Ethan Gach

Doom Eternal Losing Controversial Anti-Cheat Software In Next Update

Doom Eternal has only had Denuvo anti-cheat software for a week, and already Id Software has agreed to take it out following the backlash from some PC players. “Despite our best intentions, feedback from players has made it clear that we must re-evaluate our approach to anti-cheat integration,” Marty Stratton, the game’s executive producer, wrote…

Automatic Weapons Are Taking The Fun Out Of Warzone’s Gulag

Call of Duty: Warzone’s Gulag is a special place: a small arena in the middle of a prison where two people fight so one of them can respawn. It helps set Warzone apart from every other battle royale out there. And now it’s being ruined by all manner of bullet hoses. Thanks to Warzone’s latest…

The number of PS Now subscribers doubled to over 2 million in the last six months, Sony announced yesterday. Sony has been pushing the service by offering better games, free trials, and discounted subscription rates. Meanwhile, Microsoft announced last month that Game Pass now has over 10 million subscribers.

Mafia Remake Is A ‘Complete Overhaul’ Of The Original Game

Following a long series of teases and leaks, 2K Games finally explained what’s going on with its recently announced Mafia: Trilogy. Mafia II is getting remastered, while the first game in the series is getting fully remade. “The beloved, critically acclaimed original is being completely remade from the ground up as Mafia: Definitive Edition,” 2K…

Phantasy Star Online 2 is coming to PC next week on May 27. The 2012 free-to-play MMORPG came to Xbox One earlier this year and the upcoming PC version will have cross-play with the console version. It’s extremely anime and has a space mall that’s perfect for online hangs. 

Hidden object puzzle game Hidden Folks is getting free DLC over three years later. Co-developer Adriaan de Jongh announced the “On Tour” update today on Twitter, saying six new music-themed levels would come to the game on June 4.

Jet Lancer Is A Stylish Fighter Pilot Game With Great Boss Fights

Come for the stylish, retro graphics, stay for the tight controls and thrill of blowing your enemies’ faces off when you snap on your after-burners at just the right moment. I didn’t know anything about Jet Lancer when I first started playing it, except that its tiny red fighter jet and azure skies made me…

CD Projekt Red’s Witcher-themed card game Gwent is now on Steam. There’s cross-play with the GOG and mobile versions of the game, and this also means Steam players of the standalone campaign, Thronebreaker, can finally start earning rewards in Gwent for their trouble.

Sony Is Releasing A Last Of Us II PS4 Pro And It’s Extremely Lowkey

Tied to the upcoming release of The Last of Us Part II in June, Sony is releasing a Last of Us-themed PS4 Pro with some special engravings on the top. A lot of times, limited-edition consoles can be over the top. I love Spider-Man, but I don’t necessarily love the idea of having a Spider-Man…

After Grinding All Weekend, Destiny 2 Players Find Quest-Breaking Bug [Update]

The latest turn in the ongoing saga around Destiny 2’s Felwinter’s Lie quest is a tragic one, as players encounter a progress-halting bug. Introduced in last week’s reset, “The Lie” is a multi-step quest, the first part of which required players to collectively grind through this season’s Seraph Tower public events on earth, IO, and…

The Binding of Isaac’s third and final DLC Repentance is still coming eventually. Revealed back in 2018, it was originally due out in the first half of 2019. The new release goal is this summer, but on Twitter yesterday creator Edmund McMillen said the ongoing pandemic could delay it further.

Kerbal Space Program is getting new DLC this summer that will have you journey to Mercury. Called “Shared Horizons,” it was made in conjunction with the European Space Agency to simulate past and future missions. It arrives July 1 on PC and later on consoles. Correction: an earlier version of this article said the DLC…

Mythic Quest, Apple’s workplace comedy about the video game industry, is getting some surprise DLC next week. A special quarantine episode will go up on Apple TV+ on May 22 full of teleconferencing and AirPod product placement. If you need something to watch the rest of the series is good too.

Don’t Expect Anthem 2.0 Anytime Soon

In its first update on the state of Anthem in three months, BioWare says the game’s overhaul is “going to be a longer process.” “The Anthem incubation team has kicked off and we are starting to validate our design hypotheses,” wrote BioWare Austin studio director, Christian Dailey. “Incubation is a term we use internally—it essentially…

The Epic Games Store is back up after being down for many people throughout yesterday, but a few issues remain. The store displayed in the wrong language when I booted it up today, and Epic says anyone getting an error message when trying to download free games should wait 24 hours.

Guilty Gear Strive won’t come out this year after all. The anime fighter has been delayed until early 2021 due to, you guessed it, the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. Producer Takeshi Yamanaka said the delay will be used to improve the game based on feedback from the recent closed beta.

Epic And Microsoft Aren’t Saying Whether That Unreal PS5 Demo Can Run On Xbox Series X [UPDATE]

Epic Games’ impressive Unreal 5 tech demo revealed earlier this week was running on a PS5 development kit. Whether it can also run on Xbox Series X remains a mystery. “The demo we revealed [on Wednesday] is running on PS5 because that’s been our target platform for this particular experience,” a spokesperson for Epic told…

Epic Says That One Moment In Its PS5 Tech Demo Wasn’t To Hide Loading

One part of Epic’s new Unreal Engine 5 tech demothat stuck out to me was when the protagonist inches through a narrow passage to enter a cave. It’s the kind of thing I’ve seen hundreds of times this console generation and learned to associate with games buying time while a new section is being loaded…

Fallout 76’s Content Roadmap Just Changed A Lot

Bethesda laid out its plans for the future of Fallout 76 in a new roadmap today, shifting the game to a seasonal model with new storylines and battle passes coming every few months. They’re also promising the arrival of the military order the Brotherhood of Steel. Bethesda’s new approach will bring an account-wide progression system…

You Can Play A New Dance Dance Revolution In Your Browser Right Now

It’s once again time to become a combo king. Overnight, Konami released an alpha version of its upcoming browser-based Dance Dance Revolution V on PC. The company just…tweeted it out Currently free, the demo includes 15 songs you can play on a range of difficulties, from beginner up to expert. I’m not familiar with any…