The Genshin Impact 2.7 date has been announced along with all the new ‘Hidden Dreams in the Depths’ content dropping with the delayed patch. As always, there will be two Banner phases and new time-limited events in the latest update, with the Genshin Impact 2.7 Banner Wishes including two new …
DF Direct Weekly on The Last of Us PS5 remake, Hitman 3 RT and Starfield’s delay
Is The Last of Us being remade for PS5 – but is it really arriving this year? Do Hitman 3’s ray tracing hardware requirements make sense? And what’s up with the PlayStation Plus games lineup? These answers to these questions – and more! – are all covered in this week’s …
Neve Campbell joins the cast of the Twisted Metal TV show
Neve Campbell, best known for her role in the Scream series, has joined the cast of the forthcoming Twisted Metal TV show. She will star as the recurring guest character Raven, reports Variety, a character first introduced to the game series in Twisted Metal: Black. Campbell joins Anthony Mackie in …
New Palworld trailer shows more of its jarring Pokémon-with-guns gameplay
A new trailer for the bizarre Pokémon-esque Palworld has been released, showing more of its gun battles against cute creatures. Japanese studio Pocketpair is responsible for the multiplayer, open-world survival crafting game that sees Pals farming, working in factories, and being shot at. The latest trailer, see below, shows the …
At one point, Final Fantasy 15 was going to be made by Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy developer
A new interview has revealed at one point Square Enix handed the reigns of Final Fantasy 15 over to Eidos Montréal, the developer behind Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Speaking to TrueAchievements, former Eidos Montréal art director Jonathan Jacque-Belletête stated that before it went back over to be worked on …
Gloomhaven is finally coming to consoles
Asmodee Digital’s video game adaptation of acclaimed co-op board game Gloomhaven is, after more than two years on Steam, finally coming to consoles. Although Flaming Fowl Studios developed the PC version – which came out of early access at the end of last year – Saber Interactive will seemingly be …
The DioField Chronicle has been rated by ESRB
A surprise ESRB listing for Square Enix’s newly announced The DioField Chronicle has revealed some additional details about the mysterious game. The DioField Chronicle is a new tactics game coming to PS4 and PS5 later this year, as well as PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. It …
GSC Game World resumes Stalker 2 development
Ukraine-based studio GSC Game World has reportedly confirmed that development on Stalker 2 “continues”. Development of Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl was paused back in March as the company is based in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, which has been repeatedly targeted during the ongoing Russian invasion. It’s since relocated to Prague …
A new “game-breaking bug” is frustrating Lost Ark players
A new game-breaking bug is seemingly preventing Lost Ark players from progressing, even in the Valtan Raid. According to u/Sagezu on Reddit, the bug – which is thought to have been introduced in the MMO’s most recent update – sees your item UI get stuck to the mouse pointer, essentially …
Ravenholm just got a whole lot scarier thanks to this new Half-Life 2 VR mod
“We don’t go to Ravenholm”, oh how I wish I’d listened to those wise words now… That’s right, thanks to an upcoming flat screen to VR mod for Half-Life 2, you can watch me turn into a quivering mess as I bumble my way through the terrifying town of Ravenholm …
Assassin’s Creed Origins and For Honor: Marching Fire Edition will join Xbox Game Pass next month
Assassin’s Creed Origins and For Honor: Marching Fire Edition are set to arrive on Xbox Game Pass next month. Although Microsoft had already teased that the new arrivals were on the way they had not been formally dated. However, our friends at VGC report that the dates were confirmed by …
EA is reportedly pursuing acquisition and merger options with “a number of potential suitors”
Electronic Arts is reportedly pursuing acquisition and merger opportunities with “a number of different potential suitors”. That’s according to Puck (£), which yesterday revealed that EA has been “persistent in pursuing a sale” with a number of companies, including Amazon, Apple, Disney, and NBCUniversal, “emboldened in the wake of the …