Announced at the EA Play event last night, EA said that it would be allowing free unfettered access to its EA Access, Origins Access and PlayStation 4 game trials (of which there are a few) from today until June 18. Launched as a thank you to all those that took part in the Play to Give campaign, this is part of an EA campaign focussed on ‘play and inclusion going hand-in-hand’....
Just in time for the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola, the East Lake course is now available as a free update to EA’s Rory McIlroy PGA Tour, EA has announced. East Lake Golf Club has been the permanent location of the TOUR Championship since 2004. This event is the finale of the PGA TOUR Playoffs and the FedEx Cup. The update also promises improvements to gameplay, online H2H, Night Club Challenge, and more....
Two games we pegged to release late in November have had minor delays. Edge of Eternity, a JRPG in the vein of Final Fantasy and Star Ocean, will be launching via Steam’s Early Access on December 5. Meanwhile, Iris.Fall, a trippy puzzle game emphasizing light and shadow, will launch on December 7. Check out the gameplay trailer for both these titles below: Delayed To December In the case of Edge of Eternity, developer Midgar Studios and publisher Playdius noted that this was in order to do a bit of extra polish before the game goes into Early Access....
From Software has announced that long-awaited action RPG Elden Ring has been delayed from January to February of 2022. The announcement was made via a tweet on the game’s official Twitter account. “Elden Ring will release on February 25, 2022 as the depth and strategic freedom of the game exceeded initial expectations. Thank you for your trust and patience. We look forward to seeing you experience the game in the Closed Network Test in November....
If you’re into magic, then FromSoftware’s latest RPG has a lot to offer, but if you’re wanting to become a spell caster then you’ll want to know where to find the best Astrologer gear early on. Here’s the Elden Ring Meteorite Staff location, and where to find the Rock Sling gravity spell, a combination that makes for an extremely powerful early-game build. The Meteorite Staff is powerful because it scales S with Intelligence, meaning that Astrologer builds benefit from huge damage buffs for every level of Intelligence they pour into their build....
UPDATE 21/3/22: Epic Games has raised $36m in 24 hours from sales within Fortnite, the company has announced. That money equates to proceeds raised from in-game sales beginning yesterday morning, when Fortnite’s new season went live and millions snapped up its new battle pass. Xbox has also chipped in by waiving its standard platform fees, meaning even more money going to humanitarian relief charities. Fortnite’s new season is distinctly war themed, with drivable tanks and other combat additions....
Blizzard is apologising to European Hearthstone players for the “spotty” game access last week by giving them all two free Classic card packs. “We know access to Hearthstone in Europe was spotty last week. Sorry about that, and we really appreciate your patience as we worked to get the tavern back into shape,” reads a Battle.net post. “As a thank-you for bearing with us, ALL Hearthstone accounts in the European Hearthstone region created prior to May 3, 2015 will enjoy two free Classic Hearthstone card packs, free of charge....
Everspace 2 is fully funded on Kickstarter. Are space shooters coming back into vogue? There has always been a core of gamers that yearn for the return of such space sim classics as Freelancer and Wing Commander but have been tragically unfulfilled by today’s developers. However, they have gotten at least a taste of what might be over the past few years. Everspace first released in 2016 as a stripped-down, Roguelike space shooter where the player was tasked with proceeding through a tiered progression of increasingly difficult stages....
After being added earlier this year, the Workshop mode in Overwatch has allowed fans to really flex their creative muscles. Essentially a simplified game scripting system, the Workshop lets players customize game modes and even player characters, adding rules or unique play conditions to change up the typical experience. One fan has taken these tools to the next level, however, using the system to discover every character’s hitbox. Over on the Overwatch subreddit, a user known as spadler097 revealed how they were able to use a custom script inside of the Workshop to see where characters were hit and where they were not....
Fishing Planet will be coming to the PS4 on August 29, and the trailer has everyone’s attention. A kind of tongue-in-cheek, over the top action movie rip-off, but for fishing, it’s certainly proven that the right attitude can get a fishing simulator a lot of attention. But it is still a fishing simulator, people. Fishing Planet is pretty bland looking online multiplayer, first-person fishing simulator, developed with the aim of providing players with a highly realistic angling experience....
Evolve was brought back from the dead when it moved to a free to play model, developer Turtle Rock managed to turn it around with Stage 2 and somewhat revived what was effectively a dead game. 2K has now announced that Turtle Rock as completed development on Stage 2 and the day-to-day running is now being handed over to 2K. 2K also says that development will now “continue in-house”. The update also states they are still “experimenting” with the business model and they are now focused on bringing in new players and maintaining the game’s PC player base....
Fall Guys is a battle royale video game that brings over 60 players against each other. It has chaotic gameplay filled with colors, slime, and plenty of jelly-bean-shaped creatures. One of the best aspects of the gameplay is that it allows players to cross-progress. With this feature, you can continue your game’s progress on any of the supported platforms. But to get it all started, you need to link your Epic account with the supported platform....
In a Pennsylvania federal appellate court, judges ruled that being muted on Runescape does not constitute a violation of free speech. The ruling, which upheld an earlier circuit-court decision, was handed out by the third district of appeals on January 22nd in response to a claim filed by streamer Amro Elansari. Elansari, a serial litigator, issued the lawsuit after being muted by UK-based RuneScape developer, Jajex, in March of 2019....
FIFA Mobile has launched worldwide for iOS, Android and Windows 10, promising a “quick, fun, accessible football game” complete with all the authenticity you’d expect from a FIFA title. Senior producer Todd Batty explains how the development team focused delivering on the most exciting parts of football. “This meant building a game that was optimized for the mobile player resulting in a fun and social game that loads quickly, runs smoothly on a wider range of devices, and has a small download size relative to the depth of features and content in the game....
Square Enix has revealed in an updated recruitment page (via DualShockers) for Final Fantasy VII Remake that Naoki Hamaguchi is now serving as co-director for the highly anticipated RPG, alongside Tetsuya Nomura. If you’ve been keeping up with every dribble of info on Final Fantasy VII Remake, you’ll probably remember that Hamaguchi-san was named project lead for the title back in 2017. He previously cut his teeth on Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, where he served as the main programmer for the title....
Final Fantasy XV has finally broken the one million sales mark on Steam, where it has become one of the best-selling games in the series on the PC platform. Final Fantasy XV had one of the roughest development periods of any title in the series. The game was first announced as Final Fantasy Versus XIII back in 2006, where it languished in development hell for years. Final Fantasy Versus XIII was later rebranded as Final Fantasy XV and the development was overhauled from the ground up....
Fire Emblem Engage is a return for the popular tactical RPG after the previous mainline entry, Fire Emblem Three House, released in 2019. It was received well by fans and critics alike, receiving a 89 score on Metacritic, whilst users gave it an 8.8. It is also the highest selling Fire Emblem game of all time, so it’s needless to say that we are pretty excited for the release of Fire Emblem Engage....
Play alongside your favorite Disney and Pixar characters like Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Ralph, Simba, Goofy, Moana, Remy, etc in this game. Apart from completing main story quests, you can take breaks in between and focus to build your own town. Moreover, in Disney Dreamlight Valley, it is possible to perform life-simulation game-esque activities like gardening, fishing, crafting, cooking, etc. In this game, Dreamlight is a material in this game that is required to unlock new locations....
The Nintendo Switch fans who are pining away for Doom Eternal won’t have to wait for as long as they thought, as the director of the game has confirmed that it won’t be delayed for long after the other versions are released. Doom Eternal was originally slated to be released in November 2019, but it was revealed in October of the same year that the game was being pushed back to March....
The second part of Doom Eternal‘s story DLC is set to be revealed real soon. Bethesda and id Software have announced the upcoming reveal on Twitter, set to take place on March 15. The reveal will come in the form of a new trailer for Doom Eternal The Ancient Gods – Part Two, although no other details have been announced yet. However, some absolutely gorgeous artwork has been revealed for the second part....
