Marvel Rivals Dev Threatens Players Who Are ‘Maliciously Idling’ or Intentionally Throwing Games, Acknowledges ‘Disturbing Trend’ in the Community

The developer of Marvel Rivals has addressed what it called the “disturbing trend” of “incentivized throwing,” where players are enticed by third-party bounties to deliberately sabotage matches. Last month, Marvel Rivals players called on developer NetEase Games to take action after the emergence of an unofficial bounty website that triggered fears it could harm the … Read more

Highguard’s Final ‘Farewell Tour’ Patch Gives Everyone a New Warden and Skill Tree to Play Around With Until the Very End

Highguardthe free-to-play PvP raid shooter announced at The Game Awards last year and set to close next weekhas released its final update. Developer Wildlight announced that it would permanently shut down Highguard on March 12, but not before a “farewell tour,” which also just-so-happens to be the name of the shooter’s final patch. Highguard launched … Read more

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Is ‘Not a Roguelike or a Roguelite Game,’ Konami Insists

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse — announced at Sony’s State of Play showcase last month as part of Konami’s celebration of Castlevania’s 40th(!) anniversary — will play like a classic Castlevania game rather than a roguelike, despite the expertise of the studio making it. That’s according to Konami, which told The Verge earlier this week that while … Read more

Crimson Desert’s Will Powers Says Pearl Abyss Is Trying to Avoid Overhyping the Game So Players Don’t Think It’s ‘the Second Coming’

Ever since its reveal in 2019, Pearl Abyss’ Crimson Desert has garnered a certain mystique for its ambitious open world and the multitude of activities waiting to be uncovered. It’s a type of open-world action-adventure that’s aiming high and looking to land among other AAA games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild … Read more

Sony Has Reportedly Returned to Console Exclusivity in Part Because Some Within PlayStation Are Worried That Releasing Games on PC May Hurt Sales of PS5 and Even PS6

A new report has revealed that both Ghost of Yotei and Saros will remain exclusive to PlayStation 5 as Sony begins to pull back from PC. Bloomberg said that while Sony will continue to release online games on PC, single-player games will now remain console exclusive, marking a significant strategy shift. Sony had a strategy … Read more

The Witcher Books in Order: A Complete Series Timeline

Before the award-winning RPGs or live-action shows, there was The Witcher book series. Andrzej Sapkowski’s original story of Geralt of Rivia was heavily inspired by Slavic mythology as well as classic fantasy series like Lord of the Rings. Whether you already enjoyed Netflix or CD Projekt’s The Witcher adaptations or are just looking for a … Read more

Bungie Addresses Marathon Difficulty Curve, Tells Players That Over Time, Recovering From a Bad Loss Will Get Easier

If you played the Marathon server slam, you might have found Bungie’s extraction shooter a challenging experience. It’s designed to be a “dangerous climb,” as the developer behind Halo and Destiny calls it, but Marathon’s difficulty curve can be overcome. Part of the challenge comes from the very nature of Marathon as an extraction shooter. … Read more

Mouse: P.I. for Hire – The Final Preview

Like Cuphead before it, I am pleased to report that, as it turns out, Mouse: PI for Hire isn’t just all sizzle. There is plenty of steak there too. Just as Cuphead built an incredibly good bullet-hell, boss-rush shooter beneath its hand-drawn, hand-animated exterior, so too – at least, based on what I’ve played so … Read more