YouTuber Equalo has turned an NES console into a PC case, and with a few modifications, managed to fit a GTX 1660 Super into it. While he used a riser cable to allow the CPU to sit flat inside the case, he still had to cut out a large portion of the cartridge slot in order for it to fit. But the bigger problem was the case wouldn’t close afterward....
After that cool set-piece where you worked with Sidon to get aboard Vah Ruta by dodging attacks and rushing with the help of the Zora, Link manages to board the divine beast. This thing is massive, and you’re alone. It’s time to take it back. In another Zelda game this would’ve been a Dungeon or a Temple, and though this is around as close as you get to those ideas in Breath of the Wild it’s still very different....
The development team talked more about this mode in their ‘Under the Hood’ video (embedded below), but we reached out to senior game designer Josh Watson to dig a little deeper into what inspired the first update to drive away from the ball, how the new combat system was designed, and the future on future modes in a similar style. VG247: You talked in the Under The Hood video about inspirations for this mode....
With a crowd of eager players larger than even some of the titles with their own dedicated tournament space, four monitors of the version 1.0 build quickly became a hot spot for every attendee. The game, as you may have noticed if you’ve been following it since its announcement, has a lot of hype around it as all mainline Street Fighter titles have had in the past. While the opinions of many influencers and press outlets are out in the wild — including our own impressions of the game — this was a great opportunity to find out what your typical gamer thinks of the next big thing flying out the doors of Capcom....
With last night’s PS5 Showcase event, and certainly in the months since the PlayStation 5 was first unveiled, Sony has maintained that it has the content, and that it believes in generational leaps. Some of those promises were broken, of course, when it became clear that so many of the games we presumed were only possible on PS5, are also coming to PS4. Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Sackboy, and even the undated Horizon Forbidden West will all be available on Sony’s current-gen console when they release....
Now, a new light shines down upon the game’s thriving community of hunters, in the form of the Traitor’s Moon. Its eerie glow will reveal new rewards for hunters to earn, and new revelations about the world of Hunt Showdown to be discovered. With less than two weeks to go before the Traitor’s Moon wanes, here are seven reasons to grab your rifle and experience this exciting lunar phenomenon....
During this time, the Team Go Rocket villains are planning a company-wide Team Go Rocket Retreat which will see the return of the bossman himself, Giovanni. The Legendary Pokemon Giovanni will be using this time out is Shadow Latias, and it is up to you to rescue this Pokemon from his grasp. There will be a Special Research story available at the beginning of this event, and you will need to progress through it to receive a Super Rocket Radar in order to chase down Giovanni....
Staff at publishing giant Activision Blizzard have donated $1.6 billion to a number of charity organisations. In a news post on its website, the company said that it had given each of the 8,013 members of staff that work across Activision Blizzard, Activision, Blizzard and King $200 each to donate to a charity of their choosing. The result was 3,211 organisations receiving donations. On average, each charity will have received around $498....
But there’s also a host of free additions, in the form of the co-op mode Countdown, and a new weapon upgrade feature dubbed Expertise. Hidden Alliance kicks off this Thursday, May 12. Countdown is an eight-player co-op mode that tasks everyone with clearing out a power plant from enemies and other hazards. Players are split into two teams of four, and they have just 15 minutes to get the job done....
Age of Empires 4 is the latest release in the much beloved historical RTS series, published by Microsoft Studios and heading to PC October 28. Age of Empires 4 puts you in the commanding role of numerous civilisations present during the middle ages as you play out large battles, rule over your kingdom, and conquer. The game promises to be a sorely desired cocktail of intense strategic gameplay and army management with those for a taste for the RTS genre....
First up, Aliens: Dark Descent is single-player only. The title is a squad-based, single-player action game that lands somewhere between Diablo and XCOM – at least to my eye. Playing through an original Alien story (set sometime after Alien 3, we’re told), you will command a squad of marines in real-time combat against the Xenomorph threat. You’ll need to think about troop placement, the terror levels of your crew, and how long your traps and tools can hold up before needing repairs....
The range of cheats lets you control the weather, NPCs, and, of course, your own character. Some of them even let you cheese the game to get more difficult-to-acquire achievements. All GTA 3 cheats As with the Vice City and San Andreas cheats, you’ll want to be a bit careful in how you handle these, assuming Rockstar hasn’t changed the games’ foundations. Entering a cheat in the original GTA 3 and its ports carried a risk of corrupting your save data, and there’s usually no way to undo the cheat....
SanDisk ‘Extreme’ cards offering a speed boost are also discounted, but savings are marginal compared to the standard cards. The SanDisk 128GB card is probably the best of the bunch for most people – it also comes with a recommendation from the smart minds at Digital Foundry. However, if you’re looking for a serious boost to your space, the 512GB card is remarkably good value at 64% less than shelf price....
Happily for us though, acing these tests doesn’t just net the satisfaction of a job well done - but rewards as well. There are B, A, and S ranks to gather, which get more difficult to obtain as you continue to upgrade your house - while you can collect bronze, silver and gold tiers of HHA rewards. While there’s a lot of nerdy minutiae you can dig into if you want to max out your score, we’ll try and keep everything as clear and actionable as possible....
During today’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Direct, it was announced free updates will be added after the game launches, with seasonal events continually added throughout the year. The first free update will be on release day, March 20, and with the update, you will be celebrating Bunny Day with a special event in April. Through the free updates, new special events and seasonal guests will be introduced. During today’s Direct, Nooklink, a new service available only through the Switch Online smartphone app, was announced....
The game won over the judges for its charm, its accessibility, and the comfort it has provided to players all over the world since the Covid-19 pandemic kicked off earlier this year. “Because we were forced to stay home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a slow-life experience in this game in which you can do everything freely became a comfort to people all over the world,” a press release explains....
In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Gulliver washes up on the shores of the player’s deserted island at random. There’s no way to trigger this - when you’re doing your daily rounds to do things like pick fruit and catch fish to sell to earn lots of money quickly, you’ll occasionally just come across him. You can’t miss him - old Gulliver will just be face-down in the sand on one of your beaches, and when you talk to him he’ll just be blabbering on to himself....
We’ve listed out his full kit below so you can get an early look at how Newcastle works ahead of the update on May 10, as well as some additional interesting info we learned about the character during an EA press event last week. Newcastle ability breakdown Passive - Retrieve the Wounded Newcastle is able to use his own portable shield to protect allies during a revival. This uses up the same charge as his own knockdown shield, so increases the value of these defensive items throughout the game if you’ve got Newcastle hanging around....
Alongside this trailer, some information regarding the game was also released via XLGames CEO Jake Song, including the reveal that the game is coming to both PC and consoles. There was sadly no word on a release date nor release window, only given “soon” as a hint towards its expected launch. For those who don’t know, Archeage has been buzzing along as one of the few popular MMOs still alive and thriving in the modern ecosystem....
This isn’t exactly a surprise, as Nintendo has a history of outright shutting down the servers and infrastructure for its outdated hardware. The Wii’s digital store was discontinued 3 years ago now. It still sucks, of course – but it’s just a sort of fact of life. So, the facts right now are that as of the end of August, you’ll no longer be able to add funds to Wii U and 3DS eShop accounts....
