Spartans won't floss in Halo Infinite

 Posted on May 1, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  599 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Halo Infinite has discussed its approach to the game's battle pass, telling players not to expect silly dances in the game. Infinite's multiplayer is free-to-play supported by a seasonal $10 battle pass. It launches alongside the campaign on 8th December. While the battle pass will contain a raft of cosmetics to earn, don't expect dances for your Spartan. "We struggled a lot with dance moves for spartans," Halo Infinite head of design Jerry Hook told IGN. [Read More]

Stranger of Paradise is fourth lowest launch for a Final Fantasy spin-off in Japan

 Posted on May 1, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  378 words  |  Patria Henriques

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin sales have been disappointing in Japan. As shown in a tweet by Game Data Library (that focuses on Japanese game sales data), this latest game in the series is the fourth lowest debut for a Final Fantasy spin-off. The data is for physical sales in Japan only, but between both PS5 and PS4 the game sold 46,849 copies in its first week. Game Data Library also notes that Final Fantasy spin-offs on console have mostly died out in favour of mobile games. [Read More]

US PlayStation Plus Premium launch adds dozens more games

 Posted on May 1, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  535 words  |  Trudie Dory

The US launch of PlayStation Plus Premium has begun, and Sony has added many more titles to the service versus its previous rollout in parts of Asia. This includes dozens more games for the PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium's game catalogue of PS4 and PS5 titles, such as: Dead Cells, Fallout 4, Fallout 76, Frostpunk: Console Edition, John Wick Hex, Little Nightmares, Nioh, Prey, Shenmue 3, Soulcalibur 6, Surgeon Simulator, Telling Lies, Tropico 5, Trine 4, plus The Dark Pictures Anthology's Little Hope and Man of Medan. [Read More]

Best Black Friday 2021 deals on Logitech gaming peripherals

 Posted on April 30, 2023  |  4 minutes  |  776 words  |  Patria Henriques

This year's Black Friday sale officially kicks off on Friday 26 November and we're expecting to see plenty of discounts on Logitech gaming peripherals. Last year saw some very impressive discounts on best-selling headsets, mice, keyboards and accessories and we can expect to see more deals getting announced as we draw closer to this year's sale. While there's still a couple of weeks to wait until this year's Black Friday sale, Amazon is currently listing a decent selection of Logitech gaming peripherals at discounted prices. [Read More]

Devolver Digital showcase confirmed for E3 2021

 Posted on April 30, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  266 words  |  Patria Henriques

Indie publisher Devolver Digital will host an E3 livestream at 9.30pm UK time on Saturday, 12th June. It's part of Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest. New #SummerGameFest Event Just Added:@devolverdigital Saturday, June 12 1:30 PM PT / 4:30 PM ET Stay tuned to https://t.co/1ZwAhZ66ie for schedule updates. pic.twitter.com/7KBNncPg1j — Summer Game Fest - June 2022 (@summergamefest) June 4, 2021 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings There's no word on what to expect from the show, although I suspect it will follow the same unhinged theme of previous Devolver Digital E3 shows. [Read More]

Fortnite pitch locations: Where to Score a goal on different pitches

 Posted on April 30, 2023  |  4 minutes  |  827 words  |  Patria Henriques

Finding Fortnite pitch locations is one of Fortnite's many Weekly Challenges. Completing the score a goal on different pitches objective will give you additional XP to help go towards your many Season 4 rewards. Note you'll need to be a Battle Pass holder in order to undertake this challenge. If you're just getting started, our Fortnite Battle Royale tips and tricks can provide some helpful hints. Note this particular challenge is no longer able to be completed. [Read More]

How Call of Duty: WW2 handles swastikas and female soldiers

 Posted on April 30, 2023  |  6 minutes  |  1195 words  |  Patria Henriques

By setting the next Call of Duty in World War 2, Activision charged the developers at Sledgehammer Games with coming up with a philosophy for dealing with Nazi iconography and the possibility of playing as non-German male soldiers when the game puts players on the Axis side in multiplayer. Sledgehammer's approach was to treat the campaign very different than the multiplayer side of the game. In an E3 interview with Eurogamer, Sledgehammer Games co-founder Michael Condrey told me swastikas will appear in Call of Duty: WW2's campaign, but won't be present in multiplayer. [Read More]

Mass Effect's best mission | Eurogamer.net

 Posted on April 30, 2023  |  12 minutes  |  2373 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Ask a Mass Effect fan to pick their favourite mission from the trilogy and you'll probably hear a range of responses. There's the Virmire level in Mass Effect 1, for example, where BioWare unexpectedly forced players to choose between two squadmates' lives. Then there's the superlative Suicide Mission finale of Mass Effect 2, perhaps the most intricately-plotted episode of the whole series. There are whole flowcharts to explain that one. [Read More]

Morrowind on Xbox One X: the slowest Elder Scrolls console game is now the fastest

 Posted on April 30, 2023  |  6 minutes  |  1183 words  |  Fernande Dalal

The Xbox One backwards compatibility programme has thrown up plenty of surprises so far, but this one really is quite remarkable - Microsoft's enhanced version of The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind is one of the best examples of the boost to image quality and performance that today's hardware delivers when running yesterday's games. Helmed by the immortal Todd Howard, Morrowind is an important title in the history of The Elder Scrolls series. [Read More]

NBA star banned from Twitch and dropped by sponsors after use of antisemitic slur while playing Call of Duty: Warzone

 Posted on April 30, 2023  |  4 minutes  |  747 words  |  Trudie Dory

An NBA star has been banned from Twitch and has been dropped by sponsors after using an antisemitic slur while playing Call of Duty: Warzone. While playing Warzone live on Twitch, 29-year-old Miami Heat player Meyers Leonard, said: "F***ing cowards, don't f***ing snipe me, you f***ing k*** bitch." A clip of the moment subsequently went viral on social media, where it has had millions of views. Leonard's Twitch channel, which had 58,000 followers, has now been deleted. [Read More]