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With zero fanfare, the future of Kingdom Hearts gets a little messy as one of its most important games has been delisted In a series as long-running as Kingdom Hearts, where every game is important, what happens when one disappears? Image credit:Square Enix Without any kind of announcement from Square Enix , mobile game Kingdom Hearts Union X Dark Road has been delisted. The thing about Kingdom Hearts , is that if you actually play the games, overall it’s not that confusing....

World of Warcraft player housing is the “most ambitious feature in a WoW expansion ever” according to game director In a press roundtable, Ion Hazzikostas peeled back the curtain a little on player housing. Image credit:Activision Blizzard In a press roundtable following the Warcraft 30th anniversary direct, World of Warcraft game director Ion Hazzikostas stated that player housing is the “most ambitious feature in a WoW expansion ever”. In a response to a question from the press, Hazzikostas stated, “Dare I say it’s our most ambitious feature in a WoW expansion ever....

Yes, this is an honourable way to defeat The Butcher in Diablo 4 The Butcher is guaranteed to show up at the worst possible time in Diablo 4, so you do what you gotta do to take him out. Image credit:Blizzard The Butcher, otherwise known as the Diablo 4 boss responsible for around 2% of player deaths in the game , is a menace. Unlike most bosses in Diablo 4, The Butcher is not a boss you can prepare for and face on your own terms, so you’re going to need to improvise....

You’ll be able to turn cross-play off on consoles in Black Ops 6 and Warzone Ranked Play sometime in Season 2 Treyarch is making a few changes to Ranked Play in Black Ops 6 as well as Warzone, as the developer gears up for the launch of the game’s second season. Image credit:Activision, Treyarch, Raven. Ahead of the launch of Season 2 for Black Ops 6 and Warzone , Treyarch has been offering some updates on many of the topics currently hot amongst the community....

Zack Snyder wants you to believe Rebel Moon: Part 1 would’ve made Barbie levels of box office bank I also like to hype myself up with made-up maths. Image credit:Netflix The best movie that most people turned off after 20 minutes of 2023 is back to making noise, as writer-director Zack Snyder wants to convince us Rebel Moon: Part 1 would have made as much money as Barbie ($1.4 billion) had it opened in theaters, instead of dropping exclusively on Netflix....

Zelda Tears of the Kingdom: Malanya the Horse God location and recipes It’s all about the horse, of course! UPDATE: We have embedded an interactive map to help you with tracking down Malanya in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. If you’re fine with all things equine, then finding the Malanya location in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is essential. The Horse God lets you bump up the stats of your favorite horsey friend – for a price – and can even bring them back to life if you had an accident that your hoofed pal didn’t walk away from....

Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - Beach Cave Heart Piece Deep in the Beach Cave, Princess Zelda finds another Heart Piece! Image credit:Nintendo/VG247 As Princess Zelda makes her way back to the middle of Hyrule after landing on Suthorn Beach , she explores the Keese-filled Beach Cave. After defeating the bats and scaling obstacles though, she spots a hidden Heart Piece wedged between a stack of boxes. But this isn’t Mario, you can’t just ground-pound them out of the way, and with the limited array of Echoes you’ve collected so far you’d be forgiven for thinking you need to come back later to collect it....

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom lets you recreate a classic scene from the animated series Through the power of Fuse. One of the best moments from the original animated Zelda series is possible in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom thanks to the power of Fuse. Some gameplay spoilers ahead! While it was before my time, the 1989 Legend of Zelda animated series is perhaps one of the best pieces of television ever made....

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom producer says fans can expect gameplay that brings “changes to the game world” How mysterious. Iconic Zelda staple and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom producer, Eiji Aonuma, teased fans about the upcoming game and how it could change the game world. All in all, this is one hell of a strong statement, and one that’s bound to get Zelda fans geared up for something great....

ZZZ Harumasa build and teams How to get the most from ZZZ’s free, limited S-rank Agent Image credit:HoYoverse Getting your ZZZ Harumasa build together is easy and potentially free, just like Harumasa himself, as his kit means you get most of the stats he needs without a special W-Engine. Harumasa works effectively on free teams as well, and his bonus ability frees you up to experiment with more than just the usual electric or Section 6 characters....

“I had to solve by looking outside of the racing genre” how Bloodborne Kart pulls from Halo to get it right You’ve got to pull from far and wide to live up to expectations Image credit:Fan Software How many other releases do you think inspired your favourite video game of all time? One, two, ten? Believe it or not, creative works are usually a swarm of different experiences and references pulled from all over the place....

“I was actually running for my life” - Jodie Comer on being genuinely terrified while filming 28 Years Later Hard to feel envious of this particular role. Image credit:Sony It’s sounding like no matter how scary 28 Years Later might be, no one will be more afraid than one of its stars, Jodie Comer. The original 28 Days Later might look a touch dated thanks to the fact it was mostly shot in a digital camera, but it definitely still brought the scares....

“This feels so wrong” - Iron Lung dev on sales spike following Titanic explorers disappearance Developer David Szymanski shares his conflicted thoughts on the development over Twitter. David Szymanski, the developer of Submarine Horror game Iron Lung, has expressed his discomfort online following a sales spike. This increase in interest has seemingly come following the dissapearance of the OceanGate submersible. “This feels so wrong,” Szymanski writes on Twitter , alongside a graph showing a sharp increase in Steam sales....

2023’s best space game just keeps getting better Just when you thought Everspace 2 developers are done with the game, along comes a big new update to get everyone excited to jump back in. Image credit:Rockfish Games, VG247 Everspace 2 is celebrating its one-year anniversary of graduating out of Steam Early Access, and releasing on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, with a major new update. The Incursions free update is out now, and it brings a tonne of new content to the game....

99 Nights in the Forest: Where to get bandages to revive allies Bandages can both heal your own health and revive your teammates Image credit:Roblox Update: We’ve added new information about bandages spawning more often in the snowy parts of the Forest after the Snow Biome update. Whether you’re playing solo or as part of a team, bandages are a useful tool in 99 Nights in the Forest . They’re capable not only of healing damage from yourself and other players, but reviving downed allies when they’re defeated....

A24’s amazing-looking Ochi movie has highlighted the lack of brain cells in the average Twitter post, with AI scaremongering running riot for engagement Our eyes and brains are starting to rot. Thanks, tech bros! Image credit:A24 Every once in a while, a neat-looking little movie comes along and gets tons of flak for very stupid reasons. Now, it’s A24’s turn to face AI-related criticisms only because Isaiah Saxon ’s The Legend of Ochi looks adorably clean....

Activision is turning to AI to make your Call of Duty matches a bit less toxic Not a fan? Disable in-game voice chat, says Activision. Image credit:Infinity Ward A new voice moderation tool, powered by AI, has been added to Call of Duty to protect players from “toxic or disruptive behaviour they may encounter.” This tool is said to help increase Activision’s ability to “identify and enforce against bad behaviour that has gone unreported....

After laying off over 1000 people, Embracer Group makes itself some friends by splitting into three companies Hopefully this is the beginning of the end for layoffs at the company. Embracer Group is no more, as the company has made the decision to split into three separate entities, with various developers divided up amongst them. For the last year or so, it’s not been a great time to be a part of Embracer Group....

Agatha All Along has ended, but the witch’s on-screen journey has just started according to series creator Jac Schaeffer After a pretty great set of nine episodes, we’re feeling far more curious. Image credit:Marvel Television/Disney+ Warning: Spoilers ahead for season 1 of Agatha All Along. If I had to name a big TV surprise that premiered in the back half of 2024, I’d have to pick Agatha All Along . Sure, I’ve enjoyed a fair amount of Marvel Studios’ Disney+ shows in the past, but we’ve been feeling down on this whole thing for a while, and this specific series felt like it was arriving too late after WandaVision wowed most viewers in early 2021....

Alright, PS5 stylists, your chance to try out the most fashionable game of the year, Infinity Nikki, is finally here Well, for some of you anyway. Image credit:Papergames All of you fashionable folks out there hoping to try out Infinity Nikki on PS5 will soon have the chance to do so. For the uninitiated, Infinity Nikki is the latest and biggest entry in the Nikki series, a line of mobile games focused on fashion and way wilder stories than you’d think at a first glance....