Author: Garry Smith
To kick off the series’ 10th anniversary year, developer Naughty Dog has shared a new piece of concept art for its upcoming The Last of Us multiplayer. This new image shows an abandoned cruise liner that, along with the rest of the world, has succumbed to the weather and decay of time. Its windows have been smashed, its hull has rusted – a far cry from its presumably once luxurious state. Along with this artwork, which you can see in full below, Naughty Dog president Neil Druckmann stated the studio’s upcoming multiplayer project is “shaping up to be a fresh,…
While the United States government’s Federal Trade Commission (hereon referred to as the FTC) has agreed for staff to engage in settlement negotiations with Microsoft regarding its ongoing efforts to purchase Activision Blizzard, “there are no substantive discussions” between the two parties being conducted “at this time.” That’s coming from FTC lawyer James Weingarten, who took part in a pretrial hearing on Tuesday to discuss Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard for a record-breaking $69bn. Back in December, the FTC revealed its intention to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, claiming should the deal be allowed to proceed, it would…
Nvidia has partnered with Hyundai, BYD and Polestar to bring its GeForce Now cloud gaming service to cars. Announced at CES yesterday, it will allow PC games to be streamed to vehicles using cloud technology and mobile internet. That means the likes of Fortnite, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and Cyberpunk 2077 will be playable on the go – at least for passengers. 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.
Microsoft has voluntarily recognised a union formed of about 300 ZeniMax Studios testers. A “supermajority” of workers voted to unionise, the Communication Workers of America said. The testers work across ZeniMax Studios, which includes Dishonored developer Arkane, Skyrim maker Bethesda and Doom dev id Software. The testers are currently working on a raft of games, including 2023 Xbox exclusives Redfall and Starfield. 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.
Stranded Deep has surprise-dropped on Game Pass. Australian studio Beam Team’s open-world survival game is available on both Xbox and PC Game Pass now, and is the first addition to the subscription service in 2023. Microsoft is yet to announce the slate of games coming to Game Pass this month in its usual round-up, but we do know a handful of titles previously confirmed. 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.
Nvidia just wrapped up its CES press conference, unveiling a new desktop graphics card – the RTX 4070 Ti – plus a lineup of RTX 40-series GPUs for laptops and a new RTX 4080 tier for its GeForce Now streaming service. Here’s what you need to know.First, the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti. This is the renamed, repriced and now relaunched version of the RTX 4080 12GB that was so roundly derided upon its announcement that Nvidia ‘unlaunched’ the card soon thereafter. The key to that move was a feeling of confusion from gamers and press alike that the card was…
Witchfire, the upcoming rogue-lite shooter from the developer of The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, supports Nvidia’s DLSS 3 technology, a new gameplay trailer has revealed. Polish studio The Astronauts said the trailer, below, shows off Witchfire’s “rapid gunplay and new open-level design (not to be confused with fully open-world gameplay)”.DLSS 3 is Nvidia’s fancy graphics tech that uses AI to generate additional frames while keeping image quality and responsiveness up. 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.
Square Enix, which raised eyebrows last year with its unflinching stance on NFTs and blockchain, has further affirmed its plans to focus in on the controversial technology this year. Meanwhile, it is steadily ending support for a selection of its games, making the company’s offerings a much leaner dish for consumers (and perhaps potential buyers?). In his recent New Year’s letter, Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda stated 2023 will be a year of “major evolution and transformation” for the company, with “multiple blockchain games based on original IPs under development” at this time. Some of these, Matsuda noted, have already…
Happy new year all! Before we get on with 12 months of new games, though, here’s a reminder of the games you loved in 2021! Thank you SO much for taking part in this, and have a lovely, safe 2023!What we said: “This is not a game about rushing towards an end: this is a game about the sedate pleasures of repetitive work – a slower game about the satisfaction of a job well done. It’s relaxing and calming, and that’s a powerful quality.””I can’t even tell you how much I enjoyed this game,” says DrDrepper, before going on to…
Blood on moss, tattered horrors taking to the sky: Elden Ring is Eurogamer’s Game of 2022. And it feels odd to say that, even if it was never really in doubt. Perhaps it feels odd to say that because it was never really in doubt. Elden Ring got roughly double the votes of the closest runner-up when we polled staff and freelancers. Over the last few weeks, games site after games site has announced that Elden Ring is the game they loved most this year. In 2022 Elden Ring is inevitable. Real talk: at first, we were a little underwhelmed…