Chill Season 2022 arrives in Splatoon 3 on December 1 with new modes, new maps, and a new catalog. This is the first major update for the game and will be available at no additional cost.
In mode updates, Big Run brings a theme park twist to the co-op Salmon Run mode. The Salmonids are invading Wahoo World map and players will Big Run will also bring as-yet-unannounced changes to Splatsville. X Battles will also arrive this update. To participate in X Battles, you will need to hit a high...
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Baldur's Gate 3 has been in Early Access for quite a while now, but fans will see some fresh content before the year's out. Developer Larian Studios stated in a recent blog post that Patch 9 for the much-anticipated RPG will come out before the turn of the year, as well as some more information about its final release in 2023.
As for what Patch 9 contains, the blog post is pretty short on details, promising only "new features." However, its release will be accompanied by a "Panel From Hell"...
When Epic bought Rocket League studio Psyonix, the fan dream of driving Rocket League cars inside Fortnite seemed closer to reality. Today, it is reality. After a brief stint as a Creative mode asset, Rocket League's de facto mascot battle-car, Octane, is now available in battle royale, as well as across several player-made Creative modes. Even better, there's a ton of XP and Rocket League-themed items to unlock for free. Here's the full run of challenges you can complete in-game, alongside...
Black Friday is still over a week away, but the online holiday discounts are already rolling in, including this deal on a 13-inch Surface Pro 8 with 8GB RAM, 256GB storage, and a Intel Evo Platform Core i5 processor for just $900 (down from $1350) at Best Buy.
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Along with those specs, the tablet’s 13-inch touchscreen sports a maximum 120Hz refresh rate and a 2880 x 1920 pixel resolution, and up to 16 hours of battery life. There is also a front-facing and rear-facing...
The latest crossover between Fortnite and Rocket League is finally underway, so you can now find Octane vehicles scattered across the battle royale island. This beloved vehicle is Rocket League's most iconic car, so fans of the popular vehicular soccer game are certain to adore driving around in Fortnite--especially since it can drive up walls. You heard that right. Read on for where you can find this exciting new car and how it works.
Where to find Octane cars and how they work
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Microsoft has announced its second wave of titles coming to Game Pass in November, a collection of eight games spread across co-op, strategy, and action genres. Pentiment and Somerville, which were confirmed in the first wave of announcements, are out today and the rest of the month includes a few more day-one releases.
November 17 will have four games to look forward to in total, starting with 4X real-time strategy game Dune: Spice Wars on PC. From there, Game Pass subscribers can download...
Humble is best known for its fantastic bundle deals that help charities, but the retailer also has its own subscription service, Humble Choice, that includes monthly downloadable games, a library of PC titles, and special discounts on Humble’s online store. Humble Choice usually costs $12/month or $129/year, but you can sign up for a discounted annual price of just $89 for 12 months with promo code HOLIDAY22 for new or returning members until December 2.
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As it does each month, Microsoft not only adds but also removes titles from the Xbox Game Pass library. The second wave of removals for November have now been confirmed, and they span eight titles, including a Final Fantasy title and a Warhammer game.
Leaving the Xbox Game Pass library on November 30 across console, cloud, and PC are Archvale, Deeeer Simulator, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Mind Scanners, Mortal Shell, Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator, Undungeon, and Warhammer 40,0000...
Xbox has offered us another small look at some of the changes that might be coming with the home page refresh next year.
If you're an Xbox Insider, you might be currently taking part in the testing of Xbox's upcoming home page refresh that's expected to launch in 2023, and a recent Xbox Wire blog post has given us our latest look at how it's shaping out. The post starts by talking about the various feedback the team has received, with one piece being that people want to see more of their...
If you've played Pokemon Go, Pikmin Bloom, or any game from Niantic, you've used mechanics and data that came from Ingress, the company's first-ever real-world game. First released when Niantic was part of Google in 2012, Ingress is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a full year's worth of in-game events.
The anniversary update is highlighted by a massive PvE campaign, which will pit the green Enlightened players against the blue Resistance members over the fate of a third red faction...
From Software's RPG Elden Ring has reached a big new sales milestone. The blockbuster game has now sold 17.5 million copies, publisher Bandai Namco confirmed in a recent investor report.
Eurogamer reports that the publisher disclosed the figure as part of a Q&A. This counts copies sold through September 30 around the world.
Elden Ring had sold 16.6 million copies as of June 30, so the game has added about 900,000 in sales in the past three months. Elden Ring has now sold more than Dark...
Historic energy prices in Europe and other regions have many consumers wondering just how much their video game consoles cost them per year. An updated report from Eurogamer suggests that the launch PS5 is still the biggest energy hog on the block, though the Xbox Series X isn't far behind. And the OLED Switch appears to be much more efficient than its launch counterpart.
Eurogamer partnered with Digital Foundry for this report, which tested the various functions that you might use your...
Following the furry Sonic controller comes another unique build themed around the speedy hedgehog. To celebrate the launch of Sonic Frontier, TagMODS and Turtle Beach came up with a limited-edition controller design that features actual spokes on it.
The controllers are made up of around 50 hedgehog-like spikes featuring custom red-and-white "shoes" on the grips and shoulders. These controllers are functional, in case you were wondering.
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Earlier this year, developer Tyson Butler-Boschma uploaded a proof-of-concept demo of a Superman game that he made in Unreal Engine 5. However, while the demo has generated a lot of interest on social media, it's also been sold commercially on Steam by scammers looking to make a quick buck.
Butler-Boschma told Insider Gaming that the game has sold on Steam for prices ranging from $10 to $50. While the solo developer filed a DMCA takedown with Steam, Valve was slow to respond to the notice...
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has once again commented on Call of Duty's future on consoles that compete with Xbox. Speaking to The Verge, Spencer said "there's no contract that could be written that says forever," but he expects Call of Duty to remain available on PlayStation for some time.
"It's not about at some point I pull the rug underneath PlayStation 7's legs and it's, 'Ahaha you just didn’t write the contract long enough,'" he said. "There's no contract that could be written...
Though Pentiment doesn't look like your typical pre-Black Friday game from a major publisher like Xbox Game Studios, it's maybe hitting at just the right time--after all, all the forthcoming holidays likely mean a lot of new Xbox players are joining the ecosystem. With Pentiment landing in Game Pass on day one, it could be a sleeper hit after receiving mostly positive reviews. Both new players and tenured Xbox fans may be wondering: How long does it take to beat Pentiment? It's a good...
The details of a patent filed by Sony Interactive Entertainment suggest the PlayStation parent company may be interested in implementing NFTs and blockchain technology on its platform. The patent title is "Tracking Unique In-Game Digital Assets Using Tokens on a Distributed Ledger," as reported by Video Games Chronicle.
The patent details a system where the history of a unique in-game item would be tracked with blockchain technology, including details of who created the item, who owned it...
Rocket League's Octane landed in Fortnite in early October, as part of a collaboration between two games both owned by Epic. The vehicle is currently only available in Fortnite's creative mode, but tweets made by both Fortnite and Rocket League suggest that the Octane might be appearing in battle royale this week.
A video posted to both Fortnite and Rocket League's Twitter accounts show a vehicle from a Rocket League match disappearing into a rift, a visual that's been used in the past to...
Microsoft Flight Simulator dropped its 40th anniversary update on November 11, and keen fans have already unearthed a cool new easter egg celebrating the series' long history--emulated versions of the first four games in the series, which can be played right in your virtual cockpit.
As reported by Eurogamer, the easter egg was first picked up by Redditor HughesMDflyer4, who found the games hidden in the cockpit of the Diamond DA62. The easter egg is enabled by flicking the ELT switch, which...
Green Man Gaming is offering huge deals ahead of Black Friday, making it easy to stock up on PC games this holiday season. Beyond its sprawling catalog of discounts, you’ll want to check back in every 48 hours, as the retailer is offering new “Star Deals” that will further lower prices on select titles.
As if discounted games weren’t enough, Green Man Gaming is running a Black Friday 2022 Giveaway that could secure you a bundle of free games and a free one-year subscription to GeForce...