Yesterday was a sad day in the gaming industry. In less than 24 hours, we got the news that Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert was no longer going to talk about the upcoming release of Return to Monkey Island following online abuse, and God of War Ragnarök’s producer had to ask everyone to remain patient…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
EA’s skate. is still in “pre-pre-pre alpha” but is opening up an insider programme for playtesters. Fans have been eagerly awaiting the next entry in the skateboarding series and now have a chance to provide feedback on an early version of the game. Registration is now open for insider playtesting on the game’s website, along…
One of the most baffling technical mysteries of the last console generation is simply this: why is that every From Software title on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One stutters so noticeably? From the studio’s 2014 PS4 debut – Bloodborne – through to this year’s Elden Ring, From Software’s 30fps frame-rate solution just doesn’t look or…
Twitch is making some major changes to its tagging system, allowing streamers to more accurately define their content. The changes were revealed in a new Twitch Patch Notes stream that detailed forthcoming features. The tag system will soon be updated so that streamers can create custom tags. What’s more, the maximum limit will increase from…
The next patch for Final Fantasy 14 will include a new Island Sanctuary farming sim mode. Revealed in today’s Letter from the Producer stream, the new mode will be “relaxing solo content” that allows players to gather resources, care for creatures, build facilities, and earn special currency to purchase items. Patch 6.2 will be called…
The Quarry’s community has come up with a way for players to get hold of the Hard Pass accolade across platforms, something that was seemingly unobtainable due to a known issue. Publisher 2K revealed last month that there was an issue “causing the Hard Pass achievement/trophy to not be rewarded as intended”. The team is…
Hello! As regular readers will doubtless have spotted by now, all this week, Eurogamer has been marking Pride Month – on this, its 50th anniversary year in the UK – with a series of features celebrating the intersection of queer culture and gaming. It’s been an absolute privilege to have so many great writers share…
Ubisoft is using its games to help make players aware of the impacts of climate change. That’s according to the website Playing for the Planet, an UN-led initiative which seeks to use games to “inspire young people to learn and act in support of the environment”. For instance, for Riders Republic, Ubisoft says it will…
Sucker Punch says it has “no plans to revisit” its Infamous or Sly Cooper franchises. In a blog celebrating the studio’s 25th anniversary, the team said that whilst it was “proud to look back on the legacy of characters and stories” it had created, it is now focused “on [its] current project”. “As we approach…
Switch’s ‘impossible ports’ are the new ‘arcade perfect’ – games devised for much more powerful hardware somehow, miraculously, receiving remarkably impressive conversions onto relatively meagre hardware. However, variable performance and low resolution are also hallmarks of these otherwise astonishing technical achievements and it’s here where we need to highlight the work of Rebellion North in…