The Sims 4 players will be able to woohoo on the Ferris wheel in the upcoming high school-themed expansion, EA has confirmed. After the High School Days expansion was revealed yesterday, many The Sims 4 fans were jumping for joy over all of the exciting new features coming to the …
Read More »Overwatch 2s Bastion can now super-jump to reach his own sniper nests
Overwatch 2 reworks Bastion to give him a new grenade option, and as of the latest beta version you can now use that grenade to super-jump into locations that would’ve previously been inaccessible for the character. The technique was discovered by content creator McMagicMarv, and you can see it in …
Read More »Donkey Kong got his original Game Boy spin-off because it was too hard to port Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Land owes its existence to Battletoads and the challenges of trying to port Donkey Kong Country to Game Boy. Rare cofounder Tim Stamper approached programmer Paul Machacek about creating a Game Boy port of Battletoads in 1991. As Machacek explains in issue 235 of Retro Gamer, “he actually …
Read More »The Sims 4 is getting a high school-themed expansion pack next month and fans are already planning their Promposals
EA has announced that The Sims 4 is getting a high-school themed expansion pack so players can relive the best – or worst – years of their lives. The ‘High School Years’ expansion pack adds a ton of new features to The Sims 4 so that players can give their …
Read More »Downgraded Steam Deck SSD wont affect gaming performance, Valve says
A month ago, Valve quietly noted that some Steam Deck models were getting slower SSDs, and now that players have noticed the change, the company is emphasizing that it expects no changes to gaming performance. In May, Valve updated its Steam Deck specs page (opens in new tab) to note …
Read More »Genshin Impact 2.8 livestream promises “juicy details” this weekend
Mihoyo is hosting two special Genshin Impact 2.8 livestreams later this week. The developer has revealed on social media that the first Genshin Impact stream will take place on July 2 at 5am PT / 8am ET / 1pm BST, whereas the second livestream happens on the same day at …
Read More »Nier Automata Switch port promises 30 FPS in docked and handheld mode
The newly announced Nier Automata Switch port is targeting 30 FPS in docked and handheld mode. That’s according to a recent tweet (opens in new tab) from the official Japanese Nier account, which – per machine translation – promises 30 FPS in docked mode at 1080p and in handheld mode …
Read More »Portal Companion Collection leaks Portal 2 beta levels for the first time
The Portal: Companion Collection appears to include previously-unseen beta content cut from Portal 2. Portal: Companion Collection received a surprise drop on Switch during yesterday’s Nintendo Direct Mini, and is now available to download on the platform (for a surprisingly generous price). As noted by Youtuber Ossy Flawol, however, the …
Read More »Farming game fans balk at $60 Harvestella price tag
Farming-simulator RPG Harvestella was one of the breakout hits of the recent Nintendo Direct Mini, but prospective players aren’t impressed by its price tag. Harvestella looks like Square Enix’s take on Rune Factory or Stardew Valley, tasking players with growing crops, cooking up meals, and getting to know the local …
Read More »Nier Automata Switch port resurrects Final Fantasy 14 crossover character as an exclusive skin
Nier Automata’s new Switch version has an exclusive version of protagonist 2B only seen in the Final Fantasy 14 crossover event. Earlier today on June 28, Square Enix announced Nier Automata would be coming to the Nintendo Switch in the ‘Nier Automata: The End of YoRHa Edition’ package. This bundle …
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