Month: July 2022

The peer-to-peer servers for Evolve: Stage 2 have been resurrected. source

When Final Fantasy veteran and survivor of the Xenosaga games Tetsuya Takahashi set out to make the original Xenoblade Chronicles, it was with the intention of creating nothing less than a JRPG masterpiece. His team at Monolith Soft were tasked with making a game that would restore the balance between systems and story that had … Read more

Reality Labs, the division of Meta which works on its virtual reality and metaverse products, posted a net $2.8bn loss over the last three months. source

Minecraft Java Edition’s new update is here, and developer Mojang has responded to players who still aren’t happy with its Player Reporting system. JewelTK, who runs their own Minecraft server, posted a video on Minecraft’s subreddit explaining why they were against the change. source

Former Xbox executive Peter Moore has said his team “encouraged the console wars” during his Xbox 360-era tenure – as a way to drive competition between Microsoft and Sony. This competition has helped the industry, Moore continued, and saw Microsoft continuing to commit to video games despite the Xbox 360’s costly “Red Ring of Death” … Read more

Capcom has announced that Resident Evil Village will receive a free update of accessibility options alongside its long-awaited Winters’ Expansion DLC and Gold Edition in October. The update will add in: subtitle size, colour and background toggles; speaker name display in story mode; closed captions; and a permanent reticle. It’s a small but notable list … Read more

Another week ends, meaning it’s time for another Weekly, the quick-talking podcast where we recap the week on Eurogamer for you. Remember, premium supporters get episodes on Friday whereas everyone else listens from Monday. source

But some eagle-eyed fans noticed that the polish for the trailer was not all there. Skip to 3:06, and you’ll notice a player doing a T-Pose as the narrator discusses how the improvements to the game make it feel more like “real world football.” source

This time, however, the beloved Black Isle Studios would make it. This was the house of Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale and Fallout, a bonafide RPG legend, and its involvement added a layer of intrigue and excitement to the game. But Dark Alliance 2 would also be the last game Black Isle would release, with Interplay … Read more

A bug is plaguing Diablo Immortal which has seen players losing out on XP rewards for gaining levels. This is even though Blizzard has supposedly released a fix. source

As is the monthly tradition, August brings a fresh batch of titles for Xbox Games with Gold members, with the service’s next four offerings now confirmed to be Saints Row 2, Monaco: What’s Mine is Yours, Calico, and ScourgeBringer. Calico, for Xbox One and Series X/S, serves up some wholesome life sim action in which … Read more

If you can pry your eyes away from England’s stunning 4-0 semi-final victory against Sweden in the Euros last night (I’ve had that Alessia Russo backheel nutmeg goal on repeat all afternoon), have a gander at FIFA 23’s gameplay reveal. The video, below, shows off FIFA 23’s new gameplay features, some of which are exclusive … Read more

Why was it nearly canned? Because “it was going nowhere and it was awful” – Penn isn’t one for mincing his words. “I don’t know why I used to defend it every week,” he says. “I think I just believed that it could be something, as did Sam Houser who used to work there as … Read more