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Fans have believed this to be the case for a long time now.

For the longest time now, fans of Arkane Studios have believed that Deathloop takes place in the same universe as the Dishonored titles. Besides sharing some of that familiar Arkane gameplay style, the two feature a number of similarities. These range from certain environmental design elements to the fact that both games share some similar usable abilities like Shift and Blink, among others. A weapon in Deathloop, named the...

It's a big day for Xbox players and fans of Deathloop in general.

Today is September 20, which means it's time for Deathloop to be released on Xbox Series X|S alongside Game Pass. Sure enough, that's exactly what happened today. Alongside today's Xbox premiere is the release of the major "GOLDENLOOP" update for all platforms (PS5, Series X|S, and PC).

As a quick refresher, the GOLDENLOOP update includes a new weapon, a new ability, new enemy types, an extended...

A big content update drops for all platforms on the same date.

Bethesda passed along news today that Deathloop will make its way to the Xbox Series X|S on September 20. Not only that, but the Arkane developed game can also be played through Xbox Game Pass on the same date should you already have an active subscription or are looking to subscribe in the future.

September 20th will also be the date that the "GOLDENLOOP Update" is released to all platforms. It is...

Plus plenty of accessibility features have been added or tweaked.

An update for Deathloop was just released that adds in a new photo mode, adds in AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 support, and includes UI, HUD, and several accessibility options.

As announced just yesterday, Deathloop is the first of a handful of games confirmed to utilize AMD's new FSR 2.0 upscaling technology. The latest implementation of the upscaling tech promises to deliver better visual quality...

Besides Deathloop.

In June 2021, AMD launched the 1.0 release of what they call FidelityFX Super Resolution. This was kind of AMD's answer to Nvidia's DLSS technology, except it did not require the use of special hardware and could be used by graphics cards dating back several generations. FSR allows users to upscale an image to provide them with better performance while still looking kind of good.

FSR 1.0 isn't perfect, nor does it do as good a job as DLSS, but it did...

Valve has revealed the community-voted picks for the best games of 2021.

It's almost time for the Steam Winter Sale to come to an end. You have just two days remaining to save a lot of money on what can be described as a "metric buttload" of video games. This also means it's time to see who won in each category for the 2021 Steam Awards.

Remember that each category had titles that were selected by the Steam community in November 2021. You were able to vote on...

A complete list of all of the winners from TGAs.

The Game Awards 2021 were held this past Thursday. If you missed some or all of it, I can't blame you. The show, including pre-show, came near the four-hour mark. It featured a bunch of new trailers for games, TV shows, and movies. It included some musical performances that I largely zoned out on while they were going on. It also featured some awards here and there.

It also featured a lot of Geoff Keighley. One of the first...

Unless your favorite game was one of the several selected as a nominee.

Geoff Keighley just announced the list of nominees for The Game Awards 2021. It looks like Deathloop led the charge with nine nominations across a variety of categories.

Deathloop was featured in several categories this year, including: Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Score/Music, Best Audio Design, Best Action Game, and Game of the Year. It was also nominated for two...

It's a whole New World.

Valve just released their list of the top new games released on Steam for September 2021. In their brief blog entry announcing the new releases, they touch upon some of the hottest titles that players picked up this past month.

These titles cover a wide range of genres, as usual, and that means there's a little something for everyone. For instance, one of the biggest releases in September 2021 was from Amazon Games and the release of their new MMORPG,...

The first major update for the game addresses some of its biggest issues.

Bethesda and Arkane just released the first major update for Deathloop a short time ago today. This update is available now on the PC and PlayStation 5. They're calling it "Game Update 1" and it aims to improve several key areas of the gameplay as well as addressing some issues with camera smoothness. In addition, some changes were made to NPC behavior and several fixes for crashing issues were also...

It's better, but not perfect.

A new update for Deathloop on the PC just rolled out to everyone today. This update attempts to mitigate the widespread "stutter" issue that numerous people have complained about.

The patch notes specifically mention that this update addresses an issue concerning stutter as it relates to mouse-based camera movements. Arkane continues on to say that they are still looking into a separate issue that may also be the cause of stuttering...

Gee, I wonder what it could be.

The PC release of Deathloop has a lot going for it, but uh, it seems like it also has some glaring issues that need to be addressed. Right now, the game is getting slammed in user reviews because of a very obvious "stutter" that shows up quite frequently.

This stutter, judder, frame pacing issue, or whatever it is exactly is manifesting itself across most every hardware configuration. It seems to be most prominent when using a...

See if your PC can even run this at 1080P and 60FPS.

Bethesda just busted out the system requirements for 1080p/60FPS and the recommended specs for Ultra settings for the upcoming release of Deathloop. With the game's date of September 14 rapidly approaching, there isn't much time left to make sure your rig is up to the task. If it isn't, you can always pick up the game for the PlayStation 5 if you happen to be lucky enough to have snagged one of those already.

Before...

You want over 9 minutes of gameplay footage?

During today's PlayStation State of Play, Bethesda and Arkane showed off over 9 minutes of Death Loop gameplay. This title is still on track for it September 14, 2021 release on the PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam.

To go along with this new gameplay footage, Arkane released a detailed article highlighting some of the features and gameplay moments that you may have missed. They're calling it "7 Things You Don't Know About...

Will run for about 30 minutes.

Ready for another State of Play from PlayStation? It seems like a pretty good time for one when you consider Sony's voluntary absence from E3. On July 8 at 2PM (PT; 5PM ET), Sony will host a new State of Play stream that will focus on Deathloop, various indie titles, and third-party titles.

This new State of Play was announced by way of the PlayStation Blog. Deathloop fans will get a "nine-minute look at Deathloop's time-twisted world."...