GDC was postponed, and during the show, Microsoft was set to discuss in-game development technologies. It will now share its planned talks via livestreams March 17-18. The second stream on March 18 is the one you will probably be most interested in, as it will discuss Xbox Series X and Project xCloud. Later on, in the stream, Microsoft will also discuss what’s new in DirectX such as Raytracing, mesh shading, and more....

The Ever Given might no longer be blocking the Suez Canal, but the super-sized cargo ship’s disastrous week lives on in Microsoft Fight Simulator. As spotted by Eurogamer, modder FlyBoyRez1 - inspired by Zepingouin35 - has created the Suez Traffic Jam mod for the sim title, which unsurprisingly recreates the aforementioned incident by blocking up the Suez Canal with a massive boat. Other ships will show up, either attempting to get passed or to help try and move the cargo ship....

It’s since been forgotten, however, simply because it was nowhere to be seen in the beta, so everyone assumed it’s been axed. But it’s actually in the final game. Buried deep in a blog post about progression, Activision confirmed that players will indeed be able to tweak the behaviour of attachments. The feature is unlocked upon reaching max level with a gunsmithable weapon - basically any weapon that can be tweaked in the Gunsmith....

What is Awegite in Monster Hunter Rise? Awegite is one of several minerals you can obtain only once you reach Master Rank, so you can’t farm it ahead of time to get a jump start on Elgado gear. It’s a rare item that shows up with a purple icon, but despite being rare, we’ve had good luck finding it from both white and blue mining outcrops. Awegite location in Monster Hunter Rise You can only find Awegite in the Shrine Ruins’ mining outcrops....

Where is the Shogun Ceanataur location? The Shogun Ceanataur calls the Flooded Forest and Lava Caverns its home. It’s a six-star threat, and again, not one to be taken lightly. Shogun Ceanataur attack patterns. The Ceanataur has a few telegraphed attack patterns, but the crab moves so quickly that it’s often hard to move out of the way fast enough. Dash attack Shogun Ceanataur holds its claws out for a few seconds and rushes forward, knocking you down....

You’ll need the Vespoid Wing item for some armor sets and layered armor as well. This means it’s well worth taking the time to find them, but really, the main Vespoid location only opens up toward the end of the game as the story reaches its climax. Monster Hunter Stories 2 Vespoid location Vespoids live on Hakolo Island in the Guardian Ratha Forest. The first time you visit these woods, you’ll only find Bnahabra....

Souvenir’s Light Pillar is the name of an incredibly useful Monster Hunter World mod. It simply gives item drops a clear colour highlight in the form of a 3D light beam that makes it easy to spot and pick them up. The mod, created by 2hh8899, offers distinct colours for the different drops you typically come across in the game’s world. Things like monster drops, slinger ammo, bandit mantles and so on are no much easier to identify, especially in hectic moments....

A few weeks ago, Ubisoft announced that it’s working with the recently revived Lucasfilm Games on a story-driven open-world Star Wars game. The game is in very early stages of development at The Division creator Massive. This immediately lead to speculation that The Division may not continue to be supported in the near future, or that the reigns are being handed over to some other studio in Ubisoft’s vast network....

There’s initially a lot of discussion regarding the curse of video game adaptations. Let’s be real, video games adapted for the silver screen have never done all that well, unless you’re a fan of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. “Hopefully, this will put that video-game curse to bed,” Druckmann said regarding The Last of Us’ TV series adaptation. Mazin, on the other hand, suggests with a laugh that, “it’s gonna make it worse....

2K has announced that NBA 2K21 MyTEAM current gen-progression will carry over to next-gen consoles included in the same family of systems. This means all progress made in MyTEAM can be carried over from PS4 to PS5 and Xbox One to Xbox Series X. This also includes VC, pulled cards, and Tokens. Seasons, which are new to the series, will bring new content and new ways to play MyTEAM all year long and is free to participate in....

That’s according to a VentureBeat report which states a Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit remaster, like Burnout Paradise before it, is in the works at Electronic Arts. The Criterion game was originally released in 2010 for last-gen consoles, PC, and mobile. The VB report cites folks familiar with EA’s plans who also told the site the next Plants vs Zombies title, Plants vs Zombies Battle for Neighborville, will also be heading to Switch....

According to the official Need for Speed Unbound Twitter account, while you can choose your driving effects, you can also choose never to turn them on in the first place. While with Unbound you can still race around in hyper-realistic cars, you can also turn your experience into an art form with self-expression. This comes in the form of being able to “tag the world” when deploying your boosting powers....

For those unacquainted with Beyond Skyrim, it’s a collaborative project being developed by a variety of modding teams attempting to build continent expansions for Bethesda’s iconic RPG. Although the team has worked on Bruma, Morrowind, Elsweyr, and more, the most recent reveal focuses on Black Marsh, home of the Argonians. As you can see, Black Marsh is black and marshy. It’s also the oldest part of Nirn, for anyone interested in lore....

Every weapon is viable, but figuring out what builds to focus on is more difficult than it might seem. New World’s combat system is more open than most, with plenty of room for customizing weapon loadouts. We’ve put together a list of the top builds in New World for solo players, party combat, and specific classes, along with a few extra ones worth tinkering with just for fun. New World best class builds New World best PvE builds New World best PvP builds Life Staff and Hatchet Fire Staff and Ice Gauntlets Hatchet and Sword and Shield Great Axe and Hatchet Musket and Spear...

This edition of Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom is being called the Prince Edition, which leads us to believe it will include all of the game’s previously released DLC. That would include The Lair of the Lost Lord and The Tale of a Timeless Tome, both of which were made available individually and as part of a season pass. We will know for sure once Bandai Namco makes an official announcement....

Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection is out now. Among its release platform is PC through Steam, making it the first time that the legendary action series has made it onto PC officially. A few hours before the game went live, Team Ninja updated the game’s Steam page with an unusual guide, one I don’t think I have ever seen for any other game. The guide covers two aspects: playing the game in fullscreen mode, and setting output resolutions....

Nintendo added online multiplayer to Super Mario Party today with the release of the 1.1.0 update. The update allows you to play Mario Party, Partner Party, and free play Minigames over the internet (thanks Gematsu). Nintendo said that 70 of the total 80 minigames are available to play online. That means 10 minigames that are not available when playing over the internet. These are Strike It Rich, Time to Shine, Take a Stab, All-Star Swingers, Rhythm and Bruise, Pep Rally, Wiped Out, Fiddler on the Hoof, Clearing the Table, and Baton and On....

According to Delisted Games, all but five DSIWare games have returned to the storefront. It’s possible the five remaining titles will be added once more, and if they are, we will be sure to update this post. Original Story follows: And it gave no warning that this was coming. It looks like Nintendo is pulling a number of its DSiWare games from the 3DS eShop. As first spotted by Twitter user @comeoutpunching, DSiWare titles released before mid-May 2011 have been removed from its digital storefront as of January 1, 2021....

The news comes from J-cast, which conducted an interview with Nintendo about the phenomenon via email. After the reporter pointed out that people were selling Animal Crossing villagers for real money online, and that it appears doing so is at odds with Nintendo’s Terms of Service, a spokesperson for Nintendo confirmed that this does, in fact, constitute breaking the rules outlined by the company. The article linked above credits a Nintendo representative as having said, “From today, we will start handling Animal Crossing RMT [real-money trading, referring to the sale of in-game items, cosmetics, and characters for a form of legal tender outside of the game]....

Moreover, it ruled. There was a reason people were over-excitedly flinging their controllers through their expensive new 720p flat-screen TVs with such frequency that Nintendo had to invent dumb little flak jackets for the Wii Remote – it was engaging. People were getting so into it that they’d move their body way more than they needed to, and then a slight loosening of grip, and… whoops! A fatigue quickly built up, though....