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By Sherif Saed15 July 2021 12:41 GMT Resident Evil Village does indeed run better when you crack it. Earlier this week, it came to light that Resident Evil Village‘s implementation of the anti-piracy DRM Denuvo (as well as Capcom’s own DRM layer) are the main reasons behind the game’s constant stuttering on PC. Watch on

Skyward Sword is actually a little better than I remember it – but it’s no all-timer. Watch on YouTube Let’s rip the band-aid off. I’ve been on the record saying it a lot, even on the recent editions of the VG247 podcast-that’s-not-a-podcast: I don’t think The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is a truly great

The history of writing and symbolic communication is a fascinating and rich topic — but not a simple one. Different groups of people have developed a wide range of communication methods depending on where and how they lived. Furthermore, it’s not exactly fair to judge prehistoric art against a modern SSD in terms of information

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. The use of DRM (Digital Rights Management) technology to prevent the copying of PC games has been controversial since its invention several decades back, but the conversation takes on an added dimension when included DRM starts harming game performance. This

Risky projects like narrative-focused games are not being left behind in Xbox’s strategy. It’s no secret that live service games are the big money makers right now, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a place for more traditional story-driven games, according to Microsoft’s Phil Spencer. In a recent interview with The Guardian, the head of

By Dom Peppiatt12 July 2021 12:56 GMT Double Fine has announced that Psychonauts 2 will have an invincibility toggle so that players of all abilities and ages will be able to complete the game, no matter their skill level. The existence of the invincibility toggle was first revealed in a tweet from Double Fine, in which

By Stephany Nunneley10 July 2021 18:20 GMT Crytek has released a new map available on the PC test servers for Hunt: Showdown. The new map called DeSalle will feature new experiences and challenges for Hunt: Showdown players. DeSalle is the first map to be released for the game in three years and expands the roster

By Stephany Nunneley9 July 2021 20:10 GMT Netflix has finally provided a premiere date for Season 2 of The Witcher. Fans of The Witcher series on Netflix will be pleased to hear that the long-awaited Season 2 will premiere on the service on December 17. According to information provided today during WitcherCon, the season will

By Sherif Saed9 July 2021 12:53 GMT DICE is slowly revealing details about Battlefield 2042’s second major experience. The first episode of EA Play Live Spotlight had a focus on first-person shooters. Though it did not bring us a lot of news to talk about, it did reveal few more hints about the Ripple Effect

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. China takes fears of video game addiction among kids very, very seriously. It’s one of several countries that enforces a “gaming curfew” for those under 18, and now gaming heavyweight Tencent has implemented government-approved ID checks in dozens of popular

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Microsoft is apparently planning its own AI upscaling method, possibly in the same vein as Nvidia’s DLSS and AMD’s FSR. The company hasn’t made any direct announcements, but it has put up two job offers, one for a senior software

By Sherif Saed8 July 2021 12:44 GMT The first of five EA Play Live panels airs today. EA is doing things a little differently this year with its EA Play Live summer showcase. Before the main event on July 22, EA will be hosting five developer-lead panels – dubbed EA Play Live Spotlight – covering

By Sherif Saed7 July 2021 13:00 GMT Ubisoft’s next Assassin’s Creed will be more than just a standard game. Assassin’s Creed Infinity is the codename for the next game in the series. Currently in development at Ubisoft Montreal (Valhalla), and Ubisoft Quebec (Odyssey), the game is an evolving online platform that contains multiple historical settings.

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. The evidence that demand for cryptocurrency is finally cooling off isn’t just coming from reports on GPU MSRPs. There’s direct evidence from recent activities on the Bitcoin and Ethereum mining networks as well. China’s recent crackdowns have hit both networks

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Nine months after the latest cryptocurrency boom kicked off in earnest, GPU prices may finally be headed in the right direction. A new report from 3DCenter charts GPU prices in Germany and Austria over the past few months and finds

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Rumors of a new, high-end Nintendo Switch model have been swirling almost since the moment the original was released in 2017. In 2019, we got the Switch Lite, but the “Pro” redesign was nowhere to be seen. Nintendo has finally

By Dom Peppiatt6 July 2021 11:15 GMT Happy birthday, Pokemon Go! Today, on the mobile sensation’s fifth birthday, it’s been revealed that the game has raked in an impressive $5 billion in revenue. As per a new report from Sensor Tower, the iOS and Android game developed by Niantic has recorded a ridiculous amount of

A new marketing company has successfully tested a platform that brings ads to console games. Update: Following the publication of this story, EA has gotten in touch to say that the report isn’t accurate. In a statement to VG247, the publisher said it’s not looking to bring TV-like ads to its console games. “Following incorrect

By Tom Orry2 July 2021 20:20 GMT As per last week, we are back once again to have a little chat about the week that was in video games. We still don’t have this setup as a “proper” podcast, but a podcast is what this essentially is. Look out for a full podcast launch in

By Jessica Reyes2 July 2021 19:30 GMT Activision Blizzard’s Battle.net supports multiplayer games such as Call of Duty, Overwatch, and World of Warcraft. Basically, players buy the games directly from the digital storefront and run them on their PCs. Now, thanks to the Battle.net Summer Sale, players can download these popular titles and DLC for

By Sherif Saed2 July 2021 10:24 GMT Dying Light 2 has produced an intense new gameplay trailer. As part of the second episode of Dying Light 2‘s developer livestream, we got treated to a five-minute gameplay demo of the upcoming open-world horror action game. Watch on YouTube The footage was particularly focused on showing some

An advertising platform named playerWON has announced it has signed deals with EA and Tencent’s Hi-Rez Studios to bring TV-like commercials in video games. PlayerWON is owned and operated by Simulmedia, which claims players will be able to watch ads in exchange for in-game perks. The system has reportedly been in testing for a year

Blizzard has given us a new look at Diablo 4’s art, character designs, and a few of the game’s bosses. In the most recent Diablo 4 quarterly development update, Blizzard offered some insight into the art creation process as it pertains to player characters, monsters, and NPCs. Watch on YouTube Among the many reveals made

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. One tidbit Intel confirmed at the International Supercomputing Conference this week: It’s now shipping DG2 GPUs to developers as part of its slow ramp into the GPU market. Up until now, Intel has confirmed itself to shipping integrated Xe-based graphics

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Samsung is currently expected to announce its upcoming Exynos SOC with an AMD-designed GPU at some point next month. Benchmarks that have leaked out ahead of the launch suggest that the company’s new mobile GPU could be much faster than

By Sherif Saed30 June 2021 11:37 GMT Just a few months after the open beta’s launch, Magic: Legends is shutting its doors. Magic: Legends, the free-to-play action RPG from Cryptic and Perfect World, will not be leaving open beta. That game’s servers are going offline October 31. Previously announced console versions are also being cancelled.

By Dom Peppiatt29 June 2021 10:45 GMT Another new id Software title has been rated in Australia, and this time the classification documents refer to Project 2021B – but what could it be? Earlier this year, we saw Doom Eternal VR revealed early by the Australian ratings board when a game called ‘Project 2021A’ was classified under the

“I’m queer myself. Representation means a lot to me. I grew up in the ‘80s and ‘90s where you had to really read between the lines to find any sort of representation that wasn’t just tragic, terrible, or vilified,” Apex Legends’ lead writer Amanda Doiron tells me. “It made you feel more weird – there

343 Industries has explained a little bit more about how Halo Infinite‘s free-to-play multiplayer will work and announced some Reach-themed content is coming to the game. Earlier this month, Microsoft and 343 Industries finally lifted the lid on Halo Infinite’s free-to-player multiplayer, and detailed how the shooter’s always-accessible battle passes will work. Now as players around the

By Tom Orry25 June 2021 18:00 GMT As we move forward with VG247 and look ahead to a site redesign, we plan to roll out a lovely podcast that you can listen to on a weekly basis, full of friendly chat about the latest games. You’ll get to know us all so well that when