Bungie and CD Projekt Red are collaborating to bring armor inspired by The Witcher series and Geralt of Rivia to Destiny 2. The armor sets are scheduled to arrive alongside the Season of the Wish on November 28, 2023.

The collaboration will bring 3 new armor sets, one each for the Titan, Hunter, and Warlock. The armor will be usable with the game's transmog system so players won't have to sacrifice stats for style. As well as armor, there will also be skins for players' Ghosts and Ships, a new Sparrow hoverbike, as well as a new finisher. Going by previous collaborations with games like Fortnite and Assassin's Creed, the items will likely be available as part of a pack, as well as individually.

The Bungie store will also be having a sale starting November 24, 2023, including fixed rates on shipping and previously retired Bungie rewards.

You can get a look at the armor sets, Ghost shell and Ship in the image below:

To avoid what many consider aggressive monetization, Mortal Kombat 1 players are doing everything they can to avoid buying cosmetics in NetherRealms’ latest 2D fighter. The latest exploit involves them utilizing a console date change hack to acquire once-free character skins that are now only available if you buy them.

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Another day, another big video game crossover. This time it’s Bungie’s online looter shooter, Destiny 2, adding Witcher 3-inspired armor to its digital store. Are you excited? I’m not. In reality, I’m just really tired of every brand mixing together, regardless of whether it makes sense or is needed, as if concocting…

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Bethesda released the 1.8.86 patch notes for the latest Starfield update, which is available now. This brings with it the option to immediately consume food found in the environment in Starfield, as well as support for Nvidia DLSS.

The ability to eat items in the game world was apparantly added by popular request. Prior to this patch, players would need to pick up the food, then navigate to the Starfield inventory screen to eat it.

It also adds support for Nvidia's Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) tech for PC players with compatible Nvidia graphics cards, including options for DLSS super resolution, Nvidia Reflex low latency, and Deep Learning anti-aliasing. Other updates include general perfomance and stability improvements and fixes to bugs that could occur when starting New Game+.

Here are the full patch notes from the Bethesda website, which starts with the Starfield food and DLSS additions:

NVIDIA DLSS SUPPORT

At school I was always being told to listen better and speak more clearly. Perhaps if I'd been able to bring the Logitech G Pro X Wireless headset into Maths class, Mrs Drown wouldn't have given me such a hard time over my quadratic equations. The wired G Pro X is RPS' official pick for the best premium gaming headset, and right now you can grab the wireless version for a much more attainable price.

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Capcom is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Monster Hunter by holding a vote to decide which of the series' 229 monsters is "best" and most popular. Voting will end on December 20, 2023, with the top three monsters appearing in an original illustration by the Monster Hunter development team.

Voting will require a Capcom ID, and the poll is limited to one vote per account. If you don't already have an account, you can create a Capcom ID for free here. Once logged in, you can browse the list of monsters, search by name, or even filter based on type (bird wyvern, fanged beast, elder dragon etc.) The list is pretty comprehensive, but does not seem to include monsters unique to the Monster Hunter MMO's like Frontier and Online. By voting, you will also receive access to an anniversary wallpaper, available in 1080 x 1920 or 2160 x 3840 dimensions.

You can find the announcement tweet with a link to the survey below:

Buying super special “collector’s editions” of video games can be like heading into treacherous waters. These often-expensive boxes full of goodies (and also a video game) tend to sell out pretty quickly, and then you’re more likely to find them for double the price on reseller sites like eBay or Facebook’s…

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Two more Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash characters are confirmed, and they’re Kento Nanami and Mahito. One’s a cursed spirit, while the other is a jujutsu sorcerer who went to school alongside Satoru Gojo.

At the moment, only the Mahito Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash profile is available. It shows the character’s official art, as well as offers some details about how he’ll fight. He’s known for Idle Transfiguration in the series, which lets him use and shape souls, and that will return in the game. He will also have a passive called Essence of the Soul, though that isn’t explained.

It’s almost the end of the year of our lord 2023, and every time we’ve updated this compilation of the best games we played, we’ve reflected on just how many good games came out this year. This final update before we start our Game of the Year discussions at Kotaku has some real bangers, big and small. As great as…

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A lawsuit filed last year accused Sony of using its walled-garden video game platform to charge players too much in the PlayStation Store. The London Tribunal has now allowed that lawsuit to move forward, against the PS5 maker’s objections, which could result in payments to players in the UK of up to $7.9 billion if…

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The official One Piece social media account shared an array of art featuring the live-action actors alongside their manga counterpart characters. There are five images in the MANGAxLIVE-ACTION GRAND LINE, HERE WE COME line.

Many of the images are designed in such a way that the art of the One Piece characters from the outset of the manga overlap with the person. So in the case of the Roronoa Zoro piece, his right arm and sword hilt are in the forefront over Mackenyu. In the Usopp image, the character art features his slingshot and left arm over Jacob Romero Gibson’s left shoulder.

Here’s the full One Piece MANGAxLIVE-ACTION GRAND LINE, HERE WE COME gallery.

Ayaneo kicked off yet another crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for its latest handheld gaming PC. The latest model is the Ayaneo Slide, which comes with a build-in keyboard and features a T-Mobile Sidekick-like design.

The Ayaneo Slide Indiegogo campaign available right now until around January 4, 2024. For a limited time, interested buyers can pledge to support a few different models of varying price points. The company expects to ship the product sometime in December 2023.

There are four different versions of the Ayaneo Slide for consumers to check out:

• Slide 16GB+512GB: $5,487 HKD (Approximately $905 USD)
• 32GB+512GB: $6,272 HKD (Approximately $1,006 USD)
• 32GB+2TB: $7,528 HKD (Approximately $1,167 USD)
• 64GB+2TB: $10,197 HKD (Approximately $1,610 USD)

There's also a teaser trailer showing off the device.

Let's face it, wires are a necessary evil at best, and we should strive to avoid them as much as possible. They get tangled, they trip you up, and they're generally a nuisance. No wonder Darth Vader was grumpy all the time. He was full of wires.

Few manufacturers understand this better than Logitech, whose G915 Lightspeed Wireless keyboard has been the ideal way to type without tethers for years. It combines a slim yet robust build quality with wonderfully tactile keys, incredibly fast response times, respectable battery life, and a truly standout volume wheel. Perhaps for that reason, the G915 Lightspeed has also maintained its lofty price point, with an RRP of around £220. But as part of Amazon's Black Friday sale, you can currently grab the best wireless keyboard for almost half price. It's currently available for £125 in the UK, and $160 in the US, which is 46% and 36% off respectively.

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The white wolf is coming to Destiny 2 by way of some new cosmetics. Bungie teased a crossover with CD Projekt Red’s beloved RPG The Witcher 3 that will add three new armor sets to make players look like protagonist Geralt of Rivia, at least if they’re willing to shell out $20 or more for a single set. The new skins…

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Due to the popularity of the line of merchandise themed after the Korok race from the The Legend of Zelda series, Nintendo is reselling many of the products that were originally released in 2021. The Korok merchandise is available to purchase both in store at the Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo Nintendo stores, as well as online via the My Nintendo Store online shop in Japan.

The original line consisted of various merchandise featuring Korok illustrations and graphics, such as mini pouches, mug cups, stickers, tote bags, and more. Since these items are so popular, many of them are already sold out on the website. However, some notable items are still currently available.

The remaining Korok merchandise available to purchase online, as of November 21, 2023, is as follow:

• Makar keychain: 770 yen ($5.22)
• Maca keychain: 770 yen ($5.22)
• Walton keychain: 770 yen ($5.22)
• Totchi keychain: 770 yen ($5.22)

Taito has revealed new NieR Automata Ver1.1a merchandise in the form of blankets and cushions. The items will be available as prizes from crane games in Japan's amusement centers.

The 85cm (33.46 inches) long cushion will have a cover featuring YoRHa No. 2 Type B—better known as 2B—on both sides. The blankets will be around 100cm (39.37 inches) long and available in two designs. Other than 2B, a blanket design with the YoRHA logo and the slogan "For the Glory of Mankind" will also appear.

Kotobukiya started accepting pre-orders for its upcoming figure of Estelle Bright. People can order the figure at 20,900 yen (~$142). The company will start shipping the finished figures in June 2024.

The new figure will take on Estelle's appearance from The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC (Second Chapter), the second entry in the Trails in the Sky trilogy. With a scale of 1/8, the figure will have an overall height of 253mm (9.96 inches)—counted from the staff tip. Kotobukiya has finished coloring the figure after previously revealing the unpainted prototype in early October 2023.

The original Simpsons: Hit & Run, released 20 years ago in 2003, ended up being a massive hit and sold millions of copies. So a sequel, featuring planes, was planned. But then the publisher shocked everyone when it passed on a sweetheart deal to create more Hit & Run games.

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Valve has released a fresh Steam update that makes it even simpler to discover games supported by different controllers.

While it has been easy to find Steam games that support Xbox controllers, Valve has now built upon this function to make finding games that support both the DualSense and its predecessor the DualShock a doddle.

As part of an upgraded controller-friendly hub, Steam users can explore games by controller type when browsing the vast library. It will "default" to the controller any given user played with most recently, but there is also the option to adjust the filters.

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There’s no shortage of good Black Friday gaming monitor deals this week, but at least among affordable 1080p options, this one stands out: the ViewSonic Omni VX2728J is down from £266 to £140, a £125 saving. And if £266 sounds like a high starting point for Full HD, consider that the Omni VX2728J is no budget monitor, sporting a 27in IPS panel that can overclock its refresh rate up to 180Hz. That’s one speedy screen, yeah?

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Holostars EN Tempus Vanguard Vtuber Gavis Bettel announced he would be taking a brief break on November 20, 2023. No explanation was offered, but he noted that it would last “at least a week.”

Here’s the official announcement from Bettel’s social media. He noted he would return shortly. Note that this also comes ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in the US. 

Prior to announcing the break, Bettel did postpone, then temporarily cancel, a chess stream. He did note that “Chess will happen soon enough, but I need more time. Thank you for understanding.”

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 players are mocking Mary Jane “MJ” Watson for something that is both hilariously silly and professionally questionable: her meek podcast setup.

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Widely embraced/feared search engine business Google - hello, Google! Please top-rank our Best Of features, if you'd be so kind - considered buying out Fortnite and Unreal Engine creator Epic in partnership with Tencent, according to documents revealed as part of Epic and Google's on-going legal battle over whether Epic should be able to sell stuff within the Android version of Fortnite.

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If you’ve recently been playing Modern Warfare III and died unexpectedly to what appeared, at first glance, to be an extremely volatile metal bird—that was me and my breacher drone, and we’re not sorry. The new lethal throwable is only equippable in Activision’s latest shooter if you progress pretty far in MWIII’s…

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Cellutane released a chair in the shape of the fire and bug type Pokemon Sizzlipede. The chair is listed and available to purchase in Japan via the official online store for the price of 14,990 yen ($101.59).

The new Sizzlipede chair has some reclining features, which is a first for the Cellutane line of chairs made in cooperation with the Pokemon Company. The midpoint, headrest, and footrest can all be adjusted to fit various desired positions. It can also be laid flat fully to be used as a lounge mat or seat.

Additionally, the chair has measurements of 68 x 90 x 91 centimeters, so it only comfortably fits one person. The listing on the website claims that Cellutane will not ship this product overseas.

View the promotional photos of the Sizzlipede Pokemon chair below:

Remember when it took us seven years to get a new The Last of Us game? Remember when there was even a question about whether or not we’d ever get a sequel to Naughty Dog’s post-apocalyptic action game because the ending was so intentionally ambiguous and thought-provoking? Now, it seems we can’t go a year without…

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Fortnite has put a date on its next big live event - its first for a full year - now formally named as The Big Bang.

This is the moment Fortnite will transition out of its current OG guise, which has seen all-time record engagement as the game's original map returned, and into something brand new.

The Big Bang will take place live within Fortnite on Saturday 2nd December at 7pm UK time (that's 2pm Eastern, or 11am Pacific), with online leaks suggesting a huge music star will be making a surprise in-game appearance.

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HoYoVerse offered an update on when people can earn a free Freminet in Genshin Impact via the Thelxie's Fantastic Adventures event. Everything begins on November 23, 2023.

Things start with both the first act of a quest and one minigame in the event. On November 23, 2023 is when Act 1, Motherboard Troubleshooting, Record of the Search for Glory will be available. If you are at Adventure Rank 20 and completed the Archon Quest Prologue: Act 3 "Song of the Dragon and Freedom,” you can jump into it. However, HoYoVerse did recommend that people finish the Fontaine Archon Quest storyline by going through the Chapter 4 Act 5 mission “Masquerade of the Guilty,” due to this being a Fontaine event and involving characters from there.

There are three types of minigames during the event, as well as three Acts for its quests. The first minigame is Motherboard Troubleshooting and involves arranging circuits to conduct a current to a certain place. In Record of the Search for Glory, you use an Echoing Conch to find where Iridescent Glories are that you need to get. The third minigame is Purgation Counterstrike, which opens up on November 25, 2023 alongside Act 2 of the event story. That’s the combat challenge portion of the event. 

2023 has been one heck of a year for games. The typically slow month of January saw the launch of the critically acclaimed Dead Space remake, the shadow-drop sensation Hi-Fi Rush, and the just-fine Fire Emblem Engage. And every month since has seen a steady stream of high-profile bangers, from Like a Dragon Ishin and T…

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Looking for something different, original and distinctive? After years available on PC, Teardown has finally appeared on the current generation consoles - and by and large, it's terrific. As an extra bonus, it's currently one of the free games on the PlayStation Plus subscription package - and I encourage you to check it out.

Teardown is a fascinating game from the Digital Foundry perspective as its rendering and simulation systems are quite different from the vast majority of titles out there. Like many of the most iconic games of the last 30 years, the core tech behind Teardown is the main enabler of its gameplay systems. At the core of the game are the voxels which make up the game world. It gives the game its low-fi/hi-fi aesthetic, where each and every object in the game you see has a deformed Lego-esque look to it, with all detailed comprised of blocky bits arranged into recognisable shapes we all intuitively understand, Minecraft-style.

Those voxels are not just show, however, as they drive and enable how the game is rendered and how it is played. When combined together into the shapes and objects of the game, each voxel has weighted constraints to it and distinct material properties. So, different objects react differently to different physical forces: some, like wood, come apart into tiny pieces easily with the swing of your hammer, while others like certain metals are more robust and require more violent or explosive treatment to break apart.

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Warner Bros. has opened registrations for a closed alpha tech test for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League which is set to take place at the end of the month.

The action-adventure game is set to release on 2nd February, 2024, and the test represents a "smaller, specific section of the campaign and will not be representative of the full/final experience" Warner Bros. stated.

The alpha test will take place across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S from 3pm UK time on 30th November to 8am UK time on 5th December. If you're interested in getting involved, you'll need to register on the official Suicide Squad website.

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Gashapon Online will start selling a new series of Cardcaptor Sakura and Sanrio mascot figures from November 21, 2023. In total, there are ten to collect. [Thanks, Dengeki Hobby!]

There are two collections that are part of this collaboration. They are the Kirakira Perfume Versions and the Sakura Collection. The Sakura Collection features four miniature Sakura figures wearing outfits that look like a combination of clothing she wore from the Cardcaptor Sakura show, but with a Sanrio twist. For example, one of the outfits looks like the black-and-pink cat-themed costume she wore while fighting The Thunder. However, the ears look like Kuromi’s. Other outfits take inspiration from My Melody, Pompompurin, and Cinnamoroll.

The Kirakira Perfume collection has five figures of Sanrio mascots—Hello Kitty, My Melody, Kuromi, Pompompurin, and Cinnamoroll—wearing the outfits that Sakura wore in the Sakura Collection. Again, for example, Kuromi is wearing the black-and-pink outfit Sakura wore. The outfit that Sakura and Hello Kitty share has a more regal design. It has a long red dress and a crown (in Hello Kitty’s case).

WASD to move, mouse cursor to look, space to jump, C to crouch and slide. There, now you know everything you need to play the demo for Blessed Burden, a new first-person "horror adventure" from Podoba Interactive, in which you are "the last surviving priest in a religious apocalypse". I don't know many people in the clergy, but I'm pretty sure the job isn't supposed to involve quite this many swinging blade traps. Here's a trailer.

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As a piece of nostalgia, Flashback 2 didn’t remind me of Delphine’s 1992 Amiga puzzle platforming classic so much as some more infamous fragments of gaming’s past. Like the Attic bug in Jet Set Willy, for example, which made the game impossible to complete, or the unfeasibly strict time limit in a level of Robocop on the Commodore 64, which legend has it was reduced intentionally to hide glitches on the subsequent stage. Indeed, the chances of seeing the final parts of Flashback 2 in its current state seem so remote, you have to wonder what state they’d be in when you got there.

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Kotobukiya has opened pre-orders for its upcoming plastic model kit of the Mega Man Battle Network NetNavi Roll.EXE. People can now place orders for the kit at 7,920 yen (~$53.65). The set will be officially available in April 2024.

The company has also shared more sample images with new parts that were not seen during the prototype's reveal in late September 2023. The set will come with four face parts that change Roll.EXE's expressions from happy to serious. It will also include the Roll Arrow that the owner can attach to Roll.EXE's hand as her weapon.

Court documents from the ongoing Epic Games vs Google antitrust case reveal the internet giant wanted to take over the Fortnite and Unreal Engine developer, and was willing to work with shareholder Tencent to complete a buyout.

A quick reminder of how we got here: in August 2020, Epic implemented a method to circumvent Apple and Google fees on in-game payments in the iOS and Android versions of Fortnite. The two platform-holders swiftly retaliated by pulling the game from their storefronts. Epic subsequently filed lawsuits against both Apple and Google, and the case against Apple was settled in September 2021 in favour of Apple on nine of 10 counts. Earlier this year, the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the rulings after appeals from both parties.

Now Epic is back in court to wage its case against Google. While the court battle between Epic and Apple brought us the bizarre moment in which banana mascot Peely's decency was questioned in (apologies, in the tuxedo he's known as Agent Peely), so far the proceedings with Google have been revealing in a slightly different way.

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The Expanse: A Telltale Series is now available on Steam after the game's four month long period as an Epic Games Store exclusive on PC.

The Steam version contains the full series of five episodes, which released between July and September on PlayStation, Xbox and the Epic Store, with the bonus DLC Archangel available to buy separately.

The Expanse: A Telltale Series serves as a prequel to the popular sci-fi TV show of the same name, and sees Cara Gee reprise her role as Camina Drummer. Drummer is the executive officer aboard The Artemis spaceship and players must make decisions to help Drummer and her crew navigate through the Belt.

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After four seasons of brand new content, Epic Games injected a healthy dose of nostalgia into Fornite Chapter 4's fifth season, officially called Season OG, by bringing back the Chapter 1 map for players to experience once more. Season OG has included weekly updates to add items from Chapter 1's various seasons, too, making it a fun romp through what Fortnite was like years ago. However, Season OG ends on December 2, which is also when Fortnite's next live event, The Big Bang, goes live. 

The Big Bang begins on Saturday, December 2, at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET, and Epic says, "This event marks a new beginning for Fortnite." 

✅ Unforgettable event
✅ Evolving all things as you know them
✅ Memorable reveal toward the end

December 2, 2023. 2pm ET. pic.twitter.com/xAhMKtmwiG

— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) November 21, 2023

Before the event begins, Epic says players will see The Big Bang in the Battle Royale tile in the Discover section of Fortnite 30 minutes prior to its start; that way, you can jump in before the event starts to link up with friends and get your cosmetics in order. And speaking of friends, The Big Bang will support parties of up to four players. 

Razer have just launched, in a teamup with UK retailer Laptops Direct, one of the more unusual Black Friday deals I’ve seen thus far. In addition to several-hundred-quid savings on various Razer Blade gaming laptops, these also come bundled with a Razer Edge Android tablet and its Kishi V2 Pro controller – a bonus package worth £450 by itself. A free bag, worth £89, is thrown in as well, as is a copy of Alan Wake 2 for selected models. Potentially, then, you could walk away with £579 in freebies, all on top of your savings on the laptop itself. Interesting.

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