Dune: Spice Wars gameplay looks suitably snug to its genre roots

This is My Dune Publisher Funcom and developer Shiro Games have offered up thefirst gameplay videofor their incoming strategy titleDune: Spice Wars, an adaptation of the legendary sci-fi universe devised by author Frank Herbert. The game is currently in development forPC and consoles. As we reported in December, whenDune: Spice Warswas first announced, the new title will return the real-time-strategy roots ofWestwood’s classic Amiga and PC releases of the early 1990s....

May 23, 2025 · 2 min · 228 words · Cynthia Burgess

EA: Gran Turismo 5 is sterile, Shift will beat it

After ten thousand years of development,Gran Turismo 5is finally out this week, but it has earned itself a major detractor already. Electronic Arts, in promotingNeed for Speed, has diminishedGT5‘s important, calling it a “sterile” car collecting game thatShift 2: Unleashedof racers will easily beat. “… If you compareShiftandGran Turismo, I actually do seeShiftas a direct competitor toGran Turismofor sure,” says senior VP Patrick Soderlund. “Honestly, my take on this. Would I want to compete with Gran Turismo on sheer scale – meaning number of cars and the depth that they have in the game?...

May 23, 2025 · 1 min · 199 words · Amy Knapp

Electronic Arts promises us Sim 3 vampires, doesn’t deliver, makes us sad

So Electronic Arts recently held aSims 3“Creator Camp” at their EA Redwood Shores campus, giving players the opportunity to design their own content using the game’s deep custom content creator. EA then decided to send us a press release today titled, “Palaces, Vampire Sims, Movies and More Created at first ever THE SIMS 3 content creator camp.” The problem? Of all the screens they sent us, there isn’t a single vampire represented among them....

May 23, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Julie Houston

EVE players band together to destroy the economy

Some people just want to watch the world burn.Goonswarm,EVE Online’sfamed alliance of griefers, are known to do things that are simplyastounding. Their latest project has been months in the making, and it’s lighting up the space around Jita, the largest trade hub in-game. “Burn Jita” is a campaign by Goonswarm to destroyEVE’sdelicate economy by assaulting all the trade and industry ships in the game’s largest hub. The alliance created about 14,000 thrashers, a small attack vessel worth about one million ISK,EVE’scurrency....

May 23, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · Joe Horn

First round of Pokemon The Movie: I Choose You! screening locations revealed

In the US Pokemon The Movie: I Choose You!is finally set and ready and ready to roll out in the west (it’s been showing for some time here in Japan already). Americans have a chance to watch the origin story for a limited time on November 5 and 6, 2017. While tickets are not on sale yet and there is likely going to be more locations announced in the near future, many locations have been set....

May 23, 2025 · 1 min · 86 words · Erik Vance

Get to know Dragon Age: Inquisition’s Cassandra

She’s a badass tank BioWare has released a new chapter of its character-oriented look at the cast ofDragon Age: Inquisition, and this time, it’s Cassandra, voiced by Miranda Raison. You’ll get a chance to see her in action, as well as Raison’s take on the character. During the time I spent with Cassandra at my preview event, I think it’s safe to say that she’s earned a prime spot in my party as a tank....

May 23, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · William Weeks

Hideo Kojima reveals that the impressive motion capture of Metal Gear Solid 2 was done with “trial and error”

Directed by none other than Hideo Kojima himself,Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Libertymade a huge impact on the entire game industry back when it came out and, 23 years later,is still considered one of the best video games on the PlayStation 2. Fortunately, we are still discovering fascinating new information about the production of this masterpiece because, earlier today, Hideo Kojima revealed an interesting tidbit aboutMetal Gear Solid 2’sundeniably impressive cutscenes....

May 23, 2025 · 3 min · 581 words · Anthony Mathis

How to find and solve Duviri Puzzles in Warframe

The Duviri Puzzle Nightwave challenge can be tough to complete if you don’t know what you’re looking for. Worry not, we’ll help you learn how to find and solve these Duviri Puzzles inWarframe. How to find the Duviri Puzzles inWarframe First, it’s best to look for these while playing The Duviri Experience.The puzzles can’t be accessed through the Circuit or the Lone Story. You’re looking for thesepillars with three different symbols on them....

May 23, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Bradley Ponce

How to get Restored Coffer Keys in Season 2 of World of Warcraft

With the release ofWorld of Warcraft: The War WithinSeason 2, all of your Restored Coffer Keys from Season 1 have been deleted and you will need to get new ones. Here is the fastest way to get Restored Coffer Keys in Season 2 ofWorld of Warcraft. Fastest way to get Restored Coffer Keys in Season 2 Even though there are several ways to get Restored Coffer Keys in Season 2 ofWoW: The War Within, here is the fastest way to get the four weekly Restored Coffer Keys:...

May 23, 2025 · 3 min · 448 words · Alyssa Dominguez

How to unlock Futures Rewritten Ultimate in Final Fantasy XIV

With patch 7.11 arriving inFinal Fantasy XIV, players can now dive intoDawntrail’s long-awaited Futures Rewritten Ultimate Raid (FRU). This raid features familiar faces from the Eden Raid series that featured duringShadowbringers, on a whole new difficulty scale. Futures Rewritten Ultimate is the sixth Ultimate raid to be added toFinal Fantasy XIV, with the others being as follows: With beefed-up mechanics and some absolutely stunning weapons to work towards, there’s a whole slew of reasons to take in any of the Ultimate raids....

May 23, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · Tabitha Hall

Johann Sebastian Joust attempts to jostle our hearts

Depending on your gaming persuasion, Indiecade can be one of the most exciting events of the year. With the likes ofLIMBO,VVVVVV,Machinarium, andThe Misadventure’s of P.B. Winterbottom(among other notable winners) becoming the indie equivalent of a heavy hitter, it’s definitely a big deal for these developers. With all the buzz surroundingFezandThe Sword & Sworcery EP, it’s nice to see something like Copenhagen Games Collective’sJohann Sebastian Joustpop up and nab the festival’s award for best technology....

May 23, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Christopher Williams

Kerbal Space Program is functional but finicky on PS4

And I’m okay with that [Header image byMK01] “Kerbal Space Programon a gamepad? How in the sweet hell is that going to work?” More than anything else, that has been my major concern with the console ports of Squad’s rocket-building space-exploration simulator. After spending about a week with the PS4 version, I feel qualified to answer. How is it on a gamepad? Complicated, for sure, but more playable than you might think....

May 23, 2025 · 4 min · 680 words · Kathryn Martin

La-Mulana 2 is ready to break our spirit this summer

Legends of the hidden temple Nigoro’s ruins-exploring adventureLa-Mulana 2is gearing up for a summer release on PC and Mac. It’s been, what, a few years since we last covered the game? I had forgotten it was on the way! Nigoro and Playism ran a successfulKickstarter campaignback in 2014, and my attention span can only stretch so far. Knowing thatLa-Mulana 2has been chugging along this whole time and it’s not far off puts a smile on my face, though....

May 23, 2025 · 1 min · 195 words · James Harris