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Campo Santo is working with Sony and Unity to try and improve the performance of the PS4 version of Firewatch. The PS4 version, while perfectly playable, suffers from frequent framerate issues, causing it to dive below its 30fps target throughout the 4-5 hour adventure. I also experienced an issue during my playthrough that caused the game to crash back to the PS4 home screen. “[For what it’s worth], we’re currently talking to both Sony and Unity and we’re all working hard to optimize performance of Firewatch on PS4,” said Campo Santo dev ‘cabel’ on NeoGAF....

A group of former Game Informer employees announced that they are now working together on a new project called MinnMax. The MinnMax team is made up of several Game Informer editors and writers who lost their jobs back in August as parent company, the video game retailer GameStop, began a restructuring process to try and fix its finances. In a video posted last week, former Game Informer video producer Ben Hanson said that MinnMax would be a place for friends who enjoy games to talk about those games, together....

It took V1 Interactive’s president and creative director Marcus Lehto almost six years to write the story for Disintegration. As one might expect from the co-creator of the Halo series, the campaign will be a sci-fi epic with a deep backstory. Building on what he revealed about Disintegration’s story campaign last October, Lehto lays out a futuristic world of flying grav cycles, all-too-human robots, and organic humans struggling to survive....

Do I need to play Hitman 1 and 2 before 3? Many players are wondering the same and in this article, we will share our thoughts about it. IO Interactive has concluded their World of Assassination Storyline by the final entry in the trilogy, Hitman 3. Agent 47 is set on a mission to destroy the powerful secret society Providence and its leaders. The trilogy collectively tells a major arc in the life of Agent 47....

Not only that, but here on the official BBC Doctor Who website, you can read a Russell T. Davies-written prequel to ‘Rose’ about the last days of the Time War, beautifully styled as a Target novelisation. The prequel was originally intended for release to mark Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary in 2013, and prepared without the knowledge that Steven Moffat’s ‘The Day of the Doctor’ anniversary special would introduce the War Doctor and bring back Paul McGann’s 1996 incarnation in special short ‘The Night of the Doctor’....

Last November, Sony levied heavy discounts on several of its consoles, PS4 exclusive games, and several accessories to celebrate Black Friday. However, one of the most popular PS4 accessories that went on sale last Black Friday was DualShock 4 controllers that were available for $39.99 each. Ever since the end of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the controllers went back to their original prices that range from $45-$65. Luckily, players who are in the market for new PS4 controllers would be happy to know that reputable resellers at Walmart are currently offering discounts on select colors of the controllers back to their prices last Black Friday....

This DuckTales review contains spoilers. DuckTales Episode 20 The last few weeks I’ve been digging really deep into the minds of the DuckTales characters. Abuse, expectations, consequences, and more have been themes that have run through these episodes. They were all great abut sometimes you need to take a break from the deep stuff and have a few musical numbers. “Sky Pirates… In The Sky!” is the breeziest DuckTales episode yet....

Barely two weeks have gone by since Dying Light 2’s arrival, and already developer Techland is embarking on the first steps in its purported five-year journey of post-launch DLC. Things begin with the new Authority Pack, part one of which is available on all platforms from today. The Authority DLC, as its loosely name implies, brings some new options for those enamoured with Dying Light 2’s Peacekeeper faction. This group of former soldiers are sticklers for law and order, and the Authority Pack gives players new armour and a new weapon inspired by their outlook, enabling them to wield some righteous, bludgeoning justice....

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on the video game industry, causing hardware shortages, event cancellations, and more. And now it seems that the industry’s biggest event of the year may also be in jeopardy because of the coronavirus, as the city of Los Angeles has declared a state of emergency that could potentially lead to the cancellation of E3 2020. The ESA has released a statement on the coronavirus situation, stating that it is still planning to host E3 2020 from June 9 to 11 at this time....

According to Beede, the publisher is “all-in on Battlefield” and committed to “unlocking its potential as one of the best first-person shooter franchises in the world.” To make good on these words, EA has launched a “global effort,” involving multiple studios under a leadership team of industry veterans. Former Bungie creative director Marcus Lehto has joined that team by forming a new Seattle-based studio that now has a name, “Ridgeline Games....

Earlier today, developer Beijing Litchi Culture Media Co. and publisher Winking Skywalker Entertainment Limited launched its first-person action-horror title, Paper Dolls 2, on PS4 and PS5. Accompanying the news was a new console launch trailer showcasing what fans can expect to see and experience in the newly released sequel. Feel free to take a gander at the new video down below: As you can see in the footage above, the elevator pitch for Paper Dolls 2 is that it’s a horror game inspired by the largely unplumbed depths of Chinese mythology....

Tough fights and even tougher enemies are the norms in any of FromSoftware‘s games, and Elden Ring is not an exception. Even if you are not in a Legacy Dungeon, there is always a chance to stumble onto a miniboss out in the open world of The Lands Between. If you have seen a spectral boatman hanging about and want to take it on, here is our guide on how to beat the Tibia Mariner in Elden Ring....

Annoyed by the lack of honor among players while playing duel matches in Elden Ring? Me too. If you have grinded on the Soul series, you might be aware of the different rules of PVP matches. These rules aren’t solely to avoid the savagery but also to follow the Knight’s Code of Honor. While some players follow these unspoken rules, some players don’t. We have compiled some etiquettes that have been observed and followed by the Souls community in this guide on how to duel in Elden Ring....

Yes, there’s another weird and wonderful way to play through Elden Ring - playing the piano. Omunchkin13 posted a video over on reddit of his Elden Ring completion using a piano as a controller. While the piano still plays music, don’t expect a full concerto - it’s more experimental jazz - but this is still a very impressive feat. Omunchkin13 used software called Bome MIDI Translator to remap computer keyboard inputs to an electric piano....

When thinking of major video game companies in the modern day, virtually no one thinks of the internet music platform Bandcamp. The service it provides has become a popular hotspot for indie game composers like Danny Baranowski and Lena Raine to post their acclaimed soundtracks. However, outside of that and some game soundtracks, there’s very little overlap with gaming. But it seems that as the Great Video Game Acquisition Wars of the 2020s continue, gaming companies will even see services like Bandcamp as potentially beneficial to their bottom line....

The co-op puzzle/escape franchise We Were Here is getting another chapter less than two months. We Were Here Forever follows in the footsteps of its trapped predecessors, but developer Total Mayhem Games has promised to bring more to the table. The game brings a more robust story, while also retaining the same spooky vibe. Grab a friend and get out alive when We Were Here Forever lands on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store on May 10....

Before delving into the good and bad of Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, the new Netflix comedy from writers Will Ferrell and Andrew Steele, it’s probably important to note that Ferrell became a massive fan of the bonkers singing competition after learning about its existence from his Swedish wife. No matter the results, Eurovision has seemingly been put together with a large amount of love. It sings from the heart, to paraphrase the film’s own barometer....

Oh, it’s a challenge to describe Evercore Heroes. A pleasant challenge. The name doesn’t tell you very much. The team, which contains a number of people who worked on League of Legends, describes it as “competitive PvE”. My own notes from a recent online presentation suggest it’s a WoW raid mixed with a bit of Puyo Tetris. Having had the time to think about it, though, I suspect the whole thing is like one of those fancy cocktails where the different elements separate and form a rainbow strata: Evercore Heroes is simple at first, then complicated, and then ultimately pretty simple again....

A fan-made trailer parodying Detective Pikachu called True Detective Pikachu was uploaded on YouTube last week by Sam & Bill Comedy, and it is truly the stuff of nightmares. Detective Pikachu will mark the first time that live-action Pokémon have ever appeared on the big screen for their own film. With a couple of highly entertaining trailers and a big name actor like Ryan Reynolds doing the voice work of the main Pikachu, the movie seems poised to be not only a huge success but also possibly the greatest video game movie of all time....

Today, during the Nintendo Direct Mini broadcasted by the house of Mario and Zelda, Square Enix announced Harvestella. The game is a fantasy farming and life simulation JRPG that will surely feel familiar to fans of the Story of Seasons or Rune Factory franchises, and it’ll release for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on November 4. The Switch version will also launch physically at retail. Below you can check out the announcement trailer directly from Square Enix....