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Before the Sonic Origins collection came out, many fans hoped that it would provide the definitive official versions of the classic Sonic games. This hope felt more than warranted considering that some of the developers behind the excellent Sonic Mania had a hand in the project. Unfortunately, while the collection wasn’t quite as poor as Sonic Colors Ultimate, it still came with a host of bugs and questionable design choices that even led to one of the main developers calling out Sega for how it handled the project....

PlayStation Europe boss Jim Ryan has wished Microsoft “good luck” with its new Xbox console Project Scorpio before saying that he’s “very happy” with Sony’s current hardware strategy. Microsoft announced the first details on Project Scorpio earlier this week, confirming that the console will feature a powerful 6 teraflop GPU and include support for native 4K gaming. But despite rumours suggesting that Scorpio will be significantly more powerful than Sony’s new PlayStation Neo, the console won’t stop Sony from pursuing its current plans, Ryan says....

Sony Interactive Entertainment America has made a bunch of new positions available at Insomniac Games, which were announced on Linkedin. The company posted an opening for an audio engineer to work at Insomniac last month, leading many to suspect that something was afoot. Also, with more job openings being advertised this week, it appears that the assertions could be true. The posts of Audio Designer and Senior Audio Designer in Burbank, Los Angeles, are currently being advertised by the gaming magnates....

Though Sony has started to reveal information about the upcoming PlayStation 5, which includes potential backward compatibility support for the system, it seems like it still isn’t quite sure how it’ll work. There have been numerous leaks and rumors regarding the PlayStation 5 over the past year, many of which have claimed that the system will be capable of running games from every iteration of the PlayStation in the past. This doesn’t mean that the PlayStation 5 will come bundled with a CD-ROM drive in order to run twenty-year-old PlayStation games, but it would have an easier time running digital versions of these games in an authentic way....

Note: According to Bandai Namco, the servers for online play are unavailable until launch day. As netcode is crucial for fighting games, we’re holding off on our full review of Soulcalibur VI until we can test this for ourselves, and the following technical review will not take online play into account. The first time I was able to play Soulcalibur VI was during E3 2018. The game was showcased and playable on the show floor....

Oh how the turn tables. Soulja Boy, after being so confident that he could release a console that emulates Nintendo games without consequence, now finds himself the victim of internet sabotage. His website has reportedly been hacked, and the culprit appears to be a former employee. The website in question is the hub for his suspiciously $11.66 SouljaWatch device, souljawatch.com. If you visit the website, at least at the time of this writing, you’ll find nothing but an error page claiming the site is unavailable....

A new video showcases just how good a Spider-Man game for the next generation could look. The video in question shows footage from a demo, and uses the Megacity environment from The Matrix Awakens (you can check out Aiofe and Ian giving the Matrix a whirl below). But back to Spider-Man. A YouTube user with the nickname Menterial used Lewis Fiford’s Spider-Man (thanks, DSOG) to add everyone’s favourite neighbourhood superhero into the sprawling Matrix city....

THQ Nordic has recently announced something special to whet the whistles of SpongeBob fans. As many may know, a remake of SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated is in the works, with the same 2020 release date announced at this year’s E3. But those who plan on pre-ordering now have a few options to mull over. The game is getting two special collector’s editions that are absolutely packed with some of the best goodies under the sea....

THQ Nordic announced the remake of SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom in June of 2019. In a new Nintendo email, it seems the release date for the game has now been leaked. According to the leak, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated, is set to be released on May 22nd. Nintendo’s email lists May 22nd and May 24th as possible release dates for Battle for Bikini Bottom-Rehydrated, however it is believed that the video game will be released the same day as the new SpongeBob SquarePants movie, which hits theaters May 22nd....

The exclusives war is heating up and the latest blow has been struck by Google, as the company has purchase Typhoon Studios, the team behind the upcoming Journey to the Savage Planet, and integrated its staff into the first Stadia Games and Entertainment studio. The Google Stadia service is now available to those who purchased a Founder’s Edition or were lucky enough to receive a Buddy Pass, but the current line-up of games leaves something to be desired....

As first reported by PC Gamer, the suit alleges that Crytek originally licensed its engine for use in the game at a below market rate in exchange for prominent display of its trademarks in Star Citizen itself which was obviously off the cards when the development switched engines in December 2016. However, Crytek also claim that the switch to the Lumberyard engine was also in breach of contract, claiming ‘the GLA states that Defendants have a license only to exclusively embed CryEngine in the Game....

This Star Trek: Picard article contains spoilers through Episode 3. Though a secret Romulan cabal called the Zhat Vash might be the most overt set of villains in Star Trek: Picard, another pointed-eared character strikes even more fear without needing to pick up a phaser. In Episodes 2 and 3 of Star Trek: Picard, Commodore Oh — played by Tamlyn Tomita — barely needs move a muscle, or raise an eyebrow, to make her point....

An announcement on the Star Wars: The Old Republic website by Project Director Keith Kanneg delivered some bad news to players today. The next expansion coming to the game, Legacy of the Sith, has been delayed into next year. Initially set to release on December 14, it’ll now arrive on February 15, 2022. So, you’ll need to wait a couple more months to explore the depths of Manaan, discover the new story, and unleash new abilities and Combat Styles....

DICE has released the first patch for Star Wars Battlefront 2 following last week’s disabling of microtransactions. This patch takes the game to v0.2 and according to DICE fixes some of the issues found late in development. The patch also focuses on stability and performance improvements and fixes such as controller input being lost on the UI, Rey’s lightsaber vanishing, the game freezing on pausing, and texture issues. A note from DICE reads:...

It sounds like Chris Avellone (lead designer and writer of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2, writer of Prey, and writer of Fallout: New Vegas), worked on Respawn’s Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order in some capacity. “I can’t say 100% b/c of NDAs, but the ones I can say: I just finished up work with Jedi: The Fallen Order,” said Avellone on Twitter in response to a question regarding what he has been working on....

When Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order reach Ilum, Cal will just have faced his demons, and will be seeking to find his way via a Jedi Temple. But the door to the Jedi Temple is sealed with ice, and a puzzle needs to be solved before players can proceed. While this puzzle isn’t the most complicated, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order players often find themselves lost and having to trace their steps back....

Valve has announced the top 10 games played on Steam Deck in August, plus another milestone it has reached. Things are looking smooth for Steam Deck right now. Production is doing well, outperforming Valve’s estimates, and people are finally getting their hands on a unit. To round off August, Valve has revealed the 10 most played games on Steam Deck during the month. Coming out on top was Vampire Survivors, with new release Cult of the Lamb in second....

Many Roblox players are on the lookout for all the Roblox Fidget Toy World Codes that they can use to earn free rewards. To save you time, we’ve collected a list of all the new, genuine, working, and valid codes that you may use. All Roblox Fidget Toy World Codes List (January 2023) Here’s where we’ll keep track of all the latest and current codes. If you don’t type them exactly the way they are shown, they won’t work....

With under 11 hours to go and almost $750,000 of its $1.5 million target still to find, it looks almost certain that Rock Band 4’s PC crowd-funding campaign will end in failure. However, Harmonix may have alternate plans in place, telling fans that there will be an update posted tomorrow after the campaign ends. “As we enter our final 12 hours, we would like to give a great big “Thank You” to all of our backers and supporters,” reads today’s update....

Rocket League will be receiving a new limited-time mode next week where the battle-cars will be combating each other directly instead of playing soccer, developer Psyonix announced today. The new mode is called Knockout and features up to eight players with no teams involved. Each player will receive three lives and knock others out of the “Safezone” translucent dome for 10 seconds or into various hazards below the platform, such as spikes or lasers, for an instant death....