Pokémon Go Shiny Galarian Ponyta Limited Research quest: How to complete each quest task explained

 Posted on January 5, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  414 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

The Shiny Galarian Ponyta Limited Research quest in Pokémon Go is a makeup quest after the issues surrounding the original release of the shiny pony during the Luminous Legends X event. Completing this timed research quest will offer you a couple of chances to catch a Galarian Ponyta, which is perfect for those trainers who haven't been able to add it to their Pokédex yet. If you're lucky, you may find yourself catching a shiny Galarian Ponyta! [Read More]

Ray tracing now runs on older Nvidia GPUs - but how fast is it?

 Posted on January 5, 2023  |  10 minutes  |  1980 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

With the arrival of Nvidia's RTX video cards and support for real-time ray tracing in both the DirectX 12 and Vulkan graphics APIs, we're looking at one possible future for graphics technology - but it is one mired in controversy because up until this week, only RTX GPUs could run DXR-enabled software, meaning only a very limited number of PC users could access ray tracing functionality. But now, the floodgates are open: Nvidia's latest driver allows its 10 and 16-series GPUs to run DXR software too. [Read More]

Shadow of the Beast remake will include the original Amiga game

 Posted on January 5, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  278 words  |  Trudie Dory

The upcoming Shadow of the Beast remake will include an emulated version of the 1989 original Amiga adventure. As detailed on the PlayStation Blog, the original Shadow of the Beast will be unlockable somewhere in the main game - though it's not clear exactly how just yet. Furthermore, the original game's score by David Whittaker will also be unlockable for players who earn enough mana. The new default soundtrack will be composed by Ian Livingstone. [Read More]

Shadow of the Colossus - Colossus 1 location and how to defeat the first colossus Valus, the Minotaur

 Posted on January 5, 2023  |  4 minutes  |  767 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Previous page Page 2 of 17 Next page Colossus 1 in Shadow of the Colossus, known as the first colossus Valus or the Minotaur amongst fans, is relatively simple to take down, acting as a kind of introduction to the game's main mechanics of climbing onto the monsters and finding their weak spots. Below, we'll go over that first colossus' location, as well as how to defeat Valus the Minotaur and any other tips to bear in mind, too. [Read More]

The Mortal Kombat 11 AI is doing secret new brutalities players can't

 Posted on January 5, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  536 words  |  Trudie Dory

One of the cool things about Mortal Kombat 11 - and indeed previous versions of the famous fighting game series - is that it's packed with secrets. There are loads of things to unlock in the game. Some of this stuff is pretty straightforward - in fact the game will tell you where to find certain items, such as specific cosmetics. Some of this stuff is not straightforward. How to unlock brutalities, for example. [Read More]

Twitch clamps down on TV show streams

 Posted on January 5, 2023  |  4 minutes  |  702 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Twitch is hitting back at content creators for streaming TV shows on their channels. The streaming platform isn't just used for gaming, and has recently seen a rise in TV show streams - something that isn't allowed due to DMCA copyright claims. Now - just like it did with the use of copyrighted music - Twitch is clamping down on these streams. Streaming and reacting to TV shows on Twitch isn't new. [Read More]

Why Sleeping Dogs is the most interesting open-city game of recent years

 Posted on January 5, 2023  |  7 minutes  |  1369 words  |  Patria Henriques

With Yakuza back in the spotlight again and Shenmue reappearing after 20 years in the wilderness, I've been thinking a lot about Sleeping Dogs, United Front's open-world crime epic that is often considered a cousin to Yakuza. Yet while Shenmue and Yakuza are quintessentially Japanese games, while Sleeping Dogs is a Canadian production set in Hong Kong. If these games were restaurants and I wandered into Sleeping Dogs expecting to dine on tuna sashimi, I would rightfully be scorned. [Read More]

2D Soulslike sequel Salt and Sacrifice gets May release date

 Posted on January 4, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  455 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Salt and Sacrifice, the follow-up to Ska Studios' stupendous 2D Soulslike Salt and Sanctuary, finally has a release date and will be striding forth to PlayStation 4, PS5, and PC on 10th May. Salt and Sacrifice, as is amply evident from its release date trailer below, reprises much that made the original so good, serving up another deliciously gloomy slab of side-scrolling exploratory platforming and measured combat. It promises to be more than a retread of past glories, however, offering players - this time in the role of a Marked Inquisitor - a range of new features to experiment with, including a refreshed choice of classes: Highblade, Paladin, Assassin, Cleric, Dualist, Fighter, Ranger, and Sage. [Read More]

Assassin's Creed 3 director would tear up the game's opening now

 Posted on January 4, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  538 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Spurred by last week's announcement of an Assassin's Creed 3 remaster, the game's director Alex Hutchinson has reflected on what he would change - and keep the same - if he made the game now. One of the biggest changes? That six-hour opening prologue. Assassin's Creed 3 opens with a big surprise - that you do not initially play as Connor, the character on the front of the game's box, but his father Haytham. [Read More]

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition review

 Posted on January 4, 2023  |  8 minutes  |  1570 words  |  Fernande Dalal

People Can Fly's cult sci-fi shooter - and booter, and whipper, and blower-upper - returns in an impressively lavish package. Late last year, when Modern Warfare Remastered was bundled in with Call of Duty Infinite Warfare - so tightly bundled, in fact, that it was clearly an attempt to bolt a hefty booster rocket onto premium sales - it raised the question of what deserves being preserved when it comes to video games. [Read More]