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After a 90% discount, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has more players than the past few CoD games combined on Steam18:14 2019's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare reboot was responsible for kickstarting a new era for the long-running military FPS franchise with a notable single-player campaign and strong multiplayer offerings. Soon after, the series' second attempt at battle royales, Warzone , became an overnight sensation. Now, the Call of Duty juggernaut from the 2010s wants its crown back. Read more After all that furore over Nvidia's AI-powered DLSS 5 makeover of Resident Evil Requiem, Capcom promises gen-AI assets won't be17:39 We've seen a slew of comapnies clarify their stance on generative AI over the past few months, and now it's Capcom's turn to outline its boundaries with the tech. Read more As Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss rushes to fix pressing issues, players are asking for updates to the time-gated dragon16:28 After a massive but divisive launch last week, Crimson Desert is the talk of the town. From its use of gen-AI that supposedly was "unintentionally included in the final release" to talk from anonymous sources that point to an unfocused creative vision , much of the buzz around the game is wary. That said, the title is a financial success with over 2 million copies sold already and a notable amoun… Google's Gemini will make its way into Dragon Quest X to power a "Chatty Slimey" AI companion, Square Enix has announced15:54 If you're still recovering from last week's DLSS 5 nightmare and Crimson Desert's gen-AI fiasco , we're sorry to re-open old wounds by telling you that Square Enix has announced it's teaming up with Google to put Gemini AI into Dragon Quest X . Read more Peter Molyneux's Masters of Albion looks to have everything I love about those Bullfrog and Lionhead classics, but the sceptici15:19 Few developers can - even after all this time - get you quite so swept up in their enthusiasm as Peter Molyneux. It's an enthusiasm that has, famously, got him into trouble in the past, when passion and promise have failed to meet reality by quite some margin - with players often caught in fallout . So it's hard not to be sceptical when it comes to 22 Cans and Molyneux's latest project, Masters o… Microsoft announces Xbox Partner Preview for this week, with Ryu Ga Gotoku's Stranger Than Heaven finally making a showing15:19 Microsoft has announced its next Xbox Partner Preview showcase will take place later this week, and focus on third-party games from the likes of Sega and GSC Game World . Read more After a very fun, but very frustrating, first weekend, Bungie is considering tweaking Marathon's Cryo Archive14:10 Marathon has concluded its first weekend of Cryo Archive , thrusting its player base (and all their good gear) into a challenging new map to explore and conquer. With new activities comes new feedback, and Marathon's game director has acknowledged a few key requests that are up for discussion internally. Read more Dragon's Dogma 2 celebrates second anniversary with "special celebratory artwork" and a custom controller, as fans ponder: are13:01 Dragon's Dogma 2 was a very special RPG even if some its bones could've used more work and the New Game Plus loop span its wheels without extra end-game content to give it juice. Still, like the original , it gained a dedicated following, so it's not surprising to read two years later folks asking for a Dark Arisen -like DLC. Now, Capcom has celebrated its second anniversary, but we're left with … Younger fans are finding it hard to connect with Final Fantasy because of long "release intervals", says FF14 director13:01 A common conversation in recent years, especially among the old guard, has been how legacy video game franchises are struggling to get younger players to care in the long run. Even some of the developers behind renowned series are starting to worry, and the latest to chime in is Final Fantasy 14 's Naoki "Yoshi-P" Yoshida, who is "sorry to say" that many incoming players to the esteemed RPG serie… As controversy swamps Tekken 8 and Street Fighter 6, Guilty Gear Strive just announced a massive new update23.března Arc System Works has announced a flashy major update for its long-running fighting game Guilty Gear Strive, overhauling the game and adding a new selection of characters. All the while, Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8 seem to be struggling, courtesy of recent patches. Read more Today's hefty Crimson Desert patch includes "beginning of improvements" to keyboard and mouse controls, plus much more23.března Pearl Abyss has detailed a rather chunky patch for Crimson Desert, after its launch last week was marred by multiple issues and AI controversies. Read more Thanks to EU consumer law, Nintendo is updating the Switch 2 design to enable European players to replace the battery22.března Nintendo is set to launch a new Switch 2 model in Europe that will allow owners to replace the battery. Read more New report claims Crimson Desert's development was plagued by "a hodgepodge of features crammed together" and leaders who "don'22.března Two Pearl Abyss developers have claimed Crimson Desert was developed in a troubled environment, characterised by an inverted management hierarchy and leaders who "don't acknowledge anyone who doesn't share their exact mindset". Read more Slay the Spire 2 reminds us that this week's patch "was the first of many to come over the next 1-2 years"22.března The first major balance patch for Slay the Spire 2 dropped just two days ago (Friday 20th March), but developer Mega Crit has already had to address the feedback to the recent beta patch, reminding us that this beta balance pass "was the first of many to come over the next one-two years". Read more Minecraft World, a theme park with the world's first-ever Minecraft rollercoaster, to open in the UK next year22.března Minecraft World, a new £50 million theme park based on Mojang's seminal sandbox world, will open at London's Chessington World of Adventures next year. Read more |