© PlatinumGames Astral Chain is now a year old. In this soapbox piece, Mitch Vogel explains why he thinks it’s one of the most significant Switch titles yet. This past weekend marked the first anniversary of the release of Astral Chain, the latest product of the long-standing collaboration between PlatinumGames and Nintendo. Featuring hectic cyberpunk
Month: September 2020
Summary NBA 2K21 is available now for Xbox One. You’ll be able to carry your progress over to the Xbox Series X version of the game when that releases. MyTEAM and MyCAREER return with exciting new features. NBA 2K21 is the latest title in the world-renowned, best-selling NBA 2K series. With exciting improvements upon its
Square Enix has announced today that the Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai anime will debut in Japan on Saturday, 3rd October at 9:30 am JST. The company also released a new trailer for the show which features the opening theme song titled Ikiru wo Suru which you can watch and listen to below. Square Enix
Running With Scissors, Hyperstrange, and CreativeForge Games have announced POSTAL: Brain Damaged, an over-the-top first-person shooter for consoles and PC. The companies promised POSTAL‘s signature dark humor, violence, and “crazy ass” weapons. “They just don’t make badass shooters like they used to,” said Running With Scissors’ Vince Desi. “Brain Damaged takes the torch from all the pretenders while
Square Enix has issued a mea culpa in response to criticism of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition‘s busted multiplayer. Director Araki Ryoma penned a letter to fans apologizing for the inconvenience and said that the issues stemmed from overloaded servers, which was subsequently rectified. He also pledged to release frequent updates to address bugs
By Dom Peppiatt, Sunday, 6 September 2020 17:19 GMT Blizzard is inviting World of Warcraft: Shadowlands players to choose which free mount they get after the expansion releases on October 27. Mounts, which are an essential means of transport in the massive world of Azeroth, have become a popular part of the MMO experience: some players
Screenshot Saturday Sundays! Time for a break from whatever chores you’re filling this cold Sunday with, pop the kettle on, and peruse some lovely in-development screenshots, gifs and vids with your pals here at RPS. This week: wobbly snakes, old-fashioned trains, tough weather for wolves and a bad hair day. As someone with extremely frizzy
Does the latest installment of the Tales series rise above its predecessors? Find out in our review of Tales of Xillia.
Hypnospace Outlaw is almost certainly one of the most unique games I’ve played this entire console generation. To talk about it too much would be to spoil a little of its charm. However, I’m here to spoil it through words so I’d urge you to go play it on Xbox Game Pass for free and
The last time we got an update on the upcoming timed Switch exclusive Baldo was earlier this year in March. The action-adventure RPG was meant to be arriving in summer 2020. Well, it seems the release date for the game on the official Nintendo website has now been updated and it has a lot of
Hey everyone! In today’s video, I’m going to react to the NEW World of Warcraft video called Shadowlands Afterlives: Maldraxxus. I’m super excited! I’m not sure if I like Bastion or Maldraxxus so far? Which covenant is your favourite? Let me know in the comments down below! If you want me to react to any
We know you’re busy and might miss out on all the exciting things we’re talking about on Xbox Wire every week. If you’ve got a few minutes, we can help remedy that. We’ve pared down the past week’s news into one easy-to-digest article for all things Xbox! Or, if you’d rather watch than read, you
Games Industry is reporting that CD Projekt Red saw a 70% increase in half-year revenue due in part to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on the Nintendo Switch system. The game performed strongly since launching on Nintendo’s hybrid system back in October last year. The company cited “excellent sales” of the game on the platform
Tormented Souls developer Dual Effect Games has said that the PlayStation 5’s DualSense controller can be a game-changer for horror games because its features will allow players to feel creepy little details. Speaking to SegmentNext, the developer used the example of spiders to illustrate this point. I think that the DualSense would be very transcendent for
Cyberpunk 2077 is preparing for certification and will see no further delays, CD Projekt RED has reassured investors. The company had previously expressed its confidence in meeting proposed launch windows but ended up delaying the game twice. “Yes, we are confirming and, well, actually today we started preparing for the final certification, so we’re very
Sometimes, you just wanna hunt monsters. No friends, and certainly no foes – just you and a swamp full of creatures from the abyss. Thank goodness, then, that Hunt: Showdown has just added a bunch more of its new singleplayer Trials – letting you test your running, shooting and survival skills without risk of being
As TheXboxHub team count down the days until their 50th podcast episode, they get together to chat about the upcoming Season of Gaming, taking a look at the gaming releases due between September and the conclusion of 2020. And yep, the silly release season is pretty much upon us. Join Gareth, Neil and James as
@ConcernedApe The next update coming to Stardew Valley will bump the game up to version 1.5. The creator, ConcernedApe, has been teasing it for months on end and has now shared another glimpse of what it will look like when it does arrive. It shows two individuals near water. One is fishing and the other
Reviewed by Luke Reilly on PC. Also available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. “Impossible to recommend to fans of Project CARS 2, Project CARS 3 is a total 180 for the series. It’s easy to pick up and play and the racing here is robust enough for some casual thrills and spills, but ultimately
Fuser, the upcoming music-mixing game from genre legends Harmonix, launches on November 10. Fuser blends rhythm elements with the creative side of being a DJ, allowing players to mix tracks on the fly using over 100 songs from all genres and eras as far back as the 1960s. Customization and player creativity is at the
At this rate, Ubisoft won’t get to reveal anything about their open-world Greek mythology game themselves. The new name Immortals Fenyx Rising (formerly known as Gods & Monsters) was revealed by the Taiwan ratings committee earlier this week. Now Microsoft have gone and dished what might be the release date in a prematurely-posted store page. If this new
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. As publishers announce their plans for next-generation consoles, we’ve begun to find out what sort of upgrades and improvements we can look forward to. In some cases, those benefits are coming to PC gamers as well — CD Projeckt Red
By Stephany Nunneley, Friday, 4 September 2020 19:46 GMT A new update is available for classic Doom and Doom 2 on all platforms. The update to classic Doom and Doom 2 includes QOL improvements, performance optimization, and more. On PC, the games now have Steam support so anyone who already owns The Ultimate Doom or
By Stephany Nunneley, Friday, 4 September 2020 19:22 GMT Win big at The Diamond this week in GTA Online. This week in GTA Online, the Diamond Adversary Series is offering double payouts for all modes in the series. You will also earn a special one-time bonus when on the winning side of any mode in
Players looking to stretch the old brain muscle may wish to investigate the recent release of Evergate, a new puzzle/platformer that has now arrived on Steam. With its big-eyed protagonist and hand-drawn aesthetic, it seems clear that the developers at Stone Lantern Games were inspired by the Ori series. But a closer look at the gameplay reveals
Grab your board — it’s time to hit the park. Developed by Vicarious Visions, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 is now live on the Xbox Store. Radically remastered for Xbox One and in stunning 4k resolution on Xbox One X, this remaster takes players back to the skateboarding world of the late ‘90s
A few week’s back a known Nintendo distributor in Guatemala had an online listing for a Prince of Persia Remake from Ubisoft which was listed for the Nintendo Switch platform and others. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier announced on his podcast that the listing is legitimate and that the Prince of Persia Remake will be announced and
Last time, we asked you to check the gaming forecast and share shots of the weather in a game of your choice using #PS4share and #PSBlog. From sunny sand dunes to snowy plains, here are this week’s highlights: Ellie gets in a snowball fight in this The Last of Us Part II share by choombroom.
Ubisoft’s Gods & Monsters, which is now known as Immortals: Fenyx Rising, will release on December 3rd. That’s according to a now-deleted Microsoft Store page, screenshots of which were shared by Twitter user Wario64. Immortals: Fenyx Rising, along with Skull & Bones, had been in development hell for a while. The game was originally scheduled for
WB Games Montréal’s new project finally made its debut at the recent DC FanDome event. An open world action RPG, Gotham Knights is an all-new tale inspired and shaped by the wider Batman franchise. It’s not a continuation of the studio’s work in the Arkham series; instead, it delves into unexplored aspects of the superhero