Author: Sarah Connor
Over the weekend, developer Techland attempted to stir up some additional excitement for the impending arrival of its parkour-infused open-world zombie sequel Dying Light 2 by claiming players would likely need to set aside “at least 500 hours” to fully complete the game. The statement perhaps didn’t have quite the desired effect, however, drawing ire from skeptical fans, and the company has now offered further clarification, saying the game should only take around 20 hours to beat at its most fundamental level.Techland initially made its 500-hour completion claim in a post to Twitter on Saturday, and following a less-than-stellar response…
Lucid Games, the UK developer behind Destruction All-Stars, is reportedly no longer working on a new Twisted Metal game for Sony as previously claimed, with the project now said to have been handed over to an unnamed first-party studio.Word of a new Twisted Metal game first surfaced last September, when GamesBeat journalist Jeff Grubb claimed the project was in early development. Shortly after, VGC offered additional details, reporting Lucid Games would be the studio handling the new instalment and that the project would follow Destruction All-Stars lead as a free-to-play game.Read more Source – eurogamer.net
We’ve known it’s coming for some time. Initial press and controller imagery from Sony was swiftly augmented by leaked specifications, now fully fleshed out via an announcement from Jim Ryan himself at CES 2022, along with more details from the PlayStation Blog. PlayStationVR 2 is now official and it’s looking hugely exciting. In fact, from our perspective, high-end VR gaming in general needs a shot in the arm in a world where the mobile-based Oculus Quest 2 reigns supreme and the success of PlayStationVR 2 is our best chance of this happening.The specs reveal a headset that pushes back boundaries…
Xbox Game Pass is a Netflix-style service providing access to hundreds of games for a flat monthly fee.There’s a range of heavy hitters available from all generations of all Xbox consoles – from the original Xbox to the Xbox One thanks to Xbox backwards compatibility – including all Gears of War and Halo games, a selection of Rare’s back catalogue, and the likes of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Forza Horizon 5 and Final Fantasy X.Read more Source – eurogamer.net
Paramount will reportedly become the latest company to license its media empire to Epic Games for use within Fortnite. The first franchise from the film and TV giant to appear in the game is expected to be Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, according to a fresh report by XboxEra.Read more Source – eurogamer.net
I am repeatedly drawn to games with strong visuals, and Wytchwood was no exception. In its very first moment, you wake up as a witch, herself a plump figure with what looks like a pot for a head, in a hut that looks like it comes straight out of a fairy tale pop-up book. Everything from your bookshelf to the cauldron bubbling away on the hearth looks slightly two-dimensional, and yet the setting seems to be teeming with life.To soothe the witch’s creaking bones, you gather a few ingredients and learn how to mix a potion using your grimoire, a…
A YouTuber has created an adapter for the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller allowing it to be played with one hand.Akaki Kuumeri is responsible for the design, which adds a snap-on adapter allowing the left stick to be manoeuvred by balancing the controller on a thigh or flat surface and moving the entire controller.Read more Source – eurogamer.net
The New Year’s Countdown is how the citizens of your island celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. During this event, you can collect a number of New Year’s items that will help you celebrate midnight in style. Read more Source – eurogamer.net
Hello! Over the next few days we’re going to be going back over some of our favourite games and moments and themes and whatnot from this very strange year. We hope you enjoy looking back with us!It’s not easy finding games to play with other people in the same house. You’ll know this if you’ve tried. It’s one of the reasons I was so impressed with It Takes Two earlier in the year. It’s not only playable in local co-op but entirely designed for it, which means gameplay solutions require two people rather than can also be played by two…
Hello! Over the next few days we’re going to be going back over some of our favourite games and moments and themes and whatnot from this very strange year. We hope you enjoy looking back with us!It has been, the story goes, a quiet sort of year for video games. After the fun and festivities of 2020, which against the backdrop of a pandemic somehow saw two new consoles being released, there’s been a lethargy to 2021 – a Boxing Day fug as we’re caught in the liminal buffer between the big launch year and 2022, where every big release…