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Diablo IV's launch has been relatively smooth thus far, but the game is currently experiencing login queues and errors that are preventing players from playing. A new login error--"Error 300202"--has reared its head, which tells players simply that "There was a problem logging in." Some players are only seeing the error after waiting in a login queue, after which they are booted out of the queue and forced to go through the entire process again. The issues have been going on for over an...
Day Of The Devs has become one of the premier showcases for indie developers to show off their latest games, and the 2023 edition is no exception: 15 new and upcoming indie titles were unveiled during the event, a list which includes new games from some prominent indie teams. The event began with Beastieball, which is the latest project from Wishes Unlimited--also known as the team behind 2021's Chicory: A Colorful Tale. Beastieball is a mixture of volleyball and Pokemon, where players will...
As previously announced, Call of Duty: Warzone 2's big Season 4 update arrives on June 14 with a brand-new map called Vondel. Activision revealed a gameplay trailer during Summer Game Fest, giving players a first look at the action that can be expected on the new map. Vondel is a mid-sized map designed for battle royale's Resurgence mode and DMZ experiences, meaning it's sized somewhere between Al Mazrah and Ashika Island. This map will support up to 18 players for DMZ and 72 for Resurgence...
Epic Games unveiled Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3, also known as Fortnite Wilds, during Summer Game Fest. The jungle-focused season, previously teased with a very short video on the game's Twitter account, will begin on June 9. In the trailer we see what looks like a ton of new features, including grinding on vines, new flowers that seem to act like bombs and stink bombs, and of course, Optimus Prime himself, who will be included in the battle pass. For those following the lore, that's Dr...
Summer Game Fest closed with our first look at Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, the second game in the rebooted FF7 trilogy. The trailer showed the main cast exploring the wider world outside Midgar, following the events of Final Fantasy 7 Remake--including some familiar faces from the original FF7 that we didn't see in the first game. It's coming in "early 2024." The trailer had the cast learning about the Lifestream and pondering what prompted Sephiroth's return, as well as the appearance of...
Arguably the biggest PS5 game of 2023 swings into action in just a few months. Marvel's Spider-Man 2 releases exclusively for PS5 on October 20, developer Insomniac Games revealed during Summer Game Fest. If you already know you want to join Peter Parker and Miles Morales on their latest adventure, you'll want to circle June 16 on your calendar. Preorders for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 go live at PlayStation Direct and on PSN at 10 AM (local time) that day. The game should be available to...
Coming later this year, Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior was revealed at Summer Game Fest. The hack-and-slash game sees players battling enemies with their past selves by tinkering with time itself. Developer Sand Door Studio is behind Lysfanga, in which you grow your legion of clones. The studio is based in France. Quantic Dream--known for its work on Beyond: Two Souls and Detroit: Become Human--is publishing the title. In fact, Quantic Dream also announced Under the Waves at Summer Game...
Larian Studios is finally nearing the end of development on Baldur's Gate 3, and the studio showcased the game during Summer Game Fest on June 8. The presentation gave us a fresh look at one of the most-anticipated games of the year. Unlike the previous two games, Baldur's Gate 3 makes use of a turn-based combat system based on the D&D 5e role-playing system, and it launched in early access back in 2020 on PC. But there was a surprising new addition tucked away in the game's new trailer...
A new gameplay trailer for Immortals of Aveum was shown during Summer Games Fest. The trailer focused on a battle taking place on a mech in the middle of the ocean, showing off a variety of magic abilities. The sequence shows off some prominent abilities, like a whip, which can be used to both throw enemies and pull yourself towards objects as you fight enemies in small, arena-like areas. The main character is a special type of battle mage who has access to all three colors of magic, with...
Star Trek: Infinite, a new game set in the iconic sci-fi franchise from developer Nimble Giant Entertainment and publisher Paradox Interactive, has been announced as part of Summer Game Fest. Details are extremely light so far, so much so that it's unclear exactly what type of game Star Trek: Infinite will be. A brief teaser trailer shows a Federation fleet headed for a showdown with one of Star Trek's most well-known villains, the Borg, before zooming out to reveal a galaxy map divided...
To celebrate Porsche's 75th anniversary and its imminent participation in the 24-hour Le Mans race this weekend, the sports car brand has collaborated with Xbox on 75 special-edition Xbox Series X consoles that you can enter to win. As part of another Xbox Sweepstakes event revealed during Summer Game Fest, residents of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany can enter to win one of the six custom consoles bundles, each of which pulls from a different period of Porsche racing...
At Summer Game Fest, mobile developer Kabam Entertainment announced that its next game, King Arthur: Legends Rise, will be headed to PC and mobile platforms later this year. Originally revealed at the State of Unreal presentation at this year's Game Developer's Conference, King Arthur: Legends Rise reimagines the Arthurian legend as a squad-based RPG that has been built entirely in Unreal Engine 5. Alongside the news of the 2023 release window, Kabam also debuted a new CG trailer for the...
At Summer Game Fest, a new trailer was releasing announcing a release date for Fae Farm, a cutesy farming sim and dungeon crawling game for Switch and PC. In Fae Farm, you can obviously tend to crops and raise animals. Time passes with the seasons, which bring different crops and holiday celebrations, allowing you to get to know the various inhabitants of the island. As you develop your farm, you will gain additional plots and find ways to craft, brew, and bake new items. Additionally, Fae...
Today at Summer Game Fest, Square Enix unveiled a new trailer for Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis, while also confirming a closed beta test with pre-registration beginning today. The trailer focused on Sephiroth, with scenes of him calling and facing off against Genesis, who is the main villain of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, at Gongaga. A new blog post on the official Square Enix website shared details on new original side stories that will feature in Ever Crisis. One of these stories...
Focus Entertainment has revealed new footage for its upcoming game Banishers: Ghosts Of New Eden at Summer Game Fest. The trailer opens up with a woman calling the protagonist a "Banisher" and explains that they "end suffering for those who live. We bring closure to those who don't." It's then followed by a series of shots of the protagonist fighting ghosts and using magic-like abilities, all while making choices if certain people live or die. As the trailer goes on, the same voice explains...
As part of Summer Game Fest, a trailer for The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria debuted and a new release window for the title was announced. Additionally, the game has been confirmed for release on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, as well as PC via the Epic Games Store. All versions of the game launch on the same day. The survival-crafting game was previously scheduled to debut during Spring 2023 and now it's set for release during Fall 2023. Return to Moria is in development at Free Range...
The Elden Ring mod Garden of Eyes has just made a massive change to the game, which now has a little bit of Dragon Age: Origins flavor in it. If you install the mod, each class has its own, newly created tutorial area and starts the game proper from a new place on the standard world map. Progression throughout the game for each class has also been overhauled. The update essentially adds dynamic difficulty, shifting the power of enemies and the effectiveness of pickups around your new...
The College Football Players Association has reportedly urged college football players to boycott EA's upcoming revival of its long-running CFB franchise, calling the amount offered to players for their appearance "just a ridiculously low amount of money." As separately reported by sports outlets On3 and Sportico, the cash pool for CFB athletes is "in the $5 million neighborhood," which roughly translates to $500 per player. As currently constructed, the deal will also not provide any...
Telecommunications giant Verizon is offering a special Xbox deal in time for Summer Game Fest and the Xbox Games Showcase this weekend. People who switch to Verizon's home internet plan can get a free Xbox Series S, and there don't seem to be too many string attached. The fine print states that the deal is only good through June 14, so anyone who is interested needs to act pretty quickly. Anyone who cancels service within 180 days might be charged the cost of the Series S, which is $300...
Game developers have expressed hope and concern about the future of AI in gaming, but it seems that for one developer, that future is already here. Myst studio Cyan Worlds apparently used AI tools to "assist" in creating much of the content for its new puzzle game Firmament, and some of its backers are up in arms about it. As spotted by Kotaku, the credits of the game include a paragraph that lists the content that was made with "AI assistance." That list is almost comically long, and it...