Tekken 8 – despite being a formidable entry in the 30-year-old fighting game franchise – has been getting on fans’ nerves. Its Year 1 Pass did not include the recently released Genmaji Temple stage DLC, a fact that fueled players’ existing disappointment over excessive microtransactions. But now, after fans revolted through aggressive Steam review bombing and impassioned Reddit threads, Tekken 8 devs are trying to make things better. “We apologize for not meeting the community’s expectations for the ‘Playable Character Year 1 Pass’ content and the ‘Genmaji Temple’ DLC release method,” Tekken posted on Twitter. To pacify players, Tekken 8 will automatically add the upcoming winter battle stage DLC to Year 1 Pass owners’ games. Then, it will gift all online Tekken 8 players the cost of Genmaji Temple (500 Tekken coins, or $5) if they log in to the game any time between October 29 and November 26. “All members of the Tekken Project team continue working to improve Tekken 8, and we appreciate your feedback and continued support of Tekken 8,” the developers’ Twitter statement continues. “Actually kind of a huge W,” said one very upvoted Reddit comment. “You guys…
For the time being, the award for “Steam Next Fest demo that killed me the fastest” officially goes to Vividerie, which developer WangleLine proudly describes as “a hard bullet roguelike” that was explicitly “designed for those who crave a difficult game.” I mean, I don’t know what I expected after that sales pitch, but this demo still caught me off my guard. You get three hearts and a stick to bite down on and then it’s off to the bullet-filled dungeon. Punches are not being pulled, but boy is it fun. If you’ve played games like Enter the Gungeon, Nuclear Throne, or Brotato, you have a pretty good idea of what’s coming. But at the same time, you don’t. Fire your cooldown-based weapons at enemies and dodge the zillion projectiles coming your way. Vividerie ups the ante with a zippy dash that can damage enemies and let you pass through shots unharmed, and this allows for clutch finishes as well as clumsy mistakes. A big difference is that, instead of a seemingly bottomless arsenal of weapons, you collect items that augment your primary and secondary attacks, your dodge ability (presumably, though I haven’t seen any yet), and add a special active item to your loadout. That’…
Arma 3 launched way back on September 12, 2013, just five days before the original launch of Grand Theft Auto 5. I’m bringing up this comparison because it might help communicate to you just how long military simulation fans have been waiting for Arma 4, which developer Bohemia Interactive has just announced for 2027. Yes, 2027, as if that’s a real year any of us are going to live to see.A giant title card reading ‘Arma 4 coming 2027’ appeared during Bohemia Interactive’s 25th anniversary concert stream this week, and the devs soon after reiterated the news in a tweet. That’s literally all we know for now, but you’ve gotta respect the audacity of a studio dropping a release window that far off like it’s nothing.Arma is the biggest military simulation series around, built for people who wanna get very serious about tactical maneuvers in their shooters. Arma 3 was a technical wonder when it launched in 2013, but a decade later it’s certainly showing its age, and the stopgap Cold War spinoff Arma Reforger, which launched in 2023, hasn’t fully pulled people away from the last mainline game.Just in case the absurdity of the wait spanning from Arma 3 to Arma 4 hasn’t sunk in yet, here’s …
Assassin’s Creed actor and metroidvania director Abubakar Salim says “too much money is being spent on games people do not want” by figures “who are not in touch with the medium” and are chasing the next live-service hit.Speaking with Dexerto, Salim – who stars in House of the Dragon Season 2, played Bayek in Assassin’s Creed Origins, and last year released indie Metroidvania Tales of Kenzera: Zau – suggested that the process of making his own game “made me have a much deeper appreciation for developers and the work that goes into it.”However, he also suggested that that process had opened his eyes to the fact that “games are still very much treated as a business rather than necessarily as an art form.” That approach, he says, is why “a lot of these big game publishers and companies are going for the games as a service model. They want to try and recreate the next Fortnite because it’s going to make them more money. Games shouldn’t be about that. It shouldn’t be about money, it should be about expression.”Following up on those comments on Twitter, Salim said that “too much money is being spent on games people do not want.” The chase for the next Fortnite, he says, means that “there…
Marvel’s Blade is one of those video games that you just can’t help but be desperate to learn more about. Following its reveal in 2023, this new Blade game has been relatively under-wraps, although a new release from the developers behind Dishonored 2 and Deathloop is always worth waiting for. That’s why Marvel’s Blade is among the most anticipated upcoming Xbox Series X games. While it’s unlikely that this third-person, single-player experience will land as a new game of 2025, it is still worth keeping on your radar. So while we wait for more Marvel’s Blade news – the latest piece included a first tease of the in-game character model – let’s get you caught up with everything we know so far about the adventure. Marvel’s Blade release date speculation Xbox Game Studios is yet to set a firm Marvel’s Blade release date or window. When the team at Arkane Lyon revealed the upcoming Marvel game back at The Game Awards 2023, the team said that it was going “silent for a while” as it moved through the next phase of production. Which is all to say that I’d be shocked to see this one appear before 2026. Marvel’s Blade platforms Marvel’s Blade is coming to PC and …
Project 007 is still something of a mystery, which is fitting given the subject matter. IO Interactive, the studio responsible for driving the Hitman franchise, is hard at work on a brand new James Bond game – an origin story which will work outside of the established canon. The pairing of the studio behind some of the best stealth games of all-time and a franchise that continues to deliver (check out any one of the best Bond movies for a reminder of that) is exceptional, and we are keen to learn more. It’s expected that Project 007 remains in early pre-production, but there are some details out there. So for all the latest news on this new Bond game and the first gameplay teases, keep reading to discover everything we know so far. What is Project 007? Project 007 is a band new stealth-action game from the genre masters at IO Interactive – the studio behind the beloved Hitman franchise. Project 007 is a working title for this new bond game, which the studio has described as “Featuring a wholly original Bond story, players will step into the shoes of the world’s favorite Secret Agent to earn their 00 status in the very first James Bond origin story.”Project 0…
Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s achievements have been revealed, prompting concerns from one community member about spoilers.This article features a minor gameplay spoiler for Dragon Age: The Veilguard.Achievements trackers scraped the awards for Dragon Age: The Veilguard last night, and it didn’t take long for fans to take note. Unfortunately for many, that involved reading the achievements themselves, leading players to realize that story details about BioWare’s long-awaited fantasy RPG could be gleaned from the descriptions.A thread about the achievements on Reddit warns that the list features “major” Veilguard spoilers. There are plenty of awards that are relatively light on narrative – though they’ll obviously still give away details, so steer clear if you’re hoping to go in entirely unspoiled – but several that do give information away. Many more, however, are directly related to story moments, and they’re not always entirely subtle about what they’re focused on.That’s enough for BioWare YouTuber Kala Elizabeth to warn fans of “actual big spoilers,” and suggested that “I wish I wouldn’t have read” the achievement list. With the Dragon Age: The Veilguard release date now imminent,…
Maybe you’ve heard of Kamala Harris; she’s the current US vice president and very likely the Democratic party’s official presidential nominee for November’s US election. But now she’s firmly back in the spotlight, the mildly curious case of her secret life in developer Remedy’s 2019 action-adventure Control has resurfaced online.
You see, pinned to a whiteboard in an unassuming corner of The Oldest House – the transdimensional Brutalist office block at the heart of Control’s story – is a picture of a missing 40-year-old Bureau employee, Jane Farland, lost during one of the House’s shifts. Only, Photoshopped eyes aside, Jane Farland is the spitting image of Vice President Harris.
Harris’ surprise secret life as a fictitious video game character has been noted before – in this five-year-old Reddit thread, for instance – but the picture has started gaining traction again as Harris once again makes headlines thanks to her likely US presidential bid.
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UPDATE 3.45pm UK: Last night’s quartet of leaked Lego Fortnite sets have now been made available to pre-order.
In addition to the previously-revealed US and European pricing, Lego now lists UK pricing for the Battle Bus (£90), Peely Bone (£90), Supply Llama (£35) and Durrr Burger (£13) sets.
Minifigures included with the Battle Bus include Jonesy (Battalion Brawler), Brite Bomber, Adventure Peely and other fan-favourites such as Drift, Raven, Cuddle Team Leader and everyone’s favourite swole cat Meowscles. Deeper cuts from Fortnite lore are also in the set – such as the villainous Cube Assassin and Trespasser Elite. (No Fishstick? I guess Lego is saving him for Wave 2.)
All four sets are now available for pre-order via Lego.com, ahead of their launch on 1st October.
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Photos showing Lego’s first wave of official Fortnite sets have popped up online, and feature a $99/€120 (roughly £76) Battle Bus set featuring an array of fan favourite characters as Lego minifigures.
Physical Fortnite Lego sets had been widely expected ever since the launch of last year’s Lego Fortnite mode, which acts as the ce…
EA really wants people to know it's truly, madly, deeply invested in generative AI.Taking the stage during the company's recent investor day, EA CEO Andrew Wilson spoke about how the technology is driving innovation within EA studios and said it has become "the very core of our business."Wilson previously claimed 60 percent of EA's development processes could be "impacted" by generative AI, and said the technology is something the publisher is "embracing deeply." Those remarks came shortly after EA laid off 5 percent of its workforce.Doubling down on that narrative, Wilson said AI isn't a "buzzword" for EA and noted the company currently has over "100 novel AI projects" in development across three categories: efficiency, expansion, and transformation.Discussing the former, Wilson said efficiency isn't just about delivering "cost savings," but rather "doing what we do today faster, cheaper, and at a higher quality.""That means driving more iterations, more testing and high quality content for our communities. It means removing obstacles for our game developers," he added. "I…