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Evo is trying to kick off some world warrior ambitions" General manager Rick Thiher speaks on the biggest video game tournament going global “there’s an incredible amount of super, super engaged fighting game communities worldwide”. Image credit:Evo Earlier this year, we saw the biggest open bracket video game tournament conclude - Evo 2024. With over 16,000 tournament entrants and many spectators alongside them, Evo made clear to the Las Vegas crowd that it’s not going away any time soon....

Exoborne playtesters jumped into over 500,000 matches and made over $7 billion in in-game loot in less than a week That’s not bad for five days! Especially for a closed test. Image credit:Sharkmob Exoborne , the third-person extraction shooter from Sharkmob, has just released a bunch of stats from its closed playtest. It turns out that players went wild on it over the five days it was available, clocking over 500,000 matches and extracting with over $7 billion in loot....

Fallout 76 “mix-up” seemingly sees fan artwork used in Atom Shop, fan somehow finesses this into official work for Bethesda Fallout: Breaking creator Zack Finfrock’s clearly been dumping his SPECIAL points into Charisma. Image credit:Bethesda An apparent accidental mix-up has seemigly seen Fallout 76 ’s Atom Shop temporarily feature some fan artwork without the express permission of its creator. According to said, fan - Fallout fan film creator Zack Finfrock - allegedly copied artwork has since been removed from the store, and Fallout 76’s creative director has even gone as far as offering Finfrock the chance to work with Bethesda in an official capacity in the future....

Fallout: London still doesn’t have a release date, but the mod team promises “the end is in sight” It shouldn’t be too long until you get to play the impressive-looking mod. Image credit:VG247/Bethesda/Fallout: London Those of you excited for Fallout: London better get yourselves ready, as the mod’s devs have shared a promising update. It’s been a little bit of a tough year for the team behind Fallout: London, as the massive mod was supposed to be released back in April , but unfortunately for them Bethesda surprise announced Fallout 4 ’s long awaited next-gen update only two weeks before the mod’s release date ....

Final Fantasy 14 Online news: FF16 crossover confirmed, more Dawntrail details revealed, Xbox beta announced The Final Fantasy 14 Fan Festival in London was full of information. Square Enix has announced new information regarding Dawntrail , the upcoming fifth expansion pack for Final Fantasy 14 Online , scheduled for summer 2024. This information was revealed by producer and director Naoki Yoshida during his keynote address at the Final Fantasy 14 Fan Festival 2023 in London....

Following Hyenas purge, Sega is accused of moving to let temporary staff go Employees have filed an unfair labour practice complaint against Sonic and Like A Dragon publisher. Image credit:VG247/SEGA Sega of America has been accused of union busting and had an unfair labour practice complaint lodged against it by workers. The employees claim that the company forced them into a meeting to inform them that their jobs were being outsourced, rather than negotiating with their union....

For its 10th anniversary, modern classic Over the Garden Wall is getting a stop-motion short from Wallace and Gromit makers Aardman Time to break out the potatoes and molasses. Image credit:Cartoon Network/ Aardman Don’t freak out, Over the Garden Wall fans, but a new short is on the way to celebrate the series’ 10th anniversary. It’s kind of impressive how even 10 years on, people are still talking about a 10 episode long mini-series with each episode only running at around 11 minutes a pop....

Former Call of Duty boss is now in charge of Blizzard, and she knows what she’s walking into The former head of Call of Duty has moved on to Blizzard, can she fix Blizzard’s haemorrhaging image? In somewhat surprising news, Johanna Faries has been appointed as the head of Blizzard Entertainment. Faries is mostly known for her work at Activision, where she was most recently the chief of the Call of Duty franchise....

Former PlayStation and PC exclusive heads to Xbox Game Pass this November Rollerdrome is joining an already stacked Game Pass November. Are you ready to enter the Rollerdrome? 💥 Coming November 28 to Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC, and with @XboxGamePass : https://t.co/ecJmHLArgc #Rollerdrome pic.twitter.com/Vkx4HL5wzA — Rollerdrome (@rollerdrome) October 31, 2023 Ammo is replenished by performing tricks throughout the levels, which is honestly one of the most satisfying bits of design I’ve seen in a game in years....

Genshin Impact 3.6 livestream start time and date Free Primogems and a deep dive into the next big update. Image credit:HoYoverse The Genshin Impact 3.6 livestream has been announced, with HoYoverse revealing the release time and date for its next big broadcast. The eagerly anticipated livestream will run through what fans can expect from the game’s next big update, which has been dubbed A Parade of Providence. The stream will also reveal what character banners are inbound with Genshin Impact 3....

Genshin Impact Raiden Shogun materials list for ascension and Talents A royal collection Getting all the Genshin Impact Raiden Shogun materials takes you to one of Inazuma’s most atmospheric - and underused - islands, with some detours along the way as you stop to challenge every swordsman you meet. Raiden Shogun is one of just two Inazuma Electro characters to use the Storm Beads boss drop, so there’s not much competition for that material....

Genvid CEO denies AI use in Silent Hill Ascension, claims all words are from their “talented team” These jams are all-natural my friend, as speculation from onlookers is shot down. Image credit:Konami/ Genvid Technologies The CEO of Genvid Holdings, Jacob Navrok, has released a statement following speculation that Silent Hill: Ascension - the much-criticised live service gaming collaboration between Genvid and Konami - was made with help from AI software. Navrok rejects these claims wholesale....

Get Starfield ready with these dynamic backgrounds for your Xbox One is free the other is too, well, sort of. If you are looking forward to Starfield , prepare yourself by nabbing a couple of dynamic backgrounds for your Xbox Series X/S. There are two that we know of at the moment. One is the cover art for Starfield , and the other resembles the game’s star map. Official Starfield gameplay trailer....

Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut can turn your PC into a PS5, well, sort of I personally can’t wait until all the platforms inevitably coalesce into the PlaystatioxboswitchC. Image credit:VG247/Sucker Punch You just never know what’s coming next in the world of gaming, do you? Well, aside from layoffs. We already knew the director’s cut of Ghost of Tsushima was coming to PC on May 16 , but it turns out it’ll be doing more than just letting you stab some fellas with a big samurai sword....

God of War Ragnarok Muspelheim: Where to find two Muspelheim seeds and complete the combat challenges Find the two Muspelheim Seeds to enter the realm of fire. In God of War Ragnarok , the fiery realm of Muspelheim is an unforgiving place, not just because of the brutal combat challenges it houses, but because it’s difficult to even get there in the first place. To enter Muspelheim, Kratos must first find two Muspelheim Seeds during his travels....

Godzilla Minus One director Takashi Yamazaki confirms that a follow-up is now in pre-production and says he’s got no desire to adopt AI anytime soon Older technology and techniques still serve him just fine. Image credit:Toho Godzilla Minus One, one of 2023’s best movies , is getting a follow-up that may or may not be a direct sequel (though we’re leaning towards ‘yes’ after that cliffhanger ending). After a relatively silent 2024, writer-director Takashi Yamazaki has now confirmed he’s hard at work on pre-production for the movie and has also shared his thoughts on the matter of AI....

GTA 6’s release is still on track for this year, Take-Two says, yet again pushing snooze on the endless delay speculation for about five minutes “There’s always a risk of slippage,” CEO Strauss Zelnick added, but the company feels “really good about it”. Image credit:Rockstar You can take today off. No, not from whatever you do for a living, from something much more important - speculating and worrying that GTA 6 might end up being delayed beyond the fall 2025 release window it’s had slapped on its windshield for a good while now....

Hades 2: How to get bronze Bronze is the only way to get the fishing rod in Hades 2, but finding it is a journey in itself How to get bronze in Hades 2 is a bit of a process, as it’s one of the few materials in Supergiant’s roguelike game that you can’t actually find in the Underworld. You’ll need to progress a fair bit – or, if not make real progress, at least just have a lot of runs under your belt....

Halo Infinite is finally getting an Infection mode this summer It’s been a long time coming. One of the most long standing modes across all the Halo games, Infection, is finally coming to Halo Infinite . Halo Infinite launched back in November 2021, and since then it’s been missing a mode that’s been in every game since Halo 3: Infection. Who knows why it hasn’t been added into Infinite up until now other than the simple fact that game development is hard, but 343 Industries has now announced that the classic mode will be coming to the game this summer....

Halo Infinite Season 3 finally arrives in March with plenty of new maps The Season was initially meant to launch last year. Halo Infinite Season 3 is finally almost here after having been delayed by several months, with a new trailer here to show off what we can expect. It’s no secret that Halo Infinite has had a rough time ever since it launched. That continues up to now, as the game’s upcoming Season 3, titled Echoes Within, is finally launching March 7, after pushing it back by a few months in September ....