Pearl Abyss has released a new major patch for Crimson Desert — the second this week alone — that makes yet more significant changes to the game. There’s a lot to dig into with update 1.07.00, which adds more bosses for rematches and makes various bug fixes (patch notes, courtesy of the Crimson Desert websiteare … Read more
The director of the Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy, Naoki Hamaguchi, recognizes that there is challenge with getting younger players interested in the franchise. The Final Fantasy series has been around since the late 80s, and as a result, the audience who plays it tends to skew older than some other franchises. To a younger … Read more
If you’re ready to see the first-ever gameplay from Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, then today’s your lucky day! In the 33-minute video above, get your first look at work-in-progress gameplay from the upcoming four-player PvE Xenomorph-hunting third-person shooter sequel, showcasing the entire Prologue mission from the first campaign. You’ll see a few different character classes … Read more
Subnautica 2 has hit almost half a million concurrent players on Steam in its first hour of release. At the time of this article’s publication, Subnautica 2 was on an incredible 467,000 concurrent players on Valve’s platform, and developer Unknown Worlds. confirmed the game had sold 1 million copies within the first hour of launch. … Read more
One of the biggest debates surrounding the Switch 2 has been whether the console has a strong enough library of games to warrant the upgrade. As Xbox and Playstation have moved toward multi-platform releases (and even a potential PC-console hybrid), Nintendo has remained firm in producing games exclusive to their own hardware. Now, almost a … Read more
Marathon is attempting to broaden its playerbase with new offerings, such as a PVE-only mode. Depending on who you ask, Marathon has struck a chord with a dedicated playerbase, but may not have the wide appeal. It seems Bungie is acutely aware of the fact that it may need to expand its audience to make … Read more
Nintendo has been getting amazing brick treatment over the last few years, and one of the biggest and most impressive sets has been the 2-in-1 The Legend of Zelda Great Deku Tree. It originally came out in September of 2024, but sadly it looks like it’s already scheduled to be retired soon. This set joins … Read more
Cooler Master’s NR2 series PCs offer plenty of gaming prowess in a compact 18-liter chassis. Because this is a premium product for a semi-niche audience, prices are usually higher than a comparably equipped gaming PC, but not always. Case in point, Amazon is currently offering the Cooler Master NR2 RTX 5070 gaming PC for $1,799.98 … Read more
Whether it’s the shrunken world of grounded or the monster-collecting hijinks of palworldit really only takes one great idea to make all the familiar parts of a survival game feel completely new. Subnautica did just that way back in 2014 by plunging the usual formula underwater, easily emerging as one of my favorites by the … Read more
The big Fortnite Overwatch update is here, bringing Tracer, Genji and the gang to Epic Games’ battle royale Island. But the changes only begin there — with a major shakeup to gameplay, in Zero Build mode in particular. Across Fortnite’s main battle royale mode, fall damage has been made so it is no longer lethal … Read more