A new video on Starfield gives us a look at The Settled Systems - and plenty of concept art.

Bethesda's space RPG will take place in The Settled Systems, an area that extends outwards from our solar system for approximately 50 light years.

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As if space exploration wasn’t already inherently a little spooky, No Man’s Sky is adding a Halloween update to the game today. “Emergence” is a story-driven campaign where players will have to fight mutant sand worms and uncover the secrets of a dark cult. This story event accompanies various quality-of-life updates.

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Today CD Projekt RED announced that the next-generation versions of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt have both been delayed.

The decision, which is based on “recommendations supplied by teams supervising the development of both games” places the next-gen update of Cyberpunk 2077 sometime in the first quarter of 2022, while the update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt slides into the second quarter.

You can find the official announcement below.

If you’d like to learn more about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, you can read our review. The game is currently available for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.

Free DLC inspired by the TV show will also be released for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt by CD Projekt RED at some point in the future, with more information to be revealed at a later time.

Subnautica was a game I spent a lot of time just living in. It was a rare combination of survival and relaxation. I loved the base building, crafting what amounted to a reverse aquarium clinging to an underwater sea cliff. It grew from a small bulb of oxygen into a proper little sanctuary. When I picked it up, it was fairly late into its life, and a number of mods were already waiting to be installed. I quickly dialed down the game’s frustrations and made my time under the sea all the more enjoyable, so here are our picks for the best Subnautica mods available today.

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God of War will be the latest PlayStation exclusive to come to PC. A new listing for the 2018 action game revealed it will come to Steam and the Epic Games Store next year on January 14, 2022.

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The third big addition to Assassin's Creed Valhalla has been spied again via a datamine of the game's latest patch.

Ubisoft is yet to detail the expansion, but it has teased a second year of post-launch content and shown an image of the fiery door to Muspelheim to illustrate what is coming.

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I almost can't believe I'm writing this, but Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed yet again.

The game's long-awaited PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions will now not launch until "the first quarter of 2022", CD Projekt has now said. An exact new date was not given.

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Square Enix London Mobile is here and working on Tomb Raider Reloaded and a new Avatar: The Last Airbender game.

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Earlier this year it was reported that Sea of Thieves developer Rare had rebooted its new IP, Everwild, and now Xbox Studios boss Matt Booty has shed some additional light on what's going on. Speaking to Kinda Funny, Booty said there is no cause for concern. He said game development is a highly iterative process with many moving pieces, and it's natural that Rare's creative teams would change things up as part of the development process.

"What is Rare known for? They're known for creating new IP and creating worlds. And I'll say, when you look at it from the outside and you hear words like 'reset' and 'restructure,' those are probably a little more definite and a little more extreme than what really happens as a game comes to life," Booty said.

Rare is focused on making Everwild the best game it can be, and if that means going through some changes, that's part of the creative process, Booty said.

"They're just trying to make sure that they've got something special. We've shown a glimpse of a world, you've seen the art style that the team has got, but we want to get it right," he said.

Booty went on to say that people might be surprised how much of a rollercoaster experience game development can be. If you were a fly on the wall and watched a team make a game, you might be shocked one day and wonder how the game might ever come together, and on the next day you could be overjoyed by how it's shaping up, Booty said.

That said, Booty said he understands people are eager to see more of Everwild and learn about what type of game it is and what it's all about, and he hopes to be able to share more when Rare is ready.

Vampyr, the 2017 action-RPG from Life is Strange developer Dontnod, is getting a surprise next-generation upgrade just in time for Halloween. Announced today via Twitter, Vampyr is now enhanced for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S with 1440p resolution and 60 FPS.

The news comes via a Tweet from the game’s official channel:

We have a surprise for you… A Vampyr patch just went LIVE! 🦇

With enhanced game performance on next-gen consoles, you can now visit plague-ridden Victorian London in up to 1440p and 60 FPS! Will you save its citizens or feed on those you vowed to heal? 🩸 pic.twitter.com/QEV9hzm5w2

— Vampyr Game (@VampyrGame) October 20, 2021

Vampyr’s technical performance wasn’t its best attribute when it was first released, and the improvements should make a massive difference to the smoothness of its gameplay and the overall visual fidelity. Here’s the full overview of resolution/performance improvements by platform:

Enhanced Graphics Update:

• PS5: 1440p / 60 FPS
• PS4 Pro: 1440p / 30FPS
• XSX: 1440p / 60 FPS
• XSS: 1440p / 30FPS
• Xbox One X: 1296p 30 FPS

Twinfinite reviewed Vampyr following its original launch and was really impressed, scoring the game 4/5 and concluding:

“Ultimately, the sum of Vampyr’s emphasis on story, combat, and progression combine to produce a video gaming experience that will appeal to those outside the RPG and adventure genres that it seeks to combine.”

Now, how about that sequel, Dontnod!

Available on Steam and Epic Games Store

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It will support some extra PC features, like ultra-widescreen and DLSS Sony is bringing another PlayStation console exclusive to the...

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Activision Blizzard's initial response to allegations of workplace harrassment and discrimination was disappointing enough that thousands of current and former employees signed an open letter condemning it then hundreds staged a walkout in July. With several legal cases against the Warcraft and Call Of Duty owners underway, they've now admitted they haven't done enough. Yesterday, Along with laying out their next steps, they confirmed that over 20 people have "exited" Activision Blizzard in connection with reports against them.

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CD Projekt Red has announced that the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions of Cyberpunk 2077 will release in Q1 2022, followed by The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's in Q2 2022. They had previously been planned for launch near the end of 2021, which itself would have been roughly a year after the games initially launched on last-gen consoles and PC.

Last month, the company's earnings report indicated that the target dates for the new versions of both games were "late 2021." On an earnings call, CD Projekt's Michael Nowakowski mentioned that the date could slip into 2022.

These PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions will leverage horsepower afforded by the new hardware, making them look and, presumably, run better than the PS4 and Xbox One versions. Details on specific enhancements or reduced load times have not yet been shared. Additionally, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will come with all previously released expansions, along with some new content inspired by the Netflix TV adaptation.

Those who already own the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 are eligible for a free upgrade to the new versions when they launch. Certain upgrades are available on the newer systems now, though the game is not a bespoke version made for them.

There was a time, not so long ago, when the WD Blue line exemplified that “good but boring” quality that sees many a budget SSD damned by faint praise. Fast enough yet rarely eye-catchingly rapid, even when the WD Blue SN500 ditched SATA for the much quicker NVMe interface, they’ve always been sensible purchases that nonetheless lived in the shadow of the WD Black lineup. That all changes with the latest WD Blue SN570: it’s not just an excellent M.2 drive for the money, but quite possibly the single most compelling SSD for anyone sticking with PCIe 3.0.

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God of War is coming to PC.

Sony's 2018 reboot of the series, set in Norse mythology, has been listed on Steam with a release date of 14th January 2022, priced at £39.99.

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Another of Sony’s major first-party PlayStation Studios titles is set to launch on PC as the company today announced that God of War will come to Steam next year on Jan. 14.

“Our primary goal when bringing God of War to PC was to highlight the exceptional content the team created and leverage the powerful hardware that the platform offers to create a uniquely breathtaking and high-performance version of the game,” Sony Santa Monica’s Grace Orlady said over on the PlayStation Blog. “You’ll be able to enjoy the full potential of our cinematic, no-cut camera as it follows Kratos and Atreus across the realms with the option of true 4k resolution, on supported devices, and unlocked framerates.”

Other notable performance improvements include higher resolution shadows, improved screen space reflections to enhancements to the ambient occlusion pipeline with GTAO and SSDO. God of War will also support full integration with NVIDIA Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) available on RTX. Further, NVIDIA Reflex low latency technology available to deliver ‘a more responsive experience allowing you to react quicker and hit harder combos.’

Digital pre-orders are already live over on the game’s Steam Page.

Twinfinite reviewed the original PS4 release of God of War back in 2017 and was thoroughly impressed, scoring the game 4/5 and concluding:

“God of War marks the glorious and bloody return of everyone’s favorite Spartan, and with the new dive into Norse mythology, there’s still plenty of adventures to look forward to as the series evolves.”

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Battlefield 2042 suffered a small delay but will finally be arriving on November 19 for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, and PC. The multiplayer-only game is sure to get a big audience trying out its various modes right away, but when exactly can you start playing? Well, some history should give us a pretty good idea of that.

Battlefield 2042 Unlock Time

Thus far, EA and DICE have not shared the exact release timing for Battlefield 2042, and we have reached out to the publisher regarding the unlock time. However, if past EA releases are anything to go by, you can expect the game to launch at 9 PM on November 18, which is midnight ET on November 19. Should this change, we will update this post to address this.

It's worth noting that this date only applies to the standard version. If you have an EA Play membership, you can play a 10-hour trial beginning a full week earlier, and this is unlimited access at the same time with an EA Play Pro membership. You can also purchase the Gold Edition or the Ultimate Edition to get the game a week earlier, as well, though you'll be spending significantly more money.

Battlefield 2042 will be the first mainline game in the series since Battlefield 2 to not include a campaign. However, it will support both cross-play and cross-progression, albeit with some limitations. If you are on a last-gen system, you will only be able to play with other last-gen players, while those on PC and current-gen systems will be grouped together.

Destiny 2 will get a lot of new content when The Witch Queen launches in February. Unfortunately, some of it will only be accessible to players who pony up for the Deluxe Edition of the annual expansion. It’s the latest development in the messy evolution of how Bungie monetizes Destiny, and a lot of players are upset…

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The Academy Museum is showing the first retrospective of his work in North America

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Fortnite wraps, or weapon skins, can enhance an already excellent weapon and turn it into an art piece. Like the best character outfits and other accessories in the game, the best Fortnite wraps are a matter of opinion, but having seen them all and used many of them ourselves, we tend to skew in favor of the really elaborate or iconic wraps. Here are our picks for Fortnite's best wraps.

Sap

Sap is the instantly recognizable wrap that came with Groot during the all-Marvel Chapter 2, Season 4. But even if you're not a fan of Guardians of the Galaxy, Groot's wrap is great because it reimagines any of your metallic firearms as something resembling a wooden carving.

Cozy Holidays

Cozy Holidays is best used during the winter when Christmas is near, but when that time is right, it's the best Christmas wrap released so far. It perfectly captures the look of a wrapped present, which is exactly what you intend to deliver to your opponents, right? Jingle all the way to victory.

Epic Games Publishing has revealed that it has partnered up with a brand new studio called Eyes Out, co-founded by Nine Inch Nails guitarist Robin Finck and Spry Fox, the studio behind this year’s Cozy Grove. 

The publishing company says it’s partnering with Eyes Out and Spry Fox after the success found in the partnerships it made with Remedy, Playdead, and Gen Design last year and to “reinvent the developer/publisher relationship.” 

“In pursuit of disrupting the industry, Epic Games offers all partners full creative freedom, complete IP ownership, and favorable financial terms,” Epic Games said in a press release about the announcement. “Additionally, Eyes Out and Spry Fox highlight Epic’s willingness to take risks on new projects and studios as both teams have set out to create their most ambitious projects yet, both built on Unreal Engine, with the support of Epic Games Publishing.” 

If you’re a My Hero Academia fan that has a spare $12,000 that they can blow, then boy are you in luck, as Big Bad Toy Store revealed earlier this week that they’ve got a life-size bust of My Hero Academia’s All Might available for that price point. As you can see in the images below, this 1/1 scale figure is truly an impressive sight to behold.

Capcom shared a look at the designs leading up to the final version of the Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak flagship monster, Malzeno.

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Murder Most Moe We are gradually bearing down on the release of Spike Chunsoft’s murder compendium Danganronpa Decadence, which will...

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2018's God of War is headed to PC in January. The game will release on January 14 through Steam, Sony has announced. It follows several of the company's other high-profile PlayStation exclusives eventually releasing on the platform.

"Our primary goal when bringing God of War to PC was to highlight the exceptional content the team created and leverage the powerful hardware that the platform offers to create a uniquely breathtaking and high-performance version of the game," Sony Santa Monica's Grace Orlady said. "You'll be able to enjoy the full potential of our cinematic, no-cut camera as it follows Kratos and Atreus across the realms with the option of true 4K resolution, on supported devices, and unlocked frame rates."

God of War for PC includes a "wide range of graphical presets." Players with a strong enough PC can expect better resolution shadows and upgraded screen space reflections. There is also support for ambient occlusion through GTAO and SSDO.

The game also features "full integration" with Nvidia's Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS), while it also supports Nvidia Reflex for better latency. God of War for PC will feature support for 21:9 ultra-wide screens, too, along with keyboard mapping and "robust controller support" for the DualShock, DualSense, and other supported gamepads.

Speedrun, a website where leaderboards crown the fastest players for any given game, recently added a commenting feature which hasn’t been going well for anyone. Since its implementation, users have been spammed with vulgar comments and inappropriate images. Worse, those plagued by this problem can’t moderate the…

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Have you ever flexed so hard in a game you made it crash? That’s apparently a dream coming true for Apex Legends players, where performing Epic animated poses is breaking the game. Respawn is asking players of the battle royale shooter to stop using them.

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I don't know what I was expecting to take away from co-op FPS Back 4 Blood. A greater sense of comradery between myself and my friends? An appreciation of the weighty guns and how magazines snap into place with each reload? The sheer amount of blood that splashes on your person with each wave of zombies you cut down? Yes, all of these things.

But none more so than what the zombies wear. They favour comfortable clothing, but mainly the gilet. They love gilets. And they now have me questioning my fashion choices. Should I also join them as a wearer of gilets?

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Want to know more about Fireflies in Minecraft? Whether you call them Fireflies, glowbugs, or lightning bugs, they’ll all occupy the same two pixels when they come to Minecraft and it’s time to get fired up for their arrival. Fireflies were announced at Minecraft Live 2021, which also shared more details on the upcoming Caves and Cliffs part 2 update.

This guide will explain everything that you need to know about Fireflies in Minecraft, including when you can expect Fireflies to come to Minecraft, where Fireflies will appear, and what they do.

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Xbox Game Studios boss Matt Booty has discussed Microsoft's efforts to compete with Sony in terms of first-party games, acknowledging that Xbox has "not been out in front" when it comes big tentpole games like Sony is known for. Speaking to Kinda Funny, Booty praised Sony for what it has been able to achieve, going on to say Microsoft hopes to deliver more of those types of games in the future.

"Hats off to Sony, their studio system, and the leaders that they've got there, it's fantastic--you can't argue with the quality and the craft and the games that they delivered and that they're working on now. Kudos and hats off to them," he said. "I think there is a certain kind of game that generates an anticipation; it becomes this tentpole moment. It's a game that fits that intersection of everybody can play and it's a big world you can inhabit. I think those kind of games are important. And certainly, it's been a place where we have not been out in front. We haven't really had the sort of 1:1 with Sony."

Booty said he didn't want to get drawn into discussing what Microsoft's response to Sony's Uncharted or Horizon game might be, if it even is making projects like that. But overall, Booty said Microsoft is keen to create the types of games that Sony is known for.

"I don't necessarily want to get into, 'What's our Uncharted? 'What's our Horizon: Zero Dawn?' 'What's our this, what's our that?' I don't think that does anybody any good," Booty said. "What are those games that have universal themes, that have a big world that people want to get lost in, that have really well-realized characters, and really high production values? That is absolutely what we want to go after."

The Vtuber Metaverse begins.

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Warner Bros. revealed earlier today that its upcoming blockbuster film, Dune, would be getting an earlier streaming release date. This news comes by way of Collider, who is reporting that HBO Max subscribers will now be available to watch on Oct 21. at 6 pm EST.

Anyone that is planning on seeing the film in theaters can still watch Denis Villeneuve’s Dune a day later on Oct. 22. So far, the film has done wonders internationally, grossing over $100 million and receiving positive reviews since debut at the Venice Film Festival back in September.

For more information, you can check out Dune’s official synopsis below.

A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence–a commodity capable of unlocking humanity’s greatest potential–only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

Dune stars Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, Oscar Isaac as Duke Leto Atreides, Zendaya as Chani, Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica, Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck, Stellan Skarsgård as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, Dave Bautista as Glossu ‘Beast’ Rabban, Charlotte Rampling as Gaius Helen Mohiam, Jason Momoa as Duncan Idaho, and Javier Bardem as Stilgar.

Be sure to check back to Twinfinite later this month for our official impressions of the movie.