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Surprise! Octopath Traveler 2 suddenly launches on Xbox and Game Pass Out of nowhere, one of the better RPGs in recent years is out on Game Pass. Surprise! Octopath Traveler 2 has made a sudden arrival on Xbox. You can also grab the game on PC via Game Pass too , if you’re so inclined. This comes shortly after a out-of-nowhere patch to the game which added some additional battles after the story, as well as other quality of life updates....

Switch emulator Yuzu to cease being a thing, as creator agrees to pay Nintendo $2.4 million and slams piracy The lawsuit’s been settled, and it took less than a week. Image credit:VG247/Nintendo Well, there you go. Tropic Haze, the creator of popular Switch emulator Yuzu, has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought against it by Nintendo, officially announcing that it’ll be both bringing an end to its support of the software and pulling a bunch of stuff related to it offline....

Tears of the Kingdom causes NSFW Zelda search spike, even if it is a bit weird Looks like too many of you want to go on a Four Sword Adventure. Because people just can’t seem to help themselves, searches for NSFW Zelda content have skyrocketed after the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom . I know two things to be true in life: water is wet, and people love to go on to the internet and make NSFW content about generally SFW things....

Tekken 8 fans desperately want a guest spot for FF7’s Tifa, Harada responds: “We all know she is attractive” Tekken has previously featured a Final Fantasy character before. <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/final-fantasy-7-tifa-tekken-8.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=“Tekken 8 fans desperately want a guest spot for FF7’s Tifa, Harada responds: “We all know she is attractive” - 1”> Tekken 8 fans would love for Final Fantasy 7’s Tifa to make a guest appearance, and the game’s director is well aware of how much they want her in....

The Alters, from Frostpunk dev 11 bit Studios, finally shows off new gameplay - and it’s coming to Game Pass The Alters, the next big game from 11 bit, has reemerged to deliver some big news, and a proper look at its gameplay. Image credit:11 bit Studios As part of today’s Xbox Partner Preview livestream, 11 bit Studios delivered an exciting new look at its next project, the long-in-development The Alters ....

The battle wages on: Sonic 3 is the second highest grossing video game movie in the US behind Mario, though the gap between them really shows who’s the top dog You can already guess who I’m talking about here. Image credit:Universal/ Illumination/ Paramount/ Nintendo/ Sega Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is now the second highest grossing video game movie in the US, with only his old rival Mario ahead of him....

The best modern PlayStation exclusive isn’t what you think Season: A Letter To The Future is 2023’s first true GOTY Contender, and you should make time to play it. As I struggle to persevere through God Of War Ragnarök’s overly bloated epic, a murder-y malaise washes over me. Is this really the best that modern games have to offer? While hundreds of talented creators poured their hearts into this blockbuster behemoth, the result feels admirable rather than spectacular: a commendable creative achievement, sure, but not an exciting one....

The Boys’ Antony Starr shares why Homelander just can’t stop gulping down so much milk Got milk? Image credit:Amazon MGM Studios Homelander might be a terrifying take on Superman, but The Boys character has a deep love for milk that Antony Starr has kindly explained. Milk fetishes: some people have them. It’s a fact of life that everything is somebody’s something, and in the world of The Boys, it just happens to be that the world’s strongest supe Homelander has one....

The Caped Crusader himself finally knows what The Batman Part 2 is actually about, as Robert Pattinson shares he’s “very excited” by what Matt Reeves is cooking up “Matt is a very careful writer.” Image credit:Warner Bros. Discovery After a couple of delays, the man behind the cowl Robert Pattinson finally now apparently knows what The Batman: Part 2 will even be about. Back in December last year, The Batman: Part 2 received another delay , once again pushing the film by an entire year all the way to October 1, 2027....

The Duskbloods is a PvPvE game that seems to have more in common with online shooters than it does Bloodborne The Duskbloods continues to sound like something entirely new for FromSoftware, so expect a lot of flexing of creative muscles - and a cute level up rat Image credit:FromSoftware, Nintendo. The Duskbloods was arguably one of the biggest surprises in the recent massive Nintendo Switch 2 Direct . Though many initially saw it as a spiritual successor to Bloodborne - much in how Dark Souls effectively was Demon’s Souls 2 - this impression has shifted now that we’ve learned a lot more about it....

The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ first trailer really wants you to know what everyone’s powers are, forgets that this is the third time we’ve seen them on the big screen Except for Mr. Fantastic himself, for some reason. Image credit:Marvel Studios Marvel kept everyone waiting long enough, but the first trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps has finally arrived. Seriously, when I say Marvel kept everyone waiting, I meant it - ahead of actually showing off the trailer, the teaser from yesterday that said launch coverage would be kicking off today forgot to mention that we’d have to wait a whole hour before actually showing the trailer, and even then there was some preamble with the Fantastic Four themselves before it actually got to what everyone was there for....

The good, the bad, and John the fire dancer - as Fallout gets a TV show, here’s how the series’ community is doing “The Fallout community is varied, to say the least.” Image credit:VG247/Bethesda/Amazon “When I think of the fanbase, I do think of those early days when we first announced Fallout 3 ,” ex-Bethesda artist Jonah Lobe tells me, “We got a lot of hate." “A lot of those older players felt protective of the franchise - which I can certainly understand, as the IP is immensely unique and special - and some of that translated into hate mail and even death threats, prompting Bethesda to hire its first security guard,” he continues, “So yeah, certainly a passionate fanbase....

The Last of Us Part 1’s latest patch on PC should stop drenching everyone Plus multiple crash fixes. The latest update for The Last of Us Part 1 on PC arrived over the long weekend, and with it everyone should stop randomly getting drenched. With buggy releases, typically bugs fall into two categories: funny and unfunny. Most of the issues with The Last of Us remake’s PC port fell into the former, but it’s hard to deny that characters randomly being completely covered in water in cutscenes isn’t funny....

The most OP character in Street Fighter history is set to terrorize Street Fighter 6 - hands-on Akuma has always been absolutely disgustingly dangerous. In Street Fighter 6, he has more tools than ever. Akuma is ALWAYS a problem. Whether it is because of his traditional moveset that contains everything a Street Fighter character needs to trouble the top of a tier list or his often ludicrous damage output, Akuma is a character who is going to cause problems whenever he appears in a game....

The sinister secret that Mario Kart World is hiding: where do those Dash Foods come from? I’ve crashed into enough Cheep Cheeps and consumed enough sushi in Mario Kart World to know that something fishy is going on here. Image credit:Nintendo/VG247 Last week, I spent most of my time working on Mario Kart World , explaining to others how to unlock its roster of characters, and costumes for them to wear, among guides for other new mechanics ....

The Sinking City 2: Lovecraftian survival-horror from Frogwares explores a flooded Arkham beset by eldritch terrors With the release, Frogwares hopes to pivot the studio to a “horror-first” focus. Image credit:Frogwares Frogwares has announced The Sinking City 2 , its upcoming Lovecraftian survival-horror set for a 2025 release. The sequel to The Sinking City focuses on combat, exploration, and story as you navigate the rotting city of Arkham in Lovecraftian 1920s United States....

The Street Fighter movie shows off its logo and it looks… exactly how you’d expect Glad it doesn’t look like Street Fighter 6’s logo, at least. Image credit:Universal Pictures If you forgot a new Street Fighter movie was happening, don’t worry, me too, but the film’s logo is here to remind us it exists. Last year, Legendary Entertainment gave the honestly not that surprising announcement that a Street Fighter movie was in the works ....

The Until Dawn movie will have one familiar face, but if you were hoping to see your faves whacked off in live-action, you can probably forget about it “It completely honours the spirit of the game.” Image credit:Supermassive Games Sorry, Until Dawn fans, but the characters you know and love seemingly won’t be in the upcoming live-action film adaptation. We’re coming up to the anniversary of the live-action movie adaptation of Until Dawn being announced , and while there’s still no trailer (even though it’s due out this coming April), Sony did at least offer up an update on the film....

The Witcher 3 Albedo location and uses Luck is required. Where to find the Albedo location in The Witcher 3 seems like an obtuse puzzle and that’s mostly because it is. The alchemy ingredient is a vital component for some equipment recipes and can help reduce toxicity, but you (probably) won’t find the Albedo recipe at your local alchemists. You probably won’t find the recipe in a random chest either. Or maybe you will....

To the dismay of many Silent Hill 2 fans, the remake’s classic ranch sign doesn’t use Comic Sans… unless you know where to look Now that’s what I call storytelling. Image credit:Konami/ Bloober Team The ranch sign in the original Silent Hill 2 is iconic for its tonally off use of Comic Sans, but the remake changed it - apart from where it didn’t. Early on in Silent Hill 2 , you come across Silent Hill Ranch, which in the HD Collection version uses the much memed upon font Comic Sans....