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When games are quite popular, the release of an expansion can be as potentially problematic as any title's initial launch. Final Fantasy XIV is no exception to the rule, and the launch of Endwalker several months ago brought with it a massive influx of players that tried to log into the game and play the new expansion. In the case of MMORPGs, which usually have many players and heavy traffic with the servers, this causes a good number of queues...

Next week, the infamous Lo Wang will make a spectacular return in the third installment of the popular first-person shooter series. The release of Shadow Warrior 3 is scheduled for March 1, and developer Flying Wild Hog is offering us a detailed view of one of the missions in the game: the Dragon's Nest. Lo Wang will explore it, looking for a dragon egg that he can use as a weapon to hunt down a dangerous...

Assassin's Creed Valhalla received the 1.5.0 update, with a large number of fixes, including one for a bug that made it impossible to complete the A Brewing Storm mission. In other words, represents a huge need at this point. The patch also includes difficulty tweaks and stealth updates. The addition of the "Saga" difficulty will allow players to enjoy the game's story without worrying about the rigors of stealth or combat. Enemies will do less damage and will not scale according...

Denuvo anti-piracy software has been quite controversial for a long time already. Whether some people may agree or disagree with the usage of that kind of software to prevent a game from being acquired and played by illegal means, pretty much everyone is against the negative impact that it may have on the game performance. That's something that many Total War: Warhammer III players have been complaining about since Denuvo was added to the game via a patch at launch....

Come early April, the Bethesda.net Launcher will be no more. Bethesda has announced that it is retiring its launcher and moving all its games back to Steam.  Players who own Bethesda games need not worry—all their purchased games will still be available to download for free on Steam. You may also migrate your Wallet to the platform.  According to Bethesda: “You will not lose anything from your Bethesda.net account. Many games will also have their saves migrated, with a few requiring some manual...

Buyers of games on Steam will want to take note of these changes the platform is making on their discount system.  According to Steamworks Documentation blog, Valve is amending rules on discounts. Primarily, they will alter the “discount cooldown period,” reducing the cooldown to just four weeks (28 days) from the original six weeks.   Next, they will also remove the ability of publishers and developers to create discounts of over 90% and below 10%. These changes...

It’s been a year since we’ve heard anything new from the strategic RPG game Battle Brothers, but Overhype Studios has just announced another free DLC for the game called “Of Flesh and Faith”, coming out this March.      Of Flesh and Faith will feature two new origins for your mercenaries, origins being character backgrounds that determine...

Elden Ring is one of the most anticipated games of 2022, and its upcoming release is around the corner. As it happened with other games created by FromSoftware, the Japanese studio has been rather vague about many things in the game. Still, an open-world game with an exciting and mysterious storyline, amazing graphics, and new gameplay features born from the collaboration between Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R. R. Martin is appealing enough to catch the attention of players all over...

Surviving in the post-apocalyptic wasteland of Fallout 76 is not an easy thing. Mutants, radiation, scarcity of resources, and plenty of other players willing to kill anyone just for a new pair of boots are common impediments that forbid you from enjoying a tranquil life. The counterpart is that you have plenty of opportunities of embarking on thrilling adventures, solo or accompanied by other friends. If you are lucky, you might even find some visitors from outer space, or that's...

  All those who guessed it right, give yourselves a pat on the back—Capcom has formally revealed Street Fighter 6. This is what the countdown at the Capcom website was all about, with the game announcement arriving Sunday after the Capcom Pro Tour Street Fighter 5 Tournament.  But forget about that for now. Check out the Street Fighter 6 teaser trailer right here:  ...

After setting up a countdown website, developer Atlus announced through a live stream Soul Hackers 2, a new RPG coming to consoles and PC this August. As the name suggests, the title is a sequel to Devil Summoner: Souls Hackers, a 1997 game initially released for the Sega Saturn, later attaining versions for PlayStation and Nintendo 3DS. Devil Summoner is a spin-off to the series Shin Megami Tensei if you are not familiar. The Shin Megami...

It's been a long while since we heard about Skull & Bones for the first time. Ubisoft has not revealed much about the upcoming pirate-themed game in the past, and its development has been an enigma for a long while. In fact, the developer completely changed the game last year, and instead of being a primarily single-player experience focused on exploration and adventure, Skull & Bones is now meant to follow a "live service" business model....