When I first saw Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, I didn’t think too highly of it. I thought it looked cheap, like a nostalgia-needling cash-grab. I thought that it seemed cynical. In hindsight, perhaps I am the cynical one for thinking that way: as detailed in my earlier preview of the retro package, there’s a lot more to it than first meets the eye.
]]>Brawl Stars is a smash-hit sensation, and not just because it’s popular! This slick and fast-paced Battle Royale pits a huge roster of colorful characters against one another in a variety of different arenas and game types.
]]>Do you actually kinda dislike your friends? Well, the bad news is that the freshly released Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition doesn't facilitate the destruction of these bonds via a heated battle to claim the best time for the first level of Super Mario Bros quite as easily as it could, and as a lot of players were expecting.
]]>Once Human has been one the year’s more highly-anticipated survival games. After enjoying several successful beta tests, it coasted on a lot of enthusiasm from the community, which culminated with even more positive buzz from the Steam Next Fest demo, where more players got their hands on it.
]]>I’ve got to be honest. When Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition was announced, my response was sort of… a shrug. The package, as originally announced, didn’t speak to me very much at all. I’m the right age, the right target audience. I’m the sort of person who watches speedrunning marathons. But… I dunno. It just felt cheap, to my cynical mind.
]]>As expected, the hottest release in realistic military shooters right now, Gray Zone Warfare, has done quite well in such a short span of time. The tactical extraction shooter launched on Steam Early Access earlier today, and has quickly become Steam’s best-selling game.
]]>The extraction shooter subgenre continues to grow, with new and exciting releases appearing on the scene every few months. Usually, these games only exist in pre-release trailers and hyperbolic blurb about their level of ballistics simulation, but most never see the light of day.
]]>Deadpool & Wolverine looks fun enough, and at least The Fantastic Four appears to have a very specific pitch in mind to wow us come 2025, but can Marvel Studios fix its current lack of soap opera dynamics and high-stakes drama?
]]>Warzone Mobile is out now on Android and iOS, bringing the hugely popular Call of Duty battle royale spin-off to smartphones and tablets. The free-to-play FPS launched today, and offers new and existing COD players plenty of reasons to dive in.
]]>After what felt like months and months of limited testing, the long-awaited launch of Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile finally arrives this week all across the world. The battle royale game is the closest thing we have to the big-boy Warzone in the palm of our hands, but it offers surprisingly more than that.
]]>After about a year in limited testing, Activision has finally announced a public release date for Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile. The mobile off-shoot arrives March 21 worldwide, on iOS and Android.
]]>The next patch to arrive in Diablo 4’s third season, the disappointing Season of the Construct, might not make things better for players looking for a reason to log in. Well, unless you’re among the few who not only have the game’s rarest items, but who somehow also have too many for it to be an issue.
]]>“I can confidently say that in Breakout, we have the biggest change to how Legends will be played to date,” says John Larson, lead balance director for Apex Legends at a media summit where the studio is showing off its massive Season 20 overhaul. There’s an air of apprehension in the room; both media and devs know this is a big deal for one of the best free-to-play games out there – and a change that will set the path for the entire game’s ecosystem, moving forward.
]]>Hot on the heels of the Big Bang Event, Epic Games is this week releasing three brand new modes in Fortnite. Alongside the upcoming launch of Chapter 5 Season 1, Fortnite is also getting a Rocket League-style racing mode, a rhythm action mode inspired by Rock Band, and a free LEGO Fortnite mode.
]]>Season OG of Fortnite continues, but don't worry fans of Season 9 and X: previous ways to play Fortnite that will return in the v27.11 Nov 23 hotfix.
]]>Finding yourself on the losing end of most matches in Blade Ball? Then make sure you try out a new Blade Ball ability to power up your character and get ready for battle.
]]>Modern Warfare 3 has arrived, and with it, a new update to Ricochet Anti-Cheat, Activision's ever-evolving watcher. The team behind it has revealed some of the new tools being deployed on the backend, and a few delicious new additions to the ever-growing list of tricks the game can use to torment cheaters.
]]>Anime Ball is a Roblox game which mashes together two of the platform's most popular things. It combines anime, which countless experiences are based on, with the gameplay seen in the hugely popular Blade Ball. Players are dropped into an arena with a flying homing missile-style ball, that takes turns locking onto them. When the ball locks onto you, you have to block it with your sword. If you manage to block it, the speed of the ball increases - if you don't, you'll blow up.
]]>Party Animals is a popular multiplayer brawler that's available for Steam and Xbox Game Pass. Players choose from a selection of cute and cuddly characters, that they take into battle against other players online. A variety of creative stages are available to play on, from traditional arenas to more wild battlefields like the top of a moving plane.
]]>As part of Call of Duty: Next, Raven Software took the stage to reveal what's next for Call of Duty: Warzone. The latest iteration of the free-to-play battle royale mode arrives alongside Modern Warfare 3.
]]>Despite the recently released, underwhelming multiplayer trailer, Modern Warfare 3 remains one of the year's biggest games. Though its multiplayer mode is largely simialr to last year's Modern Warfare 2, developer Sledgehammer Games is making major changes that should please long-time players.
]]>Farlight 84 is a free-to-play game for PC and mobile that appears to borrow from one of the best in the business - Fortnite. Like that battle royale giant, you're dropped into a cartoonish map where you have to fight it out with dozens of other players, using a variety of weapons and vehicles until you're the last one standing. So far, so Fortnite.
]]>It's honestly a little endearing how hard Call of Duty's various studios continue to try and make its lore and characters matter. After the big reveal that Modern Warfare 3 would be bringing back classic villain Makarov - despite him not being anywhere in the story of the reboots, all bets were off.
]]>If you follow the discourse around Call of Duty from a certain segment of the player base, you'll no doubt have heard the cries about disbanding lobbies, which has over the years taken on a sort of mythical status that YouTubers and the most dedicated players always claim would make the experience better for everyone if it got removed.
]]>As promised, Call of Duty will allow players - for the first time ever - to bring forward content they own from one game into the next. In this case, anything you've unlocked or bought in Modern Warfare 2 will be available in Modern Warfare 3.
]]>Call of Duty continues to work out new ways to make the lives of cheaters miserable. The team behind the series' Ricochet Anti-Cheat has been experimenting with reducing cheaters' weapon damage significantly, making them feel delirious by creating enemies only they can see, turning real enemies invisible, and taking away their weapons.
]]>You have to feel for social media managers who now have to deal with game leaks. Before, big companies used to simply pretend they didn't happen, and only used their social media to propagate the official messages. These days, however, they're a little more willing to appear "hip"/"with it" and engage in the discourse.
]]>The FTC vs Microsoft trial intended to block the latter's planned acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard, has produced another nugget of privileged information. Today's find comes from a document provided by Sony that reveals just how important Call of Duty is to the PlayStation business, among many other secrets.
]]>Call of Duty made an appearance at the Summer Game Fest showcase, but not to debut the officially confirmed "premium" Call of Duty release for 2023, which is rumoured to be in development at Sledgehammer Games as a direct sequel to last year's game.
]]>Battlefield 2042 developer DICE announced this week, against all odds, that Season Five will not be the game's final season. The developer confirmed in a Tweet that there's going to be one more season, simply dubbed Season Six for now.
]]>While Dark and Darker is still in legal limbo, a sole creator is working on bringing the popular fantasy RPG to a new platform: Fortnite.
]]>The Attack on Titan x Fortnite update is coming soon, according to a new post on the official Fortnite website. A teaser trailer has also been released showing off the new features in game, if you'd like to see it all in motion.
]]>Capcom has acknowledged reports of a visual problem in the PS5 version of Resident Evil 4 Remake earlier, after players reported it shortly after the game went live. The issue simply causes flickering lights at the bottom of the screen, and seems to only be limited to PS5.
]]>Respawn Entertainment has announced the opening of its third studio, with the intentions of keeping battle-royale shooter, Apex Legends, running for another “10 to 15 years.”
]]>Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2 is well underway, which means players will be powering through the current battle pass. However, if you want to get through it kick, you'll want to make completing accolades your number one priority.
]]>Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2 is out, which means we've got a whole new map, quests, and weapons to mess around with. The most impactful addition on day one has been the Kinetic Blade, a powerful new melee weapon dropped into the battle royale.
]]>The next Fortnite season, or Fortnite Mega, is almost here! Bringing the battle royale to a futuristic Neo Tokyo, alongside Attack on Titan cosmetics and sweeping changes to the map. But for those who are eager to jump in day one, questions about the Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2 release date and Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2 release time.
]]>There’s a new teaser for the next Fortnite season, courtesy of an incredibly short video from the official Fortnite Twitter account.
]]>Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty and Naraka: Bladepoint are getting a little crossover with one another, with things kicking off in the latter game first.
]]>It looks like Fortnite could be getting a first-person mode, at least according to a recent leak ahead of the end of the current season.
]]>If you just can't get enough Apex Legends, there's some good news, as there's an official board game in the works.
]]>The biggest reveal of Sony's first State of Play livestream of the year was, of course, a deep dive into Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. As promised, we got a decent chunk of gameplay, alongside a broader explainer from the developer about how it all works.
]]>Valve has provided a schedule for all sales and Fests coming to Steam in 2023.
]]>Apex Legends has just hit a new all-time-high for concurrent players, beating its previous record by 100,000 players.
]]>Former Apex Legends and Titanfall developers have left their jobs and joined a new studio: Wildlight Entertainment. The developer has been “quietly working on a new IP for some time”, according to the official website.
]]>As a new season for Call of Duty: Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 arrives, I find myself re-living the same feelings I had with the 2019 game and its battle royale spin-off.
]]>In Warzone 2, driving your hatchback with three tires isn’t as bad as you might think. Turns it out not only makes you faster, it lets you pull off some pretty rad manoeuvres.
]]>The joint Steam player count for Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0 has dropped to an 87,000 24-hour peak, leaving a portion of the player base concerned for the game’s future as Season 2 quickly approaches.
]]>Fortnite School of the Llama quests are your ticket to even more Geralt items, from special Witcher-themed banners to emoticons, lobby music, and more.
]]>Warzone 2 is in a rough spot right now in the mind of the community. But with the release of Warzone season 2, many areas of frustration are being changed, tweaked, or entirely removed to get things back on track.
]]>Apex Legends Season 16 is on the way, bringing along with it a highly requested game mode, but no new character.
]]>Evil Dead: The Game has just received a brand new mode, Splatter Royale, and it's pretty much what you'd assume it is.
]]>DragonBall is coming back to Fortnite, with both the Kamehameha and Nimbus Cloud returning from the item vault alongside new skins for Gohan and Piccolo popping up in the store.
]]>If you’re one of the remaining survivors playing Fortnite on iOS, any V-Bucks you’ve bought over the years are now worthless, and can no longer be spent in-game.
]]>Looks like Naughty Dog might be finished with the Uncharted series.
]]>Fortnite and The Kid LAROI are partnering up for an in-game event. Taking place on The Kid LAROI Wild Dream Island, players will be able to attend a concert and an after party, featuring unreleased songs and the opportunity for Kid LAROI cosmetics.
]]>Fortnite is no stranger to wacky crossovers. So much so, that many of its new additions don’t feel all that strange any more. In fact, dropping from the Battle Bus and landing in Slappy Shores as Doom Slayer almost feels natural... to an extent.
]]>Welcome to VG247's Best Games Ever Podcast: Episode 35 - The best game that shouldn't be made into a TV show.
]]>Earlier this week, Final Fantasy 7: The First Soldier was shuttered. This left the last remaining players mourning the loss of their favourite battle royale, lamenting for the small but enraptured community around it, and grieving the friendships formed within it.
]]>Just before Christmas, Fortnite removed the Deku Smash ability (added as part of the My Hero Academia collaboration) for unknown reasons. It hasn’t returned, and definitely won’t be. To add to the removal of fun ways to kill enemies, the Shockwave Hammer is also currently disabled in Fortnite.
]]>Apex Legends players are set to have a magical start to their year, as the Spellbound Collection event is bringing back the Control limited time mode, as well as a full gambit of new cosmetics to unlock.
]]>The Deku Smash has suddenly been removed from Fortnite due to “an issue”, according to official Fortnite social media channels. This came only a few days following epilepsy concerns were raised against the attack, as well as swirling frustrations around its ability to one-shot enemy players.
]]>Fortnite Deku’s Smash is a new legendary weapon you can demolish the competition with in the battle royale – assuming you find it fast enough.
]]>The release date of the highly-anticipated Street Fighter 6 has been the subject of a lot of speculation, but it looks like we may finally be getting closer to an official announcement.
]]>As promised, FromSoftware rolled out the latest Elden Ring patch moments ago across all platforms. The new update is mainly geared towards PvP players.
]]>The Shockwave Hammer in Fortnite is a versatile new weapon introduced in Chapter 4 and one that can change the outcome of your battles when used the right way. Where to find the Shockwave Hammer is a bit up in the air, as much of it depends on luck.
]]>Tracking down dirt bike locations in Fortnite is more difficult than you might expect, as the battle royale’s new Chapter 4 vehicle doesn’t seem to show up in fixed spots.
]]>Fortnite Oathbound Chests are a new addition in the battle royale’s fourth chapter with some excellent treasures inside. Whether you’ll actually find an Oathbound Chest location is up to the whims of fate, though, as these new troves seem to spawn at random – and in limited numbers.
]]>Fortnite’s Chapter 4 kicked off this weekend, with plenty of new cosmetics and shiny features for everyone to ogle over. Namely, an Unreal Engine 5 upgrade arrived, alongside Doom Slayer, Geralt of Rivia, The Incredible Hulk, and… Mr Beast. Fair play, Epic.
]]>Fortnite Chapter 4 kicks off today with another refresh of its map, and the cinematic trailer paired with the launch shows we can expect to see characters like Geralt of Rivia, the Doomslayer, The Incredible Hulk, and uh, Mr. Beast joining soon.
]]>I never imagined I would be writing this when everyone first got word of a new Need for Speed game in development. Initially revealed in the summer of 2020 with a shot of two cars, said game would not get an official title until October of this year.
]]>Xbox Game Pass should take a lot of credit for thrusting games back into the conversation. For both Marvel's Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy, a late arrival on Game Pass managed to (partially) salvage their reputations, and reversed player sentiment on them, too. You could even argue that Halo Infinite is in the middle of its own redemption arc right now; a year after launch, and 343 Industries' troubled shooter is starting to see some wayward player numbers return.
]]>It's been a messy old week for Sony and Microsoft. After the UK Government published Xbox and PlayStation's full arguments over the Activision Blizzard acquisition case to a public domain, media types and players alike have been trawling the pages, sniffing out bytes of snark issued by both companies in an effort to make themselves look smaller than they actually are.
]]>If you’re even tangentially into Star Wars, you know the score by now: Andor is hot s**t. I mean that in the good way, not in the Bantha poodoo way. After Rise of Skywalker went to great pains to cure me of the disease that is my long-held Star Wars fanaticism, Andor is finally providing me with something exciting enough to reinvigorate my interest in this universe – and so naturally, my thoughts now turn to how what Andor presents could be plied in the world of video games.
]]>What do you call armor-piercing ammo that doesn't pierce armor? That's the question hot on the lips of the Call of Duty community right now as it comes to terms with a very strange update from the latest patch in Warzone 2.
]]>Warzone 2, as you may have assumed, is battling all manner of bugs in its opening weeks. This is normal, but a new discovery by one player pushes the boundaries of what’s possible in the game right now. We’re talking underwater Cargo Trucks. Makeshift submarines.
]]>Warzone 2 has been out and about for some time now, strutting its stuff out in public and getting everyone hot under the collar. For those entranced by the hottest battle royale out there right now, you may be wondering, what are the best guns in Warzone 2?
]]>Warzone 2 has been out for just over a week now, and while players are trying to figure out what the best guns are, or what loadouts put you a step above the rest, some have found a new toy that can both devastated full squads and themselves if they're not careful. The name of this new gadget? The bomb drone.
]]>Keep your eyes peeled while playing Warzone 2.0, as some players are finding themselves to be invisible.
]]>Bad news for those who hoped to avoid hardware-enhanced players in Warzone 2. The Cronus Zen — which allows owners to mod their equipment to provide unfair advantages — seems to work in Warzone 2.0 and Modern Warfare 2.
]]>Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 – and by extension, Modern Warfare 2 – has an excellent battle pass. One of the best I have seen over the last few years, ever since Fortnite popularised the monetisation method and we’ve seen the reward-based progression incentives proliferate across the industry. Unlike other battle passes that we’ve seen, there’s a huge amount of player control over what you unlock and when, meaning we all start getting different items at different times, and can prioritise certain items over others.
]]>Thanks to proximity chat in Warzone 2, players have started up their own in-game Uber service, carrying squads across Al Mazrah free of charge, granted they’ren ot shot on sight.
]]>Nope! You don’t need to buy Modern Warfare 2 to play Warzone 2. However, there are some major reasons why you would want to if you plan on going hard on the latest battle royale from Activision Blizzard.
]]>Al Mazrah is the shining jewel at the centre of Warzone 2.0’s release, a massive map filled with distinct points of interest and new geographical features that mix things up in a major way. So far, we’re loving it, but what does one of the genre’s best players think?
]]>With the launch of Warzone 2.0, players have been having trouble inviting their friends to the squad thanks to the social not working. As such, some are having issues inviting friends lobbies, which sucks for people out there trying to hang out with their buds.
]]>Warzone 2.0 has a new looting system, thanks to an expanded backpack feature that offers greater space and as such looting options when you manage to kill someone or come across something tasty lying around Al Mazrah. The question on some players’ minds — is it too complicated?
]]>Have you got home from work today eager to try Warzone 2.0 – the latest battle royale experiment from Call of Duty, Raven, Infinity Ward, and Activision? Have you been met with an infuriating pop-up when you've first tried to log in, telling you that you cannot play because your game client is 'waiting for datacenters'? Well, you're not the only one.
]]>Warzone 2.0 is out, which means the entire community is combing through the game, trying to figure out exactly what’s going on with all the intricacies present in this new entry. One finding has some players torn, however, as it appears you’ll not be able to unlock all the weapons just by playing the battle royale mode.
]]>Warzone 2.0 is launching today, but at what time exactly? We’ve got less than 24 hours until we'll be able to jump into a brand new era of Warzone. Whether you're in the US, UK, or Europe, you haven't got long to wait until Warzone 2.0 hits your system.
]]>PUBG has had the most financially successful year since 2019, according to a developer Krafton. The company announced 433.8 billion KRW (or $320.4 million USD) in revenue in Q3 2022, a staggering amount of money reflecting a 2% increase in revenue and 17% increase in profits quarter-over-quarter.
]]>Sonic Frontiers on Switch is quite the experience. On the most powerful hardware (PC, PS5, Series X) the Blue Blur’s latest outing is a perfectly pleasant-looking game. It has problems, but it’s not ugly. You wouldn’t walk past it with your eyebrows raised, mouth agog, staring like Sonic’s pants had fallen to his ankles. It’s just fine. On Switch, Sonic’s pants haven’t just fallen down; they’ve been mangled and haphazardly thrown back on the hedgehog. This is the same core experience, but it’s so pared back even Tiger Woods in his prime would struggle to birdie.
]]>The original Warzone will not be sunset, after all. Activision has confirmed that, with the impending launch of Warzone 2.0, the existing game will not be replaced. However, it will be going offline for a time to make room for Warzone 2.0.
]]>It's no secret that Call of Duty is one of the best-selling franchises of all time. The series, at the last official count, has sold well over 425 million units – meaning it's only really outpaced by the likes of Mario, Tetris and Pokemon in the great halls of all-time video game sales.
]]>Modern Warfare 2 launches worldwide tomorrow, or technically in a few hours in some parts of the world. The physical version of the game is available for sale at retailers, and some have already started shipping it out to customers.
]]>We're mere hours away from the big moment Call of Duty fans have been excitedly anticipating since the Modern Warfare 2 beta wrapped up last month. To celebrate the impending launch, Infinity Ward has outlined all the high-level changes made based on beta feedback.
]]>Modern Warfare 2’s campaign is full of interesting mechanics, and experimental missions, all presented using cutting-edge visuals, unappareled acoustics, and weapon animations that really do butter my biscuit.
]]>Tracking down Fortnite haunted furniture is key to completing one of the Fortnitemares 2022 quests and getting that sweet battle pass XP.
]]>Mario, Kirby, Zelda, Donkey Kong, Samus Aran, Bayonetta. The witch has made it to the upper echelons of the Nintendo elite with Bayonetta 3, and any doubt about her status as mascot character for the House of Mario has been dissolved in a cauldron, fizzing with demon blood, keratin, and rocket fuel. With the chant of an incantation and the click of a delicately gloved finger, Bayonetta 3 secures the Umbran Witch as a Nintendo icon – maybe even usurping some of the more… family-friendly… faces in the roster in the process. Bayonetta 3, Switch owners, is essential.
]]>One of the most impressive things about Gotham Knights is the number of unique suits and different colour variants it has for each of its four heroes. Most of these can be unlocked simply by playing the game, but the requirements (and grind) can vary.
]]>Apex Legends Season 15 Eclipse is almost here, and it’s bringing with it a bunch of new features that’ll have battle royale fans and collectors excited with the new Broken Moon map, Cosmetic stickers, non region locked gifting and a brand new cybernetic battle pass.
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