Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart lead writer claims work has been "erased"
Posted on September 13, 2022
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| Fernande Dalal
The lead writer on Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart has claimed her work has been "erased" following a GDC talk by Insomniac lead designer Mark Stuart.
As reported yesterday, Stuart discussed the development of Rivet, including gameplay elements and the character's name.
However, lead writer Sam Maggs has responded to IGN's coverage stating "it's pretty upsetting and frankly offensive" that she wasn't included in Stuart's talk, adding "sucks to have my work erased"
[Read More]Square Enix acknowledges cancelled Legacy of Kain game Dead Sun
Posted on September 13, 2022
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| Patria Henriques
A veritable mountain of information about Legacy of Kain game Dead Sun, cancelled by Square Enix allegedly last year, was dug up and posted on NeoGAF by an incredibly determined digger known as Mama Robotnik.
Most notably the leak revealed that Dead Sun had been in development for three years at Climax Studios (single-player) and Psyonix (multiplayer), but was scrapped in 2012. Screenshots, a video, concept art, game design - heaps of information was unearthed.
[Read More]Valve's forgotten game: Team Fortress 2's shocking toxicity problem
Posted on September 13, 2022
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| Trudie Dory
Despite being released over 10 years ago, Team Fortress 2 still boasts one of the biggest player bases on Steam. Today, the number of players peaked at 54,350 - placing the game at seventh on Steam's leaderboard of most-played games. And behind the player count, there is still a significant esports community organised by a series of leagues unaffiliated with Valve. TF2 players have run a small but passionate competitive community for several years.
[Read More]Zelda: Breath of the Wild Rupees - How to get easy Rupees and quick Rupee farming spots
Posted on September 13, 2022
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| Trudie Dory
In Zelda: Breath of the Wild Rupees are one of the more useful commodities in the game, opening doors to some of the more valuable items and activities in the game.
Rupees can buy cooking ingredients from vendors, get access to special clothing and armour - which can cost in the hundreds to thousands each, such as fire resistant Flamebreaker armour to survive Death Mountain - activate side-quests and Great Fairies, register tame horses and much more.
[Read More]AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT review: 1080p gaming, with a catch
Posted on September 12, 2022
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| Fernande Dalal
Page 1 of 7 Next page The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is in many respects exactly what we'd been waiting for: a budget GPU at just $200, intended to offer solid gaming performance at 1080p. Unfortunately, the reality of the situation is a little different - the card hasn't been widely available at that alluring price point and early reports point to performance that isn't as solid as it ought to be, even for this class of card.
[Read More]And the next Mario-themed internet obsession is: indie rock Rosalina
Posted on September 12, 2022
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| Fernande Dalal
It's been a busy couple of weeks for Nintendo's characters (and their disturbingly eroticised hybrids) on the internet. First there was Donald Trump's penile Toad, then Bowsette, and now the latest Mario universe star hovering on the brink of meme-dom: indie rock Rosalina.
Rosalina's striking new look began garnering attention over the weekend when concept art from the Super Mario Odyssey art book (the same book that proved Nintendo had invented Bowsette way before the internet thought it did) was posted to the r/Nintendo.
[Read More]BioShock Infinite: Clash in the Clouds review
Posted on September 12, 2022
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| Arica Deslauriers
First things first: this is not the story-driven new BioShock Infinite adventure for which you were probably hoping. That will come in two parts, the first of which is called Burial at Sea and should be out later this year, and it's there that your dreams will really come true - Booker's a private dick, Elizabeth's a dame with a problem, the two haven't met before, and did I mention it takes place in Rapture before the fall?
[Read More]Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 announced
Posted on September 12, 2022
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| Patria Henriques
of Caption Attribution Activision has announced Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 for release on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on 13th November. The pre-order description on the official Call of Duty website reveals basic story details. Black Ops 2 is set in the near future, during a 21st century Cold War "where technology and weapons have converged to create a new generation of warfare"
[Read More]Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time review - a flawed gem
Posted on September 12, 2022
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| Patria Henriques
With some imperfections, Toys For Bob delivers an enjoyable, goofy, deviously challenging and occasionally genius sequel. There are moments in Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time where you will come to a crossroads. Not the literal kind, of which there are actually many, the levels forking and pickling your brain on more than one occasion, but the spiritual. The kind that defines you, that reveals your exhausted, thousand-death weathered heart and shows you who you really are.
[Read More]Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening
Posted on September 12, 2022
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| Trudie Dory
Page 1 of 3 Next page Let's remove any confusion from the start. Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening is not another piece of crappy DLC following the dismal inclusions we've seen since the BioWare RPG's release last November. This expansion is 25 hours of full-scale new content, essentially an entire new game, that picks up the story however you may have left it. It has a new setting, a (mostly) new crew of companions, new abilities, skills, spells and talents, and most importantly, a re-imagined approach that's appropriate to a shorter format while still achieving the necessary sense of scale.
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