Our review is coming later Ubisoft recently notified the press that itwasn’t going to send out early copiesofThe Crew. Instead,critics would have to experience everything at launch and beyond,meaning there would be no reviews for the game at release. That’s a bummer for anyone who pre-ordered and has no idea of what to expect. But fear not, as Brittany Vincent and I have obtained copies ofThe Crew, and while she’s hard at work giving you the full rundown in the future, I’m here to give a few quick thoughts for all of you who haven’t picked up your pre-orders yet....

Literally just one second Frictional Games, the developer behind horror monster showsSOMAandAmnesia: The Dark Descent, is up to something. It’s not something you’re going to understand; it’s just something that will reassure you there’s more nightmare material on the horizon. As noted byRock, Paper Shotgun, Frictional has updated the sitenextfrictionalgame.com. For years, this site read “Our next project has not yet been announced.” Now, there’s a 1-second looping video of a pulsating something or other....

Time to kill so many people The newHitmanis coming to Xbox One, PS4 and PC on December 8 this year. A new trailer for the game was show at today’s Square Enix E3 press conference. We will have the trailer up for you as soon as possible. The new game will have a focus on open ended gameplay, featuring levels set in Paris, Italy, Marrakesh and more.Hitmanwill support community created contracts, which should lead to plenty of content for a while after launch....

The sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn is shaping up nicely The hits keep on coming. Even if we knew aHorizon Zero Dawnsequel had to be on the way, the trailer forHorizon Forbidden Westwas one of the best out to come of Sony’s PlayStation 5 reveal event. That bit at the end of the footage with the marching war elephant? MajorLord of the Ringsvibes. I love it. And the prospect of going on dives knowing full well there are nasty underwater beasts?...

Roughly 20 hours, without messing around God of War Ragnarok, like 2018’sGod of War, is about a 20-30 hour game. While it’s not completely open world, the sandboxes you do get to play in have a lot to do in them beyond the main story sequences. Here’s a quick breakdown of what to expect. A breakdown of different playstyles, and how long it’ll take to beat or 100%God of War Ragnarok God of War Ragnarokis interesting in that it elegantly throws sidequests your way, but doesn’t require you to finish them to keep going on the critical path....

The third task that the Vendor Handshake gives you inGray Zone Warfareis Restoring Order. Unlike most tasks that require you to visit a specific location on the map, Restoring Order can be completed anywhere in the starter town closest to your faction. This is how you complete the Restoring Order task inGray Zone Warfare. How to neutralize enemies in the nearby town to complete the Restoring Order task inGray Zone Warfare, you need toNeutralize 15 enemies in the nearby town....

Whether you’re trying to work your way throughMr Raccoon’s long list of requests, or you simply just fancy yourself some Dried Fruit to help you keep going long enough to see sundown, you’re going to need a Dehydrator. Here’s how to get one inStardew Valley. The good news is that you don’t need to get to a particular point in the game as the recipe is available from the very beginning, though you will need to save up a bit if you’ve just started a new save file in honor of the 1....

It’s fair to say that there are a lot ofmountsinFinal Fantasy XIV, but some of them are more worth grinding for than others. The Sabotender de la Luna mount, added inpatch 6.5, is one such mount that inspires a desire to grind, but it’s definitely a hard grind, and not for the faint of heart. There are two methods to obtain the Sabotender de la Luna whistle. Neither of these methods are easy by any stretch of the imagination, and both require an extraordinary amount of luck....

The Stop Killing Games EU Citizen’s Initiative has managed to scrape up over one million signatures. Not long after it crossed that mark, however, a gaming publishing lobbying group came out with a statement staunchly opposing the initiative and misrepresenting what it stands for. Thank you for your comment, I guess? Video Games Europe, an EU lobbying group comprised of gaming publishers,reactedsharply to the growing Stop Killing Games Initiative, which is on the path to being actually considered by the European Union....

You’re going to want to take the 65 north until you see it… The surreal point-and-click adventureKentucky Route Zerohas finally released its second episode, after a few delays. Originally it was set torelease in April, but then it was pushed back into May. Ittechnicallydid release in May, though I suppose that really depends on your time zone, since they cut it so close. But all of that is behind us now, since Episode 2 is here!...

But missed the mark when Playdom was closed Kingdom Hearts X[chi]is a bit of a lost number when it comes to the franchise. Although pretty much every other iteration was localized (even the mobile games in the form ofKingdom Hearts Re:coded,chiis still a missing piece of the puzzle. Siliconera has the dirton why that hasn’t been localized yet — specifically that itwasgoing to get the localization treament, but when Playdom closed, Disney Interactive kind of ceased their initiative on bringing it over....

Just stop Bluto from punching that baby this Famicom Friday We’ve been friends for a while now, right? And after all these Famicom articles, you’re probably thinking, “gee, that lady sure does know Japanese.” That’s not true. My Japanese can best be described as existent. I can sometimes take directions and pick out the odd word from a sentence. I can read some parts of instruction manuals, just enough that I can figure out what is a power-up and what increases your speedo....

[Enjoying your Memorial Day weekend, U.S. Dtoiders? Thinking about doing some swimming? If not, maybe this top ten underwater levels will get you in thedrowningwading mood. Want to see your own writing on the front page? Write something awesome andput it in the C Blogs. — Kauza] A recent blog post about someone’s hatred towards water levels in games got me thinking about my own feelings regarding water levels. The underwater sections of games usually tend to be my favorite part of the game, so I’m sometimes surprised to see such animosity towards those levels when the topic is discussed online....