Sea of Thieves has reached a lofty new milestone in terms of its ever-growing flotilla of scoundrels, Microsoft and Rare have revealed. That makes Sea of Thieves the most successful new IP from Xbox this generation, according to a post on the official Xbox blog . Ten million players is a sum total of everybody who has ever played Sea of Thieves across PC and Xbox One, not active players. “For everyone at Rare, the Sea of Thieves community represents the very best of what gaming can be,” executiv

The Nintendo Switch release of Devil May Cry 3 will modernize the 15-year-old game by adding in the style changing featured in later games in the series. While in Devil May Cry 4 and 5 you can swap styles on the fly, Devil May Cry 3 originally locked you into a fighting style at the start of each level. Will players be able to equip all six styles at once, or perhaps substitute base styles for special styles? Devil May Cry 4, for example, added a fifth Dark Slayer style which could be accessed b

PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan has promised that the PS5, Sony’s next gen console releasing later this year, has a number of “unique elements” that make it stand out from previous iterations, much of which hasn’t yet been revealed by the tech company itself. “With every new console, the processor and graphics get better”, explained Ryan in a new interview with Business Insider Japan, “which is, of course, compelling, but we need to have unique elements too”. The businessman went on to reveal that many

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker featured several big-name deaths – but one Original Trilogy character sadly met his end off-screen. Spoilers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker follow…You might want to sit down for this. The official Rise of Skywalker novelisation promises “expanded scenes and additional content not seen in theaters.” Those calling for a Rise of Skywalker director’s cut – such as actor Dominic Monaghan – may want to snag a copy upon release on March 4. Relive the entire story

Resident Evil 3 Remake will feature more “rearranged elements” than last year’s Resident Evil 2 Remake, reveals producer Masao Kawada in a new interview with Famitsu about the upcoming survival horror sequel. When asked about the decision to remodel the appearance of main character Carlos Oliveira for the remake, Kawada stated that several aspects of Resident Evil 3 have undergone a similar makeover, but stressed that none of these changes have been made without reason. Read more (Image credit:

While the majority of the new Marvel TV shows planned are inevitably heading to Disney Plus, it’s been confirmed that Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige is in talks about bringing Marvel back to network television with ABC after the conclusion of Agents of Shield. Burke added: “We’re looking forward to working with Kevin Feige and we’re at the very beginning of conversations with him now about what a Marvel and ABC show might look like. Right now, Marvel’s focus has been on Disney Plus, as it

Capcom’s Peter Fabiano and Masao Kawada have explicitly promised fans that their Resident Evil 3 remake won’t be delayed past its April 3 release date. In an interview with Famitsu , the producers responded to the relatively brief time period between the December announcement of the Resident Evil 3 remake and its April release date. The acclaimed Resident Evil 2 remake , released a year ago, notoriously saw numerous delays before its eventual release. It seems extraordinary that the Resident Evi

The Ozark season 3 release date has been revealed by Netflix. Mark your calendars: the Ozark season 3 release date is March 27. The season 3 teaser promises this cat-and-mouse game of luck will continue to be the focal point for the couple. Here’s the official synopsis for Ozark season 3, courtesy of Netflix: “It’s six months later, the casino is up and running, but Marty and Wendy are fighting for control of the family’s destiny. There’s even a brief look at Ozark season 3 thanks to the release

Alleged product listings from Amazon Germany and Gamestop Italy have rekindled longstanding rumors that the next Assassin’s Creed game will be set in Viking times. However, while a Division 2 Easter egg and a report from Kotaku support the idea of a Viking Assassin’s Creed, these store listings are exceedingly dubious. These listings show two different editions for what they’re calling Assassin’s Creed Ragnarok. This made me wonder if another Amazon Germany product listing could have been used t

The Standard nerfs are the update’s headlining act, so let’s go through those first. Most of these nerfs target the Galakrond packages for Warrior, Warlock, and Shaman, and Deathrattle Rogue is also getting a well-deserved pruning. The nerf to Ancharr should also keep Pirate Warrior in check without obliterating the card’s usefulness. All in all, these changes ought to be more impactful than the meager batch of Shaman nerfs released in December . Where Standard news is all about nerfs, Battlegro

Math Camp is a new player-made trap in Fallout 76 where you need to do math to save your life. It’s become common for Fallout 76 players to build “trap camps” for unsuspecting players to wander into and subsequently burn to death. Thus, Math Camp was born. The creator makes clear they weren’t interested in making a more humane trap camp with Math Camp, but rather one that gives the creator the pleasure of watching victims frantically think for their lives. “Corpses may burn but nothing burns bri

The new trailer for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot dives into the game’s character progression system, and it’s surprisingly complex. You’ll upgrade your skill tree and learn Super Attacks by collecting Z Orbs spread out across the map. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is the first bonafide role-playing Dragon Ball game to come around in some time. Xenoverse and Xenoverse 2, while satisfying in their own right, are fighting games first and foremost with some light RPG elements. Kakarot is the Dragon Ball RPG fans

Sea of Thieves ‘ January update is called Legends of the Sea, and it rewards seafarers with commendations and tattoos for finding Easter eggs saluting Legendary players. Rare has been honoring players who commit extraordinary acts in Sea of Thieves, whether incidentally or deliberately, since the game’s early alpha days. The Legends of the Sea update hits Sea of Thieves on Wednesday, January 15, and introduces a few quality of life updates. Over in Arena mode, the update makes doomed ships sink

James Cameron has unveiled our first glimpse of Avatar 2 at the CES 2020 trade show. The Avatar 2 concept art (H/T Variety) sees a pair of Na’vi – possibly Jake and Neytiri, though it’s hard to say for sure – overlooking an ocean dotted with mini islands. (Image credit: Disney)If there’s anything to take away from the Avatar 2 concept art (other than making us want a beach holiday, pronto), it’s that Cameron and his team are looking to create a rich, dense fictional world like no other. The orig

The developer of Escape From Tarkov, a hardcore MMO shooter that is currently one of the most watched games on Twitch, has reiterated that it has no intentions to add female playable characters to the game. In light of this interview re-emerging, Battlestate Games has responded on Reddit and Twitter. Then Battlestate Games made a statement on Twitter to clarify the comments made in the 2016 interview. “because of game lore” is meaningless – you decide the lore. Not every game needs to have all g

At GamesRadar+, we’re fans of all things tech and smart, things that often go further than just gaming tech, and these cheap smartwatch deals are just those kind of things. And these Samsung Galaxy Watch deals are one to perk the interest right now: you can save $50 off both variants right now: at Walmart, the larger 46mm version is down to $299; and at Best Buy the $50 discount brings the 42mm variant down to $279.99. The Samsung watches are held in very high regard and our friends over at Tech

Dreams has officially gone gold ahead of its upcoming full release on February 14, 2020. We’ve got some exciting news to share, CoMmunity… #DreamsPS4 has gone GOLD! Thank you for all the love and support you’ve shown Dreams and Media Molecule! During the last State of Play back in December 2019, Media Molecule first revealed Dreams February release date with a trailer celebrating all of the creations that have been made in Dreams so far. With the game officially going gold, we can hardly wait

Developer Team Ninja is bringing extensive balance and accessibility changes to Nioh 2 using feedback gathered during the game’s open beta, creative director Tom Lee explained in a PlayStation Blog post . Ahead of its upcoming release on March 13, Nioh 2 hosted an open beta in November 2019 – a rarity for a primarily single-player game. Now that the dust on the beta has settled, Lee shared an itemized list of changes that the studio is making based on player feedback. These are only some of the

Nintendo has announced a Pokemon Direct livestream is incoming, will run for roughly 20 minutes, and provide “new Pokemon information.” The first possibility is seeing more of the upcoming Pokemon Home app that was first revealed during the Pokemon conference in Tokyo in 2019. Pokemon Home is a cloud service that will allow players to bring all their Pokemon together and connects with Pokemon Bank, Pokemon Let’s Go, Pokemon Go, and Pokemon Sword and Shield. Alongside Home, Pokemon Sleep could al

This cheap Nintendo Switch deal is one to consider immediately – it’ll make you feel much better if you missed any price dips over Black Friday or Christmas (well, maybe). Nintendo Switch Lite | just £171.96 at ebayA Nintendo console for just 172 quid? The Switch Lite consoles are always good to get, offering the best portable gaming experience (probably) you can get right now. So why not pop on over to our take on the best Nintendo Switch games? Check out our guide to the best Nintendo Switch a