Microsoft has announced a two-weekend Multiplayer Beta for Gears of War: Reloaded. Gears of War: Reloaded is a modernised version of the original Gears of War game, and features all the improvements from Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, plus some modern performance boosts. In addition toXboxandPC, Reloadedis coming to PS5. On Sunday, in addition to a new trailer, Xbox confirmed a multiplayer beta will be taking place on all platforms this month....

Valve has downgraded the SSD included with some Steam Deck models. While allSteamDeck 256GB and 512GB models initially came with aPCI express 3.0 x4 SSD, some now ship with a PCI express 3.0 x2 SSD instead. UsingWayback MachineconfirmsValvequietly tweaked the technical specificationslistedon the Steam Deck site to reflect these changes in late May, as first reported byHardware Luxx(viaPC Gamer). While Valve claims its testing didn’t find any impact on gaming performance when using the x2 SSD, it didn’t mention any impact on load times or responsiveness....

The full streaming schedule for Tokyo Game Show has been announced. TGS 2023 will be held for four days from Thursday, September 21 to Sunday, September 24, and will be accompanied by a series of online streams and presentations. In a press release the show’s organiser, the Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (CESA), has provided the full list of streams and when they’ll take place (in Japan Standard Time). The full list of streams, in US and UK time zones, is as follows:...

VGC is releasing its first book, The 2025 Guide to Video Games, andyou can pre-order it now, withVGC Patreon membersreceiving an exclusive discount. Although most will know VGC for its online news, many of our writers came from a print background, in the days when game magazines packed newsagent shelves, writing for the likes of CVG, OfficialNintendoMagazine, andPCZone. Physical media is something dear to our hearts, so when we were presented with the opportunity to create a VGC book by publisher Pen & Sword, naturally, we jumped at the chance....

Ubisoft has said that future Assassin’s Creed Valhalla title updates will be released less frequently in a bid to improve their quality. Going forward, the company is moving from a four-week to a five-week title update release cycle “to allow for more thorough testing and refinement” following the recent release of some disappointing patches. “Our community is at the heart of everything we do, and we always strive to provide you with great experiences,”Ubisoftwrote....

Ubisoft has made a further appointment to manage its Far Cry franchise. Montreal studio veteran Sandra Warren has been promoted to vice president and executive producer of theFar Crybrand,Ubisoftannounced on Monday. Warren joined Ubisoft in 2006 and has been involved in the Far Cry series since 2016’s Primal. Most recently, she was the brand producer forFar Cry 6. In her new role, she’ll manage the entire brand with teams located around the world, according to Ubisoft....

Ubisoft has said it’s planning to significantly increase the number of developers working on the Assassin’s Creed franchise in the next few years. “As part of our progressive reallocation of resources, we notably plan to increase the number of talents working on theAssassin’s Creedbrand by 40% over the coming years,”UbisoftCEOYves Guillemotsaid on Tuesday. The next entry in the long-running series will beAssassin’s Creed Mirage, which is set for release during Ubisoft’s current fiscal year ending on Jul 23, 2025....

A UK reality television star has been criticised for claiming on social media that he sold a promotional PlayStation 5 console for £1200 profit. James Taylor, who is a cast member of reality show Made in Chelsea, appeared to thank “PlayingStation” (sic) for gifting him the widely sold outPS5console inan Instagram storyon Friday. The next day, the influencer – who reportedly drives a Ferrari andclaims to own a private plane– said he’d sold the console for “£1200 profit” because he preferred hisPS4....

Charts company GfK has revealed the UK’s best-selling Star Wars games, to mark the release of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor this week. Combining data from GfK, Gallup and Chart-Track, GfK revealed in aGamesIndustry.bizreport that the franchise has made £492m from physical games since 1995, making it the UK’s sixth biggest video games IP, ahead ofPokémonand The Sims. The UK’s top five best-selling games franchises (in order) are FIFA, Call of Duty, Mario, Grand Theft Auto and Lego....

The PlayStation 5 version of Valorant won’t support gyro aiming, because developer Riot Games doesn’t want to put Xbox players at a disadvantage. While discussing the tweaks made for the upcoming console versions of the game on X, product management lead Coleman Palm was asked by a follower if the game would support gyro aiming. “No gyro support for console, no,” he replied. “It’s cool tech though, I also want to play around with it more....

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 has been delayed into 2021, developer Hardsuit Labs has announced. In a statement published on Twitter, it said the delay was decided in order to improve the quality of the game and “ensure the best player experience possible.” “Due to the quality bar and ambitions we have set for ourselves, we have made the difficult decision that we need more time,” it wrote....

Just like its quickfire mini-games, WarioWare is a series that evolves with every appearance. Since the very first game on GBA (2003),Nintendo‘sIntelligent Systemsstudio has consistently changed the method with which players interact with its surreal and bonkers gameplay. 2004’s GBA sequel Twisted! introduced a tilt sensor, while Touched! for DS had players poking the touch screen, Smooth Moves used the Wii Remote and now, theSwitchversion changes it up again. For the newcomers, WarioWare works by attacking players with an endless succession of five-second microgames, each varying in setting and gameplay....

2K has announced that WWE 2K23 will release for consoles and PC on March 17, with those who purchase premium versions gaining access three days earlier on March 14. As previously leaked, the game will feature John Cena on the cover of all four versions – the Standard Edition, Cross-Gen Edition, Deluxe Edition and Icon Edition. A pre-order bonus will also unlock the ability to play as global music star Bad Bunny....