DirectStorage API Brings Faster Game Load Timings On Windows
While the move was announced way back in 2020, Microsoft finally brings its DirectStorage API to Windows. The tech plays a crucial part in its crown jewel Xbox Series X; it now aims to bring game load times to mere seconds for PC gamers. Microsoft…
Elden Ring Is Now The Best-Selling Game Of 2022 In The U.S.
Elden Ring is currently the best-selling game of 2022 in the U.S, beating out recent releases like Horizon Forbidden West and Pokémon Legends: Arceus. FromSoftware’s Elden Ring is already the best-selling game of 2022 in the U.S, beating out the…
MLB lockout is over. Your Rockies are back. Hallelujah! But why did Game 163 have to die?
The Rockies would’ve made it, anyway. If you’re curious. When you apply, say, the first two NFL tiebreakers — head-to-head records and best winning percentage in division games — to the 2007 National League standings, Clint Hurdle’s hot-as-Hades, scrappy…
Elden Ring Criticized By Game Developers Over UI, Performance, and Design
As we pointed out in our review of Elden Ring, though, that’s also part of the reason why the game’s quest design and UI work as well as they do. Elden Ring doesn’t have any quests that ask players to do things like “kill x rats in a basement” (even…
Aperture Desk Job is a free game for all Portal fans, not just Steam Deck owners
Before you ask, no, Aperture Desk Job is not Portal 3. (Alas.) Valve’s description for its “playable short” is painfully clear on that point. Still, this unexpected return to the Portal universe is fun nonetheless—especially when anyone can get in on it,…
Dying Light 2 Dev Could Add New Game Plus
Dying Light 2’s developers are considering adding a New Game Plus option to the game, enriching the open world zombie survival experience. Dying Light 2 developer Techland has confirmed that the team is considering adding a New Game + mode to the…
TLM Partners acquires Team Coreupt, announces new game
GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! TLM Partners today announced it has acquired the upcoming next-gen fighting game Coreupt, as well as its developer, Team Coreupt. The…
Bungie will ban ‘Destiny 2’ players who run the game from a Steam Deck
Don’t try to play Destiny 2 on your brand new Steam Deck — you won’t like the outcome. As Reddit users and GamesRadar have noticed, Bungie has warned it will not only kick out players who try to run the game from a Steam Deck or other SteamOS…
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Leads Xbox Game Pass for March
Game Pass subscribers will get some intergalactic action in March. Marvel / Square Enix Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy was a surprise hit last year and was on CNET’s Top 10 Games of the Year list. It’s now making its way to Xbox Game…
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy and more are coming to Game Pass
It has just been announced that beloved titles like Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Kentucky Route Zero, and more are coming to Game Pass “soon.” The news comes from the official Xbox Game Pass account on Twitter, where details about seven games coming…