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Nintendo has added private lobbies and some secret tracks to its massively multiplayer racing game F-Zero 99. After downloading the game’s latest update, which is detailed in full below, players will be able to join the same private lobby as their friends using a 4-digit passcode. New secret tracks will “occasionally appear” in the game, while the update also raises the maximum level and skill rating for players, among other features....

Fans of Warner Bros.’ upcoming brawler Multiversus think they’ve uncovered several unannounced characters set to appear in the game. Warner recentlyheld a technical testfor Multiversus, anda Reddit userappears to have unearthed nearly two hours of voice lines, including some seemingly attributed to unannounced characters. The voice linesappear to heavily implythat The Tazmanian Devil, Marvin the Martian, LeBron James, Raven (DC Comics/Teen Titans) and The Iron Giant will appear as playable fighters in the game....

February 2023’s PlayStation Plus Essential games have been revealed ahead of an official announcement. Dealabs userbillbil-kun, who has been accurately leaking thePlayStationPlus line-ups almost every month since September 2021, has published what they claim to be the new titles coming to the service next month. February’s PlayStation Plus games will reportedly beOlliOlli World,Mafia Definitive Edition,Destiny2:Beyond LightandEvil Dead. The games will be redeemable from February 7 until March 6. January’s PS Plus games, includingStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order(PS5/PS4),Fallout 76(PS4) and Axiom Verge 2 (PS5/PS4) will be claimable until February 6....

FIFA 23’s World Cup content won’t include a dedicated FUT game mode and will remove certain cards from players’ accounts after the event, it’s been claimed. According to FUT Sheriff, a Twitter account that has accurately leaked every single promo card and game mode in FIFA for the past year, the popular World Cup mode from 2018 and 2014 won’t be making a return this year. “There will be no World Cup mode INSIDE FUT....

Bugsnax was the type of launch game that every console needs. While it didn’t absolutely push the boundaries of what thePS5could do, it was a game that showed more heart, more humour, and more joy than pretty much anything else in the launch lineup. Now, two years and several adorable plush incarnations of theBugsnaxlater, the gang returns for their next adventure, The Isle of BigSnax. As the name suggests, The Isle of Bigsnax is a separate location from the original game, which according to the developers, can be accessed around halfway through the game after completing a certain questline....

A team of former Criterion leads have set up a new studio, and are working on a new ‘AAA’ game. Fuse Games is a new UK studio led by formerEAvice president andCriterion Gamesgeneral manager Matt Webster. The team says it has already started working on “a brand new premium AAA title” forPCand console, which it says is “fusing uncompromising attention to game-feel with blockbuster spectacle and player-centric innovations in social gameplay, self-expression, and creativity....

Xbox has confirmed that the new Forza Motorsport will be released in spring 2023. Simply titledForza Motorsportat the moment, the game was shown off in a lengthy gameplay trailer, whichXboxclaimed was all running in real-time in 4K. Turn10’s GM ofForza,Dan Greenawalt, confirmed that the will feature “on-track ray tracing”, in a potential jibe atGran Turismo 7. He also confirmed that he game had been “built from the ground up” forXbox Series Xand S, confirming that it will be current-gen only....

This article was updated on May 3 to remove a video claiming to show Elden Ring footage, after its authenticity was disputed. From Software’s parent company has hinted that the game could release during its current fiscal year. The highly-anticipated Souls spin-off hasn’t been seen since its announcement atE3 2019. However, in itslatest financial resultspublished on Friday, From’s parent company Kadokawa Corporation hinted that it could be released with the next 12 months....

Game Freak co-founder Junichi Masuda has left the developer for a new role at The Pokémon Company. Masuda, who was managing director atGame Freak, left the studio on May 31 and becomes the chief creative fellow atThe Pokémon Companyas of today. As one of the three co-founders of Game Freak, Masuda has been involved in the development of nearly every game the studio has developed since its inception in April 1989....

Gameplay footage of a previously unseen Call of Duty game has emerged online. The futuristic sci-fi series entry, which was codenamed NX1, was once in development atActivision’s Neversoft studio, which was best known for its work on the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater and Guitar Hero series prior to its closure in 2014, by which time it had also contributed to several Call of Duty titles. Both campaign and multiplayer gameplay footage of the project was published online over the weekend, and later authenticated by veteran design director Brian Bright, who worked at Neversoft as a game director from 2004 until its closure, before spending seven years at Call of Duty series creatorInfinity Ward....

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet have finally been released worldwide, bringing with them a huge amount of new Pokemon, and some familiar faces, along with them. With a world as large as the Paldea region, it might be difficult to find some of your old favorites, but don’t worry, that’s where we come in. We have guides telling you where to find some of the most popular, and rarestPokemonaround, such as Bagon, Pikachu, Eevee, Garchomp, Axew and Lucario....

Nvidia has claimed that over one million new users have signed up for its GeForce Now service in its first few weeks, and made assurances over recent game removals. GeForce Nowis the graphics firm’s cloud streaming service, which unlike rival Stadiaallows users to access their existing digital game librariesfromSteamand theEpic Games Store. It also lets users play free-to-play titles such asFortnite,League of LegendsandDestiny2, and does not require a paid subscription to use....

Geoff Keighley has announced Summer Game Fest, a series of consumer-focused digital events taking place from May until August. The Game AwardsandGamescom: Opening Night Live producer Keighley, whoquit his role as an E3 collaboratorprior tothe show’s cancellation this year, describesSummer Game Festas a “season of news, in-game events, and playable content from the entire video game industry”. Confirmed participants include2K,Activision,Bandai Namco,Bethesda,Blizzard,Bungie,CD Projekt Red,Digital Extremes,EA,PlayStation,Private Division,Riot Games,Steam,Square Enix,Warner Bros.andXbox. More are set to be announced in the coming weeks, and Keighley toldGamesIndustry....