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Summary Update 17/12/24, 11:54 GMT:Further context has been revealed around the quote and its translation, which you can see here. The original story appears unedited below. With the 2024 edition of The Game Awards officially in the rearview, as expected, there has been some fallout. In the time since Thursday’s show, we’ve learnedmore details about Mafia: The Old Country,as well as The Witcher 4. That said, not every bit of fallout has been peachy....

Summary Every year, Activision vows to giveCall of Dutyplayers realism on the battlefield. Every year, money talks and it becomes more and more like Fortnite. Over the last few years, games likeWarzoneandModern Warfare 3have featured skins ofWWE Athletes,The Boys TVcharacters,horror icons, and, of course, Nicki Minaj. In this year’s entry,Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, things have shown no signs of slowing down, with shark and raccoon skins, punctuated byannoying kill animations, joining the fray....

Summary Capcomhas admitted in a recent press release that it’s currently focused on “reactivating” dormant IP and series that haven’t had a new release in a while, something that was proven atThe Game Awards. Earlier this week,The Game Awards was absolutely chock a block with revealsand announcements from pretty much every publisher and developer out there.While we didn’t get Kingdom Hearts 4 or Half-Life 3as so many of us hoped,one studio in particular was doing god’s work and seemed to have something new for fans at every turn - Capcom....

Summary Following fallout from an on-court skit gone wrong, the Charlotte Hornets, one of the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) 30 teams, has apologized for the incident, while confirming that the organization will indeed be giving the young fan involved aPlayStation 5console. Information about the Hornets' apology comes by way of a statement released to a reporter at WCNC Charlotte, a local NBC affiliate TV station. Via that statement, the Hornets acknowledged the skit, adding “We apologize....

Quick Links One of the best parts of any open-world game is wandering the landscape and taking in the vistas — the sky at dawn and dusk, the ocean reflecting the moon, or everyone’s favorite: god rays.Infinity Nikkiis no different, and not only does it have beautiful scenery, it’s got a fleshed-out photo mode to take pictures of it all. It’s surprisingly feature-rich, as gacha game photo modes go, so taking great shots is a snap....

Summary Even thoughPlayStationwarned us there would be no big launches from its tentpole franchises in 2024, its year will be remembered for games that were expected to be smaller hits but blew up likeAstro BotandHelldivers 2. It will also be remembered for what might be the biggest flop in its historyConcord, and now that merch for the game has disappeared much like the game itself, PlayStation has come closer to scrubbing every trace of it from existence....

Summary In the wake ofDragon Age: The Veilguard’slaunch,Originshas seen a 76 percent spike in playerson Steam, reaching a peak concurrent player count of 2,642. It’s an impressive milestone, surpassing even its 2010 launch which saw it reach 2,278 players. That number appears to be dipping again, but the player count has spiked every weekend since The Veilguard launched (viaSteamDB), so it’ll be interesting to see how things look this time next month....

WhileDragon Age: The Veilguardhas been well received overall, fans of the series admit that the latest installment misses a few aspects that the series is known for. Apart fromthe inter-personal relationships feeling a bit awkward, even theromances are pretty dry. It seemsBioWarefocussed a bit too much on the new gameplay approach and not enough on what the fans love about the series. A lot of players have also complained about not being able to talk to companions whenever Rook wants to, and instead have to wait for a notification to pop up....

Summary Elden Ringis now officially a series,as the announcement of Elden Ring Nightreign at The Game Awardslast week threw allFromSoftwarefans for a loop. Not only was it a new Elden Ring game, but it was also online focused, a roguelite, and hasfeatures pinched from games like Fortnite and Apex Legends. It’s a truly unique FromSoftware experience, and its announcement most likely had many finding their friends, family, and significant others to prepare for online nights of Elden Ringing in the near future....

Innistrad Remastered isn’t legal in Standard, but you’re able to still use it for one ofMagic: The Gathering’s most popular formats: Draft! Drafting is a great way to experience a new set, play on even footing with friends, and show off your knowledge of the game. Innistrad Remastered is an odd set to draft since it’s a collection of cards from previous Innistrad sets rather than a set designed for limited play....

Quick Links There is no shortage of things to do inLove And Deepspace. From dailyactivities like Deepspace Trialsand Bounty Hunts to the many events planned each month, there is always something to do. With so many different kinds of events to play, it can get a little difficult to remember the nuances of each when they inevitably return. Thus, we’ve endeavored to bring you a comprehensive list of each event type and how to complete them....

ThePlayStation Portable- PSP if you are one of the cool kids - recently celebrated 20 years since its original Japanese launch. Two decades sinceSony’s original handheld broke cover and changed handheld gaming forever. In a lot of ways it was weirdly cumbersome thanks to its proprietary memory sticks and UMD format, but in others, it was an early glimpse at what phones and tablets would be capable of in the years to come....

Quick Links With the two major updates two major updates — Sakurajima and Feybreak,Palworldgrew even bigger, adding more Pals and features to keep players hooked. Among some of these additions are the Sphere Modules, tools designed to make catching Pals easier. With powerful Pals roaming the vibrant Feybreak Island, these Sphere Modules are just what you need to tip the scales in your favor. From improving capture rates to adding curve throws and homing abilities to Pal Spheres, we’ll cover everything you need to know about crafting and using Sphere Modules....