The Sims 4 WooHoo explained: How to WooHoo, locations and benefits explained

 Posted on May 12, 2023  |  18 minutes  |  3694 words  |  Patria Henriques

WooHoo is the ultimate expression of romantic love between two Sims - and the ratings-friendly Sims version of sexual intercourse first introduced in The Sims 2. Whether you're a hopeless Sim romantic, a would-be Sim lothario, or a coolly detached achievement or trophy hunter (where WooHoo appears often!) this WooHoo page will take you through the various requirements for, and benefits (and risks!) of WooHooing in The Sims 4 and who can WooHoo with who. [Read More]

343 updating Halo 1 in The Master Chief Collection to match the original Xbox version's visuals

 Posted on May 11, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  404 words  |  Fernande Dalal

343 is finally updating Halo: Combat Evolved in The Master Chief Collection to match the original Xbox version's visuals. The latest Insider Flight update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection came out last week, and with it an email to those in the programme detailing the under-the-radar improvements. 343 mentioned the patch includes "a series of bug fixes to improve the classic visuals in H1 to better mirror the original Xbox version" [Read More]

Assassin's Creed Ezio Collection on Nintendo Switch isn't a bad port - but it could have been better

 Posted on May 11, 2023  |  7 minutes  |  1475 words  |  Patria Henriques

First launching on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles, Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection finally arrives on Nintendo Switch. Bundling AC2, Brotherhood and Revelations, we should be getting a good experience here: after all, we've already seen later, more advanced series entries on Nintendo's hybrid in the form of AC3, Black Flag and Rogue. Low quality, compressed audio marred these ports, along with a bunch of bugs in AC3 - so has Ubisoft learned from its mistakes or are these early Assassin's Creed titles best enjoyed elsewhere? [Read More]

Details emerge on Prospero, the Valve game that never was

 Posted on May 11, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  478 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Before Half-Life became a staple of the first-person shooter genre, Valve Software had a game in pre-production codenamed Prospero. Now, new details and screenshots have emerged from this near mythic unreleased game in the latest episode of YouTube series ValveTime. But first, some background. In 1996 the recently founded Valve was deciding between one of two projects to pursue whole hog: Quiver and Prospero. At some point Quiver became Half-Life and the rest is history. [Read More]

Driver San Francisco, Far Cry 2 now playable on Xbox One via backwards compatibility

 Posted on May 11, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  274 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Driver San Francsico, one of the greatest racing games of all time, is now available to play on Xbox One via the system's backwards compatibility service. It sounds like hyperbole, but I've never been able to play or enjoy another racing game quite as much, since. And, as Eurogamer petrolhead Martin Robinson just said to me: "It's probably the only racing game that asks you to finish first and second in the same race. [Read More]

Ex-BioWare boss announces Victorian fantasy-inspired Nightingale

 Posted on May 11, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  265 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Aaryn Flynn, former boss of BioWare, has revealed his new project Nightingale. It's described as a "shared world survival crafting game" set within a fantasy world inspired by a dark take on Victorian era, and is the first project from the newly-renamed studio Inflexion Games (formerly Improbable Canada). Tonight's trailer, which premiered during The Game Awards, shows a labyrinth of realms navigated using Stargate-like portals, with players able to tackle enormous eldritch monsters solo or with others. [Read More]

Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered is coming to PS4 in July

 Posted on May 11, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  254 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls developer Quantic Dream is releasing a remastered version of its 2005 sci-fi thriller Fahrenheit (or Indigo Prophecy, as it's known in North America) on PS4 18th July. Priced at $14.99 (so about £9.99 in the UK), Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered will feature 1080p resolution. And if it's anything like the Steam version of the remaster, it will be based on the uncensored European version of the original game, which contains an extra sex scene. [Read More]

Half-Life 2, Portal, Left 4 Dead 2 and more now feature 4K enhancements on Xbox One X

 Posted on May 11, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  427 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Microsoft has announced that Half-Life 2's The Orange Box, Portal, Left 4 Dead, and Left 4 Dead 2 all now feature 4K enhancements on Xbox One X. The Orange Box, which released on Xbox 360 in 2007 and gained Xbox One backward compatibility last year, is an absurdly generous bundle, featuring stone-cold classics Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode 1 and Episode 2, Team Fortress 2, and Portal. The latter game also gets 4K support via its standalone edition, known as Portal: Still Alive. [Read More]

LA Noire - Nicholson Electroplating

 Posted on May 11, 2023  |  5 minutes  |  853 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Previous page Page 24 of 25 Next page LA Noire's Nicholson Electroplating is one of many cases on the Arson desk - and a DLC case in the original release - and follows on from A Polite Invitation. If you're interested in help elsewhere, our LA Noire guide and walkthrough is well worth a visit. Otherwise, here's how to solve Nicholson Electroplating. Nicholson Electroplating Massive conspiracies or not, there's still important police work to be done. [Read More]

Microsoft will refund your Xbox Live Gold subscription, post-paywall removal

 Posted on May 11, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  307 words  |  Trudie Dory

Xbox 360 and Xbox One owners will be able to cancel and get a refund for their remaining Xbox Live Gold subscription when Microsoft lifts its entertainment app paywall. The move is designed to placate users who only have a subscription to access services like 4OD or Netflix, or software like Internet Explorer and Skype - all of which will soon be free to use. But theoretically anyone can take up Microsoft's offer. [Read More]