Baby steps for the multi-billion dollar company.
Next week, the Epic Games Store will get a feature that has long been in development for the storefront. No, it's not a shopping cart. No, it's not user reviews, support forums, the ability to gift games, a newsfeed, Linus and MacOS support, or even local streaming. Nope, it's achievements.
Epic announced, via their blog, that they are about to rollout the first go at the Epic Achievements system. This system will be released...
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Epic Games Store Takes One Step Closer to Steam Parity Next Week
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- Published: 10-04-2021, 04:43 PM
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Epic Games Store Takes One Step Closer to Steam Parity Next Week
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Amazon Games Cracking Down on New World AFK Abusers
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Amazon Games Cracking Down on New World AFK Abusers
An anti-AFK system is being implemented to reduce the strain on servers.
On Sunday, New World from Amazon Games surpassed 913,000 concurrent players. The new MMO has been going quite strong ever since its release on Tuesday of last week. However, the servers are still suffering a bit.
Since release, Amazon has taken some great strides to try to reduce the player queue times around the world. They have added a lot of additional servers. They have also increased the server... -
Elden Ring in Final Stages of Development
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Elden Ring in Final Stages of Development
FromSoftware continues to keep relatively quiet about the game.
In speaking with Famitsu during the Tokyo Game Show, Elden Ring producer Yasuhiro Kitao remarked that the game is in the "final stages of development." He continues on to say that development is "moving forward quietly" towards the game's planned January 21, 2022 release date.
A rough translation of Kitao's remarks were shared through the Elden Ring subreddit. We learn that Elden Ring will... -
Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier - New Gameplay Trailer
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Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier - New Gameplay Trailer
Remember, this is the battle royale mobile game.
Square Enix showed off some new gameplay footage this past weekend during their Tokyo Game Show presentation. The company showed off a new trailer along with a look at the game's fifth combat style: Ninja.
The new Ninja style joins the likes of the Warrior, Sorcerer, Monk, and Ranger. The Ninja is highly mobile and comes with a double jump ability. You can throw shuriken stars while stealthily ambushing enemies.
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Valve Cancels Ticket Sales for The International 2021
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Valve Cancels Ticket Sales for The International 2021
Blame the rising Covid rates for this one.
This weekend, Valve announced that they are suspending sales of tickets for The International 2021 Dota 2 tournament. The reason, as cited in a new blog post, is due to the rising Covid rates in Romania.
Back in July, Valve announced that The International 2021 would be held in Bucharest, Romania. This was the second venue announced for the tournament, with the first choice being Stockholm, Sweden. At the time, the Swedish Sports... -
What is Your Favorite Candy?
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- Published: 10-03-2021, 02:53 PM
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What is Your Favorite Candy?
6Peanut Butter Cups16.67%1Snickers0%0Starburst16.67%1Skittles33.33%2Kit Kat0%0Butterfinger0%0Twix16.67%1Candy Corn0%0M&Ms16.67%1Other (Leave a comment below)50.00%3The poll is expired.
A little something different for Spooktober.
It's October and you know what that means: Scary costumes, frights, chills, creepy games, spooky movies, and yes, lots of candy.
Despite this being a gaming focused site, let's mix up this month's poll, shall we? Instead of doing the obvious question of asking what your favorite scary game is, let's find out what your favorite Halloween candy might be. Now, there are a LOT of options out there. I'm just going to list some of... -
Rumor: Konami is Reviving Metal Gear, Castlevania, and Silent Hill
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Rumor: Konami is Reviving Metal Gear, Castlevania, and Silent Hill
Let's just hope these end up better than eFootball.
A number of different sources have reported on a new rumor that Konami is working to revive some of their biggest franchises. These franchises include Metal Gear, Castlevania, and Silent Hill.
There have been tons of rumors over the past however many months now that Silent Hill was coming back, or there was some Metal Gear game coming, and so on. Those rumors were typically based off of speculation and usually only from... -
FIFA 22 is Now Available
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- Published: 10-01-2021, 03:41 PM
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FIFA 22 is Now Available
In case you wanted a soccer game that isn't super broken in 2021.
EA Sports FIFA 22 is now available for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Stadia, Steam, and Origin. Just as is the case with this year's Madden NFL 22 release, FIFA 22 only features a bunch of next-gen exclusive features not available on the previous generation of consoles nor the PC releases.
Even with that said, this is still probably the better of the two soccer games that came... -
Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin Brings Forth Chaos in March 2022
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- Published: 10-01-2021, 02:45 PM
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Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin Brings Forth Chaos in March 2022
CHAOS!
Square Enix showed off some more of Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin earlier today during the Tokyo Game Show. If you thought that the first trailer was something, you're going to be in for an absolute treat with what we have to show today.
First up, Square Enix announced that Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin is going to launch on March 18, 2022 on the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC exclusively on the Epic Games... -
Bloober is Working on New Layers of Fear Game Using Unreal Engine 5
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- Published: 10-01-2021, 02:00 PM
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Bloober is Working on New Layers of Fear Game Using Unreal Engine 5
A sneak peak was offered. Nothing more, nothing less.
Bloober Team just shared the first ever sneak peak at a new Layers of Fear game that the team is working on. It might be called Layers of Fear 3 or it might not. It's not clear yet. A new teaser trailer went live a short time ago today and showed off this new project running on Unreal Engine 5.
The first Layers of Fear came out in 2016 and was a pretty good psychological horror title. Then there was some DLC for the... -
Steam Next Fest October Edition is Live
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Steam Next Fest October Edition is Live
Seven days and hundreds of demos.
It's October 1st, which means a few things. One, it's officially spooky season. Two, Christmas displays have been in stores for almost a month now. Three, it's the start of the big release season for video games (if you ignore early 2022). Four, it's the start of the latest Steam Next Fest.
It's that last one that we'll be talking about today.
That's right, the latest Steam Next Fest is officially underway. From now through... -
The Game Awards 2021 Date Announced
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The Game Awards 2021 Date Announced
Don't worry if you can't attend, it will be streamed on 40 different platforms.
The Keighley's, or as they're more commonly known, The Game Awards, now has a set date. The Game Awards 2021 will air on December 9, 2021 and will be held in-person at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. For those who aren't invited to the event, you'll still be able to watch it on one of 40 different streaming platforms.
For those that are invited to attend, there will be increased health... -
Rosario Dawson Joins Dying Light 2 Cast
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Rosario Dawson Joins Dying Light 2 Cast
The famous Hollywood actress will play Lawan.
Today, Techland revealed the fourth episode of Dying 2 Know, their series showcasing a lot of behind the scenes insight into the upcoming Dying Light 2 Stay Human. When the new episode of Dying 2 Know was announced a week ago, we were informed that there would be a special guest. Well, I guess we now know who that was.
This fourth episode of Dying 2 Know wasn't just about Rosario Dawson though. It also shared some more insight... -
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer Focuses on PC Features
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- Published: 09-30-2021, 06:14 PM
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Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer Focuses on PC Features
8K resolution support? Take THAT console plebs!
Eidos-Montreal and Square Enix released a new trailer today for the upcoming PC release of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. Sure, this game is coming to consoles as well, but that's not what we're here to talk about right now.
Instead, we're going to focus on some of the PC only features that those of you with the hardware to support it will get to experience when Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy releases on October 26.... -
Monster Hunter Rise is Coming to PC in 2022
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Monster Hunter Rise is Coming to PC in 2022
The Switch exclusive is getting a glow up.
Capcom announced today that Monster Hunter Rise will be released on the PC on January 12, 2022. There will be a demo for this once exclusive Switch title hitting the PC on October 13, 2021.
Hi, Zips here. I'm going to break this fourth wall for a moment and say that I'm eating dinner right now. Because of that, I'm not about to type out this press release in my own words for a news post. I'm just going to copy and paste the press release below along with the new media. Enjoy. ...
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