“You may have heard the conversation around single player versus multiplayer or single player versus live service and this wasn’t about that conversation. We still believe strongly in a Star Wars IP, Star Wars Battlefront 2 as you will have heard we’re very excited about.” The obvious implication is that Visceral’s Star Wars game, despite seeming to have everything going for it, wasn’t very good. That will be evident in the Star Wars game that’s still going forward, Battlefront 2, which comes ou

Tom Hatfield: The airfield is popular with other players due to the free helicopters and nearby biker bar. Phil: I had hoped to be in the air before the fighting began, but things seem to be escalating pretty quickly. Tom: Whenever someone kills you in GTA Online, you always respawn a few hundred metres away with no weapon equipped and facing the wrong way. Tom: As we’re picking our target, I remember that I have a bunch of cool abilities I haven’t been using. Phil: Our target finally makes it t

9, you may recall, was the high profile, handsomely crowdfunded Mega Man spiritual successor that proved people still enjoy the bastard-hard 2D platformers of yesteryear. Super Mighty Power Man, on the other hand, is a “genuine 2D action‐platformer” that’s coming to PC and claims to be reminiscent of videogames from Mega Man’s heyday. Helped by a clumsy extraterrestrial robot named Robby, and armed with a mysterious device called ‘The Power Grasp’, Corey must defend the Earth from the spreading

Bundle Stars, the digital storefront that specialises in group game discounts, has become Fanatical. To celebrate its rebranding, the distributor has kicked off a Launch Sale that offers up to 80 percent off a number of top PC games. Billed as a “new chapter” for the platform, Fanatical will continue seamlessly from an operational standpoint, with existing Bundle Stars customers promised a “completely hassle-free transition to the new website”. Crucially, this means retaining their existing logi

Set aboard a vast, world-eating spaceship, the Leviathan is the setting for Destiny 2’s first raid and the pinnacle of the PvE end-game. The Leviathan raid is officially out on PC, and as great as you are, the solutions to some sections are so obtuse that a raid guide is nearly a necessity for everyone but the most driven (and patient) teams. With that in mind, we’ve put together a comprehensive guide to beating each encounter, maximising DPS, and avoiding common mistakes. Speaking of which, let

(Image: © Peter Dennis)Creative Assembly’s Total War: Warhammer fantasy series is in rude health, however there’s much to come from its historically-inspired games in the not too distant future. Talking on the Total War official site, game directors and project leads Maya Georgieva, Jack Lusted, and Janos Gaspar chat about their respective projects—which include Total War Saga, a new historical era, and a forthcoming campaign expansion. And yes, it’s going to be the next Total War announcement,

Billed as the “first major global professional esports league”, the Overwatch League comprises 12 city-based teams across Asia, Europe, and North America. Today, the league’s London franchise has been named ‘London Spitfire’, unveiling its colours and logo in the process. The chosen palette is partly owed to owner Cloud9, however the London Spitfire logo itself is after the Supermarine Spitfire—a British fighter plane that’s most famously associated with the Battle of Britain in the second World

Fortnite Battle Royale surpassed 810,000 concurrent players last weekend, prompting a number of matchmaking issues and periods of server downtime. Fix GPU hangs on PC and continue work with graphic card vendors such as NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel on improving performance and stability. Optimize server performance of common actions like taking damage. Epic also provides various tips for improving performance from the player’s end via the above-linked post. Have you been affected by poor matchmaking an

Earlier this year, Battlefield 1 launched its first night map, Nivelle Nights, which was made available to owners of the game’s Premium Pass and They Shall Not Pass DLC. Now, EA has revealed all players will be granted access in “early November.” From that, Nivelle Nights has given select players an “intense night experience”, which it will now extend to all BF1 combatants. Courtesy of YouTube person DooM49, here’s Nivelle Nights in motion:Also coming to Battlefield 1 in “early November” is Oper

Which is arguably why Monster Hunter is a game all about smiting them, without even taking a moment to ask: are they actually nice? None of the answers to these questions actually matter, because Monster Hunter World is releasing next year and it will sure as hell be forcing us to kill monsters. This new trailer, released during Sony’s conference at the Paris Games Week, demonstrates that aggressing monsters will definitely be the focus of this installment. As for a release date, it’s definitely

Blizzard is testing some changes to two of Overwatch’s healers: Mercy—currently regarded as overpowered and a must-pick in all situations—is getting nerfed, while the healing sniper Ana is getting a small buff. The ability now has a cast time of 1.75 seconds (up from 0 seconds), and can be interrupted by knockbacks, stuns, and Sombra’s hack. “We feel that Mercy’s recent rework has been successful, but her Resurrect ability still feels too strong and frustrating to play against,” read the develop

This Halloween, I decided to scare myself silly with some of the ’90s adventures I missed at the time, the Hugo’s House of Horrors series created by David Gray. Hugo’s House of Horrors was ahead of its time in one way, embracing exploration rather than a wall of text as a way to engage the player. There are four locations in Hugo’s House of Horrors that kill you after the briefest of warnings. I reached out to Gray to ask what his aim was with Hugo’s House of Horror. So, was my retrospective exp

If the trailers for Spintires: MudRunner, the updated version of developer Saber Interactive’s all-terrain driving sim, are to be believed, trucking is serious business. “This version of Spintires offers new content and unique experiences for a video game,” Saber Interactive said in an announcement. There are six sandbox maps in all, including the five from the original Spintires, as well as nine maps dedicated to the new challenge mode. If you’re hungry for more ATV action, you can get Spintire

In Tokyo Dark, Detective Itō explores both the mysterious underworlds of the city and its lighter side, one that’s just as unfamiliar to her even though she’s a native: the tourist side of Tokyo. Tokyo Dark was designed by an international team, an indie studio called CherryMochi based in Japan who have a creative lead originally from England, and it feels like appealing to an international audience was their aim. It’s apt that the setting walks a fine line between being very Japanese while also

Crossing Souls is an action game with some RPG thrown in starring five schoolkids who can travel between worlds using a pink crystal. Spanish developer Fourattic ran a successful Kickstarter campaign for Crossing Souls in 2014, but has been somewhat silent since. Several areas are directly based on ’80s arcade games, and Crossing Souls’ soundtrack consists of “radical synth-pop” inspired by the works of John Williams (E.T., Star Wars) and Jerry Goldsmith (Alien, Planet of the Apes). While an adv

Gods Will Be Watching developer Deconstructeam has unveiled its new project, The Red Strings Club, a point-and-click adventure—or, if that description doesn’t ignite your neon, “a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.” The tale revolves around a plan to eliminate depression, anger, and fear from society through Social Psyche Welfare, a system about to be

Yesterday saw the launch of the Humble Extra Life Bundle, a fundraiser for the Extra Life charity that featured Majesty, Guacamelee, Rain World, and a whole big bunch of Pathfinder. Maybe the Humble Jumbo Bundle 10 will be more up your alley. At the top of the package, for $10, is the Wasteland 2 Director’s Cut, which is a really good deal (it normally goes for $40 all by itself) on a really good RPG. Mark Morgan’s Wasteland 2 soundtrack is also included (it’s really good too), as is a $2 Humble

CD Projekt dug down into the update and the Saovine holiday event with a livestream that you can catch below. Neutral:First Light: Clear Skies Boost value changed from 1 to 2. New card added: Wolfsbane. New card added: Hefty Helge. New card added: Venendal Elite.

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The great holiday known as Halloween has finally come around for 2017! And no, it’s not really a “holiday” in the technical sense, but it is an excuse to do some silly stuff in videogames, including GTA Online, which for today only is offering double GTA$ and RP (that’s Reputation) in the Lost vs Damned, Slasher, Beast vs Slasher, Come Out to Play, and Transform – Inferno Race modes. Rockstar is also handing out double GTA$ and RP for the new Adversary mode Condemned, which was revealed earlier