Forza Horizon 3's Xbox One X update is a true showcase for console 4K

 Posted on May 10, 2023  |  7 minutes  |  1436 words  |  Trudie Dory

Forza Horizon 3 gets an enhanced Xbox One X patch this week, adding a 4K presentation plus other extras to an already visually arresting title. Developer Playground Games has justifiable confidence in this update - to the point that we were invited to its Leamington Spa office for a rundown of the benefits, and handed footage ahead of time. This X patch won't satisfy those looking for a 60fps version of the game - the lock remains at 30fps - but what it does bring to the table in terms of 4K support does impress. [Read More]

It Takes Two movie enters development at Amazon, Dwayne Johnson may star

 Posted on May 10, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  340 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Back in January, Hazelight Studios' acclaimed It Takes Two was revealed to be getting the film and television adaptation treatment, and it's now being reported Amazon will be handling development of the movie, with Dwayne Johnson potentially set to star. That's according to Variety, which reports the It Takes Two movie is now set for "priority development" at Amazon Studios, with dj2 Entertainment still producing the movie, and Dwayne Johnson's Seven Bucks Productions (Jumanji, Jungle Cruise) also on board. [Read More]

Kingdom Hearts 3 Battlegate locations, strategies and rewards explained

 Posted on May 10, 2023  |  8 minutes  |  1499 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Kingdom Hearts 3 Battlegates are bonus challenges that'll put your combat skills to the test. Inside each one resides a unique challenge, and the rewards completing them can be extremely useful. Looking for more help? Our Ultima Weapon guide can help you create the best weapon to take on these Battlegates, while there are also Lucky Emblems to help you unlock the Kingdom Hearts 3's secret ending. How Kingdom Hearts 3 Battlegates work Upon reaching the end game of Kingdom Hearts 3, a pop-up window will alert you that 15 Battlegates have spawned across various worlds. [Read More]

Making our own adventures in Dragon's Dogma

 Posted on May 10, 2023  |  7 minutes  |  1381 words  |  Patria Henriques

Update 23rd April 2019: Dragon's Dogma is out now on Nintendo Switch, so we're repromoting Sam's excellent piece on how the cult RPG's character creator changes the game. The fantasy world of Dragon's Dogma is pretty darn unremarkable isn't it? It's a collection of Google image results. You want a griffin? Here's one exactly as drawn on a fantasy novel cover from when you were a kid. Cyclops? Just like the one in The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad. [Read More]

Mass Effect 3 PC system requirements

 Posted on May 10, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  394 words  |  Patria Henriques

Can your PC run Mass Effect 3? BioWare has released a list of PC system requirements needed to run the demo of its sci-fi role-player, which will likely remain the same for the full game. In fact, Mass Effect 3's list of demo requirements asks for a whopping 15GB of hard drive space, which may mean BioWare's technical rundown is simply the full game's requirements cut-and-pasted. It's also worth remembering that Mass Effect 3 on PC requires EA's Origin service to run. [Read More]

Megascans becomes free for Unreal Engine users following Epic's acquisition of Quixel

 Posted on May 10, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  252 words  |  Patria Henriques

Epic Games has acquired photogrammetry startup Quixel and made more than 10,000 Megascan assets free for Unreal Engine developers. For those that don't know, Megascans is an online library which holds high-resolution scans of real world things. These can then be used to create ultra-realistic imagery in films and games. "For the past decade, we have travelled to every corner of the world to build Megascans, and we have created tools that help artists focus on creativity," [Read More]

Official Killzone website retired, affecting Shadow Fall clans

 Posted on May 10, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  265 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

The official Killzone website has been retired, Guerrilla Games has announced. The website will now redirect to PlayStation.com, a message reads. Online multiplayer modes, player stats and ranking data for Killzone Mercenary and Killzone Shadow Fall are unaffected, but you can no longer create or manage clans in Shadow Fall. "We apologise for this inconvenience," Guerrilla said. "Thank you to Killzone.com's many fans and visitors throughout the years for their enthusiasm and support. [Read More]

Pokémon Legends: Arceus is UK's fourth-biggest boxed Pokémon launch ever

 Posted on May 10, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  283 words  |  Patria Henriques

Pokémon Legends: Arceus has become another big sales success story for the franchise - just two months after last November's Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Indeed, Legends: Arceus shifted more boxed copies in the UK than last year's pair of remakes, and is now the fourth-biggest boxed Pokémon launch in the UK of all time - behind Sun/Moon, Sword/Shield and Alpha Sapphire/Omega Ruby. When you look at Pokémon games not launched as part of a pair, Legends: Arceus is the biggest ever release - a record previously held since 2000 by Pokémon Yellow on Game Boy (thanks, GamesIndustry. [Read More]

Stalker 2 to include "metaverse" of NFTs

 Posted on May 10, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  558 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

UPDATE 16/12/21: Following yesterday's announcement that Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl would introduce its own blockchain-driven "metaverse" awash with NFTs, developer GSC Game World has reversed course in response to a significant backlash, confirming it'll be cancelling all its previously outlined NFT-related plans. In a post shared by the official Stalker Twitter account, GSC wrote, "We hear you. Based on the feedback we received, we've made a decision to cancel anything NFT-related in Stalker 2" [Read More]

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD review

 Posted on May 10, 2023  |  8 minutes  |  1520 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

This handsome HD remaster sees Zelda at its most expansive, but also its least adventurous. It's enough to give you goosebumps, even today. There's an endearing nuttiness to the shrill enthusiasm that met The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess' reveal at E3 in 2004, the excitement building to a crescendo of raw hysteria by the time Shigeru Miyamoto stood proud on stage mimicking Link's heroic pose, shield in one hand and sword in another with his smile as wide as it's ever been. [Read More]