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What Mauricetold you aboutUbisoft’s “Uplay Passport” was accurate, but now we have official confirmation and a solid price point to work with. As is becoming the norm, new copies of games will include one-time codes that unlock multiplayer and potentially further bonus content as well. If you buy an applicable title used and want access to this locked-out content, it’s going to cost you $9.99. Ubisoft is launching this initiative “in the coming months,” starting withDriver: San Francisco....

Ubisoft is going to patch out the asinineFrom DustDRM that demands an online verification every time the game is booted up. It’s due to drop in about two weeks. The two-week wait is apparently so Ubisoft can relocate game saves from its own servers to users’ hard drives. Once the patch is out, an automatic update will ensure that futureFrom Dustsessions will be played offline, without having to constantly prove your honesty to a company that sold you a product and really should just leave you alone....

$1.3 billion deal under scrutiny The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is to investigate the purchase of UK developer Sumo Digital by Chinese conglomerate Tencent, to ascertain that the transaction does not pose any threat to US national security. Tencent,who bid to acquire Sumo Digitalin July of this year for a hefty $1.3 billion USD, has agreed to allow CFIUS to investigate the purchase. Both Tencent and Sumo Digital are cooperating in hopes that it will allow the deal to be finalized once CFIUS completes its investigation....

HARIMAU Sorry, I can’t bring myself to use catchy game-related words in the headline like “WipEout Omega Collectionboosts into your living room this June.” Makes me cringe as much as how every ad says “slam dunk” during the NCAA basketball tournament. No, it “releases” on June 6 in America and June 7 in Europe, 2017 both digitally andphysically. Seems like every release date I’ve reported on lately releases in America first by a day or two…weird....

Type words to create spells WordTrap Dungeon, a new typing/puzzle game on PC is in pre-alpha, and it looks pretty darn good so far. The developer states that bothBookworm AdventuresandTyping of the Deadwere inspirations. Works for me! Basically, you type words to form spells and attack monsters with them. In the full game, there’s going to be both a campaign and an arena mode, as well as simple RPG elements....

D3Publisher and MonkeyCrafthave releaseda sequel to their surprise hit of 2023.Yeah! You Want “Those Games,” Right? So Here You Go! Now, Let’s See You Clear Them! 2is actually its real title, and it’s available for Switch, PS4, PS5, and PC. Yeah! You Want “Those Games,” Right? So Here You Go! Now, Let’s See You Clear Them!was releasednearly one year agoand met with success because of its enormous title and interesting concept....

Pass judgment before launch If, like my good self, you’ve been keeping one eye on Izanagi Games’ weird, melodramatic shmupYurukill: The Calumniation Games, then here’s some fine news: You can check out the entire first chapter of the incoming release today, via a new PC demoavailable right now on Steam.(A demo is already available on PlayStation platforms.) As a quick refresher,Yurukill: The Calumniation Gamesis an unnerving new release that sees convicted felons forced to team up with their victims in order to survive a bizarre tournament of death — presided over by “Binko,” an attractive woman in a sinister fox mask....

More visible than intended [Update:Following on from yesterday’s leaked trailer. Hello Games has announced that the latest update toNo Man’s Sky, Visions, will launch today, November 22, across all formats. For further details, check out the official siteright here.] Due to some sneaking chicanery on YouTube, fans of Hello Games’ interplanetary explorerNo Man’s Skyhave discovered an unlisted trailer, revealing the next major update for the sci-fi title. Visions, as the new content is titled, will add another huge selection of planets, biomes, flora and fauna toNMS’ever-expanding world....

6 Pack of Tracks get you Back in the Saddle, Jack Boston’s hometown heroes Aerosmith have a six-pack of tracks hittingRock Bandthis coming Tuesday, January 29th. This is the first time the hard-rocking, blues-influenced band has graced theRBplatform, and the first time they’ve been in a game sinceRevolution X(or, rather the second time, but we’d like to forget the cash-grab attempt ofGuitar Hero: Aerosmith). The track includes greatest hits such as “Walk This Way” and “Sweet Emotion” from the ’75 albumToys in the Attic, “Back in the Saddle” fromRocks, and a live version of their hit, “Dream On....

This probably makes sense If the presence of David Hasselhoff in the feature lengthKung Furywasn’t enough 1980s nostalgia fetish fuel for you, perhaps Arnie will fill in some gaps. Shortly afterMichael Fassbender was confirmed to star in the film project,THRalso reports that former California Governor and former Mr. Freeze Arnold Schwarzenegger will also appear, playing the United States President. Arnold as president is a joke that has been played out at this point, but perhaps we’re past the moratorium seeing howthe gag fromThe Simpsons Moviewas over ten years ago....

As one of two shotguns available inCall of Duty: Black Ops 6, the ASG-89 excels at high-speed hip-fire-style gameplay due to its incredibly generous spread. As such, the best builds with this beast involve empowering that hip-fire gameplay further with the right loadout and attachments. Unlocking the ASG-89 requires you to have been playing for a bit, requiring you to achieve a mid-progression rank oflevel 31. Once unlocked, it can be equipped at any time in the primary slot of your custom loadouts....

Call of Duty Black Ops 6season three is in full swing, and several new weapons, along with some returning ones, have made their way with the update. Here are some of the best weapons you can use in the newBO6season. Meta loadouts for BO6 Season 3 Kilo 141 Considering the fact that theKilo 141has a high rate of fire while offering a lower recoil, it’s easily one of the top picks forBlack Ops 6multiplayer....

Baldur’s Gate 3has some of the best NPC companions ever seen in a video game. As players build up affinity with their favorite party members, characters start revealing their deep backstories and intimate feelings. Every relationship is so compelling it’s only natural to wonder how many you can pursue at once. So, can you romance multiple characters in BG3? BG3: Can you romance multiple companions? In Baldur’s Gate 3, you can romance multiple companions, but only if you’re romancingShadowheart,Astarion, orHalsin....