“Upon meeting a new player they’ll be logged into your contacts and the contact system will now keep a history of all interactions (good, bad, indifferent, rage-inducing etc),” Facepunch explained in a press release. “To help quickly identify friend from foe, players’ nameplates will now display blue for friendly and red for hostile. Waving at players will reveal your name (it doesn’t always pay to be nice…) and using binoculars will reveal if a player is unknown, hostile or friendly from large distances....

Over at Currys, you can catch this Gigabyte M28U 4K 28 inch UHD monitor for £270 cheaper than you normally would. There are so many great deals out there this Black Friday, so if you’re looking to refresh other areas of your set up, check out this deal on a SteelSeries 7 gaming headset or this Razer Huntsman Mini Analog keyboard. Gigabyte M28U 4K 28 inch UHD monitor - £399 (was £669)...

If you do want to get a 240Hz monitor without breaking the bank, there’s a huge discount on the Lenovo Legion Y25-25 monitor right now. You can save 40 per cent on this brilliant monitor, getting it for just £179.99. Legion Y25-25 24.5" FHD IPS FreeSync Premium 240Hz Gaming Monitor -£179.99 at Lenovo The £120.00 discount makes the cost comparable to some 144Hz monitors, and makes the Y25 one of the cheapest 240Hz monitors available right now....

“Do YOU want PvP?” cries John McMurtrie, Sea of Thieves’ head of video production. “Do you? Are you ready for the thrill of battle?” There’s a pause for a knuckle kiss. “Ugh, skeletons, I don’t want them, I want real players,” McMurtrie adds. “I want to fight people people!” “This thing’s rated -” pauses for a finger lick " - delicious! It’s your portal to on-demand pirate versus pirate action....

In an interview with Famitsu, Okunari said - as paraphrased by Gosokkyu (thanks, NintendoLife) - the company did “explore the idea” of a Dreamcast or Saturn Mini but ultimately decided not to pursue it when Sega discovered manufacturing mini consoles had become more expensive post-pandemic (and post semiconductor shortage, of course). Okunari added that the Mega Drive Mini’s internals “can’t adequately handle Saturn games”, and manufacturing new chipsets would be prohibitively expensive, joking that if they’d proceeded with the idea, the cost of buying a Dreamcast of Saturn Mini could rival that of a modern-day console....

Though they are entirely optional, finding them will unlock certain Shenmue Trophies and Achievements, with 50 required in total if you’re going for a Platinum or full set of Achievement points. If you’re looking for help with other parts of the game, our Shenmue guide and walkthrough and list of Shenmue tips can help. On this page: Outside Abe Store in Sakuragaoka (Virtua Fighter, Sonic) Outside Yu Arcade in Dobuita (Sega World, Virtua Fighter Kids) Inside the Harbour Lounge at the harbour (Sega World, Vehicle, Port)...

This event is great for newcomers and experienced players alike, because it offers the chance to catch both a shiny Sandshrew and find one with 100% perfect IV stats. Below you’ll find a preview of both shiny Gen 1 Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew, along with the Sandshrew evolution chart and Sandslash’s best moveset. On this page: A Sandshrew with 100% IV stats - Alolan or no - can be evolved into a Sandslash, which is a great choice for battling in raids, gyms and the Go Battle League....

In August, Sifu received a beefy content update, which featured a new scoring system and modifiers which allowed players to customise the difficulty. Two new outfits were also added, and Slocap teased more to come in the autumn update. Included in the roadmap for Sifu in the autumn update is the replay editor and additional modifiers. Slocap shared a brief look at the replay editor on the official Twitter account for Sifu....

Bolukbasi took part in the 2017 and 2018 seasons of the official F1 esport series, which led to two seasons of real racing in GT4 and a successful switch to open wheel racing last year. He’s signed on for the full 2022 F2 season with Czech outfit Charouz Racing, who’ve previously fielded the likes of Enzo Fittipaldi and Callum Illott in the series. Bolukbasi isn’t the first sim racer to make the jump to real-life racing, of course, with a number of notable cases headed up by Jann Mardenborough, the Welsh driver who forged a successful career in Japan’s Super GT after winning Gran Turismo’s GT Academy....

So many of our folklore monsters present fertile ground for video games too. There are creatures great and small, providing a rich menu for both minor threats as well as area-defining showdowns. Though they could serve as the foundation for any number of genres, I find it impossible to ignore the allure of a very British Dark Souls. Take Jenny Greenteeth, the river hag who haunts quiet waters and lures children to their death by drowning....

Three of the games in the Sonic Origins compliation - Sonic 1, Sonic 2 and Sonic 3 and Knuckles - have the same cheats available, but different inputs required for them to work. Most are based on the Mega Drive (or Genesis) originals, and work in a similar way, while others offer new features - such as the ability to toggle new abilities and rules into the original Sonic. This page explains how to enter Sonic Origins cheat codes for each individual game....

A 2023 launch had been speculated based on recent reports eyeing Sony’s financial forecast and production pipeline. As for when exactly “early 2023” will mean… Sony is staying schtum for now. We also still have no idea how much the headset itself will cost. PlayStation posted the vague PSVR2 launch window to its Instagram account last night, along with the simple message: “Coming early 2023. #PSVR2” Despite the wait, we now know a fair bit about how PSVR2 will work - as well as the fact it will arrive with at least 20 games....

Starting with the humble turkey, new mounts appear as the adventure goes on - each with their own unique attacks. As you’ll expect from a game as systemic as Spelunky, mounts have their own quirks to take advantage of. It’s early days to say whether Spelunky experts will turn to mounts as part of their end-game runs, but it’s clear in the right situation they can give you an edge....

Tri-Ace, the studio that’s been at the helm of the Star Ocean series since its debut in 1996, is once again handling development duties on The Divine Force, which this time follows the stories of dual protagonists Raymond, the captain of the space trading ship Ydas, and Laeticia, the princess-knight of a kingdom on the underdeveloped planet of Aster IV. Each character offers its own story perspectives and gameplay experiences, and there’s a taste of Star Ocean: The Divine Force’s ensuing action in the new trailer accompanying today’s news....

Star Wars Battlefront 2’s highly anticipated launch in 2017 was, of course, forever tainted by the controversy surrounding its pay-to-win monetisation and loot box systems - both so roundly criticised that publisher EA and DICE ultimately reversed course, dramatically reworking the game’s progression system and shifting to cosmetic-only microtransactions instead. With those changes complete, it was far easier to appreciate the strengths of DICE’s shooter, which, as Eurogamer’s Martin Robinson pointed out in his initial review, was always capable of some genuinely dazzling moments of action, despite its unnecessary fussiness....

Created by YouTube channel Infectious Designer (which has also produced live-action shorts inspired by the likes of Half-Life, Killzone, and Watch Dogs), the Fallout 76 concept trailer serves up two minutes and 35 seconds of impressively realised Fallout splendour, replicating the series’ distinctive retro-futuristic aesthetic both before and after the nuclear apocalypse. Now, I’m not going to pretend to be an expert on Fallout 76 - about the only thing I can say with any confidence is that it’s the 76th game in the Fallout series - but even to my eyes there’s some lovely attention to detail in Infectious Designer’s concept trailer, ranging from an authentic Pip-Boy and a hulking Vault suit to what I think is a CGI Scorchbeast....

Tales of Symphonia Remastered will feature HD visual enhancements, gameplay improvements, and new features. Though revealed at today’s Nintendo Direct, it’s set for release across PlayStation and Xbox consoles as well as Switch in early 2023. Nintendo Direct 9.13.2022 Originally released for the GameCube in 2004 (in the west), it was later ported to the PS2. A Wii sequel followed in 2008 and then in 2013 both games were released in HD on PS3 as Tales of Symphonia Chronicles....

This nostalgia-fuelled update makes the brawler just that little bit more old-school Saturday morning cartoon. Here’s how it looks: Also of note from the update is the addition of dip switches, a throwback to arcade machines whose dip switches let operators adjust game difficult (and rinse your pocket money in the process). In Shredder’s Revenge, the 11 custom arcade mode options let you do things like prevent taunts from refilling your Ninja Power gauge, and have your Super Attacks cost health instead of Ninja Power....

In this edition, it’s time to get wild for peripherals that cross over the traditional boundaries. We go racing with the Wooting Two HE analogue keyboard, add RGB to our ears with the Razer Hammerhead True Wireless earbuds, and take a flight with two Lexip joystick-equipped mice. Here, nothing is as it seems… Racing keyboards: Wooting Two HE review Mobile RGB in-ears: Razer Hammerhead True Wireless (2021) review Mice you can fly with: Lexip PU94 and NP93 Alpha review Next time on Will vs Weird Tech…...

The Gungrave pairing of third-person shooters that came to PS2 in its pomp seem like the epitome of all that; an anime aesthetic brimming with edgy swagger, with a growling no-nonsense attitude to back it all up. I remember playing them back-to-back in a friend’s living room one sunny Saturday afternoon in Brighton oh-so-many years ago, the curtains drawn and endless pots of green tea powering us through the action....