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Capcom has shown off a bunch of new co-op gameplay footage for upcoming RPG spin-off Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin ahead of the game’s launch on Nintendo Switch next week. In addition, the studio has detailed its post-launch calendar of additional content following the game’s launch. Just a few days after release, the game will offer up the Palamute from Monster Hunter Rise as detailed a couple of weeks ago....

There are simulation experiences for just about anything these days. Do you aspire to be a streamer? A factory builder? A goose? In the world of gaming, you can be any of those things with the right simulator — even a monster truck driver. Today, developers Nacon and Teyon have announced Monster Truck Championship, the first monster truck simulator. It aims to bring the thrills and spills of driving a giant, souped-up truck to your PC....

There’s a new Spider-Man spinoff on the way from Sony! Called Morbius, it’s set to follow the anti-hero exploits of the blood-sucking antagonist. Daniel Espinosa (Safe House) is directing the film from a script by Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless, Art Marcum, and Matt Holloway. The character’s traditional tragic anti-hero elements seem ripe for adaptation, so we’re really looking forward to seeing how this one turns out. Better than Venom? Well, here’s hoping....

The Joker has arrived in Mortal Kombat 11, and as usual, he comes along with an Easter egg too. Mortal Kombat has always been chock full of Easter eggs, either for fans or just funny little references. With the arrival of The Joker, the latest character as part of the Mortal Kombat 11 Kombat Pack, we get something that’s one part Easter egg and one part music nerd reference. We have Reddit user Cmaex to thank for finding this Easter egg in The Joker’s movelist....

Sony has confirmed that servers for various MotorStorm and SOCOM games will be shutting down on 1 October this year. PSP servers for The Eye of Judgement: Legends will close on 31 August. MotorStorm Pacific Rift (2008) and Arctic Edge (2009), as well as SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 (2010) servers will cease to exist after 1 October, so you’d better get your multiplayer in now if you’re still playing those games....

With the recent launch of Modern Warfare 2, a plethora of new features has been introduced. But several features are making a return. This includes the different difficulty levels or modes that MW2 offers. You can choose whichever suitable difficulty level or mode for the different game modes. But plenty of players new to such features are confused about choosing the right level. Not to worry, check out our guide that explains the campaign difficulty modes in MW2 and which one to choose....

Activision is seemingly to set to finally reveal their next Call of Duty game later this month. We all expect it to be Modern Warfare 3 and we know whatever it is, it will generate plenty of excitement and eventually, sales dollars. In an attempt to ride that buzz, Activision and Treyarch will capitalize on that timing by releasing the next set of DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops. Leaked by a retailer, the ‘Escalation’ DLC is another map pack planned for release on May 2nd....

EA has promised to unveil their Medal of Honor reboot at the Spike TV 2009 Video Game Awards on December 12, giving us our first look into what they claim will be the most realistic modern war experience to date. Given that Modern Warfare 2 - Medal of Honor’s main competition - is hardly a realistic war sim, it will be interesting to see if the new MoH will be simply a Modern Warfare ripoff, or if they plan on actually going with a more simulator style to the game....

Microsoft’s Flight Simulator is set to break some new ground with its multiplayer features. In the latest episode of the Feature Discovery Series, Asobo Studio CEO Sebastian Wloch shared what we can expect. A seamlessly shared world in MS Flight Simulator 2020 “We created one shared world,” Wloch explains. “The goal was to bring all the pilots together, whether they are flying in the real world traffic or whether they are flying virtually in the simulator....

EA has revealed that the new entry in the Need for Speed series will be called Need for Speed Payback, and is hitting stores on November 10. Described as an ‘action driving fantasy’, Payback is set in Fortune Valley (from the trailer we’re going out on a limb and saying it is based on Las Vegas) and has three distinct player characters. Tyler, the Racer, Mac, the Showman and Jess, the Wheelman all team up to take down The House, a ‘nefarious cartel that rules the city’s casinos, criminals and cops....

The Petal Cap is an important resource that is part of the Weakness of the Ego quest in New World. You will need this item in order to successfully complete the quest. This makes finding it both essential as well as tricky. It looks like a circular spray of leaves growing from a thick stalk. If you are one of the many players who has been finding acquiring the cap difficult, worry not....

Just yesterday, we reported on how Animal Crossing: New Horizons would not feature cloud save back-up or save transfer support. For some reason, Nintendo is stuck in 2002 when it comes to saving data and Animal Crossing has some weird limitations that seem deliberate in how restrictive they are. Thankfully, Nintendo isn’t completely out of touch. In a post on Nintendo of Japan’s website, the company stated that it is considering adding a back-up function for New Horizons to help users restore their data....

Any writer will tell you that a good story starts with interesting and conflicting characters, most important among them being the protagonist and antagonist. While Nintendo may have some of the very best heroes in video gaming, specifically Mario, Kirby, and Link, it’s fair to say its villains are often lacking. It doesn’t help when you’re a gaming business that has thrived on family-friendly titles and mobile markets, both of which don’t give you the necessary outlet to showcase terrifying villains....

Nintendo has announced that the Nintendo Switch has sold over 2 million units in North America since its release in March. It also revealed that, in September, Nintendo had claimed two-thirds of all games hardware sales in North America thanks to the Switch, Nintendo 3DS systems, and Super NES Classic Edition. Sales of the Switch won’t be slowing down anytime soon, and the next couple of months could achieve even higher sales, with the releases of Fire Emblem Warriors on October 20, Super Mario Odyssey on October 27, Doom on November 10, and Skyrim on November 17....

D.VA is a popular character in the Overwatch community, both as a character and a gameplay hero. Several esports players and streamers made their career off playing this Korean mecha pilot. D.VA offers much mobility and offensive power. She can also provide coverage for her team by bailing them out with Defense Matrix or deterring flankers from the backline. Despite her aggressive playstyle, D.VA does sport a lot of disadvantages. Many heroes changed for the better while she continually got nerfs....

Minecraft has been released on every platform known to man in the last nine years or so, but support for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, and PlayStation Vita editions is being wrapped up after the release of the Aquatic update. Writing in a new blog post, developer Majong revealed that while these versions of the game will benefit from the next major update, the fact they make up less than 5% of the game’s player base means they won’t be receiving any additional support going forward....

The Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 beta has hit a new concurrent peak of nearly 170,000 players on PC, making it one of the most played games on Steam right now. According to SteamDB, the beta is currently sporting more concurrent players than Team Fortress 2, Destiny 2, GTA 5, and even Cyberpunk 2077, which has seen a boost in its own player numbers recently, too. With an all-time concurrent peak of 168,330 players (at the time of writing, anyway; it’s been increasing steadily all weekend), that means it’s already beaten the concurrent records for games like Left 4 Dead 2, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, The Division, FIFA 22, and Borderlands 2....

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare developers are interacting with players on Twitter about upcoming changes in a new patch, presumably 1.08. The most recent patch promised to fix things that the community had been begging for but failed to do so. Infinity Ward hasn’t revealed a release date for the next patch yet. Two Infinity Ward developers, Ashton Williams and Joe Cecot, have been responsive on Twitter and replying to the community about coming changes....

You will be able to tame and get Monsters such as Tobi Kadachi in Monster Hunter Stories 2. While capturing and getting monsters has been a huge part of the previous titles in the franchise, Stories 2.0 takes it even further. The monsters become an important part of the new gameplay mechanics. So, let’s find out how to tame and get Tobi Kadachi. How to get Tobi Kadachi in Monster Hunter Stories 2....

Evolution has told fans to expect “more exciting content” for DriveClub after the game’s Season Pass ends later this month. The final piece of content included in the Season Pass is expected to roll out within the next two weeks, but there’s “no rest for us just yet”, game director Paul Rustchynsky says. “It certainly won’t be the last game update for #DRIVECLUB, just the last season pass update,” he told one fan last night, later telling another to “expect more exciting content from us after the season pass”....