“Some kind of shrine? An ornate lamp? A house for bats?”. Video games are full of little secrets, and a lot of the time, their existence is either hidden for decades or mused over endlessly. Take this example from Super Castlevania IV. At the start of the game’s second level, there’s an object on a…
It’s been a confusing couple of days in Arc Raiders for some players. The big Headwinds update is finally here, bringing solo vs squads matchmaking alongside heaps of new duckies. But amid all of this, there was also a severe DDoS attack, and the new update accidentally introduced a bunch of changes that Embark hadn’t…
Competitive players, we’ve got a major update for you. For the first time, Call of Duty: WWII players in the Americas and select Asian territories will be able to register for and manage MLG GameBattles tournaments directly from their PS4 start menu beginning today. Because Call of Duty: WWII’s new update is tightly integrated with…
Hello, Mario!, amiibo, and merch incoming. Back in August, Nintendo announced a line of child-friendly products under the ‘My Mario’ banner, including a free Hello, Mario! app for Switch and mobile, cute sets of wooden block amiibo, and assorted merch aimed at babies and toddlers. It was only a matter of time before it all…
The End Times are near — the team has been hard at work to deliver our slice of the Warhammer fantasy world to the PS4. I’m Leo, Community Manager at Fatshark, and let me tell you that we’re really excited to finally bring the highly anticipated cooperative first-person melee shooter Warhammer: The End Times –…
Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser did a lengthy interview with Polygon, where they talked about a wide variety of Nintendo-related topics. One of the topics they discussed was the multiple Mario games that are becoming unavailable to purchase and play after March 31st, 2021. According to Doug Bowser, there’s a reason for that. It’s…
The island of Tsushima is a beautiful place to explore, made of many tiny details lovingly crafted by our team. It’s also considerably different from our last game, Infamous: Second Son, which was full of superpowered visual effects. I’m Matt Vainio, lead visual effects artist at Sucker Punch. I like to describe my job as…
The first GPU company to offer it was Nvidia in 2022, followed by AMD one year later, and now Intel has joined in the fun. I am, of course, talking about frame generation and while none of the systems are perfect, they all share the same issue: increased input latency. However, researchers at Intel have…
After an awkward false start that saw it rolled out prematurely on PlayStation 5 consoles (and then quickly rolled back), the Baldur’s Gate 3 patch 8 stress test is now officially live on all platforms. Announced in December 2024, the new patch is a real whopper. Highlights include the addition of a photo mode, crossplay,…
Ohtani doesn’t miss. Sega has released a new video showcasing snippets of new character themes from Sonic Frontiers‘ upcoming ‘Final Horizon’ update. Launching on September 28th, 2023, the update will allow players to take on the role of Frontiers’ supporting cast, including Tails, Knuckles, and Amy as you explore new story content and challenges. Read…