There’s clearly one opponent in the Monster Hunter Wilds beta that towers over the rest, and that’s Arkveld, a massive white wyvern. Arkveld wasn’t fightable in the first beta—Wilds’ “flagship” monster is a new addition for the second open beta, and I think Capcom included it to put cocky and complacent hunters in their place….
It’s Donkey Kong! Nintendo’s first release of the year was Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, so it’s only fitting to make the first Tetris 99 Maximus Cup of 2025 the same theme. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
First reported by Ars Technica, the copyright case against Facebook parent company Meta over its use of authors’ work to train large language models has unearthed some embarrassing dirty laundry in discovery. Dozens of emails, allegedly between Meta employees, discuss torrenting massive amounts of pirated material—and seeding those torrents to boot—in order to train the…
The top-down PUBG spinoff formerly known as Project Arc has a new title, PUBG: Blindspot, and you’ll soon be able to give it a spin: A playable demo is set to go live on Steam on February 21. PUBG: Blindspot is a 5v5 top-down tactical shooter that “owes more than a little debt to Rainbow…
In Monster Hunter Wilds, nobody hunts alone. Not unless you want to, anyway. Multiplayer has always been a Monster Hunter mainstay, although connecting with friends still carries some lingering clunkiness from the series’ earlier years. While Wilds has a few options for bringing along hunting partners, wrapping your head around its lobbies, Link Parties, and…
It’s fair to say that the use of generative AI in game development is not widely liked: Just witness the backlash when its presence is even suspected. On the other hand, it’s not going away, and a significant portion of game developers are already using it in some capacity. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick recently shared…
Welcome to the annual (except that one year I forgot) PC Gamer computer simulation of the Super Bowl! Today I’m live-blogging the early access physics-driven Football Simulator (using CPU-controlled teams) to perfectly predict the outcome of this Sunday’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. I am also going to mess with…
There’s not much we can agree on in this world of strife and tears, but there is one opinion that’s just about universal: YouTube ads suck. Want to watch a video? Watch this ad first. Want to watch another video? Watch this longer ad! Can you click past the ad before it’s over? Maybe—pay close…
Square Enix has just released its financial results for the first three quarters of the financial year (i.e. April 2024 through to the end of December), among which is an impressive uptick in merch sales (thanks, GR+). And the hand-rubbing executives have no problem giving credit where credit’s due: It’s “mainly driven by strong sales…
Rumours point to a brand new whip-cracking game. Konami’s beloved Castlevania series is back in the headlines at the moment — season 2 of Castlevania: Nocturne dropped on Netflix a few weeks ago (and, spoilers, it’s very good). But the rumour mill is running, and it’s pointing towards a brand new Castlevania game. Yesterday, Chinese-based…