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Dec 22, 2024
Fallout 4 devs have "worked to minimize" the number of mods that the new update breaks
Fallout 4's developer is working to minimize the impact of its big new-gen update on existing mods. Last week, Bethesda announced Fallout 4's new-gen upgrade would be launching later this month on April 25, nearly a full decade after the RPG originally released. The overhaul boasts 60FPS mod support for those on consoles, but players on PC were worried that...
Dec 22, 2024
Doom 2 speedrunner breaks an 'impossible' 26-year record by completing the FPS's first level in just 4 seconds
The Doom speedrunning community has been turned upside down recently after a 26-year-old world record was beaten by just one second. As detailed in this video by Karl Jobst, Doom's oldest speedrunning world record was finally beaten earlier this month. Back in 1998, a speedrunner known as Thomas Pilger managed to set not only the world record for Doom's first...
Dec 22, 2024
After years of abandonment, Team Fortress 2 fans rejoice over a patch that grants 25% extra FPS
This is not a drill: Team Fortress 2 has received a brand new update in 2024, and fans are ecstatic, despite the patch notes themselves being very brief. At long last, the update has added 64-bit support for Windows/Linux client and server, which should include performance improvements for most users. Upgrading from 32-bit means that Team Fortress 2 will be...
Dec 22, 2024
As Final Fantasy 14's Dawntrail benchmark turns some of the MMO's players into cursed beings with "lifeless" eyes, Yoshi-P apologizes and promises a new one
The Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail benchmark is here, giving MMO fans a glimpse into what their characters will look like after the graphical update in patch 7.0. While plenty are rather pleased about their Warrior of Lights glow-ups, some have been left looking worse for wear. But fret not, director and producer Naoki 'Yoshi-P' Yoshida says that's because some issues...
Dec 22, 2024
Frostpunk 2's beta hides a terrible scenario where all of the city-builder's factions "go to war," but so far no one's found it
You can do so badly in Frostpunk 2 that every in-game faction will go to war against one another, but mercifully, its developer hasn't seen anyone stumble upon the scenario just yet. Frostpunk 2 is in its closed beta phase right now, ahead of its launch later this year. Developer 11 Bit Studios just took to Twitter to reveal that...
Dec 22, 2024
Former Blizzard president and Diablo co-leader says new ARPG from Ori devs is "exactly where the ARPG genre needs to go to stay relevant"
Moon Studios may be known for its hit Metroidvania games, but its new action RPG, No Rest for the Wicked, is now available in early access, and former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra believes its bold direction is what the genre needs to stay relevant. No Rest for the Wicked is quite a departure from Ori and the Blind Forest and...
Dec 22, 2024
Eiyuden Chronicle Hundred Heroes is getting a sequel despite the passing of the throwback JRPG's director and studio co-founder
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes will receive a sequel, despite the passing of its director and studio co-founder. Yoshitaka Murayama sadly passed away in February, before Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes could launch later this month in April. The developer was responsible for the beloved precursor series Suikoden, which Eiyuden Chronicle is deliberately aping in its design, and co-founded Rabbit and Bear...
Dec 22, 2024
After 10 million sales and record-breaking critical acclaim, Baldur's Gate 3 CEO explains the secret to the RPG's success: "Treat your players as you would like to be treated"
Baldur's Gate 3 was a runaway success both critically and commercially, and now its CEO has explained his philosophy behind treating the RPG's ever-growing community. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz after Baldur's Gate 3's record-breaking win at the BAFTAs, Swen Vincke was asked how his team went about building momentum for the game, and then maintaining that strong start. What...
Dec 22, 2024
I've not stopped thinking about this open-world dress-up game from a former Breath of the Wild dev for 2 years, and now it finally has a playtest
The stunning open-world dress-up game I covered a little under two years ago has finally announced an offline playtest, and I can't wait to see more of it. In December 2022, Paper Games announced Infinity Nikki, the latest game in the Nikki Up2U dress-up game series. I was already sold on the upcoming game, due to its gorgeous visuals, adorable...
Dec 22, 2024
Visions of Mana isn't getting co-op at launch, but the JRPG's producer doesn't rule out multiplayer "in the future"
Visions of Mana won't include a multiplayer mode like its predecessors at launch, but the game's producer has toyed with the idea of reintroducing co-op to the series in the future. Visions of Mana aims to be a return to form for the long-running Mana series after the mainline entries went on hiatus in 2006. That means the familiar action-RPG...
Dec 22, 2024
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom players spent 870 hours completing every shrine and exploring the entirety of Hyrule to create eerily beautiful footprint map
A Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom player has shown a look at their map after spending 870 hours exploring the entire game and completing every shrine. In a recent post, Twitter user NightGames834 shared the footprints of about 870 hours of walking aiming to complete all the shrines and explore all the areas. The result is a map...
Dec 22, 2024
New Dragon's Dogma 2 patch is nerfing the RPG's divisive Dragonsplague by making it easier to recognize before it's too late
A new update for Dragon's Dogma 2 will effectively nerf the dreaded Dragonsplague disease, which has been a headache for players since launch. The disease can wreck towns and even cities, killing off scores of characters if the player lets it spread through to the point of lethal infection in their Pawns. Despite players chucking their Pawns into rivers and...
Dec 22, 2024
Helldivers 2 fan dreams up in-depth Assault missions pitch that the game's director calls "crazy similar to a prototype objective from some years back"
Helldivers 2's creative director has responded to a fan-made pitch for some new objectives that could be added to the popular third-person shooter, and it turns out that developer Arrowhead already tried out a very similar idea years ago. One Helldivers 2 fan account on Twitter recently shared a mock-up concept of what assault missions could look like if they...
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