Assassin’s Creed fans are split over the news that AC Valhalla New Game Plus mode isn’t happening after all. A day ago, Ubisoft announced that it has begun sunsetting development on the game after two years of continuous support, and confirmed that Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s final content update will not include a New Game+ mode
Activision Blizzard has significantly scaled back its restrictive Overwatch and Call of Duty phone number requirement globally. Ahead of Overwatch 2’s launch, Activision unveiled its SMS Protect system for Battle.net, which barred anyone with a prepaid phone from accessing the game, sparking condemnation. The company said that the system was put in place to prevent
Sea of Thieves Season 8 is on the way, bringing with it a proper port town, proper PvP action, and will see you guiding your ship underwater on purpose. Developer Rare has attempted to do PvP in the past with the Arena mode, but it was ultimately shut down because hardly anyone played. But now,
At this point, I’d consider the wacky bugs continually introduced to The Sims 4 as more of a feature than a bug. For example, a recent update turned previously placid Sims into moody, argumentative jerks who were constantly scrapping with one another. That sounds great to me, although if you disagree there’s bad news. EA
I was once a regular Counter-Strike player, but that was almost twenty years ago. What’s remarkable about Valve’s team shooter is how little its fundamentals have changed over those twenty years. The AWP and M4A1? Still pretty much how they were when I was first mishandling them in the Half-Life mod. Which makes yesterday’s Counter-Strike:
Next week is Black Friday, the yearly sales event which means everyone will be thrusting air fryers and SD cards towards you. That’s fine with me – I need an SD card – but you may also enjoy Steam’s unaffiliated Autumn Sale. Valve have announced it’ll begin on Tuesday, November 22nd and run for a
BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites, the updated version of the original classic 2D hack ‘n slash platformer, launches on September 9, 2021, for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox, and Switch. Watch the action-packed trailer. BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites features high-resolution visuals, all-new voice acting performed by the original BloodRayne cast members Laura Bailey (Rayne) and
Somerville reviewed on PC by Ryan McCaffrey. Also available on Xbox. Somerville follows its own unique path within the puzzle-adventure genre. That path isn’t always a smooth one, with camera annoyances and physics wonkiness occasionally serving as a pebble in your shoe while solving its series of pleasantly challenging puzzles, and the story is more
What is the latest trend in videogames? You know, the one thing that a developer creates before everyone else decides it’s the go-to mechanic for a few years. Well, it turns out it is still the battle royale game mode. Nearly five years after PUBG burst onto the scene, it seems that battle royale is
Two years after the original Call of Duty: Warzone dropped into the battle royale arena, its sequel, Warzone 2.0, has arrived with a new map and some enticing new game modes. Or at least, it would offer those things if network and server issues weren’t preventing me from playing a single full, clean match since
Image: Nintendo Life / PUMA Update [Fri 18th Nov, 2022 22:30 GMT]: A new shoe in the Pokémon X PUMA collection was released on November 12th, with Gen 1 ghost-type Gengar as the theme. The sneaker, which is a TRC Blaze Court in Electric Purple/Fiery Red, does not appear to be available on the PUMA
Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is essentially multiple services bundled intp one monthly payment. The wider subscription is often referred to as a ‘Netflix for games’, and it’s a moniker that’s pretty accurate. With it, subscribers get Xbox Game Pass for console, the PC version, Xbox Live Gold, EA Play and access to Xbox Cloud
The free The Last Chapter DLC will be the final content update for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Ubisoft has revealed that after two full years of post-launch support, they will release Title Update 1.6.2 that will include The Last Chapter and other new content, including a few surprises, but there will be no more additions after
In today’s installment of New Gameplay Today, your hosts Wesley LeBlanc and Kyle Hilliard discuss Atari Mania, the new Atari microgame collection that plays like WarioWare. The two take you through the game’s opening, showcasing what exactly you do in this Atari museum as its sole caretaker, from sweeping away dust to killing bugs and more.
Legendary Sonic designer and Balan Wonderworld director Yuji Naka has been arrested in Tokyo in connection to an insider trading investigation involving the reveal of a Dragon Quest game. According to the Japanese news outlet FNN, the last 24 hours saw ex-Square Enix employee Taisuke Sazaki and his friend Fumiaki Suzuki arrested on suspicion for
Each time we start up a new mainline Pokémon game, we begin our journey with a choice. Sometimes it’s an easy one. Sometimes it’s agonizing. But regardless of where on that spectrum each generation lands for you, the general choice remains the same: grass, water, or fire. Thanks to the rock-paper-scissors nature of the types
Last week, we ventured into the nine realms and asked you to share mythic moments from God of War Ragnarök using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: Sowyerez shares Kratos placeing a hand on Atreus’ shoulder calisarah1998 shares Kratos, Atreus and Mimir traveling through Svartalfheim in a canoe abrs0123 shares Sindri putting a supportive
Today we celebrate the launch of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales on PC! Like the PC version of Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered released earlier this year, this has been a close collaboration with Insomniac Games, Marvel Games and PlayStation. We are very excited to bring the adventures of Miles Morales to a new audience and let PC