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A surprising leak came through Wednesday morning about an unannouncedStar Warsgame. A PlayStation Network scraper bot that automatically posts new games added made a surprising reveal. “The game Maverick has been added to the european PSN!” read the message it posted, along with a single image. The image featured a logo forStar Wars: Project Maverick, with aStar Destroyer and several X-Wing spaceshipsin the background. As for whatProject Maverickmight be, it’s still a mystery....

GivenPlayerUnknown’s Battlegroundshas been available for almost three years now, it’s surprising to consider the battle royale may be lacking certain gameplay features. The gameplay ofPUBGhas been well-established by now, and many players are comfortable with the game as it stands. However, PUBG Corp. has taken the opportunity to add a much-requested feature that doesn’t changePUBGtoo dramatically. Patch 9.2 recently arrived on consoles after being pushed live last week for PC. The patch makes major changes to how sidearm weapons handle, making them all-around better weapons that players may actually want to pick up and use more often - if at all....

Quick Links Caravan Town is the fourth story island inRaftoverall, and it’sthe first story islandto be part of the “Chapter 2” update. The island also introduces the third island biome: desert. Caravan Town also fully lives up to its name, being covered in caravans (known as campers in the United States) stacked on top of each another. The island is smaller than Balboa and has fewer dangerous animals, but the many campers and peaks of the island make it no less confusing to first-time visitors....

WhenRed Dead Redemption 2players first met thegang leader Dutch Van der Lindein the game, he was already of an older age. And for those who first met the character in the originalRed Dead Redemptiongame, he was even older. Recently, fan art has surfaced that imagines Dutch as a young version of himself, inspiring a community discussion of the character. For those who have played the first game, most would recall the integral role that Dutch plays in theRed Dead Redemptionstory....

ARed Dead Redemption 2player has shown off a hilarious clip where they trick an NPC into committing a crime.Red Dead Redemption 2offers players complete freedom to behave however they’d like in Rockstar’s classic open-world game, and some gamers take great advantage of this. WhenRed Dead Redemption 2was initially released, many were quick to try and find out exactly what the Western title allowed the community to get away with. The answer - quite a lot....

Players will encounter a variety of keywords throughout their time withRemnant 2, and while many of them are easily understood, that is not always the case. Bulwark, for example, is a keyword that some fans may be confused about, and there is no in-game glossary that can be used to alleviate that confusion. Fortunately, Bulwark’s effect inRemnant 2is fairly straightforward, and players can find details on it in what follows....

Yesterday’s Nintendo Indie World Showcase may have only been 20-minutes long, but that 20 minutes was jam-packed with new reveals, announcements, and updates.Rift of the NecroDancerwas one of the most exciting things shown, taking the rhythm-based gameplay ofCrypt of the NecroDancerand distilling it down into aGuitar Hero-like game.Blasphemous 2was another big announcement, giving Switch players yet another Soulslike on the go. But by far the most eye-catching reveal wasCult of the Lamband its newRelics of the Old FaithDLC....

Marvel’s Spider-Manstill isn’t done writing its page in gaming history, even asInsomniac keeps teasing villains for the sequel. Namely, theRemasterededition of the game just broke a UK sales record by becoming Sony’s biggest PC launch in the country, surpassingGod of Warby a significant margin. Originally released as a PS4 exclusive four years ago,Marvel’s Spider-Manwas remastered for the PS5 in late 2020. This revised version of the open-world hit finally made its way to Windows earlier this month, on August 12th, as part of Sony’s ongoing PC push....

The last few years have seen plenty of business deals take place in the gaming industry, with multiple high-profile studio acquisitions rocking the proverbial boat. Microsoft has been on a spending spree, culminating recently in thepurchase of Activision Blizzard. Furthermore, Sony expanded its studio roster with the addition of Bungie, and Take-Two locked down Zynga, all of which took place in 2022. Now, Japanese gaming powerhouseSquare Enix, following the sale of several big-name studios, is looking to get in on this action to rebuild its developer roster, and it intends to purchase more studios....

Since the creation ofStar Trekin the late 60s, much has been added to the show. With each iteration into the franchise, a deeper understanding and complexity to the various systems that make up the world are brought into light. The years of dedication and storytelling amount to a well crafted fiction that feels incredibly realistic. Complex socio-political structures have been born, and a staggering amount of logical fictional science helped explain the varioussci-fi technologiesfound within the show....

The response toThe Mandalorianhas been mostly positive: “Baby Yoda” became a worldwide phenomenon overnight, Pedro Pascal was catapulted to superstardom despite spending most of the series in a helmet, and the producers scored an unprecedented Emmy nomination for Outstanding Drama Series. But, as with any monumental TV show,it’s not without its detractors. Just like that one guy who substitutes not likingThe Wirefor a personality, there are some viewers who aren’t impressed byThe Mandalorian....

There’s a lot of excitement surroundingValve’s upcoming handheld PC, the Steam Deck. The Steam Deck will launch in December 2021 as a completely standalone device, however, it’ll be compatible with a number of docks, adaptors, and controllers. It begs the question as to whetherValvewill be releasing its own Steam Deck controller, akin to the Nintendo Switch’s Pro Controller. A newly published Valve patent indicates just that, as well as a very exciting new controller feature....

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leagueis the latest in a long line of multiplayer games that feature archetypes as its playable protagonists. This has sort of become a more nuanced way of assigning distinct classes to each character, and gives fans more personable or identifiable traits to look for in the character they wish to play. InKill the Justice League’s case, fans may already be familiar withTask Force X’s Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, and King Shark, and the fact that the game connects to the Arkhamverse is all the more reason to be excited about it....