2023-08

Starfield is a staggeringly ambitious game, but it appears to be ready to go a few weeks from its September 6 launch. Bethesda has announced that the sci-fi RPG has gone gold. Going "gold” basically means the game is complete and ready to be sent to be printed on discs and shipped to stores. Bethesda also revealed when players can pre-load the digital version of the game. Xbox players can do so beginning tomorrow, August 17. Steam users get their turn on August 30. Prepare for launch.#Starfield has gone gold! Preloads begin tomorrow for @Xbox X|S and Windows PC and August 30 for Steam. pic.twitter.com/LC8xJnI8WN — Bethesda Game Studios (@BethesdaStudios) August 16, 2023 Starfield is Bethesda's biggest open-world RPG yet, with players embarking on an epic storyline that will take them across thousands of planets in a massive cosmic sandbox. You can get...

Hexworks breaks down just a handful of the fearsome enemies you'll be facing off against in both Axiom and Umbral realms in the upcoming Lords of the Fallen....

It’s August and the only game I’ve consistently played is Baldur’s Gate 3. I can’t stop thinking about progressing in my multiple campaigns, unraveling new secrets and areas, and even determining which character best suits a specific conversation. And as someone who’s unsuccessfully tried numerous times to play tabletop D&D because of a lack of interest, I was initially apprehensive about playing the video game version. Thankfully I’ve never been more wrong....

Each year, the NHL development team at EA Sports attempts to recreate the fast-paced and hard-hitting sport of professional hockey within its games. While the results have been hit or miss over the last few years, EA Sports aims to deliver myriad updates to NHL 24 to make it feel more authentic to the real-life game of hockey than ever before. It all revolves around the Exhaust Engine, which is a system that dictates player performance based on stamina while rewarding players for attacking on offense. The new Goalie Fatigue system ensures the goalie isn't as effective on the first shot of a power play as he is on follow-up shots. Goalie fatigue levels increase or recover as play goals on, so if the puck is on the other end of the rink for long stretches, that gives the goalie...

Gamescom is on the horizon and kicks off with Opening Night Live next week, the E3-style showcase of upcoming games hosted by Geoff Keighley. Today, Keighley revealed that the long-quiet Crimson Desert will make its presence known in the form of new gameplay footage. Crimson Desert was first revealed at The Game Awards in 2020 and comes from Pearl Abyss, the studio behind the popular MMO Black Desert Online. Crimson Desert is a single-player open-world RPG set in the gritty medieval fantasy world of Pywel. This biodiverse continent is inhabited by humans, fantastical races, and mystical beasts and centers on Macduff, a mercenary who assembles a band of comrades to survive an ensuing power struggle of numerous factions vying to take control of the continent.  Next Tuesday, join us at @gamescom Opening Night Live, to see a brand new look at...

Bungie is holding its annual Destiny 2 Showcase on August 22. The event will shed more light on The Final Shape expansion and other upcoming events. The event airs at 9 a.m. Pacific/12 p.m. Eastern with an hour-long pre-show prior and a live post-show roundtable discussion. The Final Shape is a significant expansion for fans as it’s billed as the conclusion to the Light and Darkness Saga. That means everything that has occurred up to this point will culminate with this story. Speaking of which, Bungie released a new video recapping the biggest moments of the Destiny journey. The showcase will also dive into Season 22, the next reprised raid, among other announcements. For more on Destiny 2, check out our review of its most recent expansion Lightfall, then read about how Keith David has been cast as the new voice...

August’s second batch of Xbox Game Pass games hits this week, with the two headliners being the asymmetric multiplayer horror game The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and the anticipated RPG Sea of Stars. In terms of games exiting the service, don’t miss out on gems like Tinykin and Immortality. See the full list of what’s coming and going below, including links to our reviews for applicable titles.   What's Coming To Xbox Game Pass Everspace 2 (Xbox Series X/S, Cloud) - Today  Firewatch (Console, PC, Cloud) - August 17 | Our Review The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Console, PC, Cloud) - August 18 Sea of Stars (Console, PC, Cloud) - August 29 Gris (Console, PC, Cloud) - September 5 | Our Review What’s Leaving Xbox Game Pass On August 31 Black Desert (Console, Cloud) Commandos 3 - HD Remaster (Console, PC,...

Everything you need to know to preorder Assassin's Creed Mirage, including release date, preorder bonuses, what comes in each edition, and more....

Assassin's Creed Mirage is one of the most anticipated games of 2023, and after years of rumors and delays, its release date is still just out of reach. However, that wait has been shortened just a little; today, Ubisoft revealed that the game has gone gold, and since they're done ahead of schedule, it will now come out on October 5th, a week earlier than previously announced. Assassin's Creed Mirage has gone gold and is coming out a week early! 📀 On behalf of the entire team, we can't wait for you to explore 9th Century Baghdad with Basim. Your journey now starts on October 5. Save the new date! #AssassinsCreed pic.twitter.com/eWAZttvjIX — Assassin's Creed (@assassinscreed) August 14, 2023 The game follows Basim Ibn Ishaq, an Assassin previously introduced as a supporting character in 2020's Assassin's Creed Valhalla. While the series was traditionally about...

Despite all the Pokémon news we got at last week's Pokémon Presents live stream, it seems Game Freak and The Pokémon Company had even more news on Scarlet and Violet's upcoming DLC. Through a new trailer that premiered at the Pokémon World Championships last weekend, we've learned that The Indigo Disk, part two of the DLC, will have returning favorites, brand-new moves, and a mysterious nineteenth Tera Type. Right off the bat, the trailer starts with an exciting reveal: every past first partner Pokémon (known more commonly as "starters") will be returning in the Winter expansion. In most games in the series, starters can only be obtained at the very start of the game, and you can only ever obtain one of three. They're also typically exclusive to every region, so partner Pokémon from Gold and Silver can't be found in...