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It looks like we’re getting a Final Fantasy 14 cookbook later this year

July 11, 2021VG247

Yep, you read that right. It looks like Insight Editions will be publishing a cookbook titled The Ultimate Final Fantasy 14 Cookbook, which will include various recipes inspired by the in-game world of Eorzea.Thanks to the eagle eyes of Wario64 on Twitter (via Siliconera), we’ve had an early peek at an as-yet-unannounced Final Fantasy 14 cookbook. The Simon & Schuster listing is still live, though it’s been altered from Wario64’s initial screenshot and now simply refers to a “licensed video game cookbook” instead of a Final Fantasy 14 one, specifically.As per Wario64’s screenshots, the book will include a foreword written by game director Naoki Yoshida, and it’ll…

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Take a look at the Guilty Gear Strive story trailer here

May 17, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt 17 May 2021 20:42 GMT Bandai Namco and Arc System Works have revealed the Guilty Gear Strive story trailer today, ahead of the game’s launch in June.Fighting games stories are typically off-the-wall, hyperactive nonsense – and any Guilty Gear veteran will tell you this series is no different.Still, players typically only want an excuse to see electric match-ups, take a tour of all the stages, and have a reason to go all-out with their chosen characters when it comes to single-player modes in fighting games… and it looks like the eighth mainline installment in the series is…

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Looks like Hades might be coming to PS4 soon

May 16, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt 16 May 2021 14:46 GMT It looks like Hades might be set to arrive on PS4 soon, at least that’s if a rating seen over on Korea’s Game Rating and Administration Committee is to be believed.First spotted on ResetEra, the new rating for Supergiant Games’ immensely popular and horny-as-hell roguelite seems to suggest the game is set for launch on PS4 (and therefore PS5 via backwards compatibility) soon.Neither Supergiant nor Sony has confirmed that the game is coming to the platform yet, but we’ve seen the Korea Game Rating and Administration listings prove to be correct more…

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Over 37 million players have downloaded Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

May 10, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt 10 May 2021 20:34 GMT Naughty Dog‘s final chapter featuring the exploits of Nathan Drake, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, has been downloaded and played by over 37 million people, the developer has revealed.It’s been five years since the release of one of the PS4’s biggest hits; Uncharted 4. To celebrate the half-decade birthday of one of the last generation’s biggest PlayStation hits, developer Naughty Dog has published a special retrospective blog looking back on the game, sharing some behind-the-scenes notes from its production.One of the most notable factoids in the article reveals that the game has…

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Call of Duty Warzone has over 100 million players

April 21, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt 21 April 2021 10:55 GMT Activision has announced that Call of Duty Warzone has surpassed 100 million players just a few days ahead of the game’s Season 3 debut.It’s taken just over a year, but Activision has announced that Call of Duty: Warzone has passed a pretty remarkable milestone – the game has racked up over 100 million players total since launch.Watch on YouTubeWarzone started off hot, attracting a massive 30 million players in just  11 days after it first hit the servers on March 10, 2020. On its first day in full launch, the game had…

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Here’s your first look at Oro and Rival Schools’ Akira in Street Fighter 5

April 7, 2021VG247

We may not be getting a new rival schools game any time soon, but at least Akira Kazama is making her debut in Street Fighter 5 soon.If you’re a fan of punk-styled, apologetic biker fighters, then you’re in luck; Rival Schools’ Akira has finally been shown off in Capcom’s premier fighting game.We’ve known that Akira is coming to the game for a little while now, but the latest Capcom livestream showed off some gameplay for the character – and she looks great. Check out her first gameplay trailer below.Long-time fans of the series may note that she is rocking a…

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Final Fantasy 14 has over 22 million registered players

April 6, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt, Tuesday, 6 April 2021 10:33 GMT Square Enix has announced that its superstar MMO, Final Fantasy 14, has attracted over 22 million registered users worldwide over the course of its lifetime.That’s a pretty impressive number, but it should be noted that includes anyone that’s signed up for the game’s free trial – it doesn’t necessarily mean that 22 million people have purchased the full game.Still, it proves that the title has an impressive draw for new players, and that eight years on from Final Fantasy 14’s relaunch in 2013, it’s still a massive success for Square Enix…

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Ubisoft disables various parts of latest Assassin’s Creed Valhalla patch to prevent crashing

March 22, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt, Monday, 22 March 2021 20:34 GMT Ubisoft has been forced to remove elements from the latest Assassin’s Creed Valhalla patch after certain new additions to the game have been causing players’ games to crash.Assassin’s Creed Valhalla got a big new patch last week, and it added a suite of new features and bug fixes to the game – including oft-requested Transmog support.But it wasn’t all good news: the rollout of the patch has seen errors and crashes spike for players enjoying the game on all platforms, and Ubisoft has now had to take action to make sure…

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The new Fallout 76 roadmap promises more story and more gear in 2021

March 22, 2021VG247

Bethesda has unveiled Fallout 76‘s content roadmap for 2021, and it promises to bring more narrative beats, more gear, and more freedom to loyal players.Starting with a spring update, Bethesda intends to breathe a little bit of new life into the oft-troubled Fallout 76 over the next 12 months, and it’s started to tease a little bit of what we can expect from the coming weeks and months.In Spring, we can expect to see Special loadouts, camp slots, mannequins, daily ops expansion, crafting sliders, and – perhaps controversially – aim-assist on console. You can read much more about Fallout 76’s Locked…

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Check out Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade’s “extended and enhanced” trailer here

March 21, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt, Sunday, 21 March 2021 16:51 GMT There’s a new trailer for Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade, the PS5 update to last year’s PS4 game that’ll add new content and narrative beats to the game.Square Enix has released a new trailer for Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade that shows off some of the most notable features you can expect from the game when the PS5 update drops.“Take a look at the city of Midgar like never before, with improved textures, lighting and background environments,” reads the video description. “Switch between two game modes ‘Graphics Mode,’ which prioritises 4K high-resolution…

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Ghost of Tsushima is PS4’s second-most completed open world game

March 15, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt, Monday, 15 March 2021 20:43 GMT Ghost of Tsushima is a pretty popular game for PlayStation 4 players, it turns out – over 50% of players have finished it.According to some number-crunching courtesy of the folks over Ungeek, we’ve learned that 50.2% of players have unlocked the Mono No Aware Trophy in Ghost of Tsushima – meaning that have half the players that have booted the title up (and synced their Trophy Data) have finished the game. That’s not a bad number, considering the game has sold at least 5 million copies since its release in July 2020.That’s a…

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Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Update 1.2 adds Transmog, the Ostara Festival and more

March 15, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt, Monday, 15 March 2021 19:14 GMT Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is getting its next big patch tomorrow, and it’ll add a plethora of new features to the game – including oft-requested Transmog support.Assassin’s Creed Valhalla version 1.2.0 will introduce gear transmog to the title at long last – meaning players will be able to make their gear look how you want, no matter what skills and buffs it has attached to it. In order to Transmog your gear, though, you’ll need to head to Ravensthorpe, chat to Gunnar (the blacksmith), and pay 50 silver per item you want…

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Tell Me Why’s first chapter is currently free on PC and Xbox One

March 11, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt, Thursday, 11 March 2021 14:26 GMT The first chapter of Dontnod’s Tell Me Why has been made available for free on both PC and Xbox One, giving you the chance to sample the game.If you’re a fan of the likes of Life is Strange and Vampyr, you could do far worse than trying out developer Dontnod’s recent episodic adventure.The game made headlines back when it was announced for starring Tyler Ronan as the protagonist; the first transgender playable character in a game from a major studio. The full story was released in three episodes, on per week, so…

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The King of Fighters 15 announces Yuri Sakazaki with a new trailer

March 11, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt, Thursday, 11 March 2021 11:38 GMT Another week, another character reveal for The King of Fighters 15, and this time we can look forward to seeing Yuri Sakazaki take to the arena in SNK’s latest game.Though fans were expecting recent Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighter Terry Bogard to follow his brother Andy Bogard’s announcement last week, SNK has thrown a curveball and instead announced Yuri Sakazaki.The newly revealed character is otherwise known as the ‘Wild Flying Swallow’ and as such you’ll see a lot of her moves hop off the ground in order to have more impact on the foes…

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Monster Hunter Rise Switch demo returns this week with more monsters

March 8, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt, Monday, 8 March 2021 15:04 GMT During today’s Monster Hunter Digital Event, Capcom confirmed that the free Monster Hunter Rise Switch demo is coming back – and it’s bringing more monsters with it.The Monster Hunter Rise demo returns to Nintendo Switch on March 11 and will introduce more challenges for players to take on ahead of the game’s launch on the Nintendo handheld/home console later this month.For hunters eager to sharpen their whetstones (and their wits), the demo will return with the opportunity to fight Rise’s flagship monster – Magnamalo – and see what the monster that feeds…

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