Cosmetic microtransactions: Most of us profess to hate them, yet people are clearly still buying them. A decade ago, this kind of monetization was the territory of predatory mobile games, while mainstream gaming was still arguing about whether or not paid DLC should come preloaded on a disc. Now, Valorant has comfortably released its latest…
Just over six months after its early access debut, PlayerUnknown’s survival game Prologue: Go Wayback! has reached the end of the road, as PlayerUnknown Productions is halting work on the project and laying off staff. The studio said that it hopes to return to the game “at a future point in time,” but for now,…
Nintendo has announced via their Japanese website that it’s won another lawsuit and this time it was against Maricar in Japan. Legal proceedings to protect Nintendo’s IP started in 2017. Popular with tourists and locals alike, Maricar is an attraction in Tokyo which allows paying customers to rent a go kart, dress up in some…
So you’re wondering why you’ve suddenly been reduced to 50% HP while trying to explore The Great Hollow map? Elden Ring Nightreign‘s new Shifting Earth event has a special (and somewhat annoying) mechanic called the ‘crystal curse‘, which inflicts a half-health reduction whenever you enter the castles or ruins in each corner of the map….
If you’re looking to sink your teeth into a new game, then head on over to the Switch eShop as Ubisoft is currently holding an ‘action and adventure’ sale. There’s a decent selection to choose from such as South Park: The Stick of Truth and Child of Light: Ultimate Edition. The sale finishes on May…
Don’t call Galactic Racer “Podracer” in front of its developers—they’ll politely point out that their new game is about multiple types of racing in the Star Wars universe, and it is not a sequel to 1999’s Episode 1 Racer, despite featuring podracing’s most iconic characters and courses. At first this feels like splitting hairs to…
What happened On September 10, Rockstar Games published new mod guidelines on its website, which it says are intended to “maintain a fun, creative, and welcoming place for players and content creators.” The guidelines are seem primarily targeted at mods for the FiveM and RedM platforms, which Rockstar acquired—along with their developers—in 2023. Rockstar says…
at a glance (+) Light SpeedThe fastest M.2-based drive we’ve tested; certainly the fastest 256GB consumer drive around; bootable with the right mobo. (-) StalledStill expensive for a 256GB drive (though it’s only $40 more than its predecessor); tricky to find without buying it pre-installed; not an NVMe drive. This article was published in the…
A new Fire Emblem Heroes Feh Channel presentation has revealed a big change coming to the game. A monthly subscription service is coming soon, called a “Feh Pass”. It will cost $9.49/€11,49/￡9.99/$15.49 a month. Those who subscribe can get 2 heroes a month, that are being called Resplendent Heroes. These characters are similar to the…