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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora dares to ask what would happen if James Cameron made a Far Cry game Liberate areas, infiltrate with stealth, go loud with guns, take to the skies, requisition vehicles – Far Cry is back, in Avatar form. At a behind-closed-doors presentation at Summer Games Fest, Ubisoft showed a group of journalists the first-ever look at Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora . Announced back in 2017 , the first-person action-adventure game was supposed to release in 2022 initially (probably originally aimed at launching around the same time as James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water), but it was pushed to 2023 ....

Baldur’s Gate 3 is great, but can you talk about it at parties? Not that any of us get invited to parties. Baldur’s Gate 3 is finally upon us if you’re a PC gamer, in which case, this episode is especially for you, because it’s all about social inadequacy. Gaming, despite its mainstream acceptance in recent years, is still an extremely nerdy hobby, full of very niche stuff that rarely makes headlines beyond the enthusiast press....

Baldur’s Gate 3’s director has figured out act one of his next project, whatever it might be Mysterious tease is mysterious, touché Swen. Image credit:VG247/Larian Studios Good news everyone, Baldur’s Gate 3 lead and regular armour-wearer Swen Vincke has figured out what he wants to do for the first act of his next project. Unfortunately, he won’t say what exactly this mystical next project actually is. We all liked Baldur’s Gate 3 , so is it something to do with that?...

Battlefield 6 pre-load times, release time, and everything else you need to know about launch Our launch guide for Battlefield 6 is here to get you as ready as you possibly can be for the release of one of the most anticipated multiplayer shooters. Image credit:Battlefield Studios, EA. It’s been years since Battlefield fans were truly excited about the next game in the series. Battlefield 6 is clearly the game that managed to reignite that passion....

Believe it or not, Zenless Zone Zero and Street Fighter 6 have more in common than just gorgeous urban drip Senior devs from both teams meet up in a warehouse to discuss game design. Where else did you expect? Image credit:VG247 In a crossover no one saw coming, senior developers from both Zenless Zone Zero and Street Fighter 6 have recently come together for a roundtable discussion about their games, game design philosophy, and perhaps most interestingly the thought process behind how to keep players invested in each title, while maintaining depth for hardcore players....

Best gaming SSDs for 2023 The best NVMe and SATA drives for PC gaming. The best SSD for gaming will offer faster read and write speeds and increase storage for your gaming PC so that you can keep your games, files and apps all in one handy place. The best gaming SSDs needn’t be expensive either thanks to lots of affordable solid state drive deals these days. There are a few different types of SSDs to choose between....

Bethesda’s masterpiece is our Game of the Year 2023 That’s right, it’s Hi-Fi Rush! Image credit:VG247, Bethesda Reasons why Hi-Fi Rush is GOTY by Connor aged 25: Hi Fi Rush has the only good video game cat. Hi Fi Rush somehow has both a good licensed and original soundtrack at the same time. I dressed up as Santa to deliver the news that Hi-Fi Rush has won our coveted GOTY gong that we definitely haven’t given to seven other games this weekWatch on YouTube...

BlizzCon 2024 canceled without a definitive explanation, but Blizzard vows the celebration will return in the years to come In the meantime, Blizzard plans to explore other ways to share information. Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard has announced that after “careful consideration over the last year,” it will not host BlizzCon 2024 this year. According to the company, the “decision was not made lightly,” as BlizzCon “remains a very special event” for the studio, and it knows that many people look forward to it....

Breath of the Wild: How to Get the Camera Link can actually obtain a camera in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild , which is great for taking pictures of dogs. In this Zelda Breath of the Wild camera guide , we’ll be walking you through how to get the camera in Breath of the Wild as easily as possible, as well as upgrading your Shiekah Slate. On this page:...

Breath of the Wild: How to Revive Your Horse One of the easiest and quickest ways to get around Hyrule in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is on horseback, but what happens if your trusty steed meets a tragic end? In this Zelda Breath of the Wild horse revives guide , we’ll be walking you through how to revive a horse in Breath of the Wild , as although there is a way, you’ll have to seek out one particular NPC to do it....

Bungie pays tribute to Lance Reddick, sharing the actor has “performances yet to come” The voice behind Commander Zavala unfortunately recently passed away. <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/destiny-2-commander-zavala.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=“Bungie pays tribute to Lance Reddick, sharing the actor has “performances yet to come” - 1”> Following the passing of actor Lance Reddick, Bungie has shared that there are still “performances yet to come,” in Destiny 2 . Last week came the unfortunate news that Reddick had passed away , having appeared in a number of beloved series like The Wire, John Wick, Fringe, Guerilla Games’ pair of Horizon games, and notably as Commander Zavala in the Destiny series....

Catch Captain Pikachu in Pokemon Go before it’s too late! To celebrate the release of Pokemon Horizons, Pikachu is sailing into port for a limited time. Image credit:Pokemon company / Niantic Pokemon Go has added a cute little Captain Pikachu to the game in celebration of the nigh release of Pokemon Horizons. While it’s relatively easy to catch a regular version, you may be busy farming out that precious shiny version....

Cities: Skylines 2 devs may as well be asking people not to play it at launch If you decide to play Cities: Skylines 2 next week, don’t expect it to run very well. Image credit:Paradox Interactive The games industry’s habit of launching broken games and apologising on the day of release with a list of known issues and promises to continue working to make things better may have felt like the worst it’s going to get, but the industry never stops innovating....

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector review A thrilling and reflective dice-driven RPG that continues to subvert modern sci-fi as we know it. <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/CS2-review.jpg?width=690&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=“Citizen Sleeper 2 review header that reads: “A REFLECTIVE, SUBVERSIVE, AND UTTERLY ABSORBING SCI-FI ADVENTURE” - 5 stars - 1”> Image credit:VG247 As I played through Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector , I couldn’t get the image of a ‘whale fall’ out of my head....

Clover Retribution codes for February 2026 Get free spins and stat resets in Clover Retribution with these codes. Image credit:Clover Retribution / Roblox 21st January 2026: We added new Clover Retribution codes. I have seen many anime-inspired Roblox games in my time, but Clover Retribution is the first one I’ve seen to take its main inspiration from the high fantasy series Black Clover. With Black Clover featuring some heavily D&D-esque elements, it’s no wonder that Clover Retribution plays so much like an RPG, where species skills and traits can have a huge impact on your game....

Could a future Final Fantasy be a CoD-style FPS? Surprisingly, the answer is yes Final Fantasy is no stranger to changing genres, and some future game could play more like Call of Duty than you imagine. Image credit:Square Enix With the release of Final Fantasy 16 just one day away, Square Enix has been doing the rounds to promote the upcoming RPG, and discuss its controversial decision to abandon turn-based and ATB combat in favour of an action, spectacle fighter style....

Create gorgeous miniature Japanese landscapes in soothing Sudoku-like puzzle Nurikabe World, playable at October’s Steam Next Fest This upcoming indie game enhances the pen-and-paper logic puzzle Nurikabe with beautiful visuals, and it could just be your new daily puzzle fixation. Image credit:VG247 / Hemisquare It’s come to my attention recently that unless we work for a publication that specialises in the genre, games media types are woefully likely to overlook puzzle games in our coverage....

Cyberpunk 2077 taught CD Projekt to be less subtle with player choices in Phantom Liberty “We kind of missed the point.” Image credit:VG247/CD Projekt Player feedback on Cyberpunk 2077 led CD Projekt to change how it handled choice and consequence in Phantom Liberty. This is according to the game’s quest director Pawel Sasko, who has discussed the effect the reception to the base game’s story had on that of its expansion during a recent interview with YouTuber TheNeonArcade (thanks PCGamesN )....

Cypher 007 is James Bond via Metal Gear Solid – and the best Bond game in decades This is the best Bond game in years – probably since 2004’s Everything or Nothing. And you can play it now, on Apple Arcade. Image credit:VG247/Apple Everybody is waiting on Hitman developer IO Interactive ’s take on fiction’s greatest gentleman spy – but James Bond is already beginning his gaming comeback without them in new Apple Arcade title Cypher 007 ....

Dark mode comes to VG247 Hello darkness my new friend. We are happy to announce that today dark mode is finally available on VG247. We know — it’s about time. It’s something we’ve wanted to ship for ages, and something we’ve been asked for time and again. Now, whether you’re catching up on news at 2am, scanning patch notes during a late-night raid, or simply prefer a less retina-searing reading experience, the choice is yours....