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Call of Duty: Warzone 2 is set to get a brand-new map for Season 2, and Activision has released the first teaser clip for the upcoming Resurgence map. A tweet from the official Call of Duty Twitter account says, "Enjoy a moment of zen before battle." The video showcases a marble rolling through the sand with Japanese text that translates to Sea Lion. A second tweet from Call of Duty names the new location as Ashika Island, and players can expect a map reveal on January 31. In addition to...
During the 30th anniversary NIS stream, the company announced two new titles. First, Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless, which adds samurai and catgirls with laser guns to its hellish SRPG formula. Second, Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles, which brings two classic JRPGs to North America and Europe for the first time. Disgaea 7 is set in the netherworld Hinomoto, inspired by historical Japan. The game follows the demon warrior Fuji and his companion Pirilika, a catgirl with a gun. Among the...
Not long after celebrating its 25th anniversary last year, the tangled nest of rights issues surrounding GoldenEye 007 was untangled just enough for the classic first-person shooter to be ported to modern platforms. Xbox Game Pass and Nintendo Switch Online subscribers, as well as digital owners of Rare Replay, now have access to Rare's seminal FPS. Of course, your platform of choice may have a significant impact on the experience, with the Switch version being the only one to support...
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One of World of Warcraft: Dragonflight's worst DPS specializations, Retribution Paladin, will see a significant talent tree rework in the game's upcoming patch 10.0.7, Blizzard has announced. In a lengthy forum post, Blizzard explained all the reasons it is currently unhappy with the state of the specialization: button bloat, too many stacking modifiers, a lack of survivability, poor maneuverability, and missing group utility. "Retribution Paladins currently have one of the highest death...
Pokemon Go Tour: Hoenn goes live globally at the end of February, but Niantic has now announced Primal Rumblings, which is a short preview event that ends the day before Go Tour begins. The Pokemon Go Primal Rumblings event begins February 22 at 10 AM local time, and it will run until February 24 at 10 AM local time. Multiple Pokemon from the Hoenn region of Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire will appear in the wild, while the legendary Pokemon Rayquaza, Mega Latias, and Mega Latios will return to...
A new update arrived to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 on January 30, addressing several bugs and crashing issues across multiplayer, battle royale, and DMZ. The full patch notes can be seen below, but one of the main focuses was to increase stability and deliver crash fixes across all platforms. According to the patch notes, this update contains several fixes to reduce the number of known crashes across both games. One specific stability issue mentioned to be fixed was a bug...
A fix for Dead Space's VRS issues is coming, though no exact release window for the patch has been shared yet. The game's implementation of VRS can cause a surprising lack of detail in some textures. VRS, variable rate shading, is a process which allocates a graphic card's processing across multiple parts of an image. This allows the GPU to use more processing power on complex parts of a render and less on simpler parts. The Dead Space remake usage of VRS has caused some visual issues...
Microsoft has announced the lineup for Xbox Games With Gold for February: For the King and Guts N Goals. The two titles will be available next month for Gold and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. For the King will become downloadable first from February 1-28, per Xbox Wire. Usually retailing for $25, the strategy game features roguelike elements and even has online co-op. It sees adventurers attempting to restore peace to a kingdom where the king was murdered. IronOak Games developed the...
Microsoft recently laid off 10,000 people, and the cuts included people working on Xbox. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer commented on and defended the cuts in a new interview with IGN. He told the site that, as the leader of the Xbox division, he has a responsibility to "create a safe place where people can do their best work." With these latest layoffs, which impacted 343, Bethesda, The Coalition, and other Xbox teams, Spencer admitted, "I haven't succeeded at that." Spencer went on to...
Actress Annie Wersching, the actress best-known for her roles in popular television shows like TV and Bosch, has lost her long battle with cancer. According to Deadline, she passed away on January 29. Her husband Stephen Full issued a statement. It reads in part: "There is a cavernous hole in the soul of this family today. But she left us the tools to fill it. She found wonder in the simplest moment. She didn’t require music to dance. She taught us not to wait for adventure to find you. ‘Go...
Following the massive crossover event from last summer--and running concurrently with the current massive anime crossover feature My Hero Academia--Fortnite and Dragon Ball Super will be joining forces again on January 31. Official Fortnite social media accounts posted a single image of a purple spaceship with a familiar symbol flying over the Fortnite island, with the logos of both franchises positioned underneath. No other information is given regarding skins or other cosmetics, but more...
Hi-Fi Rush seemingly came out of nowhere last week when Microsoft not only announced the game, but also released it immediately. But that sort of strategy isn't universal, according to Xbox global product marketing manager Kelly Lombardi. On Twitter, Lombardi addressed the newfound discussion over why maybe more games need to surprise-launch like Hi-Fi Rush. "Some of y'all have switched from 'marketing needs to be detailed, I need info on every stage of development' to 'shadow drop every...
In what has become a monthly tradition, the next batch of free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers has leaked courtesy of billbil-kun. February's PS Plus Essential lineup includes OlliOlli World, Evil Dead: The Game, Mafia: Definitive Edition, and Destiny 2: Beyond Light. An official announcement from PlayStation is expected soon, and all of the freebies should be available to claim starting February 7. The leak also noted that Mafia: Definitive Edition might not be available in all...
A new ad for PlayStation 5 was uploaded to the official PlayStation YouTube channel that may be hinting at a new adventure in the Uncharted franchise--one with a new, younger Drake as the protagonist. The "Live From PS5" ad shows live-action versions of multiple games in the PS5 library in a local news format. We see glimpses of Spider-Man, Aloy from Horizon, Kratos and Atreus from God of War, and many more. However, among the rapid-fire scenes shown toward the end of the video, a young...
Only a few more weeks remain until PSVR 2 releases, and out of the dozens of titles that'll accompany it in its launch month, Horizon Call of the Mountain is being positioned as the showcase game on that new virtual reality hardware. In a new blog post, Sony has revealed more details on the protagonist of this Horizon spin-off, which features a brand-new lead. While the mainline Horizon games stars Aloy, Call of the Mountain will put you in the boots of Ryas, a soldier of a splinter Carja...
Following a multi-year period where it was extremely difficult to find a PlayStation 5, Sony is now telling fans they should have a "much easier time" getting their hands on a console. In a blog post, PlayStation executive Isabelle Tomatis thanked fans for their patience as Sony experienced "unprecedented demand" for the console at the same time that "global challenges" limited the availability of new PS5 systems worldwide. "If you're looking to purchase a PS5 console, you should now have...
2022 wasn't the best year for Xbox, as Microsoft's gaming division had a very light release schedule. Starfield and Redfall were delayed into 2023, Forza Horizon 5 fans got a new expansion, and Obsidian's Pentiment was the only game released last year that was internally developed. On top of that, Microsoft started the year with massive layoffs that hit Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries.. In a new interview, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer acknowledged that 2022 wasn't a great year...
Times are tough at Microsoft right now, as the company recently slashed over 10,000 jobs from its various divisions, including key staff at Halo Infinite studio 343 Industries. With the future of the iconic Xbox franchise unclear, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer gave an update on 343's future without directly mentioning if the developer was working on new single-player content. "Every year is critical," Spencer said to IGN. "I don't find this year to be more or less critical. I feel good...
Reaching Rank 10 in the Persona 3 Mitsuru Social Link is the only way to start a romance with Mitsuru and unlock the ultimate Empress Persona, Alilat--if you’re playing the male route. Like with Fuuka and Yukari in Persona 3, the female protagonist only becomes very good friends with them. This guide explains how to start the Mitsuru Social Link and the best choices to pick for each protagonist. We’ve only included the conversations where a dialogue choice matters. For any that we didn’t...
Maxing out the Persona 3 Fuuka Social Link is the only way to start a romance with Fuuka and unlock the ultimate Priestess Persona, Scathach--if you’re playing the male route. The female protagonist just becomes good friends with Fuuka and learns how to summon Scathach. This guide explains how to start the Fuuka Social Link and the best choices to pick for each protagonist. We’ve only included the conversations where a dialogue choice matters. For any that we didn’t include, you can pick...