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Author: Danny Casey
Which would you choose—an 11-foot-tall, methanol-powered beast that can backflip, or a stainless steel Tesla triangle that wants to eat your fingers—if you were looking for an absurdly large, American truck that does not run on conventional fuel and looks ridiculous? I am not sure which one I would pick. If my loved ones are going to make fun of me for having a vehicle that does not look very serious, it will be because it is outfitted like a creepy pirate. A similar amount of devotion is given to these five-ton doofuses shaped like dinosaurs and dogs in Monster…
Beware, Star Wars fans: internet spoilers for Star Wars Outlaws, the next open-world game from Ubisoft, have Leaks. Though it is unclear how they obtained a copy, a user on the live-streaming platform Kick has been streaming Star Wars Outlaws four days before its release date, as reported by VGC. Naturally, video from the feed has gone viral online, possibly giving away many people’s plans to play the much-awaited game. For those who are prepared to pay $109.99 for the Gold Edition, $129.99 for the Ultimate Edition, or $17.99 per month for the Ubisoft Plus subscription program, Star Wars Outlaws…
The early access launch date for Path of Exile 2 is set for November 15, 2024, as confirmed today. The early access date and a new clip showcasing some of the grotesque creatures you will encounter in the upcoming dungeon crawler were revealed during Opening Night Live at Gamescom. The well-liked 2013 release of the dark fantasy Diablo-like game Path of Exile is followed by Path of Exile 2. Many features have previously been confirmed by the developer, Grinding Gear Games, including cross-progression and couch co-op. The PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC will be able to play Path of…
Max Payne Remakes in Full Production at Remedy, Control 2 at the “Production Readiness Stage”
Remedy Entertainment, the company behind Alan Wake’s Control 2, has put the game in the “production preparation stage.” Meanwhile, Max Payne 1 & 2’s remake and the Control multiplayer spin-off are currently in full production. In its most recent quarterly earnings report, Remedy disclosed the development, stating that Control 2 had “passed the proof of concept stage and has moved to the production-ready stage.” Max Payne 1 & 2 has now entered full production 10 months after it achieved the same “production ready level,” albeit no additional timeframe was disclosed. According to this, Control 2 will start full production in…
On August 29, 2024, the indie hit game Vampire Survivors will finally launch on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. In the somewhat absurd clip below, developer Poncle revealed the release date and promised at least 13.5 hours of gameplay and 500,000 texture-mapped garlic balls for the price of a peri-peri chicken wrap. With rogue-lite features, Vampire Survivors is a fast-paced, extravagant gothic horror game where your decisions can swiftly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that are flung at you. What started as a little independent game on Steam took off in popularity and quickly became one of the…
Improved remasters of the first two Doom games are among the announcements incoming for QuakeCon 2024, which officially begins today. The convention usually brings big news and announcements from numerous ZeniMax Media IPs. The X/Twitter user @Wario64 discovered a new listing on Steam for DOOM + DOOM 2, a new compilation offering updated, definitive versions of the first two DOOM games. This contains the two titles powered by the exclusive KEX Engine, which was also utilized in several other classic shooter re-releases, such as Quake 2021, DOOM 64 (2020), and Quake 2 (2023). Coming soon to DOOM + DOOM 2…
Celebrate Baldur’s Gate 3’s First Anniversary with Important Romance Statistics and More!
Baldur’s Gate 3’s developer, Larian Studios, has now disclosed how players have chosen to proceed through the Dungeons & Dragons video game, one year after its launch. The studio posted a long X/Twitter conversation with a plethora of statistics. It contains intriguing information about the soul-crushing permadeath Honour Mode in Baldur’s Gate 3 and the characters that people prefer above others. Still, it also shows that 1.9 million gamers were at some point transformed into cheese wheels. An additional significant update to the statistics shows that although Scratch, everyone’s favorite dog was petted 120 million times, only 41 million and…
The last generation of consoles will see a port of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. Developer Respawn Entertainment revealed today that the newest adventure by Cal Kestis will be available for play on PS4 and Xbox One starting next month. Respawn announced in a press release that Star Wars Jedi: Survivor would launch on September 17 for the PS4 and Xbox One. During an August earnings call, EA CEO Andrew Wilson revealed that Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was being developed for the PS4 and Xbox One. Respawn claims that these ports would “include a range of enhancements targeted at maximizing the…
The well-liked tactical shooter game “Valorant,” developed by Riot Games, is no longer exclusive to PCs. After a brief period of beta testing, the game was officially released on Friday for the Xbox Series X and S consoles as well as the PlayStation 5 in the US, Canada, Europe, Japan, and Brazil. It should be noted that Riot claims that to “keep ‘Valorant’s’ famous standard for competitor integrity,” cross-play between PC and console player matches will not be permitted. After a brief Open Beta phase, Riot Games shocked gamers by formally releasing Valorant on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series…
According to the official Xbox Game Pass account on X, Mafia: Definitive Edition will be available in the Game Pass library on August 13. Mafia: Definitive Edition is a complete remake of the original Mafia game, complete with updated vehicles, new music, a longer storyline, and more gameplay components. Microsoft announced on X/Twitter that the 2020 remaster will be accessible on Xbox Cloud Gaming, PC Game Pass, and the console version of Game Pass. YouTuber eXtas1s broke the story a few days ago, having already revealed that Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, and Valorant…