Arkham City PC system requirements

 Posted on September 8, 2022  |  2 minutes  |  318 words  |  Fernande Dalal

The system requirements for the PC version of Batman: Arkham City are in the wild. As seen on GeForce, it's a reasonably modest list. Check out the list below for details, followed by three new PC screens showing the game off at its sharpest. The console version of Rocksteady's latest scored a near perfect 9/10 last week - Christian Donlan's Batman: Arkham City review for details - and is Eurogamer's Game of the Week. [Read More]

Black Panther heading to Marvel's Avengers in August

 Posted on September 8, 2022  |  3 minutes  |  503 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Square Enix and developer Crystal Dynamics' troubled superhero action romp Marvel's Avengers expands next month with the long-awaited arrival of new playable hero Black Panther, coming to PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and Stadia on 16th August. Black Panther is the third new playable hero to be added to the game since its launch last year, and follows the arrival of two distinct Hawkeye incarnations in the form of Kate Bishop and Clint Barton. [Read More]

Call of Duty: Warzone players are fighting back against "pay-to-win" Roze skin

 Posted on September 8, 2022  |  4 minutes  |  747 words  |  Patria Henriques

Call of Duty: Warzone has for some time now had an issue with its "pay-to-win" Roze skin - but right now it seems more popular than ever. Last year the Rook skin was sold as part of the Season 5 premium battle pass (it was a tier 100 unlock) and it didn't take long for players to accuse it of being a "pay-to-win" microtransaction. The issue has to do with the way the outfit looks: it's entirely black without any reflective surfaces, which means it's very difficult to spot in dark areas of the game. [Read More]

Inside Star Citizen's grey market

 Posted on September 8, 2022  |  24 minutes  |  5048 words  |  Trudie Dory

"Kane" won't tell me how much he's made as a Star Citizen middleman. Like so many Spaniards affected by the economic crisis, he was recently made redundant, but the bills keep on coming. "These transactions are helping me in these difficult times," he says. These days, the second-hand sale of virtual goods is a tired story. But what makes Star Citizen's grey market special is that in many cases the spaceships that are bought and sold can't be used in the game yet. [Read More]

Max Payne 3 system requirements announced

 Posted on September 8, 2022  |  2 minutes  |  295 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Rockstar Games has detailed exactly what forthcoming action sequel Max Payne 3 will demand from your PC rig when it launches on 1st June. As announced on the developer's official site, the desktop version was apparently developed "in parallel" with the console SKUs. It's "optimised to run across a wide range of PC setups" but boasts full support for DirectX11. Here's the full run-down of what you'll need, followed by a few new screens showing off the game's PC visuals: Operating System: Windows 7 32/64 Service Pack 1, Windows Vista 32/64 Service Pack 2, Windows XP 32/64 Service Pack 3 Processor: Intel Dual Core 2. [Read More]

PlayStation Plus' Project Spartacus overhaul reportedly "pretty close" to launching

 Posted on September 8, 2022  |  3 minutes  |  510 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Last December, reports began circulating that Sony was working on a new multi-tiered PlayStation Plus overhaul - codenamed Project Spartacus - to rival Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass. At the time, Sony was said to be aiming for a "spring" release, and a new report has suggested the service is now "pretty close to actually launching". That's the word from VentureBeat's Jeff Grubb who, once again speaking in the latest episode of his Giantbomb show Grubbsnax (thanks VGC), also offered a little more insight into how the new three-tiered subscription service - which effectively merges Sony's existing PlayStation Now and PlayStation Plus offerings - will be structured. [Read More]

Pokémon Go players report being repeatedly slapped by 7-day bans

 Posted on September 8, 2022  |  3 minutes  |  571 words  |  Patria Henriques

Pokémon Go fans say they're being repeatedly banned for seven days, contrary to how the game's anti-cheat policy is supposed to be enforced. After being hit by the game's standard seven-day ban for a first cheating offence and then waiting a week to play again, fans are logging in to find a second, third and fourth seven-day ban simply awaits them on their return. Instances of players being erroneously flagged for cheating have occurred in the past, and developer Niantic acknowledged a spate of false flags last year. [Read More]

PUBG replay controls - how to fast forward, skip ahead and use the camera in the PUBG replay system

 Posted on September 8, 2022  |  3 minutes  |  573 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

PUBG's replay controls can be surprisingly finickity, with no clear idea given in-game for how to use them. It can be especially frustrating when you're trying to find out how to fast forward, use the camera and generally skip to the action, too, so we've whipped up a quick guide for explaining just that. Read on for a full set of tips for getting the most out of the PUBG replay system, including a list of controls, but if you're after more helpful PUBG guides, tips and tricks of the trade, you could so worse than starting with our Battlegrounds guide, tips and tricks page, as well as our to the Battlegrounds first-person only mode. [Read More]

Sony renews PlayStation Home trademark again

 Posted on September 8, 2022  |  2 minutes  |  327 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Sony has once again renewed the trademark for its PS3-era social space, PlayStation Home. The filing - which was reportedly submitted on 21st July 2021, according to a Redditor who's keeping a close eye on the situation - has secured the European trademark up until 1st October 2028. Though little else is available on the trademark application's webpage, it's still logged as "goods and services", and categorised as "computer game software" [Read More]

Super Mario Odyssey Music List - How to unlock the 82 songs in music gallery

 Posted on September 8, 2022  |  3 minutes  |  632 words  |  Patria Henriques

The Super Mario Odyssey Music List is another collectible to give the game's post-game adventure even more legs. Rather than an being a clothing item or a form of decoration, this collectible is a little more creative. It's music! The Music List is added to your Lists (press 'Y' while on the map screen) and is updated every time you enter a new level or mini-game location. Super Mario Odyssey Music List explained There are sixteen types of music in game, defined by either the kingdom it was found in or by a general theme or use. [Read More]