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Ark fans have been waiting for more information regarding Ark 2 since its debut trailer at The Game Awards 2020. Studio Wildcard may be getting closer to revealing more information, as the team announced the first original expansion for Ark: Survival Ascended, Lost Colony, that will directly link the Ark story to the upcoming sequel this November.Lost Colony will see players assume the role of heroine Mei Yin–voiced by Everything Everywhere All At Once's Michelle Yeoh–as she searches a new world for hidden secrets. The expansion will add new abilities, gear, builds, beasts to tame, and more to the game, […]

Fortnite's roster of streamers who have skins in the item shop just got a little bigger with the addition of Cody "Clix" Conrod, who, at 19 years old, will be one of the youngest people ever to have a Fortnite skin based on them. Along with the new Clix skin, there will be a full slate of Clix-related cosmetics and, in a first for this sort of thing, a Clix-themed remix of an existing skin.Clix, for those who aren't familiar, made a name for himself by earning a spot in the Fortnite World Cup in 2019 when he was just […]

After selling out almost instantly when preorders opened on March 14, The Last of Us Limited Edition DualSense Controller is back in stock at two major retailers. As of March 17 at 2 PM PT, Target and Best Buy are taking preorders again, but the special-edition PS5 controller remains out of stock at Amazon and Walmart. It appears that the bulk of the stock will be sold by PlayStation itself, as the controller is still available to order at PS Direct despite being such a hot commodity at major retailers. The Last of Us-themed DualSense Controller releases April 10, three […]

Retro gamers and fans of turn-based RPGs can pick up a superb collection of them for a great price at Amazon and Woot. Final Fantasy I-VI Anniversary Collection is on sale for $50 for Nintendo Switch and PS4 at Amazon. This deal is also available at Target and GameStop. Amazon Customers who live in the Midwest can get an extra 10% off the Switch edition. Meanwhile, PlayStation users can snag a physical edition for only $40 at Woot. Overall, you're saving up to $35 off the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Collection's $75 MSRP.Released last October for Switch and PlayStation, the […]

Saints Row studio Volition shut down in 2023 after 30 years, leading many to wonder about the future of the open-world crime franchise. The fate of the franchise is unknown, but Saber Interactive founder Matthew Karch shared some context surrounding the series. In short, he said the developer got too expensive to maintain."The Saints Row team is gone. They were so expensive for what they were," Karch told Stephen Totilo for his GameFile newsletter, as reported by GamesRadar. "They didn't know what they were building. They didn't have any real direction. It couldn't last. And so, who's going to fund […]

As a special 24-hour promotion, developer Lucid 11 is offering Party Club for free on Steam, with the price rising to $16 afterward. There is also a special in-game outfit that players can unlock by checking out the co-op game on today's release.Party Club seems similar to the popular Overcooked series, as people work together to serve customers. In this game, however, the consumers are furry creatures and seating considerations must be addressed. For example, Lucid 11 states that putting a panda bear at the same table as a tiger could create serious issues.That's not all, either. Party Club stands […]

Dozens of Square Enix RPGs are on sale at Green Man Gaming right now, with steep discounts to numerous entries in popular series like Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Kingdom Hearts, and more all up for grabs. Note that to get the full discounts, you need to be part of GMG's free GMG XP rewards program. See all Square Enix deals at GMG Some of the most enticing deals are those for Square Enix's flagship franchise, Final Fantasy. Nearly every game in the mainline numbered series is on sale, as are several spin-offs. If you're looking to catch up on the […]

Despite being more than 20 years old, the GameCube controller remains stubbornly popular with Nintendo fans, especially when it comes to certain games. A new FCC filing by Nintendo has some fans speculating that the Switch 2 might receive some kind of GameCube controller support, but it's unclear if the connection is valid or not.Over at Famiboards (via Nintendo Life), fans reacted to a FCC filing from Nintendo that tackled game controllers. Fans noticed that the model number prefix attached is BEE, which corresponds to the Switch 2. A mockup of a "wireless Bluetooth controller" led one fan to overlay […]

2K's BioShock series has seen three installments so far, and a fourth game is now in the works–with some key changes compared to the original three. For starters, series creator Ken Levine is not actively involved in the next game, which we will refer to in this post as BioShock 4 until 2K gives the game an actual name.Beyond Levine not being directly involved, the new game is being made at an entirely new studio, Cloud Chamber. In this post, we're rounding up everything we know about the next BioShock game, and we'll continue to update this as more information […]

Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West actor Ashly Burch, who plays main character Aloy across Guerrilla Games' sci-fi franchise, is speaking up in the wake of a leaked video showing an AI-powered Aloy.As reported by The Verge, the since-removed video showed an internal tech demo in which Sony Interactive Entertainment's director of software engineering Sharwin Raghoebardajal held a conversation with an AI-powered Aloy. Raghoebardajal said in the video the AI Aloy was a prototype designed alongside Guerrilla Games to demonstrate what could be possible with the [email protected] us speak on AI aloy♬ original sound – Ashly BurchBurch took to […]

Developer Silent Games and publisher Secret Mode have announced that its upcoming single-player action-RPG Empyreal will be released on May 8 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. On a distant world where humanity has discovered a strange monolith built by a lost civilization, players will explore this location while mastering various weapons and RPG systems.In a developer diary, creative director Joseph Rogers went into more detail on the game, describing it as a third-person game about "transcendental revelations" that players will discover as they venture deeper into the monolith. Thematically, Empyreal asks questions about the human condition, its place […]

Call of Duty veteran Jason Blundell's first major post-Activision project was the PlayStation-partnered Deviation Games, but it opened and closed without even announcing or releasing a game. Now Blundell is starting a new company with PlayStation.Blundell said in an interview with Jeff Gerstmann that he's starting Dark Outlaw Games, which is a new studio inside of PlayStation Studios. "We've been working away in the shadows for a while. When we've got something to talk about we'll step out into the light," he said, as reported by VGC.Blundell said it's "such a privilege" to be the newest first-party PlayStation studio. "Sony […]

Officially licensed wireless controllers inspired by Gibson's legendary Les Paul guitars are up for preorder at Amazon. Designed by the team behind Guitar Hero controllers and manufactured by CRKD, the Gibson Les Paul Guitar Controllers support Xbox, PC, Nintendo Switch, mobile, and select legacy hardware. Though most will probably buy it for Fortnite Festival in mind, the controller also supports Rock Band 4, Clone Hero, and older rhythm games. Prices range from $110 to $130, depending on your platform and color choice, and all four models launch June 27.See all CRKD Guitar ControllersCRKD Gibson Les Paul Guitar Controllers | Preorder, […]

Star Wars Celebration in Japan will be where the fun begins for an untitled strategy game from developer Bit Reactor and producer Respawn Entertainment. The turn-based tactics game set within the Star Wars universe will get its own panel at the event on April 19, promising to show off "a first look."The official Star Wars Celebration panel schedule revealed this morsel of information about the strategy game. It was over three years ago when EA announced that Apex Legends studio Respawn was teaming up with a new developer named Bit Reactor to create a Star Wars tactics game. Little has […]

It's hard to comprehend that Undertale will be 10 years old later this year. But new audiences apparently keep finding the RPG, as the game broke its own Steam record for concurrent players on Sunday with 11,071 people, per SteamDB.Over the weekend, Undertale developer Toby Fox shared the Steam record for the RPG on X. Funnily enough, Undertale's concurrent players spiked even higher hours after Fox made the social media post. The creator seemingly chalked up the huge boost in players to the Steam Spring Sale–which is running now through March 20–as the game costs $1. Usually, Undertale retails for […]