Dang it. Sleeping Dogs - a very good game about an undercover cop infitrating Hong Kong's triads by lying and backing that lying up by kicking half the population of the special administrative region right in the face - is no longer set to be getting a film adaptation starring Donnie Yen.
]]>While we'd not seen The Witcher 4 in action prior to last year's edition of The Game Awards, when it got itsfirst trailer, CD Projekt has been beavering away at it for a while.
]]>Elden Ring Nightreign was one of the big headlines at The Game Awards, and sign-ups for a network test of it are set to open up this week. That's pretty rapid, but clearly it ain't rapid enough for some hardcore Souls heads, with one having decided to set themselves the challenge of dishing out a no hit boss beating every day until it's out.
]]>When Elden Ring: Nightreign was announced just a few weeks ago at The Game Awards, much of the discussion had a lot do with how surprising the reveal was. This is, after all, an online co-op game from a studio mostly known for its single-player experiences.
]]>After a good few weeks of 'will they, won't they' chatter surrounding Elden Ring and Bloodborne developer FromSoftware's parent company Kadokawa Corporation and a potential acquisition by Sony, the pair have announced a thing. It's a "strategic capital and business alliance" that's aimed at boosting collaborative ties, with Sony becoming the largest shareholder in Kadokawa.
]]>While hype for The Witcher 4's rightly through the roof right now after it got a cool new trailer at The Game Awards last week, odds are we've still got a good while to wait before we can all head off on the path as Ciri.
]]>The best expansions are unmistakably grounded in their base game, but take all of their strongest ideas and distill them down into a more refined, self-contained experience which not only celebrates everything that made the original great, but takes it just that little bit further, too.
]]>Remember Lords of the Fallen? Not the original 2014 game, the sequel that came out in October last year and was fairly divisive. The game’s developer, Hexworks, never really stopped working on it.
]]>Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki is taking a backseat for Nightreign, but he did have some solid advice for the spin-offs director.
]]>Rebel Wolves isn't quite ready to show you what it's working on yet, but a small teaser has revealed the name of its first game.
]]>Elden Ring Nightreign was one of the big headlines at The Game Awards yesterday, as you'd expect from anything with FromSoftware's critically-acclaimed fingertips. Now, Bandai Namco has revealed that it'll be getting a network test early next year, with sign-ups starting in January.
]]>There's a long legacy of guest characters in fighting games. And the variation in quality between guests is as huge as the list is long - the tradition deals the rough with the smooth, to be honest. In Tekken alone, we've had Gon from Masashi Tanaka's manga (a farting dinosaur), Negan from The Walking Dead (a boring fart), and Akuma from Street Fighter (a tough old fart).
]]>At The Game Awards 2024, Geoff Keighley announced that we're getting a (not quite) sequel to Elden Ring - and it's arriving in the form of a co-op focussed title that will allow multiple players to take on bosses from the original game in collaborative environments.
]]>Here's a fresh development in the ongoing saga regarding whether Bloodborne, and Dark Souls developer FromSoftware's parent company Kadokawa Corporation and Sony will put an Elden Ring on it. Sony itself has officially confirmed it's interested in such a takeover, and told everyone it'd really appreciate not having to do any more talking about it until it's ready.
]]>Geralt voice actor Doug Cockle previously claimed that we won't be playing as the beloved Witcher in the next game, but it turns out he might be wrong.
]]>Once upon a time, there was a little bit of Cyberpunk in The Witcher 3, and thanks to some modders we know what that would have been like (sort of).
]]>Gwent fans and physical card game lovers, I've got great news for you: the beloved digital card game is being made real.
]]>Sounds like there's plenty of good reasons to be a FromSoftware fan on the horizon, as studio head Hidetaka Miyazaki has teased its future titles.
]]>The Tekken World Tour final is soon approaching, with the best of the best Tekken 8 players duking it out in Tokyo for glory, money, and bragging rights. While some fantastic Tekken will be present for all to see, one thing that won't be there is a new character trailer. Instead, that'll be shown off later in the year, leading many players to look to Geoff Keighley for some hope on The Game Awards stage.
]]>Warning: Spoilers for Fallout New Vegas lie ahead.
]]>None of us expected someone like Keanu Reeves to appear in an animated short based on Armored Core, and it sounds like Secret Level's executive producer was the most surprised of all.
]]>In late 2022, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt received a pretty solid next-gen (more like current-gen now) update at no extra cost for owners of the base game on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Of course, the PC release got the biggest visual improvements, but that hasn't stopped modders (now with access to the full modding tools) from iterating even further on the game's textures, meshes, and whatnot. Now, Halk Hogan's 'The Witcher 3 HD Reworked Project NextGen Edition' is taking things to the next level.
]]>You know it, you love it, and now it’s got an insane Black Friday discount on it. That’s right, Elden Ring is down to just $20 on Amazon at the moment. There’s a reason we keep a quick link to content around this game at the top of the site; it has, quite frankly, earned its place among the gods of the gaming world.
]]>Kadokawa Corporation, the current majority owner of Elden Ring, Bloodborne, and Dark Souls developer FromSoftware, has confirmed that it's recieved an "an initial letter of intent to acquire the Company's shares" from Sony. However, it's also said that no decision has been made as to whether the former corp will sell up the latter as of right now.
]]>If you're looking for something fitting to watch in order to celebrate Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree getting a game of the year nomination at this year's Game Awards Keighleyfest, you'll be looking at a bit of a longer wait if you're planning on it being the Elden Ring anime that got a cool teaser earlier this year.
]]>Sony is reportedly in talks to buy Japanese media giant Kadokawa Corporation, the current majority owner of Elden Ring, Bloodborne, and Dark Souls developer FromSoftware, in an attempt to expand its portfolio of entertainment stuff.
]]>Fallout fans have been staging an annual community get-together in the real-life town of Goodsprings for a few years now, with help from the owner of the Pioneer Saloon, as a celebration of Fallout: New Vegas day. 2024's edition looks to have been a good time, with lots of cosplayers having made their way out to Nevada, so they can roleplay as anything from an NCR ranger to Todd Howard.
]]>The Game Awards is revealing all the nominees poised to take home some awards next week, and it wants you to know that could include DLC, expansions, and remakes.
]]>Ok, so REDkit's given The Witcher 3 modders the ability to do a lot of new stuff with the game this year, and the mod I'm about to tell you about might take the cake in terms of being the wackiest. Yes, even over Gaunter O'Dimm in his swimming trunks.
]]>FromSoftware's parent company, Kadokawa Corporation, has 20 console games in the work following the astronomical success of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, as well as six mobile games cooking away. It's safe to say, big things are coming from Japan under the Kadokawa umbrella.
]]>There's a new trailer for the video game anthology series Secret Level, and yet, it does feel a bit weird to see Concord amongst it all.
]]>GOG has announced it’s kicking off a new preservation program that’ll see it commit extra resources to making sure a selection of the kinda old to very old titles it offers run well across a variety of modern and future hardware.
]]>We don't know much about what we'll be doing inThe Witcher 4 whenever it arrives, but it looks like an encounter with a character called Branko can be added to that list. That's according to the online CV of the actor who appears to be playing him in the game currently codenamed Polaris.
]]>Obsidian knew what it was in for as it was developing Fallout: New Vegas, but that didn't stop it from sticking with its guns.
]]>Warning: Spoilers for the first season of the Fallout TV Show lie ahead.
]]>Baldur's Gate 3 might soon have some company in terms of cool Larian-developed RPGs with a dedicated versions for the big two current-gen consoles - the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. That's because Divinity: Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition has just gotten fresh ratings for both of those video game playing boxes.
]]>I don't know about you, but I've spent a lot of time playing The Witcher 3 over the years, to the point where you start to feel like you just about know a game inside out. I clearly don't quite though, as one of the game's developers has just revealed he was behind a bit of cut Geralt dialogue I've never run into, mainly because you need a certain mod enabled during a specific scene to do so.
]]>Valve's not planning on doing yearly updates to its Steam Deck, the handheld's developers have reiterated. Instead, they're planning on waiting for a proper "generational leap" in teach to arrive before putting out what'll be the next generation of Deck.
]]>Tekken 8 faced some serious criticism due to Bandai Namco's decision to sell Heihachi's new stage seperately from the season 1 DLC pass. Now, following community uproar, Bandai Namco has reneged on its original decision, giving the stage out to season pass owners alongside some in-game currency to help sweaten the deal.
]]>To me, some of the best quests in The Witcher 3 - or a number of other RPGs for that matter - are the ones that decide to get a weird and embrace being a bizarre interlude in what can otherwise be a tale that takes itself pretty seriously. One of the latest quest mods to arrive for CD Projekt's masterpiece looks like it's decided to take that route.
]]>I've played Guilty Gear: Strive, Tekken 8, and Street Fighter 6 against people in the states over the weekend, and I think it's safe to say that the war for better netcode in fighting games is pretty much won at this point.
]]>A new trailer for the upcoming video game anthology series Secret Level has leaked, and there's quite the number of famous voices in there.
]]>The Witcher 3's REDkit modding tools continue to be a blessing, whether you're after cut content, autumnal vibes or the chance to sail a big ship. Now, someone's offering Geralt a chance to head off on an entirely fresh adventure to a land loreheads'll defintely be familiar with - Cintra.
]]>The Witcher, a series famously known for its use of violence and the like, is getting an all-ages graphic novel, because it's never too early to start them on the hunt.
]]>Over the weekend, Chinese Tekken 8 player xiaochenchen (XCC) made a scorching run through the bracket at Thaiger Uppercut. To call this an unexpected result is an understatement. People know that there's a fighting game space bubbling away in China, but fairly or unfairly, it's not held in the same regard as other countries. XCC was set to potentially throw a brick through such misconceptions, but was unable to. Due to the rules of the Tekken World Tour, he was disqualified.
]]>I don't think there's an IP out there as experienced in celebrating itself as Dragon Ball. We've seen game after game look back fondly at the Frieza Saga, the Cell Saga... We've seen recreation after recreation, retelling after retelling. I will admit that it got tiring after a while, and I was worried at first that Sparking! Zero would amount to the same. I was, it seems, quite wrong. Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is less of a narrow nostalgia trap, and more of a festival dedicated to the series' earliest moments and recent climaxes.
]]>It's been a long while since the modding team behind Fallout: Nuevo México had anything to show off, but the New Vegas mod finally has an official reveal trailer.
]]>If you prefer air travel to climbing mountains or horseback, and are keen to try out cool The Witcher 3 add-ons made using its REDkit modding tools, it seems you're in luck. As part of a big new quest mod that's had its opening missions released early, you can take Geralt on a trip to a mysterious island via hot air balloon.
]]>Heihachi is back from the dead. Again! In Tekken 8's upcoming update, everyone's favourite grandad has survived his trip to the lava and is in the ring yet again. But, his return brings with it a lot of questions. What's with his new moves? What's the thought process behind his return, and where does this leave Reina - his protege, of sorts - now that he's back?
]]>Listen up folks. Are you a fan of Tekken 8? Have you wanted six inches of Jin Kazama, all to yourself? if you've said yes to both of those you're in luck...because new Tekken 8 figurines of Jin Kazama (and King) are now for sale for the low, low price of £15.
]]>Do you enjoy treating Elden Ring's bosses to the power of your fists? Don't worry, you can admit it, we're all friends here. Especially since the latyest patch to hit the Shadow of the Erdtree-enhanced game is partly aimed at making sure you can have a good time practicing your hobby .
]]>In an interview with VG247 on the past and future of the Tekken series during its 30th anniversary, Tekken 8 executive producer Katsuhiro Harada, via translation from producer Michael Murray, has stated that the pair might have just one more Tekken in them before handing off the reins to someone else.
]]>It's wild to think that Tekken has been around for 30 years, as long as the PlayStation itself. Though Tekken is now seen as one of the foundational IPs in the fighting game genre, that hasn't always been the case. The erstwhile 3D fighting series has observed the rise and decline of arcades, endured five console generations, sat through the rise of PC gaming, and spearheaded international online play whilst cultivating a community of fighting game fanatics over the decades. But why has it lasted so long where other games have fallen, and where does the series go from here?
]]>Country music legend and actor Kris Kristofferson has died aged 88, his family has announced.
]]>Tekken has had a few licensed characters over the years, but apparently series director Katsuhiro Harada once asked if Colonel Sanders could be in it.
]]>Netflix dropped a new clip from the upcoming animated film The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep, though it does unfortunately come with a delay.
]]>As expected, The Witcher 3's REDkit modding tools have given modders a chance to have a go at doing a lot of complex stuff they couldn't beforehand. The latest of these looks to be the first ever proper attempt at giving the whole map full-blown seasons, and its creator says they're planning to see if they can get the time of year to switch dynamically in the future.
]]>Warning: Major Spoilers for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt lie ahead.
]]>Jason Damron, the voice actor behind The Storyteller - the main character of a long-running and popular fan-made Fallout lore video series on YouTube - appears to have died.
]]>Warning, spoilers for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree lie ahead.
]]>I'm not sure if it's my advancing age or the literal pandemic that arrived hot on the heels of this game's release, shattering (perhaps permanently) our collective ability to accurately perceive the passage of time, but I really can't believe that The Dark Pictures Anthology has been around for half a decade already. Man of Medan still feels like a new-ish game to me, so the realisation that today marks the fifth anniversary of its release is a sobering one.
]]>CD Projekt has revealed that the game codenamed project Polaris - that "first instalment in the new Witcher saga" that we've all been referring to as The Witcher 4 just to make thing a bit less confusing until a proper name is slapped on it - is just about ready to enter full production.
]]>The Witcher 4 is almost definitely still years away, but if you're a fan of the books the games are based on, there's some good news.
]]>Sailing around in a little boat and occasionally sinking because you couldn't be bothered to get up and kill the sirens trying to break it apart is a key part of what makes exploration - or just commuting between missions - in The Witcher 3 a blast. Though, if you've ever thought Geralt could do with a vessel that could safely store all the drowner heads he keeps in his saddle bags, a new mod will let you have a go at sailing a full-size ship.
]]>Is Fallout supposed to make you think about society? I'd argue that, at its best, it is, with capitalism being an obvious candidate to explore, given the mainline series' unflinchingly corporate American atomic age-inspired setting and the whole resource war that led up to the bombs being dropped. Though, according to co-creator Tim Cain, that isn't the central crux of Fallout theme-wise.
]]>The development of DLC-sized Fallout New Vegas mod Fallout Nuevo Mexico is no longer on hold, with a member of the team telling VG247 that the project is currently “in a good state” as work on the mod has resumed.
]]>It's been a great year for fighting game events. Not only did Evo 2024 — the biggest fighting game tournament in the world — wrap up after breaking records, but we've seen growth across the genre, and across the globe. It feels like more attention than ever is on a historically niche style of game, as well as the culture of high level play surrounding it.
]]>Earlier this year, we saw the biggest open bracket video game tournament conclude - Evo 2024. With over 16,000 tournament entrants and many spectators alongside them, Evo made clear to the Las Vegas crowd that it's not going away any time soon. Or, well, you could argue it said the opposite! Not in terms of a permanent goodbye, but more of a holiday abroad, as Evo international events in France and Signapore were announced live during the Sunday finals.
]]>Good news for PlayStation Plus subscribers with a taste for the wild side, as the August line-up of games have been revealed. These include The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Wild Hearts, and Cult of the Lamb. These games will be free to download for those out there with a PlayStation Plus Extra subscription starting August 20.
]]>We're here again. A big, beloved former developer on the Fallout series has been asked whether they'd be willing to return to the series and do some new stuff. Last time, Tim Cain was in the hot seat, this time it's Fallout New Vegas director Josh Sawyer, and their answers are pretty similar.
]]>Everyone's favourite witcher Geralt of Rivia will be in The Witcher 4… it's just sounding like he won't be the main character.
]]>This might surprise you, but Fallout: London - the big Fallout 4 mod - is proving pretty popular among Fallout modders who aren’t part of Team FOLON. Some of the bigger New Vegas fans among them have even started bringing that game’s faction rep and disguise systems to Blighty.
]]>If you’ve run into a door you can’t get through while exploring the English capital in massive Fallout 4 mod Fallout: London, as anyone who’s played more than a few hours almost certainly has, you may well have unknowingly stumbled across a location used by a cut main quest line. The arc in question is a Fallout New Vegas-style Wild Card option, and it’s set to be deployed properly in a future update.
]]>There's now a premium, extended version of this podcast that you can get as a VG247 paid subscriber - check out our Support Us page for more info. Doing so helps ensure that we can keep making the show! But don't worry if that's not for you, the main show will always be free.
]]>Amazon's Fallout TV show has rightly earned about nine million plaudits since it came out, and the latest comes from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. During a call outlining the company's latest batch of financial numbers, we've learned the extent to which the show boosted the player counts of Fallout titles on Game Pass.
]]>Ever since I've been playing video games, I've been playing them on a pad. The lovable Xbox 360 pad. The brilliant PS4 pad. These days, the bulky and boisterous PS5 pad. I have never owned an arcade stick. This was not for lack of want - an arcade stick even today is a sign of gaming prestige as a Ferrari is for driving. Imagine my shock when earlier this year this all changed with the Vitrix Pro FS. In my late 20's, without kids nor mortgage, an ever-expanding waistline and ever-receding hairline, I am in theory the ideal market for such a product. It felt natural on my lap.
]]>FromSoftware has announced that Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon, has surpassed 3 million units sold, a fantastic milestone for a franchise that previously firmly existed in the ocean of niche video game franchises. The game is just under one year old by the time of this announcement, which certainly isn't bad pace for a new entry in a legacy IP.
]]>Ok, you remember that Aspects of the Crucible: Thorns incantation FromSoft showed off as part of the official images for Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree we got long before it came out. Yeah, the one that turns your Tarnished into a hedgehog, kinda? Well, someone's now beaten the entirety of the base game and the DLC using just that, in less than 13 hours.
]]>Everyone loves Radahn! Perhaps one of the most memorable bosses in Elden Ring is a fan favourite among players and far-flung spectators alike. But if you're still hungry for some time with FromSoftware's beloved horse rider you can spend an indefinate amount of time with the bloke in an unexpected game: League of Legends.
]]>Former NBA Street developers from EA have broken off from the video game giant to form their own studio and create a spiritual successor to the beloved basketball game. The game, titled The Run: Got Next, will be developed at the brand-new Play by Play Studios. The game itself is set to release in 2025 for Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
]]>Warning: Spoilers for The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone lie ahead.
]]>Heihachi Mishima, a major character who seemingly died at the end of Tekken 7, is back! He'll be making a return to Tekken 8 as part of the game's current DLC season pass, and releasing in Autumn of this year.
]]>Bad news everyone. If you've been looking to put yourself at the top of the list of most bizarrely difficult Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree boss kills, you're gonna have to do a lot to top what one streamer's just done to our good buddy Messmer.
]]>How do you end up working on The Witcher 4? Well, it turns out one member of the team ended up there due to some modding work they were doing in the free time they had around being a beetroot farmer. They're certainly not the only CD Projekt dev who got their industry start that way, either
]]>We've all be enjoying the inevitable array of challenge runs and unorthodox boss kills that've come out of Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree expansion since it arrived late last month, and the good news is that it doesn't look like things will be slowing down for a little bit yet. As of right now, for example, there's a streamer casually prepping to try and deliver what we assume would be the world's first no-hit run of it using a musical instrument.
]]>I should have been better. But I’m not, and here I am.
]]>Do you remember when Elden Ring was first announced? That beautiful moment back during E3 2019, when FromSoftware — at that point riding the high of Dark Souls' and Bloodborne's acclaim — presented a fresh spin on its signature hardcore fantasy RPG formula. It was like Dark Souls, but not quite. A new world, with a new spin. That moment before we were able to jump into this new adventure was truly special, and it's a feeling I'd quite like to experience again. And again, and again.
]]>Look, it's ok to feel sad about a proper Bloodborne PC port being a thing we may well never get, even if some folks who aren't Sony keep trying to do a thing. However, if you want to take that energy and channel it into something positive once you've learned a bit about modding, the creator of a cool Bloodborne-themed Elden Ring mod is looking for some help.
]]>Elden Ring loves its mysteries. Strange gods, forbidden unions, an unknown vow between brothers that changes the fate of the world. At the center of all this, and Elden Ring itself, is the biggest mystery and the game’s most important character: Marika. Despite her significance, she’s the only character you never really meet and who never speaks for herself. It’s a bizarre state of affairs, considering this goddess-queen forced an entire world to submit to her rule and created an entire new religion with herself at the center.
]]>Warning, spoilers for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree lie ahead.
]]>Warning, spoilers for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree lie ahead.
]]>Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion has gone a long way in making crafting and upgrading specific items significantly easier. That isn’t just thanks to common enemies dropping an abundance of Smithing Stones either, but with the addition of certain Bell Bearings, getting items such as String and Knot Resin without farming them is simpler than ever.
]]>Elden Ring has introduced its fair share of new bosses in the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, and FromSoftware has definitely gone above and beyond with some of the foes it has cooked up. Take Romina, Saint of the Bud for example. A humanoid saint with a scorpion’s stinger, centipede’s head, and butterflies wings; it’s safe to say Messmer has put this maiden through a lot.
]]>Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion has added plenty of new gear to the already gargantuan game, giving Tarnished the opportunity to destroy fan-favourite bosses all over again with completely new builds. One type of build that has proved fruitful throughout the DLC involves making yourself as tanky as possible, helped along by the Verdigris Discus Talisman.
]]>There's now a premium, extended version of this podcast that you can get as a VG247 paid subscriber - check out our Support Us page for more info. Doing so helps ensure that we can keep making the show! But don't worry if that's not for you, the main show will always be free.
]]>Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree has introduced a new map full of bosses to beat, dungeons to explore, and loot to find. Not just that, but FromSoftware has also added an abundance of new weapons and gear to the game so that you can beat new enemies in style. And if style is what you’re going for, you definitely want to give Wing Stance a whirl.
]]>Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion hasn’t just added a whole new area to explore, and bosses to beat, but also a dozen weapons to go about battering them to a pulp with. One weapon that stands out amongst the crowd but can take some time to get your hands on is the Fire Knight’s Greatsword.
]]>Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree has plenty of weapons for you to choose from, and if you’re a fan of Curved Swords such as the Shamshir or Eclipse Shotel, you’ll no doubt enjoy using the Falx. The weapon has minimal requirements, dishes out plenty of bleed, and can be grabbed as early as Shadow Keep.
]]>Warning, spoilers for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree lie ahead.
]]>Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion introduced plenty of new weapons to the game for Tarnished to experiment with, and while many stand out as being the latest overpowered weapon to fell foes with, others stand out for the unique way in which you get your hands on them. Namely, the Stone-Sheathed Sword and its counterparts, the Sword of Darkness and Sword of Light.
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