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I’ve watched enough leaked Battlefield Labs gameplay to convince me that Battlefield is finally getting this one fundamental thing right, at least DICE and all the other teams currently working on the next Battlefield are, finally, building on what came before. Image credit:VG247 A few weeks ago, EA officially gave name to its testing initiative for the next Battlefield. The publisher revealed Battlefield Labs as the new banner for all things community testing-related , and subsequently opened player sign-ups....

Indie game haven itch.io taken down by Funko Pop and its “trash ‘AI Powered’ Brand Protection Software” according to itch staff Despite taking the affected page down, the domain has been taking down. The modern internet is brilliant, right? Image credit:VG247 Itch.io - a brilliant website and haven for indie games and indie game develoeprs - has been taken down by none other than Funko. That’s right, according to a statement made by Itch....

Is No Rest for the Wicked worth a punt on early access, or should you wait for the full release? Moon Studios’ grand genre-crossing experiment is a beautiful and compelling tease, but there’s a long way to go. I have mixed feelings about the early access model. It’s a great way for studios to get projects off the ground, a much needed part of the funding mix in an age of ballooning budgets and perilously long development cycles....

And a rugged version is just $5 more. Although it’s convenient to move around small files using the cloud, nothing beats the reliability of a USB drive, especially if you’re used to large file sizes. That’s not all. If you’re handling data out in the field and need to make sure your data backups are reliable, the rugged, updated T7 Shield model is just $5 more at $74.99 this July 4th....

Jurassic World: Rebirth director Gareth Edwards promises a very simple “survival story” and says they put the actors in water that poisonous snakes call home Living dinosaurs aren’t real, but other dangerous animals were. Image credit:Universal Pictures There’s a new Jurassic World movie coming next summer, after going from ‘just announced’ to production to post in the span of less than a year. The trick? Original Jurassic Park scribe David Koepp had knocked out a script in secret....

KCD 2: Mutt quest walkthrough and guide Where to find Mutt fast in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 and gain a canine combat companion Image credit:Warhorse | VG 24/7 Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 ’s Mutt quest is essentially your introduction to Trosky. The journey to find Henry’s dog hopefully hale and hearty takes you from the woods near Bozhena’s house across most of the game’s expansive first map, intersecting with more than one additional side quest as you go along....

Latest Pokemon Go Promo Codes Berries don’t grow on trees after all. Pokemon GO promo codes are Niantic’s way of celebrating milestones and rewarding you for playing the game. Some codes accompany new collaborations and give your trainer special clothing, while others offer a substantial amount of free items to make your Pokemon-catching life easier. You’ll usually get more practical rewards outside these collaborations, however, including Ultra Balls, berries, and other status items....

LEGO Fortnite players want Epic to make it easier to slap together early builds with your bare hands Why use a pickaxe when you’ve got indestructible mitts? Image credit:VG247/Epic Games/LEGO LEGO Fortnite went live last week and has proven very popular, with players already having a couple of tweaks and improvements they’d like to see made to it, one of which centres around having a fistfight with your early creations....

Light of Motiram is to PlayStation’s Horizon as Palworld is to Pokemon, and it’s pretty blatant I don’t know what you’re talking about, bro, that’s Skyline: Prohibited East. Image credit:SIE, POLARIS QUEST, VG247 Honey, wake up, another blatant rip-off just dropped, and this one is bound to cause legal troubles sooner rather than later. Tencent Games and subsidiary Polaris Quest have just announced Light of Motiram , a ’legally distinct’ take on PlayStation’s Horizon series ....

LinkedIn may have leaked a little bit more information about The Last of Us 2’s baffling roguelike mode No Return looks like it might boast 12 different layouts for you to get to grips with. Image credit:VG247/PlayStation/Naughty Dog The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered is coming in January and a developer’s LinkedIn profile may have shed a little more light on what No Return, the game’s new roguelike mode, will involve....

Lords of the Fallen gets packed content roadmap for rest of 2023 The fallen world continues to expand. CI Games and Hexworks have announced a schedule of upcoming content for Lords of the Fallen , outlining the roadmap for the remainder of the year. With the Halloween-themed Season of the Bleak having ended, you can expect two further events to take place before the New Year. Each promises to bring fresh content across Mournstead....

Lords of the Fallen’s biggest achievement is how it rethinks the Souls-like death loop – PREVIEW In a packed genre, Lords of the Fallen 2023 makes a few daring changes that may rattle genre purist cages – but work incredibly well. Image credit:CI Games You are fighting a boss – a grudge-bearing religious sort, in a graveyard, that’s not a million miles away from Father Gascoigne , if I’m being honest – and you whiff an attack with your zweihander....

Love and Deepspace gets hotter than ever before with Zayne’s third Myth, which sees him transformed into a semi-nude desert god Zayne sheds his icy origins and becomes a golden boy in this new Love and Deepspace banner event. Image credit:Infold Games. The next Love and Deepspace Memory Pair event has been officially unveiled, and it’s for Zayne . The new event, which kicks off tomorrow, September 25 , is dubbed Edge of Continuum....

Manor Lords has entered Early Access and for the next two weeks you can take a tenner off, so hurry up and grab it One day, lad, all this will be yours. What, the curtains? Image credit:Slavic Magic The highly-anticipated medieval strategy builder Manor Lords is now available through Early Access. Available through the Epic Games Store, GOG, Microsoft Store, PC Game Pass , and Steam, for the next two weeks, you can take 25% off the normal price of $39....

Marvel Rivals players are going nuts over Jeff, a baby shark A land shark, actually. Fan favourite from the comics, now in NetEase’s third person shooter. Image credit:NetEase Games Marvel Rivals is out in the wild through its invite-only beta test, pulling in players and taking the fight to a genre still dominated by Overwatch 2 (even with all its issues). But it seems that NetEase has pulled a trick to get more folks invested in the comic book based third person shooter: Jeff....

Marvel’s super late adaptation of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has some tricks up its sleeve, including deleted scenes Somehow, this cancelled comic book series has returned. Image credit:Lucasfilm/Marvel Sorry if you’re still grieving after 2019’s Star Wars - Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (which I personally didn’t hate), but it’s time go back for another round. Marvel Comics has just announced the comic book adaptation of the last Star Wars movie is coming out more than five years after it opened in theaters....

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater looks visually stunning in Unreal Engine 5 The Metal Gear Solid 3 remake promises to be a venomous visual feast for the eyes. Image credit:Konami An in-engine look at Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater was shown during today’s Xbox Third-Party Preview presentation. As you know, it’s a remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater updated in Unreal Engine 5, and the game looks rather swish compared to the 2004 release - which was far from a bad-looking game for its time....

Minecraft fans, mark your calendars: Minecraft Live 2023 airs on October 15 Find out what’s next for one of the world’s most popular games. Image credit:Mojang/Microsoft Mojang has announced its annual Minecraft celebration, Minecraft Live, will air on October 15. The broadcast is set to feature new and familiar faces from Mojang Studios alongside the content creator community. You can look forward to updates around the Minecraft franchise, including Minecraft Update 1....

Minecraft gets King Kong, Jurassic World, and Back to the Future content with Universal Studios DLC A good alternative to the real thing. Image credit:Microsoft/Mojang The official DLC packs for Minecraft continue to impress with a sizable Universal Studios DLC that brings the theme parks’ most famous rides to PC and consoles… in blocky form. We’ve been getting these for years now, but it never gets old to see vast fictional worlds and real-life locations faithfully recreated within the visual (and mechanical) confines of Mojang’s hit video game....

Monopoly Go Amazing Partners guide Take home some great rewards in this Spider-Man themed Monopoly Go Partner Event! Image credit:Scopely/VG247 Monopoly Go’s latest Partner Event is finally here with the release of the Amazing Partners Marvel event. To complete the event you need to choose 4 friends to help you build a super-suit, which you feed Infinity Gauntlets from around the board in exchange for free rolls, cash and safes....