The Nintendo Switch eShop is getting 45 new games this week, including the highly anticipated Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Game Freak's next mainline Pokemon game is set to release on November 18.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet is an open world game set in Paldea, a region loosely inspired by Spain. The three different starter Pokemon are the Grass cat Sprigatito, Fire crocodile Fuecoco, and the water duck Quaxly.
Scarlet and Violet also has three different quest lines: Victory Road, The Path...
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Frozen Flame is a new survival adventure game that puts players in the dying world of the Dragons. The game has now launched into early access for Windows users on Steam after a recent beta period. First-time players will be thrust into a land of the unknown, where they only know a little about the combat and exploration the game has to offer. While Frozen Flame does offer some tutorials along the way, the first hour or two will be challenging for players trying to navigate the landscape...
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 is live, and the sequel includes the brand-new Stronghold locations for battle royale and the DMZ extraction mode. Here we break down everything you need to know about Warzone's new high-tier looting grounds, so you can get loaded up with some of the game's best gear.
New Strongholds feature explained
Strongholds are buildings filled with high-tier loot and cash, but they're well protected by AI enemies. There are 77 possible Stronghold locations on Al Mazrah, but...
Destiny 2's Season 19 will see the arrival of a new mode called Iron Banner: Fortress. Bungie describes Iron Banner: Fortress as a mode similar to Zone Control, in which players compete to capture and hold zones. Caital also apparently has some role to play in Fortress, but Bungie leaves the exact details of how she affects the mode's gameplay a secret.
Iron Banner: Fortress goes live on January 3, 2023.
For Season 19's Iron Banner rewards, Saladin will have Auto Rifles and Slug Shotguns...
PGA Tour 2K23 is on sale for current and last-gen consoles at multiple retailers as part of early Black Friday promotions.
Over on Amazon, PGA Tour 2K23 standard edition on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X is down to $50 (normally $70), while the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One standard editions are just $40 (down from $60). If you prefer buying digitally, you can grab an Xbox Series X game code for $49 (normally $70), or an Xbox One key for $39 (normally $60).
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Xbox owners can...
Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment has just released Season 15's first Prime Gaming bundle. The bundle features a trio of matching cosmetics, all themed around Season 15's debut legend, Catalyst. The cosmetics' designs show off Catalyst's deep connection to her homeworld's moon and nature in general.
Available only to Prime Gaming subscribers, November's cosmetic bundle has a leafy autumn theme, containing two subscriber-exclusive cosmetics for Catalyst, and an Alternator weapon...
With Season of Plunder's storyline winding down in Destiny 2, things have been quiet in the game before the start of Season 19. Players looking for one last activity to engage in before the final season begins ahead of February's Lightfall expansion can get ready to spread some charity across the Solar system, as next week will see the launch of the new Eliksni Quarter community event.
One of the new social hubs in Destiny 2, the Eliksni Quarter houses refugees from the House of Light who...
Like other seasons before it, Season of Plunder has given players a chance to earn a new title--in this case, Scallywag--by completing several seasonal Triumphs within the game. While these activities haven't been too challenging, they have been time-consuming with their requirements and Bungie has decided to make this pursuit easier.
"We've looked at the data and the Season of Plunder Seal and title is harder to acquire than originally intended," Bungie explained in its weekly blog update...
Today is stealth-action franchise Splinter Cell's 20th anniversary. To mark the occasion, Ubisoft put out a video celebrating the franchise and revealing details of the upcoming remake.
The video features a panel with several developers working on the Splinter Cell remake, including creative director Chris Auty, technical director Christian Carriere, senior game designer Andy Schmoll, and associate level design director Zavian Porter. The panel shares their first experiences with the...
Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 just dropped, but unfortunately teaming up with friends in the free-to-play shooter is currently a struggle. However, there is an alternate way to invite players to a party so you don't have to fly solo.
A bug is currently preventing players from accessing their friends list. Trying to access the social tab for Warzone 2.0 (or Modern Warfare II for that matter) simply brings up a pop-up that says fetching online profile, and then kicks players back to the home...
Xbox rolled out new updates for November, including closer integration with Discord. Aside from being able to join a Discord call directly from the console, there are minor upgrades in the Microsoft Store, Captures, Power Options, and more.
In the Microsoft Store, when games on your wishlist go on sale, you'll receive a notification. You can choose to turn the notifications on or off through Settings > Preferences > Store notifications. Family and friends can also now buy things off your...
Battlefield 2042's third multiplayer season is set to introduce some new high-tech firepower to DICE's shooter on November 22, including the addition of a railgun and a transforming tank that can detect the source of incoming attacks.
The tank in question, the EMKV90-TOR Tank, can be used in two different modes. Mobility mode allows the tank to navigate swiftly around the battlefield, while transforming into Siege mode significantly slows down the tank's maneuverability in exchange for...
In the past decade, the "traditional" game release model has seemingly been overtaken in interest, popularity, and commercial opportunities presented by the games-as-a-service model. A new study from GameSpot parent company Fandom shares some additional datapoints around this, helping to understand and explain what fans generally do and do not like about the games-as-a-service model compared to the traditional release setup.
The Fandom survey found that fans generally prefer the more...
Bandai Namco and Supermassive Games revealed the next entry in The Dark Pictures Anthology, and it's titled Directive 8020. This game will release for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
Directive 8020's debut teaser trailer revealed the voice of a character named Commander Stafford on the space vessel called Cassiopeia. The ship made contact with the Charybdis marker, which is named after the Greek sea monster but also suffered a hull impact resulting in some...
Square Enix has revealed details on what kind of graphical performance players can expect when Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion launches on console and PC. Originally released on the PSP in 2008, the remake of Crisis Core has seen a substantial upgrade in the visual department, with improved HD graphics and refreshed character models being added to the game.
The price of 60fps is steep.
Unsurprisingly, PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X will be where the game can flex its new graphical...
Supposed new details have come to light about Modern Warfare II's upcoming CODBall mode, and it sure seems to be taking a lot of inspiration from Psyonix's Rocket League.
Images posted online seen by Insider-Gaming show Call of Duty Operators riding ATVs in a colorful, futuristic soccer/football stadium, with the aim of pushing a ball into the other side's net. There is video footage reportedly of this mode floating around the internet, too, in case you want to see it in action.
CODBall...
Blizzard Entertainment has announced that it is "suspending" most of its games in China in the coming months due to the company's deal with NetEase reaching an end.
The gaming giant said in a news release that its deal with NetEase ends on January 23, 2023, and at that time, titles like World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, Overwatch, Diablo III, Heroes of the Storm, Warcraft III: Reforged, and Diablo III will be taken offline. Diablo Immortal will stay up, as it's covered under a separate deal...
The Ubisoft Store has quite the deal on the original Splinter Cell right now. For the low, low price of nothing, you can get the game that started it all. The deal lasts until November 30, and it's the perfect way to prepare for the upcoming Splinter Cell remake.
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The original Splinter Cell, first released in 2002, introduced us to Sam Fisher, a special-operations agent with the NSA secretive Third Echelon. A former Navy SEAL, Fisher's dry sense of humor--and Michael...
Mastering special moves and complex combos in Street Fighter games requires plenty of skill, but for Street Fighter 6, Capcom is planning to make the game more approachable with three separate control schemes. While the Modern control scheme streamlines the input process in comparison to the Classic setup, the Dynamic control scheme option does more heavy lifting for a player by executing attacks based on positioning.
An in-game AI helps gauge the best best attack for the situation...
Ahead of Black Friday, The Xbox Series S "Holiday" Console is now available at major retailers for $250. With the gift-giving season around the corner, the Xbox Series S will likely be a popular pick this year, especially at this limited-time $250 price. We wouldn't be surprised to see the console sell out in the coming weeks, so if you want to put the Xbox Series S under the tree, it's a good idea to buy it as soon as possible.
For shoppers who don’t know the difference between...