The composer of the Civilization 4 theme returns for Civilization 6

 Posted on June 20, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  219 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

The Civilization 6 theme will be composed by Christopher Tin, the only composer to receive a Grammy award for a video game soundtrack. Baba Yetu, the theme for Civilization 4, won a Grammy award in 2011 for 'Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)'. It's really good. Give it a listen. His next theme, entitled 'Sogno di Volare' (The Dream of Flight), will debut at a performance next week at the Cadogan Hall in London, prior to the release of Civ 6 in October. [Read More]

UK government responds to petition calling for law change to combat console scalping

 Posted on June 20, 2023  |  4 minutes  |  804 words  |  Patria Henriques

The UK government has issued an official response to an online petition calling for a change in the law to tackle console scalping. The petition, created by Richard Glover, received over 15,500 signatures, thus sparking a response from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X have been in high demand since their late 2020 release, with stock selling out soon after it goes on sale. [Read More]

Yes, your current-gen MyTEAM progress in NBA 2K21 can be transferred to next-gen

 Posted on June 20, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  405 words  |  Patria Henriques

Any progress made in NBA 2K21's MyTEAM mode on current-gen systems will be transferable to next-gen consoles, too, 2K has confirmed. Your "entire" balance of VC - which, predictably enough, stands for virtual currency - will also transfer over, as well as "MyTEAM points, pulled cards, and Tokens". In the press release, 2K said: "In NBA 2K21, your entire MyTEAM collection and progress will seamlessly carry over from PS4 to PS5 and Xbox One to Xbox Series X, so you can enjoy MyTEAM uninterrupted, all year long. [Read More]

Crytek and Cloud Imperium Games settle Star Citizen lawsuit

 Posted on June 19, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  511 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games has settled its lawsuit with Crytek over the alleged misuse of the latter's CryEngine. Crytek's lawsuit, which first came to light last December, argued its licence with Cloud Imperium only granted the Star Citizen developer the right to use CryEngine for one game. Since the agreement was made, however, development of Star Citizen has splintered off into two separate projects - Star Citizen and standalone single-player story title Squadron 42 - which Crytek believed contravened the terms of its licence with CIG. [Read More]

Destiny: Rise of Iron - The Iron Tomb, Remnant of Felwinter, Remnant of Jolder, Remnant of Gheleon boss battle

 Posted on June 19, 2023  |  6 minutes  |  1254 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Previous page Page 4 of 4 Once you have finished The Plaguelands and Download Complete you unlock The Iron Tomb, the fifth and final main story mission in Destiny: Rise of Iron. There are obviously other missions to come after this is over, but this one wraps up the core storyline and opens up a raft of new Quests so you can Patrol in The Plaguelands, access end-game content and much more. [Read More]

Diablo 3: Xbox One X vs PS4 Pro dynamic res showdown

 Posted on June 19, 2023  |  6 minutes  |  1248 words  |  Trudie Dory

Cited as an example of ultra HD gaming on Microsoft's list of Xbox One X enhanced titles, Diablo 3 is an evolution of Blizzard's good work on the PlayStation 4 Pro version of the game. The same principles are in place: the game targets a native 2160p presentation, but utilises a dynamic scaler to lock to the target 60 frames per second, adjusting the pixel count on the fly to ensure consistent performance. [Read More]

Elite Dangerous guide | Eurogamer.net

 Posted on June 19, 2023  |  6 minutes  |  1136 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Page 1 of 9 Next page Elite Dangerous has been out for just over a month, and while it isn't quite as belligerently opaque as something like Eve Online, there are certainly esoteric elements that can make the game quite hard to get to grips with. Thank goodness for the Christmas break, then, and a chance to wrap our heads around the finer details of life in space. Based on that experience, we've put together a guide to Elite that will give you all the information you need to get out there, and get sampling all of the core activities in the game. [Read More]

Fortnite announces Rainbow Royale event with free Pride cosmetics

 Posted on June 19, 2023  |  1 minutes  |  204 words  |  Trudie Dory

Fortnite has announced Rainbow Royale, its first celebration of the game's LGBT+ community. The game's item shop has unusually been filled with a selection of free items to celebrate, including four sprays, a wrap (a gun skin) and a rainbow emote. Fortnite's battle royale island is set to feature a rainbow in its sky, while Fortnite Creative now features pride items to decorate maps with. Finally, LGBT+ artists are currently being featured in-game on Fortnite's radio stations, which you can hear while driving vehicles. [Read More]

Humankind closed beta coming, lets you play through most of a game

 Posted on June 19, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  362 words  |  Patria Henriques

Humankind, Amplitude's upcoming, history-spanning 4X game, gets a new closed beta soon, and it'll let you play through five of the game's six eras. There's also a snazzy new trailer to come with the announcement, which you can watch here: The new Humankind closed beta trailer Amplitude's done plenty of other betas like this in the past - which the studio refers to as OpenDevs - but this is the furthest into a game of Humankind you'll have been able to get, by some way. [Read More]

I think I just fell in love with Japanese arcades again

 Posted on June 19, 2023  |  5 minutes  |  1052 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Martin and Aoife are in Japan for the Tokyo Game Show this week, and they spent their first day exploring the city's arcade scene, as well as paying their respects to Akihabara's retro gaming temple, Super Potato. Below you'll find a video podcast they recorded about their jaunt, plus seasoned arcade-watcher Martin's thoughts about the current state of Japanese arcades. Are Japanese arcades getting their groove back? In all honesty, they never really lost it - it's just that the beat of more mainstream Japanese arcades has changed so substantially in recent years, it's been hard for visiting outsiders to appreciate what's happened and how they've evolved. [Read More]