TheResident Evil 4remake marked a new series high as its most successful Steam launch ever, smashing the previous record by a massive margin. This notable achievement indicates that the game’s commercial performance may match its critical response, which has been overwhelmingly positive, withreviewers praising theResident Evil 4remakeas a phenomenal experience that successfully modernizes Capcom’s classic with minimal compromises. The series' simultaneous Steam player record has now been broken three times in the last four years, starting with theResident Evil 2remake which peaked at over 74,000 players in 2019....

Summary Rare’sSea of Thieveswill soon be the first game from the studio to release on a PlayStation console. At one point in time,Sea of Thievesdeveloper Rare was closely associated with Nintendo, developing games almost exclusively for the company’s handhelds as well as its home consoles like the NES, SNES, and Nintendo 64. Through its partnership with Nintendo, Rare was able to produce some of the most beloved games of their generation, like theDonkey Kong Countrytrilogy on the Super Nintendo andBanjo-Kazooieon the Nintendo 64....

TheSonic the Hedgehogfranchise has an incredible cast of characters within the video games and spinoffs. Although a video game character may have appeared in the comics, it was less likely to see a character originating from the comics in one ofSonic’s mainline games. With such an ensemble cast, it would be obvious that so many of them have interesting backstories. Because of this, it’s easier to narrow down whichSoniccharacter has the stronger backstory by only looking at the cast of video game characters and exclude the spinoffs/non-mainline canon....

Stardew Valleyplayers have plenty of options in front of them when they begin their day in the game. Aside from managing the farm and improving the relationships they have with the characters of the town, players can also fish. Fishing opportunities include the rivers, ponds, and ocean that dotStardew Valley, which each feature different species that players can collect. Getting all the different fish available inStardew Valley, however, can be a real challenge....

Not too long ago,Stranded Deepfinally got an official release on console. Though many PS4 and Xbox One users were excited about the launch of thehardcore survival simulator, the PC community has not been quite as thrilled. The reason for this reaction is embroiled in years of history between this game and the PC community on Steam, and has resulted in the once mostly positive reviews being overtaken by a flood of negative reviews from angry PC users....

RPGs are arguably one of the most popular genres of games out on the market. Whether players get to make their own hero with lots of customization options, or they get to play as a specific character that already has their own backstory, RPGs are a great way for fans to immerse themselves in new worlds with new people to meet. RELATED:5 Underrated RPGs For Playstation 4 (& 5 That Are Overrated)...

Streaming video games is becoming more of a reality than ever, with internet speeds and bandwidths increasing with every passing day and therefore, related issues becoming less of a concern. The Netflix model of service-subscription is growing in popularity in a very similar vein, and developers and publishers have certainly taken note and are pursuing the model, now more than ever. However, with more players in the field comes more competition....

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomhas a very different Great PlateaufromBreath of the Wild, containing far fewer tutorial elements and new shrines, such as one called Tadarok, which is hidden away. Players returning to the sequel after exploring all the previous entry had to offer might find this shrine by accident, as inTears of the Kingdom, it is located behind the waterfallthat used to house a cache of treasure chests....

Summary Warning: This article has end-game spoilers for Baldur’s Gate 3.The Dark Urge is one of the six pre-made Origin characters available to players inBaldur’s Gate 3. It stands out as being the only fully customizable one, with the Origin’s appearance, name, class, race, and sub-race being up to the player. Only the character’s background, the Haunted One, is unable to be changed and proves to be an important part during the events ofBaldur’s Gate 3, especially when the enigmatic butler Sceleritas Fel shows up at key points in the Dark Urge’s story....

People Can Fly is well known as a developer of unconventional first- and third-person shooter games. The latest and perhaps most important of these (for now) isOutriders. It’s with experience from People Can Fly that several developers set out to create their own studio: Gruby Entertainment. Although founded in 2020, progress has been somewhat slow on its first game. However, it looks like that game may be closer to the light of day now, in part thanks to the publisher that has decided to produce the as yet title-less project....

Summary Fortnitewill add a driveable Tesla Cybertruck to the game tomorrow, July 23. This comes after a teaser image was released on theFortniteTwitter account on July 21, showing off some tread marks and a piece of the Cybertruck logo. Tesla is no stranger to the video game world, as its cars have had ways to play games with the touchpad on their dashboards for some time. Fortnitehas taken part in several collaborations lately, the most recent being aPirates of the Caribbeancollabadded to the game on July 19....

Playground Games issued a new hotfix update forForza Horizon 5, which fixes bugs affecting the game’s Xbox Series S performance and multiple cars. Alongside the new update, the development team at Playground Games reconfirmed its efforts into fixing issues regarding the Auction House inForza Horizon 5. Playground Games is constantly working to further improveForza Horizon 5through post-launch updates and DLC expansions.Forza Horizon 5’sprior updateon November 8 introduced support for fully functional raytracing, Nvidia DLSS 2....

TheGrand Theft Autofranchise has grown and evolved to become one of the most prolific series in modern video games. In terms of sales,Grand Theft Auto 5is still consistently placing high in NPD reports revealing thetop selling gameseach and every month. It’s been almost seven years since the latest installment in theGrand Theft Autofranchise,GTA 5, was released and many fans are eager for what’s next. However, three passionate fans took matters into their own hands and made a stunning trailer showcasing what a remasteredGrand Theft Auto: San Andreascould look like in Unreal Engine....