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After years and years of development and fears that the it might never release, Hollow Knight: Silksong's release date is September 4. If you've been waiting for years and want to play the game the moment it unlocks, developer Team Cherry has published the exact launch times for the game. The long-awaited metroidvania game launches on September 4 at 7 AM PT. Below you can see more global unlock times. Hollow Knight: Silksong release times September 4 7 AM PT 10 AM ET 4 PM CEST 11 PM JST...
MachineGames, the developer of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, has discussed the play patterns of people who play the game via Xbox Game Pass. Speaking to The Game Business, design director Jens Andersson said the aim was to make The Great Circle "the most accessible MachineGames game so far," and it being on Game Pass meant that anyone with a membership could give it a shot. The data coming back to MachineGames showed that Game Pass players would "jump in for five minutes and they drop...
Ahead of the PlayStation State of Play event today that focuses on 007 First Light, people have spotted listings on Amazon that reveal the game's pricing structure, including a $300 collector's edition. To begin with, billbil-kun said the Amazon listings show that the standard edition of the IO Interactive-developed game could be $70. Price points are going up, but it appears 007 First Light is sticking with the $70 price that's been in place for years for AAA games. If you want to spend...
Call of Duty's midseason update arrives in both Black Ops 6 and Warzone this week, and here are all the major announcements for Season 5 Reloaded. The midseason update includes a DLC weapon, more multiplayer maps, a new scorestreak, and two seasonal events. Call of Duty Season 5 Reloaded start times Activision confirmed that Call of Duty Season 5 Reloaded arrives on September 4. The update will go live at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 5 PM BST across all platforms. What to expect from Season 5...
Helldivers 2 received a lot of new content this week as part of the Into the Unjust update, but if you're a scoleciphobiac, you might want to steer clear of the Terminid Hive Worlds for now. As players have discovered, gigantic Hive Lords that can give Destiny 2's Hive Worm gods a run for their money are lurking beneath the surface, and they're the devil to kill. Easily one of the biggest bosses to date in Helldivers 2, Hive Lords boast an incredible amount of health and are covered in...
If you're at the intersection of ultra-wide monitor users and fans of Hollow Knight, then you're in luck. On the eve of the long-awaited (hard emphasis on "long") release of Hollow Knight: Silksong, the game's marketing lead confirmed that the metroidvania will support 21:9 displays, giving players another option on how to view its gorgeous 2D art. Matthew Griffin, the marketing and publishing lead for Silksong, shared four screenshots from the game's PC version in ultrawide format, each...
If you've come to a church door late in your journey through Cronos: The New Dawn, you may be feeling a bit stuck on how to proceed. Unlike many of the other puzzles in the game, this one requires you to actually find and place items in a very specific pattern to open the door. While you can get some clues from the mysterious engraving on the door, we can also provide you with the exact solution in this guide. Lastly, note that this is not the same puzzle as the chapel door, which is also...
In the Hospital section of Cronos: The New Dawn, there is an optional puzzle you can complete to nab a new weapon. This comes during the time jump section of the hospital. Mild spoilers ahead. The Hospital Chapel backroom can be unlocked by bringing two Chalices. During the time jump sequence in the hospital, where you must help a trapped Weronika who is stuck in an elevator. To the right of the elevators, you can find the Traveler's safe room, which is also the hospital chapel. There is a...
Cronos: The New Dawn is the latest survival horror game from Bloober Team, the developer behind the Silent Hill 2 remake last year. This original game blends survival horror with sci-fi, taking place in an alternate history Poland in the 1960s, under Soviet control. You explore the destroyed and life-less city, looking for jump points to find people in the past who could help prevent disaster. For tips and guides on the toughest parts of Cronos: The New Dawn check out our guide on the...
Former PlayStation exclusive game Helldivers 2 recently opened up the floodgates to Xbox Series X|S users. And while Helldivers 2 remains immensely popular, Arrowhead Game Studios CEO Shams Jorjani has indicated that his team has had trouble adjusting the game because the majority of players aren't offering any feedback about it. "The vast, vast majority silently play the game--they don't post here or on Reddit," wrote Joriani on Discord (via GamesRadar). "When we do good, we [see] this in...
The Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Classics: Mature app gets a little bit bigger tomorrow, as the House of Mario revealed that the classic shooter Forsaken 64 will be making its way to the app on September 4. As always, this is only for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers, and you'll need to have the Mature version of the Nintendo 64 app downloaded in order to play it. Forsaken 64 is actually only the fifth game to release on the Mature app, joining other classics like Perfect Dark...
Fans will find a way. After Ubisoft pulled the plug on The Crew--making the racing game unplayable last year--a community project called The Crew Unlimited has come up with a solution to revive the title on September 15. Rock Paper Shotgun spotted that the "server emulator project" is close to releasing, with the fan-made team saying, "All that is left to do is to thoroughly test and validate the software." The Crew Unlimited also stressed that it's "not affiliated with publisher Ubisoft or...
Red Dead Redemption 2 launched with a handy mobile companion app that let players use a tablet or phone as a second screen for the game, providing easy access to the map and other HUD features. The app has now been quietly delisted from Google Play and the iOS App Store, meaning only players who already downloaded the app will be able to access it. The app included access to the game map, including the ability to mark waypoints and points of interest, and also displayed info such as health...
The high cost of a PS5 is putting some pressure on Monster Hunter Wilds sales, Capcom president Haruhiro Tsujimoto says, with the strong first-month sales apparently in spite of this barrier to entry. Nikkei Gaming interviewed the Capcom president in May this year, but only just published it, so his comments are mainly in the context of Wilds' first month sales--which topped 10 million units in an unprecedented success for Capcom. Despite the game's strong first month Tsujimoto said that...
Dolby has announced Dolby Vision 2, an upgrade to its proprietary HDR standard that is going beyond just HDR. The new standard implements AI tech, which Dolby says will intelligently adapt to the content you're watching to provide the best viewing experience. Dolby Vision 2 boasts a more powerful image engine, which Dolby says will improve your viewing experience even for the existing library of Dolby Vision-supported content. The major difference for the new version of Dolby Vision is...
PlayStation Link, the proprietary wireless connectivity tech that powers Sony's duo of PS5 headsets, is finally getting a PC driver--almost two years after it launched. The driver is set to roll out between now and October 2, and will allow users to adjust settings and update their devices on PC without having to connect to a PS5. The new PS Link driver will add a quick menu that's accessible from the system tray or by pressing the PS Link button three times on the device itself. The menu...
When it comes to preserving long forgotten or unavailable shooters, Nightdive Studios is leading the charge. While older games often struggle to be preserved properly due to a myriad of issues--licensing disputes, asset loss, tech limitations and simply being forgotten chief among them--studios like Nightdive have made a concentrated effort to prove that no game is beyond preservation. In the past few years, Nightdive has restored and released new versions of System Shock 2, Star Wars: Dark...
The secret entrance in Peak is one of the game's biggest current mysteries. Introduced with the Mesa update in August, the secret entrance leads to the Tomb, a hidden area found deep underground of the namesake biome. The catch is that the secret entrance is not only hard to find, but there's no guarantee that you'll see it every day, due to the daily map rotation. If you're wondering where to find the secret entrance in Peak and when it opens, we've got you covered. Where to Find the...
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Destiny 2's latest expansion, The Edge of Fate. We recommend you complete its story campaign before reading further. Destiny 2's 2024 expansion, The Final Shape, was the conclusion of stories the game and its predecessor had been telling for 10 years--which means that its newest chapter, The Edge of Fate, is setting out on a new course. That puts The Edge of Fate in uncharted waters (or maybe uncharted space) as it lays the groundwork for a new...
Note: This post includes story spoilers for Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate. We recommend you finish the campaign before reading this article. Destiny 2 often uses expansions to introduce new characters and build out their stories. With The Edge of Fate, the first chapter of the new story arc Bungie calls the Fate Saga, the developer introduced a very new, very different kind of character, named Lodi. Your main point of contact in the expansion's destination, Kepler, Lodi has a deep, strange...