The Outer Worlds was widely seen as a decent stab at mapping Obsidian's first-person RPG style onto a new retro-future sci-fi setting, but what really set it apart was its satirical sense of humor. Unlike similar series like Elder Scrolls or Fallout, the spacefaring setting gave it new avenues to mock corporations and governments. For The Outer Worlds 2, Obsidian is doubling down on those qualities with a premise that's more immediately satirical and opens more options to poke at the edges...
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Judas was first revealed in late 2022, and while developer Ghost Story Games has been keeping a tight lid on the project since then, it has shared a few new details on it this week. Creative director Ken Levine has shared a dev log detailing how a major milestone on the game has been completed. To celebrate, the official key art for Judas has been revealed, which Levine says is inspired by the work of legendary movie poster artist Drew Struzan.
Similar to Struzan's work on movies like Star...
Hitman: World of Assassination launched today for iOS, and the price point is higher than some might have expected. Now that the game has gone live, players have discovered that while the first location is free, you have to pay $70 USD to unlock the full game (but not necessarily the entire experience).
The $70 price for the full game actually represents a savings over buying the 25 levels outright for $3 each--purchased that way, you'd pay more (via Kotaku). Hitman: World of Assassination...
Last year, video game director and designer Hideaki Itsuno ended his three-decade run with Capcom after guiding numerous franchises, including Devil May Cry. Now, Itsuno has revealed that one of the reasons he left his former company is that he didn't want to get bogged down making the same titles he did before.
Itsuno told VGC that Lightspeed's offer to let him create a new AAA game was too good to pass up, and he felt that it was his "last chance" to challenge himself.
"For Capcom...
It's officially Animal Crocsing season, as the Crocs x Animal Crossing collection is now live and ready to order. Like its other collaborations, Crocs has taken the essence of the Animal Crossing games and applied them to its signature clogs, resulting in a colorful pair of shoes. If you'd like to grab a pair, Crocs is offering its Animal Crossing clogs in both adult women and kids sizes, with pricing varying between the two--$55 for kids, $85 for adults.
Don't miss out on Pokemon and...
Helldivers 2 has topped over half a million concurrent players, leading Arrowhead Studios CEO Shams Jorjani to revisit a joke that turned into a meme. VideoGamer reports that Jorjani asked players on Discord to "stop sh*tting your pants" while sharing that 500,490 people were playing the third-person shooter.
Earlier this year, Jorjani told Helldivers 2 fans on Discord that they would "sh*t [their] pants" regarding future plans for the game, according to GamesRadar. That comment quickly got...
It's been 15 years since Skate 3, and a lot has happened in the skateboarding game genre since. The Tony Hawk series entered an experimental phase with mixed results, including a physical board controller and the ill-fated Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5, until jumping into the modern remake trend throughout the past five years. Meanwhile, multiple independent studios took a stab at the genre while catering to different audiences--Session: Skate Sim and Skater XL experimented with independent foot...
Spooky games are best played in one of two ways: Either you turn all of the lights out in the house to set the mood, or you tackle the unknown horrors with a few friends, all of you laughing and screaming along the way. Blumhouse Games and Dublin-based studio Gambrinous are happily encouraging the latter with Eyes of Hellfire, which launches on Steam Early Access today, as it uses one of Steam's game-sharing features to let your friends in on the action.
Steam's built-in Friend's Pass...
PlayStation has revealed next month's batch of free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers. All PS Plus members will be able to claim a trio of freebies starting September 3: Psychonauts 2, Stardew Valley, and Viewfinder. If you haven't claimed August's PlayStation Plus free games yet, make sure to do so before next Tuesday. You can also check out all the games that were recently added to the PS Plus Game Catalog for Extra and Premium-tier subscribers.
Regarded as one of the best games made...
Dragon's Dogma 2 was generally met with a pretty positive critical reception when it released last year, but it wasn't a complete crowd pleaser. A lot of its design decisions were quite divisive, and in his first media interview since leaving Capcom following the release of the sequel, game director Hideaki Itsuno explained that he made it that way very purposefully.
Speaking to VGC, Itsuno explained that he ultimately wasn't that surprised that the game wasn't universally beloved, because...
Microsoft has made a key announcement about Xbox Game Pass, confirming today that Xbox Cloud Gaming will now be available to Xbox Game Pass Standard and Core users. It was previously only available for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which is the most expensive version of the subscription.
The change is live today for Xbox Insiders--this program is free and open to anyone. However, Microsoft did not announce when Xbox Cloud Gaming will be available to all Standard and Core subscribers.
Game Pass...
Yooka-Laylee earned mixed reviews upon its release in 2017, but that didn't stop it from gaining a faithful following of 3D platforming fans charmed by its Banjo-Kazooie-inspired gameplay--which should come as no surprise, as its developer, Playtonic, consisted of many former Rare employees. While the series has continued with the well-received 2D sidescrolling spin-off, Yooka-Laylee And The Impossible Lair, Playtonic is resurrecting the original Yooka-Laylee with an enhanced remaster dubbed...
Final Fantasy 14 has been live for over a decade now--exactly 12 years today, as long as you're starting from A Realm Reborn--and it's been available on several platforms throughout its lifespan. It launched on PC and PS3, but support for the latter ended following the release of Stormblood in 2017. On the PlayStation side of things it's currently available on PS4 and PS5, but a recent interview with game director Naoki "Yoshi-P" Yoshida suggests you might want to consider preparing to move...
Sales of the Switch 2 are significantly outpacing sales of the original Switch in the US over similar periods of time. That's according to new data from research firm Circana, which published its latest monthly sales report today, August 27.
The data shows that the Switch 2 has now exceeded 2 million units sold in the US since launch in early June. That's 75% ahead of the pace of sales for the original Switch back in 2017.
Unsurprisingly, the Switch 2 helped propel total US gaming hardware...
Ahead of its launch, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 developer The Chinese Room says it is reevaluating its plans to charge players extra if they want to align with two of the six vampire clans in the game. During Gamescom week, the developer officially announced the October release date for the game and the special editions for Bloodlines 2. The two extra clans, Lasombra and Toreador, will be unlockable via the $22 Shadows and Silk add-on pack--this is also included in the pricier...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is an easy contender for that coveted game of the year award, having been received incredibly well by critics and players alike. But as with any breakout success from a brand-new studio, there unfortunately comes an annoying question: What's next? Developer Sandfall Interactive is still staying mostly quiet on that front, but in a recent interview with game director Guillaume Broche, it has been at least confirmed that Expedition 33 will not be the only Clair...
Destiny: Rising is about to launch onto mobile devices this week, and for players who might have been concerned about performance, developer NetEase wants to ease their minds. Mobile shooter games haven't always been the most stunning, but the developers recently revealed that the Destiny mobile game will be presented at up to 90fps on iPads.
"We're thrilled to announce that Destiny Rising will support 90fps on selected iPad devices! No extra tweaking needed," the announcement read. "The...
When you think Ubisoft, you usually think about its tentpole franchises like Assassin's Creed and Rainbow Six Siege, but the company has also released several great small-scale games across PC, console, and mobile. Some of these IP have been dormant for years, but Atari has inked a new deal to acquire five Ubisoft classics and bring them to modern platforms.
As part of the deal, Atari has purchased the IP for Cold Fear, I Am Alive, Grow Home, Grow Up, and Child of Eden. These were all...
We're about a month out from the release of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, and later this week Sega is offering up another opportunity for you to try out the game through its latest Open Network Test--and an opportunity to see if you come away from it feeling better than us.
A new trailer shared on the official Sonic the Hedgehog YouTube channel provided a nice overview of what you can expect from this latest beta test for the game, including how long it's running, and what kind of...
It should now be easier to refund PlayStation games, as Sony has scrapped its chatbot in favor of a more streamlined process.
If you want to refund a game, you can't do it from your console. Instead you'll need to log in to the PlayStation website or open the PlayStation app and follow these instructions, but the process is still quite simple.
How To Refund A Game On the PlayStation Store Or App
Go to the PlayStation store.
Click on the three dots in the top right corner.
Select the...