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With Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom stakes its claim as the best publisher in gaming | behind-the-scenes hands-on Capcom is on one of gaming’s biggest and best hot streaks right now, and Monster Hunter Wilds looks set to be the pinnacle of its unassailable rise. Image credit:VG247 The home of Capcom ’s development studios in Osaka is surprisingly unassuming. I’ve been here before, back in 2017 - but perhaps the most surprising thing is that Capcom’s recent successes haven’t really changed the publisher....

With no new character trailer at the Tekken World Tour, hopes are raised for a Tekken 8 reveal at The Game Awards There’ll be a character reveal this winter, and there aren’t exactly a lot of events left to go. The Tekken World Tour final is soon approaching, with the best of the best Tekken 8 players duking it out in Tokyo for glory, money, and bragging rights. While some fantastic Tekken will be present for all to see, one thing that won’t be there is a new character trailer....

Wuthering Waves Verify File Integrity error: What to do if you see this problem on the launcher Wuthering Waves players have noticed that the Verify File Integrity progress has a tendency to freeze during updates. Image credit:Kuro Games Wuthering Waves launched to a fairly rocky start in terms of performance issues , although that hasn’t stopped plenty of the 30 million players who pre-registered their interest in the game from logging in to claim those sweet Day 1 rewards ....

WWE 2K23 Preview: the first real step towards a bright future Is it WWE 2K’s time right now? Is the path to a truly quality series in view? WWE 2K23 has a lot to prove. Not only is it no longer the sole star-studded wrestling game on the market anymore, it’s also releasing with a legacy of games that ranged from okay to awful behind it. It’s a game that really needs to win....

Wyndham IDrive Orlando has closed: Florida loses a hotel, fighting game players lose a home The host venue for over a decade of major US tournaments has been given only two months notice before closure. Image credit:CEO / Alex Jebailey Earlier this month, fighting game players across the US learned that the Wyndham Orlando Resort International Drive hotel was to close suddenly, pulling the rug out from under the upcoming CEOtaku tournament....

Xbox Game Studios has “over a dozen” games in development Expect plenty more additions to your Xbox wishlist, it seems. <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/xbox-game-studios_chs2Ve9.jpg?width=570&quality=85&format=jpg&dpr=3&auto=webp" onerror=“this.onerror=null;this.src=‘https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe7F7TRXHtjiKvHb5vS7DmnxvpHiDyoYyYvm1nHB3Qp2_w3BnM6A2eq4v7FYxCC9bfZt3a9vIMtAYEKUiaDQbHMg-ViyGmRIj39MLp0bGFfgfYw1Dc9q_H-T0wiTm3l0Uq42dETrN9eC8aGJ9_IORZsxST1AcLR7np1koOfcc7tnHa4S8Mwz_xD9d0=s16000';" alt=“Xbox Game Studios has “over a dozen” games in development - 1”> It sounds like Xbox’s lack of games should be coming to an end soon, as a lead dev at Xbox Game Studios has said that more than “a dozen,” games are in the works....

You can currently watch Paprika – the anime film Inception ripped off – completely for free Though you’re out of luck if you’re in the UK or Mexico. Paprika , one of the most visually impressive anime films from the 2000s, is currently available to watch for free on YouTube pretty much everywhere. I say pretty much, as for some reason if you’re in the UK and Mexico, it’s not available (though if you’re in the UK, you can check it out on Netflix)....

You don’t need a PS5 Pro | Have live service games reached their nadir with Suicide Squad? Would you prefer a PS5 Pro or an Xbox on the go? Image credit:VG247 Welcome back to the Shiitake Show , where we present our shiitakes for your enjoyment or otherwise. This week, with the imminent destruction of Xbox (according to some circles), we’re wondering who the hell needs a PS5 Pro, as it’s still rumoured to be coming out this year - despite the fact that Sony considers the base PS5 to be entering its final phase of life (already?...

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Sidon of the Zora quest walkthrough It’s time to go on a new adventure alongside an old companion. Image credit:The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Nintendo As you adventure across Hyrule in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom , you’ll soon be tasked with investigating four Regional Phenomena across the map. By now, you should have certainly visited Rito Village , and hopefully made a trip to Goron City , too....

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s complex Ultrahand physics had Nintendo staff marveling at flying horses during development To be fair, given all the weird stuff people have done with Link since the game came out, that’s pretty tame. Image credit:VG247/Nintendo You know how a lot of us spent a good few months at least last year just building weird, wacky and/or impressive things in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom ?...

“We can make the games we love to play” Inside the showcase dedicated to overhauling Skyrim, Fallout, and more “There’s a whole community who live and breathe the same language, love these games, but don’t get a chance to work together, share knowledge, and inspire one another.” Image credit:VG247/Bethesda “Since the early days of modding, while so many companies really don’t want you playing around under the hood, Bethesda Game Studios has really encouraged and embraced modding....

A standing desk made me better at gaming – an unscientific study For the past few months, I have been experimenting with leaving my cosy sofa behind and standing up to play games. And I’m never going back. But a good home office setup is essential if you want to maintain a healthy work/life balance. My office is in my bedroom – but it’s sectioned off nicely, so it allows some separation of ‘church and state’, so to speak....

A year on from Malevelon Creek’s memed-to-death liberation, Helldivers 2 pulls the trigger on sending players back there to stop the bots achieving “greatest net desecration” Also, if AVX2 issues have suddenly rendered you unable to play on PC since the last patch, Arrowhead says a fix is coming. Image credit:Arrowhead Helldivers 2 ’s Galactic War has made its way back to the infamous Malevelon Creek just in time for the one year anniversary of the fierce fighting that led the planet - dubbed Robot Vietnam by players - getting its own memorial day canonized into the game’s lore....

Absolutely everybody should play the Final Fantasy 16 demo – out on PS5 today At a recent hands-on, I got to play the better part of six hours of Final Fantasy 16. But all you’ll need to make your mind up is the upcoming demo. At a recent hands-on for Final Fantasy 16 , we got to play a good six hours of content from across the game. Though all from a work-in-progress build that Square Enix was careful to note had been specifically designed for the media tour, much of what we played appeared to be pretty much the final version of the game....

Alan Wake 2 DLC: The Lake House shown off during State of Play, arrives in October The DLC that had a composer in tears is right around the corner. Image credit:Remedy Alan Wake 2 ’s highly-anticipated The Lake House DLC will be arriving in October on PS5, after a brief teaser trailer was showcased during today’s State of Play (September 24). In the short trailer for the expansion, which follows Night Springs , we see an eerie lake house, as the title aptly points to....

Alan Wake 2 gameplay reveal trailer shows our hero and an FBI agent trapped in a horror story Monsters wear many faces this October. A gameplay trailer was shown for Alan Wake 2 during the PlayStation Showcase this evening, and we were also given a release date. Out on October 17, as Wake’s voice actor pretty much confirmed , the game finds Alan Wake missing since 2010 while on a vacation in the Pacific Northwest with his wife....

Alleged GTA 6 leak shows up online and is quickly removed Not confirmed in the slightest. Some footage of what is allegedly GTA 6 has popped up online, and it’s mainly just a look at a city on a computer screen. Before we go any further, we would like to point out there’s no way of knowing if what is shown is actually GTA 6 . Some online have suggested it’s a highly modded version of GTA 5 , while others feel it’s the real deal....

Almost a year after Elden Ring changed everything, there’s never been a better time to return to Dark Souls If you’re considering a replay of Dark Souls, there’s no better time to praise the sun than right now – in a cold, forgettable week in January Everything dies. That’s one of the unavoidable truths of the universe: everything that is given life must also give over to death. It’s true of us frail, transient humans, and it’s true of the very best video games ever made, too....

An incredible must-listen new Final Fantasy orchestra album hits stores next week One of the most prestigious video game concerts is back with a new recording, this time celebrating the music of four classic Final Fantasy games. Image credit:(C) Nadja Sjöström / Square Enix Video game music has been garnering more recognition in recent years, but despite that surge of interest there are still few series’ that garner as much attention or praise in the musical space as Final Fantasy - and now, fans have another example to demonstrate exactly why in the form of a new recording of orchestral arrangements from various titles in the series....

Arc Raiders beats its own Steam player record just a few hours after launch to become one of the most popular extraction shooters Arc Raiders is the latest multiplayer game to do better at its launch than it’s done in any of its free beta tests. Image credit:Embark Studios. Arc Raiders has seemingly done what it set out to do, becoming the biggest extraction shooter outside of Tarkov . The game officially arrived on PC and consoles on Thursday, and people clearly showed up for it everywhere....