Horizon Forbidden West is an absolutely extraordinary game. It’s also enormous and littered with hundreds upon hundreds of little secrets and hidden details. Although one recently discovered by Reddit user squidflowpro is certainly not meant to be there—it’s a cave that lets you jump straight out of the world. We had…

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FaZe Clan, the esports and entertainment organisation, has announced it will be launching its own Saturday Night Live inspired series, named unFaZed.

The series will be a weekly show that will air on the live streaming platform Twitch every Thursday, starting on June 2, and is targeted toward the Gen Z audience. UnFaZed is described as "the first-ever variety franchise born out of internet culture," that will feature a recurring cast of internet personalities, but hosted by a rotating roster of guests. Each episode will also be around three to four hours long and include scripted and non-scripted segments.

FaZe Clain is also producing the previously announced Big Brother-style show called FaZe1: The Warehouse, a competition series that will be live-streamed 24 hours a day for 15 days straight on Twitch, starting on May 5.

“Those are two tentpoles for us and we plan on doing multiple seasons,” said Bill McCullough, FaZe Clan’s executive vice president and head of content.

"Some of it is going to be on our YouTube channel, some of it we’re going to take off platform and try and sell to other distributors in an effort to kind of grow our audience and broaden the platforms and the reach that we have and maybe expose a new audience to FaZe Clan. And that’s happening both in the unscripted and scripted world."

Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Publisher: Techland
Developer: Techland
Release: February 4, 2022 (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC), TBA (Switch)
Rating: Mature

Techland has revealed that a heavily-requested feature for Dying Light 2 Stay Human will hit the game by the end of the month. 

An update for the Steam Deck makes it even more Switch-like by making it more convenient to take it with you on the go. The patch notes for the April 5 client update say that Offline Mode will no longer require you to restart Steam. That would seem to effectively make it a toggle, meaning you can pick up your Steam Deck and take it with you away from a network connection more easily.

Other changes listed in the patch notes include some additional features studios can use when working on Steam Deck compatibility. Developers can now add support for showing the equivalent of other controller layouts like Xbox, PlayStation, and Switch on the Steam button footer. A new section in the App Properties section allows users to provide compatibility feedback, and a callout feature will alert users when a developer has added comments about compatibility. Those changes come among several other bug fixes and usability updates for the dual trackpad.

The Steam Deck is Valve's handheld PC hardware, with a form factor that's similar (albeit bigger) to the Nintendo Switch. In GameSpot's Steam Deck review, Alessandro Barbosa called it a "wonderfully constructed and powerful portable PC," hailing both its out-of-the-box functionality and the ability to customize it to do much more.

Previously, preorders were only going out to those in the Q1 group. Now that we've passed into April, though, Q2 emails have started to go out, and Valve has said it will be ramping up preorders with emails now going out weekly or even sometimes twice weekly.

Earlier today on YouTube, video game publisher THQ Nordic announced that they will be hosting the second annual edition of their digital games showcase later this Summer on Aug. 12 at 3 PM ET. In the trailer, we see highlights of THQ Nordic’s past published titles like SpongeBob Squarepants: The Cosmic Shake, Biomutant, and Expeditions: Rome.

As of right now, there have been no announcements about run time or what game will be included in the showcase that will go live four months from now. Below is the official statement about the content of the event from THQ Nordic.

Which games exactly or who will be the host of show are still top secret, but you’ll get hints, when we are getting closer to that date. But you can look forward to everything from intense, dark and gritty to light, colorful and just plain fun! And if you turn in early, you can also get a glimpse on what our friends from HandyGames are up to. Same procedure as every year!

It also looks like they will be allowing content creators and streamers to co-stream the event.

Content creators all over the world of any size are invited to co-stream the showcase on August 12th on their own channels. If you’d like to participate, or if you have any questions, please reach out to: contentcreators@thqnordic.com

Two Point Campus, the university follow up to Two Point Hospital, has been delayed until August.

Originally set for a 17th May release, it will now come out on 9th August across all platforms: PC, Mac, PlayStation consoles, Xbox consoles, and Nintendo Switch. It will also be released day one on Xbox and PC Game Pass.

In a new video, which you can watch below, the developers discuss the game’s development and key features, as well as give hints as to what’s yet to come with new gameplay.

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Ah, university. A place to study. A place to find yourself. A place to go to gastronomy class to make a giant-sized burger, pop to a lecturer for private tuition, snooze in the library, take another quick nap in the corridor, bust a move at the union party, and maybe even blow a love trumpet.

Or maybe that’s just from my experience of Two Point Campus. This is the follow-up to Two Point Hospital, from Two Point Games. It allows for the studying, the burger, the private tuition and even the love trumpet. You're tasked with building and managing a dream university, which means that you deal with students in all their lurid variety. It’s a sim game that understands university isn’t just about studying, it’s for learning about life.

As such, I found the game focused as much on extra-curricular activities and making friends as on going to class. There’s a much bigger emphasis on relationships compared with Two Point Hospital. People are no longer simple fodder for a parade of weird illnesses; students have personalities, likes, dislikes. It makes sense. This isn’t a quick hospital stay, but three academic years where I watch my students grow and flourish, receiving acknowledgment of my (and their) accomplishments in end-of-year awards.

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Azur Lane is still extremely popular in Japan, and its shipgirls continue to be portrayed with a large number of figures. A new one has just been made available for pre-order.

It portrays North Carolina and it comes from FREEing, part of its popular line of bunny girl figures. You can pre-order her on Ami Ami for 33,400 yen, which translates approximately into $270.

The price isn’t too surprising considering that this line comes in a rather massive 1/4 scale which means that we’re looking at a 460mm-tall figure.

The release window is January 2022, just a month later than her sister figure portraying Washington.

The prototype is sculpted by Morikura in cooperation with Dragoncraft and painted by yozakura.

You can check what the figure looks like in the gallery below, including a picture with Washington.

You just need a controller Roughly a month ago, coinciding with the launch of the Steam Deck, Aperture Desk Job was...

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If you are a fan of the simulation genre, chances are good that you already know of Two Point Studios’ excellent work in the genre. Following on from Two Point Hospital, the team is gearing up for the upcoming release of Two Point Campus. Despite announcing a delay from its original May 17 date to August 9, the work-in-progress hands-on preview I had was already quite impressive.

At first glance, the visual stylings remain. After all, this is set in the Two Point universe, so expect the little people running around on the university grounds to look somewhat familiar. However, there is certainly more going on when you zoom in, with more work being done on giving them more emotions and expressions to truly reflect the ups and downs of campus life.

Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Publisher: SEGA Europe
Developer: Two Point Studios
Release: August 9, 2022
Rating: Teen

Two Point Campus, the follow-up to Two Point Hospital, has received a new release date of August 9 for all platforms (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC). Originally, the simulation game was set to debut on May 17, but the developers need a little more time before we can jump in to build campuses, offer eclectic courses, and ensure students are getting the most out of their college experience.

Your attempt at building the perfect school is going to have to wait, as Two Point Studios have revealed that their latest project, Two Point Campus, will be delayed, moving from its original May 17 release date to a new one of August 9.

This news was shared with us during our hands-on preview of Two Point Campus, and subsequently announced officially. The additional time will hopefully give the team more runway to refine and improve what already looked and played like a great experience.

If you were not familiar with Two Point Campus, it is the second sim title in the Two Point universe, moving from the hospital to the campus, where players will be in charge of guiding their students from enrollment to graduation.

Pokémon Go's much-maligned Mega Evolution system is getting an overhaul, according to several recent datamines of in-game files.

The way Pokémon Go has handled Mega Evolution - a popular mechanic from the monster franchise's main games - has been criticised since its arrival in August 2020, although it has been improved over time.

These upcoming potential changes - which, to be clear, are yet to be finalised and announced by developer Niantic - seem like they'll go a lot further to address recurrent gripes and encourage more regular Mega Evolution as part of daily play.

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In a new video for Starfield, Bethesda has shown off a robotic companion that will accompany players on planetary expeditions.

The VASCO is described as being built by the company Lunar Robotics to serve the Constellation corporation's pilots as a utilitarian heavy industrial machine and is well-suited to the rigors of space travel.

"VASCO's design is based on a standard type-8 bipedal chassis, capable of traversing rough terrain with all the survival gear and payload capacity needed for extended overland journeys," Starfield lead artist Istvan Pely said in the video. "VASCO does have defensive capabilities, should the need arise, but his primary role is peaceful."

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Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef has released a brand new trailer, showcasing just how uplifting and blood-pumping the game’s music will be while Gargaz inflicts carnage throughout the hive city of Luteus Prime. Titled Six Shootas, the music video song features vocals from Adri Jordaan and music and lyrics by Deon van Heerden.

You can check out the new Six Shootas music video and the official description for Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef right down below.

The Orks, a savage race commonly known as the ‘Green Tide’, sweep across the stars with unrivaled violence in frenzied crusades known as a Waaagh! They are savage, brutal, and crude, outnumbering all other races that lay in their path of destruction.

Become the spearhead of an Ork invasion as you bash, smash and shoot your way through the hive city of Luteus Prime on a mission to retrieve your hair squig and claim vengeance on your warlord! And just maybe become the warboss of a WAAAGH! along the way? Survival of the strongest has never been so violently fun!

E3 is canceled, but that isn't stopping game publishers from holding their own digital showcases, and THQ Nordic is one of the first to announce an official date. On August 12, the publisher--which has steadily grown into a behemoth over the last several years--will reveal "several brand-new games" for a variety of players, including light licensed games and "gritty" experiences.

The show will air on August 12 at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET, with a HandyGames-hosted pre-show happening before that time. It will stream on the official THQ Nordic YouTube channel, Twitch channel, and Steam page, with streamers welcome to co-stream it on Twitch.

Only a few games were officially confirmed for the show: the previously revealed Outcast 2 and Jagged Alliance 3. With such a big catalog, it's tough to say what THQ Nordic will announce or show, but one franchise that seems prepped for a new game is Darksiders. Darksiders 3 released back in 2018, and though the spin-off prequel Darksiders Genesis is more recent, it was developed by a separate studio.

Today NIS America released a new trailer of the upcoming escape game/bullet hell shoot ’em up hybrid Yurukill: The Calumniation Games.

The trailer provides a look mostly at cutscenes and dialogue scenes, but we also get glimpses of gameplay.

You can check it out below.

Yurukill: The Calumniation Games has recently been delayed to July 5, 2022, for North America, and July 8, 2022, for Europe and Australia for PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Originally it was due to release on June 7 and June 10 respectively.

The same happened for Japan, with the release date delayed to May 26 from April 14.

Here’s how the developer describes Yurukill: The Calumniation Games.

Solve Puzzles

Investigate attractions and uncover clues to help solve the puzzles you encounter.

With their sights set on victory, the teams face their attractions in the Yurukill Games. The documents you acquire by solving puzzles are the key to unlocking the secrets behind everything.

Glean hints from helpful conversations there to support the player and ensure even the toughest riddles aren’t an obstacle to enjoying the game.

Bethesda has released a new purchasable Elder Scrolls Online add-on, a familiar-looking feline named Catwell, who appears to be a reference to an old Elder Scrolls character

The developer revealed the latest optional player pet on Twitter, which is now available on the Crown Store for a limited-time, showing Catwell the cat wearing kitchenware as body armor and a helmet. "There’s something in the eyes of this feline friend that seems familiar, but we can’t quite put our finger on it," the developer said.

Players have discovered that Catwell is actually a feline version of the Elder Scrolls character Sir Cadwell. As the NPC's Wiki page explains, Sir Cadwell is a "cheerful and endearingly mad lost soul" and was formerly known as Cadwell the Betrayer, a champion and knight of time long past. The character also wears a similiar metal pot as a helmet, so it's clear that Catwell is an ode to the NPC.

Funcom today announced an early access launch date of April 26th for Dune: Spice Wars, a new real-time strategy game set in Frank Herbert's sci-fi world of giant sandworms and winged underpants. Even aside from my enduring love of megafauna, Spice Wars is made by Shiro Games, the studio behind Wartales and Northgard, and that's enough to have my interest.

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Cheats have always been a fun part of the LEGO games, but LEGO Star Wars Skywalker Saga cheat codes work a little differently than previous titles.

While there are still codes to unlock characters and ships, helpful stud multipliers and silly gameplay changes like 'Porg Companion' can now only be unlocked by locating and spending certain collectibles.

Below, you can find out exactly how to enter codes in LEGO Star Wars Skywalker Saga, a list of every known code, and how to unlock cheats with Datacards.

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Platform: Xbox Series X/S, PC
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Release: November 11, 2022

Bethesda has released a new video all about Vasco, the robot companion seen in previous trailers and videos that will accompany you on your journey through the stars. 

In the video, which runs a little over a minute, Starfield’s lead artist, Istvan Pely, highlights what to expect from Vasco. He says the robot is meant for, well, everything – Vasco is great for space travel, on-land traversal, defensive needs, and more. While little is known about Starfield, from this video alone, it sounds like Vasco will be with us for a lot of our time in the game, if not all of it.

Drama recognized for its LGBTQ inclusive storytelling The past weekend saw the GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) organization...

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Having fully shifted into poyo-mode with roughly two-thirds (or three fifths, some sort of fraction. Math is hard) of Kirby and the Forgotten Land finished, I can finally say I’ve nestled myself into a comfortable groove of go-to power load outs. Venturing out into the dystopian world with nothing but my wits and…

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Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga represents great value. All nine Star Wars films bundled up in bricks! But do its pieces really come together? Well, yes and no. The game is charming and breezy, offering plenty of locales and set pieces fans of the force will fawn over. Yet its episodes are wildly inconsistent, with stories told at lightspeed and open world hubs filled with so many collectible bricks it solidifies your brain to a lump of mortar.

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Stardew Valley follow-up Haunted Chocolatier is set to have boss battles.

In a livestream interview with composing software Reason Studios, Stardew creator Eric Barone showed off some of the music from the forthcoming game (thanks PC Gamer).

That included a track called "beeboss", complete with buzzing melodies.

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Konami will attempt to salvage its struggling eFootball 2022 next week with the game's long-awaited v1.0.0 patch - which was originally set to arrive soon after launch last November.

eFootball - the new name for PES - arrived in a disastrous state late last year, despite Konami warning players it would arrive in extremely limited form akin to a demo.

Konami insisted the game would evolve over time, but players have been left waiting months for this v1.0.0 update to arrive. In the meantime, eFootball's mobile spin-off was postponed, and the game's controversial premium player pack was pulled from sale.

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Regular readers will know that I have been complaining about moving to another country for some time. This move has now happened, but if you were hoping for an update on how I am getting on with a massive virtual jigsaw, you will be disappointed. Everything I own (bar the suitcase of clothes Mr. Ryanair allowed on the plane) has been held by customs. More monstrous is that my stuff actually cleared customs, but some absolute head-melter unrelated to me or my boxes of pens - and who, I am choosing to assume, tried to ship a load of high grade cocaine into Ireland - got the entire container stopped in Dublin.

This means that I have been without any TV for two weeks. Nor any books, video games, or even my big bag of crochet. We didn't get internet until two days ago. It is only by the grace of a technician looking at an HDMI cable stuck in our wall jack, stroking his chin, and then yanking the cable really hard that I'm talking to you now. In those two weeks, I discovered I am weak. But by a stroke of complete luck the new flat faces an busy shipping lane in an estuary. So I have also discovered a deep love for big boats and VesselFinder.

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With everyone having to budget more than usual these days, it's become even more important to snag the best deal possible when it comes to gaming PCs. With GPUs still suffering from shortages, a gaming laptop has become the ideal solution.

And if you're looking to save while playing the best games at 1080p, this Dell G15 5515 is a real bargain, and it's down to just £639 over at Amazon right now.

The Ryzen 5 5600H is no slouch and is a great multi-core processor. And with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050, you'll be able to fly through the latest games at 1080p, which is quite respectable in a package at this price.

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Get ready to cook up a feast worthy of a Spartan army, as 343 Industries has unveiled its new Halo cookbook.

"Time to upgrade your armoury right alongside your pantry,” the developer tweeted. "Announcing the official Halo Cookbook from Insight Editions."

Along with a photo of the upcoming book, 343 also revealed Halo fans can preorder their copies now, with the book itself releasing this August.

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As part of yesterday's big Unreal Engine 5 showcase, the studio behind Gears Of War 4 & 5 showed off a new tech demo built on Epic's fancy newness. Microsoft say it demonstrates "100x more graphic detail", which will really throw off all my reviews rating visuals on a scale of 1-5 stars. Come watch The Coalition's vid to gaze deep into a man's pores and coo over aggressive fog, but don't assume the tech demo reveals any specific game they're making.

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Mobile game Shining Force: Heroes of Light and Darkness has been cancelled.

Set for release in early 2022 when it was announced last year, it would have been the first new game in Sega's strategy series since 2009.

It was being developed by Hive, a Japanese subsidiary of Korean developer Vespa (the studio behind mobile role-player King's Raid) but development has ceased due to development costs and time required, according to Touch Arcade.

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