Free-to-play Sonic Rumble won’t have gacha mechanics because the west doesn’t like them
Sega has confirmed that Sonic Rumble won’t have any gacha or play-to-win mechanics when it’s released this winter, because they’re not popular in the west.
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Assassin’s Creed Mirage is coming to Steam as Ubisoft changes its tune
After years of publishing its PC games exclusively through the Epic Games Store and its own service, Ubisoft has reversed course and will be releasing games on Steam. And it’s starting with last year’s Assassin’s Creed Mirage.
Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred is live and there's no better time to jump in
Even as someone who has followed every major update to Diablo 4 over the last year, the release of Vessel of Hatred feels like the launch of a whole new action RPG. The bulk of the new expansion is like upgrading to a new phone: all the familiar stuff is still there but it's faster and easier to use. And the new campaign has plenty of moments that I wouldn't have ever expected to see in a dark fantasy story where you're hunting yet another demon from hell.
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero review: incredible fighting sandbox stumbles on story
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Silent Hill 2's remake has an achievement for the faint of heart who don't want to enter the creepy town at all, even though there's no secret Far Cry 4-style ending
Silent Hill 2's remake is out now for those who paid for early access, and players slightly more nervous about the whole going into a foggy, creepy town thing might accidentally stumble across a fun bonus achievement right at the start of the horror game.
I took the PS5 Pro for a first test drive. Now I’m a believer
At Tokyo Game Show 2024, hundreds of thousands of people gathered to get their eyes and hands on the latest and greatest in interactive entertainment. Digital Trends was there checking out the hottest titles, including Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Dynasty Warriors: Origins, and The First Berzerker: Khazan (starring industry darling and class clown Ben Starr).
"Bethesda Game Studio's Big 3" RPGs are now Fallout, Elder Scrolls, and Starfield, studio veteran says: "Starfield is simply developing its own unique fanbase"
A Bethesda Game Studios veteran reckons the company's "Big Three" tentpole games now includes Starfield, which is "simply developing its own unique fanbase."
One Tekken 8 modder has crowbarred all of Baldur's Gate 3's origin characters into the fighting game
Who would win in a fight: Karlach or Kazuya? What about Gale vs. whatever Jack model number they're on now? Thanks to modder D0ct0rSauce on the Tekken 8 Nexus, we don't have to wonder anymore: They've finagled all six of Baldur's Gate 3's Origin characters into Tekken 8 to duke it out in a decidedly less turn based, gentlemanly fashion than we're used to.