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“I do think we’re gonna take a look at that” - Todd Howard addresses Starfield’s creation club controversy “That’s not what we want at all, in terms of [people saying] ‘Oh no, this looks like a faction we’re chopping up and selling for 700 credits at a time’.” Image credit:Bethesda The recent release of a creation club for Starfield - delivering content from Bethesda and modders for purchasable credits as the studio’s previously done with Skyrim and Fallout 4 - drew a lot of backlash from players....

16 games are leaving PlayStation Plus in October - here’s the list So long, farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, goodbye. Image credit:Playdead The list of games leaving PlayStation Plus in October 2023 has surfaced, and there are 16 in total. September is getting long in the tooth, so you don’t have much time left to download the following games before they are pulled from the service. Some are rather high-profile gets, like Yakuza 3 -5, Far Cry4 and Far Cry 5, Inside, Limbo, and The Medium, for starters....

20 years on and ahead of the Switch 2, The Minish Cap is a great reminder that The Legend of Zelda doesn’t always have to be about the same things There’s room for some fresh takes, I reckon. Image credit:Nintendo You know, it probably isn’t great for my gnawing sense of panic about getting older to see more and more games from my childhood reaching 20 year anniversaries, but unfortunately time doesn’t give a hoot about that, and it’s a simple fact that The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap came out two decades ago now....

5 years on from Mortal Kombat 11’s series high-point, the games industry seems intent on making it the last MK I’ll ever love I’ve always felt that Mortal Kombat 11 was the end of an era for NetherRealm, and Mortal Kombat 1 solidified that for me. Image credit:VG247 Mortal Kombat 11 is five years old today. Although the 11 at the end of the title might suggest otherwise, this was actually an unusual game in many ways....

73 Yards is more than just an all-time great Doctor Who episode, it’s one of the best bits of TV in years - Review Doctor Who is always at its best when it’s weird. This week, it drops one of its weirdest episodes yet - and it may well be one of the best. Image credit:BBC Some may have taken a critical eye to the light-hearted, breezy opening episodes to this new reboot of Doctor Who , streaming now on Disney+ around the world and on BBC iPlayer in the show’s native UK - but weeks 3 and 4 are aiming to remind that the beauty of Doctor Who is that it can be anything ....

After a leak suggest Assassin’s Creed Shadows will be getting a battle pass, Ubisoft sets the record straight on what you’ll actually be paying for Or what you won’t be paying for, rather. Image credit:Ubisoft After an Assassin’s Creed Shadows battle pass appeared to leak online, Ubisoft sets the record straight on if you have to pay for it or not. While a lot of players might engage with them, battle passes aren’t exactly a universally loved thing, as it’s essentially just homework designed to keep you playing while nothing else is going on....

Alan Wake 2 development video introduces enigmatic FBI Agent Saga Anderson Go behind the scenes. Image credit:Remedy Entertainment Remedy has released a development video taking you behind the scenes of Alan Wake 2 , and the focus is on the playable character agent Saga Anderson. This is the first development episode, and it not only discusses the co-protagonist but takes you to the primordial forests of the Pacific Northwest. Alan Wake 2 – Behind The Scenes | Introducing Saga AndersonWatch on YouTube...

Alan Wake 2 rewrites reality to make its fictional band’s album top 10 worldwide A well deserved accomplishment! It seems like Alan Wake is up to his ole reality shifting tricks again, as the real band that Alan Wake 2’s fictional band is performed by is finding worldwide success, as the fictional band. Ok, so, let’s bear with me for a second as I give you some context. The Old Gods of Asgard are a fictional band who first appeared in the first Alan Wake back in 2010....

All Red Dead Redemption 2 Fence Locations: Where to get the lockbreaker If you’ve some valuables you need to sell in RDR2, here’s where you can find a Fence to get rid of your illicit gains. Update: We’ve added an interactive map show the location of every Fence in Red Dead Redemption 2 to the first section of this page. If you’re looking to shift some hot property in Red Dead Redemption 2 , then you need a fence ....

Almost 19,000 new games were released on Steam in 2024, more than any year before The number of new games that hit Steam every year continues to jump to ridiculous figures, and this year has been no different. Image credit:Valve 2024 is almost over. In the final throes of what has been a terrible year for the games industry and the media that covers it, but a good one in terms of the number of quality games that were released, we can finally look back at some raw data about our favourite hobby....

American Horror Story creator’s next series reunites him with Evan Peters for an adaptation of a comic where you can become physically perfect through, uh, getting an STD Television is… back? Image credit:FX Ryan Murphy, creator of shows like American Horror Story and Glee, is back with a new show, this time one with an… interesting premise. If there’s one thing you can count on when it comes to Ryan Murphy, it’s that you can always expect a show that people will talk about from him, even if maybe it’s not for the right reasons....

Apple Arcade’s Sonic game looks better and better with every new reveal A new opening animation for upcoming Sonic game, Sonic Dream Team, has been shared. Image credit:Powerhouse Animation/SEGA Sonic Dream Team — an exclusive Apple Arcade title — is arriving on December 5 this year, and teasers for the game are coming in thick and fast. The latest of these to grace Sonic fans is a brand-new opening animation for the game that you can watch on YouTube , which certainly shows off the fun, vibrant energy that this 3D action-platformer is hoping to encapsulate....

Are PS5 fans about to learn that Xbox does actually have good games? Xbox fans might not be happy about losing exclusives, but maybe a large portion of the gaming world will finally see what Xbox has delivered. Image credit:VG247 Xbox really shot itself in the foot. Let’s just say that the company chose the worst time in video game history to deliver an underpowered, miss-messaged, device-laden console in the Xbox One....

As Andor season 2 gets its slightly odd first trailer, Lucasfilm reportedly loses its president later this year It sounds like you can get ready to say goodbye to Kathleen Kennedy. Image credit:Lucasfilm Andor season 2 finally has a proper trailer, but it’s seemingly not all sunshine and rainbows over at Lucasfilm right now. It’s only a couple of months until Andor season 2 debuts on Disney Plus , almost three after the first season aired, and the House of Mouse has finally elected to grace us all with a proper trailer after a few teases here and there ....

Assassin’s Creed Origins Septimius Boss Fight Guide - How to Kill Septimius the Jackal For the final story mission of Assassin’s Creed Origins , the player once again resumes the role of Aya, and heads to Rome to kill Septimius the Jackal , along with Julius Caesar himself. In this Assassin’s Creed Origins Septimius boss fight guide , we’ll walk you through how to complete the very final fight of the game, taking down Caesar’s bodyguard with relative ease....

Assassin’s Creed Shadows gets day-one patch that should limit temple and shrine vandalism, after Japanese politicians reportedly express concerns about potential real world copycats Worries linked to large tourist numbers are seemingly at the root of what led to Japan’s prime minister being asked about Shadows recently. Image credit:Ubisoft Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin’s Creed Shadows has gotten a day-one patch, which brings a feww bug fixes, in addition to some noteworthy tweaks that should stop folks from vandalising any of the temples or shrines they run across while exploring Feudal Japan....

Assassin’s Creed Shadows might be set in Japan, but Japan itself won’t get to see how violent the game actually is This comes after the game received the highest age rating. Image credit:Ubisoft Assassin’s Creed Shadows is finally bringing the series to Japan, but the Japanese release of the game won’t be the same one the rest of us are getting. The Assassin’s Creed series has obviously long been a violent one given all the, you know, assassinating you get up to, so Shadows of course continues that lineage....

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Should you kill Gorm, banish him, or let Harald decide? Before leaving Norway, Eivor must decide what to do with the deceitful Gorn Kjotvesson. Across Assassin’s Creed Valhalla , there are many chances to shape the path of your Viking adventure. Most of the time, it’s your actions in gameplay that determine your destiny; but sometimes, words can be just as powerful. One example occurs early on — before you’ve even left Norway, in fact, during the “Birthrights” quest....

Bad Boys: Ride or Die appears to be another hit for Sony, so of course a fifth movie is on the table It’s easier to land quick wins when your production budgets make sense. Image credit:Sony Pictures Releasing Bad Boys: Ride or Die ’s $100 million production budget (a reasonable one in today’s Hollywood climate) might make it yet another easy win for everyone involved, as it’s earned over $120 million worldwide in just six days and shows no signs of significantly slowing down before the end of the month....

Balatro announces four crossovers at once, including The Witcher, Dave the Diver, Vampire Survivors and Among Us All inside the Friends of Jimbo update, which is free and out right now. Image credit:Balatro Who loves crossovers? What about Balatro ? If you’re sticking your hand up right now, you’ll be excited to hear about the Friends of Jimbo update coming to the card game. Not only is it out right now and free, it’ll feature crossovers with The Witcher , Dave the Diver , Among Us , and Vampire Survivors ....