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The Best Stuff from CES 2024 As always, a new year kicks off with the technology industry descending on Las Vegas to showcase what’s new for 2024. Here’s some of the best stuff that was at the show. <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/CES-2024.jpg?width=690&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=“The VG247 logo and text that reads “Best of CES 2024” over a blurred photo of a crowd from the show floor. - 1”> Image credit:VG247 Another CES is drawing to a close - and mercifully, it hasn’t been all about awful and short-sighted implementations of AI that make you want to blow your brains out....

The Dark Souls wiki has a hidden face bandit who’s casually been defacing bosses Ever heard of the 2001 PC classic ‘The Mystery of the Druids’? Image credit:VG247/FromSoftware/FromSoftware Image Macro Creator. So, it turns out that the Dark Souls wiki has quietly been the victim of some elite-tier trolling that’s only just being uncovered, with a sneaky Photoshopper having quietly added a bunch of hidden faces to its pictures of bosses....

The Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 movie is “gonna be scarier” according to Josh Hutcherson, which can only be good news for parents of kids traumatised by the first one “I think the fans are gonna flip for it.” Image credit:Universal/ Blumhouse/ Scottgames The Five Nights at Freddy’s movie sequel will apparently be “much bigger” and “scarier” which sounds like a recipe for your kid having nightmares again. Unless you are under the age of 13, I wouldn’t necessarily call the first Five Nights at Freddy’s movie particularly scary, but I will admit that there are a couple of scenes that would be a bit overwhelming for the younger viewer....

The iconic anime studio behind series like Mob Psycho 100 and My Hero Academia is getting a Crunchyroll documentary Covering 25 years of many anime hits. Image credit:Studio Bones The anime streaming service Crunchyroll is releasing a documentary all about the iconic Studio Bones tomorrow. It’s a bit hard to accurately cover just how many hits Bones had produced over the years. Fullmetal Alchemist, both the original and Brotherhood, Ouran High School Host Club, Soul Eater, Space Dandy, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, My Hero Academia, Mob Psycho 100 - the list truly goes on....

The latest contender in the retro hardware wars is a high-quality delight: the Chromatic There’s another premium retro console in town, and it’s got one of the sleekest and fanciest cases I’ve ever seen. Image credit:VG247 Over the last few years, the retro floodgates have opened - and it’s honestly never been a better time to be an elderly gamer. If you want to relive the glories of your childhood there are now numerous options from a wide variety of companies - but this latest contender might be one of the most exciting yet....

The Penguin gets a second brooding trailer which still won’t commit to a release date Max is starting to feel a bit like Netflix when it comes to dates. Image credit:Max The wait for The Batman 2 is going to be a long one, especially after that last delay , but thankfully, fans of Matt Reeves’ take on the iconic DC character and Gotham City will soon be able to watch a show centered on Colin Farrell’s Penguin that will bridge the gap between the two Batman movies....

The Sims 4’s latest free update broadens representation by adding West African-inspired food, clothes, and furniture The Sims 4 has a free new update that brings a West African-inspired look to the game. Image credit:Maxis, EA. You probably weren’t counting on The Sims 4 dropping an interesting update this late into the year. But there are new reasons to take you away from the busy fall gaming season and get you back into roleplay mode....

The Witcher 4 will, hopefully, begin production this year – so don’t expect a release date soon Around 400 devs are expected to work on the project. Image credit:CD Projekt. It sounds like CD Projekt Red is currently gearing up to start production on The Witcher 4 this year, as long as everything goes to plan. Currently titled Polaris internally, it seems that The Witcher 4 , or whatever it ends up being called, should be starting production around this summer, according to a report from Reuters ....

There’s a surprising link between Baldur’s Gate 3 and The Witcher 3 – and fans are loving it Toss a coin to your local bard. None other than Geralt of Rivia himself, Doug Cockle, is in Baldur’s Gate 3 , and fans are pretty happy to hear from the ole Witcher once again. Prior to the PC launch of the highly successful RPG , developer Larian Studios shared a community post outlining some of the game’s extended cast....

Tomorrow’s Battlefield 6 patch is the first step towards improving footstep audio, and it might actually fix the settings reset bug The next major Battlefield 6 patch is nearly upon us, and Battlefield Studios is promising a bounty of changes - including a couple of fixes to some big bugs. Image credit:Battlefield Studios, EA. Battlefield 6 is about to receive a new update. Version 1.1.3.0 is set to arrive tomorrow, December 9 to kick off the third and final phase of the game’s first season....

Tron: Identity is the perfect Disney universe for Bithell Games to play around in A surprising culmination of everything the studio has been building towards since Thomas Was Alone. ^Watch our Tron: Identity video review above! TRON is one of the most historically significant films in Disney’s catalogue. Perhaps more than any other movie, it was massively ahead of its time: the techniques and technology developed in order to shoot it have in the many decades since its production become the norm for big-budget filmmaking....

UPDATE: Both the Dawn of the Jedi and New Jedi Order Star Wars movies looked like they could start shooting in 2025, but some potentially disappointing updates have since dropped The Force (re)awakens. Image credit:Lucasfilm UPDATE (25/10/24, 11:00 AM BST): Uh oh, disappointing updates on both movies dropped shortly after this report was published. Ben Travis, Deputy Online Editor at Empire, shot down World of Reel’s report about James Mangold and his movie , stating “this isn’t anywhere in our new issue” (meaning the print one)....

UPDATE: Disco Elysium is never getting a sequel or spin-off, says final original writer to be laid off at ZA/UM “The individuals of ZA/UM, the cultural movement, have left the corporate body behind.” Image credit:VG247/ZA/UM UPDATE 19/02/24, 8:30 AM: ZA/UM Studio has provided VG247 with the following statement: “As with all studios, we adapt the size of our team to the work underway, growing when we start a new project and shrinking if one is cancelled....

Wahey, Enotria: The Last Song devs confirm they’re now “working closely” with Microsoft to bring the soulslike to Xbox “ASAP” Well, it looks like Phil Spencer and co do care about Enotria after all. Image credit:Jyamma Games Earlier this week, things were looking pretty bleak for folks hoping to play soulslike Enotria: The Last Song on Xbox when it releases on September 19, as its devs announced that the version of the game for that plaform had been delayed indefinitely....

Watch the Ubisoft Forward live stream here A bit of Star Wars, a bit of Assassin’s Creed, and a bit of FPS fun are all already penciled in. Image credit:Ubisoft Hello there. It’s still just about that time of year when all of the showcases descend upon us. Following Summer Game Fest , IGN Live , and the Xbox Games Showcase , Ubisoft Forward is next up on the docket, and you can watch today’s stream of it right here....

We’ll finally get to see everything coming to Monster Hunter Wilds with its first update in a special showcase next week Capcom is just about ready to tell us all about the first big Monster Hunter Wilds update. Image credit:Capcom Even before Monster Hunter Wilds came out, Capcom had already been working on its first major post-launch update. We’ve known for a while that it would arrive in early April, and bring with it a new monster in the form of Mizutsune....

What are you playing this weekend? The holidays are over. Time to get back to the business of video games. The holidays are over, and it’s time to get back to normal. Whatever normal is, really. What’s normal for you may not be for someone else. For instance: a normal day for me (of late anyway) is getting up early, grabbing a couple of handfuls of unsalted peanuts, and stepping outside to spread them onto a shiny plate....

What’s the best game that had the worst reveal trailer? The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 102 They say that the first impression is the most important, so even if your game is great, you’d better not botch the announcement. Image credit:VG247 Many great games have suffered from poor marketing. Sometimes they’re advertised to entirely the wrong demographic. Other times, they’re partnered with uncool or problematic brands. A lot of the time they’re just hard to explain, and need to be experienced to properly understand, so unless you can get a significant number of people to try a demo you’re going to struggle....

Where to find aketine locations in Arknights Endfield And how to make aketine at your AIC base Image credit:Hypergryph | VG247 Finding aketine in Arknights Endfield might not seem essential at first, but you’ll need it to craft explosives on the fly eventually. There aren’t that many places you can find aketine to start with, though eventually, you can start producing the stuff at your base once you unlock a few research nodes in your AIC tree....

Where to find the Gear Shop in Grow a Garden The Gear Shop in Grow a Garden sells a variety of useful items for making advanced crops grow more quickly and with greater yields. Image credit:Roblox/VG247 In the Roblox farming experience Grow a Garden , you turn your hand to horticulture by looking after an allotment filled with fruits, vegetables and other crops before selling off your produce at the market....