Remedy is slowly building up its Connected Universe with games like Alan Wake 2 and Control, but it still wants to make sure each game is enjoyable on its own.
]]>Epic Games has announced the next guest characters to officially arrive in Fortnite, and they both hail from Night City. Both Johnny Silverhand, and female V have joined the in-game shop.
]]>Epic Games clearly wants Fortnite to be everything and anything, and its newest gamemode appears to be a move into the competitive FPS space.
]]>Live service games might be struggling more than ever, but if you were to look at Fortnite and its recent accomplishment, you probably couldn't tell.
]]>Stalker 2 has made me look back and realize that maybe it was a mistake to make Epic Games' Unreal Engine 5 become an industry standard for the next decade.
]]>Remedy Entertainment - the developer behind the excellent Alan Wake 2 - recently held its Capital Markets Day for investors and financial media. Within this event, loads of juicy bits of info was revealed, including Control 2 being an action RPG, and the aforementioned Alan Wake 2 selling a whopping 1.8 million units!
]]>Today’s Xbox Partner Preview Showcase has shown off a few things, but most notably for horror fans, we finally got a better idea of what to expect from the upcoming Alan Wake 2 DLC, The Lake House.
]]>Do you like video games that have something to do with Xbox? Well, if so, you'll probably want to tune into the Xbox Partner Preview show that's taking place later today, October 17. The good news is that you can watch it right here.
]]>Disney and Epic Games are still working on their big ole metaverse together, but one thing you can't expect from it is Mickey Mouse running around with a gun.
]]>Epic Games is still working on its own mobile storefront, and whenever it does launch, it'll be continuing its free games program there too.
]]>You there. Have you got a minute? Did you stay up for September 24's State of Play broadcast from Playstation - the one that took place last night UK time? Well, Xbox has now let everyone know which of the games we saw at it are currently pencielled in to also be dropping on its platform, and if you'll just stop trying to walk through me, I can give you a quick roundup of the other big news from the show too.
]]>Alan Wake 2's highly-anticipated The Lake House DLC will be arriving in October on PS5, after a brief teaser trailer was showcased during today's State of Play (September 24).
]]>Earlier this year, the Olympics committee voted overwhelmingly to authorise the Olympic Esports Games in Saudi Arabia, to run for a whopping 12 years. It marked a massive milestone for the Olympics, which has recently tried to appeal more to younger generations. Esports is its Trojan horse for such a venture. Video games are a big part of younger people's lives, and if the Olympics can stake a claim in the competitive world of gaming, then perhaps it can get younger people to value sport's longest living event.
]]>Alan Wake 2 has one more piece of DLC due out this October, and working on the soundtrack has left the game's composer a bit moist.
]]>As though it's sensed that Space Marine 2 has dragged us back to the 360 era vibes-wise, Xbox has announced that , as part of what it's dubbed "an updated friends and followers experience", it's bringing back a traditional friend request system reminiscent of the one it had it had back in the day.
Yes, this means that you'll be able to learn even more clearly that that random you think you've formed a bond with doesn't want to be associated with you for more than the few hours they already have. It's ok, it's not you, it's them.
"We’re thrilled to announce the return of friend requests," the console maker wrote in a blog post about the coming change, "Now, you can easily send, accept, or delete friend requests, making it simpler to connect with others. Friends are now a two-way, invite-approved relationship, giving you more control and flexibility. Meanwhile, following someone remains a one-way connection, allowing you to stay updated with their shared content, whether it’s another player, club, or game."
]]>Remedy’s done a thing. The studio has just announced it’s put together a partnership with Annapurna Interactive - you know, the folks who published that cat game and a bunch of other acclaimed indies - to help bankroll Control 2. As part of the deal, Annapurna’s getting the rights to bring Alan Wake and Control to TV and film screens.
]]>Epic Games has been giving away free games every week for years now, which has apparently been going well - but the store's exclusives haven't done so well.
]]>It looks like Marvel is going all in on Doom, as at D23 it was revealed that Fortnite's next season will be all about the comic book villain.
]]>It's happened. Hell's frozen over. There's a new Fortniteadd-on that — aside from the most annoying people on social media — we can all universally agree is more weird in a bad way than it is weird in a good way. If fact, the thing that arriving is downright bad. It's the Tesla Cybertruck.
]]>Earlier this summer, I had the chance to play Black Myth Wukong, a highly-anticipated indie action game from China that has impressed everyone since its first reveal, and been teasing us all with its unique – and gorgeous – gameplay since 2020.
]]>The release of Zenless Zone Zero means that more people than ever will be turning their attention to HoYoPlay, the combined launcher for all of HoYoverse's games on PC. HoYoPlay was initially introduced at the end of May and is being slowly phased in to replace the previous separate launchers for each game. It also marks the seeming end of HoYo's partnership with Epic — who included HoYo's last three PC releases on their storefront as an alternative means of getting into the games — which makes sense now that HoYoverse have come up with an in-house alternative. Indeed, ZZZ is the first game from the company to require HoYoPlay at launch on PC.
]]>Right, so having been played at every sporting event known to man and put out some undeniably incredible thrash bangers back in the day, Metallica are now doing what everything that exists in our world must - pop up in Fortnite, via an update that launches today, June 13.
]]>Alan Wake 2 is one of 2023’s most acclaimed games. As fans of Remedy know, however, the studio is never done with a game after its release. Last year, we learned that the psychological horror action game would be getting some extra content.
]]>Hello there. As you'll know if you haven't been living under a rock, it's that time of year when all of the showcases descend upon us. Summer Game Fest is a big part of that, and you can watch today's big main stream of it right here.
]]>Sure, the base version of Helldivers 2 has plenty of cool tech and gear to strap yourself up with before you head into battle or deploy via stratagems. Though, I doubt any soldier of Super Earth would turn down a suit of the Fallout series' T-60 power armour, which is where a new mod comes in.
]]>Fortnite has long been easily playable on iOS, but Epic has confirmed it'll finally be returning to Apple devices in the second half of 2025.
]]>It's been a big few months for Fallout, mainly thanks to that little TV show you might have heard about, but also some updates to Fallout 4 that've, er, garnered a pretty mixed reaction. Now, though, the series has really made it into the mainstream - starting today, some stuff from it's in Fortnite.
]]>Fortnite will soon turn into a Wasteland with an upcomingFallout crossover event.
]]>Yet another video game developer has been hit by layoffs. This time it's the Dauntless and Fae Farm developer Phoenix Labs, which posted its announcement regarding restructuring on LinkedIn late last night.
]]>Ever since Bethesda took a certain little-known isometric RPG for neckbeards and turned it into a huge mainstream phenomenon (thank you Bethesda), the Fallout brand has done Big Business. And so it has been roped into numerous cross-promotional schemes over the years, lending its iconic branding to all sorts of pointless adornments you can get for other games.
]]>Remedy Entertainment - creators of Alan Wake 2 and Control - has announced the cancellation of Codename Kestral. This early-in-development premium multiplayer title has been in the works for a little bit, but has seemingly been thrown to the wind in favour of focusing more on established IP.
]]>Star Wars Day is here, and May 4th brings plenty of fun things going on in games, discounts to be had, shows to stream, and plenty more.
]]>That Sonic the Hedgehog Fall Guys clone has leaked, and somehow, it actually looks like it might not be half bad.
]]>Fortnite, the battle royale shooter that has only been third-person for its entire existence, will be introducing a first-person perspective later this year.
]]>Good news chug-juggers! A new cinematic teaser trailer for Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2 has been released online, giving us a taste of what to expect from the near-future of Epic Game's titanic battle royale. With the teaser's release, we know that a more comprehensive trailer will be coming tomorrow.
]]>The player's choice nominees for the BAFTA game awards have been announced, and feature a wall-to-wall roster of absolute bangers for the public to pick a champion from. As the last major video game awards show for 2023 heavy-hitters, this could be the last chance for some of these games to take home a trophy come April.
]]>In a devastating turn of events for those who’ve been hoping to play Pentiment at the absolute max performance settings possible, the game currently runs at 120 FPS on PlayStation, but only 60 on Xbox, thanks to a bug that should be solved soon.
]]>Fortnite looks like it's getting another collaboration with a classic animated series, this time Avatar: The Last Airbender.
]]>Infinity Blade, one of the most impressive iOS games of its time and long delisted, is back for the first time in years, even if it isn't official.
]]>Speedruns are typically about playing a game as fast as you can, but one Alan Wake 2 runner decided that a dance number is more important for their run.
]]>The Best Games Ever podcast is a game show where three regular panellists have to find the best game in a weirdly specific category such as "Best game with a named horse", or "Best game with a terrible British accent". They have to pitch their pick to our host, Jim, who then decides the winner. But there's a lot of office politics, backstabbing, and meta-gaming going on which makes this mild-mannered panel game fraught with real danger.
]]>Alan Wake 2, a sequel to a game many thought would never get one, is apparently Remedy Entertainment's fastest selling game so far.
]]>Following a bad day to be on Twitter if you’re not a fan of arguing with people about video game boxes, Xbox’s Phil Spencer has revealed that the console maker does plan on addressing the elephant in its room…via an update that you’ll have to wait until next week for.
]]>A new Alan Wake 2 update is hearing, fixing several issues, and adding in a couple of new features.
]]>Cliff "CliffyB" Bleszinski, former lead designer of the Gears of War series, thinks Microsoft would be "smart" to have him consult on the series, even though he's ready to move on.
]]>Things just never get un-spooky for poor Alan Wake, who’s now set to arrive in Dead By Daylight on January 30 as the game’s latest crossover survivor, following all that fun he had in Alan Wake 2 late last year.
]]>On the surface, Alan Wake 2 presents as a narrative about metanarratives. Its American Pacific Northwest setting more than pays homage to the works of David Lynch, and the way it plays with that particular brand of horror shows a true understanding of why its inspirations work in the first place.
]]>The LEGO Fortnite Frost Roller is a necessary evil, a total nuisance of a monster whose Frost Shell plays a key role in one very handy crafting recipe. The Frost Roller only lives in one place, and, as you can probably guess from the name, it’s the Frostlands.
]]>How to make a balloon in LEGO Fortnite looks straightforward on the surface, but there’s some behind-the-scenes work you need to do before the necessary tools become available. Crafting balloons as soon as you can is a good idea, though. Balloon travel is one of the best ways to get around fast in Lego Fortnite and find a good vantage point to survey the world around you.
]]>Finding LEGO Fortnite malachite involves a lot of prep work and stockpiling a few important resources before setting off. The trouble is worth it, though. Malachite is one of the most important late-game materials you can find, as you need it for crafting strong charms that keep you alive in tough conditions.
]]>Rebel Moon director Zack Snyder is apparently quite up for directing a Fortnite movie, though that doesn't mean one is in the works.
]]>Actor James McCaffrey, who provided the voice of Max Payne and more recently Alex Casey in Alan Wake 2, has died at the age of 65.
]]>What is our GOTY? Well, because the question is so subjective, we don't really like to just pick one. What we prefer to do instead is have one for each of our staff, so we can celebrate more of the year's most deserving games over the holiday season. And in a banner year for GOTY candidates such as this, even just whittling it down to a list of eight proved to be an agonising process.
]]>LEGO Fortnite is a survival-crafting game that combines the Fortnite map with LEGO crafting bricks. You’ll wind up exploring far and wide while also building a village (or five) out of LEGO bricks, and attracting as many new villagers as possible.
]]>LEGO Fortnite is one interesting crossover. Across a vibrant, Fortnite-esque map, you’re tasked with building bustling villages made of LEGO bricks and forging your own adventure. There’s caves, animals, and everything you’d expect from a survival-crafting game with blockiness akin to Minecraft.
]]>How to get a glider in LEGO Fortnite is something that looks straightforward on the surface, but involves a fair bit of effort and work. Crafting all the necessary materials and upgrading your tools is worth the effort, though. The Lego Fortniet glider is one of the most useful pieces of equipment you can build.
]]>How to unlock the LEGO Fortnite metal smelter is something the game hides pretty well. While some recipes seem to unlock at random when you increase your account level, others are tied to your village level or even other recipes you craft.
]]>LEGO Fortnite is a new crossover game mode themed around survival, and as such, learning and making new recipes forms a huge part of the gameplay. Unlocking better recipes as you advance into more difficult and dangerous terrain can quite literally make-or-break your exploration attempts.
]]>LEGO Fortnite is a spin-off survival mode within a game best known for its battle royale, so you really shouldn't be surprised if you have to get your hands dirty once in a while. But setting up a homestead garden to grow your own crops sounds like a lovely way to relax in a game that'll often see you running frantically from a pack of wolves, right?
]]>LEGO Fortnite is a survival mode spin-off contained within Fortnite itself, styled with (as you've probably already guessed) LEGO bricks rather than the usual cartoony style. As a survival game, settlement building is naturally a big part of what you'll be doing in LEGO Fortnite, and one of the first things you're prompted to do is establish a village where your character can make their home base.
]]>LEGO Fortnite is the crossover I didn’t quite expect to see, but it works brilliantly in this survival-crafting spin-off from Epic Games. Bearing a lot of similarities to Minecraft, this game has you and friends setting up a bustling village in the middle of a Fortnite map, albeit made from LEGO bricks and so forth.
]]>is a survival-crafting game that blends the goofy, childlike fun of LEGO with the chaos and style of Fortnite. It’s a lot like Minecraft, offering the ability to build whatever base you want using LEGO bricks and the assortment of LEGO-shaped resources you find across your world.
]]>LEGO Fortnite is the survival-crafting spin-off that allows players to venture into a Fortnite-style world, but instead of battling for a Victory Royale, you and your friends will be having a much more relaxing time building a village teeming with life.
]]>LEGO Fortnite has proven very popular during its brief lifespan so far, but an apparent stealth bug fix that’s recently been deployed in it has earned the ire of some players, who claim it’ll make survival mode less fun.
]]>How to get copper in LEGO FortniteLego Fortnite is a bit tedious at first, but you'll need plenty of it as you progress further in your survival adventure. Copper and copper bars in Lego Fortnite are vital parts of high-level crafting recipes, and as you'd probably expect from important items like that, acquiring them is a process in itself, one that involves spelunking, not burning alive, and creating a network of supplies to keep yourself going.
]]>Finding LEGO Fortnite brightcore is a bit of a challenge, one that Fortnite is happy to let you just stumble around and figure out on your own. Brightcore springs up in secluded caves, but only in one region, and you need a bit of prep work to make it in and out alive. Brightcore is worth the effort, though. You need it for several high-level crafting recipes.
]]>Surviving in the harsh world of LEGO Fortnite for long enough to build your dream village isn't easy. You have to contend with vicious animals, evil enemies, and deadly temperatures at both ends of the spectrum.
]]>Where to find the LEGO Fortnite desert biome seems like it should be an easy question. Deserts are full of sand, few things grow there, and you burn up and die if you spend too long in one.
]]>As you go about building your homestead in LEGO Fortnite, you’ll find that plenty of villagers who pass by will come and say hello. Provided that your base is warm and has enough beds to house people, some villagers might even ask to move in and help you out.
]]>LEGO Fortnite is an open-world survival and crafting game that you can enjoy alongside up to seven friends in multiplayer. But even if you're playing solo, you don't have to go it alone, thanks to the option to recruit NPC villagers to join your settlement.
]]>LEGO Fortnite feels a lot like Minecraft had an Unreal Engine facelift, but it’s great fun exploring your world, upgrading your village, and turning your measly plot of land into an attractive tourist hotspot. As you advance with the game and level up your village, you’ll unlock new recipes and structures to build, with some eventually requiring Silk Thread.
]]>Blast Powder is LEGO Fortnite’s answer to Minecraft’s redstone, being a resource used for making things explode or for giving them the power required to function. It’s not too difficult to find either, but finding it in abundance can be troublesome, so you’ll want to keep an eye out for it wherever possible.
]]>If you’re hoping to find resources such as Marble and Knotroot in LEGO Fortnite, you’ll need to explore all the biomes on offer in search of caves. Caves, while full of pesky enemies, are also full of resources that are vital to keeping your village bustling and acquiring new upgrades.
]]>The world of LEGO Fortnite is a dangerous place. Between the packs of roaming wolves, enemy adventurers and night-time plague of skeletons, it’s very easy to get one-shotted if you wander into a high level area without armor.
]]>LEGO Fortnite went live last week and has proven very popular, with players already having a couple of tweaks and improvements they’d like to see made to it, one of which centres around having a fistfight with your early creations.
]]>You can find Rough Amber in the Desert biome of LEGO Fortnite and process it into Cut Amber using a Gem Cutter.
]]>Flexwood can be collected from the Dry Valley desert region of LEGO Fortnite by chopping down Cacti with a Level 3 “Rare” Forest Axe, by crushing Cacti with a boulder, or by blowing Cacti up with dynamite.
]]>Rough Ruby is found inside desert caves in the Dry Valley area of LEGO Fortnite. It’s a rare resource which, when refined into Cut Ruby, is used to create powerful charms that imbue your character with strong buffs and bonuses.
]]>Obsidian is a rare resource in LEGO Fortnite that is found inside caves in the Dry Valley region of your game world.
]]>It seems like Alan Wake is up to his ole reality shifting tricks again, as the real band that Alan Wake 2's fictional band is performed by is finding worldwide success, as the fictional band.
]]>LEGO Fortnite players are going wild for airships. After all, who'd want to climb a mountain or run for ages to a cave when you can just fly there? It seems that same spirit of creativity that ran amok among Zelda engineers in Tears of the Kingdom is having a second wind.
]]>You can't use instrument controllers in Fortnite Festival just yet, but Epic Games says adding functionality is a "priority."
]]>A key part of any survival game is gradually building up a storeroom full of the best equipment, so, to take your adventure to new heights, here is how to upgrade your tools in LEGO Fortnite!
]]>Marble in LEGO Fortnite has many uses in both building construction and item crafting.
]]>Knotroot is a very important, advanced resource in LEGO Fortnite which lets you build stronger tools, more powerful items and push your village to new heights.
]]>LEGO Fortnite may be a survival game mode that's quite different from the battle royale we know and love, but just like more familiar forms of Fortnite, it's better with friends.
]]>A new game experience is coming to Fortnite, this time featuring some of that high octane football you know and love from Rocket League. You can jump in and play Rocket Racing inside Fortnite starting tomorrow, December 9 2023.
]]>In LEGO Fortnite you explored a varied landscape of different biomes, collecting resources, making friends and crafting structures to create your own thriving village.
]]>Wooden planks are a fundamental resource in LEGO Fortnite. They’re not just the building blocks that prop up your buildings, but are vital for crafting useful equipment as well.
]]>Cord is an important material in LEGO Fortnite that is used to craft shields, structures and other items.
]]>Shell is an interesting resource in LEGO Fortnite, being used in items like the health charm and other defensive equipment as well as construction.
]]>One of the key survival features of LEGO Fortnite is temperature. When the chilly winds bite and the needle on the thermometer drops, the temperature can get dangerously cold very quickly.
]]>Ever seen a sparkling rainbow fairy while you’re exploring in LEGO Fortnite? Well, if you chase after them there’s a brilliant reward waiting at the end of the race.
]]>LEGO Fortnite is definitely not a crossover that I expected to see this year, but it’s one that myself and plenty of others have welcomed with open arms. In this survival-crafting game, the world of Fortnite is given a LEGO brick makeover while you and your friends strive to create a bustling town.
]]>LEGO Fortnite is the latest game mode to take Epic Games’ battle royale by storm. As a survival-crafting game, you’ll find it bears plenty of similarities to Minecraft as you attempt to forge your own town and convince folk to move in.
]]>LEGO Fortnite is a brand-new game mode added to Epic Games’ battle royale, and in this survival-crafting spin-off, you’ll be adventuring around as a blocky, LEGO character who’s attempting to start their own town. It comes as no surprise that this game bears a lot of similarities to Minecraft in its mobs and systems, but it’s shaping up to be pretty good fun so far.
]]>LEGO Fortnite is a game mode with an interesting premise: what if Fortnite, but actually Minecraft, and made of LEGO? It's a busy concept on the surface, but the key points to know are that this is a survival/crafting mode with shades of Valheim and other games of that ilk.
]]>LEGO Fortnite is a bit of a bizarre mash-up, but one that I am surprised we didn’t see sooner. In this blocky, survival-based take on the battle royale, players will be farming, crafting, and exploring as they head on this adventure.
]]>LEGO Fortnite is certainly a weird collision between worlds. In this survival-crafting game, you’ll be scouring luscious Fortnite maps for resources, meeting LEGO brick friends and creatures along the way. You’ll soon enough go about building your own village, and later, town, as you try to stay alive, complete quests, and attract more townsfolk.
]]>There are loads of different uses for cooking in LEGO Fortnite: healing, hunger and giving stat boosts to your character.
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