Month: January 2021

How long does it take to assassinate two targets in a densely populated stage in Hitman 3? Apparently only nine seconds. Yes, you read that correctly. Less than one week after the conclusion to the “World of Assassination” trilogy released, speedrunners Wreak and Der_Lauch_Linus finished the Dubai stage titled “On Top of the World,” in only
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Microsoft has been intensely focusing on game development and game studio acquirement in recent times to help bolster their Xbox brand’s portfolio. As such, it’s not surprising that there have been rumblings from developers and industry insiders implying Xbox Game Studios will be releasing two unannounced games this year, according to several sources. The Xbox’s
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The latest patch for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Patch 1.1.1., introduced an issue that occurs during cutscenes — namely wonky facial animations. Ubisoft has addressed these problems and will be fixing them in an upcoming update. Other bugs such as Photo Mode glitches, quest-breaking bugs, and missing fish in the ocean will also be fixed. You
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Klei Entertainment (Don’t Starve, Mark of the Ninja) founder “Bigfoot” made a huge announcement on their official forum: Chinese publisher and distributor Tencent has purchased a majority stake in the studio. The founder further clarified: “As part of this agreement, Klei retains full autonomy of creative and operations across all aspects of the studio, including
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Johnny Silverhand, the beloved companion of Cyberpunk 2077 protagonist V, arguably gets much of his popularity from his likeness to famous American actor Keanu Reeves. However, CD Projekt Red Senior Concept Artist and Coordinator Lea Leonowicz’s ArtStation revealed some concept artwork of Silverhand before his attachment to the actor: Even without Reeves, it seems that
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PlatinumGames has been teasing several announcements since last year on their website, with four of them already revealed. One of the remaining uncovered announcements, however, has been changed to 2021. This update corresponds to a recent interview from Hideki Kamiya, in which he revealed that we’ll hear more about the game’s development later this year.
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[UPDATE, 01/23/21] Following the announcement of the price increases and largely negative fan reaction, Microsoft has detailed that it is changing its plans and will not be increasing the pricing for Xbox Live Gold. Additionally, the company also announced that free-to-play games will no longer require an Xbox Live Gold membership to play, with those
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Team Ninja and Koei Tecmo will officially launch The Nioh Collection, including Nioh and Nioh 2, on PS5 earlier next month. Along with that, Nioh 2 Complete Edition will also be available on PC on the same date. Some extended gameplay footage from Nioh 2 has recently shared by the publisher, captured on 4K resolution
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While it was one of the most anticipated games to release last year, Cyberpunk 2077 had a noticeably rocky launch last month that came with waves of controversy. Because of the game’s shaky performance (especially on older PS4 and Xbox One hardware), the reaction to Cyberpunk 2077‘s launch prompted several apologies from developer CD Projekt Red, lawsuits,
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It appears as though the long-awaited Resident Evil 4 Remake in development at Capcom is about to undergo some big behind-the-scenes changes. Last year, Video Games Chronicle (VGC) reported developer M-Two has been leading the development of the project since 2018. However, VGC recently reported that the studio has seen its role be “significantly reduced”
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Team of the Year is finally here in FIFA 21. That means incredible new players in packs, fun SBCs to come, and some class players in objectives. While we’re only getting the TOTY attackers in packs today and the SBCs haven’t started, we did one of those objectives to help kick off day one. It’s
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Visual novels based on intricately plotted anime franchises are fairly common these days so it can be somewhat of a crowded market. This only makes the fact that Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- The Prophecy of the Throne (titled Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- The False Royal Election Candidate in Japan) that much more
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Dead by Daylight is a 4v1 survival horror title from Behaviour Interactive, and it’s become an incredibly popular title. However, the game itself isn’t that accessible, especially for disabled players. A colorblind mode has just been announced, though only because one of the studio’s developers complained about users asking for colorblind modes. The thread itself
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