UPDATE: IO “hard at work” to get progress services back online. Hitman 3 continues Hitman 2’s feature of importing levels from previous entries in the series – allowing you to have access to every area in the Hitman trilogy in one package. This is, of course, provided you have owned previous …
Read More »Hitman 3 review – a satisfying end to a beautiful stealth trilogy • Eurogamer.net
Hitman 3 is the final act in Agent 47’s struggle against his nemeses at Providence, the illuminati-style collective of crooked politicians, crimelords and corpos introduced at the start of the World of Assassination trilogy back in 2016. I don’t care much about that story, with its paint-by-numbers betrayals and toneless …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Valhalla made my home a magical wilderness • Eurogamer.net
If you live in London, New York or another global metropolis, you’re probably used to the idea of your local area being represented in big-budget media. But if you’re from Gloucestershire, the closest things get is Hot Fuzz. Though the county is frequently used as a filming location, it’s rarely …
Read More »The internet is… enjoying Resident Evil Village’s extremely tall vampire lady • Eurogamer.net
When Capcom announced a Resident Evil showcase event set for later in January, it did so with a short video that included snippets of gameplay for the upcoming Resident Evil 8, aka Resident Evil Village. Don?t miss the Resident Evil Showcase on January 21st at 10pm GMT/ 11pm CET! Join …
Read More »Puzzle Hogs | Press X To Podcast, Episode 4.1
MRBIGCAT|47m ago|Podcast|0| ▼ Info Add Alt Source COG writes: It’s a new year, and with that comes a new season of the fantastic Press X to Podcast. Join Paul Sullivan, James Paley, and Rhett Waselenchuk as they praise and annihilate the games they’ve been playing since the turn of the year. …
Read More »Battle.net is getting its first makeover in years • Eurogamer.net
Battle.net is getting its first makeover in years, Blizzard has announced. This new version of Blizzard’s famous launcher is designed “to welcome players of all ability levels and make sure they have a smooth time navigating the app”, Blizzard said. Headline changes include improved navigation and layout (you can now …
Read More »CD Projekt co-founder addresses botched Cyberpunk 2077 console release in new video • Eurogamer.net
CD Projekt co-founder Marcin Iwiński has addressed the events leading up to the disastrous launch of Cyberpunk 2077 last year in an attempt to explain how the game’s widely lambasted Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions were released in such a poor state. “Based on [our] legacy of genuine and …
Read More »Little Nightmares 2 preview – disturbing and delightful, a sequel done right • Eurogamer.net
It’s hard to scare someone twice, especially if you’ve used similar scares before. In the case of Little Nightmares, that’s a cellar-dark world of fleshy adult grotesqueries, who shamble around and hunt a tiny child. It’s bizarre, it’s unsettling, it is unforgettable. But can a sequel pull the same trick …
Read More »Super Monkey Ball and Wolfenstein 3D collide in this fan game • Eurogamer.net
No, you read that right, there’s now a fan game combining Super Monkey Ball and Wolfenstein 3D. It wouldn’t be the top of my list for potential crossovers, but somehow, it works. Made by Nickireda and published on Itch.io, Return to Castle Monkey Ball is a free browser game that …
Read More »Twitch pulls PogChamp emote • Eurogamer.net
UPDATE 8/1/21: Following Twitch’s removal of the PogChamp emote earlier this week – a decision made in response to controversial remarks by Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierre, who inspired the original emote – the company has announced it will be introducing a new PogChamp emote, each featuring a different face, every 24 …
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