Company makes real-life Fortnite - in Leicestershire

 Posted on December 6, 2022  |  2 minutes  |  369 words  |  Patria Henriques

Fortnite is one of those rare games which somehow seems to leak beyond the digital into real life. Only the other day, when I was out walking the dog, I came across teens teaching their parents Fortnite dances in the middle of a field. Now, it seems a lot more people will be flossing in the countryside, as one company has created an outdoor laser tag version of the game. [Read More]

Destiny 2 Garden of Salvation raid challenges Zero to One Hundred, To the Top, A Link to the Chain, Staying Alive explained

 Posted on December 6, 2022  |  8 minutes  |  1636 words  |  Trudie Dory

Garden of Salvation challenges see the return of bonus raid objectives in Destiny 2, pushing players to their limits by giving them an extra consideration within a boss battle, but give bonus challenge rewards for their efforts. When it comes to Destiny 2's latest raid, the Garden of Salvation, November 5th, 2019 saw the first raid challenge go live - Staying Alive (also known as Leftovers in the Triumphs listing), with three more arriving in the following weeks, including A Link to the Chain, To the Top and Zero to One Hundred. [Read More]

DF Retro: Killzone 2 ten years on - a PS3 showcase that still looks stunning today

 Posted on December 6, 2022  |  11 minutes  |  2325 words  |  Patria Henriques

The road to Killzone 2 was almost certainly a difficult one fraught with unrealistic expectations defined by its infamous E3 2005 pre-rendered trailer - but despite the odds, developer Guerrilla Games managed to produce one of the most visually striking games of the generation. Even today, Killzone 2 stands head and shoulders above most games released for PlayStation 3 in terms of both technical ambition and artistic vision. Revisit the game yourself and see what I mean - it still looks stunning. [Read More]

Doom Eternal's next-gen patch tested on PS5 and Xbox Series consoles

 Posted on December 6, 2022  |  7 minutes  |  1308 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Released at the tail-end of last week, Doom Eternal's upgrade for PC and next generation consoles is an important release - it's our first chance to see how the tech masterminds at id Software are choosing to approach the new features of the latest hardware. Ray tracing, in the form of accurate, real-time reflections, is key to the upgrade, but in putting the new consoles through their paces, a trio of modes are available - and we've tested all of them on PS5, Xbox Series X and Series S. [Read More]

Fortnite pulls Travis Scott emote from daily shop

 Posted on December 6, 2022  |  2 minutes  |  415 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

A music emote featuring Travis Scott has been removed from today's Fortnite item shop, as the US rapper faces legal action following the deaths of eight people at his Astroworld festival held in Texas over the weekend. Epic Games pulled the Out West emote, which features a sample of licensed music from Out West by Travis Scott and Jackboys, alongside all other items in the shop's Daily section. Fortnite's support Twitter later acknowledged the shop section's removal, but did not detail why. [Read More]

Ghost Recon Breakpoint open beta start time, dates and pre-load explained

 Posted on December 6, 2022  |  3 minutes  |  461 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

The second Ghost Recon Breakpoint beta gives you an early hands-on with the return of Ubisoft's upcoming co-operative shooter, which releases in full on October 4th. Here's everything we know so far on Ghost Recon Breakpoint beta - including how you can get access - and what's featured after the closed beta earlier in September. Ghost Recon Breakpoint beta start time, start date and end date explained The next Ghost Recon Breakpoint beta dates are between Thursday, September 26th and Monday September 29th on PS4, Xbox One and PC, at the following start and end times: [Read More]

God of War III cost $44m to make

 Posted on December 6, 2022  |  1 minutes  |  189 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Sony Santa Monica's God of War III cost a massive $44 million to make, according to director of product development John Hight. "We are stamping discs now, so we're effectively done, just got a couple of countries that we're finishing up on this week, and we've spent $44 million on God of War III," Hight told Giant Bomb. "Believe it or not, that's right within budget." All that and they still had to ditch the epilogue. [Read More]

Rainbow Six Siege's Doktor's Curse Halloween event returns tomorrow

 Posted on December 6, 2022  |  2 minutes  |  306 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

'Tis the season to be spooky, and Rainbow Six Siege is getting into the spirit of things tomorrow, 12th October, with the return of its Doktor's Curse limited-time Halloween event. Doktor's Curse first emerged as a seasonal treat for Rainbow Six Siege players back in Year 4, but its 5v5 hide-and-seek-style Monster Hunt mode - set across a suitably sinister Frankenstein-themed version of the Theme Park map - has, according to Ubisoft, seen a few tweaks for 2021. [Read More]

Streets of Rage movie in development

 Posted on December 6, 2022  |  2 minutes  |  257 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Sega is eyeing a big-screen outing for its classic side-scrolling beat 'em up series Streets of Rage, Deadline has reported. A script for the film adaptation has been written by Derek Kolstad, creator and lead writer for the hugely-lucrative John Wick franchise. Sega is reportedly keen to replicate the film success of its Sonic the Hedgehog series, and has tapped the same production company, dj2 Entertainment, to now work on Streets of Rage too. [Read More]

The Ratchet & Clank Trilogy Review

 Posted on December 6, 2022  |  6 minutes  |  1070 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Ratchet & Clank has always felt like a series out of time, to me. The duo debuted in 2002, just as the platform game genre was starting to lose momentum. Just as today's market is flooded with brown first-person shooters, so the console gaming landscape of the late 90s was dominated by anthropomorphic double-jumping heroes, smashing crates and navigating primary-coloured jungles in the hope of joining Mario and Sonic at the top table. [Read More]