Google Stadia wants to make sure Destiny 2 looks, feels, and plays well when it launches on the groundbreaking game streaming service. According to IGN , Google devs worked in the Destiny team’s offices for six months, with Google employees even attending Bungie’s stand-up meetings. And since Google Stadia is entirely cloud-based, latency always looms on the horizon, so ironing out any issues with such an important IP is crucial before launch. Google noticed Bungie’s “distinct focus on the playe

If Red Dead Redemption 2’s PC version has given you problems since it launched last week, Rockstar has an update, apologies, and even a little gift for you. The studio announced a new Red Dead Redemption 2 PC update that’s coming to the game later today in a post on its official website . Rockstar says it will be a care package for Red Dead Online which includes the Prieto Poncho apparel item for your custom character and a selection of provisions and ammo. If the Red Dead Redemption 2 PC issues

According to a Polygon article written by composer Joel Corelitz, Sony suggested Corelitz reach out to Kojima Productions’ audio director Ludvig Forssell and offer his services on the Death Stranding score. Creating the Death Stranding score was “a strange process for a strange game,” writes Corelitz. The need for strange, disorienting sounds drove the composers to seek out unorthodox methods to create those sounds. “Shopping at Home Depot, guided by our ears, was a highlight of the project,” Co

It’s called Roundhouse Studios, and while it’s technically a brand-new entity, it will largely be staffed by former Human Head Studios employees. Human Head is probably best known as the creator of the original Prey – not to be confused with the 2017 reboot by Dishonored developer Arkane – as well as the Rune series. As it happens, Human Head was also tapped by Square Enix for The Quiet Man, which proved to be a once-in-a-generation trainwreck . With the formation of Roundhouse Studios, Bethesda

At the beginning of Spectre, there’s a remarkable one-shot that sees Daniel Craig’s James Bond walking through a Day of the Dead celebration. Directed by Sam Mendes, the scene blew many cinemagoers’ minds with its astonishing choreography and cinematography. Now, Mendes is going use what he learnt from Spectre to make a one-shot movie. Speaking to our sister publication Total Film, the director revealed that “hundreds of takes – literally” were spoilt because of a forgotten line or prop that bro

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will bring the Skywalker saga to its end. Which, for any Star Wars fan, sounds slightly bewildering. Whatever the case, we’re in good hands with J.J. Abrams, who previously helmed The Force Awakens. There was, though, one person who could help bring everything together – the key to all of this: George Lucas. Sitting with him is a treat, just to hear him talk, because it’s fucking George Lucas talking about Star Wars.

Did you fire up Disney Plus in the hope that you’d be able to enjoy a cromulent slice of The Simpsons? They’re there – all 30 seasons – but what most would call ‘classic’ Simpsons look decidedly different. That’s because the streaming service is using the more modern 16:9 aspect ratio instead of the 4:3 ratio used by the non-HD era of The Simpsons. That isn’t currently available as an option on Disney Plus. Star Wars has also received some tweaks on Disney Plus – Greedo now says “Maclunky” befor

More evidence has emerged to support the ongoing rumour that a newly established 2K Games studio at Take-Two Interactive is working on the next installment in the BioShock first-person shooter series. During its Quarterly Earnings call held last week, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick revealed (via GameRant) that the publisher currently has the “strongest development pipeline in history”, and that fans of its games can expect “sequels from our biggest franchises as well as exciting new IP. Incidental

A new 1.4 patch is coming to Stardew Valley on PC on November 26, with current plans to release the free update on consoles and mobile a few weeks after. The spouse event comes in the shape of a unique heart event for each character that’s triggered when you gain 14 hearts after marriage. The Free 1.4 Update for Stardew Valley will come to PC on November 26th. The 1.4 patch is said to be in its final stages. Previous free updates have added a wealth of new features and extra helpings of magic to

AO.com’s Black Friday deals area already here! With the launch from the online tech retailer, we can basically say the sales event of the year is a goer now. However, we aren’t getting too excited as while there are price cuts at AO, from a gaming perspective, there’s slim pickings thus far. While these aren’t blow-your-socks-off Black Friday offerings, they mark the starter’s gun on the even that will be the Black Friday game deals in their entirety. Our hub for the upcoming Black Friday gaming

Thanks to a host of small (and mostly insignificant) Disney Plus Star Wars changes, there is plenty new about the original Star Wars trilogy – A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. We’re about to round all the Disney Plus Star Wars changes up, including that Greedo scene, a whole new intro before the opening title crawl, and even a very different look for each movie. Every major Disney Plus Star Wars changeThe Han and Greedo sceneThis is the big one: did Han shoot first? T

The follow-up to 2017’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild could be releasing as early as next year, according to a leak from a source with a reliable track record. Twitter user Sabi says Nintendo is tentatively planning for a 2020 release date, but notes the Zelda franchise’s well-known history of delays. I would tell you Botw2 is planned to release in 2020, but Zelda release dates are historically delayed, internally or publicly LOLNovember 12, 2019Sabi also clarified that they aren’t mer

There are no two ways about it: even though Shenmue 3 looks fairly pretty, it feels like an old game in a lot of ways. Because the game’s always been a bit of a ‘what if’, it makes perfect sense that even releasing now, it harkens back to how the original games were designed. Playing Shenmue 3 is a strange experience; in a way it feels like a remaster of a game from the early 2000s that never actually existed, made with the old-fashioned sensibility that such a remaster would entail. From the wa

In truth, though, the fear was palpable in Call of Duty: Ghosts. Image 1 of 3 (Image credit: Infinity Ward) Image 2 of 3 (Image credit: Infinity Ward) Image 3 of 3 (Image credit: Infinity Ward)”It’s ironic that Ghosts marked the nadir of Call of Duty’s stagnation, since it arrived at a time when the series was obsessed with pushing forward.” Jacob Minkoff, campaign gameplay director of the new Modern Warfare, has described its making as the easiest period of his career. The new Modern Warfare, l

Star Wars: The Last Jedi ‘s writer and director, Rian Johnson, had some strong words for those who participated in the backlash against the film’s the diverse cast of characters: “Fuck ’em.” Even though Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is just over a month away from hitting theaters, we’re still talking about Star Wars: The Last Jedi. They review-bombed the audience score on Rotten Tomatoes (it’s still at 44%), harassed Kelly Marie Tran on social media, and even created a Change.org petition to

This limited-time event will run from November 12 to December 2, giving you the chance to get eight sprays, a player icon, and the legendary Dr. Ziegler skin we knew was teased in that short story. Original Story: A new Overwatch short story has revealed an upcoming Mercy skin . “Valkyrie” is a 20-page story written by Michael Chu that centers around Mercy, aka Dr. Angela Ziegler and her time working in an Egyptian aid camp. Amongst the story’s credits are Arnold Tsang, the lead character concep

For a limited time, you can punch in discount code AW15550AFF to get an Alienware M15 laptop for $1,149.99 at Dell.com , down $550 from the standard price of $1,699.99 with free shipping in the US. That comes with a 9th gen Intel i7 processor, a GeForce GTX 1660 Ti graphics card, and more goodies standard. With a 15″ 1080p screen, this laptop will easily handle modern games at high settings with a nice-and-smooth framerate. Just make sure you enter promo code AW15550AFF at checkout to get the di

Death Stranding ‘s weirdness is sure to inspire creators for years to come, and already we have an incredible stop-motion animated film so bonkers it should make Kojima proud. Watching this is both a treat for Death Stranding fans and an astonishing show of animating prowess and dedication. 😜👍🌈💀 pic.twitter.com/ckPVq9wSTLOctober 22, 2019I’m excited to share that I’ll be making a short Death Stranding film 😀I’ve been working on this for a few weeks now. Death Stranding certainly has its fans, Lai

Your Xbox One will soon feature a shuffle button that takes the indecision out of figuring out which game from your backlog to tackle next. The ‘Surprise Me’ option presents a random selection from your catalog of games continuously until you’ve found your next game. The shuffle option is currently only available to Xbox One Alpha Skip-Ahead testers, but it’s only a matter of time before all Xbox One players can decide on a game without the internal debate we’re all too familiar with. “Maybe I s

Pokemon Sword and Shield ‘s Wild Area introduces an open-world environment to the series where you’ll encounter all levels of Pokemon as well as other players online, and you can explore that portion of the map today. The Wild Area search app is out now and lets you zoom around Google Maps Street View-style and learn about the different Pokemon inhabiting the diorama. As you’ll see, the app uses a 3D diorama to represent the Wild Area rather than the actual in-game engine. If you don’t speak Jap