Is it Pay to Win? Path Of Exile has the option to purchase extra microtransaction content for your character and game. This ranges from extra content to cosmetics. Here’s all you need to know about microtransactions in Path Of Exile. You can purchase microtransactions in-game or by visiting the ‘Shop’ section of the Path Of
Month: September 2020
To say that Super Mario 3D All-Stars has the potential to be one of this year’s biggest games would be a pretty obvious statement, but it really, really does. The game was only announced last Thursday, so four days ago as this article goes live, but it’s already become the second-best-selling game of 2020 at
By Sherif Saed, Monday, 7 September 2020 13:57 GMT Streets of Rage 4 just received a new update that breathes new life into the game. There’s a new Streets of Rage 4 update – the game’s biggest, in fact. The patch brings together over 80 smaller updates, tackling everything from online play and character balance,
When we started developing Lou’s Revenge, we drew our inspiration from a collection of sci-fi stories called “The Ultimate Weapon,” which I had read about 10 years before. In one of the stories, a U.S. SWAT team, led by an archaeologist, makes their way through the jungle to some Native American shrine while fighting off
CEDEC 2020, a game developer conference, was held this past weekend. There, Nintendo had multiple Animal Crossing: New Horizons developers talk about the game, explaining how they created the game’s villagers. They said that, to make the villagers more interesting to players, the team wanted to diversify their appearance so that players would “want to
Square Enix has issued a mea culpa in response to criticism of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition‘s busted multiplayer. Director Araki Ryoma penned a letter to fans apologizing for the inconvenience and said that the issues stemmed from overloaded servers, which was subsequently rectified. He also pledged to release frequent updates to address bugs
Running With Scissors, Hyperstrange, and CreativeForge Games have announced POSTAL: Brain Damaged, an over-the-top first-person shooter for consoles and PC. The companies promised POSTAL‘s signature dark humor, violence, and “crazy ass” weapons. “They just don’t make badass shooters like they used to,” said Running With Scissors’ Vince Desi. “Brain Damaged takes the torch from all the pretenders while
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox One update preview coming to the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox One. We continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes
With August now but a distant memory thanks to the deluge of Super Mario announcements last week, it’s time to take a look back some of the great games that launched on Switch over the previous month in the latest edition of Nintendo Life eShop Selects. These awards aim to celebrate the best of Nintendo’s
Screenshot Saturday Sundays! Time for a break from whatever chores you’re filling this cold Sunday with, pop the kettle on, and peruse some lovely in-development screenshots, gifs and vids with your pals here at RPS. This week: wobbly snakes, old-fashioned trains, tough weather for wolves and a bad hair day. As someone with extremely frizzy
By Dom Peppiatt, Sunday, 6 September 2020 11:41 GMT Ever wondered what the ‘collect the S-K-A-T-E letters’ challenge from Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater would look like in real life? To celebrate the launch of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 Remastered, the Birdman’s team set up a pretty cool stunt for the celebrity skater
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox One update preview coming to the Alpha ring. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox One. We continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes to
If you’ve been wanting to pre-order Limited Run Games’ reprint of Shantae on the Game Boy Color, the wait is almost over. Limited Run Games has announced that it will be available for pre-order starting September 11th. There will also be a Collector’s Edition of the reprint, which “contains a ton of goodies including the
Tormented Souls developer Dual Effect Games has said that the PlayStation 5’s DualSense controller can be a game-changer for horror games because its features will allow players to feel creepy little details. Speaking to SegmentNext, the developer used the example of spiders to illustrate this point. I think that the DualSense would be very transcendent for
Cyberpunk 2077 is preparing for certification and will see no further delays, CD Projekt RED has reassured investors. The company had previously expressed its confidence in meeting proposed launch windows but ended up delaying the game twice. “Yes, we are confirming and, well, actually today we started preparing for the final certification, so we’re very
Summary NBA 2K21 is available now for Xbox One. You’ll be able to carry your progress over to the Xbox Series X version of the game when that releases. MyTEAM and MyCAREER return with exciting new features. NBA 2K21 is the latest title in the world-renowned, best-selling NBA 2K series. With exciting improvements upon its
And welcome back, box art enthusiasts, to the latest entry in Nintendo Life’s Box Art Brawl canon. Yes, this week we’ll be taking another look at some retro game covers and it’ll be up to you to pick the best of them. Last time we took a look at Blue Ninja Shadow of the Kage
It might’ve taken a whopping 18 years for Shenmue III pick up where the last game left off, but it may not take quite so long for Ryo’s next adventure to show up. Sort of. While no new game’s been formally announced, this week Crunchyroll and Adult Swim announced an animated adaptation of the slow-burn
Multiplayer footage from the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has leaked ahead of the reveal event scheduled for Wednesday, September 9th. The video, which was “accidentally” streamed on Twitch is being actively scrubbed by Activision but Reddit has a copy up, in case you’re curious. The six-minute gameplay below showcases a six-versus-six
We know you’re busy and might miss out on all the exciting things we’re talking about on Xbox Wire every week. If you’ve got a few minutes, we can help remedy that. We’ve pared down the past week’s news into one easy-to-digest article for all things Xbox! Or, if you’d rather watch than read, you
Reviewed by Luke Reilly on PC. Also available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. “Impossible to recommend to fans of Project CARS 2, Project CARS 3 is a total 180 for the series. It’s easy to pick up and play and the racing here is robust enough for some casual thrills and spills, but ultimately
This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute is just one day after Nintendo’s Super Mario 35th anniversary Direct, so they’re unboxing some of the products that were revealed. Kit and Krysta said in the video description that “we’re so excited for everything coming out to mark the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. Today we’re going
Fuser, the upcoming music-mixing game from genre legends Harmonix, launches on November 10. Fuser blends rhythm elements with the creative side of being a DJ, allowing players to mix tracks on the fly using over 100 songs from all genres and eras as far back as the 1960s. Customization and player creativity is at the
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. As publishers announce their plans for next-generation consoles, we’ve begun to find out what sort of upgrades and improvements we can look forward to. In some cases, those benefits are coming to PC gamers as well — CD Projeckt Red
By Stephany Nunneley, Friday, 4 September 2020 19:46 GMT A new update is available for classic Doom and Doom 2 on all platforms. The update to classic Doom and Doom 2 includes QOL improvements, performance optimization, and more. On PC, the games now have Steam support so anyone who already owns The Ultimate Doom or
Players looking to stretch the old brain muscle may wish to investigate the recent release of Evergate, a new puzzle/platformer that has now arrived on Steam. With its big-eyed protagonist and hand-drawn aesthetic, it seems clear that the developers at Stone Lantern Games were inspired by the Ori series. But a closer look at the gameplay reveals
Last time, we asked you to check the gaming forecast and share shots of the weather in a game of your choice using #PS4share and #PSBlog. From sunny sand dunes to snowy plains, here are this week’s highlights: Ellie gets in a snowball fight in this The Last of Us Part II share by choombroom.
WB Games Montréal’s new project finally made its debut at the recent DC FanDome event. An open world action RPG, Gotham Knights is an all-new tale inspired and shaped by the wider Batman franchise. It’s not a continuation of the studio’s work in the Arkham series; instead, it delves into unexplored aspects of the superhero
Summary Featuring an epic single-player campaign and online co-op, Marvel’s Avengers is the superhero gaming experience of 2020 Continue your adventure after the credits roll with the Avengers Initiative featuring a series of interconnect stories, missions, and hero arcs Marvel’s Avengers is Xbox One X Enhanced and supports Smart Delivery for Xbox Series X We’ve
Lab Zero Games, the studio behind Indivisible and Skullgirls, have laid off many of their remaining employees. Some claim that everyone is gone and that severance pay was not sorted. This comes the week after a number of key employees publicly announced their resignation, with some accusing studio owner Mike Zaimont of inappropriate behaviour and