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Among Us developer disappointed there was no collaboration with Epic on Fortnite Impostors mode

August 18, 2021VG247

Fortnite‘s new Among Us-inspired mode, Impostors, went live, and staff at InnerSloth lament that Epic never asked the studio to work on a collaboration.Fortnite Impostors is suspiciously similar to the smash-hit indie game that took the world by storm last year, Among Us. In both Fortnite’s new mode and InnerSloth’s international hit, teams of players work together to either eliminate everyone else or work out who’s lying.The similarities – and the fact Epic opted to ride on the back of Among Us’ success without input from the team at InnerSloth – haven’t gone down particularly well with the staff at…

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Xbox Series X is getting a new 4K dashboard, at last

August 17, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt 17 August 2021 10:58 GMT It’s been a long time coming, and people have been asking for it for a while, but the Xbox Series X dashboard is finally getting a 4K resolution upgrade.Microsoft is starting to test a new 4K dashboard for the Xbox Series X for Insiders in the Alpha and Alpha Skip-Ahead rings from today. Any members of the experimental Alpha circles will get access to the newly improved high-resolution interface for the Xbox dashboard later today.The update basically makes the Xbox UI look crisper and sharper on 4K displays – something that users…

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Blissey is coming to Pokemon Unite later this week

August 16, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt 16 August 2021 20:35 GMT If you’ve been playing Pokemon Unite lately, you’ll be pleased to know that Blissey will be the next creature to enter the arena – and it’s coming later this week.The Pokémon Company has today confirmed the addition of Blissey for the new Pokemon MOBA, Pokemon Unite. Via the game’s Twitter, we’ve learned that the Chansey evolution is a Supporter battle-type Pokemon that will help your other monsters out on the field.Blissey can heal or increase the basic attack speed of your other monsters, making it more of a buffer and tank than an…

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You can play as Oro and Rival Schools’ Akira in Street Fighter 5 from today

August 16, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt 16 August 2021 19:06 GMT Rival Schools‘ Akira Kazama and peculiar martial artist Oro are making their debut in Street Fighter 5 today, thanks to a huge new in-game update.We’ve known that Akira is coming to the game for a little while now, but after a Capcom livestream showed off some gameplay for the character back in April, we’re finally able to get our hands on her today.Veteran Street Fighter players will enjoy that the guest character is rocking a lot of older moves (mixed in with some new techniques, naturally) and she can call on the help of…

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Mortal Shell’s next DLC, The Virtuous Cycle, free to own for five days after it launches

August 16, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt 16 August 2021 16:31 GMT Cold Symmetry’s Mortal Shell gets its next expansion, The Virtuous Cycle, on August 18 – but if you’re quick off the mark, you’ll be able to get it completely for free.Mortal Shell’s next DLC sounds great: it adds a roguelike-inspired mode to the game which will allow you to enjoy Fallgrim in a whole new way.In honor of the game’s first anniversary, developer Cold Symmetry and publisher Playstack announced that The Virtuous Cycle will be free for five days from launch, meaning that you can grab a frankly ludicrous 100% discount from August…

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Bloodborne first-person mod shows you Yharnam from a whole new perspective

August 16, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt 16 August 2021 14:16 GMT Ever wanted to experience the world of Yharnam from a more intimate and terrifying perspective? Well, thanks to this Bloodborne first-person mod, soon you will be able to.Modder and creator of the interesting experiment in FromSoftware’s acclaimed action game, Garden of Eyes, has teamed up with a name people familiar with other SoulsBorne mods will recognize – Zullie the Witch – to create a first-person mod for Bloodborne that makes boss fights and exploration in the intense gothic world all the more compelling.“Special thanks to Zullie the Witch, who generously walked me through…

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Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City, and San Andreas remakes in development, launching this year – report

August 12, 2021VG247

Rockstar Games is developing remakes of Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for PC, consoles, and mobile, as per a new report.According to a new report from Kotaku, the remakes are being created in Unreal Engine and will use a mix of “new and old graphics” to replicate the feel of the original games without losing what made them unique.As per the report, the titles are in development for PS5 5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, Stadia, iOS, and Android. If the Kotaku report wasn’t enough for you,…

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Borderlands 3 gets five weeks of events to celebrate its second anniversary

August 12, 2021VG247

Gearbox is preparing to bring some big updates to Borderlands 3 to celebrate the game’s second anniversary in September, and the celebrations kick off today.The first event, called Loot the Universe, runs from August 12 until September 9.“Two years since launch and Borderlands 3 is still going strong, all thanks to you — the Borderlands community,” says a press release from the studio. “Each week during Loot the Universe, Borderlands 3’s planets will take turns becoming a bastion of better drops, with specific types of Legendary loot having increased chances of dropping in one of that planet’s zones.”That means, if…

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Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon coming to Nintendo Switch this winter

August 11, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt 11 August 2021 20:22 GMT Yacht Club has revealed Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon, billed as “puzzle adventure mash-up”, is due to launch later this year.Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon, a spin-off featuring many of the characters you’ll recognize from the original games and its expansions (plus a few new ones, to boot) was first announced by Yacht Club for Nintendo Switch way back in February 2020.The game was supposed to arrive in Fall 2020, but – like so many other games over the past few years – it got nudged back. At least we’ve got a proper launch window,…

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Call of Duty: Warzone Season 5 launch pushed back by one day

August 11, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt 11 August 2021 19:19 GMT Season 5 kicks this week in Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops Cold War – but it’s going to be a little bit later than planned.In a tweet today, the official Call of Duty Twitter account announced the delay to the season in a rather passive fashion, saying:“We’re giving everyone an extra day to unlock tier 100… but can you get there? Season 5 is now launching Thursday 8/12 at 9 PM PT.”For anyone keeping track, that’s 6pm ET / 9pm PT / 5am BST. Season 5 is set to introduce Call of Duty:…

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Idris Elba to voice Knuckles in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie

August 10, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt 10 August 2021 20:33 GMT A new tweet from Idris Elba appears to suggest the actor will be voicing Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 when it launches next year.This follows news of a new movie synopsis for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 that seemed to suggest the film will be following the events of the Sonic 3 game, with Robotnik and Knuckles taking a central role.Those rumors and that leaked synopsis, it seems, had some credibility: as you can see from the tweet below, Elba appears to be teasing his presence in the film, giving…

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Rocket League Season 4 adds new modes and a new car, launches tomorrow

August 10, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt 10 August 2021 20:09 GMT Rocket League Season 4 launches later this week on every platform you can play the game on, and it’s bringing a fair amount of new content with it.Rocket League developer Psyonix has finally announced the release date for Season 4 of Rocket League. The new Season is due to go live on August 11 (tomorrow). In terms of the Rocket League Season 4 start time, we tend to see it go live around 8AM PT / 11AM ET / 4PM BST. That’s just a rough guide, though.As has beome standard for the game since…

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Everspace 2 gets a new system and loads of new content in Zharkov: The Vortex update

August 9, 2021VG247

The latest update to Everspace 2 has officially gone live in-game, and as well as a new system called Zharkov: The Vortex.Rockfish Games has launched a fairly sizeable new update in Everspace 2, bringing in a whole new star system, a new spaceship class, a new companion, several main missions, a selection of side missions, new activities, new challenges, and more.On top of that, there’s a patch notes update out there that shows off over 120 new updates and bug fixes (including much-requested UI/UX improvements). Safe to say, then, that the folks at Rockfish Games have been busy.“As mesmerizing as…

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Fantasian Part 2 launches this week on Apple Arcade

August 9, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt 9 August 2021 18:36 GMT The second part of Final Fantasy creator and Mistwalker founder Hironobu Sakaguchi’s latest RPG, Fantasian, launches into Apple Arcade this Friday, August 13.The charming and well-received ‘Diorama Adventure RPG’, Fantasian, is due to get its second part on Apple Arcade later this week. After the first part was released to critical and commercial acclaim back in April 2021, players charmed by the game’s unique aesthetic have been wondering when the next segment will arrive.Part Two is nearly double the size of the first part of the charming experimental RPG, and this section…

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No Man’s Sky Frontiers update teased in celebratory 5-year anniversary video

August 9, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt 9 August 2021 17:09 GMT Can you believe it’s been five years since No Man’s Sky first launched? To celebrate, developer Hello Games has teased the game’s next update: Frontiers.Only in June did we get a new No Man’s Sky update, called Prisms, that added plenty of visual improvements to the game. Now, the tireless developers at Hello Games are teasing another update – and this one looks even bigger than those we’ve seen before.As part of the game’s landmark 5-year anniversary celebration, the studio has released a video retrospective that covers a vast number of the expansions that…

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