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A group of former CD Projekt Red developers who have worked on The Witcher 3 have now started their own studio called Dark Passenger and are working on a new video game based in feudal Japan. While the game itself doesn’t have a name just yet, Dark Passenger’s website offers a first look at some of the artwork behind the project, and both Ben and Michalski say they’re looking to create an online multiplayer experience that features both PvP and PvE elements. Players will also move acrobatically like Titanfall and Apex Legends: “Our locomotion system will allow players to perform incredible [feats] such as running on arrows that were fired by other players, fast climbing on vertical surfaces with the use of shuko claws or using a yari spear like a pole to jump over obstacles. Enga...

The Pokémon Company International has announced an upcoming Halloween campaign that will include themed activations and merchandise across the entire franchise. Kicking off the celebration, the company unveiled a new Pokémon Trading Card Game: Trick or Trade BOOster Bundle, which will launch in participating retailers on September 1. Each bundle will include 40 Halloween-inspired mini booster backs, each of which will contain three spooky Pokémon cards, with characters including Zubat, Gengar, Pumpkaboo, Mimikyu and Polteageist. Additionally, each card will be stamped with a Pikachu jack-o-lantern. “The Trick or Trade BOOster Bundle combines two things that families love — Pokémon trading cards and Halloween,” said Tim Moore, senior director of merchandise and retail marketing at The ...

Elevating a design beloved by its fans, Razer has now introduced the Deathstalker V2 Pro, offering a low-profile keyboard with enhanced optical switches to give you just that extra edge over your rivals in-game. Adopting a significantly more minimalistic design language over its predecessor, the new model manages to retain the low-profile feel that users are familiar with, but upgrades the entire experience with the all-new Razer Low-Profile Optical Switches to offer high-speed actuation. The switches are available in both Linear and Clicky options, with the former boasting an actuation point of a mere 1.2mm and a total travel of 2.8mm under 45 grams of actuation force, while the latter offers an actuation point of 1.5mm, the same full travel of 2.8mm, and just a slightly higher actuation ...

Elevating a design beloved by its fans, Razer has now introduced the Deathstalker V2 Pro, offering a low-profile keyboard with enhanced optical switches to give you just that extra edge over your rivals in-game. Adopting a significantly more minimalistic design language over its predecessor, the new model manages to retain the low-profile feel that users are familiar with, but upgrades the entire experience with the all-new Razer Low-Profile Optical Switches to offer high-speed actuation. The switches are available in both Linear and Clicky options, with the former boasting an actuation point of a mere 1.2mm and a total travel of 2.8mm under 45 grams of actuation force, while the latter offers an actuation point of 1.5mm, the same full travel of 2.8mm, and just a slightly higher actuation ...

Almost five months after releasing the first batch of extra tracks from the game’s new Booster Course Pass, the second wave will now be dropping next week for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The first bundle of maps went live back in March, featuring eight courses that span across previous Mario Kart titles for consoles such as the N64, 3DS, and Wii. Now, another eight will be added, including New York Minute, Mario Circuit 3, Kalimari Desert, Waluigi Pinball, Sydney Sprint, Snow Land, Mushroom Gorge, and Sky-High Sundae. All will be accessible when the second wave can be downloaded on August 4, with another four more eight-track bundles to come until the end of 2023 to bring the total number of DLC courses up to a whopping 48, although there’s no release date just yet for wave three. ...

Post Malone is ready to shell out a $100,000 USD cash reward to anybody who can beat him in a one-on-one match of Magic: The Gathering. The gaming enthusiast, who previously announced a partnership with Magic: The Gathering, is set to select one lucky player via a Whatnot livestream on August 4 and is open to everyone; if the player chosen is not familiar with the game, Whatnot will enlist the help of expert Reid Duke to train the player for the match against Posty. The match will take place on August 11, with viewers all over the world able to tune into the live play-by-play narrated by Josh and Jimmy of The Command Zone on the Whatnot app. “I absolutely love Magic: The Gathering and I can’t wait to link up with Whatnot and battle it out with the winner,” Malone said in a statement. “We b...

Goat Simulator 3 features an all-new adventure featuring the return of Pilgor, the goat. A direct sequel to the 2014 Goat Simulator, the game will revolve around Goats and take place on the sandbox island of San Angora, a place filled with chaos and mysteries. The game will feature a Multiplayer mode, allowing you to play with up to four players as goats, and will be available locally, online, or in co-op. You can travel through worlds with your friends and compete in seven fun multiplayer mini-games as goats. The sequel features a giant sandbox, which gives room for an endless exploration of hidden quests, secrets, and collectibles. The developers hinted that this one has an ending, unlike last time. The goats can be fully customizable from head to toe, with over 300 different fun gears t...

The remake of the popular Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic game has supposedly been delayed indefinitely after Aspyr Media, the company in charge of the remake, fired its important staff. According to reports, design director Brad Prince and art director Jason Minor were fired a week after Aspyr completed a demo to show Lucasfilm and Sony on June 30. The company supposedly held several meetings in July to let employees know that the demo was not up to standard and that the remake “would be put on hold.” In addition, Aspyr informed staff that it will be searching for new contracts and development opportunities. While a reason for the firing of Prince and Minor were not confirmed, a source told Bloomberg that the amount of time and money spent to create the demo was “disproportionate.”...

A hacker has now stolen upward of 69 million accounts on Neopets and is trying to sell them for Bitcoin. According to new reports, the hacker managed to obtain “the complete date and source code” of Neopets‘ website, which very possibly compromised account information including a user’s email address, password, gender, IP address, countries of origin, and birthdays. There’s also a chance credit card information has been leaked. The hacker is now trying to sell all this information for four Bitcoin on a black market website, which roughly equates to $92,000 USD at its current price. “Neopets recently became aware that customer data may have been stolen,” the game now writes on a pop-up notice when entering its site. “We immediately launched an investigation assisted by a leading f...