Author: Ed Nightingale

Iconic capoeira fighter Eddy Gordo is now available in Tekken 8 as part of the game’s season pass. Eddy is the first DLC character to be added to the game and will be followed by three more yet to be revealed. First introduced in Tekken 3, Eddy is a Brazilian capoeira master…

Dragon’s Dogma 2 modders have been working on ways to deal with the controversial Dragonsplague mechanic that infects companion Pawns. For the unaware, Dragonsplague is an infection that spreads through the game’s Pawns, or AI companions, but sometimes it can be hard to tell which Pawns are infected. Modders have therefore created tweaks…

Nightdive Studio’s remake of System Shock will get its patch 1.2 update next week, adding a new female Hacker and revised ending. The female Hacker was a stretch goal for the game’s Kickstarter, while the entire final fight has been reworked with “new mechanics and a unique flow”, according to the Steam post. …

A person suspected of sending death threats to Nintendo has reportedly been arrested by Japanese police. Nintendo cancelled its Nintendo Live Tokyo 2024 event planned for January due to “persistent threats targeting our employees”. The Splatoon World Championship was also postponed. Now, according to Japanese newspaper Kyoto Shimbun (via 4Gamer), a man…

Square Enix has launched a new merchandise shop for pets in Japan, featuring designs based on Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and Kingdom Hearts. Squex Pets, as it’s known, even has Tetsuya Nomura on side to supervise item creation, following his work on Final Fantasy 7 and the Kingdom Hearts series. Products so far…

Hellblade 2: Senua’s Saga will only run at 30fps on Xbox Series X/S. The forthcoming game from Ninja Theory has been built exclusively for Xbox and PC using Unreal Engine 5, truly showing the power of the engine. However, this comes at a cost. As German outlet GamePro has confirmed, the game…

Knights of the Old Republic Remake is still “alive and well”, said Saber Interactive boss Matthew Karch, despite the company’s split from Embracer. There have been plenty of rumours about the status of the game, particularly after publisher Embracer recently sold off its Saber assets for $247m. However, Karch confirmed to IGN…

Open world Wuxia game Where Winds Meet is receiving a limited beta test this month for North American players. The game is from Chinese developer Everstone Studio and follows a wandering swordsman in an experience rooted in Chinese history and Wuxia martial arts. Players can sign up now for an invite to…

The Final Fantasy 16 crossover quest is now live in Final Fantasy 14 and appears to give a look at how the forthcoming 7.0 graphics update will look. The quest features FF16 protagonist Clive and is a must-play for dog fans as rewards include both a Torgal mount and puppy Torgal minion. …