Starting this Friday 29th October, a Metroid Grand Prix will be added to Tetris 99, in which players will be able to earn a special Metroid theme within the game. The classic Metroid music adds a chilling edge to the game, while the iconic power up jingle plays when you win a match. Tetris 99 is a free-to-play battle royale version of the puzzler where you compete online against others to clear rows as quickly as possible to hinder your 98 opponents....

Speaking with fellow Xbox exec Sarah Bond during a GDC Fireside Chat, Spencer said: “I often get asked by developers ‘if I’m not in the subscription am I just not viable on Xbox anymore?’. It’s absolutely not true. “We look at retail; people selling games, buying games… it’s an important part of our [profit and loss].” That said, Bond did state that the Xbox team is always “stunned” by just how well its Game Pass subscription does....

But in a change to tradition, we didn’t get a title for the update or its full list of additions - in response to the fact Mojang has struggled in the past to deliver everything it has previously promised. For now, Minecraft’s 2023 update is being referred to as “Minecraft 1.20”, and is confirmed to feature camels, hanging signs, chiseled bookshelves and bamboo crafting - including the ability to build a bamboo raft....

However, the hotel manager of Amsterdam’s Conservatorium Hotel is less happy about the establishment - known within Modern Warfare 2 as Breenbergh - showing up in a game that “[encourages] the use of violence”. The hotel is now considering its next possible steps in response to this inclusion. Speaking to de Volksrant (via PC Gamer), hotel manager Roy Tomassen stated: “We have taken note of the fact that the Conservatorium Hotel is undesirably [in a] scene of the new Call of Duty… [and] we don’t support games that seem to encourage the use of violence....

Capcom has released its sales figures up until 31st December 2021, highlighting its ‘platinum games’ that sold over a million units. Resident Evil Village sold 5.7m units across multiple platforms, while Monster Hunter Rise sold 7.7m on Switch alone. Both games are now in Capcom’s top ten best selling titles, with Village at 10 and Rise at seven. Though the numbers may be surprising, it’s important to note the popularity of both the Monster Hunter franchise and Nintendo’s Switch console in Japan....

Master Rank is now an option in Monster Hunter Rise, meaning monsters large and small will now be tougher, and will drop rarer resources when defeated. There’s new gear to craft too, which requires high-quality resources like Prized Pelts. You’ll find info on getting Prized Pelts in this guide. We’ll explain the two small monsters that drop them, and recommend the best farming strategy so that you get the most for each expedition....

While MultiVersus is certainly more approachable than some of its competitors, there are a handful of characters that will be especially tough to get to grips with early on. Instead, you should focus on a small selection of fighters that are much friendlier for beginner’s. These generally have simpler movesets that allow you to learn the flow of the game without losing too often. Here’s the best MultiVersus fighters for beginner players....

Throughout this page we’ll explain why you should be catching as many Murkrow as possible during the hour-long event, such as the chance to get a 100% perfect IV Murkrow and a preview of shiny Murkrow. If you’re interested in the other events currently occurring in Pokémon Go, visit our pages on the Halloween event research, the Halloween Cup, the new What Lies Behind the Mask quest and the arrival of both Galarian Slowking and Mega Absol....

Announced back in June, Dragon Age: Absolution takes place in Tevinter - the setting for developer BioWare’s highly anticipated next video game instalment, Dragon Age Dreadwolf - and stars a cast of fresh faces, including protagonist Miriam. “With great power at stake, a group of mages, fighters, and thieves goes head to head against a sinister force possessing a dangerous artifact,” Netflix teases beneath its newly released Absolution trailer. “Fear....

Revealed at the Guerilla Collective, Witch Strandings - which comes from An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs creator, Xalavier Nelson - will be available on PC via Steam for £11/€15/$15. Here it is in action: “You are a strand of light in a top-down open world inspired by dark fairytales,” the video description teases. “Create pathways through the darkness, nurture the creatures of the Forest, repair ancient structures, and ultimately: confront the Witch who broke this place....

Elden Ring players will no doubt be familiar with the gargantuan colosseums that lie at three points on the map - one just beyond Stormveil Bridge, another jutting out from Caelid’s coastline, and a third set high above Leyndell, Royal Capital. They’re imposing things on the outside, and McDonald’s initial boundary break video revealed, somewhat surprisingly given their impenetrable nature, that FromSoftware hadn’t skimped on their innards either. By following a series of intricate passageways beyond one of the colosseum’s closed doors, McDonald emerged in a vast arena overlooked by a lavishly rendered viewing area....

That means balance adjustments when playing against others online, such as increased stamina attack power and a decrease in the power of Ashes of War. These adjustments do not affect single-player or cooperative play. Watch on YouTube Elden Ring Lore: Albinaurics Explained Some incantations have also been nerfed when playing PvP. Presumably, so far after release, more and more players are now dabbling in the game’s invasion feature so balance adjustments needed to be made....

Modder LukeYui has been working away at the project, which will allow players to play the entire game seamlessly in co-op. Finally, a public beta will be available from 27th May on NexusMods. Another video of the mod in action has been released, following tests streamed on Twitch. Check it out below! ORIGINAL STORY 25/04/22: A modder is working to make Elden Ring multiplayer more seamless. Co-operative gameplay has been a staple of FromSoftware’s games since Demon’s Souls, allowing players to summon in help....

The patch, out now on Steam, Epic Games Store, Xbox and PlayStation platforms, addresses the bug that, since the previous update, caused the inventories of certain players to be wiped. There is no mention in today’s announcement of the Stadia version, which lags behind the other versions in terms of patches. As we reported this week, Outriders’ inventory wipe bug has in some cases scrubbed nearly 100 hours of investment into the game from players....

Serial leaker Tom Henderson, via VGC, has said the game will be a “mainline” entry in the series - which will likely end up being the first in over a decade. Details are otherwise thin on the ground, production is still “early”, and there’s a “small chance” of an announcement in 2022. Blacklist, the last major Splinter Cell release, was released back in 2013 for PC, PlayStation 3, Wii U and Xbox 360....

The awards ceremony was an eventful affair, even without its climactic and rather concerning stage invasion. The typical array of trailers for games like Final Fantasy 16, Star Wars: Jedi Survivor and Street Fighter 6 came thick and fast, alongside big announcements for things such as Death Stranding 2, Hades 2, Horizon Forbidden West PS5-only DLC and Armored Core 6. Did Geoff Keighley keep his pledge to make this year’s ceremony speedier?...

In an interview at Gamescom, CEO Stephen Kick confirmed that whilst his studio retains the right to remake the first - and potentially second - game from the series, rights to the third game were sold to Tencent. “When we originally acquired the rights to the franchise, we licensed the rights for the third game to Warren and Paul [Neurath] at Otherside. They then subsequently sold their rights to Tencent,” he told VGC....

(Eurogamer has chosen not to include any spoilers in this article.) Today, some images appear to have been removed due to copyright claims - but many more are still visible. Fans hoping to go into Pokémon Legends: Arceus unspoiled should now be extremely careful where they click - particularly on places such as Twitter and reddit. Pokémon Legends: Arceus is not due for release on Nintendo Switch until next Friday, 28th January, though photographs of several people holding boxed copies of the game have been posted online over the last 24 hours....

Last night, Bloomberg (paywall) reported at least 11 companies, including Zynga, have “tools” from Nintendo to make 4K Switch games. The report goes on to say these companies have a 4K development kit for the Switch, and that this so far unannounced 4K Switch won’t come out until late next year at the earliest. It wasn’t long after the report went live that Nintendo issued a statement denying it. Here’s the statement in full: “A news report on Sept....

I read about Saint Augustine and his strange discovery in Anne Trubek’s new book, “The History and Uncertain Future of Handwriting.” It’s a fascinating examination of a subject I hadn’t really given much thought to. Handwriting - is there much to say about that? It turns out there is. Trubek’s book often feels a bit like a history of human civilisation, in fact, taking us from Cuneiform in the fourth millennium BCE, through to the present day where cursive is no longer being taught in the majority of American schools....