Hitman 3 on Series X has a resolution advantage over PS5

 Posted on June 8, 2023  |  6 minutes  |  1198 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

The brilliant Hitman 3 from IO Interactive is here, an ambitious cross-platform project that sees the firm's proprietary Glacier Engine deployed to more target platforms on launch day than we've seen in previous series entries. We'll be taking a closer look at this latest iteration of the engine in more depth soon, examining the enhancements made to the technology and how they play out in Hitman 3's new levels - as well as the legacy missions from the two prior titles, which are all playable within the new game. [Read More]

Nier: Automata is better on Xbox Game Pass PC than on Steam

 Posted on June 8, 2023  |  4 minutes  |  795 words  |  Trudie Dory

Nier: Automata is better on Xbox Game Pass PC than on Steam, it has emerged. The PC version of Nier: Automata that launched into Xbox Game Pass this week is a port of the Nier: Automata Become as Gods Edition that launched on Xbox One in 2018 with the DLC thrown in. This port, handled by developer QLOC, includes a number of enhancements, such as a borderless video setting, FidelityFX options, HDR, and user interface textures upscaled to 4k. [Read More]

PS5 backwards compatibility list: Which PS4 games will be backwards compatible with PlayStation 5?

 Posted on June 8, 2023  |  6 minutes  |  1196 words  |  Fernande Dalal

The PS5 will launch with backwards compatibility as one of its major features, unlike its predecessor the PS4. Support was first announced during the first PS5 system specs deep dive in march 2020, confirming the console will be backwards compatible with a range of titles from the PS4 library. The good news is the vast majority of titles will be supported - as well as hardware for you to bring over to the next generation of hardware. [Read More]

PUBG developer Krafton sends a PI to a dataminer's home

 Posted on June 8, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  416 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Prolific PUGB dataminer, PlayerIGN, has allegedly had "PUBG show up at [their] front door". The dataminer revealed that earlier this week, a private investigator turned up at their home and handed them a letter demanding that the leaker's social media posts be removed. The letter - allegedly from PUBG developer Krafton - also wanted copies of PlayerIGN's direct messages in order to decipher "how [they] got said information". "A private investigator was just outside my house just now handing me a letter re: KRAFTON having me take down all my social media posts of leaks, provide a full accounting of how much revenue I made, and provide all DM's of how I got said infos," [Read More]

Red Dead Redemption 2 Killer Clue piece locations: How to stop the serial killer

 Posted on June 8, 2023  |  5 minutes  |  980 words  |  Trudie Dory

Red Dead Redemption 2 Killer Clue locations are one of many side-quests you can come across while playing the massive open-world adventure. Unlike some quests which require you to find Strangers to get started, you can happen upon these naturally. And if you do, you're in for a shock - they're particularly gruesome, and finding one isn't the end. There's a total of three Killer Clue piece locations, which then lead you to the Pieced Together Map - and catching the serial killer. [Read More]

There's a line of dialogue in Life is Strange I can't stop thinking about

 Posted on June 8, 2023  |  4 minutes  |  701 words  |  Patria Henriques

This piece contains spoilers for the first Life is Strange game. Since its release six years ago, I have played Life is Strange at least once every year. Maybe it's because I love to punish myself by going through the emotional rollercoaster, to ground myself, or maybe because the Life is Strange series is so compelling, I can't help coming back to it. Either way Chloe and Max's story is one that I'll never forget. [Read More]

Trine 4 review: the biggest and best Trine yet

 Posted on June 8, 2023  |  6 minutes  |  1218 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Outrageously pretty and newly refined, Frozenbyte's series finally strikes gold. Trine 4 is a game I didn't know I wanted until it was on the screen before me. Three Trine games was more Trine than I ever thought I'd need, and given the title it seemed fitting to end the series as a trilogy, even if the last one was a bit duff. Trine 4 sounds like a Douglas Adams joke, only humour has never been Frozenbyte's strong point. [Read More]

Valheim patch makes greydwarf toaster farming more difficult

 Posted on June 8, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  490 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

If you've browsed the Valheim subreddit in recent weeks, you may have seen posts about a particularly grisly cheese method: players were harvesting materials from greydwarves by turning the area surrounding their spawn into a blazing inferno, creating an infinite supply of stone, resin and wood. But the latest Valheim patch should put an end to automated greydwarf farms, thanks to a simple tweak to how fires work. Valheim - The Best Settings For 1080p 60FPS Gaming on GTX 1060 In the patch notes shared on Steam, Iron Gate mentions that campfires, bonfires and hearths now take damage when they deal damage, meaning that a farm will no longer be infinite - you'll have to stand and repair the fires manually. [Read More]

Walton Goggins signs on for Amazon Prime's Fallout TV series

 Posted on June 8, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  351 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Two and a half years have passed since Amazon announced it was adapting Bethesda's beloved post-apocalyptic Fallout series for Prime Video, but finally we have our first bit of casting news with confirmation that acclaimed character actor Walton Goggins will take a leading role. Amazon's Fallout series, announced back in the summer of 2020, counts Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Captain Marvel) and Graham Wagner (Silicon Valley) as showrunners, with Westworld series creators Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan, plus Bethesda's Todd Howard and James Altman, in executive producer roles. [Read More]

Amazon gives New World players "The Stoic" in-game title and "Waiting" emote for free to make up for terrible launch server queues

 Posted on June 7, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  256 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Amazon is giving New World players "The Stoic" in-game title and the "Waiting" emote for free to make up for the MMO's terrible launch server queues. When New World launched last month it exploded in popularity, becoming the fifth most-popular game on Steam of all-time by concurrent players. But Amazon struggled to cope with the enormous launch numbers, and server queue wait times ballooned. As part of New World Update 1. [Read More]