Everything

As game premises go, it’s really hard to beat Hood: Outlaws & Legends. A Robin Hood fantasy heist game where you and a crew of outlaws steal from the heavily guarded fortresses of the rich and give it to the poor? Sign me and all my friends the heck up! But where this breathtaking world of assassins and knights delivers some awesome moments, sadly, it seems designed to reward bullheaded brute-force attacks over cunning stealth and doesn’t have nearly enough content to sustain the interest of the greedy swindlers it aims to please. The main idea is that you and three fellow burglars work to steal loot from the grossly incompetent powers-that-be in a three-stage process: first you steal a key to a vault, then break into said vault, and finally make off with the goods. Given that the AI-controlled defenders are a bunch of dunces, it should be easy… except that a rival gang of four occupies the same map and will do everything in their power to throw wrenches in your plans so that they...

Destiny 2 fans have been eagerly awaiting for cross-play support, and it’s arrived months ahead of schedule... sort of. Video Games Chronicle reports the arrival of cross-play support is actually a technical fluke. Bungie’s lead community manager Cozmo tweeted Wednesday telling players to partake until they disable the feature later this week. “We are seeing reports that some players are able to get a sneak peek at Cross-play,” Cozmo said. “This isn't meant to be live yet and is not representative of the full experience. We will be implementing a fix to remove public access later this week, but in the meantime feel free to partake.” We are seeing reports that some players are able to get a sneak peek at Crossplay. This isn't meant to be live yet and is not representative of the full experience. We will be implementing a fix to remove public access later this week, but in the meantime feel free to partake. https://t.co/CKOfg1Fpq6 — Cozmo (@Cozmo23) May 12, 2021 Destiny 2...

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is set to release on July 27 for Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PC via Steam. The game bundles together two previously Japan-exclusive 3DS games: The Great Ace Attorney from 2015 and its 2017 sequel. Preorders are starting to go live, though at the moment only the Switch physical version is available ( see it at Amazon ). Note that the game will be digital-only for PS4 and PC. Preorder The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles Switch Get it at Amazon - $39.99 Get it at Best Buy - $39.99 Get it at GameStop - $39.99 PS4 (digital only) Not yet available PC (digital only) Not yet available The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles Preorder Bonus It's more of an "early order bonus" than a preorder bonus. But! If you buy The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles before the end of August, you'll get access to  additional art and music "from the vaults." These include the following: 25 additional pieces of art for the Gallery 29 additional...

Ubisoft just had its full year earnings call for the last fiscal year. Part of the goal of these calls is to tell the people who have invested large amounts of money in the company what said company plans to do in the coming year to make them even more money. In Ubisoft's case, that means explaining what kinds of big, money-making games they might want to release in the future. But this year, news of Ubisoft's vague plans appears to have attracted a surprising amount of attention, making a few investors on the call a bit nervous and fans even more concerned: "In line with the evolution of our high-quality line-up that is increasingly diverse, we are moving on from our prior comment regarding releasing three to four premium AAAs per year," said Frederick Duguet, Ubisoft's CFO, on the earnings call yesterday. "...Additionally, we are building our high-end free-to-play games to be trending toward AAA ambitions over the long-term." This comment has many p...

An AI research group has released a new video showcasing a new photorealism enhancement tool being applied to GTA 5 – and the results are stunning. As part of the Intel ISL research group's  Photorealism Enhancement project , the new machine learning tool helps make computer-generated images more realistic by analyzing each frame of the game animation and comparing that to real-life images before applying enhancements based on them. In a video demonstration , Intel ISL shows some regular gameplay of Grand Theft Auto 5 before switching over to its tool's output, which analyzes the gameplay footage and uses machine learning to make it look more photorealistic. Immediately when watching the video, the tool makes asphalt on the road a lot smoother, and cars a lot shinier and more reflective when compared to the original gameplay – not to mention causing major changes to colour grading. Of course, there's still work to be done; as with most AI-generated imagery right now, there ...

House Beneviento's creepy doll workshop puzzles can be tricky to escape from, see our guide for the full walkthrough. source https://www.ign.com/wikis/resident-evil-8-village/House_Beneviento

Returning to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla ’s vast world can feel daunting after months away. Even with dozens of hours of completing the story and side exploration and pillaging under my belt, there was still so much to be done. But fear not: you should feel no need to complete it all before jumping into Wrath of the Druids, the new expansion that brings Eivor to the rolling hills of Ireland, because its content available early in the campaign and is worth putting ahead of most of the other sidequests that fill out the world. The adventuring and combat is more of the same for the most part, but its new twisting tale of politics and mysticism really stands out among the best storytelling in the series and the Druids themselves are stand-out enemies. You know you’re headed for a new DLC area when a new guest suspiciously arrives at the docks of Ravensthorpe with summons from a cousin who – though he’s never been mentioned before this moment – has managed to become king of one of the variou...