Author: Garry Smith
Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida has responded to the question of a possible PC release. On a Final Fantasy 14 Mahjong stream with the rest of the development team, Yoshida was asked about rumours of a Final Fantasy 16 PC release. “I don’t know where the notion of a PC version releasing six months after the game is out came from as none of us have ever said that. In either case, please buy the PS5 [version]!” he said, as per a translation from streamer and translator Aitai Kimochi. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong…
Ever since the late 2000s, achievements have become a staple in gaming. On Steam, PlayStation and Xbox there’s a whole section dedicated to recording and showcasing the trophies you’ve amassed.But developer Fredrik Thylander has stated he believes achievements are bad for gaming. Thylander, a gameplay designer at Ubisoft Massive, previously designed achievements for Mirror’s Edge. On Twitter, he posted the following: “Unpopular opinion: achievements/trophies have been bad for gaming. It narrows games down, it disrupts and diverts attention, and it eats resources that could have made the game better.” Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to…
Back by popular demand…! Okay, that’s a lie, but I’ve long wanted to bring Five of the Best back, and we’ve been looking for something nice to do for supporters, so the two things fit. Oh and while I’m on the subject: there’s going to be a slight shake-up of the supporters programme in the near future (don’t worry – it’s all good news) so stay tuned for more details. And thanks as ever for your support – it’s much appreciated.If you have no idea what I’m talking about, Five of the Best is a series we ran a few…
We’re less than a week away from the highly anticipated debut of HBO’s live-action The Last of Us TV adaptation and early reviews from critics are positively glowing, with the series currently enjoying a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes across more than 40 reviews at the time of writing. First announced back in 2020, HBO’s The Last of Us TV adaptation has been written and created by Chernobyl’s Craig Mazin, alongside Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann. It stars Pedro Pascal as Joel and Bella Ramsey as Ellie, with other notable cast members including Nick Offerman in the role of Bill, Jeffrey…
The UK government has passed a law mandating new homes in England must be built with “lightning-fast” gigabit-capable broadband connections. Gigabit broadband – that is, broadband capable of download speeds of at least 1 gigabit-per-second – is currently available in over 72% of the UK, according to the government’s figures. However, a new law, in effect since December, aims to increases that percentage further by making it a legal requirement that new homes are fitted with infrastructure and connections capable of delivering gigabit broadband. “The updated regulations mean that more people moving into new homes will have a gigabit-capable broadband…
If you’re at all curious about One Piece Odyssey – the latest limb-stretching video game adventure for Monkey D. Luffy and friends – Namco Bandai has you covered, with a demo now available on Xbox and PlayStation ahead of this Friday’s release. One Piece Odyssey unfolds on a mysterious island discovered by the Straw Hats pirate gang after their ship is caught in a storm. The ensuing action takes the form of an RPG, with open-world exploration punctuated by turn-based battles and dungeons – with each of the game’s playable characters able to use their unique abilities in variety of…
Planet Coaster developer Frontier has seen its share price drop by 40 percent after the studio admitted its recent release F1 Manager 2022 had failed to meet sales expectations. F1 Manager 2022 was an important launch for Frontier, announced as the first game in a new and lucrative annual franchise for the studio, following the studio’s previous sales disappointment Jurassic World Evolution 2. But while initial “player engagement at release in August 2022” was “broadly in-line with original expectations”, interest in the game soon dropped off and could not be revived despite “key holiday season price promotions”, Frontier admitted in…
Peripheral maker Nyxi is releasing a GameCube controller for the Switch. The Nyxi Wizard Wireless Joy-pad is similar in design to Nintendo’s beloved WaveBird controller, with the iconic coloured buttons and giant A. Now it can slot around your Switch screen. What’s more, Nyxi claims the controller won’t suffer from Joy-Con drift. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
A long time ago I was a writer for a games magazine called Edge. I left because I wanted to make games but I kept writing, for myself and for talks that I still irregularly deliver at events. This is one of those, a short (true) story that I never quite figured out a purpose for and I’m pleased it’s finally found a home. If you want an audio version there is one on my never-updated website.Talking of audio: I co-host a radio show, One Life Left, where we’ve been reading out Eurogamer’s news stories and rating games 7/10 for…
Bitmap Books, the UK publisher known for its sumptuously designed line-up of retro gaming books, has announced it is cancelling its planned unofficial Mega Drive/Genesis Visual Compendium following threats of legal action from Sega. Bitmap’s Mega Drive Visual Compendium would have been the eighth title in the striking Visual Compendium series, following books covering the gaming highlights and history of the Atari 2600/7800, Commodore 64, Amiga, ZX Spectrum, NES, SNES, and Master System. The latter volume was produced in partnership with Sega, but despite Bitmap Books’ efforts, its planned Mega Drive Visual Compendium didn’t have the official backing of the…