Author: Ed Nightingale

Elden Ring player Let Me Solo Them has now helped 5000 people defeat the game’s final boss. Not to be confused with Let Me Solo Her, who assisted players with the iconic Malenia battle, Let Me Solo Them wears a similar jar helm attire but their focus is the game’s pair of final…

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will let Cloud and co swim for the first time. Square Enix has shared some new footage of the forthcoming game, which shows Cloud, Aerith and Red XIII going for a dip. And yes, the orange beast does have an adorable doggy paddle. To see this content please…

Remedy plans to reboot its free-to-play co-op multiplayer game, codenamed Vanguard, as a premium release. The game will be published by Tencent, but “due to uncertainties in creating a successful game to the rapidly changing free-to-play market and associated risks”, both companies have “discussed a new direction” for the project. It’s got…

A Baldur’s Gate 3 player has laid down the Bear% gauntlet with a sex speedrun of under an hour. The speedrunner, Weedmoder, currently holds the world record time of 50 minutes and 30 seconds and shared a video of the run online (thanks VG247). Of course, the speedrun involves banging the…

Sony has halved the number of live service games it plans to release by March 2026 from 12 to six. Back in February 2022, Sony stated it aimed to launch over 10 new live service games. The news came days after it acquired Destiny developer Bungie Now, however, it seems plans…

Unity is “likely” to announce layoffs as part of broader cost cutting measures. As noted in the company’s Q3 earnings report, Unity is assessing its product portfolio “to focus on those products that are most valuable to our customers” and is “evaluating the right cost structure that aligns with the more focused portfolio”. …

Twitch is removing its controversial Hype Chat feature, based on “community feedback”. Hype Chat was a feature launched in June that allowed viewers to pay to have messages pinned at the top of a streamer’s chat window. Now, just five months later, it’s being deprecated from 15th November and instead Twitch will…

The Legend of Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto has admitted Nintendo faces “an extremely high hurdle” not to disappoint fans across the world with the forthcoming film. Following the company’s latest earnings report, Miyamoto and CEO Shuntaro Furukawa were asked about the risks of expanding IPs beyond video games, to which Miyamoto responded directly on the…

Activision has claimed its Call of Duty HQ launcher provides easier file management and seamless switching between games, despite criticism from players. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, the latest in the series, now launches from Call of Duty HQ alongside last year’s Modern Warfare 2. Activision describes the launcher as “the front…

World of Warcraft director Ion Hazzikostas has confirmed there’s “no long-term advantage” for players willing to pay for early access to the next expansion. Back at BlizzCon last week, The War Within expansion was revealed along with two further expansions to begin the multi-part Worldsoul Saga. However, the Epic edition (costing $89.99) includes…