Author: Garry Smith
Stray, the adorable game that sees you take on the role of a lovable cat in a cyberpunk world, has been doing very, very, well since its launch. In fact, it has become the biggest PC launch ever for publisher Annapurna Interactive (which I feel should rename itself Anna-purr-na for the occassion).At the time of writing, there are 34,139 players on Steam making their four-legged way around Stray’s environments, with an overall peak of 62,963.Figures posted by Steam tracker Benji-Sales show a launch far higher than other recent Annapurna titles. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong…
This piece originally went out to Eurogamer Supporters as part of the weekly Eurogamer Essentials newsletter which goes out every Friday to all members – head here if you’d like to find out how to support Eurogamer. Almost as many years have passed since The Last Guardian’s release as there were in the wait for Fumito Ueda’s much-delayed masterpiece following its 2009 reveal, and the biggest surprise after all that time is how quickly it was forgotten. Perhaps the anticipation was much of the appeal for so many, or maybe video game audiences are fickle like that – fixating on…
Death. “The greatest of all human blessings” according to Socrates, “a very dull and dreary affair” to W. Somerset Maugham, and “always around the corner” as observed by Carter Burwell. But, ultimately, the inevitability of all living beings. It is the one experience that is guaranteed and that the human brain will never truly know fully: both accepted and incomparably frightening. Death has been explored in countless mediums since humanity first began to explore artistic expression and creation, often drawing on commonly recognised beliefs or customs and the representation of the soul. In gaming, the act of death and being…
Infinite Lagrange is a sci-fi grand space simulation game available on iOS and Android. Experience the immersive PvE universe that blends real-time multiplayer with strategy mechanics to build your fleet and explore uncharted territories. Go to Source (IGN.com) All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
Check out the action-packed announcement trailer for the upcoming squad-based RTS, The Valiant. Focusing on tactical combat with small forces, The Valiant will feature a sweeping, story-driven campaign filled with unique, challenging missions. While the campaign is designed as a single-player experience, it’ll include both competitive and cooperative multiplayer modes. The Valiant’s PVP mode offers 1vs1 or 2v2 scenarios, and its Last Man Standing mode sees three players take on waves of enemies, including mini-bosses and bosses. The Valiant is coming soon to PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Go to Source (IGN.com) All content…
Sony has announced it will discontinue one-to-one PlayStation customer support on Twitter. This move will come into effect on 1st August. Sony has not given a reason for this decision. Once this service comes to a close, PlayStation users will need to get in contact with customer support through the company’s online site. 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.
In a crossover that no one saw coming, adventure game Oxenfree and indie skater OlliOlli have come together for a fresh collaboration in OlliOlli World. Oxenfree character Alex is available for anyone who has progressed beyond the Sketchside biome in the main game. All players need to do is enter the postcode MV32FR33 in OlliOlli World’s Portal Mode. 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.
AMD’s FSR 2.0 image upscaling technology has been a hot topic in the PC gaming space recently, as it recently went open source and was quickly hacked into a wide range of games by community modders. Unlike rival Nvidia’s DLSS, AMD’s tech is available on essentially all modern graphics cards and therefore offers some tempting opportunities to boost frame-rates on a wide range of machines, from high-end desktop PCs to the Steam Deck. To get a better sense of how and why FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 was developed, and where the technology will go from here, we spoke to the…
Nintendo has added three more classic games to its ever-growing library accessible via Switch Online. First up is Daiva Story 6: Imperial of Nirsartia on NES. The sixth out of seven games in the Daiva series, it was released in 1986. In the trailer for this Switch Online update, Nintendo shared that players can input the password たたかう to jetpack straight into a side-scrolling space shoot-out. Next in the line-up is Fighter’s History, an arcade fighting game released in 1993 which was then ported to SNES the next year. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to…
Of the myriad objects in games, statues seem to be among the most frivolous. You can talk to or fight with beings of flesh and blood. You can explore buildings. You can climb or cut down trees, maybe even build a house with its timber. With a regular statue, the most exciting thing you can do on a good day is maybe walk around it. Why then are so many games scattered with statues so intricately designed and so prominently displayed that they distract the eye? It is maybe one of the fundamentals of life that if you really want…