.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare III will soon be offering a free trial in just a short bit of time. Activision is hoping to be able to draw more people in by letting players enjoy the new Capture th Flag mode for free. This will be a trial for a short period of time to allow players to play multiplayer mode with their friends or a lobbied game full of other players.

The developers who created the Company of Heroes, Relic, were officially sold by Sega, so they are now standing as an independent studio. Relic was first founded in 1997. A handful of years later, it was almost picked up and purchased by Bethesda Game’s parent company which is called ZeniMax, but that deal didn’t proceed.

After the announcement at the 2023 Game Awards Show, Square Enix is ready to show us more of Visions of Mana. This is the first mainline Mana game since Dawn of Mana released in 2006. With almost 20 years between installments, Visions of Mana has a lot to live up to.

We have new rumors about Monster Hunter Wilds that is just going to raise expectations through the roof.

The Sphinx isn’t done yet in Dragon’s Dogma 2. After solving the five riddles at the Mountain Shrine, the Sphinx will fly to a new location called the Frontier Shrine. There are five more riddles to solve — and these are easily the toughest riddles yet. Some of these riddles require tricks you might not even know you can do. To help you beat the Sphinx and claim all of her reward chests, we’ve got solutions for every single challenge.

Dragon's Dogma 2 developer Capcom has begun quizzing fans on what they'd like to see in future DLC for the game.

Someone claims to know what Toys For Bob’s game with Microsoft is, and it’s pretty much what you wanted to hear.

Sega of America officially has its first union.

Call of Duty has officially shared the Season 3 road map which breaks down everything players can expect from the season ahead of time. The brand new season is set to begin on April 3 and has so much content in store for players. “Leave No Friend Behind” reads the road map image.

An all new Marvel game is underway called Marvel Rivals, which is a Overwatch style game where teams face off against one another. The game is developed by NetEase gamers, and they have said that, “composed of global talent who previously worked on hit franchises such as Call of Duty and Battlefield.”

After his work on the legendary BioShock series, Ken Levine began Ghost Story Games, a rebranding of Irrational Games under Take-Two Interactive. Following years of silence from the studio, things changed during the 2022 Game Awards, when Levine announced Judas, a narrative single-player first-person shooter in space.

Reviving the beloved Mass Effect series — again! — may be a tough mission, but the veteran crew behind the upcoming Mass Effect 5 know a little something about assembling a squad to take on impossible odds.

Microsoft is adding the ability to use a mouse and keyboard to its suite of games available through Xbox Cloud Gaming via browser, or the Xbox App on Windows PCs.

Final Fantasy XIV has been the MMO to beat for the past decade. Upon the release of the Endwalker expansion in December 2021, servers were instantly overloaded leaving aspiring Warriors of Light out in the cold until a fix was found. For a period of time, sales of the game were suspended simply because there wasn’t enough room, and those who were able to log in often waited in queues lasting for hours.

Jack Black is highly known for his role in many different popular movies, one of them being his role as Bowser in the Super Mario Bros Movie starring Chris Pratt. Recently, Black took to social media to ask the question of why Grand Theft Auto or Red Dead Redemption don’t have movies yet in this day and age after the video games popularity.

Marvel’s Midnight Suns is a choice-driven card game that allows the player to make their own choices of where their active team moves, says, and what attacks they will perform through the power of different cards. While playing the game, you will have different Marvel characters, including yourself, on the board, which might take place in a city or other location, and it will be up to you to figure out which cards you want to play in order to win the match.

Smilegate Barcelona seems to have closed down.

The next expansion for MMORPG Final Fantasy 14, Dawntrail, is up for pre-order, but the process has been beset with issues.

Palworld has had a interesting start-up since it released in early access, from many loving the game and it having more active players on Xbox than Fortnite – but also the fact many are against the game since it seems to be a Pokemon look-alike.

LEGO Fortnite at first was a collaboration none of us saw something. However, after it did came everyone had to play it. This became the whole reason anyone was on Fortnite and it brought many new players to the game as well as returning ones as well. Now that the game was been doing good as an add-on to the original Fortnite, it has received another update.

Ubisoft's Hawaii-based, open-world racing game The Crew Motorfest will arrive on Steam next month.

A week after Korea’s Game Rating and Administration Committee gave Star Wars Outlaws a 19+ rating, Australia has also published their rating for the game.