Gaming software

As part of May’s Luminous Legends twin events, Pokemon Go is getting two new legendary Pokemon: Xerneas and Yveltal. The two Kalos region Pokemon were the version mascots of 2013’s Pokemon X and Y, where they made their debut in the Pokeverse. With roots in Norse mythology, Xerneas is a …

Bungie has finally detailed the armor synthesis transmog system coming to Destiny 2 in just a few weeks with the launch of Season 14, and in classic Destiny fashion, the discourse around a Big New Feature quickly became a dumpster fire. Bungie was trending on Twitter for all the wrong …

This Assassin’s Creed Valhalla settlement guide is crucial if you want to build up Ravensthorpe and get all of the important upgrades. Every building serves a purpose at your home base in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and while some are obvious like the shop, others don’t seem quite as pertinent at …

Fortnite safes are small caches of loot, which spawn randomly across certain set locations on the island. Thankfully if you find one of these secure cabinets then you don’t have to do any sort of specialist ‘cracking’ to open them up, and your reward for accessing them is a nice …

Sony is working on its own cloud gaming experience, and it’s leaning on its now two-year-old partnership with Microsoft to help make it happen. Speaking with Japanese outlet Nikkei (opens in new tab) (translated by VGC (opens in new tab)), Sony CEO Jim Ryan explained that, “We’re still talking to …

PlayStation has signed a deal to publish a new multiplayer game from former Destiny veterans. The announcement of the deal between PlayStation and Firewalk Studios came earlier today. PlayStation revealed that the debut game from Firewalk Studios, which is part of the ProbablyMonsters collective of studios, will be a AAA …

After months of foundation laying, the metamorphosis is complete. Call of Duty: Warzone has become a Call of Duty: Black Ops battle royale with season 3, turning the clock back to Verdansk 84 from its original, present day setting in the Modern Warfare timeline. Don’t believe me? Just look at …

A new PlayStation patent lays out a concept for an AI that could be trained to play games by watching your play style, then take over if you’re having trouble or just need a break. Sony Interactive Entertainment filed the patent application (opens in new tab) in April 2020 and …

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles will bring the series’ 19th century sub-series to the West for the first time on July 27, 2021.  Capcom announced (opens in new tab) the long-awaited localization today, with series director Shu Takumi also showing up to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the franchise. The …

Free-to-Play online multiplayer games will no longer require an Xbox Live Gold membership on Xbox consoles. In an announcement (opens in new tab) today, Microsoft shared the details of plans to remove the Xbox Live Gold membership from more than 50 titles, including Fortnite, Apex Legends, and Call of Duty …