Shigeru Miyamoto famously said, “A delayed game is eventually good, a bad game is bad forever.” There are examples both for and against this in the games industry, but with the recent delay of Red Dead Redemption 2, many have wondered what this might mean for the title. While most turn to this quote and hope for the best, there is still a chance that things aren’t as good as they seem over at Rockstar....
Release Date: October 26, 2018Platform: PS4 (reviewed), Xbox OneDeveloper: Rockstar GamesPublisher: Rockstar GamesGenre: Action/Adventure Grand Theft Auto IV is one of the most important games of the last 15 years, and I say that as someone who has never really liked the game all that much. It was the one open-world title that had the guts to take a step back and say, “Open-world games shouldn’t be about how much stuff you can cram into them or how they allow people to run around in an arcadey digital playground....
The full Red Dead Redemption 2 map has been leaked online. We have a German copy of the official Red Dead Redemption 2 guidebook to thank for this bounty that has just befallen us. The scanned images were posted to Twitter and Reddit before eventually being taken down, but luckily a Reddit user by the name of tomcruise_momshoes pasted them all together for our perusal. And also with thanks to Eurogamer for keeping the picture online despite what we can only assume is a torrential downpour of takedown emails from Rockstar Games....
Resident Evil Village continues the story of 2017’s Resident Evil 7, following Ethan Winters to a mysterious European village in search of his kidnapped daughter, Rose. As you’d very well expect, Umbrella is most definitely going to have played a part in the strange goings-on, and some familiar faces including Chris Redfield may well pop up along the way, too. Resident Evil Village Wiki Can’t find the guide you’re in need of?...
Having additional resources and buffs in Returnal is vital. Survival in this rogue-like game can be intense and a little push can make your character go a long way. Every resource that you find in the game is designed to give your character a little push here and an important buff there. The Spaceship Model artifact is one of those items that will prove to be that helping hand during a fight....
Riot Games is really, really worried about security in Valorant. The company has promised a “bug bounty” of up to $100,000 for anyone who can find reliable methods to exploit a glitch within Valorant. According to a statement on HackerOne: Essentially, Riot wants players to bash against their security system with all their might in order to discover its weaknesses. Last week, the company defended its use of a security driver that scans the player’s PC at startup....
In what may come as a surprising bit of news, Gearbox has announced on Twitter that it now owns the Risk of Rain IP. This means that Gearbox will take the reins of development on Risk of Rain 2 content as well as any future projects related to the franchise. According to Gearbox’s statement, the company holds “a deep love and respect for the IP” and feels “eager to prove” itself by providing worthy content for the series....
A new battle pass containing fresh content has arrived for Paladins, ahead of the upcoming Hi-Rez Showcase. The Eternal Pyre update brings the latest 100-tier pass, which contains a paid and premium track for in-game rewards. Like most passes of this nature, you can earn the in-game currency back over the course of the season. Character outfits are the big focus for the Eternal Pyre battle pass, with new additions dropping every 20 levels or so....
PC Building Simulator 2’s release date has just been revealed - and it’ll arrive on 12th October. The sequel to the popular simulator game was announced back in March and was said to include an upgraded career mode, new customisation features, and over 40 real-life hardware brands. Developer Spiral House has shared more details of what can be expected from PC Building Simulator 2, alongside its release date, when it becomes available later this year....
PGA TOUR 2K23 has been out for a few months now, and after a good launch we are now going to see more content introduced to the game to celebrate the upcoming festive season. During this Festive season we are expecting to see new clothing, challenges, a new character and even a new course coming to PGA TOUR 2K23. Here are all the details we know so far about everything coming to PGA TOUR 2K23: PGA TOUR 2K23 Festive Event New Course The new course coming to the game is the Torrey Pines Golf Course....
Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire’s first major slice of DLC, Beast of Winter, will launch on August 2, developer Obsidian has confirmed today. For those out of the loop, Beast of Winter offers more nautical adventuring, with players now able to set sail for Deadfire Archipelago’s southernmost region, specifically on an island inhabited a bunch of crazed cultists. Beast of Winter will also be joined by Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire update 2....
Angry PlayStation employees have leaked an internal email sent by company boss Jim Ryan, in which he asked staff to “respect differences of opinion” on abortion rights. The email, excerpts from which were posted by Bloomberg, landed in PlayStation employee inboxes yesterday. In it, Ryan addressed a number of subjects - including the ongoing controversy over the US Supreme Court’s proposed work to ditch the key abortion rights case Roe v Wade....
The PlayStation UK Store Black Friday Sale has begun, promising discounts of up to 60 per cent, and even more for PlayStation Plus members. Some choice titles included in the sale are FIFA 17, Need For Speed, Uncharted 4, Skyrim Special Edition, Titanfall 2 and Watch Dogs 2. The sale will continue until Monday, so be sure to check out the wares over the weekend. You’ll find all the deals through this link to the store....
When it comes to fire-type moves in Pokémon, it’s likely that one of the first moves that comes to mind is Flamethrower. It’s one of the moves that almost every single fire-type learns fairly early into the game. However, the reality of the situation is that there is a wide variety of moves that are superior to Flamethrower. Today, we’ll be going over ten of those moves in no particular order....
We have all heard countless times that a good villain makes a good story. Throughout the Pokémon franchise, we have seen several villains who play a central role in the progression of the game they appear in. While these villains give their individual stories depth, not all of them are truly deserving of the title “villain.” While we won’t rank the games they appear in, here are all of the major villains encountered throughout the Pokémon franchise, based on their intentions....
Mega Gengar is the Mega Evolution of Gengar, the Gen 1 Pokémon that has always proven rather useful for battling in Pokémon Go. This is due to its wide variety of moves, including ghost, poison, fighting, dark and psychic types - and though it’s known to be a bit of a glass cannon in its regular form, the Mega version is well worth investigating. However, you will still need to beat Mega Gengar in raids first - which is where learning about the Mega Gengar counters and Mega Gengar weakness will come in handy....
Pokemon GO’s January Community Day event is just a few weeks away, which means players have the elusive Pokemon Piplup and its evolutions on the brain. The weekend of January 19, 2020 Pokemon GO players will have three hours to catch as many of the Gen 4 Water-type as possible and expand their collection with shiny spawns, evolutions, and hopefully a few more surprises. The basic idea of Pokemon GO Community Day is pretty simple: Go out and catch a ton of pokemon for three hours, but this time around things are different....
Pokemon Legends Arceus is the latest entry in the popular Pokemon franchise to be released for the Nintendo Switch, and it marks a rather radical departure from the typical series formula fans might be used to. The game features a semi open-world with a variety of instanced zones that you can explore to catch Pokemon, gather resources, and craft items. And of course, there are ways to improve your team’s stats as well....
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet is the latest game in the long-standing Pokemon franchise. Progressing through the Victory Road storyline you will have to face eight gym leaders. While doing so, many players wonder how to rematch Gym leaders in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet. Since you cannot do it at that time players are doubtful if it is possible. Since you are here, you also tried to face the Gym Leaders again but failed....
November is shaping up to be a big month for Pokemon fans. Not only does Pokemon Sword and Shield release on November 15, but it’ll be followed by a new soft reboot of the Pokemon anime in Japan on November 17. However, it’s not following the traditional format of Ash simply traveling to a new region, as it will apparently include Galar as well as every other region in some manner....
