Author: Chirag Kapadia

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Gamer since Atari 2600 was a thing and has since cycled through couple of PCs, Xbox360, PS4 and PS5. Loves action RPGs and souls-likes. Most likely to be found these days doing a re-run on Elden Ring

Matt Firor, Zenimax Online Studio director, has put out plans to take up a year-long celebration for the 10th anniversary of Elder Scrolls Online. The game was launched on Apr 2014 for PC and June 2015 for consoles…and hence the period of Apr 24 to Jun 25 being taken up as a year long celebration for the 10 year anniversary. “Also, I remind you that April 4, 2024, is the 10-year anniversary of the PC/Mac launch, but many of you didn’t join the community until June 2015, at ESO’s massive console launch. As such, we are considering the entirety of April…

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Embark Studios have released Patch 1.3.0 for their free to play FPS shooter The Finals. The patch, while not introducing any new content brings bug fixes and several quality of life improvements; among which the major ones listed out by the game devs are: The Finals, released earlier this month on Dec 7th for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X has been received quite well by the community, and has set itself apart in this crowded genre which boasts of games like Call Of Duty, Apex Legends. Fans have praised it for fast-paced action, environmental destruction possibilities, well-designed gunplay and…

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Surprisingly, fans look to be enjoying playing the GTA trilogy Definitive Edition on the phones much, much more than on consoles. The console launch of GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas, which make up the GTA Definitive Edition was taken apart by fans when it was launched back in Nov 2021 – it sits uncomfortably with a mixed or average critic rating on Metacritic, and an overwhelming dislike on user ratings there. At the time of the launch, the character model overhaul, weather effects and game crashing bugs were particularly pointed out as pain areas. Cut now to when…

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Larian Studios founder Swen Vincke made it clear that the immensely successful Baldur’s Gate 3 is unlikely to come to the Xbox subscription service. In a discussion with IGN, Vincke mentioned that “Oh, we always said from the get-go, it wasn’t going to be on Game Pass, it’s not going to be on Game Pass,” He further went on to mention that “We made a big game, so I think there’s a fair price to be paid for that, and I think that that is okay. We don’t charge you any micro-transactions on top of it, so you get what…

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The Season Of Revelry Event Part 1 – Offerings of Orius kicks off today in Lords Of The Fallen with new spells, new projectiles, new boss weapon abilities and seasonal decorations. Part 2 of the event, titled The Trial Of The Three Spirits will kick off on December 21st. The Season Revelry Event is part of an overall and extensive content plan for the game from developer Hexworks. Offerings Of Orius – New Additions – Available Now: Trial Of The Three Spirits – New Additions – Out On Dec 21 In addition, the patch also fixes several gameplay and technical…

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There is now no longer going to be an online multiplayer version for The Last Of Us. Naughty Dog put out a statement today announcing “We’ve made the incredibly difficult decision to stop development on that game” The studio acknowledged the disappointment that this announcement will cause across the fans and community around the game saying “We know this news will be tough for many, especially our dedicated The Last of Us Factions community, who have been following our multiplayer ambitions ardently. We’re equally crushed at the studio as we were looking forward to putting it in your hands.” The…

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As holiday season nears, Techland announced among other things the Winter Party Event for Dying Light 2 Stay Human. This will kick off on Dec 19th 4 pm CET, and “Villedor will sparkle with Gifts from Above. Players will be able to stroll through the city adorned with seasonal trimmings, look for Santa Airdrops and even fight Uncle Snow for presents.” The announcement further added “The mood will be heightened with a visit to Baka’s Winter Market store by the Bazaar. There, players can spend all the Sweets gathered by killing Naughty Infected. The latter may even be caught wearing…

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Creative Assembly, the studio behind the popular Total War series came out and made 2 big announcements – reducing the game price to $39.99 USD / €39.99 EUR / £29.99 with a partial refund to all who bought the game at a higher price, and making one of the planned paid DLCs into a free update to be released in early 2024. The game had released in October this year, and is currently among the lower ranked in the overall series as seen on Metacritic. The developers also made it clear that “we want to make it clear that we…

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As per the latest announcement from Insomniac Games on X, the new game plus addition to Spider-Man 2 will happen by early 2024. The game, that was launched on 20th October this year and opened to great reviews does not currently have a new game plus mode. The studio, in the same announcement also promised that the update will be a comprehensive update and that they “will be adding some highly requested features, including the ability to change the time of day, swap tendril colors, and replay missions – just to name a few!” This looks to be a good…

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Bandai Namco had announced playable demo for Tekken 8 available for PS5 on Dec 14th, and for Xbox and PC on Dec 21st. The game is set to release across all platforms on Jan 26, 2024. In the demo, you will be able to play as Jin, Kazuya, Paul & Nina and experience Chapter 1 of the main storyline, titled “The Dark Awakens”. In addition, Arcade Quest Chapter 1, Super Ghost Battle, Versus (partial mode) & Gallery (partial mode) will also be available in the demo. A key piece of information that the studio put out is that the save…

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