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Ubisoft says a Star Wars Outlaws planet is the size of '2 or 3' Assassin's Creed Odyssey map zones put together, which takes about 5 minutes 'nonstop' on a speeder to cross
It's not the size of the open world that counts, it's what's inside it—but I'll admit I've been curious to see how Ubisoft plans to tackle the open world maps for multiple Star Wars planets. This is a notoriously tough nut for space exploration games to crack. BioWare tried to make Mass Effect 1's barren planets more interesting in Andromeda, only to fill them with generic, cookie cutter quests that went over about as well as the facial animations. Bethesda justified Starfield's largely dull procedurally generated planets as realistic. What should we expect from Ubisoft, which has made some truly massive open world maps, bringing that scale to the whole galaxy?
Strange Fallout: New Vegas Detail Could Have Major Implications Across The Franchise
One strange detail from could have a multitude of implications for the franchise. is known for its wacky but innovative science explored across the games. These creations often remain in the realm of possibility, but push the boundaries of what an advanced scientific nation could come up with. The 1950s theme that the franchise follows also helps to ground the advanced science into a world built around it.
'It's time to rebuild some foundations': Shadowlands forced Blizzard to rethink World of Warcraft's oldest ideas to make it a better MMO, director says
World of Warcraft's developers did an abrupt about-face after largely refusing to acknowledge player feedback during the Shadowlands expansion that nearly killed the game. With the MMO's 10th expansion, The War Within, on the horizon, game director Ion Hazzikostas told PC Gamer that Blizzard is more willing than ever to re-examine WoW's basic systems to stay in tune with what players want.
Every Possible Ending To Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts In Dragon Age: Inquisition
is one of most complex main story quests, featuring multiple endings with lasting consequences for the rest of the game and Instead of battling Demons and Darkspawn, the Inquisitor and their allies are forced to participate in The Game: the bloodthirsty infighting of the Orlesian Imperial Court, where secrets can be lethal and appearances are deceptive.
How To Beat Miquella's Followers In Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree (All Rewards)
In , players must defeat Miquella's Followers as the penultimate boss challenge in. Before you encounter the final boss, Needle Knight Leda and her allies will do everything in their power to prevent the Tarnished from confronting Miquella. If you are an avid invader, this boss fight should be a breeze.
Team Fortress 2 players are not loving the announcement of TF2 DLC for Funko Fusion instead of, y'know, TF2: 'Genuinely would rather bots continue to overrun the game than this happen'
As Team Fortress 2 players continue begging Valve to take a more active role in dealing with the game's botting problems, it is maybe not a good look that the first new Team Fortress 2-related DLC announced in years is for another game entirely (via Wario64). And not just any other game: it's Funko Fusion, which answers the question «What if you made something like Lego Star Wars but out of garbage?»
Starfield Quietly Made A Huge Change To Melee Combat, Just In Time For Shattered Space
's DLC seems poised to change many aspects of the game. However, Bethesda is not waiting until its launch to fix one of major issues: melee combat. Players who started their first playthrough as a Ronin and were unpleasantly surprised by the poor quality of close-quarters combat will be ecstatic to learn the official release of the trailer was not the only thing published by Bethesda that day.