Issue #250

NEWS Link to heading

New World Aeternum open beta lets you try the reborn MMORPG for free

Watch Dogs Movie Is Finally Done, 10+ Years After It Was Announced

Diablo 4 Microtransactions Have Brought In Over $150 Million Since Launch

Palworld isn’t going free-to-play, Pocketpair confirms

Flappy Bird’s original creator does not support its revival

Fake vintage consoles and games worth almost €50 million seized in Italy

DDR5 gaming RAM is about to get much faster, thanks to this new tech

AMD is set to finally join Nvidia with FSR 4, using AI to power frame generation, though no word on upscaling yet

Consoles to remain the “core” of PlayStation’s business, CEO says

Netflix announces Castlevania: Nocturne season 2 release window alongside a teaser featuring Alucard in action

IBM wins $44.9m in infringement lawsuit against Zynga

Next Battlefield Game Returns To Modern Setting And Makes Other Key Changes Fans Asked For

Nvidia boss: We can’t do graphics anymore without AI

Two new Intel Arrow Lake gaming CPUs just got benchmarked, look fast

Xbox Game Pass September 2024 Wave 2 Lineup Announced

GTA Online finally gets BattlEye anti-cheat, and some fans think it’s a sign of bigger things to come

The Sims is getting a film adaptation, among other additions

Nintendo And Pokémon File Lawsuit Against Palworld Developer Pocketpair

AI is “the very core of our business”, says EA CEO

REVIEWS Link to heading

Shogun Showdown

Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown

Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions

Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster

The Plucky Squire

FEATURES Link to heading

I tried the new Cyberpunk 2077 update, and it’s a game changer for AMD

Annapurna Interactive represented the pinnacle of indie games | The DeanBeat

All Of The Drama Around The $700 PS5 Pro, Explained

PS5 Pro Has Bigger Problems Than Price

“FM25 is not a continuation of FM24” - the big Football Manager interview

Cheap money and bad bets: How the games industry turned pandemic success into disaster

Exclusive: How Intel lost the Sony PlayStation business

Sid Meier’s Civilization 7 developer breaks down the new leader mechanics, “it’s one of the biggest changes we’ve made to the game and one of the scariest”

UFO 50 is the best retro-gaming homage I’ve ever played

How crypto bros wrested Flappy Bird from its creator

We should redefine live service games as the living dead

TCG Card Shop Simulator may just be one of the best games I’ve played all year, despite having to fight off hordes of stinky customers

These Pokémon Nature Docs Are The Best Thing You’ll See All Week

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024: The First Preview

How Mike Morhaime’s Dreamhaven helps indies with “the good, bad and ugly” of launching games

Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero - The Final Preview

Playing 6 hours of Dragon Age: The Veilguard gave me the faith its trailers couldn’t: This is the BioWare comeback fans want

How Pokémon TCG Pocket replicates the feel of opening a physical card pack

Pokémon TCG Pocket Streamlines The Card Game To Rival Marvel Snap

DISCUSSIONS Link to heading

What are some great games that you refuse to play for an extremely trivial/silly reason?

What is your “I dont know man it was a blast for me” game?

VIDEOS Link to heading

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 - Titus Talks Episode 1

CARAVAN SANDWITCH - Launch trailer

Starfield: Shattered Space - Deep Dive

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin | Official Trailer | Netflix

The Witcher: Sirens of The Deep | Official Clip | Netflix

Ballad of Antara - Gameplay Showcase | PS5 Games

Introducing the PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection

Overwatch 2 x World of Warcraft | Gameplay Trailer

FUNNY Link to heading

The granade drawer

Unwritten Rule of Games, If your strat isnt boring, then you’re cheating