New World: Aeternum Brings the MMO to Consoles with Cross-Play; New 10-Player Raid Coming
At Summer Game Fest 2024, Amazon Games announced New World: Aeternum, which brings the MMO originally launched on PC in September 2021 to consoles.
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Batman: Arkham Shadow is more faithful to the series than you think
During Summer Game Fest, Meta revealed a new story trailer for Batman: Arkham Shadow. While the clip only delves into story, an accompanying blog post confirms that the gameplay staples of Rocksteady’s Arkham series are all coming to VR.
After Nearly 20 Years, New Banjo-Kazooie Might Finally Be Happening
, an iconic video game of yesteryear, may finally be primed to make a grand return as rumors allege a new game in the long-dormant franchise may be in development. The previous installment in the franchise,, is 16 years old in 2024 and while Rare's beloved collectathon series has inspired numerous spiritual successors since then, there's been no effort to continue the adventures of Banjo and his sidekick. Fortunately, with Microsoft looking to draw players back to Xbox after a tumultuous few months, now might be the perfect time to resurrect the duo.
PS5's Next Big Shooter Could Be Halo, Report Claims
The next major Xbox game to make the leap toPlayStation 5may be none other than Microsoft's most iconic franchise: . In the last few months, Xbox has begun pivoting its release model by launching some of the console's popular exclusive games on other devices, a move that's managed to frustrate long-time players demanding quality first-party experiences. The first bundle of Xbox exclusives to cross the console divide and end up on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch included and, but they may soon be joined by Master Chief.
3 Days of Play PS Plus games to try this weekend (June 7-9)
June 2024 is shaping up to be a pretty great month for PlayStation players. Not only are we coming off an entertaining State of Play showcase, but a new Days of Play initiative surrounding all the video game showcases this month is bringing a lot of new PS Plus additions with it. Many of those games hit PS Plus this week, and three in particular stand out to us.
Ghost of Tsushima: How To Perfect Parry Enemy Attacks
is all about swordplay, and mastering the Perfect Parry technique provides players with significant combat benefits. This technique is one of the first skills Jin can learn, and players can use it to deliver a lethal counterattack that can also restore HP and Resolve. Doing a perfect parry can be the difference between life and death, but it's all about timing.
Hello, PC gaming here: Are the consoles OK?
A few years ago we declared that the PC had won the console war, and it's also true that I've spent the past couple decades mocking Sony and Microsoft for their 30 fps games and their Kinectimals, but now the Xbox and PlayStation are really looking quite pale and I'm starting to feel bad. I was just razzin', but as we head into this year's summer showcases, confidence in the consoles has sunk to new lows and I'm wondering if they'll ever get their old glow back.
Next Pokémon TCG Set & First Cards Have Leaked Online With An Interesting New Mechanic
The next set and some of its first cards have been leaked and they hint at an interesting new gameplay mechanic that may change the current state of the competitive meta. The is continuously gaining expansions with new cards that keep it fresh and allow for innovative deck-building (and more card collecting). Most sets are first released in Japan and then adapted for the Western market, as is the case with the release of , which will adapt a portion of the set.