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Microsoft has certainly been keen to impress at this year’s GDC, laying out its vision for Xbox’s future during its Developer Summit keynote. While we’re still going to have to wait a while for Project Helix, judging from what’s been said, the Xbox team isn’t resting on its laurels. In fact, the first step towards the Helix era is set to arrive next month, as ‘Xbox Mode,’ a fully-realized and rebranded iteration of the Xbox Full Screen Experience, will begin rolling out on Windows 11 soon. Xbox Mode is effectively a dedicated gaming layer that cuts down RAM-guzzling background tasks,…
Konami has marked a major sales milestone for the Silent Hill 2 remake by launching a half price sale for both it and Silent Hill F on the PlayStation Store.The publisher announced that as of January 31, the Silent Hill 2 remake has sold 5 million copies worldwide, including “digital and physical sales, store downloads and subscription services across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S“.To celebrate this, Konami has announced the start of its ‘Spring Sale’, which will offer “discounts on select titles from the acclaimed Silent Hill series on the PlayStation Store”.From now until Match 25, the Deluxe…
Marathon Schemas are a rare type of item that expands your Armory stock without needing faction upgrades, and can help you get items you can’t normally loot. They’re Marathon’s equivalent of crafting recipes – a bit like Blueprints in Arc Raiders or other games – though crucially, there’s no crafting involved. They’re a little confusing at first as it’s not exactly clear what they even do, so I’ve laid out the key things to know about Schemas in Marathon below.How Marathon Schemas work and what to do with them (Image credit: Bungie)Marathon Schemas are a type of loot that, when…
Former Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan has said his 2021 departure from Blizzard followed an ultimatum about redundancies which “ultimately broke” his resolve and led him towards the exit door. The developer frames that moment as the culmination of a number of tough years working on the hero shooter, which included a 2018 push into esports with the Overwatch League serving as a drain on resources for a team who were also trying to get Overwatch 2 off the ground.
Valve has come out with a strongly worded public statement after being hit with a lawsuit from New York’s Attorney General, Letitia James, which alleges that the company is “promoting illegal gambling” through its games. The lawsuit takes aim at tradeable items earned from loot boxes in titles such as Counter-Strike 2, with the Office of the Attorney General claiming in a press release that “Valve has made billions of dollars luring its users, many of whom are teenagers or younger, to engage in gambling in the hopes of winning expensive virtual items that they can cash in on.” Now,…
WWE 2K26 has received a new update which addresses the complaints players have been making about the speed of Ringside Pass progression.This year’s entry in the long-running WWE 2K series adds the Ringside Pass, a battle pass system consisting of 40 free tiers and 40 premium tiers.As in other games with similar systems, players earn experience – called RXP here – by playing through the game, and unlock new content as they reach each tier.Some players have been complaining, however, that it takes too long to get through the tiers, especially given that the previous system involved buying DLC packs…
It’s official: the Chainsaw Man manga is coming to an end – and its final chapter is due to drop sooner than you think.Following a curious tweet from franchise creator Tatsuki Fujimoto, which looked to suggest that the written material would be concluding in March, Viz Media has confirmed that the chapter publishing on March 25 will be the action-fantasy series’ last. “The Shonen Jump team have confirmed Chainsaw Man is ending but details are yet to be confirmed,” a representative said in a statement (per Gizmodo).Having debuted in December 2018, Chainsaw Man follows Denji, a down-on-his-luck teenager, whose body…
Microsoft have shared some more details about the hardware Xbox’s next-gen console – the PC game-running Project Helix – will be packing. The new box is set to run on AMD-built tech with support for FSR upscaling, and should start to rock up on developers’ desks as of 2027. That last bit means it’ll likely release in 2028 at the very earliest.
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection is easily the subseries’ deepest RPG yet.There are dozens of ways to raise and improve the strength of your party of monsties, and aside from story bosses, you often won’t even need to battle your way through the game if you don’t want to. The real meat of MHS3 is in egg poaching and habitat restoration, and we’re breaking down everything you need to know about it in this guide. These are ten tips and tricks I wish I knew before playing Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection.Always egg poaching – MHS3The most important thing…
The Boys season 5 is just around the corner and will bring the superhero satire to a close. But it’s not the end for our favorite unhinged supe Soldier Boy, as he will return in the upcoming prequel series Vought Rising, which has just wrapped filming.Soldier Boy star Jensen Ackles took to Instagram to confirm that the spin-off show has finished filming, posting a video. Well, for now. The caption reads, “Finishing out with a bang! It’s been an absolute thrill ride. Thanks to the crew, cast, and all those who gave so much time and energy to make this…