With 2XKO, Riot aims to make a beginner-friendly fighting game?

Can a fighting game ever be truly welcoming to newcomers? This is a tale as old as time for members of the fighting game community (FGC). On one side, you have those who are familiar with FGC fundamentals and terminology. Riot Games has gone about addressing this gap in genre familiarity in a lot of interesting ways. Inputs are simple in 2XKO. Perhaps the most interesting example lies in 2XKO’s Fuse system....

September 21, 2024 · 1 min · 183 words · Joshua Lam MD

Devil May Cry anime launches 2025, and everything else from Netflix Geek Week

Netflix’s Devil May Cry anime now has an official release window and a new trailer. “Let’s dance,” he quips. Devil May Cry isn’t the only gaming related Netflix show on the way. Netflix recentlyreleased a new trailer that teased the story of the second series. Splinter Cell: Deathwatch received its first teaser trailer. It hints at her troubled past and features plenty of action and actual tomb raiding. Netflix confirmed a new Cyberpunk animated project is in the works, once again collaborating with CD Projekt Red....

September 20, 2024 · 1 min · 124 words · Carrie Moses

EA Sports College Football 25 Update Adds Defensive Plays And Addresses Player Fatigue

The patch also fixes a kickoff exploit. The EA Sports College Football 25 websitedetails everything new with the title update, which went live September 19. Saving custom audibles is now in the game, along with the previously mentioned tuning to Wear and Tear. A dev note states that this will be monitored going forward, with more changes possibly on the way. EA Sports College Football 25 was alsothe best-selling game in July for the US....

September 20, 2024 · 1 min · 85 words · Wanda Fox

Grand Theft Auto 5 Is Now "Unsupported" By Steam Deck

But that move has apparently had some unexpected consequences for gamers who play the title on Steam Deck. It also warns that “some or all of the game” doesn’t function. What it doesn’t say is that the part that doesn’t work is Grand Theft Auto Online. In ablog post, Rockstar writes that Steam Deck doesn’t support its anti-cheating BattlEye software for GTA Online. But as noted by The Verge, other titles on Steam Deck have successfully utilized BattleEye....

September 20, 2024 · 1 min · 144 words · Emily Davis

Hollowbody is a British horror triumph, but blurs the line between homage and rip-off

Scarily close for comfort. Hollowbody’s familiar magic doesn’t lie in otherworldly places. It lies in the rubble of the ordinary. The same block of flats you explore here sits on the skyline of every city in the country. Is that why Hollowbody unsettles me more than I’d like to admit? Is that why poking around abandoned flats and canvassing empty streets leaves me so on edge? I’ve always had a penchant for horror set against the humdrum....

September 20, 2024 · 2 min · 269 words · Larry Tyler

Matt Reeves Shares His Vision For The Batman's Epic Crime Saga

This week, HBO and Max premieredThe Penguin, the first spin-off series fromThe Batman. While speaking withEW, Reeves declined to say which spin-offs he has in mind beyond The Penguin. “It’s not like that just didn’t work. It was like, we need to evolve this. He also hinted that Pattinson’s Dark Knight could show up in another series. “[The Penguin showrunner] Lauren [LeFranc] and I did speak. ‘Do we want to find a way to get Rob to somehow be in this show?...

September 20, 2024 · 1 min · 119 words · Scott Marshall

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 PC Requirements Are Demanding, But Not In the Way You Think

The “ideal” Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 graphical parameters require a lot of RAM in your PC. You need a javascript enabled internet tool to watch videos. Want us to remember this setting for all your devices? Now Playing:Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Reveal Trailer | Xbox Show Showcase 2023 The high RAM and bandwidth requirements will help stream those assets in quickly, allowing for high-fidelity graphics. Got a news tip or want to contact us directly?...

September 20, 2024 · 1 min · 75 words · Jennifer Myers

Microsoft Spends $1 Billion Annually To Get Third-Party Games On Game Pass

Some developers get “millions of dollars” up front to bring their titles on Game Pass. GameSpot has contacted Microsoft in an effort to get more details on this. “For them, they’ve protected themselves from any downside risk. The game is going to get made. Then they have all the retail upside, we have the opportunity for day and date. That would be a flat fee payment to a developer,” he said....

September 20, 2024 · 1 min · 151 words · Stacey Collins

Pokemon Vs. Palworld: Why Nintendo Will Probably Win, According To Analyst

The Pokemon Company even announced itsintention to investigate Palworldback in January. That eventually led to a$30 million settlementin Nintendo’s favor. “‘We cannot do anything about this. So let’s screw them with other things, like… patents that are very, very technical. The patents are not listed yet, so we don’t know which patents. “I think that Nintendo just saw these guys are getting too aggressive,” added Toto. I don’t think that Nintendo looks at these things through an idealistic lens at all....

September 20, 2024 · 1 min · 147 words · Casey Russell

Silent Hill 2 Remake Will Be A PlayStation Console Exclusive For At Least A Year

A new trailer reveals the exclusivity period. The controller’s light bar are changes colors depending on the status of the player’s HP. Since Silent Hill 2 is a horror game, the PS5’s 3D audio is also highlighted. Now Playing:Silent Hill 2 - Immersion Trailer | PS5 Games You need a javascript enabled web app to watch videos. Want us to remember this setting for all your devices? Not available on other formats until 10....

September 20, 2024 · 1 min · 95 words · Susan Wallace

The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Developer Reportedly Revealed

But, a new report points to a familiar name working on the game. According toEurogamer, Grezzo is apparently the studio behind The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. This was reportedly spotted by people who have preordered the Switch exclusive, likeNaruki on X. You need a javascript enabled web client to watch videos. Want us to remember this setting for all your devices? For instance, it’s still unknown who’s developingMario & Luigi: Brothership for Switch....

September 20, 2024 · 1 min · 128 words · Alejandro Parks

What we've been playing, line-riding and house parties

A few of the things that have us hooked this week. 20th September Hello! This week I’ve managed to convice the wonderful Christian Donlan to write it all! Look, he offered, OK? We made a trade, a secret trade. What have you been playing? Catch up with the older editions of this column in ourWhat We’ve Been Playing archive. Then I had to buy a new one, which was miraculously even less fun....

September 20, 2024 · 2 min · 250 words · Willie Griffin

5 Years Later, Sayonara Wild Hearts Gains More Significance With Each Revisit

Simogo’s ethereal virtual arcade cabinet continues to invite reflection on the act of moving on. Sayonara Wild Hearts is celebrating its 5-year anniversary today, September 19, 2024. Below, we examine how it feels to revisit the game and its soundtrack time and time again. The more time passes, the more nostalgic I grow forSayonara Wild Hearts. The presentation is encouraging enough to return to it sporadically. Sayonara Wild Hearts is one of the few games that have remained installed on my PC since launch....

September 19, 2024 · 2 min · 265 words · Michael Simon