Following a leak that spilled the beans ahead of schedule, EA and BioWare have officially announced that Dragon Age: The Veilguard will launch on October 31, 2024.BioWare made the announcement in a press release and new trailer that showed off more of Veilguard’s world and characters. Players take on the role of Rook, a customizable protagonist who rises up to become a hero of Thedas. The game also sports a supporting cast of companion characters, including Bellara, Davrin, Emmrich, Harding, Lucanis, Neve, and Taash, each of whom has their own special combat abilities and equipment. The Veilguard’s standard edition costs $70 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with the PC edition coming in $10 cheaper at $60. Everyone who preorders the game will receive a cosmetic Blood Dragon armor set f…
Read moreCall of Duty is known for having massive file sizes that can eat up a ton of storage, especially on older consoles like PlayStation 4, but Activision is changing this before the launch of Black Ops 6. Players will also have a better control over what Call of Duty content they download.A large update is arriving alongside the launch of Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone’s Season 5 Reloaded on August 21. In addition to the new seasonal content, the update includes a few extra changes meant to shrink the file size, including reorganizing the game files, separating Warzone from the default download for annual titles, and implementing new texture streaming tech.
Branching dialogue trees are nothing new in gaming. Titles from Telltale Games to RPGs like Baldur’s Gate 3 have utilized them for years. However, The Chinese Room–the developers behind Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2–is taking a different path in the upcoming sequel. The words you choose can do more than hurt or help your relationships with other characters, but you won’t always be able to count on getting the same reaction twice.TCR Senior Narrative Designer and writer Sarah Longthorne has posted a developer’s diary for Bloodlines 2 that explores the way that dialogue will work in the game. “Conversations are not an exception to gameplay, but an expression of it,” explains Longthorne. “And if gameplay is a test of skill, conversations are a test of emotional intelligence.”Essenti…
Read moreThe next video game movie is Borderlands, and it’s out in theaters tomorrow, August 9. Reviews for the film have begun to appear online, painting a picture of the film’s critical reception.Here at GameSpot, our Borderlands movie review scored the film a 2/10. Reviewer Phil Owen called it “generic” and “disposable.” The film has an aggregate score of 33 on GameSpot sister site Metacritic. Scroll down to see more reviews and excerpts from a variety of outlets across the internet. The Borderlands movie was directed by Eli Roth (Hostel), with re-shoots from Deadpool director Tim Miller. The film boasts a big cast of huge names, including Cate Blanchett as Lilith, Kevin Hart as Roland, Jamie Lee Curtis as Tannis, Jack Black as the voice of Claptrap, and Ariana Greenblatt as Tiny Tina.R…
Read morePokemon Go’s new Max Out season has begun, and the mobile game is kicking things off in a big way this month. Throughout September, Pokemon Go will host a variety of events and activities featuring new Galar Pokemon, including a Falinks Raid Day and brand-new raid battles against gigantic Dynamax Pokemon.On top of that, players have new Spotlight Hours to look forward to this month, as well as a Community Day featuring both regular Ponyta and its Galarian variant. Here are all the biggest events happening in Pokemon Go in September.Table of Contents [hide]
- Raid Schedule
- Max Battles
- Five-star Raids
- Mega Raids
- Shadow Raids
- Spotlight Hours
- September Spotlights