Discord’s helpful but slightly infamous voice chat will soon hit your Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One consoles, but some Xbox Insider program participants will be able to access the new function today. According to an official Xbox blog post, the integration will allow players to “chat with anyone on Discord via voice…
PowerWash Simulator is an unexpected delight in the shitshow year of 2022. I thought that I knew what I would be playing from the trailers, but I was shocked at the level of detail that went into this cleaning sim. By the time that I found myself crouching into the smallest crannies and optimizing my nozzle shape to…
FIFA 23 will release on September 30, 2022, marking the final licensed FIFA game from EA before it switches gears to EA Sports FC next year.
Preorders are now available for FIFA 23, with the PS5 and Xbox Series X copies costing £69.99 at launch, while the PS4, Xbox One, and PC copies will be £59.99 instead.
If you preorder FIFA 23 for PS5 or Xbox you will get the following bonuses:
If you preorder FIFA 23 Ultimate Edition you will also get:
In May, EA announced in a blog post that FIFA series will officially change its name to EA Sports FC after this year's FIFA 23, ending what will be an almost three-decade partnership with football's governing body.
Today Sony Interactive Entertainment released a brand new trailer of the upcoming Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered for PC.
The trailer showcases all the features and enhancements that PC gamers can expect from the ultra-popular game starring our friendly-neighborhood Spider-man when it releases next month.
The port is developed by Nixxes Software, which was acquired by PlayStation last year exactly for this purpose.
Here’s a list of the most important according to Sony.
PowerWash Simulator has been out for some time now via Steam’s Early Access program, but last week it finally hit version 1.0 on PC and on Xbox via Game Pass. If you’ve been living under a rock, well first off, get out of there for a moment because someone is coming by soon with a power washer to clean it. Secondly, …
With the games release schedule starting to ease up a bit, I've finally found some time to really dig into The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe. I've enjoyed revisiting this meta first-person puzzler, but sometimes I can only manage small chunks before its endlessly repeating corridors start to feel like they're bearing down on me a bit. Thankfully, its latest quality of life update might just be the thing I need. As well as introducing a swathe of new accessibility features, its auto-walk function now has a toggle option - and as developers Crows Crows Crows have noted on Twitter, this means that "so long as you're in a straight corridor it allows the game to play itself!" Magic.
Lost Ark's big July update has arrived, bringing with it, among other things, the new Arcanist advanced mage class, who gets things done by tossing magic cards about the place.
Alongside the Arcanist, July's update (officially titled Spells in Spades) introduces a new ultra-tough Inferno difficulty version of the Valtan Legion raid - which requires item level 1445 to participate in - plus tougher Challenge Abyssal Dungeons. This twist on standard Abyssal Dungeons is a weekly activity that, like the updated Valtan Legion raid, will feature its own increased rewards for players able to overcome its challenges.
It's undoubtedly the Arcanist that's taking centre-stage though, and she joins the Bard and Sorceress as Lost Ark's third available Mage Advanced Class. Using special cards imbued with Magick, she's able to deploy them in multiple ways, summoning powerful attacks from within the cards or simply using them in massive numbers to slice up foes.
Lost Ark's big July update has arrived, bringing with it, among other things, the new Arcanist advanced mage class, who gets things done by tossing magic cards about the place.
Amazon Games is calling Lost Ark's new update update Spells in Spades, which, alongisde the Arcanist, also brings a new ultra-tough Inferno difficulty version of Valtan Legion raid - requiring item level 1445 for players to participate - plus tougher Challenge Abyssal Dungeons, a new weekly activity that, like the updated Valtan, will feature its own improved rewards.
It's the Arcanist that's taking centre-stage though, joining the Bard and Sorceress as Lost Ark's third available Mage Advanced Class. Using special cards imbued with Magick, she's able to deploy them in multiple ways, summoning powerful attacks from within the cards or simply using them in massive numbers to slice up foes.
Today, EA Sports unveiled the next chapter in their beloved football (soccer) franchise, FIFA 23. The reveal trailer below shows off exactly what fans can expect from the next installment of the series, including a lot of amazing new content surrounding the women’s league.
You can see the full trailer and some of the new features right down below.
Introducing Women’s Club Football
Play as a women’s club teams for the first time in EA Sports FIFA history as teh Barclays FA Women’s Super League and Division 1 Arkema come to FIFA 23 at launch. Plus, enjoy dedicated Hypermotion2 capture on next-gen that brings unique, true to life football motion to the women’s game in FIFA 23 – with more details to come throughout the summer.
A Double FIFA World Cup Season
Experience the pinnacle of international football as FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and FIFA Women’s World Cup Austrailia and New Zealands 2023 come to FIFA 23 as post launch updates at no additoinal cost. Stay tuned for more details in the build up to each tournament.
August's Pokémon Go Community Day will feature Galarian Zigzagoon - yes, that's the Pokémon whose evolution is inspired by Kiss frontman Gene Simmons - alongside the largest number of event bonuses ever, to get people playing back outside.
The rollcall of extras set to be bestowed on players next month, on Saturday 13th August, includes new Timed Research which will award players with a full avatar item set themed around G-Zig.
All-in-all, it's a massive step up from this weekend's Community Day for July, which featured boring bird Pokémon Starly.
FIFA 23 will feature both the men’s World Cup Qatar 2022 as well the women’s World Cup 2023 for the first ever, adding to the already substantial club and national team setups existing in the game. The chase for international glory can be part of your journey in FIFA 23, with EA promising to share more details in the coming weeks about both modes, aside from the fact that Sam Kerr and Kylian Mbappe are gracing the covers of the Ultimate Edition.
At the time of writing, there are no confirmed details surrounding the World Cup being featured in FIFA 23′ Ultimate Team mode. However, if past years are anything to go by, there may well be a promotional event that brings ‘Special’ versions of player cards based on their performance in the World Cup to the card-based mode.
As soon as we have any details on this front, we’ll update this post and let you know.
In short, yes indeed, FIFA 23 will feature women club teams and leagues for the very first time. The Women’s Super League from England and the Division 1 Féminine from France will be included in FIFA 23.
Players can expect the most authentic experience when it comes to clubs, players, stadiums, and even broadcast packages. This makes perfect sense, considering that Chelsea star Sam Kerr is on the cover as well.
All of the action on the pitch will be powered by the new HyperMotion2 technology, which has also been used to allow for the animation of female players that have been specially captured to bring the game to life as a distinction from the men’s game.
The good news is that there will indeed be crossplay support in FIFA 23, however, it does come with some conditions attached. First of all, only players of the same console generation can play together. That means PS5 players will get to play with their mates on Xbox Series X|S or PC via Stadia, while PS4 players will have their own side of the pitch with Xbox One players.
This improvement also sees the Stadia version of the game finally achieving parity with the current generation consoles, allowing it to have the same engine and joining the same ecosystem to create an even more connected world in FIFA 23.
It’s also worth noting that FIFA 23 crossplay will only be a thing in 1v1 modes, such as Ultimate Team, or Online Seasons. For now, it looks like Pro Clubs will not be included in the cross-platform play fun.
Tekken: Bloodline, Netflix's animated take on the hit fighting game series, opens on August 18, 2022. That's the reveal from the show's latest trailer, uploaded to Netflix's official YouTube channel.
Check it out below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6-donCAnCc
Tekken: Bloodline appears to function as an origin story of sorts for Jin Kazama, son of Tekken icon Kazuya Mishima and Jun Kazama. Jin first appeared in Tekken 3 and quickly took his place as one of the main characters of the series alongside his father and Heihachi Mishima, his grandfather.
The Tekken: Bloodline trailer shows a Jin haunted by the loss of his mother to Ogre. He approaches Heihachi to learn Mishima-style karate. He meets characters like Paul Phoenix, Nina Williams, King, and other Tekken alumni. The trailer even sets up a battle between Jin and Leroy Smith, who first appeared in Tekken 7. This encounter would mark the first chronological point in which Leroy appears in the Tekken storyline.
EA is getting the most out of its final FIFA-titled game: it includes two officially-licensed World Cups for the first time.
FIFA 23 is of course EA's final FIFA-titled football game. From next year's game, EA will use the EA Sports FC title instead, ending a run of almost 30 years of EA-made FIFA games.
EA confirmed FIFA 23 includes World Cup Qatar 2022, which kicks off this November, and the Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023, which starts in July 2023.
FIFA 23 on Nintendo Switch is once again a "Legacy Edition", EA has confirmed.
In news that is perhaps unsurprising, FIFA 23 on Switch, due out 30th September, is basically the same as FIFA 22 on Switch.
As EA puts it in its own words: "Gameplay features and modes will have parity with FIFA 22 on Nintendo Switch and will feature the same gameplay from FIFA 22 Legacy Edition without any new development or significant enhancements."
EA is finally bringing FIFA on PC in-line with the current-gen versions.
The PC version of FIFA 23 is the same as the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S and Google Stadia versions, EA confirmed today.
That means FIFA 23 on PC benefits from all the new HyperMotion 2 (yes, FIFA features have sequels now) gameplay, new animations and graphics improvements.
FIFA 23's big new gameplay feature is a power shot.
The power shot, which is available across generations (so, for example, PS4 and PS5), is a new skill-based, risk versus reward shooting mechanic.
EA wanted to introduce more skill to shooting, the company said during a recent presentation attended by Eurogamer, so in FIFA 23, if you carve out enough space for yourself and aim precisely, you can score impressive-looking goals that have more power and accuracy, but with the risk of a longer animation.
GOG started highlighting classic games again recently under the Good Old Games label, a nod towards its original moniker. Well, two more old-school games are releasing on the DRM-free storefront today: Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance 2 and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine. The arrival of the latter kicks off a sale on Warhammer games. While you’re deciding whether you like digital versions of the little toy troopers or not, cast your mind back to the misty days of 2004 and watch the trailer for Dark Alliance 2 below.
Lenovo has deeply discounted one of its excellent Legion 5 17-in laptops over at its UK store, bringing an £850 model down to just £766. That's a great price for a configuration that includes a Ryzen 5 5600H processor, RTX 3060 Laptop graphics card, 8GB of upgradeable DDR4 RAM and a 512GB NVMe SSD.
The Radeon RX 6900 XT debuted in 2020 for a colossal £1000 - but even that was below the £1400 Nvidia was charging for its equivalent RTX 3090. Now, you can pick up a triple-fan Gigabyte RX 6900 OC for just £750, a £250 drop from the AMD RRP and £350 below Gigabyte's RRP for this particular OC model.
Discord has partnered up with Xbox to bring voice chat functionality to Series X|S and Xbox One consoles.
Using the Xbox mobile app, users will be able to set up voice chats and transfer them to the platform by connecting Discord to their Xbox accounts.
It also allows cross-platform communication, so users playing on PC and mobile can also join a chat hosted on any of the three platforms.
It’s been a long time coming, but it looks like John Carpenter’s popular slasher series will be finally coming to a close when Halloween Ends hits theaters this coming Oct. 16.
Spanning almost 45 years, with an impressive catalogue of 13 movies, the beloved horror saga is set to ring in the final bout between the knife-toting maniac, Michael Myers, and the strong yet shy heroine, Laurie Strode.
To drum up some hype for the final film’s upcoming cinematic release, Universal Pictures has dropped a freshly-cut trailer that sets the stage for the final showdown. Go ahead and take a gander at the new footage down below:
With Jamie Lee Curtis returning to reprise her iconic role and David Gordon Green returning as writer-director (Green wrote and directed 2021’s well-received Halloween Kills), the general scuttlebutt is looking pretty positive for the eagerly anticipated finale.
As for John Carpenter‘s involvement — he’s the OG creator of the entire IP after all — he’ll largely be focused on delivering his classic atmospheric synth-wave score, with the help of his son, Cody Carpenter. Outside of writing the score for Halloween Ends, the Master of Horror’s meaningful contribution is unclear, though he has gone on record to say that this conclusion to the horror series will be a “departure from the others.”
Today, Crunchyroll revealed the full line-up for their upcoming convention, Crunchyroll Expo. Set to take place from Aug. 5–7, 2022, this event will feature everything from panels to exclusive premieres to even musical performances.
You can check out a sneak peek at what you can expect reveal-wise right down below:
The latest free No Man’s Sky update is out today, and it’s a good job Hello Games called the thing Endurance. It takes some serious stamina to scroll through the patch notes. Looks like it might be worth perusing all the way through them though, with this 3.94 update to the game majorly reworking freighter bases and shipping in some NPC crew members to populate them with. This crew will even share their thoughts as they’re wandering about. See for yourself in the trailer below.
GungHo Online Entertainment and Supertrick Games released a new developer diary video of the upcoming survival action game Deathverse: Let It Die.
In the video (which Twinfinite can exclusively reveal), director Hideyuki Shin and iconic character Uncle Death chat about the comments and complaints received from players who took part in the open beta of the game.
Besides comments about the possibility of new maps and the utility of dodging, the developers certainly appear to like joking about a PC port, which apparently has been requested a bunch of times by the fans.
Is this really a joke, or perhaps a tease? We have no way to tell for now.
Of course, this doesn’t automatically means that it’ll happen, as nothing has been promised, but you never know.
You can check out the video below. If you want to learn more, you can also enjoy last week’s video, in which Shin-san and Uncle Death exposed the results of the survey generated by the open beta.
Deathverse: Let It Die is a follow-up to the original Let It Die, and will launch as a free-to-play game-as-a-service “soon” for PS5 and PS4.
Capcom will release new eau de toilette perfumes designed after characters from The Great Ace Attorney in Japan. The new perfumes will be available for sale physically at Capcom Stores in Tokyo and Osaka on July 22, 2022.
Each perfume will be contained in a 10ml bottle and have a different set of ingredients inspired by the character it represents.
Capcom will split the perfumes into two separate sets consisting of Ryunosuke and Kazuma, and Herlock and Barok. Each set will be available for 4,620 yen (~$33.50). The company also put the items up on Parco Online Store, but online stocks for both sets sold out just a few hours after going on sale.
There’s a lot of buzz about Stray right now, by dint of its coming out during a pretty dry patch for new releases, and more importantly, how you get to play as an incredibly cute cat. Unfortunately, what I think a lot of people are about to discover this week, is that it very quickly forgets about that, and turns…
No Man’s Sky’s 20th free update, Endurance, soars into the game today. Hello Games describes Endurance as an “overhaul” to the freighter captain experience, giving players new tools and functionality that make commanding a fleet of ships more entertaining and manageable.
Players can oversee their brigade from a new bridge on their ship deck and now have instant access to teleportation rooms. Players can spacewalk on exterior walkways on their ship, which will provide views of the denser, more varied asteroid fields. Constructing manufacturing facilities lets players produce food and other resources, and you can construct other massive structures upon your capital ship. Perhaps the coolest of all is the ability to collect dreadnaught-sized aliens known as living frigates. Check out the trailer below for a glimpse of these features and others.
Endurance goes live today in all versions of No Man’s Sky. Hopefully, that will include the upcoming Switch version, which launches on October 7.
A new update for Xbox owners brings Discord voice chat to consoles.
This will allow for users to "chat with anyone on Discord via voice channels or group calls directly from your console". Xbox says this will make it easier for us all to connect with fellow users across its various platforms.
"Planning a few rounds of multiplayer action in Halo Infinite with buddies on both console and PC? Exploring new biomes with your friends in Minecraft? See them already playing a game that supports crossplay? Connect to their voice channel and chat as you all play," it explained.
Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption publisher Take Two Interactive has announced its "unwavernig support" for its employees in the aftermath of the overturning of Roe vs. Wade, the historic 1973 judgment used to secure abortion rights across the United States.
As reported by Eurogamer, a statement was shared on Take-Two subsidiary Zynga's Twitter (below) that announced the publisher is expanding its employee travel and lodging benefit programmes across the U.S. and is also adopting the Maven benefits platform, which "provides critical support across fertility, pregnancy, adoption, parenting, and pediatrics".
Message from Take-Twohttps://t.co/WbdY06Xy4z pic.twitter.com/vWHYtQUFzm
— Zynga (@zynga) July 19, 2022
Take-Two said it "acknowledges that the United States Supreme Court ruling regarding Roe vs. Wade is a significant event" and it "would like to affirm our unwavering support for all our colleagues in the U.S. and around the world.
"As always, our people are the heart of our company, and we remain dedicated to protecting their health, wellbeing, and safety," it added.
Bungie was the first studio to speak out against the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe vs. Wade when its intensions leaked back in May.
That’s right, Discord Voice Chat will be rolling out today to be available for Xbox Insiders on both Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S to use. While this isn’t the biggest news for the non-Xbox Insiders, the announcement does say it will be “available soon for everyone.”
Discord features will be mean you can reach anyone, not just those using Discord on their Xbox consoles.
You will be able to chat with anyone on Discord via voice channels or group calls directly from your console making it easy to connect with friends across mobile, Xbox, and PC.
You can’t even be locked to either Discord or Xbox Game Chat when using either. The announcement itself mentions that you can switch between the two.
For those Xbox Insiders who want to get started right away, there are instructions given as:
To get started, open the guide by pressing the Xbox button on your console, then go to Parties & chats and click Try Discord Voice on Xbox. You’ll see an option to scan a QR code. The QR code will take you to the Discord and Xbox apps to connect and set up a two-way link between your Discord account and Xbox. If you’ve previously linked your Discord account to your Xbox, you will have to re-link.
There is currently no official word on when general Xbox users will get their hands on these features.
31-year-old Norwegian chess champion Magnus Carlsen announced he will not be participating in the World Chess Championship 2023, which he has won five times. Now Carlsen is emphasizing passion over victory, and said in the first episode of his new The Magnus Effect podcast that, when it comes to participating in the…
Here’s how to unlock all Hot Wheels cars in Forza Horizon 5.
Forza Horizon 5’s Hot Wheels DLC has just arrived and adds a whole host of new and improved vehicles for players to add to their in-game garages. While some of them were already available in the base game, others are all-new and are a heck of a lot of fun to speed through loops of orange track and across the Mexican landscape in the base game.
There are 13 cars for players to unlock in Forza Horizon 5‘s Hot Wheels DLC, each of which is unlocked either by progressing through the expansion’s various missions or as a reward for completing side activities in the base game.
Stray, the latest game from Annapurna Interactive, is having a great launch week, and the game isn’t just popular with the people playing it. Cats seem interested in the game too, and their owners have been posting adorable pictures and videos online to prove it.
The game has players navigating a dystopian, cyberpunk world through the eyes of a stray cat who is trying to reunite with its family. Of course, there are plenty of cat antics that happen on screen, such as scratching with your claws and jumping onto places cats shouldn’t be. There’s even a dedicated “meow” button.
You can see why Stray would catch the attention of pet cats that may be hanging around the room while owners play it more than the typical video game would. Since there’s no such thing as too much cat content on the Internet, we’ve compiled some of the most wholesome pictures and videos of cats watching their owners play Stray for you to enjoy.
Below you can see SaucySione’s black and white cat taking interest in watching the main cat character in Stray move around the environment early in the game, even trying to paw at it at one point.
In the Mass Effect Trilogy, the Spectres are the galaxy’s elite line of defense and answer directly to the ruling Citadel Council. If you want to know more about the Spectres’ origins and who pioneered the elite group, then we’ve got you covered. Here’s everything we know about the first Spectre in Mass Effect.
The Mass Effect Trilogy has some of the densest lore and elaborate world-building in gaming to the point that the series could arguably stand side by side with other sci-fi juggernauts in mainstream culture. The origins of the Spectres date back hundreds of years before the events of the first game.
Blizzard is giving away beta access to Diablo 4, as well as a digital copy of the game, for free. The price? A permanent place on your skin. Talk about branding in all sense of the word.
Blizzard's Diablo Hell's Ink takeover event began in Los Angeles on Saturday and will continue until 10th September. During this time, fans can get a free Diablo tattoo, whilst also nabbing their beta access and digital copy of the game in the process.
The campaign will hit eight cities in total, across North America, Europe and Australia, with each pop-up opening for one day only. A competition ran in June which gave fans the chance to win a custom Diablo tattoo, but anyone who missed out on one of those can still get involved.
Today Nintendo published an extensive overview trailer of its upcoming JRPG Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
This is the traditional large trailer that Nintendo always releases before the launch of a game, showing off pretty much every relevant aspect. It was released in Japanese a few weeks ago, but we finally get the English version.
The video focuses on showcasing the story, the cast of characters, the gameplay features, and pretty much everything you need to see before you grab the game off the shelves or the eShop or your favorite video game store.
We’re treated to an extensive look at the combat system, various key cutscenes, how the character roles work and the ability to change class, the ability to bring a variety of “hero” characters with you, exploration features, cooking, crafting, camping, traversal, and more.
You can watch it below.
Forza Horizon 5’s Hot Wheels DLC has just landed, bringing its launchers and iconic orange tracks to 2021’s best racing game. But how do you start the expansion? We’ll run you through everything you need to know here.
First off, make sure that you’ve purchased the downloadable content. If you’ve already purchased the Premium Add-Ons Bundle, the Premium Edition, and the Expansions Bundle, you’ll automatically have access to it. You’ll also need to have the latest title update for Forza Horizon 5 installed, so make sure that you’ve got this sorted before loading up the game.
As soon as you load in, you’ll get a message from Haley informing you that the Hot Wheels expedition is now available, and will place a marker on your map. Make your way here.
