Sony is set to give physical PlayStation games the axe in 2028, and it’s a safe guess that other console manufacturers will follow suit. But PC has already been effectively digital-only for decades, despite the platform arguably having an even greater legacy when it comes to physical media. Now DRM-free storefront GOG is stepping up […]
2019Ever since God of War Laufey was revealed this past summer, fans have been squabbling over Sony Santa Monica’s decision to move aside Kratos as the game’s main protagonist in favor of his second wife and mother to Atreus, Laufey. Well, that debate has now been ended quite decisively, as none other than Kratos actor […]
2019Elden Ring players were happy to discover there was a glitch that made the game’s new $5 Tarnished Pack DLC appear in their multiplayer kingdom, even if they hadn’t paid for it. But developer FromSoftware has speedily issued a patch stopping players in their path. “Patch 1.17.1 has been released for #ELDENRING,” says the official […]
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The Blood of Dawnwalker developer Rebel Wolves has been clear from the start: it wants to turn the vampire RPG into a multi-game “saga” where your choices carry forward between each entry in the series. With 1 million copies sold in just a handful of days, it seems the devs have no reason to pump […]
2019The Blood of Dawnwalker released last week to sky-high expectations, and largely delivered. The open-world dark fantasy RPG, directed by Konrad Tomaszkiewicz of The Witcher 3 fame, launched to “mostly positive” Steam reviews and, despite a few outliers including our own 3/5 star review, largely glowing impressions from critics as well. Crucially, it seems CD […]
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More than a year after Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 helped make French game studio Sandfall Interactive an international superstar, France’s president Emmanuel Macron has announced a new international gaming festival. The festival does not yet have an official date, scope, or location, but Macron nonetheless revealed his plan for France during September 7’s Lumiere Summit, […]
2019Pokemon can’t stop outdoing itself. It keeps setting new records across its profit, having already made $3.4 billion in net sales so far in 2026. That number is a 29% increase from last year, according to a June report from Japan game industry consultant Dr. Serkan Toto. The figure was recently republished by Japanese news […]
2019The decision to delay The Elder Scrolls 6 to make room for Starfield and, somewhat distantly, Fallout 76 came as a surprise to many at Bethesda, according to former Skyrim co-lead Kurt Kuhlmann. Chatting with FRVR, Kuhlmann recalls the comfortable rhythm that Bethesda had established in its production: Fallout, then Elder Scrolls, then back to […]
2019
The first trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s latest movie, Remain, is now online, and it takes M. Night back to the very beginning of his career for a ghost story where Jake Gyllenhaal sees dead people. Starring Gyllenhaal as Tate and Bridgerton’s Phoebe Dynevor as Wren, the first footage from the Valentine’s Day 2027 movie […]
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September is one of the most exciting months for Switch 2 and Switch owners, as we have a new Nintendo Direct on the way, hot on the heels of the Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct. That’s right: we have two back-to-back Directs, folks. However, while I personally love all things Zelda, when it comes to new […]
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