Silksong, which was unveiled early last year for Switch and PC, started life with the goal of adding a second playable DLC character to Hollow Knight, but its sheer ambitious scale eventually saw Team Cherry electing to turn it into a standalone title instead. Given that it promises another bout of gorgeously moody Metroidvania-style action very much in line with its critically acclaimed predecessor - albeit with a new protagonist, Hornet - fans have been understandably anxious to learn more....

Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown had previously been set to arrive this September for PC, PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch. Today, publisher Nacon announced the PS4 and Xbox One versions had been dropped, “with the aim of making the most of the technology in the latest consoles and maximising the overall quality of the game”. “With so much support from fans of the series, we know many of you will be disappointed,” Nacon said of the game’s delay to next year, “but our goal with Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown is to make it the most polished gaming experience in the franchise by spending more time on its development....

That’s why I want to steadily pull in members of the Eurogamer team and talk to them the same way I would any of my guests, and have them share their lives and experiences and build a picture of who they are. My guinea pig for the first of these is someone who has been - and will continue to be - front and centre of Eurogamer for years: deputy editor Martin Robinson....

The show’s debut episode, which is called “Onto the Icy Blue”, introduces us to a boy named Alec. During his youth, Alec was led to believe that Pokémon and people could not live peacefully together. This is due to the Pokémon’s powers, which the humans fear. However, when an older and wiser Alec goes to visit his father the Hisui region (of Arceus fame), he starts to look back on his childhood and recalls an encounter with a wild and (characteristically) timid Zorua....

Gematsu noticed the Taiwan Digital Game Rating Committee has rated the unannounced game with its English title, suggesting English localisation is complete and a release isn’t too far away. The existence of The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles was leaked as part of the significant Capcom data breach of November 2020. It’s set to contain Nintendo 3DS games The Great Ace Attorney (2015) and The Great Ace Attorney 2 (2017), which were only released in Japan....

But now they can. They can handle this big idea of using space wreckage as cover to hide behind, fly through, sneak around - use it like a theatrical set you can play tricks on your opponents with. I’m over here - no not really, I’m over here! And I’ve played Homeworld 3 for about an hour and the idea really works. More importantly, it’s simple to use. No fussy controls govern it; your cursor shows how ships will interact with a piece of scenery and then they do....

From that point onward, The Sims 4’s base game (which is currently priced at £17.99/£19.99 USD) will be available to download at no cost across all platforms - that is, PC, Mac, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One. There’s no talk of pricing changes for the game’s extensive DLC catalogue - which totals 12 Expansion Packs, 12 Game Packs, 18 Stuff Packs, and 15 Kit Packs at present - so it appears to be business as usual on that front for now....

In short, some mods will still work, but others won’t (especially those based on scripts) - and CD Projekt has tested and compiled a list of how the most popular will fare so fans and mod makers can prepare ahead of time. A further group of mods will be included as part of the update - now part of the game proper, with their original creators reimbursed and credited. “We are including several popular mods in the update (they’ll be available depending on the platform),” CD Projekt wrote....

Rather than delete a game from your PC or PS5 to make room, you could use the opportunity to upgrade the amount of storage space your computer or console has. The best way to do this is with an M.2 SSD that you can slot right into your console or computer which will give you more storage and help your games load faster. The S70 Blade has excellent read/write speeds of up to 7,400/6,400 MB/s for PC, and read speeds of up to 6,100 MB/s on PS5, so you won’t be wasting any time waiting for your games to load....

There will be spoilers for Obi-Wan Kenobi below. Read at your own discretion. So, I will get straight to it. In short, the latest showing of Obi-Wan Kenobi sees everyone’s favourite Sith Lord pulling a stunt first made famous by The Force Unleashed’s Starkiller. In what many have called the most OP use of the force yet, Starkiller managed to bring down a Star Destroyer and more or less eviscerate it towards the end of 2008’s The Force Unleashed....

According to McDonald, if you visited Stormhill Shack - which had previously been known as Scavenger’s Shack and is today the location where you’ll meet Roderika - during the network test, it was empty. Before that test, however, it looks like it was the home to an unknown NPC called Monk Jigo. As spotted by PC Gamer, Jigo had been “seduced by the good lady alcohol” and needed your help to gather the ingredients for Dreambrew, a magical booze that, shared with other NPCs, would unlock bonus dialogue....

This is quite a dinky little USB-C microphone, and is similar in size to the Razer Seiren Mini or the Blue Snowball Ice - our regular ‘best cheap USB mic’ pick. This means it won’t be obtrusive or take up too much space on your desk. The fact there’s also an integrated stand means you don’t need to mount this mic to any additional boom arms to get it working, although this mic comes with the standard-issue threading for it to work with any additional stands or arms you may have....

In a new interview with GQ, the Spider-Man star from South London said playing Drake in the film was sometimes “less about land a mark and go through this scene and more about land a mark, stand like this and see my bulging biceps… “It was a mistake and is something that I will probably never do again.” It’s worth looking in more detail at Holland’s quote here. GQ sets it up by describing the Uncharted movie as having something in common with a Michael Bay action movie....

The Switch strategy RPG sold over 200k in Japan and Asia. The news was shared on Twitter in a message from producer Tomoya Asano, along with artwork from character designer and artist Naoki Ikushima. For comparison, Octopath Traveller sold 1m copies in its first three weeks, while Bravely Default 2 sold 950k in around 7-8 months. The numbers are impressive for such a niche genre. Perhaps the success of Fire Emblem: Three Houses (around 3m copies sold in its first year) has ignited interest in the genre....

The seven-time winner of the Classic Tetris World Championship died of a “sudden medical emergency” on 4th January 2021, a statement issued on Neubauer’s Twitter page reads. “He was the absolute best,” the message continues. “We are devastated, overwhelmed with grief, and we already miss him dearly.” Neubauer, who lived in Kaaawa, Hawaii with his wife Heather Ito, was well-known and much-loved within the world of Tetris esports, and is considered one of the all-time great Tetris players....

The actor voiced Batman for 30 years across television, film and video games. The news of his death was confirmed by Warner Bros. on Friday. Several of his colleagues paid tribute to Conroy on Friday, and more shared their respects for him over the weekend. Voice actress Tara Strong, known for voicing Batgirl, shared her experiences working with Conroy over the years. “Thanks to his brilliance,” she wrote, “his voice lives on forever”....

“We had planned to share this next week, but we’ve heard a lot of you talking and want to make sure the record is clear. Next week we’ll be adding 350+ new tags to celebrate yourself and your community,” explained a tweet on the official Twitch Twitter account over the weekend. The new tags - which were drawn up in consultation with “independent, third-party organisations” and “other experts focused on the progress of underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, LGBTQIA+, disabled, and marginalized communities” - are “related to gender, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ability, mental health, and more”....

While the developer/publisher did not explicitly reveal any further information about the game’s development, in a discussion about the company’s most recent earnings report, CFO Frederick Dugent said he was “very happy” with progress thus far, and reportedly has no plans to cancel or delay the project further (thanks, TheGamer). It might not seem like much, but with numerous high-profile delays, issues, and operational changes, Ubisoft’s been surprisingly taciturn, so pirate fans will likely be happy just to hear that the game’s still in development....

News that dodgy beta invites have been doing the rounds first surfaced in a tweet from YouTuber theRadBrad. “Just a heads up to all content creators,” he wrote, “There is an email from the official Ubisoft address going around that claims beta access to Far Cry 6. It even has an embargo with a special password for access.” According to theRadBrad, clicking on the invite’s accompanying link will install a virus that “watches your screen and records everything you do....

Anyone who’s played Arc System Works’ superb fighting game will be aware of the annoyingly-long login time you face when you start the game. It takes so long I’ve sometimes walked away from my PlayStation to put the kettle on while Guilty Gear sorts itself out. Detailing an upcoming patch due out 15th October, ASW said the update “reduces the time required to authenticate the online server when launching the game”....