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Hey you! You’re finally awake – oh, hang on, I’m thinking of the other fantasy RPG in which you start out as a shackled prisoner. Today is release day for Alkimia Interactive and THQ Nordic’s remake of Gothic, the 2001 first-person RPG from Piranha Bytes. It’ll be live on Steam in a matter of hours, with a demo still available as of writing. While much plumped up with expanded questlines, more NPC routines, new traversal abilities and “modernized” combat, it’s still broadly the same tale of a bunch of convicts trapped beneath a magic dome, quarrying ore to…
Valve has just confirmed that the Steam Frame and Steam Machine release windows will both be “this summer,” finally narrowing down the release date for the two highly anticipated additions to the Steam hardware lineup. Originally slated for an “early 2026” release, both devices have just three weeks to arrive before technically falling outside of that window. However, for those still hyped for the new Valve gaming PC and VR headset, there isn’t long left to wait. The Steam Frame and Steam Machine follow the launch of the Steam Controller, which is Valve’s take on a gamepad that can be…
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has further explained why the decision was made to scrap the Copilot AI companion on consoles.Microsoft had been working on incorporating its Copilot AI assistant into games for some time – two years ago it gave a demonstration of how it planned to make Copilot speak to players while they’re playing games.Last year it then specifically announced it was bringing Copilot for Gaming to Xbox consoles, describing it as an “AI-driven sidekick” which was “designed to be your personalised gaming companion”.Following Sharma’s arrival, however, the plans were scrapped, with the new Xbox CEO saying: “You’ll see…
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has been shot entirely on 70mm IMAX cameras – and now you can see the difference that makes before it even hits the big screen. In a neat new feature on the movie’s official website, you can switch through different aspect ratios while watching the trailer.The default setting is the IMAX 70mm format, but you can also switch to IMAX 1.90:1, 70mm 2.20:1, 35mm 2.39:1, Dolby Vision, and Premium Large Format. It’s not hard to tell what the most impressive mode is either, with IMAX 70mm giving so much more visually. Give it a go here.However,…
It’s coming home. It’s coming to your home (provided you’ve got the money and desire to buy it). The Steam Machine is coming to homes this summer, Valve have confirmed as they’ve added both the Machine and Steam Frame to their verified doodads program. Previously ushed back by ongoing RAM shortages, the pair are now following in the footsteps of the already released Steam Controller.
Former Rockstar technical director Obbe Vermeij says that stealth missions were something the team regretted about GTA San Andreas.Over on Twitter, a fan asked Vermeij about a silenced M9 Beretta pistol found in the files of GTA 4, as well as two apparently cut missions featuring scripted stealth mechanics. The former Rockstar dev says that while “I don’t know about the 2 missions,” he explains, “My recollection is that stealth was specifically one of the things we regretted adding to [San Andreas] as we ended up stretching ourselves too thin. So I thought stealth was never pursued in GTA4.”I don’t…
The pixel Pikachu plush that we collectively lost our minds over earlier this year is now available to buy. I expect nothing less than a stampede to grab one, so brace yourself – or join the queue before it’s gone, I guess.Following its reveal at a Pokemon 30th Anniversary merch event, the ‘Pikachu 1996 Style Plush’ just became available for $29.99 at the Pokemon Center (or £24.99 if you’re based in the UK). Considering how positively feral the community, including me, went for this thing, I feel honor-bound to let you know that it’s now up for grabs. Pokemon Center…
Paralives, the charming indie life sim that plays a whole lot like The Sims 4, is finally here – and, as an Early Access title usually does, it boasts a plethora of very silly bugs, one of which the devs are desperately trying to fix.Some bugs are sillier than others – and, no, I’m not just talking about your Paras clipping through the floor and smiling like there’s absolutely nothing weird about that at all. I’m talking about the random naked dude who can show up on your property and just… live there. Use your bed. Flush your toilet. Sit…
Subnautica 2 EA update 1.1 is well on the way, promising heaps of new content for those enjoying the early access survival game. While the next few patches and hotfixes be smaller, featuring changes to existing content, the EA 1.1 update is going to change the game altogether, so if you’ve already finished the story so far, there shouldn’t be too long to wait before you can dive right back in. Speaking of which, it’s confirmed that you’ll be able to carry on from where you left off when Subnautica 2 update 1.1 does arrive, so there’s nothing to stop…
Forza Horizon 6 vending machines are scattered all over the map, and you need to smash five of them to complete a Festival Playlist challenge for the winter and bag a nice new car – the 2023 Lotus Emira. If you want to be done with this challenge as quickly as possible, I’ve laid out some points for destroying vending machine sin FH6 below, including a good place I found that has five of them conveniently close together.Forza Horizon 6 vending machine locations (Image credit: Xbox Game Studios)Vending machines can be found all over the Japan map in Forza Horizon…