Author: Matt Wales
God of War’s Kratos has had a busy life: he’s birthed a teenager, slain the gods, and grown the kind of luscious beard that would make a lumberjack fume – all that and he’s only 20 years old! And to celebrate Kratos and the God of War series’ big two-oh, Sony is releasing a free update for 2022’s Ragnarök that’ll include some classic-inspired skins. Starting next Wednesday, 20th March, God of War Ragnarök players on PC and PlayStation can download a free update adding, among other things, the Dark Odyssey armour and appearance for Kratos – both inspired…
Half-Life 2 is getting a “cutting-edge ray tracing” overhaul courtesy of Nvidia’s RTX Remix modding tools, and there’s a playable demo coming on 18th March ahead of a full release. As Nvidia explains it, RTX Remix is a way to “modernise classic games, enhancing their visuals while preserving the core gameplay that makes them special.” And Digital Foundry’s Alex Battaglia was impressed by the tech’s potential when he took a look at Portal RTX back in 2022. Now though, after a year in beta, Nvidia’s RTX Remix tools have been officially launched into the wild, gaining the likes…
Following a hugely successful launch that saw over 1m people snapping up Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 in just 24 hours, developer Warhorse Studios continues to plug away at its post-release roadmap. And that brings us to today, and the release of the medieval action-RPG’s 1.2 update, adding mod support, a barber shop, and “over a thousand” fixes and improvements. According to Warhorse, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2’s 1.2 update features “a host of fixes, improvements, and rebalancing tweaks” designed to ensure “a smoother, more immersive medieval experience”. These include combat refinements, enhanced NPC behaviour, more polished animations, and performance…
Ubisoft has some good news for Steam Deck owners looking to sink into Assassin’s Creed Shadows later this month: after previously saying the game wouldn’t be compatible with Valve’s gaming handheld, it’s now done a bit of a U-turn. Back in February, as part of a lengthy tech Q&A, Ubisoft revealed Assassin’s Creed Shadows would “not be compatible with Steam Deck [at launch], due to the fact it is below our minimum specs for PC.” That, then, suggested it wasn’t just a case of Shadows failing to tick some boxes to pass Valve’s verification process, but rather that…
If you’re Star Fox fan then the latest Humble Games Showcase might just be for you, with its tease of a brand-new airborne on-rails shooter from Star Fox veteran Giles Goddard. But there’s more where that came from, including weather-controlling corgis and the re-emergence of long-gestating heist sequel Monaco 2. Intrigued? Then read on for the full rundown. Wild Blue Watch on YouTube And here we are: the new game from Giles Goddard – programmer on the likes Star Fox, Stunt Race FX, and 1080° Snowboarding – and Japanse studio Chuhai Labs. Wild Blue might not be…
Grand Theft Auto and Borderlands publisher Take-Two Interactive is suing PlayerAuctions – an online marketplace already targeted in a complaint by Roblox – accusing it of selling “heavily modified” player accounts, items, and virtual currency obtained through hacks and cheats. Take-Two’s lawsuit – filed in the US Central District Court of California last week and spotted by Polygon – targets PlayerAuctions’ Chinese owner Paiao Network Technology. It accuses the company of running a “lawless enterprise”, claiming it has “full knowledge” of the alleged “rampant infringement and other unauthorised conduct” happening on its site. “[This] is not a…
It’s been a bit of a busy day in the world of virtual reality, thanks to a flurry of PSVR 2 and PCVR announcements courtesy of the aptly named VR Games Showcase. And if you’ve been itching for an excuse to don goggles again, there’s fresh gameplay of Hitman: World of Assassination, a new look at Fireproof Games’ intriguing Ghost Town, and more. Hitman: World of Assassination PSVR 2 gameplay Starting with Hitman: World of Assassination, it sees players slipping into the immaculately pressed suit (and other more situationally appropriate attire) of Agent 47, and he stealths his…