Nintendo, of course, is having none of it. Nintendo has always been hard on any form of piracy, and anything it might consider piracy. One of the biggest news stories of 2021 was about the draconian punishment doled out on a key figure of a company creating and selling hacking tools. The man was incidentally called Bowser, too. This zero-tolerance policy has harmed fan-projects, conservation, emulation for years and years alongside, well, actual piracy....

Every major version update means something significant for NMS. The Next update added multiplayer support, reworked the base building mechanics, and released the game to Xbox. Update 2.0, called Beyond, added VR support and expanded the multiplayer functionality. Version 3.0 essentially doubled the flora and fauna for the game and added new biomes for players to explore. Now, version 4.0 arrives on all platforms. The newest update celebrates the launch of NMS on Switch and adds some much needed quality-of-life updates to all platforms among other things....

What is Prestige? Prestige is one of the signature create-a-class features of the Call of Duty (COD) franchise ever since its release. Prestige is a create-a-class option available once a player has reached the maximum rank in multiplayer. Should players decide to enter Prestige mode, they can trade in their ranks, challenges, and unlocks for a new rank logo. This basically meant starting from zero with nothing unlocked. In Call of Duty installments prior to 2019’s Modern Warfare, players could even unlock an additional create-a-class slot via Prestige....

Given the continued success of the 25-year-old franchise, Bandai Namco had no reason not to work on a sequel - and that’s exactly what Kazutoki Kono just announced. Ace Combat celebrates its 25th anniversary with a new game announcement The franchise celebrated its 25th birthday on YouTube with an Ace Combat retrospective broadcast. However, it’s in Japanese, so if you don’t understand it or don’t like watching videos using subtitles alone, we’ll tell you the skinny: a new Ace Combat game is in the works....

The trailer, which has since been deleted by the original uploader, contains three minutes of gameplay. It starts off with the player character nimbly navigating across the Great Wall of China in the midst of an ongoing battle. A closer look at the user interface, graphics, as well as gameplay, suggest this is more like Assassin’s Creed Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla. Interestingly enough, the trailer isn’t fully voiced. Of course, since this is likely an early build, we can assume that the final game will feature voice acting, similar to recent installments....

Operation Red Tape is no more - for now The hacker decided to launch Operation Red Tape as if to take advantage of the holiday weekend. The said campaign isn’t malicious, by any means. In fact, it’s actually quite noble. All it aims to do is to bring awareness to the abysmal state that Respawn Entertainment’s previous title, Titanfall, currently finds itself in on the PC. While the Titanfall games continue to draw in their fair share of players, especially after the most recent Apex Legends updates that introduced elements from the Titanfall games into the battle royale shooter, playing Titanfall on the PC has been anything but smooth sailing....

Debuting in 1987, Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up was an undeniable success. Aside from topping sales charts, the pop song and video was a fixture on MTV. But it truly became famous (or infamous) during the early years of the internet through what has become known as Rickrolling. Now, the new CSAA Insurance Group is banking on nostalgia and Astley’s internet footprint to help celebrate the company’s 100-year legacy....

Imagine this: Rockstar Games announced Agent hot on the heels of GTA IV’s success at E3 2009, back during a time when PS3 was relatively new to the scene. Rockstar North would have led the development of Agent and with a premise revolving around a tale of espionage set during the Cold War in the 1970s, Agent had all the makings of a big PS3 exclusive. Unfortunately, for years, the game was nothing more than its hype-filled announcement....

Reynolds steps back to give Blake Lively time for her career Reynolds and Lively are a powerhouse Hollywood couple that has the parenting thing down pat. Over the years, he two have made sure that at least one of them is available at home for their children. After working on several blockbusters in recent years, it appears that it’s now Reynolds’ turn to make way for Lively. In an interview with Fatherly, the actor shed more light on his announcement about taking a break from making movies until the summer of 2022....

While Sackboy failed to live up to expectations set by the LittleBigPlanet series, it gained a lot of praise from gamers and critics. Many lauded it as a fun family-oriented co-op game as well as a great launch day title for the PS5. But, it appears that its days of PS5 exclusivity are numbered. A rumored Steam database listing called “Steel PC” from last October suggested that a PC port was in the works....

Less than a month after release, someone has gone and made a nude mod for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, though ’nude’ is a bit of an overstatement. Some of the outfits available in Valhalla are battle harnesses which leave little to the imagination, and while wearing these as a male Eivor leaves just the harness, a little extra cloth is added for the female variants to be more palatable to modern sensibilities....

It’s easy to explain Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order from Respawn Entertainment. It’s one of the best Star Wars games on the market and the sequel is coming out in March. The action-adventure game also somewhat ties into the larger Star Wars universe and the series lead, Cal Kestis, is said to be getting a live-action spin-off. Even if you’re not a big Star Wars fan, Fallen Order offers enough in the action, exploration, and platforming department to keep you occupied for hours....

Sony Pictures showed a highlight reel of all its upcoming projects at its recent CinemaCon panel. One of the films included in the showcase was Venom 3. Sony did not reveal anything else outside of confirming that the film exists, but we are pretty sure that Hardy is coming back to reprise his popular role with Andy Serkis possibly signing on once again to helm the project. Sony’s plans for its Spider-Man universe are off to a good if critically panned start....

Star Wars films had been a mixed bag of critical and box office performances. While Rogue One was a surprise hit for both critics and fans, the sequel trilogy of films have become a powder keg of heated debates as to its actual success. On the other hand, the Star Wars shows on the Disney+ streaming service have received largely positive reactions, such as The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett....

343 makes Halo Infinite “multiplayer beta” available to play This past weekend, there were rumors that 343 was planning to launch Halo Infinite’s multiplayer on November 15. As the calendar turned to the 15th, most thought that the leaks were wrong. But, as it turns out, 343 was just taking its time, releasing on November 15 near the day’s end, much to the surprise of thousands of gamers. According to 343, Halo Infinite’s early multiplayer release is a “multiplayer beta” and will offer a preview of the first season of content planned for the game....

The video game industry is currently feeling the “COVID-19 hangover”. After going through a massive growth spurt fueled by people staying indoors and spending inordinate amounts of time playing video games, several video game companies are now reporting net losses in the last quarter, including Sony and Activision Blizzard. While Take-Two’s earnings report all tell the same story across the video game industry, the development pipeline is more telling of what its plans are for the future....

This iconic phrase from 2K Games’ open-world title, BioShock, is something that will stick with you in each game. Now, it appears that Take-Two Interactive and Netflix have just agreed to bring the highly philosophical video game series to real life with a live-action adaptation that’s headed straight to the streaming platform. — Netflix Geeked (@NetflixGeeked) February 15, 2022 Netflix’s insatiable appetite to corner the entire streaming market is no secret....

Today, we’re looking at the best ways to customize your Xbox Series X. Adventure Time BMO Xbox Series X Have you ever wanted your own living console like the BMO from adventure time? Then this custom skin is here to make your childhood dreams come true. In addition to a gaming console, the OG BMO from adventure time was also a portable electrical outlet, computer, music player, VCR, video player, video editor, roommate, camera, alarm clock, toaster, flashlight, strobe light, skateboarder, soccer player, tape player, chef, detective, and friend....

After Diablo II: Resurrected was first announced at BlizzConline, fans have been eagerly waiting for Blizzard to confirm when it’s going to drop. Nearly half a year later at E3 2021 and Blizzard finally has a release date for the remake by Vicarious Visions. When Is The Diablo 2 Resurrected Release Date? The release of Diablo 2: Resurrected was confirmed at E3 2021 as part of the Xbox-Bethesda showcase. Blizzard announced that the remake will see a simultaneous release on several platforms on September 23 later this year....

During the Summer Games Fest, Naughty Dog announced that it is working on a new multiplayer title for TLOU. The new game will be a stand-alone version of the multiplayer mode called Factions from the original The Last of Us, which launched on the PS3 and PS4. New rumors suggest that the TLOU multiplayer spin-off will be a free-to-play title. A new job listing at Naughty Dog was first spotted by Insider Gaming looking for a “Live Ops Producer to support our major new multiplayer title....