Although it was initially speculated that the production would reunite Chernobyl’s Craig Mazin with director Johan Renck, Hollywood Reporter states Renck had to drop out because of a scheduling conflict, and now Balagov is slated to take the director reins. According to HR, this suggests “HBO is aiming for a serious dramatic tone for the adaptation”. HBO greenlit the new television adaptation of The Last of Us at the end of last year....

To a certain extent, this port bucks the trend - many Switch conversions from the current-gen consoles run at 30fps from source material that ran at 2x frame-rate (an easy way to save on CPU and GPU resources). Meanwhile, resolution often comes crashing down, to the point where upscaling artefacts and blur can cause problems. Then there’s the whole concept of an open world with granular detail - a test for Switch’s memory, CPU and bandwidth, but an environment that simply has to be delivered with quality on a game like this....

The ruling slapped a €500k fine on EA for every week it did not comply with the court’s demand that it pull FIFA packs from its most recent games, up to a maximum overall fine of €10m. At the time, EA said it would appeal the decision, and did not pull FIFA packs from sale - signing itself up to incur the full €10m penalty. Today, the Dutch Administrative Jurisdiction Division - the country’s highest court - announced it had overruled the Hague court’s 2020 judgement and decided EA had not broken the country’s gambling laws after all....

An in-game message displayed upon logging into Ultimate Team signals notice that a number of FUT items will no longer be sold in packs. The list includes players from Russian clubs, kits from Russian clubs, stadium items from Russian clubs and the national team, and managers from the Russian Premier League. However, these items will not be taken from players who already own them. Indeed, players are actively trading these items on the Ultimate Team auction house....

Not content with playing through Elden Ring with a Ring Fit Adventure controller, streamer Super Louis 64 is now playing through the game using a banana controller. So far he’s even managed to beat Godrick without slipping up, one of the game’s early bosses that many players have struggled with. Let’s peel back the method. Essentially, a bunch of bananas are hooked up to a PC and linked to a single input when pressed....

Finding these will help you access Consecrated Snowfield and Miquella’s Haligtree, home to the game’s toughest challenge, Malenia, Blade of Miquella. If you journey all the way to the Mountaintops of the Giants and collect the map fragments for the region, you’ll discover an area to the west is still shrouded in mystery - and this is where we want to access. It’s also required for those looking to complete Millicent’s quest....

There is “a possibility” this includes customer information, the publisher admitted today in a statement passed to Eurogamer. The publisher of Dark Souls, Elden Ring and Soulcalibur is now “currently identifying the status about existence of leakage, scope of the damage, and investigating the cause,” it wrote. The attack itself took place on 3rd July, Bandai Namco has now admitted - well over a week before reports began to circulate that a ransomware group was preparing to release the data it had harvested from Bandai Namco’s servers....

You’ll need to have made it right through Leyndell, Ash Capital, and beaten Hoarah Loux to come face to face with Radagon of the Golden Order. Radagon of the Golden Order is one of the tougher bosses in the game, but since spirit ash summons are available in this boss fight, we’d definitely recommend putting them to good use. On this page: Looking for some direction? Our what to do first in Elden Ring, Elden Ring walkthrough, Site of Grace locations and main bosses in order pages can help....

To face off against Sir Gideon Ofnir, you’ll need to make it through Crumbling Farum Azula and into Leyndell, Royal Capital. Sir Gideon Ofnir can be a pretty tough son of a gun to take down, but since spirit ash summons are available in this boss fight, we’d definitely recommend putting them to good use. On this page: Firstly, we’d recommend using the Mimic Tear Ash Summon for this boss encounter, since it can relentlessly press the boss and give him very little room to operate....

The move into scripted video programming was reported today by The Information (paywall), and comes as Epic’s revenues have been hit by its inability to expand further on iPhones and Android devices. A push into the entertainment sector would bolster Epic’s coffers, and a Fortnite movie has reportedly “already been discussed”. A trio of top LucasFilm employees have joined Epic Games this year, The Information notes, including the film studio’s former VP of physical production, Jason McGatlin....

Here on this page, we’ll be listing FIFA 19’s best defenders - which includes the best FIFA CB, the best FIFA LB, the best FIFA RB and the best wing backs, too, ranked in order of their overall rating. Be sure to take also look at the specifics depending on what you want out of them, like Acceleration and Sprint Speed if you like to hold a high line, or Short Passing if you like to play it our from the back....

The traditional release time and day of the week returns, despite the two-month hiatus, with the cards featured in the latest Team of the Week officially available in packs from Wednesday, 24th June at 6pm UK time, where they’ll be around for seven days before the next TOTW comes into play. FIFA 20 TOTW Moments 6: starting 11 De Bruyne - CM - 96 - Man City Benzema - CF - 91 - Real Madrid Haaland - ST - 90 - Borussia Dortmund Zapata - ST - 88 - Atalanta Visca - RM - 88 - İstanbul Başakşehir Azpilicueta - RB - 87 - Chelsea Nkoulou - CB - 87 - Torino Saint-Maximin - LM - 86 - Newcastle Stindl - CAM - 85 - Borussia Mönchengladbach Chilwell - LB - 84 - Leicester City Sepe - GK - 84 - Parma...

But some eagle-eyed fans noticed that the polish for the trailer was not all there. Skip to 3:06, and you’ll notice a player doing a T-Pose as the narrator discusses how the improvements to the game make it feel more like “real world football.” Another person noticed that this player was actually two players from the opposing teams (Dortmund and Real Madrid) phasing into each other. Better yet, if you pause at 3:08 you’ll also spot a Real Madrid player staring off into the distance seemingly uninterested in the ball....

That comes alongside FIFA’s announcement it’ll be adopting a non-exclusive licensing model for games based on its brand moving forward, and that it’s currently working with third-party studios and publishers to develop new projects. This, it says, will enable it to provide “more choice for football and gaming fans in the lead-up to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023.” Now that its partnership with EA is officially over, FIFA says it’s already started engaging with publishers, studios, and investors to create a major new simulation football title for 2024....

His comment is taken from the Final Fantasy 35th anniversary Uniqlo magazine, which accompanies a new line of t-shirts celebrating the series. Final Fantasy fan and translator Aitai Kimochi shared a translation of Naoki’s comments on Twitter, as he noted the game is now in the final stages of development. “We’re in the final stages of development for the new numbered game in the series, Final Fantasy 16,” said Yoshida....

Ismail was let go from Ubisoft in August 2020, two months after stepping down from his role as creative director on Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Multiple women, including some Ismail had met as Assassin’s Creed fans, alleged Ismail had contacted them privately and encouraged relationships while concealing the fact he was married. The allegations came as Ubisoft faced a wave of sexual misconduct and assault allegations, which led to the departures of a string of high-profile figures....

From the creators of American Vandal, it follows a fictional League of Legends pro team aiming to win its first world championship. Team Fugitive is led by star player Creamcheese, but he clashes with the young prodigy Organizm. The series will be released on Paramount Plus on 16th June. You can check out the trailer below. While this isn’t an official Riot Games production, its involvement is clear due to official League of Legends footage used in the series, as well as the inclusion of various pro players and casters....

Football Manager 2022 and Football Manager 2022 Xbox Edition both launch 9th November, the former on Xbox Game Pass for PC, the latter on Xbox Game Pass for console. You can of course still buy Football Manager 2022 from Steam, the Epic Games Store and the Microsoft Store. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members get access to both titles, and can continue their progress on Football Manager 2022 Xbox Edition from any supported device through Xbox Cloud Gaming....

The studio’s first game, Darwin’s Paradox, is a platform adventure game for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S that draws inspiration from Inside, Limbo, and Little Nightmares for a game “filled with humour and influenced by the Golden Age of the 1950s science fiction and today’s 3D animation feature films”. It’s being developed in Unreal Engine 5 and will be released in early 2024. Watch on YouTube Eurogamer Newscast: Will we subscribe to PlayStation Plus Premium, and how does Xbox cope with the loss of Starfield this year?...

Yet after playing the game on PlayStation 5 at a recent preview event, I still have concerns about both its representation and its combat, despite its magical potential. I suspect that Forspoken will be at its best when it’s most freeing. The freedom to explore the wide open plains and crumbling ruins of Athia and complete its myriad side activities. The freedom to fully customise Frey’s abilities. The freedom to flip between its extensive collection of spells to deal elemental damage and exploit weaknesses....