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All this week, Eurogamer is marking Pride with a series of features celebrating the intersection of queer culture and gaming. Today, Lottie Lynn explores her long relationship with Runescape, and charts the MMO’s journey toward welcoming queer inclusion. I find it funny how realising I was queer took less time than completing the Temple of Light puzzle in RuneScape. You’d think I’d solve the puzzle long before having a personal revelation, but I wanted to brag about completing it without a guide and, well, let’s just say the amount of time it took falls into the territory of embarrassing....

If you like anime and gaming, then you are definitely going to love this Roblox game based on the famous anime Demon Slayers. You can purchase attractive outfits and other items with Spins in this game. But, how to get these spins? Well, don’t worry, this article is going to cover the solutions using which you can get Spins in Project Slayers. How to Get Spins in Project Slayers As of now, the redemption of codes, the ores, and the Robux are the only three things that can get you spins....

A Redditor going by Sliye, who claims to work at US retailer Target, has snapped a photo of a boxed, golden PS4. It’s, um. Lovely? The box shown lists the model at 1TB, and Sliye says they’re officially on sale from June 9. The golden PS4’s existence was later corroborated by another Redditor named Christopher_Maxim, who also managed to get a photo while in a Walmart store. Said store had apparently whacked them out on the shop floor early, and when he tried to buy one the register ‘locked up’, at which point the staff realised their mistake....

PS4 firmware update 2.57 is out now, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has announced. The system software update offers stability improvement “during use of some features”, and nothing else, and comes in at around 245 MB. You can tell this isn’t a big one, given Sony said the update is only optional. The update does not include the calendar app that was rumoured following the launch of the bespoke Journey theme....

PS4 system sales reached 22.3 million units worldwide as as of March 31, up from the 20.2m units reported at the beginning of March. Sony shifted a total of 14.8 million PS4 units across the financial year which ended March 31, 2015, and stated in its financials that it expects to sell 16 million units in the current financial year. Whilst PS4 is booming, it looks like PS3 is falling fast....

Almost every Sony and Microsoft console development and release comes with great hype. Overshadowing Nintendo console hype and greater than the latest in PC gaming, the excitement around PlayStation and the Xbox truly has no equal. So, which is superior: PS5 vs Xbox Series X? It’s a question worth asking, especially considering both were released about the same time. In fact, the rivalry between the two consoles dates back to the simultaneous release of the PS2 and the Xbox in the early 2000s....

There’s never been a competitive game or sport without its fair share of cheaters, and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is no exception. Since the game’s initial PC launch back in 2017, it has struggled to deal with players prepared to do anything to win. The mobile version of PUBG has been particularly plagued, seeing thousands of players banned daily, most of them from Chinese accounts. Now Tencent Games, PUBG’s Chinese publisher, and PUBG Corp may finally have a solution....

Railroad fans will be pleased to hear that Iceberg Interactive and Corbie Games’ train tycoon strategy sim Railroad Corporation will be coming to Early Access soon. Railroad Corporation will be available to start playing on 27 May and gamers will be invited to explore 19th Century North America while attempting to build their rail empire. Trainspotters will have access to a variety of historically accurate locomotives from the period. Players will also have the added challenge of building a rail network through all kinds of geographical features and obstacles which will get in the way....

Members of the Ubisoft Paris development team took to the stage at E3 to bring more details about the upcoming Ghost Recon: Breakpoint. As is shown on the developer’s website, players can sign up for the beta right now. The studio confirmed that the game will feature AI teammates for solo players, just like in Wildlands. This is in line with past entries, as the Ghost Recon games have always allowed players to utilize their AI teammates in order to complete the mission....

At tonight’s Capcom showcase, we were given the latest release date for Resident Evil Re:verse. Capcom’s multiplayer spin-off from Resident Evil Village is now slated to release on 28th October, just in time for Hallowe’en. Re:verse is a six-player deathmatch competitive multiplayer mode featuring various characters from Resident Evil’s series history, such as Chris, Jill, Leon, Ada and Hunk, drenched in a comic book-like effect. This latest date coincides with the release date for Village’s DLC known as the ‘Winters Expansion’....

Weapon upgrading isn’t exactly a staple of Resident Evil, but it is an iconic and beloved mechanic that’s managed to pop back up every once in a while. Resident Evil Village brings weapon upgrades back, but not exactly better than ever. Weapon upgrades in Resident Evil 4 were designed in such a way that late-game weapons weren’t inherently better than early-game guns. Upgrading ensures there was merit in any weapon, along with granting them unique effects....

League of Legends maker Riot Games has agreed a $100m (£74m) settlement to finally end its long-running gender discrimination lawsuit. The settlement, announced at the end of December, brings to a close the class action suit filed by employees back in 2018. Numerous staff members, past and present, said Riot Games had been a toxic place to work where sexism was commonplace. More than 2000 women joined the suit. Out of the $100m total, $80m will be paid to women in full-time and contract positions....

Valorant was released as a Riot Games project for PC. However, given the success it has had on this platform, fans want to play it on consoles as well. The development team had talked about it before, but mentioned that at the moment it was only focused on PC. However, recently they gave more information and mentioned that they are working on prototypes for consoles. However, he avoided getting fans very excited, because, although the team is “very excited” to test the potential of Valorant on consoles, he clarified that “it definitely wasn’t the focus out of the gate” and that, if it were, it would have been delayed....

Jeff Kaplan, director of Overwatch and undisputed wrestling champion, is leaving Blizzard Entertainment. Kaplan has enjoyed a 19-year history with Blizzard, starting off as a designer for World of Warcraft in 2002. In a message to the community, Kaplan calls his experience an “honor of a lifetime.” He doesn’t mention any reasons for his departure, nor what he’ll be up to next. Filling his shoes is Aaron Keller, another Blizzard veteran and a founder of Overwatch....

After last year’s Overwatch Year of the Rooster CTF event, Blizzard is bringing CTF back but this time they are more prepared. The Year of the Dog CTF comes with its own new map which has been specifically designed for CTF. The map is set in Thailand and Jeff Kaplan says it’s “gorgeous”. This year, drawn games will not be happening and if two teams are tied at the time limit, both team’s flags are moved closer to the center of the map so there’s a shorter distance to capture it and get the win....

In Persona 5 Strikers (or P5S), The Phantom Thieves of Hearts take down Jails and there are quite a few of them that you have to infiltrate in this game. There will be a lot of combat that you have to do in these locations. How many Jails are there, you ask? Find out in this quick guide. How Many Jails are there in Persona 5 Strikers? There are 7 Jails in Persona 5 Strikers (P5S)....

The PlayStation 5 may feature an AI assistant that would respond to voice commands to help players out while in-game, as spotted by industry analyst Daniel Ahmad. The next generation of consoles are set to be mind-blowingly powerful, and leave its predecessors stuttering in the dust. Project Scarlett was revealed at E3 2019 and will offer ‘more immersion’, a ‘new capability to connect with the characters and worlds’, and ‘resolutions and framerates that we’ve never seen before’....

The monthly and three-monthly pricing for PlayStation Plus subscriptions will soon receive price hikes in the UK, Sony Computer Entertainment has confirmed. The specifics of the new pricing haven’t been revealed, although annual subs will hold at the current £39.99. The new pricing comes into effect from September 1, with Sony noting that the increases are “in line with market conditions”. In the UK, one month PS Plus access will currently cost you £5....

Warning: this article contains spoilers for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet! There’s a lot of emotional beats in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. And fans have noticed how empty it feels when the cutscenes have no voice acting, but could really benefit from some. A group of Pokémon fans, who are also voice actors, have come together to dub over some of the game’s cutscenes to imagine what the game would be like with voice-over....

Recent updates to Pokémon Go are cracking down on cheaters in an interesting way: rare Pokémon are being hidden from view, leaving only Zubats and Ratatas behind. There are a lot of ways to deal with cheaters in online games. Most developers have a simple report and ban system that will remove offending accounts on a permanent basis. Some will give warnings or “timeouts” to bad players to let them know that the game masters have their eye on them, and they’d better shape up or ship out....