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Harry Potter spinoff game Hogwarts Legacy managed to sell an astounding 22 million copies in 2023. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment president David Haddad confirmed the numbers when speaking with Variety . While the project did have the benefit of coming from an established IP, these are still impressive numbers. Warner Bros. Games adds that around 2 million copies were sold during the December holiday season alone. Hadded went on to call it "the best-selling game of the year in the entire industry worldwide": "That’s a position that typically is held by one of these incumbent’s sequel games and we’re so proud that we’ve been able to break into the top ranks," he added. Circana analyst Mat Piscatella analyst talked to IGN about the possibility of Hogwarts Legacy being 2023's top game back in December , saying it was "certainly possible." Should it truly come out on top (we still don't know the final 2023 numbers for Call of Duty: Modern ...

SSD prices are trending upwards for 2024 and we don't know how long that will last. Most 2TB PS5-compatible SSDs are already currently selling for $130 or higher, but there is one exception. Right now Amazon is offering the Gigabyte Aorus 2TB PCIe Gen4 x4 M.2 solid state drive (SSD) with included aluminum heatsink for only $109.99. The next lowest price on a brand we are familiar with is the Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB SSD for $124.99. Gigabyte Aorus 2TB SSD (PS5-Compatible) for $109.99 The Gigabyte Aorus meets all the requirements for your PS5 SSD upgrade. It supports transfer speeds of up to 7,300MB/s read and 6,850MB/s write which is well above the 5,500MB/s minimum threshold. Note that a robust heatsink is included in the package, however it's not pre-attached. You'll have to install if yourself. This was most likely done because a lot of motherboards have integrated heatsinks and only bare SSD chips fit in the slots. Fortunately, installing the heatsink onto the ...

Larian Studios' next game is sure to be one of the most anticipated ever following the breakout hit of Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game Baldur’s Gate 3 . What that game is remains to be seen, but Larian boss Swen Vincke has indicated he’s already worked out its Act 1 narrative. In a series of tweets , Vincke said that after four months of writing work, he’d “finally figured out what Act 1 on this thing I've been working on needs to be.” “Quote me when it's revealed to see how much of today's draft survives,” he added. “I suspect a lot.” There’s not a lot to go on here, of course. And, indeed, it may not go anywhere. But given Vincke mentions Act 1, we can assume what’s next will probably be an RPG in the Larian style, which are games broken up into three distinct acts. I suppose it could always be a three-act dating sim. I mean, that’s basically what Baldur’s Gate 3 is, right? Vincke went on to say he has yet to share Act 1 with anyone, so he may end up scr...

Xbox hit Hi-Fi Rush is heavily rumored to be set for rival console the Nintendo Switch in 2024, sparking a vociferous debate about Microsoft’s exclusives strategy. Insider “Nate the Hate”, who has a good track record when it comes to video game announcements, teased that a critically acclaimed Xbox exclusive is set to launch on a competing console platform. Resetera user lolilolailo, who also has a good track record for video game announcements, then appeared to confirm Tango Gameworks’ Hi-Fi Rush is coming to Switch. Windows Central then reported that Microsoft “has been exploring bringing some of its back catalog to other platforms, although some of the details remain vague and unconfirmed.” IGN has asked Microsoft for comment. The reports have sparked a debate online about Microsoft’s Xbox exclusive strategy, with some fans bemoaning the idea of an Xbox exclusive launching on a rival console such as the Nintendo Switch or the PlayStation 5. Others have expressed excitemen...

Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival in Tokyo is currently underway and its keynote revealed such exciting things as the full Dawntrail trailer, a new Pictomancer job, and a look at the female Hrothgar playable race in action. While we didn't get a release date for the much-anticipated Dawntrail expansion beyond Summer 2024, the glimpse of the future of FF14 shared by director Naoki Yoshida and the team was quite promising. To learn more about Dawntrail as a whole, you can check out the nearly 6-minute trailer of the expansion above that is intended to be the "very best summer vacation a hero could possibly have." It will also be the first step into a "new story" for the game and will send players to Tural, a land that lies over the ocean to the far west of Eorzea. Players will be able to take on two new jobs in Dawntrail, and the Pictomancer job is now known alongside the previously announced Viper. Pictomancer is a magical ranged DPS that uses a paintbrush an...

Wizards of the Coast has confirmed that "some AI components" were used in recent marketing artwork and that it will be rethinking how it works with vendors for its promotional creative efforts. For those unfamiliar with the situation, Wizards of the Coast released a new marketing campaign for Magic: The Gathering and people quickliy noticed it looked off and as if AI had created some or all of it. In a now deleted post on X/Twitter (via PC Gamer ), WotC denied that the art was made with AI. "We understand confusion by fans given the style being different than card art, but we stand by our previous statement," WotC wrote. "This art was created by humans and not AI." Now, WotC admits "some AI components" did make its way into the images. Well, we made a mistake earlier when we said that a marketing image we posted was not created using AI. Read on for more. (1/5) — Magic: The Gathering (@wizards_magic) January 7, 2024 "Well, we made ...

It's the first weekend of 2024, and there are some exciting deals that have gone live now that the holiday season has ended. From video games to PC components, there is no shortage of deals you don't want to miss out on. The best deals for Sunday, January 7, include Persona 5 Tactica, the EVGA X17 Gaming Mouse, Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Gen), Super Mario RPG, a 2TB Crucial SSD, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete, and more. Lowest Price Yet for Persona 5 Tactica Amazon has Persona 5 Tactica listed for $34.99, which is an even better deal than Black Friday. This action-packed adventure takes the Phantom Thieves into a new adventure with tactical combat. If you enjoyed Persona 5 Royal or Persona 5 Strikers, P5 Tactica should be a game on your radar. Erina, a character new to the series, is a great addition to an already amazing cast of characters. $17.99 for the EVGA X17 Gaming Mouse This gaming mouse from EVGA is a solid pickup if you're looking for a new mouse a...