Elden Ring has buffed the big boy with the little horse again

HomeNewsElden Ring Elden Ring has buffed the big boy with the little horse againA bugged patch had over-nerfed Starscourge Radahn A bugged patch had over-nerfed Starscourge Radahn Image credit:Bandai Namco Image credit:Bandai Namco A newElden Ringpatch has restored some power to Starscourge Radahn, a boss so delightful he has a whole festival celebrating him. A previous patch in mid-March made Radahn a pushover, see, and apparently that’s partially because a “bug” caused the intended nerfs to go too far....

April 5, 2022 · 4 min · 784 words · Jacqueline Hutchinson

Filming is underway on Netflix's The Witcher season 3

HomeNewsThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Filming is underway on Netflix’s The Witcher season 3Here’s a photo and synopsis to prove it Here’s a photo and synopsis to prove it Netflix have started filming the third season of The Witcher, their flashy (and dumb and campy and fun) adaptation of the books about the white-haired monster hunter. To prove it, they shared a single on-location photo of the filming and the new season’s official synopsis....

April 5, 2022 · 1 min · 207 words · Jacob Jones

Half-Life Alyx: Levitation is an ambitious VR mod coming this year

HomeNewsHalf-Life: Alyx Half-Life Alyx: Levitation is an ambitious VR mod coming this yearPromises a 4-5 hour campaign Promises a 4-5 hour campaign I felt sad upon completingHalf-Life: Alyx, because I’d spent years before its release without newHalf-Lifeto play and then, all too quickly, it was true again. Half-Life Alyx: Levitation is exciting to me, then. It’s a mod for Half-Life: Alyx which is promising a 4-5 hour campaign, and it looks excellent in its first trailer....

April 5, 2022 · 1 min · 187 words · Andrea Travis

Hypnospace Outlaw sequel Dreamsettler announced

HomeNews Hypnospace Outlaw sequel Dreamsettler announcedJacking into a 00s alternate-reality Internet Jacking into a 00s alternate-reality Internet After jacking into an alt-reality 90s Internet inHypnospace Outlaw, creators Tendershoot are now jumping forward a few years with a “spiritual sequel” namedDreamsettler. Announced today, Dreamsettler will once again send us into an unconscious alternet, this time set from 2003-2005. Watch the trailer below for a peek at the wonders awaiting. Dreamsettler Reveal TrailerWatch on YouTube...

April 5, 2022 · 2 min · 317 words · Reginald Thomas

Life Is Strange: True Colors among April's new Xbox Game Pass games

HomeNews Life Is Strange: True Colors among April’s new Xbox Game Pass gamesAlso big month for EA games Also big month for EA games Short(ish), narrative games are what Game Pass is perfect for, and there are a couple of interesting ones heading to Game Pass on April. On top of the pile is Life Is Strange: True Colors, but there’s also the day one indie release of gorgeous cybernoir adventure gameChinatown Detective Agency....

April 5, 2022 · 2 min · 235 words · Elizabeth Patterson

Samurai slasher Trek To Yomi cutting into May

HomeNewsTrek to Yomi Samurai slasher Trek To Yomi cutting into MayAnd coming to Game Pass And coming to Game Pass The stylish side-scrolling samurai storyTrek To Yomiwill launch on the 5th of May, publishers Devolver Digital announced today. And to sate your black-and-white bloodthirst until then, they’ve released a new 15-minute gameplay trailer full of monochromatic murder. Check it out below. Trek to Yomi | Extended Gameplay Video | Coming May 5Watch on YouTube...

April 5, 2022 · 1 min · 185 words · Vanessa Moody

Valve are “ramping up” Steam Deck deliveries, and clarifying when reserve orders will be ready

HomeHardwareNews Valve are “ramping up” Steam Deck deliveries, and clarifying when reserve orders will be readyBetter check those reservations Better check those reservations Steam Deckmakers Valve are looking to avoid any further delays in getting their portable PC to the waiting hands of reserve order holders. The Deck, which launched in February aftermissing a planned releasein December 2021, has only just finished its first round of shipments; now it’s moving into the Q2 2022 phase, Valve are “ramping up shipments” to make sure everybody gets theirs within their current order availability estimate....

April 5, 2022 · 2 min · 350 words · Amanda Cole

A new Monkey Island 2 sequel is coming from Ron Gilbert

HomeNews A new Monkey Island 2 sequel is coming from Ron GilbertWHAT WHAT Return to Monkey Island | Coming 2022Watch on YouTube Return to Monkey Island | Coming 2022 The publishers, Devolver Digital say this new game “picks up whereMonkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revengeleft off.” Which is a curious situation, considering that 1997’s The Curse Of Monkey Island is set after the events of Monkey Island 2. However, Gilbert did addon Twitter, “MI3 doesn’t go out of canon....

April 4, 2022 · 2 min · 360 words · Eric Webb

Classic Doom gets ray tracing, but only for Nvidia GPUs

HomeNewsDoom Classic Doom gets ray tracing, but only for Nvidia GPUsRip and trace Rip and trace Doom– the 1993 one – can famously run on all manner ofstuffthat generally has no business running games, from inkjet printers topregnancy tests. You’ll be wanting a bonafide PC for this new mod, though, as it adds some GPU-intensive but rather lovely ray tracing to Doom’s first three episodes. There’sDLSSsupport too!WhereasQuake II RTXwas partly an official Nvidia effort, this is a proper indie mod, freelyavailable on GitHubfrom its creator sultim-t....

April 4, 2022 · 5 min · 891 words · James Knapp

Halo Infinite's players are frustrated, and streamers are feeling the pinch

HomeFeaturesHalo Infinite Halo Infinite’s players are frustrated, and streamers are feeling the pinchA live service game that’s forgotten it’s a live service game A live service game that’s forgotten it’s a live service game Halo Infiniteofficially launched last December, receiving rave reviews from critics and fans - includingBrendan’s reviewhere at RPS. It peaked withover 200k viewers on Twitch. And for many content creators like Kevin Lynch, akaKevinKoolx, December marked their best month ever in terms of engagement on YouTube and Twitch....

April 4, 2022 · 6 min · 1068 words · Mark Reed

Newlyweds in The Sims 4 will no longer rub their ear into their spouse's face

HomeNewsThe Sims 4 Newlyweds in The Sims 4 will no longer rub their ear into their spouse’s facePlus other bug fixes Plus other bug fixes The Sims 4’s My Wedding Stories expansion launched back in February, but plentiful bugs have meant the trip down aisle hasn’t been a smooth experience for players helping their sims tie the knot. Now a new patch has released which fixes some, but not all, of the issues....

April 2, 2022 · 5 min · 945 words · Elizabeth Reed

Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds, a PC and mobile spin-off, heads west this summer

HomeNewsNi no Kuni: Cross Worlds Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds, a PC and mobile spin-off, heads west this summerA game about a game A game about a game A lot of JRPGs are gorgeous, but the Ni no Kuni games have the borrowed luster of Studio Ghibli’s involvement. That’s why I’m interested inNi no Kuni: Cross Worlds. It’s not quite the third game in the series, but rather a PC and mobile spin-off currently available in Asia that’s making its way west this summer....

April 2, 2022 · 5 min · 969 words · Steven Todd

Play A Short Hike in multiplayer with 99 others in this April Fool's gag

HomeNewsA Short Hike Play A Short Hike in multiplayer with 99 others in this April Fool’s gagIt’s developer-created but “unofficial” It’s developer-created but “unofficial” Is it still a gag if you actually make the thing? 🐦 A Short Hike 99 - a multiplayer mod 🐦this was supposed to be some sort of april fools joke but i don’t wanna confuse anyone so I’m just gonna drop some factsFACTS👇⭐️ it’s a rough mod🚫 this won’t be an official game mode (sorry!...

April 2, 2022 · 2 min · 291 words · Laura Ellis