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Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation 5 will become available for purchase during the holiday season next year, with a few other rumors proving to be fact as well. The company will introduce the upcoming next-gen console during PlayStation Meeting 2020, set for February, according to a leaked memo. But there will still be a long wait before you get to take one home. In the meantime, you could jot down your strategy for missing work when it does release....

Greetings, Ranters, and welcome to May. The first week of the fifth month brings a solid lineup of games that is neither the mother-load of a few weeks ago (Portal 2, SOCOM 4, Mortal Kombat) nor the wasteland of last week (though I still think the Kinect Sports Calorie Challenge looks kind of great). The best selling title of the week is all but certain to be the Call of Duty: Black Ops – Escalation map pack....

Nvidia’s own souped-up version of Portal will launch next Thursday, 8th December. This version of Valve’s classic first-person puzzler comes crafted by Nvidia’s own Lightspeed Studios, and will be released as a free DLC update for existing owners via Steam. As you’d expect from its name, this version adds ray-tracing, Nvidia DLSS 3, “hand-crafted hi-res physically-based textures” and “enhanced high-poly models evocative of the originals”. Here’s how it looks in action, compared to the original:...

Well, it looks like Bethesda’s nylon bag fuck-up has reached a head. Against a tide of overwhelming negative responses over the recent “canvas bag” snafu, Bethesda has officially decided to provide canvas bags to Fallout 76 Power Armor Collector’s Edition owners. Taking to Twitter, Bethesda is asking for buyers to follow a link and submit a ticket for a replacement bag. There is a time limit, though. You’ll need to follow the link in the Tweet before January 31 of next year if you still want what you thought you purchased....

Nothing gets me more excited for the new year than the promise of unspeakable failure. Olija is a game that begins with a shipwreck, which is the failure I’m referring to, and is releasing on January 28. Not only that, but there’s a free demo on the Steam page that you can try right now. What better way to prepare for a future shipwreck than a present-day shipwreck? The game is being developed by Skeleton Crew Studio and Thomas Olsson, the team-up that brought us the spell-focused brawler BackSlash....

For that, you’re getting a mouse that weighs just 62g, making it quite the nimble customer for gaming, as well as offering a safe shape that should also be rather comfortable. Its design should look familar to anyone who’s used a Glorious Model O, or Razer Viper for instance, given its wider back, which makes it a great choice for claw or fingertip grippers with medium to large hand sizes. This is also a well-made rodent, with no noticeable creaking or unwanted frame movement when gripped tightly - even if it’s super light, it doesn’t mean it’s cheaply finished....

One Piece Odyssey is a brand new RPG announced today by developer ILCA and publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game will launch on PC in 2022, with an original story by series author Eiichiro Oda. The premise revolves around the Straw Hats after a storm leaves them separated on a mysterious island. The game was revealed during a special One Piece live stream. It is part of various plans to celebrate the 25-year anniversary of the One Piece manga this year....

If fighting game developers had a Mount Rushmore, one of the heads on that mountain would definitely be Arc System Works. This wasn’t always the case, though. Its flagship title Guilty Gear started out relatively small, especially when compared to contemporaries like Street Fighter and Tekken. But over time, especially after the great fighting game revival of 2009, that began to change. With smash hits like Guilty Gear Xrd, the BlazBlue series, and Dragon Ball FighterZ, Arc System Works is now at the pinnacle of its popularity and prowess....

Completing a daily crossword puzzle can be a great way to test your brain, improve your vocabulary and pass a bit of time on your commutes to and from work. There’s always going to be one pesky crossword clue, though, that goes and ruins your fun. Well, Twinfinite is here to help you out, as we’ll give you today’s crossword clue to help you complete the puzzle. Have a peek at the answer to the Out of practice crossword clue and make sure to double-check the letter count to ensure it’ll fit in your grid....

If you were hoping for Overwatch 2 or Diablo 4 to release in 2021, you may be disappointed as Activision Blizzard has said it doesn’t expect either title to launch this year. The comments came during the company’s investor call last night (spotted by Eurogamer) where chief financial officer Dennis Durkin said during a portion focusing on the company’s Blizzard games: “We expect Blizzard’s net bookings to grow given the momentum in World of Warcraft and the other growth initiatives we have in the business....

Miitopia allows players to roleplay a variety of jobs as a hero. Not just that, there are jobs that you can assign to your teammates as well. With each job class having its own unique ability and skill, you would want to know what jobs suit your personality. There are 14 jobs in total throughout the course of the game that you can unlock. Out of these, up to 10 can be chosen at once and 2 jobs are hidden that will be available post-game....

Thomas was Alone and Subsurface Circular creator Mike Bithnell is back in action with his latest game which has been announced and released on Steam. This new short is called Quarantine Circular and it’s a sci-fi text adventure game designed to not last too long. The is priced at £4.79 (currently discounted to £3.83), it can be completed in a couple of hours and ideal for anyone pressed for time but want to slide in a bit of gaming....

A bookshelf is a decorative block in Minecraft that is very useful for enchantment. You can use these structures to decorate your houses in the game. In this article, we will show you how you can make them. How to Make a Bookshelf in Minecraft? Check out how you can make a bookshelf in Minecraft with these steps. But before we begin, let us take a look at the materials you will need to make one....

Mirror’s Edge Catalyst is to receive a closed beta test on PS4, Xbox One and PC, it’s been revealed. If you want to give it a go, you can register your interest on the game’s official website. Details on the beta have yet to be revealed, but expect to hear more at around 5pm GMT this evening. The full game, meanwhile, is due to launch on PS4, Xbox One and PC on May 26....

Great Baggi in Monster Hunter Rise is a bird wyvern creature that can surprise you with their poison attacks and attack you without a moment’s notice, while the monster isn’t that difficult to take down things can turn awkward if you’re stuck in a group. If you wish to know how to defeat the Great Baggi in Monster Hunter Rise, make sure to check out this guide. How To Defeat Great Baggi In Monster Hunter Rise To defeat the Great Baggi in Monster Hunter Rise, use fire-based weapons to cause the most damage....

It looks like something potentially big will be revealed this week for Mortal Kombat 11, which is great because it has been a long time since the last real piece of news of an announcement for Mortal Kombat 11. Since the release of Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath, the community has gone through an upheaval, hashtags have been started, and the fanbase has become increasingly frustrated. It didn’t help either when last week the first piece of news we have received from NetherRealm in what seems like forever, was just more costumes....

Since the very beginning, the Mortal Kombat series has been focused on pushing the boundaries of what’s possible both in the fighting game genre and video games in general. Where they may have been rules about how certain aspects of a game should look or behave, Mortal Kombat chose to go in a different direction. Now it seems the latest iteration in the series, Mortal Kombat 11, has created its own, very weird “rule” about one of its characters....

Tiel the Acolyte is an assassin, and you can expect to dodge and zip past your foes in Mortal Shell when you have this equipped. Here’s our guide to help you out. Note: For more information, check out our Mortal Shell guides and features hub. Mortal Shell: Tiel the Acolyte guide Location: From Fallgrim Tower’s bell, head through the pathway shown in the image below. You’ll reach a giant tree with a lot of bats....

The MW2 community has had to endure ongoing waves of in-game bugs and glitches ever since the latest CoD installment was first released. Unfortunately, the developers have done little to alleviate these issues since then as numerous problems continue to plague several facets of the game. Infinity Ward’s lack of urgency and communication in handling these problems have continually troubled the disgruntled MW2 community. For this reason, many players have often turned to Reddit to voice their concerns regarding the current state of the game and its bleak outlook moving forward....

Microsoft has announced a huge bunch of [email protected] titles heading to its Games Pass service over the next few months during its second [email protected] Showcase livestream last night, including RPG My Time at Portia and the lovely Yoku’s Island Express. The games were divided between both the standard version of Xbox Games Pass and the new Xbox Games Pass for PC – with some available on both services – and will be available to download as part of your subscription to the respective services....