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Players could soon explore Night City together. Cyberpunk 2077 is a single-player game, but some CD Projekt RED fans would like multiplayer or a co-op mode. Modders may now deliver one. A gameplay trailer was recently published online for NightCoop, a fan-made co-op mode for Cyberpunk 2077. Its authors say that “the whole story can...
Some Arc Raiders players adapted quickly to the restrictions of the new PvE mode and found ways to amuse themselves at others’ expense. The Arc Raiders developers began testing PvE in October. The experimental mode disables PvP-related mechanics so players can focus on fighting the Arc robots. Even here, though, players can’t escape the game’s...
Players will complete quests without markers and join one of two factions. Just2D released Drova – Forsaken Kin several years ago. It is a pixel-art action RPG that was “inspired by dark genre classics and the mystical charm of Celtic mythology.” Many players compared it to the Gothic franchise, although Drova uses an isometric camera...
The series has lost some of its former shine, but there was a time when a new Call of Duty release felt like a cultural event. Even if the hype never quite matched that of Grand Theft Auto 6, few franchises commanded this much attention year after year. When Microsoft acquired Activision, plenty of us...
The free remaster of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has boosted sales of the game, and they remain higher than before its release even after the autumn sales ended, according to CD Projekt RED. The remaster launched on PC and consoles in late September. Current owners of the game received it for free as an...
Hello, everyone. As many of you noticed yesterday, the Battlefield 6 Free Trial on Steam didn’t work for every player on launch day. The root cause has now been fixed, and it’s great to see so many of you fighting across Area 51 and the Vegas Strip! So you have plenty of time to dive...
Every Zelda dungeon follows the same bargain: find a tool, unlock a door, then find a better tool. Plenty of games have borrowed that loop without Hyrule’s unmistakable music. Every few years one of them, like Tunic or Death’s Door, breaks through and lands on everyone’s recommendation list. This list covers the ones that usually...
I’ve started Resident Evil 2 remake more times than I can count and have never seen it through to the credits. It’s a superb game, and I enjoy it every time. Still, the cramped corridors and the constant possibility of a rotting corpse bursting out of a locker always end up pushing me away. Lately...
Happy weekend. Theaters have something for most tastes this week. Genre films include Street Fighter and Whalefall, and a new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility brings corset romance to the movies. If you would rather stay home, plenty of options are on VOD and streaming. French auteur Luc Besson returns with a new...
Spooky season is here. Giant skeletons are sprouting on front lawns, the air is finally cold enough for a hoodie, and the Resident Evil 2, 3, and 4 remakes have arrived on Switch 2. Meanwhile, we’re all stocking up for a long winter indoors, with Grand Theft Auto VI on the horizon. The release rush...
