As for when this trailer was meant to go live, it’s possible that the release date was intended to be shown off at the Gamescom Opening Night Live show later today. The upcoming open world Sonic title that we’ve been seeing more and more of over recent months has been receiving a mixed reception from fans since we first laid eyes on it. Although the trailer was swiftly taken down, Sonic fans are some of the quickest out there, meaning a back-up was saved and uploaded to Twitter courtesy of quick-on-the-draw user Shaikh Sehran....

Whenever there’s a supposed leak or rumour going around, it’s always best to take it with that famous pinch of salt. One of the more recent rumours has been that a new Sly Cooper game is in the works. Well, Sucker Punch itself is here to put that to bed, alongside any speculation of a new Infamous game, as it has put out a blog post confirming no such projects are in development....

The company – which has been on something of a purchasing spree lately – has agreed to acquire three of Square Enix’s Western studios (Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal, and Square Enix Montreal), alongside a suite of IP that once belonged to Square Enix. But Square isn’t so keen to offload all of its Western IP just yet. A press release from the Japanese publisher has confirmed the company will retain the rights to the Just Cause, Life is Strange, and Outriders....

On Friday, EA began a week-long giveaway on the Epic Games Store. This week’s new freebie, as revealed the week before, was of Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Celebration Edition. Battlefront 2 is a fairly high-profile game, even more so because it’s a mostly multiplayer/online co-op game. Unfortunately, those who jumped in early ran into a few problems as servers took a big hit. Late on Friday and for a few hours over the weekend, EA’s servers were at capacity, causing Battlefront 2 errors 623, 721 and 918....

The most elegant weapon in the galaxy: a Lightsaber. Whether it’s double-bladed, curved, or equipped with a crossguard, it’s the weapon of a Jedi Knight, not as clumsy or random as a blaster, but deadly all the same. In Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, you get to wield this legendary laser sword and make it your own. Throughout the game, you will find different lightsaber parts hidden in chests and on worktables....

This is all thanks to an delay announced back in May for both Starfield and Redfall, as both games apparently “needed more polish” and were thrown back into the depths of 2023. We since got a look at some Starfield gameplay during the Xbox and Bethesda showcase, which gave us a brief idea of what to expect from Bethesda’s next big RPG. Lots of planets, lots of exploration, and hopefully lots of fun....

Valve has published the August 2020 edition of Steam’s long-running hardware survey, which catalogues the shares of all the different PC components, operating systems, and VR headsets across the many, many PCs and laptops that run Steam. As always, there are a couple of interesting data points worth bringing attention to. Nvidia continues to dominate the GPU space with an over 73% share. The GTX 1000-series is far and away the most popular, with GTX 900-series not far behind....

The four notebooks belong to that of Momo, Doc, Clementine, and Zbaltazar. In combination, they all possess plenty of notes regarding getting outside, and will hopefully lead to you being able to communicate with higher levels in this strange world. This isn’t without some leg work, however, which should be no problem because you’re a cat. It’s finding the books themselves that’s the troublesome part. So, here’s where to find all four of Stray’s notebooks across The Slums....

That means nerfed combos are back, all-new techniques are implemented, and the game balance has generally been shaken up enormously; the patch notes are 79 pages long. But among the adjustments made by this so-called definitive patch there’s a surprising new addition – an extra graphics mode toggle. Specifically, two new graphics modes have been added. First off, there’s a ‘pixel filter’, which when applied goes a way to make SF5’s 3D graphics vaguely resemble those of Street Fighter 2 and 3....

Not wanting to miss out on all this fun, Geoff Keighley decided to do us a solid and bring us more Street Fighter 6 gameplay, which just aired on the Summer Game Fest livestream, and with it the reveal that Guile is back, big hair and all. The trailer was a pretty standard gameplay showcase, pitting Guile against series mainstay Ryu. It’s looking like Guile has some pretty heavy hits, though it looks like he can hold his own at range too....

You smack flamboyant idiots in the face, one after another, and watch them blink out of existence. They keep coming back for more. It feels radical. You deliver justice for the city with bare knuckles and improvised weapons. Broken bottles, a hammer, a spiked baseball bat. It’s a punk rock, fuck you attitude to anyone who gets in the way. At times it’s close to anarchy. The city is rioting and you’re not the only one fighting crime....

Team Meat has announced its long, long-awaited sequel to 2010’s Super Meat Boy is coming soon, which means you can pick up Super Meat Boy Forever on December 23. Announced back in 2015, in the sequel, Meat Boy packs a bigger punch and has new slide and plummet maneuvers. Levels are randomly generated and each time the game is completed, the option to replay the game appears and generates different levels with their own unique secret locations....

That figure makes it Nintendo’s best-selling home console of all time, a title which Wii held for quite a while. The console’s lifetime sales reached 101.6 million before production ended. Switch sales for the Q3 period topped 18.95 million, with the standard version of Switch selling 11.76 million units, the OLED offering sold 3.99 million, and Switch Lite sales topped 3.17 million units. Switch still has a ways to go to beat Wii’s software units sales....

What better way to celebrate May the 4th, or rather Star Wars Day, with great deals on all sorts of goodies from the massive franchise? With so much that’s out there, I’m sure all but the most obsessive fans have some merchandise they haven’t pick up yet or a game they missed out on originally. We have all sorts of sales and deals rounded up for you below! Microsoft Looking for some Star Wars games to celebrate the occasion?...

Earlier this month it was revealed that Terraria for Stadia has been canceled due to Google having disabled the studio head’s Google account without warning, and being unable to address the problem. Basically what happened was that for some reason, founder Andrew Spinks’ Google account had been disabled without reason. According to Spinks, he did not violate the terms of service or do anything to cause the account to be disabled (thanks, Neowin)....

The NDS is no doubt the defining console of my childhood, and undoubtedly many others. Don’t get me wrong, I wasted away many hours on the family Dreamcast, N64 and PS2 as a child, but the NDS was the first console I could truly call my own. Often, my NDS will be picked up again, so I can spend some time catching Pokémon, revisiting Kirby games, or racing around the tracks of Mario Kart DS....

So really, the question isn’t ‘what are the best games on Game Pass,’ but rather, ‘how do I narrow them down’? Since Microsoft’s acquisition of Bethesda brought their exemplary stable of time-sink RPGs to the service, Game Pass has built a rock-solid core of forever titles you can always count on being ready to install. From there, it continues to swap in quality indies and in addition to Microsoft’s first and second party games....

This build requires an early investment into faith, and a few critical items and top-tier incantations to get rolling. However, once you’ve got your hands on the key pieces of kit, this build allows for a surprising amount of variety and personalization for each and every player. Best Black Flame Starting Class and Stats There are three stats that you should prioritise with a black flame build. These are Mind, Faith, and Vigor....

Fitted out with the right attachments, these pistols are a powerful complement to any build, especially if you opt for the Akimbo perk. Akimbo in Warzone lets you dual wield pistols with a small hit to accuracy and aim speed, but that’s not the only way to play our picks for best Warzone pistols. Best Warzone pistol: Sykov The Sykov pistol is Warzone’s best pistol, even after Raven nerfed it earlier in 2021....

There are so many more exciting PlayStation deals to discover in the Days of Play event. We’ve sorted through some of the best deals around in both the UK and the US, including games, controllers, PlayStation VR, and more. We’ve also included the prices of games on the PS store, so you can make sure you’re getting the best deal around. And that’s the best of the Days of Play sale so far....