Star Wars: Squadrons puts you in the boots of a New Republic and Imperial pilot. Here’s some tips you should know before you hit the thrusters and go.By Steve Watts on October 2, 2020 at 10:34AM PDT Star Wars: Squadrons puts you in the flight suit of starfighter pilots in the galaxy far, far away.…
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This week’s episode of New Releases revolves around early access: Baldur’s Gate III is debuting as a work-in-progress, while Foregone is getting its full release. The indie crowd can also check out I Am Dead, while the sports and racing fans can dig into FIFA 21 and Ride 4, respectively. Here are some of the…
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Fast cars, big bums and the secrets behind one of the best Need for Speed games yet
by Emily SmithIt’s not so much a secret at this point, but at least we now have the finer details: Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered is coming later this year, with PC, PS4 and Xbox One getting the refreshed title on November 6th while it’ll be coming to Nintendo Switch on November 13th. There’s a visual…
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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered is coming to PC, PS4, Xbox One and Switch next month
by Emily SmithStellar Entertainment teaming up with Criterion for the re-release. It’s been an open secret for a while, but we finally have confirmation that Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered is indeed coming out this year, with Xbox One, PC and PS4 versions coming on November 6th while a Nintendo Switch version follows shortly after on…
Everything you need to know, plus highlights from Digital Foundry. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Ebay UK is offering 15 per cent off goods from a range of retailers, including TVs and appliances from Crampton and Moore, Hughes and Panasonic, plus videogames and refurbished consoles from Music Magpie and The Game Collection. This…
“It really sucks knowing I needed 25 damage to get the 4K”. Respawn’s free-to-play battle royale may soon sport a real-time damage tracker.In a brief exchange on Twitter, a fan reached out to Apex Legends’ design director, Jason McCord, to ask if there were plans afoot to add a damage meter to “see how much damage…
“REQUEST RECEIVED, ACCESSING CRIMENET.” Payday Starbreeze developer has dropped a brief update on Payday 3.While we haven’t heard much about the co-operative shooter in recent months, the official PayDay 2 Twitter account “confirmed” the release date was still “TBA”, and that the sequel is now in the “design phase” using Unreal Engine. The tweet also revealed…
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1 in 4 Ubisoft employees have seen or witnessed misconduct at work, a new staff survey reveals
by Emily Smith“Everyone at Ubisoft should be able to feel confident and have the same opportunities.” An anonymous staff survey undertaken by 14,000 Ubisoft employees has revealed that 20 per cent of staff don’t feel “respected or safe in the work environment” at the company, with 25 per cent of respondents – that’s one in four – reporting…
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ShopTo warns customers with Xbox Series X/S pre-orders that they may miss out on launch day consoles, too
by Emily SmithThe news comes just days after the retailer sent similar correspondence about PS5 pre-orders. UK retailer ShopTo is writing to customers with Xbox Series X/S pre-orders to warn that they may not receive their consoles on launch day, 10th November 2020.”We have received the allocation details from Microsoft and, unfortunately, we regret to inform you that…
While Dungeons gets more DLC this year. This year brought a big update to Minecraft’s Nether regions. Next year, it’s the turn of its Caves & Cliffs. Announced today during Minecraft Live for release in the summer of 2021, Microsoft acknowledged the update would take a little longer than usual, and there would be no update…