Ubisoft’s support of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla since its launch in 2020 has been hugely impressive, with numerous updates on either side of two meaty expansions that added new story content to Eivor’s epic Viking saga across Europe. Fast forward nearly 18 months, and the developer has just released an expansion that dwarfs the other two, but is Dawn of Ragnarok included in the season pass? Here’s what you need to know....
A new year means a new entry in EA Sports’ annualized sports series. Madden NFL 23 will bring updated rosters, new playbooks, refined gameplay and all of the MUT and Franchise mode goodness fans have come to know and love from the football series. Given its predecessor was available on Xbox Game Pass, some fans may be wondering if Madden 23 is coming to the subscription service’s library of games, too....
An update to the Steam backend has fans speculating that Among Us VR may be released in December 2022. While this is by no means definite - even the SteamDB listing, which leaked the date, clearly states that the “Steam API release date […] may be wrong” - the update was changed on 15th April 2022, amended from 10th November to 13th December, 2022 (thanks, PCGN). While either date could be a placeholder, of course, the good news is that we probably don’t have to wait that long to find out exactly what the release date will be; Innersloth has confirmed it’ll be at Facebook’s Meta Quest Gaming Showcase this coming Wednesday, and the hope is we’ll find out one way or the other then....
Brand new developer Typhoon Studios revealed its brand new game Journey To The Savage Planet via a short teaser during The Game Awards pre-show. Alex Hutchinson, one of the founders of the Montreal-based studio, spoke to host Geoff Keighley briefly about Typhoon’s first project and was appropriately vague in his explanation, but some details have been It will be available on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2019 and, as the YouTube blurb puts it, ‘is an upbeat first-person adventure game set in a bright and colorful alien world filled with weird and wonderful creatures’....
The Ju-On/Grudge franchise is one of the most acclaimed horror series to come out of Japan. Despite the series’ reputation, the more recent efforts have struggled to recapture the magic and they’ve stumbled through the franchise’s progressively dense mythos. Not every horror franchise can sustain the expansion to a six-episode television series, but in the case of Ju-On: Origins it allows the show to bring more depth to its characters and help solve a lot of problems....
Although not quite as beloved as the original 1995 Jumanji movie, 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle struck a chord with audiences for its poking fun at games, terrific performances, and comedic moments. As such, it came as little surprise that it would be getting a sequel with Jumanji: The Next Level, which has a video game tie-in that will be available in a board game box. Jumanji: The Next Level’s video game tie-in, Jumanji: The Video Game, was announced back in August with a trailer showing off some of its gameplay features and mechanics....
He might not be showing up in Mortal Kombat 11, but Scooby Doo’s Shaggy Rogers isn’t giving up in his dreams of battering people in a fighting game. The sandwich-loving fella is now available to use in Jump Force, courtesy of a new PC mod. Shaggy’s Jump Force model basically swaps out Vegeta for the Mystery Inc. legend, and even features custom dialogue, albeit without his mouth actually moving. Check out the mod here....
Just Cause 4 has officially hit gold status, meaning development on the explosive open-world sequel is now complete. Developer Avalanche Studios confirmed the news in a post on the game’s official Twitter overnight. Going gold is obviously a big milestone, as it means there shouldn’t be any more delays between now and the game’s launch in early December. Just Cause 4 is due out on PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One on December 4, and reunites players with series protagonist and lover of making things go boom, Rico Rodriguez....
If there’s anything to expect from Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, aside from excessive swearing and adult situations, it’s poorly dressed criminals who will turn on you for cold, hard cash. That’s what you’ll get with the latest Kane & Lynch 2 trailer from IO Interactive - this time showcasing the “Fragile Alliance” multiplayer (a popular feature from the first game). “Fragile Alliance” has players compete as one of eight criminals during a heist - a heist in which they must blow up a target and ransack $4 million in spoils (all within four minutes)....
Developer Roll7’s arcade multiplayer “action sport of the future” game laser League will finally release next month. Laser League pits teams against each other to control nodes which fill the arena with deadly lasers. Players have to avoid their rival’s beams and eliminate the other team. Arenas come with power-ups and there are different 5 different classes to choose from with customisations. Think of it as the gladiatorial sport of the future....
Another marksman is coming to Summoner’s Rift during the preseason. Announced only two weeks after the release of Senna in League of Legends, Aphelios - a mute Targonian guided by his sister - will arrive mid-December. Meanwhile, its most recent game mode, the smash-hit Teamfight Tactics, is getting a competitive version in the new season. Its best known map and the one that features the vast majority of competitive play, Summoner’s Rift, is also getting some major overhauls, from drake-triggered in-game map changes,to dragon souls....
If you’re hoping to go into Halo 5: Guardians completely spoiler-free you may want to tread lightly over the next couple of weeks. Images of the final boxed game were posted to Reddit over the weekend, appearing to show multiple sealed copies in the hands of one North American retailer over two weeks ahead of its official release. The game isn’t due to go on sale anywhere in the world until Tuesday, October 27....
Los Espookys is going to stick out in HBO’s lineup like gratuitous gore in a B-movie. For one it’s grabbing headlines as HBO’s first crack at (mostly) Spanish language programming with English subtitles. Language shouldn’t be much of a barrier, though. The late-night comedy is a loving homage to horror and the paranormal viewed through the lens of its creators: Julio Torres and Ana Farega, two comedians with blindingly bright futures, and Fred Armisen, who continues to attach him name to inventive alternative comedy projects (the brilliant Documentary Now!...
Orthworm - also known as the Lurking Steel Titan - is one of five Titan Pokémon in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Discovering and defeating Orthworm is required as part of the Path of Legends storyline in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Regardless of whatever order you tackle the Titans, you’ll want to know more about the Lurking Steel Titan location, as well as Orthworm weaknesses - especially if you are approaching underleveled....
Players will soon have the chance to get their hands on a shiny Mantine in Pokémon Go. It’s probably the main reason you’ll want to take part in this week’s Spotlight Hour. There are many other reasons to look forward to the Pokémon Go event. You’ll be given the opportunity to catch as many Mantine as you can, with the possibility of catching a 100% perfect IV stats Mantine. You can find a preview of shiny Mantine below....
Nintendo heavyweight Miyamoto joined Ubisoft’s Yves Guillemot on stage at Ubisoft’s E3 conference, and showed off Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. It’s coming to the Switch on Agust 29, 2017. In Kingdom Battle, the Rabbids have been teleported into the Mushroom Kingdom, making everything unstable (also a lot of the scenery has ears). This seemingly inexplicable crossover has long been rumoured, and now we have some gameplay. It switches from exploration to turn based combat arenas....
This article comes from Den of Geek UK. 2019 has been a good year for Mark Dacascos. Not only did he make a glorious return to the big screen as super-assassin/super-fanboy Zero in John Wick: Chapter 3, but he completely stole the show. Critics and audiences stood up and paid attention to what action connoisseurs have known for some time: Dacascos is the real deal. If you’re a newcomer, you might find yourself daunted by his massive body of work, so here’s a whistlestop tour of some of the highlights and why they’re worth watching....
Following the advent of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, superheroes have reached a popular unseen since the golden age of comics, so it’s no wonder that Marvel’s Avengers will be releasing shortly after the end of the Infinity Saga. Of course, the game announcement did not come without its fair share of controversy. For example, some are upset with The Avengers’ look, as it is less like the Marvel Cinematic Universe and more like adapted comic runs, which not all fans are familiar with....
It is looking like there will be more villains than Taskmaster and Abomination in the upcoming Marvel’s Avengers game from Crystal Dynamics. In a recent interview a developer hinted that more villains are set to come to Marvel’s Avengers, either at launch or after, but did not specify which ones. Currently it is known that a group called Advanced Idea Mechanics (A.I.M) are the central villains of the superhero co-op adventure....
Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy Ultrawide is a game for PC, PlayStation and Xbox developed by Eidos-Montréal. If you are a Marvel fan then you should definitely play this game. And while the game might be fun to play, unfortunately, doesn’t allow Ultrawide cutscenes. But there is a workaround for you to fix this issue. So in this guide learn how to fix Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy ultrawide cutscene....
