Total War: Rome 2's Desert Kingdoms expansion launches next month, brings four new factions

 Posted on March 15, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  498 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Creative Assembly has announced that Total War: Rome 2 will receive a Desert Kingdoms Culture Pack on March 8th, bringing with it four new playable factions. A free Female Leaders update will be made available to all players on the same day. The Desert Kingdoms expansion follows on from November's Empire Divided DLC - the first major expansion for Total War: Rome 2 since 2014. Desert Kingdoms' headline feature is, of course, it's four new factions: the Kingdoms of Kush, Saba, Nabatea, and Masaesyli - all native to the deserts of Africa and Arabia. [Read More]

What The Division's world map does - and doesn't - include

 Posted on March 15, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  491 words  |  Patria Henriques

Ubisoft has finally nailed down the size of The Division's New York open world, which is set within the boundaries of Midtown Manhattan. The Division recreates Manhattan's central third at a 1:1 scale, but it is still a smaller area than some were expecting. Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island are not included - at least not at launch. The lack of Brooklyn is especially odd, as areas within the district were shown in various trailers for the game - for example the E3 2013 trailer and the 2015 live action " [Read More]

WRC 10 on Switch: is it really that bad?

 Posted on March 15, 2023  |  11 minutes  |  2295 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Six months after its console debut, World Rally Championship 10 has made the jump to Switch. This pure rally simulator looked good on current and last-gen systems, with all of the features you'd expect: satisfying car handling, vehicular deformation, dynamic weather and accurate materials. Of course, we normally expect to see lower resolutions and graphical fidelity sacrifices to get the core of the console experience running on a handheld system, but at first glance this is one of the most heavily pared-back Switch releases in recent memory. [Read More]

Xbox Series X/S stock: where to buy Microsoft's new console

 Posted on March 15, 2023  |  9 minutes  |  1771 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Latest (31.05.22): In the UK, Xbox Series X stock is available at Currys for £444 when you select free delivery and use the code "FNDDGAMING" at checkout- this will save you £5. The Xbox Series X console is also in stock at Amazon, Argos, Game and Very. Things are definitely looking up in terms of Xbox Series X stock availability in the UK, and this situation finally seems like it's here to stay. [Read More]

Chris Metzen on why he needed to leave Blizzard

 Posted on March 14, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  595 words  |  Trudie Dory

After 23 years at Blizzard, we were all a little surprised to hear that Chris Metzen had actually retired. He'd helped guide the development of every major franchise at the company and thanks to his infectious enthusiasm on Blizzcon's stage each year, to many fans, he was the public face of Blizzard Entertainment. And yet just two months ago, at the age of 42, he announced his retirement, not just from Blizzard but from the wider world of video games. [Read More]

Crusader Kings 3's Royal Court expansion delayed to 2022

 Posted on March 14, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  626 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Paradox has delayed Crusader Kings 3's Royal Court expansion to 2022. It was due out later this year. The developer said it was not "entirely satisfied" with the progress made on the expansion. "This year has been a long and interesting one, to be certain, but we are here all together to make sure that our community gets the product that we have all been waiting for and deserve," Paradox said in a post on Steam. [Read More]

Destiny - Crucible Dead Ghost locations for every map

 Posted on March 14, 2023  |  9 minutes  |  1786 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Alongside Destiny's Private Match update in the Rise of Iron expansion comes a series of hidden Dead Ghost locations to find in each Crucible map. Usually the domain of story missions, Raids and Patrol activities, these Ghosts give you a small amount of Grimoire score, as well as some new story information if you view each card on Bungie's website or the official Destiny app. Here is every Dead Ghost Crucible map location, including PlayStation exclusives and the four added in new expansion Rise of Iron. [Read More]

Developer of controversial third-party Call of Duty: Warzone app forced to make changes after players used it to cheat SBMM

 Posted on March 14, 2023  |  5 minutes  |  871 words  |  Fernande Dalal

The developer of a controversial third-party Call of Duty: Warzone app that lets you see your lobby's K/D ratio before a match begins has made changes in response to online concern, Eurogamer can reveal. Warzone Companion is an app ostensibly for displaying in-depth stats to players and for flagging potential cheaters in a lobby. But it became a hot topic within the Call of Duty community recently when it emerged it also displays the K/D ratio of all players in a lobby before a match begins. [Read More]

Face-Off: Resident Evil 6 Remastered

 Posted on March 14, 2023  |  8 minutes  |  1670 words  |  Fernande Dalal

It's exciting times for fans of Resident Evil. Remastered versions of the last three series entries are on their way to current-gen systems, while a remake of the second game is also in development. Resident Evil 6 is the first of these titles to land, and the PS4 and Xbox One releases bring upgrades to both resolution and frame-rate over the last-gen versions. With the recent GameCube remakes capped at 30fps, we were concerned that Capcom would go down the same route for the other titles in the series. [Read More]

Half-Life 2's UI is getting Steam Deck ready

 Posted on March 14, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  292 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

With the imminent release of the first batch of Steam Decks to the public, Valve has quietly been working behind the scenes to optimise the experience to make gaming on the handheld machine as accessible as possible. Those optimisations appear to go as far as updating older titles. Valve has released a beta update for Half-Life 2 that gives the game's user interface a facelift. Spotted by Twitter user gabefollower, the new UI appears a lot more joystick friendly, but also has the added benefit of scaling better on high-resolution displays (seriously, try launching the game on a modern display, the menus are tiny! [Read More]