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GTA V, which arrives on current generation platforms on Jun 22, 2025, loads around 3 times faster than its PS4 version, VGC has found. In our testing, which saw us booting the game from the main menu into the story mode, we found that the PS5 version loaded in around 27 seconds, whereas thePS4version takes over a minute and a half. While the PS5 version doesn’t quite load as quickly as many other flagship titles on the system, such asMarvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, which can load the entire game in a few seconds, it’s still a huge improvement....

For many long-time Sonic fans, Sonic Generations marked a turning point in the fortunes of Sega’s mascot. After years of experimentation that frankly fell flat on its face – Sonic 2006, Sonic and the Secret Rings, Sonic Unleashed, Sonic and the Black Knight, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 – many believe that Sonic Team finally struck gold with Generations, earning the blue hedgehog a purple patch that continues to this day....

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice has been given a Nintendo Switch release date of Thursday April 11. Ninja Theoryrevealedthe launch date for the digital-only release on Twitter. It’ll cost $29.99/£24.99/€29.99 onNintendoeShop. Announced in February 2019, theSwitchport of the game has been handled by Polish studioQLOC, which previously worked on entries in theDark Souls, Devil May Cry,Street FighterandMortal Kombatseries, among others. Originally developed by Ninja Theory, the studio behind Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, Hellblade first released onPS4andPCin August 2017, before arriving onXbox Onein April 2018....

Capcom has announced the Monster Hunter Wilds Open Beta Test 2. The test, which will give players another chance to try out the forthcoming game before its February release, will be available onSteam,PS5, andXboxSeries consoles. Taking part in the beta will give players a special weapon charm, should they upgrade to the full game when it’s released next month. Read our Monster Hunter Wilds guides: “Open Beta Test 2 is your second chance to try out the evolved hunting experience inMonster Hunter Wilds, this time featuring an additional monster,”Capcomsaid....

IO Interactive has detailed Hitman 3’s content roadmap for February, which includes a number of new Contracts and fresh gear to unlock. The new content, which is shown in the video below, kicks off today with the Escalation Contract Baskerville Barney, which challenges players to eliminate the entire Carlisle family using onlyaccidents. New Featured Contracts will be available in Dubai from February 11 and in Dartmoor from February 24....

Fire Emblem Engage is a huge tactical RPG that will have you playing for dozens of hours. You could probably play the game for hundreds if you wanted to exhaust every single quest, and even after that, there are endless skirmishes and online modes to dig into. But if you’re looking for a rough idea of how long the game takes to beat, and how many chapters you’ll have to play through before you see credits, we have the guide for you....

Wonderinghow to change your hairstyle in Dragon’s Dogma 2?Then it’s time to seek out a barber. Like any good cut, it can cost a pretty penny, but you’re able to get a wider appearance change at a slight discount while you’re at it. And no, you won’t need to play into the DD2 microstransaction issue to do it. The first chance you’ll get to do this is after reaching the first major city....

Knowinghow to respec in Black Myth Wukongcould save you hours otherwise spent slamming your head against a boss that won’t go down. Being an action RPG,Black Myth Wukongallows you to build your character any which way you want. That means carefully spending finite points to unlock and upgrade new attacks and abilities. Relying on those you enjoy the most is fine, but bosses can be more efficiently countered by playing into their weaknesses, giving reason to respec your Wukong build to favour certain techniques....

If you’re looking intohow to spawn Rip Indra in Blox Fruits,you must already have a plan to beat him. A reason to fight him at the very least. ThisBlox FruitsRobloxboss is one of the fiercest around. He also just so happens to have one of the more complicated (but coolest) spawn mechanics and conditions in the game. And there’s a reason for it: beating the baddie is a key part of unlocking some game-changing upgrades....

Including Spider-Man as part of Marvel’s Midnight Suns was “no problem”, even on the Xbox version, according to the game’s creative director. In an upcoming interview with VGC, Firaxis’Jake Solomonclaimed that despite third-party titleMarvel’s Avengersonly featuringSpider-ManonPlayStationconsoles, his inclusion in theXboxversion of the upcoming strategy RPG wasn’t an issue. “He’ll be on Xbox, there’s no problem with that,” Solomon said. “It’s fun being the first game that’s doing that for a while....

Heavily discounted PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X bundles have been spotted in Europe. Dutch websiteCool Blue is currently taking pre-ordersfor anXbox Series Xbundle, including a copy ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, for €489, instead of the normal total price of €608.99 (as spotted by Twitter userMauroNL). Amazon Germany has a similar pre-order upfor aPlayStation 5bundle – featuring the launch edition of the console, not the new ‘slim’ edition – also including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, priced at €499....

A developer who worked on Immortals of Aveum has said it was “a truly awful idea” to release a game of its type, with such a large budget attached to it. Immortals of Aveumwas released onPS5,Xbox Series X/SandPClast August 22 and was met with reasonable review scores, with aMetacritic score of 70. However, the following month developerAscendant Studioslaid off nearly half its staff, with its CEO later sayingit was down to poor salesduring a crowded release window....

Koch’s first ever E3 show was supposed to introduce the games being released on its new Prime Matter label. Instead what viewers got was nearly two hours of Zoom interviews with developers, with only around 13 minutes of footage. As a result, many today have been hammering Koch for its debut show. Personally, as someone who’s been covering E3 for 15 years now, it may just be the most disappointing event I’ve seen....