Guerrilla has included gyro controls for aiming in Horizon Forbidden West.They’re not on by default though, so you’ll need to activate the controls in the settings – you can find “Motion Aiming” in the Controls menu.Considering you’ll spend a lot of time in the game aiming with Aloy’s bow and arrow, the option of gyro controls is a great addition to the...
Netflix's new mobile games service rolling out globally today for subscribers on Android – Eurogamer.net
Following several months of limited testing in select European territories, Netflix is rolling out its fledging video games service to all subscribers around the world (as long as they have an Android device), starting today, 2nd November.Netflix announced it was “in the early stages” of expanding into games back in July, explaining it would initially focus on titles for mobile...
Capcom's timer may be counting down to a Street Fighter 6 announcement – Eurogamer.net
An industry insider is adding fuel to those speculative fires that Capcom’s strange timer is indeed counting down to the announcement of Street Fighter 6.GamesBeat’s Jeff Grubb has once again beaten the publisher to the reveal, alleging in his Giant Bomb video show (via VGC) that multiple sources have intimated to them that a sixth instalment of the fan-favourite fighting game is on...
Final Fantasy 14 director Naoki Yoshida addresses verbal abuse from players – Eurogamer.net
Final Fantasy 14 director Naoki Yoshida has spoken out about verbal abuse against the developers of the game.Featuring on the Square Enix Radio Mog Station, translated on reddit, Yoshida requested fans consider their language when offering feedback on the game.Fan criticism was particularly high following the delay to latest expansion Endwalker and subsequent queue times, despite regular...
Lost Ark's March update brings new end-game Abyss Raids, story content, and more – Eurogamer.net
With Lost Ark still riding high in popularity following its long-awaited western release in February, Amazon has announced the first batch of new content heading to the free-to-play MMO later this month – including new end-game raids and a helping of new story quests.“While we launched just a few short weeks ago, fans of Lost Ark know that there is a wealth of content present in the...
Forever Skies is an intriguing post-climate crisis sci-fi survival game – Eurogamer.net
Here’s a quick look at Forever Skies, a new post-apocalyptic survival game set after the impending climate crisis.It’s not all doom and gloom – humanity still survives above the clouds, though it’s not looking great for us either. You play a scientist who ventures back down to the planet’s ruined surface in an airship for clues on what went wrong. (Spoilers: NFTs...
Superb adventure game Lair of the Clockwork God getting a fancypants Limited Run release – Eurogamer.net
Very good adventure game Lair of the Clockwork God is getting a fancypants, Limited Run, physical release on Switch and PS4.I’m delighted because I’ve got a soft spot for Lair of the Clockwork God. I reviewed it on PC in 2020 and loved it. It’s an adventure game and sometimes a platform game about two characters, Dan and Ben. And they bicker, endlessly. One represents point-and...
Riot Games will pay staff who leave amid changes to long-term direction – Eurogamer.net
Riot Games is allowing staff to leave with 25 percent of their salary amid changes to the long-term direction of the company.A new blog post from Riot CEO Nicolo Laurent outlines his plan for the next five years, both in terms of company structure and content.“Our mission is to be the most player-focused game company in the world,” he says. “And that mission is an aspiration; a...
Ukraine game developers speak out in face of Russian invasion – Eurogamer.net
Video game developers based in Ukraine have spoken out, amidst the ongoing invasion of their country by Russia. Ukraine is home to Stalker developer GSC Game World, The Sinking City and Sherlock Holmes studio Frogwares and Suvarium maker Vostok Games, among others. Ubisoft has two studios in the country, including in its capital Kyiv. “Our country woke up with the sounds of explosions and...
On the growing appeal of photography games – Eurogamer.net
Photography games have been on trend lately. Just last year among major publishers there’s been Pokémon Snap and the re-release of a maligned Fatal Frame game. You don’t have to look far to see that every triple-A game these days has a photo mode, but if you extend your gaze beyond that you’ll see independent developers have been the ones pushing the genre forward. Games...
