Earlier this year, Valve changed its rules to prevent adult games from having early-access releases on Steam. That came in the aftermath of a broader push against adult titles on Steam and Itch.io, largely at the behest of banks and payment processors. The upcoming indie horror game Horses is rated M for Mature, but it's not an adult title. Regardless, Steam informed the developer, Santa Ragione, that Horses was banned from the platform in 2023. The developer claims Valve has never explained...
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Marvel Snap will pay homage to classic comic team-ups with its next limited-time mode, Team Clash. The mode will reimagine 30 cards as "Team Clash" versions with team-based synergies, and each team will have a passive ability to boost their strengths. The event will begin in late December.
The five teams run the gamut of Marvel characters and classic team-ups: Avengers, X-Men, Thunderbolts, Guardians of the Galaxy, and the Spider-Verse. You'll be able to try out a pre-built deck with any of...
Ex-GTA boss Dan Houser has an explanation for why he believes the Grand Theft Auto franchise has been so successful for Rockstar Games, and it might not surprise you, but it's fascinating hearing him recall some history.
In a brief conversation with Channel 4's Sunday Brunch on November 23, the English producer and writer was asked if what led to GTA's mega-success had anything to do with the fact that the game is this sort of simulation for the version of ourselves that we can't actually...
The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz has confirmed that his studio used artificial intelligence technologies for his new game, The Blood of the Dawnwalker, but he believes AI should help--not replace--humans in the development process.
Tomaszkiewicz told Eurogamer that his team at Rebel Wolves used AI to create character voices for The Blood of the Dawnwalker's early tests before the company hired actors later on.
"We wanted to have it as soon as possible to test...
This month's big Xbox update adds several titles to the list of games you can stream from your personal library, among other features.
An Xbox Wire post touts that there are over 1,000 games in the "Stream your own game collection" library, including recent releases Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide. Keep in mind that only Xbox Game Pass subscribers can stream their owned games. The extensive list of supported games is on the Xbox website.
Meanwhile...
Microsoft and Asus have rolled out a new update for the ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X, with the primary focus on default game profiles. That's the descriptor for titles to not only run well themselves, but to make sure the handheld is running efficiently as well--without owners having to tinker with settings.
On Xbox Wire, the highlighted example for how default game profiles will work with ROG Xbox Ally handhelds is demonstrated with Hollow Knight: Silksong. By enacting the setting after...
Splitgate 2 is finally getting out of its long beta phase. The developers confirmed that the beta will end on December 4, when the servers will shut down so they can prepare everything for the full launch later that month. When this happens, the Beta Season, all active battle passes, and everyone's seasonal ranks will come to an end.
"Since launching the beta in May, this game has majorly transformed," the team said about how much the game has changed. "We started with factions and...
That new Hyrule Warriors game, Age of Imprisonment, will get a free update this week that adds new content, such as challenges to complete and weapons to unlock.
Nintendo of America posted about the free update on X on November 25. Landing in the game on November 27, you'll be able to battle against enemies for "additional in-game rewards." This includes two new weapons, a new Sync Strike for Zelda and Calamo, and more.
According to Nintendo Everything, you'll get access to multiple...
One of the biggest year-end questions people have about the gaming industry this year is whether or not Battlefield 6 will outsell Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, a feat that would end a 20-year run of Call of Duty's dominance. It remains to be seen if that will happen, and while we wait for the data to come in, Circana's Mat Piscatella has shared some data points about the shooter category in the US.
To begin with, Piscatella pointed out that the last shooter game to outsell a Call of Duty...
Anime is real in Assassin's Creed Shadows' version of feudal Japan, with the game's latest free title update introducing a quest based on Attack on Titan. Players only have a limited time to experience the eerie Crystal Cave and discover its secrets, however, as the AoT quest is only available from November 25 to December 22.
The new mission brings protagonists Naoe and Yasuke to the mysterious Crystal Cave, where dark experiments threaten to unleash a new type of threat on feudal Japan...
When Fortnite dropped its Simpsons mini-season earlier this month, dataminers discovered evidence that a SpongeBob collaboration was also on the horizon. Now, reports suggest Fortnite's plans with Paramount go beyond just SpongeBob, with "many" other Paramount franchises lined up for the battle royale game.
Alongside the Simpsons season launch on November 1, Epic introduced the new Sidekicks feature to Fortnite--small pet or minion creatures that follow players around. Regular Fortnite...
It's coming up to a decade since Nintendo released Star Fox Zero for the Wii U in 2016. But if Nintendo won't get around to it, someone else has something very similar. Giles Goddard--one of the programmers of the original Star Fox--is working on Wild Blue Skies, a new on-rails sky shooter that looks and feels a lot like his former franchise.
IGN debuted the new gameplay video for Wild Blue Skies, which covers the entirety of the second stage, Hurricane. It's enough to give you Star Fox 64...
The Silent Hill series saw its first all-new entry in the series earlier this year with Silent Hill f. The game expands the series' narrative scope with a new setting, new characters, and overhauled gameplay systems that make of one of the scariest games of the year. And while the game only recently launched back in late September, it's already on sale thanks to early Black Friday discounts at Amazon and Best Buy. You can pick up the Amazon-exclusive Silent Hill f Day One Edition for...
Several early Black Friday deals are live, and if you're looking to upgrade to a gaming laptop, Amazon is offering steep discounts on models from top brands like Asus, MSI, and Acer. While there are dozens of great models listed, we've gone ahead and selected five of the best gaming laptop deals in Amazon's sale in case you're looking for recommendations on where to start.
Some of the standout deals include the Asus ROG Strix G16 laptops. Amazon has two different configurations on sale...
This year has been a strong one for survival horror games, and one of the highlights has been Cronos: The New Dawn, an original horror game from Bloober Team, the studio behind last year's critically acclaimed Silent Hill 2 remake. The sci-fi horror adventure launched just a few weeks ago back in September, but thanks to Amazon's Black Friday sale, you can grab Cronos: The New Dawn for up to 30% off. The discount varies between platforms--the PS5 version is just $40 (was $60), while the...
Music streaming might be convenient, but it lacks the quality of physical media. You can find out for yourself just how good vinyl can sound in the modern era with this Black Friday deal on the Sony PS-LX310BT turntable, which is just $200 (normally $450) at Amazon, Best Buy, and the Sony store. This belt-driven turntable was introduced several years ago, and it blends classic audio technology with a few high-tech features, like Bluetooth connectivity. It's a great, user-friendly turntable...
Near the end of October, Rockstar Games fired more than 30 employees across offices in the United Kingdom and Canada. At the time, Rockstar and its parent company, Take-Two Interactive, said that the employees had been terminated over "gross misconduct." But now People Make Games has reported that these employees' dismissal didn't have anything to do with spilling secrets from Grand Theft Auto 6 or any other Rockstar projects.
According to People Make Games, the issue at hand arose over...
Looking at my past few years of reviews for GameSpot, I've noticed a trend: I've looked at a lot of remakes and remasters. A lot of them have been good--great, even. It makes me happy to see games that had a big impact in Japan in their heyday, like Live A Live and Romancing SaGa 2, finally make the journey overseas.
But lately, I've been feeling like these remakes specifically are lacking something. While I enjoyed many of these titles, there was just something I couldn't put my finger on...
Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser may have included an advanced AI as a plot in his new novel, A Better Paradise: Volume One - An Aftermath, but he's not as impressed with the current state of the technology. During a recent appearance, Houser didn't completely downplay AI, but he noted that the technology isn't everything some of its proponents have made it out to be.
While making a guest appearance on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch, Houser acknowledged that his upcoming video game based on...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone's Season 1 arrives on December 4, and alongside new maps, guns, and modes, there is a new BlackCell DLC bundle coming.
The centerpiece of the new BlackCell offering is the new operator, Scorn, who is exclusive to the BlackCell offering. Beyond the new playable character, the new BlackCell DLC pack lets players grind through a BlackCell path of the Season 1 Battle Pass, and it unlocks all of this content immediately:
The “Scorn” BlackCell Operator...