The Last of Us Part II’s launch has been delayed to May 29, 2020, only one month after Sony and Naughty Dog revealed that the game would be arriving in February 2020 (via Siliconera). Sources spoke to Kotaku to inform them of The Last of Us Part II’s delay, and only a day before, industry analyst Daniel Ahmad claimed there would be ‘unexpected news about a Sony first party title’ on the horizon....
Facebook is good for a lot of things. Sometimes it’s the perfect tool to reconnect with long lost friends, and other times it can bring gamers a perfect little treat. After a recent call to Facebook action, Insomniac Games released a set of four new screenshots for their upcoming PS3 shooter Resistance 3. Turns out the “like” button isn’t just for giving your friends a thumbs up when they do something stupid....
When it comes to the looter shooter franchise Borderlands, there’s no doubt that’s it’s absolutely about that precious loot. Borderlands 3 is no different, and like past entries, the threequel features a Golden Chest that requires Golden Keys to open. It’s a great free way to swap up loot when looking for a new gun, but of course, BL3 players are limited by the number of Shift Codes available. For those new to the franchise, Borderlands 2 was the first game to feature a golden franchise, and the feature was a huge hit....
Speculation regarding Sony’s plans for revealing more PlayStation 5 information is reaching a fever peak. Several supposed leaks and rumors point to February as the month where Sony will have one of its classic PlayStation Meeting unveilings. But as of yet no official confirmation or substantial evidence of such an event has been found. That doesn’t mean that there isn’t evidence of a forthcoming PS5 announcement, however. In fact, there seems to be something going on with Sony right now....
The long-running MMORPG RuneScape just received a new addition to its Quest log. Titled Desperate Measures, the new quest is a direct sequel to last year’s Desperate Times. It was first revealed at RuneFest 2019 and further details were provided in an official developer stream a couple of days ago. Now you can go and check it out yourself. As described in-game, Desperate Measures is only an intermediate difficulty quest. Despite this, it’s listed as “Very Long,” making it one of the lengthiest quests in RuneScape 3....
The developers at Sabotage Studio love to release small clips of their upcoming game Sea of Stars in the weekends, and today we get a new one. This time around, the video showcases the shopping interface, which is pretty much a staple of most classic RPG. It certainly feels nostalgic. You can check it out below. If you want to see more of Sea of Stars, you can enjoy another trailer, showcasing an animated cutscene, one showing Mooncradle, one showcasing the Moorlands, one showing the Mushroom Cave, another featuring the music and day/night cycle, one showcasing the Thrower enemies, another focusing on swimming, one showing the Soonrang team attack, one focusing on refractions, one on interior spaces, one on the lack of random encounters, one on traversal, one on the day and night cycle, one on camping, one on old-school save points, and another extensive gameplay video....
A new Test Drive Unlimited is coming and it will be KT Racing’s “biggest project by far.” We hate to start off with a meme, but Test Drive Unlimited is a name we haven’t heard in a very long time. The last time they came around, the franchise was being developed by French developer Eden Games and being published by Atari. Now, Test Drive Unlimited has changed hands to Bigben Games (now known as Nacon Games) and being developed by KT Racing - Kylotonn, another French developer....
You can check out the video for yourself down below: Some key takeaways include a second free world transfer token for all players once the world merging process has concluded, as well as weapon perk fixes and other balances that will be rolled out slowly from now till February. The developers made sure to emphasize that the game’s desync issue is a top priority for them at the moment, so players can hopefully expect it to get resolved quickly....
One never knows where super-popular streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is going to show up these days. With the fame he’s amassed, he’s shown up in places one might not expect, like a political discussion on video games and real world violence. On a brighter, and weirder, note, Ninja made his presence known on TV again this week, dressed as an ice cream man on a singing competition show. That is, he was dressed as a man made out of ice cream....
Nintendo has stated that its developers and partner studios are experiencing problems while working from home as a result of the pandemic (via GameSpot). “Since there are indeed big limitations on what can be done from home, we do think this will have a large impact," said Shuntaro Furukawa (president of Nintendo) in the company’s latest earnings report. “Nintendo has development partners and development offices not just in Japan, but all over the world....
The Nintendo Switch’s promise has never been about graphical fidelity or sheer horsepower. Instead, the core appeal of the Switch can be found in its ability to take your gaming library on the go. Sizeable games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild put an entire world in your hands, for example, allowing you to knuckle down for an epic and elongated experience wherever you lay your hat. But other titles in the Switch library are snappier and shorter, which makes them perfect for a quick journey on public transport or a brief moment during your lunch break....
Today Nintendo announced its quarterly financial results and published an update to the number of Switch units shipped worldwide since the console’s launch. The data is updated as of December 31, 2021, when the latest fiscal quarter (which began on October 1) ended. Specifically, the infographic below shows exactly how many Nintendo Switch units have been shipped to retailers. 103.54 million units of the hybrid console have hit the shelves before the end of the Holidays (at least in the west....
No Man’s Sky looks to be quite successful already, and it’s only been available in the US for a day. Posting on Twitter this morning, Hello Games founder Sean Murray revealed that players have already overtaken humankind when it comes to discovering new species. “Over night we hit 10 million species discovered in NMS… that’s more than has been discovered on earth. “WHAT IS GOING ON!!!” Murray’s Tweet comes as No Man’s Sky launches across Europe, with the US launch having already been taxing the game’s servers....
The world is burning alive, and it’s your job to put out all the fires. Quite literally, in Nuclear Blaze, as it airdrops you in the middle of a devastating fire with the task of finding survivors and stopping the fires from spreading. Nuclear Blaze is developed by Deepnight Games, which previously worked on Dead Cells. But while the creator of Dead Cells turned that game into a roguelike, Metroidvania side-scroller, Nuclear Blaze is a bit stripped down....
The next generation of graphics performance is finally in our hands - and it’s one of the biggest generational leaps we’ve ever seen. Back in the day, comparing RTX 3080 to RTX 2080 showed up some impressive gains - but the performance multipliers are at a new level when considering how the new RTX 4090 stacks up against prior GPU champions RTX 3090 and RTX 3090 Ti. In fact, on a broader level, the delivery of so much performance actually poses problems in creating a balanced gaming PC: as you’ll see in our analysis, many of the games we’re benching are now hitting CPU limitations....
Bandai Namco Entertainment has announced that One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows will be releasing next February for both PC and consoles. The title will hit Japan on February 27 while America and Europe will receive it on February 28. In a new trailer for the title, players can see that characters Metal Knight, Stinger, and Melzargard will be playable. To allow Saitama to compete without utterly destroying everyone, a new “Dream Version” of the character will be selectable....
The Nintendo Switch is about to be released in China. But at launch, there will only be one game available for the console. There are certain markets all companies attempt to make in-roads into, most of which are fairly obvious. The US, the UK, and Japan tend to be the top three in the video game industry. Most of those come with the territory, and don’t require much in the way of extra effort to break into, depending on where a developer is based....
The Shieldbearer is the tank class in Othercide. It’s got the highest max HP, armor, and it’s able to delay enemies with several abilities. Here’s our Shieldbearer class and skills guide to help you out. Note: For more information, check out our Othercide guides and features hub. Othercide: Shieldbearer class – Ideal skill picks The Shieldbearer starts out with Lunge and Slam. The former is a three-hit combo and the latter does a bit of damage while delaying an enemy’s turn/initiative....
Blizzard, in general, has always had fun teasing new heroes for Overwatch. Maps have frequently included hints and teasers for new heroes, some intentional, some not. But there are certainly new hints for upcoming heroes in the new Overwatch 2 maps, and the Reddit sleuths are on the case. How do we know that these hints exist? A recent interview from Polygon with Lead Narrative Designer Gavin Jurgens-Fyhrie, that’s how....
Over the past few days, one of the hottest trending topics on Google and around the world in the media is that of Sony’s PSN hacker problem. It’s been over a week now since PSN shut down and we now know it’s because of an illegal hacker intrusion and that private information of millions of PSN users have been compromised. While we await the fallout of that monstrous problem, Microsoft is benefiting by this timing since Xbox Live is still working and the Gears of War 3 beta is underway....
