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Alan Wake 2 was one of the many announcements in Sony’s packed PlayStation Showcase this week. The new trailer revealed gameplay and new details about the upcoming survival horror title, and confirmed the game is releasing on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC on October 17. Preorders are already available for both platforms--but there’s a catch. Following the PlayStation Showcase, developer Remedy Entertainment confirmed the game was digital only on all platforms. There are no physical...
Dozens of Warhammer PC games are on sale at multiple online retailers for the next several days, with many titles discounted by up to 90% or more. The sales are available at Fanatical, GOG, Green Man Gaming, and Steam, though the offers differ a bit at each retailer. For example, the recently released retro shooter Warhammer 40K: Boltgun is currently “out of stock” at GMG, but available for $18.25 (normally $22) everywhere else. There are a staggering number of games on sale--it’s easy to...
Obsidian Entertainment has released a new update for Pentiment, an RPG that launched for PC and Xbox in late 2022. The patch comes in the form of update 1.2, and includes new localizations for a slew of languages such as Russian, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese. Likewise, it features a new area called Outer Farms, which allows players to encounter more NPCs. Update 1.2 also includes bug fixes across all platforms, and on PC, it allows players to alter in-game text and add...
Geoff Keighley's Summer Games Fest has become one of the biggest gaming events on the calendar--next to Keighley's other show that caps off the year--and has helped fill the void in Not-E3 season. This year's show will air live across the world and will be held at the YouTube Theater at Hollywood Park. For anyone looking to be there in person for all of the announcements, tickets are on sale now. For everyone else who isn't ready to make the trek to Los Angeles, here's how you can watch...
Warhammer Skulls returned for 2023, once again providing Warhammer fans across both the Age of Sigmar and 40,000 franchises with information on their favorite games, upcoming projects, and brand-new announcements. This year, Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin was the biggest announcement, taking the fantasy series into the real-time strategy realm on both PC and consoles. Additionally, we saw a new look at Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, which looks to be a worthy successor to the...
Blizzard has released a new trailer for Diablo IV ahead of its launch on June 6, featuring epic live-action scenes directed by Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao. The trailer is titled "Saviors Wanted," and features the NPCs of the Diablo universe calling out to the protagonist (or rather, the player) for help. "Working with Blizzard, we had the wonderful opportunity to bring the dark, thrilling and imaginative world of Diablo IV to life," Zhao said of her work on the trailer. "Diablo fans are very...
Of all the many, many Warhammer games currently in the works, there are perhaps none more anticipated than Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. The long-awaited and surprise sequel to 2011's Space Marine, the new game looks to deliver all the daemon-killing action you'd expect, complete with gorgeous modern visuals and the return of Titus. And like you'd expect, the game made a splash during the Warhammer Skulls 2023 showcase with a new gameplay trailer. Space Marine 2 looks to be in very...
In the world of Warhammer video games, the lion's share occupy either the Old World of Warhammer Fantasy or the grim-darkness of 40k. With Warhammer: Realms of Ruin, however, Frontier Developments is aiming to tip the balance towards the Age of Sigmar. This newly announced real-time strategy game is headed "soon" to not just PC (via Steam and the Epic Games Store), but also PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with two open multiplayer betas planned. As GameSpot's resident Warhammer nerd, I got a brief...
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Tetris, McDonald's locations in China are releasing a new Chicken McNugget-shaped handheld gaming device with the hit puzzle game installed. The device costs around 30 yuan, which is equal to $4.24, and is only available for a limited time. It seems as if customers can add the device to an eligible order, rather than being able to purchase it outright from select locations. The device also includes a carrying case shaped like a Chicken McNugget box...
Diablo IV's launch is right around the corner, and Blizzard has now revealed the free rewards players can snag come the game's release by simply watching along on Twitch. The free Twitch drops will come in four waves, with each wave bringing unique weapon recolors and a back trophy for one or two of the game's five starting classes. First up on June 5-11 will be the Rogue and Necromancer. Watching three hours of qualifying Diablo IV content on the streaming platform will unlock the weapon...
Peacock might not be as well-known as Netflix or Hulu, but its catalog is loaded with great content , with shows like The Office, Parks and Recreation, Law and Order: SVU, and dozens of other hits available on the service. You’ll typically pay $50/year to join Peacock Premium, but right now you can cash in on a deal that brings your annual fee to just $20. Sign up for Peacock This limited-time offer gets you a full year of Peacock Premium for just $20 when using promo code...
Destiny 2's new Season of the Deep has begun, and like previous seasons, there are some new matchmade activities to dive into. You'll be able to do two such activities this season, as Deep Dive is a short blast of fun that will evolve over the weeks and Salvage is a more traditional matchmade activity. If you've spent time in Defiant Battlegrounds, Heist Battlegrounds, or Ketchcrash, you'll be familiar with this mode that supports up to six players. It's a speedy series of arenas, tasks to...
Sony is reportedly aiming for a mid- to late November launch for the code-named Project Q streaming handheld device. The company has only confirmed the PS5 accessory will arrive sometime this year. Insider Gaming owner Tom Henderson reported on the targeted release window for Project Q on Twitter. Henderson also was first to divulge details on the PlayStation console-to-handheld streaming handheld back in April. Sony officially unveiled Project Q at the PlayStation Showcase yesterday. To...
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight's Diablo IV crossover kicks off today, and it has players scouring Azeroth for a different kind of demon than they are accustomed to finding, all in the name of scoring some hellish rewards. The event, officially titled the Greedy Emissary, runs from now through June 14 across the game's capital cities and Dragonflight zones, where troublesome treasure goblins straight out of Diablo can be found. Once caught, the treasure goblins will offer up a variety of...
The Legend of Zelda has always leaned hard on the "legend" part of its namesake. While official material like the Hyrule Historia has attempted to stitch together the various parts of the series into a cohesive whole, it's arguably best read with some flexibility as a loose assembly of similar stories with repeated themes and tropes. You'll almost always find some combination of a princess, a Master Sword, and a Triforce. And of course, there is always a hero named Link who rises to the...
The Lord of the Rings video games are having a mini-renaissance. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum released today, May 25, and there are at least four more Lord of the Rings games in development set for release over the coming years. LOTR: Gollum isn't getting great reviews, so fans might be looking to the future to find out what's coming next in the world of Middle-earth video games. We've rounded up all of the games that have been announced so far, and there are quite a few on the way. There...
The most prolific speedrunning charity marathon in video games returns this weekend, as Summer Games Done Quick 2023 is scheduled to begin this Sunday. The event will once again be held live, with the entire marathon being streamed on Twitch from the Hilton hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As usual, donations can be made to Doctors Without Borders throughout the marathon via the Games Done Quick website, with prizes given away to a lucky few donors as the week progresses. How to watch SGDQ...
If space is at a premium in your home and you're wondering how you can relive the glory days of your gaming youth, then Numskull's Quarter Arcade series is worth checking out. These premium miniature cabinets sport authentic designs that make them lovely little collector's items. Numskull's latest additions to the series celebrate Konami's iconic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Turtles in Time arcade games. There are also a few mini-arcade extras that you can add to your collection from...
During the PlayStation Showcase, Sony revealed various games coming to PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. Moments after the showcase ended, Xbox sent a reminder that many of the games shown would be coming there too. On the official Xbox Twitter account, there's a post that reads "What a good looking group" with a picture of the following games: Immortals Of Aveum, Ghostrunner 2, Marathon, Metal Gear Solid, Dragon's Dogma 2, Alan Wake 2, The Plucky Squire, Teardown, Assassin's Creed Mirage...
Sony's PlayStation Showcase aired on May 24, and it certainly brought the goods from both first-party and third-party studios. Alongside expected games like Spider-Man 2, the presentation gave us the surprise return of Marathon, a remake of Metal Gear Solid 3, and several live-service multiplayer games coming to PS5 and PC. We also saw a sneak peek at Sony's new hardware--not a console, but a special handheld system--and were very pleasantly surprised by a high-octane Chinese action game...