Final Fantasy 14 has taken the crown for the Best Games Community award at the Golden Joystick Awards 2021. Square Enix’s mega-popular MMO beat out some incredibly tough competition this year to take the award. It saw off the likes of Capcom’s excellent Monster Hunter Rise, the game that just …
Read More »Skyrim survived the decade and Bethesda believes “people will still be playing it” in the next one
I don’t trust the Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim NPC that I’ve tailed to the outskirts of Riverwood. On the face of it, he looks like any other handsome Nordman – shiny long hair, stubbled chain, pointed features, piercing blue eyes – but there’s something off about the way he’s been …
Read More »The Witcher PS5 and Xbox Series X release date and rating leaks
Update: The Witcher 3 on PS5 and Xbox Series X has now been rated by the ESRB. Earlier today, Gematsu (opens in new tab) noted that the ESRB (opens in new tab) ratings board – the United States’ equivalent of Europe’s PEGI – had listed the PS5 and Xbox Series …
Read More »Genshin Impact devs previous game Honkai Impact 3rd coming to Steam this month
Genshin Impact developer MiHoYo is bringing its previous game, Honkai Impact 3rd, to Steam this month. That’s according to Honkai Impact 3rd’s newly minted Steam page (opens in new tab), which lists October 2021 as its planned release date. MiHoYo announced the Steam version of the game, which was originally …
Read More »Starfield has more than twice as many dialogue lines as Skyrim
Starfield has over 150,000 line of dialog, according to game director Todd Howard. Earlier today, Xbox held a special Tokyo Game Show 2021 presentation, a showcase that was chiefly dedicated to its Japanese audience. During the presentation, Starfield creative director Todd Howard briefly appeared to reveal that the RPG would …
Read More »Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands gets a March 2022 release date
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, the Borderlands spin-off game, announced its release date today during today’s PlayStation Showcase. The fantasy heavy action RPG was originally announced during Summer Games Fest 2021 where it was given an “early 2022” release window. Thanks to its latest trailer during the PlayStation Showcase it has now …
Read More »Horizon Zero Dawn gets 60fps support on PS5
Horizon: Zero Dawn just got a patch providing support for 60fps on PS5. During Gamescom Opening Night Live, game director Mathijs de Jonge announced that “the patch for 60fps support for Horizon Zero Dawn on PlaySation 5 is live right now.” de Jonge didn’t share more information, but said that …
Read More »How Assassins Creed Valhalla, Cyberpunk 2077, and Yakuza set new standards for in-game tattoos
Tattoos in video games are tricky. When done right, they add an extra layer of immersion to a game world. When done wrong, they can feel jarringly out of sync with either the game’s art style or the tattooed character in question. Tattoos are powerful visual markers that can help …
Read More »Pokemon Legends Arceus is an open-world game, Nintendo confirms
Pokemon Legends Arceus has been confirmed as an open-world game by The Pokemon Company. Earlier today during a Pokemon Presents livestream from The Pokemon Company, it was revealed that Pokemon Legends Arceus is an open-world game. While the game was previously teased to be taking on an open-world approach, this …
Read More »Diablo 2: Resurrected open beta details: When it starts, how to play, and more
The Diablo 2: Resurrected open beta details have been revealed, including when the first players will be able to return to the world of Sanctuary. The Diablo 2: Resurrected open beta will be split across two periods, with the first exclusively available to players who have pre-ordered the game. Players …
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