Tag: gaming
Nintendo Switch will still be the company’s ‘main business’ this year, says president
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has confirmed that the Nintendo Switch will continue to be the focus for the Kyoto-based company during the 2024 financial year. As reported by Bloomberg, Furukawa stated that the Nintendo Switch will be the company’s “main business” in 2024 while declining to comment on its next…
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Apex Legends’ 20th season launches next week with a new in-match progression system for Battle Royale
Respawn Entertainment has revealed the launch date and details for the upcoming 20th season of Apex Legends. Titled Apex Legends: Breakout, the next season will begin on Tuesday, January 13, which, among plenty of other things, introduces the Legend Upgrade system to the Battle Royale modes. As per the Apex…
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Final Fantasy 14 on Xbox Series X|S will require Xbox Game Pass to play when it launches in full
It’s good news and bad news for prospective Final Fantasy 14 players on Xbox Series X|S. The open beta for the beloved massively multiplayer online role-playing game finally has a confirmed start date, but it’s simultaneously been confirmed that players will be required to have an Xbox Game Pass subscription…
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Devolver Digital-owned studio Artificer to lay off 28 employees
Polish game development studio Artificer, which developed the 2023 turn-based tactical game Showgunners, is laying off 28 of its employees, it’s been confirmed. The studio is owned by Devolver Digital, the American game publisher that has published indie hits like Cult of the Lamb and Enter the Gungeon. In a…
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It turns out that ray tracing on a 42-year-old computer is actually possible, if you’re willing to wait 17 hours for each frame to load
We hear the term ‘ray tracing’ thrown around more and more these days, being one of the features almost synonymous with modern, best-in-class visuals. It’s a rendering method that allows shadows and light to be portrayed in a more realistic, lifelike way, and is included as a graphics option in…
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The creator of Bioshock explains why his next game, Judas, is all about characters
Judas is an upcoming narrative-driven first-person shooter that involves you having to play another character off on one another to survive long enough to figure out their grand plan. In a recent blog post, the creative director and former creator of the Bioshock series, Ken Levine, discusses why characters are…
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