Monthly Archives: October 2022

Instagram’s new anti-abuse features include DM ‘kindness reminders’

Instagram is expanding its efforts to fight abuse, and that includes not-so-subtle encouragement to stay civil. The company is introducing DM “kindness reminders” that ask you to “keep Instagram a supportive place” when you message a creator. This probably won’t deter committed trolls when it arrives in the “coming weeks,” but the social network clearly…

Gotham Knights is a poor effort with a range of technical issues

Gotham Knights has some big shoes to fill as a follow-up to the brilliant Batman Arkham Knight, an early last-gen title that pushed graphical and gameplay boundaries. Even today, the Rocksteady game impresses with a gritty, rain-soaked rendition of Gotham City swarming with criminals. Unfortunately, Gotham Knights fails to hit the same heights from a…

Bungie reportedly developing new Marathon project

Destiny developer Bungie is reportedly working on a revival of its long-dormant Marathon series. This new Marathon project will take the form of a three-person squad-based extraction shooter, Insider-gaming reports, and is currently in a pre-alpha state. Perhaps unsurprisingly, there’s also suggestion of this new Marathon game being run as a live service, with season…

Will Konami succeed bringing Silent Hill back from the dead?

This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we’re chewing over last night’s Silent Hill: Transmission broadcast, and Konami’s big plans to relaunch its survival horror brand. Silent Hill has lain dormant ever since Konami cancelled Silent Hills and unreleased Hideo Kojima’s PT demo. The question is, will anything announced last night live up to that? There…