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Starfield modding project to create a whole Elder Scrolls-themed planet “has been canceled”, but the poster behind it says it wasn’t just trolling “I want to emphasise that the project was genuine.” Image credit:VG247/Bethesda Just days after a lengthy Reddit post outlining plans for it garnered a fair amount of attention, a very ambitious Starfield modding project that aimed to create an entire Elder Scrolls-themed planet featuring recreations of the worldspaces from Skyrim , Oblivion , and Morrowind “has been cancelled”....

Starfield will be getting a bunch of fresh features including “new ways of traveling” next year Oh God, here come nine million Reddit threads about moon rovers… Image credit:VG247/Bethesda Following Starfield ’s latest update, Bethesda has now revealed that it’s got plenty of plans for the RPG next year, including some fresh features headlined by some “all new ways of travelling”. Yup, now that the rather wholesome pet asteroid bug has been resolved, BGS certainly doesn’t seem to be done with the game, having decided to give players on Reddit a tease of what they can seemingly expect once the calendar rolls over into 2024....

Street Fighter 6’s Akuma raid boss and Twitch plays events were “a big hit” according to Capcom In an interview with Kotaku, director Takayuki Nakayama and producer Shuhei Matsumoto speak on recent meta events. <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/akuma-sf6.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=“Street Fighter 6’s Akuma raid boss and Twitch plays events were “a big hit” according to Capcom - 1”> According to senior developers on Street Fighter 6 meta events for Akuma - including a Twitch plays community stream and a raid boss style encounter inside the game’s battle hub - were a success in the eyes of the development team at Capcom....

Another delay. A source familiar with the matter told Bloomberg the game has been delayed to later in 2023 to receive some polish. The report states the delay will also provide the development team additional time to iron out bugs and improve other aspects of the game. It was also announced the game would feature content akin to a battle pass , that will include cosmetic items. Post-release, players can also expect new playable characters, new missions, new weapons, and other content you can play after the main story is finished....

Surprise, The Witcher 3’s getting one more cheeky patch ten years on so you can enjoy mod support across consoles and PC for Gerry’s big adventure PlayStation and Xbox players may finally be able to enjoy a Geralt tub scene in which his third sword’s fully unsheathed. Image credit:CD Projekt The Witcher 3 . It’s a decade old now. CD Projekt’s well on its way with The Witcher 4 . However, in a really cool turn of events, the studio’s now realed it’ll be putting out one more patch for TW3 later this year, finally bringing mods for it to consoles....

Switch 2 still isn’t confirmed, but here are details on its delay into 2025 Turns out it’s because of both software and hardware. While we’re still yet to get an official Nintendo Switch 2 reveal, recent reports suggested it’s been delayed out of 2024, and the latest word says it’s because of hardware shortage concerns. Earlier this month, it was reported that the still unconfirmed Switch 2 had been delayed internally, pushing it out of 2024, and into Q1 2025....

Sword of Convallaria Nightingale Build and Team Compositions Nightingale is a capable offensive support character to use early on in Sword of Convallaria. Image credit:VG247/XD Entertainment Nightingale is a Watcher and Pharmacist in Sword of Convallaria , so as a result, you’d expect her to be a supportive healer of sorts in battle. And while she can be, she’s actually much more valuable as an offensive support if you have other healers — such as Angel or Inanna — to use....

Team17 hit by redundancies - UK firm latest to suffer layoffs According to a source familiar with the situation, the studio is facing its second wave of layoffs this year. Image credit:Team 17 Update Team 17 has responded to our request for comment with the following statement: “In response to the reports concerning the departure of Michael Pattison from Team17, we can confirm we have amicably parted ways with Michael. We can also confirm that we have sadly entered into a period of consultation today within Team17 Digital, with Astragon and Storytoys remaining unaffected by the restructuring plans....

Terrible news, Wordlers, you might end up seeing Wordle repeats soon, unless the NYT wants to start swearing at you Oh, [censored]. The proverbial [censored] [censored] [definitely very censored] could hit the fan for word lovers in the near future. Image credit:VG247/New York Times Are you still waking up every day and doing a Wordle ? First of all, I’m so sorry your life’s turned out this way, and second of all you might end up seeing some words you’ve seen before at some point in the near future....

That lovely looking stop-motion Pokemon show is out this December The Pokemon Concierge will soon be accepting bookings. Pokemon Concierge, the upcoming stop-motion series, will be releasing on Netflix some time this December. If you, like me, loved the 2019 stop-motion animated series Rilakkuma and Kaoru, you were probably incredibly happy to learn that the animators behind it, Dwarf Studio, were making a Pokemon series when it was announced back in February ....

The first major update for Thrustmaster’s eSwap controller is here – and it’s as genius as it is weird Thrustmaster’s modular controller takes a big leap into new areas with its first genre-specific add-on. It’s weird, but… it kinda works, too. If you want a slightly different way to play racing games, there’s really only one option: buy a steering wheel. You can choose how deep you go down that rabbit hole, obviously - if that’s balancing one on your lap, strapping it to your desk, or buying some huge divorce-prompting racing rig....

The first teaser for Mortal Kombat 1’s T-1000 will probably you make you even more afraid of getting hit by a long-haul truck than you already were Plus, a surprising new Kameo character. Image credit:NetherRealm Studios NetherRealm has shown off Mortal Kombat 1’s upcoming T-1000 guest character for the first time, and, you guessed it, he’s pretty violent! While some of you younger Mortal Kombat players might not be all that familiar with the Terminator series, despite its constant reboots, sequels, spin-off shows and the like, those of you who have seen the original Terminator 2 will be all-too familiar with the T-1000 thanks to a genuinely intimidating performance from Robert Patrick....

The first trailer for Marvel’s What If…? season 3 will help to prepare you for the MCU’s introduction of the X-Men Oh, and there’s a big ol’ mech too. Image credit:Marvel Marvel’s What If…? finally has a trailer for its third and final season, and it’s likely one that’ll excite X-Men fans. It was D23 in Brazil over the weekend, so there’s been plenty of announcements coming out of the house of mouse, but yesterday Marvel finally shared the first trailer for What If…?...

The original Nintendo PlayStation is too expensive, so someone made their own Saved ’em a good $300,000. The original Nintendo PlayStation prototype was found a few years ago, but it sold for a ridiculous price, so a YouTuber took it upon themselves to make their own. Back in 2020, the incredibly (nay, super?) rare Nintendo PlayStation prototype sold for more than $300,000 at auction , a sum most of us obviously can’t afford....

The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies cheats A comprehensive list of every new trait, skill, and perk cheat introduced in TS4 Businesses & Hobbies, as well as cheats to level up your small business and unlock all new tattoo designs. Image credit:Maxis / Electronic Arts The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies wears a lot of different hats. Part spiritual successor to some of the systems introduced in TS4’s very first expansion pack Get To Work, B&H lets your Sims run small businesses from either their home or another owned lot, while also allowing you to define a small business or a hobby out of just about any skill that’s available in the game....

The Sims 5 job listing seems to imply it will be free-to-play with user generated content The game is a ways out though, so take it with a grain of salt. It’s looking like The Sims 5 , otherwise known as Project Rene, will be free-to-play at launch, based on a recent job listing. As reported by fansite Sims Community , a job posting for a head of monetisation and marketplace from EA shared on the Maxis Careers page has shared some details on the monetisation option that will possibly be available in The Sims 5 ....

The Suicide Squad anime looks surprisingly great, but years too late It would have been perfect for a Hot Topic t-shirt in 2015. The first full trailer for Suicide Squad Isekai is here, and it’s looking pretty good honestly - it just feels like eight years too late. When I first caught word of the fact there was going to be a Suicide Squad anime, more specifically one that’s an isekai, I thought, “yeah, that tracks,” but I also felt that it’s a little bit behind the times....

The latest game adaptation of the zombie series will ask a bunch of what ifs. A new Walking Dead game is on the way, one that will let you change the events of the first four seasons of the AMC show. In it, you start things off as Rick Grimes, waking up in a hospital as he normally does, walkers aplenty. The reveal trailer, as seen above, shows off some pretty par for the course looking combat, most of which looks like you hacking at and whacking plenty of zombies....

The Witcher 3: The Soldier Statuette walkthrough Bring a mysterious artefact to your sorceress friend. In The Witcher 3 , there are plenty of brief but interesting secondary quests to take part in. One that see Geralt acquiring a mysterious artefact is The Soldier Statuette , which Geralt must find and return to Triss to figure out it’s true purpose. You can complete this quest along The Nobleman Statuette too, which plays out similarly....

This Breath of the Wild recap will help you prepare for Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Catch up on what you missed, or might not remember. With less than a week to go until Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is out, Nintendo has put out a conveniently short recap video to remind you of the story so far. Breath of the Wild came out six years ago now, but despite being one of the best entries in the series, it would be understandable if you don’t remember every single thing that happened in the game....