Too Fast, Too Fantasy XV: Eight Days To Go

There are eight days left until Final Fantasy XV disappears from Xbox Game Pass and thereby, my Xbox Series S. Yesterday, I embarked on an epic quest to start and finish Final Fantasy XV in the few days remaining, and after Day 1, I’m only [checks watch] three hours in. Oh boy. Technically that number…

Funko Screwed Up Its Assassin’s Creed Pop, Twice

Today, Funko announced two figures of Eivor, the main character from Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Except, both figures are male, which isn’t even canon. While it is true you can pick either male or female Eivors in Vallhalla and are free to switch between them whenever you want, Ubisoft does have a canon option. Female Eivor…

Dead By Daylight Studio Hurriedly Announces Colorblind Mode After Designer Complains About Accessibility Requests

A little over a week after a Dead by Daylight designer became publicly agitated over requests for accessibility options, developer Behaviour Interactive has announced that it is working on accommodations for colorblind players. “This is not how we wanted to reveal this, but we feel it’s the right time,” the studio’s official Twitter account told…

Resident Evil Crossover Event Coming To Division 2 In February

Resident Evil cosmetic items and gear are coming to The Division 2 in February. The upcoming crossover was announced briefly today during Capcom’s Resident Evil Showcase The in-game event is part of a celebration of Resident Evil’s 25th Anniversary. The Division 2 cosmetic event will run from February 2 until the 15th. All players who…

Hitman 3 Is Off To A Rocky Start

You’ve probably heard this one before. A buzzy game hits the market. It demands some degree of internet connection. Everyone flocks to play on day one, only to hit a series of frustrating roadblocks. Online connectivity is shaky, if functional at all. There are issues with save data and character progression. Some players spring for…

Capcom Announces Multiplayer Shooter Resident Evil Re:Verse

During today’s Resident Evil showcase, Capcom announced Resident Evil Re:Verse, a multiplayer shooter featuring characters from across the franchise. The brief snippets of gameplay highlighted during the stream showed a game with a distinctive, comic-book art style. Some of the playable characters include Leon Kennedy, Jill Valentine, and Chris Redfield. Capcom’s press release goes into…

Resident Evil Village Out For Old And New Consoles On May 7 [Update: PS5 Demo Out]

Today during Capcom’s Resident Evil showcase, the publisher announced Resident Evil Village is coming out for PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X / S, and Steam on May 7, 2021. Here’s a replay of the showcase video. The trailers begin at 28:53: And here is a direct link to a standalone Resident Evil…

Report: $250 Collector’s Edition Of Cyberpunk 2077 Gets Refunded, Player Gets To Keep It Anyway

For the last month, digital storefronts, brick-and-mortar retailers, and developer CD Projekt Red have been processing refunds for Cyberpunk 2077’s busted console version. That includes the game’s $250 collector’s edition, which in one case CDPR refunded without making the customer in question return it, according to a new report by Vice Games “I was surprised…

37 Days In, There’s No Sign I’ll Stop Playing Grindstone

I have a new love, and its name is Grindstone. We spend time together every night before we go to sleep. I do love a reliable indie developer. Capybara Games certainly meet that remit, having broken away from franchise work in 2011 with their astounding Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP. Then came Super Time Force…

Bugsnax Devs Say The Ending Could Have Been A Lot Darker

I’ve been thinking about Bugsnax so much that it feels like I’ve eaten one of the suspiciously addicting little critters myself. It’s been a week since I’ve finished the game and I still catch myself muttering “bunger bunger bunger” as I go about my day. To satiate my hunger for more Bugsnax without actually consuming…

200 Hours In The Division 2 Surprises Me With A Sentient, Murderous RC Car

Eventually, games stop surprising you. That’s just how it goes. You put enough hours into a game, and eventually you’ve seen all there is to see. I thought I had reached that point with The Division 2. Yet, after 220 hours of playing, last night I encountered a battle bot that was the leader of…

PUBG‘s New Reputation System Will Let Other Players Know If You’re An Asshole

PUBG’s latest update adds a souped-up new sports car, more improvements to test out in the lab version, and most importantly a reputation system that will try to give you a score based on how toxic you are as a player. That sounds amazing. More games should have this. Out today as part of patch…

BioWare Artist Shares Concepts From Canceled Revolver Project

BioWare art director Matt Rhodes spent the holidays uploading some interesting concept art from Revolver, a project that never saw the light of day. Revolver was first conceived as a follow-up to 2005’s Jade Empire that went through several iterations. The developers eventually dropped the ancient Chinese setting for sci-fi and shifted from a martial…

The End Of My Covenant’s Campaign Is A Good Stopping Point For World Of Warcraft: Shadowlands

After a month and a half of conquering quests, leveling alt characters, and exploring every inch of World of Warcraft’s afterlife, my whirlwind romance with the Shadowlands expansion is starting to fizzle out. Now that my main dwarf Stu has completed his covenant story campaign I’m not finding much motivation to keep playing. To understand…

Lucky Winners Of Newegg’s Lottery Get To Pay Full Price For PC Parts

A lottery for prized graphics cards and processors went up briefly on PC part seller Newegg’s site yesterday. It’s a testament to the ongoing shortage of all things gaming during the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. The “Newegg Shuffle Event,” screencaps of which were saved over on Imgur and first reported on by PCMag, invited customers to…

Late capitalism roguelike Going Under has a new update out called Working From Home that adds more locations, outfits, and modes. You can start playing it today on PC, but will need to wait until February 25 for PS4, Xbox One, and Switch. 

505 Games Announces Puzzle Quest 3, Coming Out This Year

Earlier this month, publisher 505 Games acquired Infinity Plus Two, the Australian studio that created the hybrid match-three/RPG series Puzzle Quest. This morning 505 Games announced Puzzle Quest 3, a free-to-play sequel that takes place 500 years after the original. A direct follow-up to 2007 surprise hit Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, Puzzle Quest…

New Mod Brings Another Massive Chunk Of Skyrim To 2002’s Morrowind

The main Elder Scrolls series consist of five games released across nearly two decades, and as a result the game’s fans have spent much of that time modding pieces of the older games into the newer ones. Or in this case modding parts of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim into the now ancient third game…