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Does Spider-Man 2 have New Game Plus? It will, after launch And a mission replay feature on top of things, by the sounds of it. If you’re already thinking about replaying Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 before it’s even out, you’ll probably be happy to hear it is getting a new game plus mode before the end of the year. With big open-world games like Spider-Man 2, it can be hard to get everything done all in one playthrough, so new game plus modes are often a good way to go back and mop up any achievements or collectibles you might have missed....

Don’t get too sad, but Hideo Kojima appears to be getting introspective about how long he can keep making games as he approaches “crunch time” on his current projects “Every day feels like I’m racing against the clock.” <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/death-stranding-2_ZrGQtAR.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=“Don’t get too sad, but Hideo Kojima appears to be getting introspective about how long he can keep making games as he approaches “crunch time” on his current projects - 1”>...

Don’t worry Xbox fans, Avowed’s graphics are going to get better “Art will get refined in various ways.” Image credit:Obsidian We received our first glimpse of the new Obsidian RPG - Avowed - at the Xbox Games Showcase earlier this month in the form of a two-minute trailer. The first-person fantasy game looks pretty good, but some fans already have tempered their expectations. The Avowed trailer was more recently shared to forum, RPG Codex , and met with a mixture of responses; some can’t wait for the game, some are sick of fantasy settings, and many others think the trailer is “ the shittiest trailer I’ve seen in a while ....

Dragon’s Dogma 2: How to change appearance How to make a fabulous you that’s almost brand new How to change your appearance in Dragon’s Dogma 2 is something you can easily overlook if you ignore a tutorial or forget it amidst the dozens of other details you need to keep track of. Despite the post-launch buzz around Dragon’s Dogma 2 microtransactions , you can change your entire appearance, and your Main Pawn’s, without spending any real-world money....

Dune Awakening may be coming out on PC first, but it’s “designed with a controller in mind” Producer Nils Ryborg provides some insight from his own experience porting traditional PC genres to console. Image credit:Funcom Porting a game from PC to console is hard, especially if the game in question is from a genre traditionally one native to the PC. It can be tricky to make the transition across platforms without losing something along the way, but in the case of Dune Awakening , the game has been “designed with a controller in mind”....

Dying Light 2 tanks its reputation after months of rebuilding it After months of well-received, game-changing updates, Techland decided to tank Dying Light 2’s reputation unprovoked. Image credit:Techland. VG247 Dying Light 2 has been steadily getting updates that not only improved almost every aspect of it, they’ve also closely aligned it with the more brutal vision of the original game. The sequel’s nighttime is now much darker and more treacherous, its melee combat has been upgraded to be more visceral, and the weapon effects are much gorier compared to launch....

EA Sports FC 25 New Icons & Icon List More than 100 legends of the game are likely to grace the pitch in EA Sports FC 25, including Gianluigi Buffon, Gareth Bale and Lillian Thuram. Image credit:EA Sports EA Sports FC 25 features more Icons than ever, letting you fill your squads with legendary players from just about every era of football. Whether they were your Dad’s idol, your Grandma’s favourite player, or even yours from when you were younger, the sheer variety of Icons now in the game is a sight to behold....

EA Sports FC 26 revamps Rivals and Champs with new Gauntlet mode and more protections against rage quitters EA Sports FC’s golden goose, Ultimate Team, is getting its fair share of updates and overhauls with FC 26. Image credit:EA Sports. One of the most popular modes of any FC game is, of course, Ultimate Team. With EA Sports FC 26 , the developer is introducing a suite of changes that tackle several aspects of the game mode....

EA Sports FC Empires looks to take on Football Manager with weird 4X strategy that’s Ultimate Team meets Clash of Clans It’s available on iOS and Android in Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand right now, with a global release soon. Image credit:EA Sports EA Sports has just released the early access for FC Empires, a new football 4X Strategy game that’s kind of like Football Manager meets Clash of Clans ....

Elden Ring Margit the Fell Omen boss fight guide and strategy Margit, the Fell Omen is Elden Ring’s first major boss, and he’s going to smack you around. Update: Elden Ring has undergone quite a few patches since its launch, so we’ve update this Elden Ring Margit, the Fell Omen boss fight guide to reflect that. We’ve streamlined information and added some additional tips to help you fell this foe....

ER Shadow of the Erdtree Specimen Storehouse walkthrough The Specimen Storehouse is one of the densest and most confusing areas in Shadow of the Erdtree, but also offers the best secrets! Image credit:FromSoftware/VG247 The Specimen Storehouse is one of the densest and most confusing areas in all of Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree , and you probably found it by accident. All you did was wander down the wrong corridor, ride a sketchy elevator and suddenly you’re in the labyrinthine nightmare known as the Specimen Storehouse beneath the Black Keep....

Everyone is sleeping rough in World Of Warcraft, and there’s a very good reason for it Players will do anything for a bit of extra XP, including share a sleeping bag with four other people. Image credit:VG247 If you’ve logged onto World of Warcraft’s Season of Discovery servers in the past few days, you may have seen a rising number of players sleeping rough in capital city streets, or around the entrances to various dungeons....

Everyone’s favourite singing dog is next up on the Lego Animal Crossing docket Music to my ears. Image credit:Nintendo/ Lego More Lego Animal Crossing sets are on the way, and this time they’ll see the arrival of fan favourite singing dog K.K. Slider. Back in March, Lego released its first collection of (slightly underwhelming) Animal Crossing sets , and as meh-looking as they might be, they sold like hotcakes. You can get your hands on them now, but at the time you might have struggled to pick up one of the sets....

Excited for the BioShock movie? You might want to sit down, as director Francis Lawrence’s schedule is busy Netflix should start looking for someone else. Image credit:2K Games You might not remember it, but in early 2022, Netflix and 2K jointly announced the BioShock movie was back from the dead and in active development. Later that year, we learned that Francis Lawrence (of I Am Legend and The Hunger Games fame) would be directing ....

Fable dev responds to doubters: Xbox Showcase reveal was the game captured on Xbox Series X Though it can be hard to believe, the Fable trailer we all saw this week was running on actual Xbox Series X hardware. Yes, you read that right. Fable , which returned from the dead with a killer look at gameplay, and a teaser for its narrative at the Xbox Showcase, left many wondering how much of what we saw was real....

Fallout 76’s most beloved CM pens heartwarming thank you to the community after being let go by Microsoft Thanks for all your work, LadyDevann. Image credit:VG247/Bethesda As you might’ve heard, Microsoft laid off 1,900 staff from its gaming arm yesterday. One of the staffers affected by the cuts was Bethesda’s Devann “LadyDevann” McCarthy, a beloved Fallout 76 community manager who’s since written a thank you post to the community she played a big role in helping cultivate....

Fancy playing the original Fallout remade in Fallout 4’s engine? You’ll want to look out for a demo this summer Here’s another potentially interesting Fallout thing to add to your Pip-Boy’s quest log. Image credit:VG247/Bethesda To its credit, while Fallout 4’s next-gen update has fallen a bit flat , Bethesda does at least seem to be aware of the desire for it to do a bit more with the series ....

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves’ beta has been cracked wide open, with players simply turning on an otherwise disabled training mode Crack users are out there, practicing combos and uncovering all manner of secrets. The Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves open beta has been cracked, allowing those with the game and some naughty software to bypass the game’s intended settings and access features and content otherwise locked away. This includes a training mode, which folks have been using to train before they’re meant to....

Final Fantasy 16, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and Foamstars all fell below Square Enix’s expectations, as the company eyes Xbox and PC The Square Enix financial report is out, and sales across all major releases seem to have fallen short. Time for a change in strategy! Image credit:Square Enix Square Enix has released its financial report for the 2023 fiscal year , and it looks like all of its major games have fallen below sales expectations....

Football Manager 25 has been cancelled, so make sure to hug a lad in your life today as they cry into their big file of teenagers who can execute a flawless rabona Don’t worry, Toesphere Overseer 26 is still a thing, and will be Sports Interactive’s big focus going forwards. Image credit:Sports Interactive Sorry, season ticket holders the world over. Football Manager 25 has officially been cancelled, SEGA and Sports Interactive have announced....