Author: Garry Smith
It’s been a barren few weeks for gaming and technology news, but it looks like things are finally picking up! John, Rich and Alex share initial findings on PlayStation 5 VRR, discuss Valve’s new 40-60Hz display support for Steam Deck… and what to make of the PlayStation “Preservation Group”?First up, the long-awaited arrival of variable refresh rate support, also known as VRR, on the PlayStation 5. This technology has long been part of the landscape on PC and Xbox, but makes its PlayStation debut this week. The idea here is smoothing out uneven frame delivery, eliminating screen tearing and judder…
Despite many wishing it wasn’t the case, 343 industries has stated there are no current plans to add Cortana as an AI into Halo Infinite’s multiplayer.There is not too much longer to wait until Halo Infinite’s second season – Lone Wolves – makes its debut. However, following the reveal of the season’s new roadmap, many within the Halo community have started to ask more about their own hopes and desires for the game’s future. One such member made a heartfelt plea to see Cortana as an AI. But alas, this is one dream that will not be realised, at least…
Square Enix has sold off its western studios and over 50 intellectual properties to Embracer Group for just $300m. The sale, which is set to go through by September this year, means Embracer owns Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal and Square Enix Montreal, as well as IPs including Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Thief and Legacy of Kain. That amounts to around 1100 employees. As already announced, a new Tomb Raider is in development at Crystal Dynamics, built on Unreal Engine 5. Thoughts now turn to other games potentially in development at these just-bought studios. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content…
BIOTA is an indie metroidvania, and for some reason it’s really gotten to me. I really love it. I love the range of colour palettes you can select, at least one of which gives the game’s sci-fi horrors a sort of holiday ice cream chic. I love the chunkiness of the art. I love the chugging chiptune soundtrack. I love the fact that the whole thing is set on an asteroid. More than anything, though, I am a sucker for games in which each screen is its own fixed unit of the world. For whatever reason these are the games…
Two leaked screenshots, reportedly of the next Forza Motorsport game, have popped up online. Posted to r/gamingleaksandrumours over the weekend, the images – reportedly taken in July 2021 – have been deemed authentic by the subreddit’s moderating team. If true, this means the new racing instalment will be coming to Xbox One as well as Xbox Series X and PC (thanks, Dualshockers). 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.
Techland has opened up about what players can expect from Dying Light 2’s upcoming story-driven DLC packs. In an interview with wccftech, Dying Light 2 lead designer Tymon Smektała has confirmed the first “runs parallel to the main story”. “It can be started right after Aiden arrives in The City. Since it’s the first one out the gate, we didn’t want to force players to finish the game before they’d be able to have fun with it,” Smektała said. “I went through some of the speculations our community has expressed online, but I haven’t seen any of those theories get…
Dead Cells co-developer Evil Empire has opened up about new accessibility options coming to the fan-favourite indie.It includes details about new features such as auto-hit, continue, and assist modes, all of which aim to boost accessibility. While the team believes “part of the fun” is Dead Cells’ “tough but fair experience”, Evil Empire says it knows “that it can be complicated for some people”. 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.
Fellow Traveller’s LudoNarraCon is back on 5th May. The digital show – which showcases story-driven video games – is back for the fourth consecutive year with “games and their developers across a range of streams, panels, fireside chats, and demos”. Hosted on Steam and running until 9th May, the show features 42 exhibiting games and 56 panellists, including appearances from guests like Lucas Pope, Meg Jayanth, and Greg Lobanov. Viewers can also expect “exclusive reveals”, too. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full…
Pass by a pub in Lewes, East Sussex’s quaint county town, and you’ll likely hear the low, rhythmic clunk! of brass hitting lead. Pause for a moment – perhaps peer in a dusty window – and you might catch the glint of metal as heavy brass coins arc hopefully through the air to land, several feet away, on the soft, sloped surface of a small table. Clunk! This is Toad in the Hole, or just toads, a pub game that’s a cross between darts and tiddly-winks. As sure as you’ll find Harvey’s on tap, you’ll see a toads table tucked…
I have no memories of the fateful day in 1999 I bought Rollercoaster Tycoon. I don’t remember what got me interested in the game. I get nauseous as soon as I get on a bus, so it’s safe to say I’m not a theme park fan. I do remember having an obsession with the hypercapitalist, cool America style of Disneyland Paris, forever dangled in front of me by ads that would run at the end of Disney movie VHS tapes. But Rollercoaster Tycoon needed no specific branding to appeal. It just has you, right from its box illustration with the…