Harry Potter open-world RPG easily found a spot on our top ten list of games that we were looking forward to the most in 2021, and after last night’s announcement from publisher Portkey Games, it’s also going to be on our 2022 list. Magic!
Cyberpunk 2077 didn’t exactly have a smooth console launch last year. PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game were an unplayable mess at best, riddled with bugs, and saddled with glitches that also infected the game on new-gen consoles. There’s a lot of work to be done at getting Cyberpunk 2077 up to snuff, that developer CD Projekt Red talked about last night.
The newly formed LucasFilm Games has announced that it’s hopping into business bed with Ubisoft, and the first game from this partnership will be a sandbox game developed by The Division’s Massive Entertainment. These are still early days though, and Massive is now on a recruitment drive to get the right staff ready for the project that will be helmed by creative director Julian Gerighty, director of The Division 2 and The Crew.
On PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, you’ll find that the game has been spruced up nicely, with more options being available on Xbox.
Wolfenstein developer Machine Games will be handling this new standalone story starring the two-fisted archeologist, which the developer says will focus on Indiana Jones "at the height" of his career.
Disney has announced that all upcoming and future Star Wars games will be grouped together under the umbrella of LucasFilm Games, which is “the official identity for all gaming titles from Lucasfilm”.
With Chris Avellone accused of badness within the industry and booted from the project, Dying Light 2’s development went on behind closed doors with nary a peep escaping from the studio. So what’s going on right now? In positive news for fans of parkouring through rigor mortis Morties, it’s going to be good!
There are still those who are willing to get up at the crack of dusk and boot up their console to find him for you. People who’ll risk digital life and limb to let you know if Xur is selling a treasure or rubbish. I just so happen to be one of those people. Maybe you’re stuck at work and can only log in later tonight. In that case: Where is Xur?
A good loot box never feels like a coupon. It feels like a moment. …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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