FIFA 21 Chemistry explained - how to increase Team Chemistry, Individual Chemistry, and max Chemistry in Ultimate Team

 Posted on January 31, 2023  |  10 minutes  |  2011 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Chemistry in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team is important. Very important. In fact it turns out that finding the perfect combination of Individual Chemistry, Team Chemistry, and Chemistry Styles - three factors that we'll explain below - can set you up for a whopping total of 90 points increase in each player's attributes, averaging at about 10 points increased to each skill affected by a Chemistry Style modifier. That's roughly the equivalent of turning a Silver card into a Gold, or a standard Gold into a top-tier, in-form rare card. [Read More]

Fortnite Fortbyte locations list and all Fortbytes map

 Posted on January 31, 2023  |  45 minutes  |  9565 words  |  Patria Henriques

Fortnite Fortbytes are something new for the game, introducing a series of collectables to find throughout the season, instead of as part of a specific weekly Challenge. These Fortbytes locations will show a secret image that'll become more apparent Season 10 draws near. Note this particular challenge is no longer able to be completed. What's new? Chapter 3 Season 3 has arrived! New additions include Reality Seeds and Saplings and riding animals, along with the new Battle Pass, characters collection and map changes. [Read More]

Gylt review - Stadia exclusive is genuinely unsettling lite horror

 Posted on January 31, 2023  |  6 minutes  |  1263 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Tequila Works' teen-rated horror might surprise you with its shocks and creepy atmosphere, but it's a little thin. "You can trust me," it says, as I tip-toe as swiftly as I dare into a dark corner, concealing myself - I hope - against a pile of damp, forgotten boxes. It lurches drunkenly from side to side, eyes glowing in the inky blackness of the room, head spinning at unnatural angles as it scans the space, primed for the slightest flicker of movement. [Read More]

Hitman Absolution level changed due to negative nun trailer reaction

 Posted on January 31, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  383 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Hitman Absolution has been tweaked after negative reaction to the game's all-guns-blazing PVC-clad nun trailer. The teaser video saw Agent 47 mercilessly assassinating a troupe of killer nuns. Hitman's trademark stealth gameplay was nowhere to be seen. "The Saints trailer is based on a level within the game," Hitman Absolution director Tore Blystad told Eurogamer at Gamescom today. "One way to go about that level is to go in all-guns blazing, but of course, it's not the smartest way. [Read More]

How a small group of GTA fanatics reverse-engineered GTA 3 and Vice City without (so far) getting shut down

 Posted on January 31, 2023  |  8 minutes  |  1560 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Grand Theft Auto 3 and Vice City are both now fully reverse-engineered - a passion project from a small group of fans years in the making. It means fan-created source code for both games is now available on GitHub. The code can be used by anyone to play both games on PC - with the hope others will take it and improve upon it further. Re3 (reverse-engineered GTA 3) and reVC (reverse-engineered Vice City) offer a raft of eye-catching improvements over the original games that are available to play officially today on PC. [Read More]

Pokémon Go maker Niantic's next project Peridot is a social Tamagotchi-style game

 Posted on January 31, 2023  |  5 minutes  |  880 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Niantic's next game involves caring for and breeding fictional creatures - but it's nothing to do with Pokémon. Instead, Peridot is a brand new creation by Niantic itself - the company's first for many years - and one it's aiming at an even wider audience. With Peridot, Niantic seems to be gunning for the now-vacant Neopets market (RIP Neopets), with cutesy Pixar-esque characters, Tamagotchi-style gameplay and - because this is a Niantic game - a good old nudge every so often to get you off your sofa. [Read More]

Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon review - once it clicks it really clicks

 Posted on January 31, 2023  |  6 minutes  |  1202 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

A microsurgical blending of genres results in a lovely balance of precision and chaos. Falling block puzzlers are the colourful, sugary, family-friendly games that often model what it's like to be buried alive. Tetris panic, the screen filled up and the music racing: isn't that fear you feel at this moment a little too primal to be the result of a simple game you're about to lose? Isn't there some kind of deeper sinking feeling as you mess up a round of Lumines and there's simply no space for anything else to fit on the grid? [Read More]

Skullgirls 2nd Encore gets a new character in 2021

 Posted on January 31, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  433 words  |  Patria Henriques

Skullgirls 2nd Encore is getting a new character in 2021. Annie of the Stars was developed for Skullgirls Mobile, and arrives on that version of the 2D fighting game alongside the upcoming 4.4 update within the next couple of months. But Annie is also coming to Skullgirls 2nd Encore next year. "The amount of animation and design work needed to develop a character for mobile is only 60-70 per cent of the work needed for a full 2nd Encore character (not accounting for all of the overhead that comes with a new content release for consoles)," [Read More]

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Collector's Edition leans towards the light side

 Posted on January 31, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  495 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

It's been a busy few weeks of big upcoming releases getting their own special editions. Now, following all The Last of Us Part 2 goodies, the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Collector's Editon has been announced. It's good news if you're more drawn towards the light side, as this version of the game comes in a Light-Up Collector's Edition Box. Inside you'll find an Inner Gift Box, Exclusive Steelbook, Metal Pin Badge Set and Metallic Gold Foil Printed Art Cards. [Read More]

The original Star Wars Battlefront just got official online multiplayer support on Steam

 Posted on January 31, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  480 words  |  Fernande Dalal

UPDATE 8pm: Following the appearance of Star Wars Battlefront's online-multiplayer-revealing patch notes on Steam, word has emerged that the update is also now available in the GOG version (as on Steam, it's currently discounted). Better yet, cross-play is supported between both platforms, hopefully boosting the chances of finding an online game. ORIGINAL STORY 5.55pm: If you've been looking for an excuse to pick up Star Wars Battlefront up again, you know, 16 years after it was released, now's the perfect time; entirely unexpectedly, developer Pandemic Studios' much-loved space shooter just got its online multiplayer mode restored on Steam. [Read More]