Those who haven’t yet tried Watch Dogs: Legion can do so for free thanks to a free trial weekend beginning on Thursday, March 25. Players who’ve already purchased the game can instead make use of this week’s update, which introduces the first Tactical Op for the game’s online mode. To make the most of the
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Media Molecule‘s studio director, Siobhan Reddy, will receive a BAFTA fellowship at this year’s BAFTA Games Awards. This is the highest accolade the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards individuals, only a handful of whom have received the fellowship since 1971. Past recipients include Shigeru Miyamoto and Hideo Kojima. According to a press release,
Resident Evil 7 released to a positive critical and commercial response in January 2017, and besides its launch year sales, the game continues to ship over one million units annually. That’s according to Capcom’s European COO Stuart Turner, who told Games Industry that Resident Evil 7‘s ongoing success is testament to its quality. “We’re still seeing Resident
Procedurally generated levels are nothing new – indies have been doing them for years – but Six Days in Fallujah is perhaps the biggest and boldest games to implement the feature, dubbing it “Procedural Architecture”. Victura and Highwire Games have shown off a new feature for the upcoming first-person military shooter Six Days in Fallujah,
El Hijo is a charming, non-violent stealth game set in the Old West. If you love the idea of playing an entire videogame – one based on revenge even – without shooting, punching, kicking, jumping on, or hurting any NPC in any way, then this is probably the game for you. I’ve long felt that
As part of Resident Evil franchise’s 25th anniversary celebrations, Capcom has announced a Resident Evil showcase set for April. A specific date wasn’t announced, and no details were revealed because the company doesn’t want to spoil anything. “We’ll leave it to all of you to speculate on what this upcoming presentation might contain,” wrote Capcom.
Digital games are supposed to be forever, right? According to a recent (unconfirmed) rumour, Sony will be shutting down the online stores for its legacy consoles. There’s a rumour doing the rounds that Sony will be closing down its digital storefront for the PS3, PS Vita, and PSP systems this summer, meaning that any and
A Hat in Time, the love letter to classic 3D platformers, will get both the Seal the Deal and Nyakuza Metro DLC chapters on PS4 and Xbox One on March 31st, along with PS5 enhancements that will make increase the frame rate up to 60 fps on the next-gen consoles. CONSOLE DLC UPDATE The Seal the
What are this week’s new games on PS4, PS5, and PSVR? That’s the question we’re answering in this later-than-scheduled article. This week’s new games are a mixed bag with very few big releases. In fact, the biggest release is probably the next-gen upgrade for the supreme Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2, which is releasing this
Sony Interactive Entertainment today announced a leadership restructure and several new appointments of key positions, primarily focused on the engineering and finance teams. The management shakeup comes as SIE deputy president John Kodera is getting ready to shift to a new position at Sony leading digital transformation. Kodera previously led the development of the PlayStation Network
News for Dragon Age 4 is taking the drip-feed approach at the moment. To tide fans over until BioWare is ready to announce something more substantial, the developer’s Executive Producer Christian Dailey dropped a single piece of concept art showing off a mysterious new character with a fancy hat. No details were provided with the artwork,
The latest update for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War was released last week, bringing new game modes, playlists, and League Play maps. One of the other things it unintentionally added was the R1 Shadowhunter crossbow. After realising they’d released it too early, Treyarch removed the weapon and its associated challenges, but not before
If you still plan on buying anything from the PS3, Vita, or PSP digital storefronts, you may want to do that in the next few months. A report from The Gamer indicates that the three legacy PlayStation platforms’ stores will be shutting down for good by July. PS3 and PSP will reportedly be going offline
Video game preservation group Hidden Palace has released over 700 “unique” PlayStation 2 game prototypes and early builds, including God of War II, Shadow of the Colossus E3 2005 demo build, and Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex E3 2001 prototype. As spotted by Video Games Chronicle, Hidden Palace held a 6-hour livestream over the
Octopath Traveler is a game very well suited to the Nintendo Switch. However, with its foray on to PC and now the Google Stadia and Xbox One, could Square Enix be getting ready to announce a PlayStation version, too? The evidence seems to suggest that, even if the company itself is keeping tight lipped on the whole subject. It’s all
Square Enix has released an extended trailer for Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, showcasing PlayStation 5 specific features. Without further ado, check out the 5-minute video below. [embedded content] It goes without saying that FFVII Remake Intergrade will be visually enhanced for the PS5. Enhancements include improved textures, lighting, and background environments. Players will be
Krome Studios’ Ty the Tasmanian Tiger series is enjoying something of a comeback and the second game in the series is soon to release on consoles. Ty the Tasmanian Tiger is a series almost as old as myself. Well, I’ve got about a decade on it, but the point is that it is old. While
Capcom has announced that Resident Evil Re:Verse‘s open beta will begin on April 7th, 11 pm PT/April 8th, 2 am ET. The test will take place on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam. Those who want to try out the beta on the PS5 will be able to do so via backwards compatibility. Regardless
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout Season 4 has released today, bringing along new game modes including those for squads. Players no longer have to rely on their own skill to get them through a game, and friends and family members can team up for a decisive victory. Up to four players can band together as a
A popular Call of Duty “insider” has teased that the popular add-on mode that first appeared in Call of Duty: World at War may be getting a standalone release in the near future. Call of Duty players have been hot and cold on Zombies recently, mainly due to the inclusion of the undead in Call
It looks like somebody had a bit of trouble reading the NDA that Ubisoft attached to the early preview of its upcoming Rainbow Six: Parasite. Some naughty so-and-so has broken Ubisoft’s NDA and posted over an hour of Rainbow Six: Parasite gameplay to Facebook. What’s even better is the ensuing argument in the comments between
Developer Bkom Studios and publisher BTC Studios have announced Zorro The Chronicles for the PlayStation 4 and 5 among other platforms. Set in 19th century Spanish California, the swashbuckling action-adventure title is based on Cyber Group Studios’ anime series of the same name. The game will task players with protecting ordinary folks from an evil general and his
Crystal Dynamics studio head Scot Amos has said that while Marvel’s Avengers development team is proud of its accomplishments, it acknowledges that the game is going through a rough patch and has been “humbled” by the rocky launch. Speaking to Game Informer, Amos reiterated that the studio has been paying attention to feedback and listening
Naughty Dog co-president Neil Druckmann has said that HBO’s The Last of Us Season 1 will be based on the first game, and while it will be “pretty close” to the title, the show will also “deviate greatly” in some ways for the better. Speaking to IGN during SXSW 2021, Druckmann revealed that the show
Cyberpunk 2077 has already recouped its development costs and turned a profit for CD Projekt RED, but its long-term performance remains a question mark. The title was delisted from the PlayStation Store three months ago, and there’s still no ETA for its return. On top of this, Cyberpunk 2077‘s Steam player base has seen a
Remedy Entertainment‘s Thomas Puha has offered his thoughts on one of the most contentious topics in the video games industry, arguing that cross-gen development is part of the reason PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X games have yet to truly impress. Speaking to IGN, Puha said that being stuck between generations “sucks,” and that older
Last year, Crystal Dynamics announced that Marvel’s Avengers will be getting a PlayStation-exclusive Spider-Man, which drew a lot of ire and spurred PS4 box art that boasted a Spider-Man exclusivity sticker. However, the character was notably absent from Avengers‘ recently-released roadmap because he’s apparently still in development. When IGN reached out to Crystal Dynamics for
Remedy Entertainment‘s Thomas Puha has said that he feels Sony was “a bit more” prepared for next gen than Microsoft was. Speaking to IGN, Puha appreciated both consoles, but said that Sony’s development software and tools were pretty stable right from the beginning, whereas Microsoft made a number of changes that initially posed problems and made
Cyberpunk 2077 patch 1.2, which was delayed due to February’s ransomware attack, is due out soon and CD Projekt RED has highlighted some of the improvements it’s supposed to make. Following player complaints, police behavior will undergo readjustments so that it takes some time for the cops to arrive at a crime scene. According to
There’s a new update out for the fantastic Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 remasters and you’ll definitely want to make sure you’ve got the update downloaded before the coming weekend. The latest Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 update is out and it’s version 1.10 on PS4. But what does it do? Well, the download is