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The hunt is on: CD Project Red has finally started production on the next Witcher game (which probably isn’t going to be The Witcher 4) Start placing your bets on that inevitable subtitle. Image credit:CD Projekt. That’s right, folks, you can finally start counting down the days to the next Witcher game, as production has finally kicked off at CD Projekt Red . Now, don’t get too excited as it’s almost definitely still years away, but those of you desperately hoping for some Witcher updates finally have a juicy one: the director of the next Witcher game has confirmed that production has started on Project Polaris (the codename for the next entry in the popular RPG series)....

The Plucky Squire is a charming and impressive artistic feat that isn’t very fun to play All Possible Futures’ debut has the spark, but is more tedious than breezy. Image credit:Devolver Digital I don’t regret any of the nine hours I’ve spent with The Plucky Squire , but one of my most anticipated indie games of the year turned out to be a bit of a slog… again. It’s a rather frustrating outcome after a September full of pretty banging AAA releases and a handful of well-marketed and good-looking indie titles which ultimately disappointed me (with Wild Bastards and Caravan SandWitch being the most notable cases)....

The scariest thing about Sons of the Forest… is a finger There’s a lot to be scared of in Endnight Games’ latest Steam Early Access project – but it’s the digits that do me in. Sons of the Forest is not for the faint of heart. There are corpses, cannibals, a breed of mutant whose entire torso is a row of teeth, and a whole range of other terrors. But nothing has come close to the sheer horror of a single finger....

The Sims 4 is chucking out the bat signal to cottagecore psychopaths with a Halloween expansion that’ll let you work as a grim reaper Yep, get down the local Jobcentre to be handed your robe and scythe. Image credit:EA Yo. Do you know someone that’s say, a bit too into true crime stuff, or just likes making replicas of their entire social group/family that eventually end up meeting sticky ends? Well, very carefully wake them up, EA’s just revealed The Sims 4 ’s next expansion, Life and Death, which’ll let you take on being a Grim Reaper as a job....

The Sims 4 Reaper’s Rewards Event Guide: What it is, how can you take part, and what are the rewards? Image credit:EA / Maxis The Sims 4 Reaper’s Rewards Event is a limited-time in-game event helping to kick off the game’s latest content season, “To Be Continued…” (September-December 2024). Launching on September 24th and due to run for eight weeks, this event ties in rather neatly to the Halloween release date for the next expansion pack, The Sims 4 Life & Death ....

The Witcher 3: A Frying Pan, Spick And Span walkthrough Line your inventory with some extra food items by completing the A Frying Pan, Spick And Span quest. A Frying Pan, Spick And Span is a simple quest that only takes a minute to complete in The Witcher 3 , but it adds some handy food supplies to your inventory. And we’re not joking when we say it’s simple, as you’ll soon see....

There’s a lot of Rey Dau in this next batch of Monster Hunter Wilds Event Quests, including a Free Challenge Quest for the Arch-Tempered version Capcom really wants to make good use of Monster Hunter Wilds’ recently added, more powerful versions of Rey Dau. Image credit:Capcom As many of us continue to grind HR points and farm materials in the current batch of Event Quests in Monster Hunter Wilds , Capcom is already looking forward to the next set to take us into the middle of May....

There’s now a Witcher 3 mod that lets you ride around on a full-size dragon Skyrim-style, just in case you don’t fancy a piggyback from an alchemist Because sometimes Tomira just can’t run fast enough to get you from Novigrad to Kaer Morhen in less than a year. Image credit:CD Projekt In possibly the most visually interesting case of someone combining another thing I like with The Witcher 3 via a mod since someone slapped Kazuma Kiryu’s back tat on big Gerry, there’s now one that’ll let you ride on a dragon a bit like Skyrim ’s Dragonborn can after visiting Solstheim....

This isn’t A Minecraft Movie, this is just a tribute Haven’t seen the actual Minecraft movie in the world, no. This is just a tribute. Image credit:Universal Pictures/Mojang “This is it, buddy.” “This is the awesome video game in which we’re gonna write our movie?” “It’s a video game. It says it on the store page, it’s an official video game .” “This is one of those lame kids games.”...

This Starfield mod finally lets you flirt with an alternate universe version of yourself, because why not? Don’t worry, the mod’s creator says it’s PG13 and people on the internet never lie. Image credit:VG247/Bethesda Warning: Spoilers for Starfield’s main story lie ahead There’s no nice way to put this, so I’m just gonna write it. There’s now a Starfield mod that’ll let you casually flirt with an alternate universe version of your character....

Those recent Xbox Game Pass changes are “exactly the sort of consumer harm” the FTC warned the Activision Blizzard deal could lead to, it claims “What did we tell you?”, says body that’s continuing to fight against the merger. Image credit:Microsoft/ Xbox You remember those recent changes Microsoft made to Xbox Game Pass, both in terms of tiers on offer and pricing? Well, the FTC definitely isn’t confused about how to feel about them....

Tomorrow’s Diablo 4 tease can’t be that big, right? We’re supposed to be getting some sort of Diablo 4 “surprise” tomorrow, which was apparently meant to be dropping today. Everyone’s favourite Rod, and the general manager of everything Diablo at Blizzard, Rod Fergusson, is at it again on Twitter with another one of his cheeky teases. While these sort of corporate teases don’t always pay off in a meaningful way, the last time Fergusson did this got us the Server Slam for Diablo 4 - a limited, surprise test that gave players everywhere a chance to play the game one last time before launch....

Ubisoft is suspending “inactive” accounts, removing access to attached games It’s not clear how long the period of inactivity is that can lead to suspension. <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Ubisoft-header_frrqs6p.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=“Ubisoft is suspending “inactive” accounts, removing access to attached games - 1”> If you’ve got a Ubisoft account with some games attached to it, you might want to log in before it all gets deleted. In a new move that begs a question I’m sure Ubisoft is all too familiar with (“why are you like this?...

Uncharted movie sequel script is apparently in development, according to Marky Mark Whalberg A sequel was a safe bet, though hasn’t been officially announced as of yet. Image credit:Sony Pictures Releasing Sounds like we can expect to see an Uncharted 2 movie sequel at some point in our future, as an update has been shared by Sully himself. Despite being a bit of a miss from critics’ perspectives, the Uncharted movie was a success financially , with Sony calling it a “hit movie franchise,” strongly implying a sequel....

Wahey, Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree’s big bad final boss has now been dooted to death using a saxophone The solo from Baker Street and now this - the world’s greatest instrument can’t be stopped. Image credit:FromSoftware/DrDecomposing Warning, spoilers for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree lie ahead. I’m very glad to report that Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree’s big final boss, the one so tough folks have asked Let Me Solo Her to focus their efforts on it , has now been beaten by someone using a saxophone as a controller....

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 preview: What if Doom or Gears of War had Boltguns and chainswords? Do you have a Gears of War-shaped scratch that you need to itch? Well, I have just the game for you. Image credit:Focus Entertainment Sometimes, you just need a game that’s big and dumb and fun. After a slow Gamescom that feels very lacking in the triple-A space, I can’t tell you how much of a relief it was to venture over to Focus Entertainment’s booth and rip and tear my way through the grimdark future....

We waited all these years for Hollow Knight: Silksong to reemerge and all we got was a teaser Hollow Knight: Silksong, a game that was announced over six years ago, is nearing release - and we finally have a proof of life. Image credit:Team Cherry Hollow Knight: Silksong , the DLC-turned-sequel to one of the best indie metroidvanias, has been in limbo for what felt like a decade. Extended radio silence and a - seemingly unexpectedly-prolonged - development period has earned the sidescrolling action game something of an ethereal status....

We’re probably never getting another Command & Conquer game, but at least EA has revived this obscure 12-year-old curio for some reason I’m willing to guess you didn’t think you’d be reading about Command & Conquer when you woke up this morning, much less this particular C&C game. Image credit:EA Phenomic, EA. I am a big Command & Conquer fan, but even I had to look up what Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances was before writing this....

We’ve now reached peak Elden Ring DLC - Shadow of the Erdtree snake boy Messmer’s been cha cha slided to death using a dance pad The streamer even managed to hug a rabbit during the shift between fight phases. Image credit:FromSoftware/Ubisoft Make sure you’re sitting down. Ok, here we go. Elden Ring ’s Shadow of the Erdtree boss Messmer’s just been beaten by a streamer on a dance pad. Yep. It was inevitable, and it’s just as glorious to watch as you’d hope....

What are you playing this weekend? You have a couple of days off. Celebrate it. It’s the weekend, and it’s time to relax and play a video game, or two. Some of us, me in particular, aren’t playing anything this weekend because the PC is still sick. Or something. The lovely motherboard light is glowing orange and blinking slowly, and it won’t turn on. So either my RAM is screwed up, the power button magically broke, or the power supply has weakened....