Cyberpunk 2077 Updates Its PC System Requirements Ahead of Phantom Liberty DLC

Updated PC system requirements have been announced forCyberpunk 2077in preparation for the game’s upcoming DLC release,Phantom Liberty. CD Projekt Red has confirmed that it’s altering the system requirements forCyberpunk 2077, increasing requirements compared to prior confirmed specifications. The reason for these changes, according to CD Projekt Red, is that updating requirements is an “important part of the game improvement process,” asCyberpunk 2077receives enhanced and new features.As CD Projekt Red fans and earlyCyberpunk 2077players understand, the game launched withsignificant performance issues on PC....

May 24, 2025 · 3 min · 446 words · Sean Arnold

Deathloop: All the Known Issues with the PC Version

Deathloopwas released earlier this month to mostly very positive reviews. Fans have been blown away with the game, which appears to have lived up to the pretty major hype that it had built up through its many trailers.Deathloopcomes as a boost to PlayStation 5 owners, who have been waiting for more next-gen exclusives to arrive, and it just may have been worth the wait. However, forDeathloopfans on PC, it hasn’t exactly been the same story....

May 24, 2025 · 4 min · 650 words · Sara Odonnell

Destiny Could Have Been a PlayStation or Xbox Exclusive

Bungie’s history as a company is particularly unique among game development studios. To go from a fast-growing independent studio to one of the largest first-party teams in the world, then mostly regaining its independence, to now withBungieentirely in control of its destiny. Yet as Bungie’s future looks brighter than ever, a new interview with ex-Bungie composer Marty O’Donnell reveals just how close the studio was to falling back into exclusivity and losing its IP following its departure from Microsoft....

May 24, 2025 · 3 min · 447 words · Danielle Petersen

Discord is Now Usable on Xbox Consoles Thanks to Latest Browser Update

Since its launch in 2015,Discordhas become a surprisingly ubiquitous application. The app combines group voice/video call technology with text chat rooms to create homes for online communities. Discord is truly unlike anything else offered, either on PC or consoles. In fact, Discord’s feature set is so robust that it’s often requested that the app be made functional for Xbox consoles. While there’s no word on official support for that, a newXboxupdate may have changed things....

May 24, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · James Good

Disney Dreamlight Valley Aware of 3D Glasses Issue

Summary Following complaints from players,Disney Dreamlight Valleydevelopers are addressing an issue involving 3D glasses. Players have been encountering issues completing a quest due to these glasses, with theDisney Dreamlight Valleyteam acknowledging the error and issuing a new warning. Disney Dreamlight Valleyis a game that sees Disney’s massive collection of colorful characters, iconic storylines, and unforgettable music merge together to form a fun and relaxing life-simulation experience. Originally released in 2023,Disney Dreamlight Valleyhas been given consistent content updates over time by a team of developers who pay very close attention to the game’s community....

May 24, 2025 · 3 min · 595 words · Morgan Camacho

Doomsday Vault Review

Sometimes it’s nice to just sit down with a relaxing game that doesn’t require too much brain power and that can perhaps be played while listening to an audiobook or watching a movie. In stepsDoomsday Vault, developed and published by Flightless. Thissimplistic puzzle platformerputs players in the role of (presumably) a human in a robot suit on a quest to rescue Earth’s plant life. That’s it.Doomsday Vaultoffers no real narrative. The Earth’s ecosystem has collapsed, and the player is on a mission to rescue the planet’s remaining plant species and grow them in a vault so that they’re not lost forever....

May 24, 2025 · 5 min · 958 words · Jose Wade

Elden Ring's Delay Does Not Bode Well for Destiny 2: The Witch Queen, More

Announcing a video game is never as simple as one would think, with all sorts of assets required once the team is positive enough that the release date is going to be realistic. Delays are common, and this has been particularly true ever since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, as it imposes more challenges than before. As such, it doesn’t come as a surprise that a game as massive asElden Ringis being delayed by around a month, but this does pose questions as to how it may impact the reception of the upcomingSouls-likeRPG and games releasing alongside it....

May 24, 2025 · 5 min · 859 words · Deborah Gallagher

Fallout 4 Player Notices Terrifying Bloatfly Detail

Summary AFallout 4player online has shown off a terrifying bloatfly detail that will definitely pass by most players of the game.Fallout 4has a vast array of scary enemies to face in combat, and this detail definitely makes fighting the bloatflies a scarier prospect. Thanks to theFalloutTV adaptation on Prime Video, the franchise is seeing a massive resurgence at the moment. While the series was never unpopular, the lack of new titles had undoubtedly harmed it somewhat....

May 24, 2025 · 3 min · 538 words · Andrew Matthews

Fan Project Combines Half-Life 2 With Games Like Max Payne and Hotline Miami

AlthoughHalf-Lifeis considered one of the most influential FPS games of all time,Half-Life 2was able to build on what made its predecessor so well received, showing that its developer had the chops to do a magnificent sequel. In fact,Valve had a lot of success early on, and while it’s mainly known for its Steam platform these days, there was a time when it was a near unstoppable force in game development. Alongside this, there are still people in the community making mods for the 2004 sequel, and some projects combine the efforts of many people....

May 24, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Laura Walker PhD

Fans of Hades and Super Smash Bros Shouldn't Miss This New Roguelike

Perhaps one of the most compelling reasons to play a new roguelike is to experience how developers have taken the systems and mechanics of other games and blended them with the gradual progression and “just one more run” addictive nature associated with the genre. One of the more popular roguelikes is Supergiant Games’Hades, which blends satisfying isometric hack-and-slash combat with the studio’s penchant for gorgeous hand-drawn visuals and creative storytelling. Releasing on Steam in early access after several demos, Gentle Giant Games’Spiritfallis proving to be every bit as enjoyable as some of the games early impressions are drawing comparisons to....

May 24, 2025 · 3 min · 632 words · Jonathan Miller

Fighting Games With Fatalities That Aren't Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat 1is now on its way, aiming to come out in September 2023. It’s going to reboot the franchise again, with classic characters taking on new roles with Liu Kang as the divine mentor to a mortal Raiden, and Scorpion & Sub-Zero possibly retaining the friendship they developed inMortal Kombat X. RELATED:Mortal Kombat 1: Legacy Characters Who Could Return But some things will remain the same.Mortal Kombatwouldn’t beMortal Kombatif the combat wasn’t mortal....

May 24, 2025 · 6 min · 1268 words · Harold Nguyen

Final Fantasy: 10 Best NPCs That Joined Your Party, Ranked

The firstFinal Fantasyto incorporate NPCs as temporary party members, or guests, was as far back asFinal Fantasy II. The most notable game after that wasFinal Fantasy IV, but none of those characters ended up on this list. There is an explanation as to why. RELATED:Final Fantasy: Ranking Every Game In The Main Series Based On Size (Using Locations & Time) While the twins, Cid, Tellah, and the others were all great cast members,Final Fantasy IVoperated differently than most games in the series....

May 24, 2025 · 5 min · 856 words · Bridget King

Genshin Impact: Spiral Abyss 3.5 Phase 2 Guide

Quick Links Phase 2 Spiral Abyss ofGenshin Impact3.5 is likely one of the few infuriating Abyss rotations in the game. In the final chamber, players will face a Setekh Wenut. This boss is far from fearsome as it’s not in any way deadly, but it spends most of its life underground, making it tough for players to attack it. If players don’t understand how to beat Setekh Wenut and how to handle its weakness, they’ll find themselves wasting so much of thatprecious Spiral Abyss timerwithout even doing anything....

May 24, 2025 · 3 min · 548 words · Stephen Johnson