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Lost Ark, Amazon Game Studios‘ latest free-to-play MMORPG, has soared past one million concurrent players in its first 24 hours, ranking as the second most-played Steam game in history, according to SteamDB. The game, which launched via Amazon Games, has passed titles including Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2 with a higher concurrent count. SteamDB reports that Lost Ark‘s all-time concurrent record is 1,325,305 players, which ranks just above Counter-Strike‘s record of 1,308,963 players and Dota 2‘s record of 1,295,114. Lost Ark takes second place behind PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, which holds the highest concurrent player record of 3,257,248. The game, which now requires users to wait in a queue before playing, marks Amazon Games’ second hit ti...

Fortnite is gearing up to unveil a new Uncharted collaboration on February 17, featuring new skins for Tom Holland‘s Nathan Drake and Claudia Black’s Chloe Frazer. Epic Games first teased the crossover on Friday through a treasure hunt website, which arrived several days after leaked code hinted at an “Uncharted treasure map.” On the site, users needed to guess a 14-character password using cryptic clues in order to unlock the official Uncharted Fortnite collaboration trailer. The partnership is scheduled to land in the game one day prior to Uncharted‘s premiere in theaters on February 18. Inside the crossover, the Nathan Drake outfit includes both a default style based on the upcoming film, as well as an additional style inspired by UNCHARTED 4: A Thief’s End. Meanwhile, th...

Activision is working on improving Call of Duty and has shared a few updates coming to Modern Warfare and Warzone in 2022 in a blog post. Developers are prioritizing what they refer to as “Quality of Life,” which essentially comprises changes that make the game more accessible for its players. Season two’s launch will involve improvements across the board, such as vehicle handling, making parachutes deploy at a lower vertical height, an increase in player mantle height and collision fixes for vehicles and players. Developers are also currently addressing glitches, like performance and streaming issues. As for Call of Duty’s future plans, Activision confirmed that this year’s game release is a sequel to 2019’s Modern Warfare. “The new game and a new Warzone experience are designed toge...

Prada’s Linea Rossa has just announced a partnership with Ubisoft‘s Riders Republic. The multi-player racing game features the extreme sports mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding, and wingsuit flying, and has become somewhat of a sleeper hit. Prada Linea Rossa’s partnership now gives players a chance to suit up in its premium skins like the “The Flame,” “Wild Stripes,” and “Camouflage Rock.” The custom look translates from attire to equipment. Check out the trailer above to see the first of the Prada Linea Rossa x Riders Republic partnership. In other gaming news, Gary Bowser sentenced to 40 months in prison over Nintendo hack. Read Full Article

Nintendo held its most recent Nintendo Direct event over on YouTube earlier this week, and aside from announcing a whole host of new titles, the company also revealed more DLC coming to existing games and ports for the Switch of some other classic favorites. Headlining the 40-minute presentation is no doubt Nintendo Switch Sports, a successor to the incredibly popular Wii Sports. If you’re looking for new games for your handheld, you’ll also find Splatoon 3, Mario Strikers: Battle League, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and Triangle Strategy. New titles aside, the Switch will also be receiving ports and remasters of older fan favorites, such as both Portal and Portal 2, Chrono Cross, No Ma...

Hacking group Team Xecuter member Gary Bowser has now been sentenced to 40 months in prison by the U.S. federal court over pirating activity with Nintendo’s games and consoles. On top of serving more than three years, Bowser will also have to pay $10 million USD to the Japanese gaming giant as part of an earlier settlement and another $4.5 million USD in restitution. According to the Department of Justice’s statement, however, the damage Bowser has caused is estimated to be upwards of $65 million USD. “This piracy scheme is estimated to have caused more than $65 million [USD] in losses to video game companies,” says U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. “But the damage goes beyond these businesses, harming video game developers and the small, creative studios whose products and hard work is essentiall...

During Nintendo’s recent Nintendo Direct event, the gaming company announced an update to its beloved Chrono Cross game series, titling it The Radical Dreamers Edition. As a sequel to Chrono Trigger, the revamped 1-player role-playing game will allow you to switch between the old and new 3D models and illustrations, switch enemy encounters on or off, filter backgrounds and change screen resolution. In addition, players will be able to launch the 1996 “Radical Dreamers” prototype – as a standalone game – inside this new edition. The basis of the game centers on a three-person band of thieves known as the Radical Dreamers – Magil, Kid and Serge – whose story unfolds over two parallel worlds. Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition will become available for Nintendo Switch on April 7, and ...

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will add 48 additional tracks to its gameplay as paid DLC over the next two years. As part of a “Booster Course Pass,” Nintendo is adding a number of remastered courses from previous games to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which the gaming giant announced during its Nintendo Direct presentation. The company will add six different waves of content, each complete with eight tracks, to the game by the end of 2023. Nintendo is pulling the aforementioned remastered courses from across the full Mario Kart franchise, which includes Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart: Double Dash, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart Tour. The first wave of new tracks, which will include Wii Coconu...

With NFTs taking up center stage in almost all pop-culture and media, it was only a matter of time before the gaming industry also looked towards the world of crypto and blockchain, and now Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two Interactive is also looking to enter the market. Speaking to Nintendo Life, the publisher recently said that it’s becoming more interested in the opportunities presented by the NFTs. “We’re highly convinced there’s an opportunity for NFTs to fit with Take-Two’s offerings in the future,” the company’s CEO Strauss Zelnick explained, although the company remains vigilant in a highly volatile market. “We believe in rare goods, we believe in collectibles. The concern we have is that there’s speculation going on,” he continued. “We want to make sure that consumers...

Nintendo has released the official announcement trailer for Mario Strikers: Battle League, set to arrive this summer on the Switch. The Mario Strikers soccer series was first introduced on GameCube back in 2005 and was last seen as Mario Strikers Charged in 2007 on Wii. In the upcoming Battle League game, players can choose their favorite characters from the Mario universe to compete in 5v5 matches featuring skill shots dubbed “Hyper Strikes,” special items, and tackles.  Similar to Mario Kart, the gear chosen will affect in-game performance. The returning title supports up to eight players on a single Nintendo Switch system, and online clubs support up to 20 players each which compete worldwide for rankings. Mario Strikers: Battle League will be available beginning on June 10th, and ...

After much anticipation, fans are finally rewarded with a release date for Square Enix‘s upcoming pixel remaster of Final Fantasy VI. Announcing the new date over on Twitter, the developer has revealed that the remastered version of the classic title will be launching on February 23 for both PC via Steam and mobile platforms on their respective app stores. While the game is a remaster, Square Enix has endeavored to stay true to its original essence, employing the help of the title’s original character designer Kazuko Shibuya to revamp its graphics. Final Fantasy VI‘s original composer Nobuo Uematsu has also returned to rearrange a new soundtrack for fans, making this pixel remaster a truly unique yet l0yal project. Other new features include auto-battle options as well as a besti...