Month: October 2024

There’s a new Mass Effect game due to launch in October 2024 – but no, this isn’t Mass Effect 5.

Instead, Mass Effect: Priority Hagalaz is a board game for one to four players with a branching narrative, set during the events of Mass Effect 3.

As Shepard, Liara, Tali, Garrus and Wrex, you must secure vital information for the Reaper War effort from a crashed Cerberus cruiser, via missions that unlock new story oppurtunities and earn further loyalty from your squadmates.

Mass Effect: The Board Game – Priority Hagalaz (Official Trailer)

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A number of Star Wars Outlaws players have been advised to restart their game with a new save file to avoid problems with progression.
Ubisoft last night emailed some PlayStation 5 players asking them to update their copy of Outlaws to the latest version, following a chunky bug-busting patch.
“To best experience the Outer Rim, we rolled out a maintenance to make sure everyone is playing the latest version of the game,” Ubisoft’s email reads. “As one of the players affected who had access to an older version of the game, we are aware you might be encountering some issues after this recent patch. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.”

Star Wars Outlaws Preview Chat – NEW STAR WARS OUTLAWS GAMEPLAY & HANDS-ON FIRST IMPRESSIONS

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PlayStation multiplayer shooter Concord has suffered a terrible launch on Steam, where just 660 people played concurrently over the weekend at the game’s peak.

The last 24 hours have seen this number falling further still – now, with a daily peak of just 267 players.

Concord is also available on PlayStation 5, of course, though it doesn’t seem to have made a huge impact there, either. Looking through Sony’s PlayStation Store by “Best Selling” games finds Concord around 30-something places down. (Black Myth: Wukong, predictably, is currently top.)

After eight years in development, Concord has arrived to muted fanfare, in a landscape already saturated by live-service games, and in the same week as breakout hit Black Myth: Wukong.

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Genshin Impact 5.0 has brought Natlan, widening the world of Teyvat to include its sixth region, as part of the ‘Flowers Resplendent on the Sun-Scorched Sojourn’ update.
Natlan is available to everyone who’s completed the Mondstadt Archon Quests; meaning, even if you’re a Genshin Impact newbie, you can still travel beyond the Sumeru desert to the Nation of Pyro. Though, if you want to explore its storyline, you’ll have to be Adventure Rank 28 or higher and have completed all of Liyue’s Archon Quests.

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When journeying across Natlan, you’ll encounter the tribes who make their home there and live alongside the Saurians – creatures who are also known as the dragons of Natlan. While there are six tribes in total, only three are available upo…

Black Myth: Wukong has sold 10,000,000 copies across all platforms since it released on PC and PS5 just three days ago (20th August).
As we reported yesterday, Black Myth: Wukong continues to attract record-breaking numbers of players, establishing itself as the most-viewed game on Chinese livestreaming platforms on its first day of release.
This additional 10m milestone now cements Black Myth: Wukong as one of the most successful video game launches of all time.

Black Myth: Wukong – PC Tech Review – The High-End Graphics Experience

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Sonic Rumble, Sega’s forthcoming mobile and PC game, won’t have gacha mechanics because they’re not popular in the west.
The 32-player battle royale will be free-to-play but won’t be pay-to-win, with a season pass as its main monetisation.
“We’re aiming for a casual system that allows you to just buy what you want quickly for a small, fixed amount, rather than a gacha system that gives you a certain probability of obtaining items,” game director Makoto Tase told Automaton.

Sonic Rumble – Announce Trailer

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Tequila Works, the developer behind acclaimed puzzle game Rime and publisher of The Sexy Brutale, has laid off a number of staff as part of a studio restructure.
In addition, it has cancelled an unannounced game.
The studio made the announcement earlier today on LinkedIn. “With deep regret, we must inform of the decision to cancel an unannounced game,” it wrote. “This tough decision means we will be restructuring the studio to concentrate on the development of only one game. These changes will have an impact to a small number of roles at the studio.

Rime Xbox One Gameplay – Rime Opening

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