2023-10

Alan Wake 2 is almost here – originally due out on October 17, developer Remedy Entertainment delayed it earlier this year to its new release date of October 27. With less than a week to go, the studio has released the PC specs required to run Alan Wake 2 and it looks like you're going to need a beefy system to play it.  Here are the PC specifications for Alan Wake 2 Below, we'll break down the requirements for both ray-tracing modes and non-ray tracing.  Minimum – Low graphics preset, 1080p/30FPS: GPU: GeForce RTX 2060/Radeon RX 6600 VRAM: 6 GB DLSS/FSR2: Quality CPU: Intel i5-7600K or AMD equivalent RAM: 16 GB OS: Windows 10/11, 64-bit Storage: 90 GB SSD Recommended – Medium graphics preset, 1440p/30FPS: GPU: GeForce RTX 3060/Radeon RX 6600 XT VRAM: 8 GB DLSS/FSR2: Balanced CPU:...

Developer One More Level and publisher 505 Games have pulled back the DLC curtain plans for its upcoming first-person parkour-action game, Ghostrunner 2, ahead of its release next week. As previously announced, all Brutal Edition owners of Ghostrunner 2 will get the Season Pass, which includes all of the DLC announced today. Otherwise, the Season Pass will cost $19.99. As for what to expect, One More Level has revealed four cosmetic packs and a new way to play the game called Endless Moto Mode. Given that we know Ghostrunner 2 features a motorbike for protagonist Jack to ride, we're guessing this new mode has something to do with that. In each cosmetic pack, players will receive three sword skins, three hand skins, and one motorcycle skin. The first one – Ice Pack – goes live in-game on December 7.  Check...

In September of last year, Electronic Arts' Motive Studio revealed it was working on a single-player Iron Man game as the first part of a new EA/Marvel collaboration. Motive general manager Patrick Klaus has shared new details about the game in a studio update released today, including that the Iron Man game is being developed in Unreal Engine 5.  Motive released its Dead Space remake earlier this year, and Klaus says with that behind them, the studio's focus "has switched to the Iron Man project, giving us the opportunity to work (and play!) with another extraordinary property." He says the team is still in early pre-production and taking its time to set the best possible foundation for development, but despite that, it is finding "so many opportunities to explore story, design, and gameplay with Iron Man."  Motive Studio Motive Studio...

If you've been keeping up with developer Free Range Games' upcoming base-building survival game set in J.R.R. Tolkien's landmark universe, The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, there's a chance you caught an early glimpse at its world map. However, that wasn't final. And now, Game Informer can exclusively share the first-ever look at Return to Moria's final map, in full detail, as well as two different variants. In the gallery below, you'll find the final map in English, a second in English with annotations, and a third in the Runic Alphabet language from The Lord of the Rings.  Here's your first look at the final world map in The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria:   Alongside this exclusive preview of the game's maps, Game Informer spoke with Return to Moria's art director about the game, its visuals, these maps, and...

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Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is almost here – less than 24 hours to go until its October 20 launch exclusively on PlayStation 5. We loved the game – you can read Game Informer's Marvel's Spider-Man 2 review here – and we're excited to hear what our audience thinks of it. We've got plenty of spoiler-free Marvel's Spider-Man 2 tips for you to read before you start your next spidey adventure, but here, I want to discuss what I think is the best graphics mode in the game.  Now, before diving deep into the minutia of the technology behind developer Insomniac Games' various visual settings for Marvel's Spider-Man 2, I want to preface this by saying the best graphics mode requires a TV or monitor with a 120 HZ refresh rate. A lot of monitors have done this for years, and since the launch of...

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is almost here – just one more day until it hits PlayStation 5 exclusively on October 20. We loved it – read Game Informer's review of it here – and are excited for everyone to get their hands on it. Yesterday, we learned Insomniac Games recommends players download the day one patch for the "best experience" before starting the first mission, and now, we've learned when to expect the fan-favorite New Game Plus feature in the sequel.  As first reported by PlayStation Lifestyle, someone asked Insomniac Games community director James Stevenson if New Game Plus and mission replay will be in the game at launch. Stevenson said, "No, we're working on an update for those features but they won't be in Day 1." No - we’re working on an update for those features but they won’t be in Day 1 —...

Despite also debuting on Xbox Game Pass, Starfield was still the best-selling game of September 2023 in the U.S., according to new numbers from Circana....

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