Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 is an absolutely rip-roaring remake. Vicarious Visions has successfully brought Neversoft’s esteemed classics back to life, allowing old and new fans alike to experience these masterpieces through a modern lens while remaining entirely respectful to the moves, the maps, and the music that’s been seared into the brains
Month: September 2020
The release date for Immortals: Fenyx Rising – formerly known as Gods & Monsters – has been leaked by the Microsoft Store. According to the now-deleted page, the Kid Icarus-style fantasy action title will launch on 3rd December 2020. As for whether or not this includes the Switch version, we’ll have to wait until Ubisoft’s
The Witcher 3 is among the most ambitious and acclaimed games of the current generation – but that doesn’t mean it can’t be improved. Today developer CD Projekt Red announced that it is working on bringing its massive RPG to next-gen consoles. According to the announcement, this new version of The Witcher 3 is being built to take
By Sherif Saed, Friday, 4 September 2020 12:53 GMT Nvidia’s RTX 3080 is easily beating the 2080 Ti in Doom Eternal. Hot on the heels of the RTX 3000 series reveal, Nvidia has released a five-minute gameplay demo of Doom Eternal running on a single RTX 3080. All graphics settings have been maxed out, and
When we launched our closed beta phase of Rogue Company last month, we proposed a clear directive to our players: Save the day. Look good. Get paid. We’re happy to say that an overwhelming number players on Xbox One have heeded the call to save the day already. Now we’re ready to give players the
Reviewed by Luke Reilly on Xbox One X. Also available on PlayStation 4 and PC. “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 is such a tremendous turnaround from 2015’s disastrously dismal Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 that it’s difficult to believe they share even a shred of DNA. The accessible yet tricky skating is earnest
[Editor’s Note: This review and score cover only the multiplayer of Iron Harvest; you can read our review of the single-player campaign here.] Iron Harvest’s multiplayer is a unique take on the tactical real-time strategy game. It tries a new mix of balance of strategy, tactics, and speed that works in some ways, but is
Super Mario 3D World is coming to the Switch in February of 2021 as Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury. But, how much has the game been changed, compared to the original? GameXplain addressed this in a new video. It turns out that not only is the game running faster, but there have been
During the latest Division 2 State of the Game stream, “The Summit” endgame content was announced. Division agents must climb a 100-floor skyscraper, clearing each floor of alternating enemies. Boss battles take place every 10 floors and serve as checkpoints so that players don’t have to start over at the 1st floor. The skyscraper itself changes every time
We were a little disappointed when we found out that Madden 21’s franchise mode felt nearly identical to last year’s version. But, thankfully, a new post from the Official Madden Blog has revealed that three updates will be coming in the near future. The first update, scheduled to be incorporated at some point in mid-November, looks to bring fan-requested features
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. It’s becoming increasingly clear that Nvidia is going to knock one of the park with Ampere. The company is equally certain of this — so much so, that it’s showing the hardware openly in head-to-head match-ups against the RTX 2080
It’s been over three years since Marvel’s Avengers was announced, and now it’s just around the corner (for those of you who didn’t get in on Early Access editions). We are super excited to share with you our Avengers vision and to play with you all! We couldn’t have done it without your support, feedback,
PlayStation Skaters, it’s your time to become the G.O.A.T. in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2. Developed by Vicarious Visions, this faithful remaster of the original two Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games is available tomorrow on PS4. Before you check your griptape and start shredding, here’s what you need to know: The O.G. THPS
What exactly is Bounty Battle? Well, it’s a thrilling addition to the fighting game genre — a fun, 2D, all-star indie fighter where players must defeat opponents by either depleting their life bar or, if the arena permits it, by ejecting them from the arena itself! Bounty Battle has a host of game modes including
Hello, potential battlemages! My name is Jesse Kurlancheek and I’m the Design Director here at Proletariat, the developers behind Spellbreak. Spellbreak is a competitive third-person action-spellcasting game where you take on the role of a powerful battlemage and it releases for free today! In a previous post, I described the six classes available at launch
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
I’m Thomas Welsh, lead writer and narrative designer on Cloudpunk, and I created the characters you’ll meet in the cyberpunk city of Nivalis. Since release, seeing players’ response to the diverse and colourful cast of characters has been a blast. Everyone has their favourite, and I’m really touched by how the community has taken these
Square Enix’s Luminous Productions studio are keeping their mysterious game Project Athia under wraps for now, but they have revealed more of the technology it’s built on, the Luminous Engine. At a Japanese conference this week, the gang of former Final Fantasy XV folks gave a talk including a demonstration of its world editor, and
The final batch of games for Sega’s upcoming Astro City Mini console have just been revealed in a livestream, taking the total number of known games up to 36. It was also revealed that the system is getting a full-size arcade stick controller. There will be 36 games on the machine in total, so we’re
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
Reviewed by Tristan Ogilvie on Xbox One X. Also available on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC and Google Stadia. “Despite its genuinely breathtaking scenery and interesting castaway premise, Windbound is ultimately a let down. Neither compelling as a survival simulation nor captivating as a story-based experience, Windbound is fundamentally all at sea and should be
.hack//G.U. Last Recode is not on the Nintendo Switch, and we now know why. CyberConnect2 CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama said in a video on the company’s YouTube channel that they have proposed the idea to Bandai Namco “several times”. However, Bandai Namco said that “it’s hard to predict the cost of porting and the sales prospects”
The upcoming Gotham Knights game has unveiled the voice cast. Are you ready to shake things up with Batgirl, Nightwing, Redhood, and Robin? And of course, Alfred’s in there too! Even Bruce Wayne’s voice is there, who they insist is still quite dead in this game. In a Twitter thread today, the voice actors were revealed,
Psyonix shared plans for Rocket League’s forthcoming free-to-play venture several weeks ago. However, one big question was left unanswered at the time. Will PS4 and Switch users still need PlayStation Plus and Nintendo Switch Online to enjoy Rocket League’s online features once free-to-play launches? The answer is simple. No, these services will not be required. A
WB Games Montréal unveiled Gotham Knights last month during DC FanDome. The reveal and gameplay trailers confirmed long-running rumors about the Bat-family’s taking center-stage, minus Batman. However, concrete details concerning the cast weren’t public until now. The development team has announced who will bring Alfred, Batgirl, Nightwing, Robin, Red Hood to life next year. As
By Stephany Nunneley, Wednesday, 2 September 2020 20:26 GMT You will no longer need to use PlayStation Plus or Switch Online to play Rocket League when it goes free-to-play. Psyonix has announced that Rocket League players will no longer need to have a subscription to PlayStation Plus or Switch Online to play the game online.
Growing up in the 80s in Asia, family road trips were quite the adventure. We would pack everything but the kitchen sink into the car, with my sister and I making the backseats into our playroom for the next few hours while our parents would take turns driving. There would be music on the radio
Welcome back! September has arrived, which means it’s time to look back and celebrate the excellent new releases we saw in August — and crown one as the month’s best new game. The polls below are now live, and we’ll keep them open until Sunday night at 11:59pm Pacific (or Monday morning at 7:59am BST),
At Xbox we’ve long believed that accessories are a critical part of the gaming experience. Whether it’s controllers, headsets, or storage for that catalog of games we know you’ve collected over the years, accessories enhance the user experience on Xbox. Since the launch of the original Xbox, the Designed for Xbox program has focused on
The Outer Worlds made quite an impression on me last year, with its rich characters, morbidly hilarious dialogue, and the distinct stylish trappings of its capitalist space society Halcyon. The sci-fi RPG offered a funny and engaging adventure in moral ambiguity that made multiple playthroughs a must. Obsidian and Private Division add a new layer