In our current age of gaming, it’s a fine line to walk between framerate and graphic fidelity. This is especially true in a Bethesda Softworks title likeStarfield, where you have a ton of interactable objects. Once you throw in the many NPCs that you can talk to, it’s easy to see how certain areas inStarfieldcan be quite taxing on your hardware. In an effort to ensure a smooth gameplay experience, developers typically lock framerates to prevent massive FPS drops....

Wuthering Waveshas turned out to be a pretty solid addition to the gacha game lineup, sporting an intense combat system and a solid amount of power systems and collection mechanics that have kept me playing over its first few days. Still, like many game releases, not everything has gone smoothly, and the first few days since release have been plagued with issues. Kuro Games hasbeen working hard to correctmany of these issues, and some patches have already started to roll out....

And it sounds underwhelming You probably expectedWWE 2K15to have a Season Pass, and lo and behold, it does. It will reportedly focus on “story-driven single-player campaign” content, with a string of extra missions and scenarios. There will be three packs in all. As an extra, you’ll get access to the WWE Diva Paige. So, there’s one character as an extra incentive. I wish we had more information on what to expect, but as always, be very cautious about buying Season Passes ahead of time....

[Update:Contest over! Winners areVolcanonandAzuer! Everyone did a great job and it was hard to pic the winners. Thanks to all that entered!] 25 Days of Givingcontinues on thanks to Blockbuster where you may can purchase a copy ofThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimfor the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 andget a free month ofmovie and game rentals. Speaking ofSkyrim, how would you like a copy of the game for the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 signed by members of the development team?...

More cards, modes, and ways to deal with the Ridden It seemed pretty clear thatBack 4 Bloodwas going to get post-launch updates. Its supply lines and general structure definitely seemed ready for Turtle Rock to latch more content onto. But in a new roadmap update, it looks likeBack 4 Bloodis getting some welcome updates alongside more ways to take out the Ridden. Back 4Bloodwill have its post-launch content split out into two tracks: Free Updates, which are available to every owner of the game, and the Annual Pass....

‘We are at the end phase of development’ Developer Experiment 101 continues to plug away at its dystopian adventureBiomutant, which has been quietly in development sinceits initial revealback in the summer of 2017. Now entering the final phases of production, publisher THQ Nordic has released a 10-minute video giving us all a look at the epic adventure in action. As a quick refresher,Biomutantis the tale of a post-apocalyptic world populated by anthropomorphic animals....

Players hunted and extracted Black Mous intel for various missions in pastModern Warfare 2seasons, and now that passive upgrades are available, we must once again locate said intel and extract it. In order to narrow down our search, let’s jump in a chop top and cruise over to the burning oil refinery of Rohan towards the north side of the map, just below Taraq Village. Here’s how to find all the Black Mous intel you need....

Noah’s Arc the Lad With a little more than a week to spare, Sony Interactive Entertainment has finally dropped its official PS4 Pride Theme for 2021. Announced today, along with more information on how PlayStation is celebrating Pride, the theme is available for free, andyou can download it right now. I’m always down for a new theme, and while this one is certainly bright and cheery, I find it interesting Sony didn’t go the extra step to include the additional colors from theProgress Pride flag....

Publishers wouldn’t touch it Last year,Castlevania: Symphony of the Nightassistant director and subsequent series producer Koji “IGA” Igarashi left Konami after nearly 25 years with the company. At GDC that year, Igarashi ended hisinterestingSymphony of the Nightpostmortem, still fresh from his Konami break, with the hopes that he could now, “create things as I wish,” as opposed to what “the company wishes.” That project was back burnered, “on hold,” by last September....

Cblogs Recap: Week 51 -Lord Spencerwonders whereThe Hell is Breath of Fire?in this series retrospective for a very good RPG franchise that has been missing for years. –Humantofurevisits Crytek’s early current-gen releases. –TheCooperatorslooks at the newWorms Rumble. –Yuknutsreasonably thinks that CDPR should try and follow theNo Man’s Skymodel of recovering from nightmare launches. –MajinRottyunveils Gamespot’s newest AI review system that is guaranteed to always agree with you. –Chimpomageeresponds to this month’sBand of Bloggersprompt by taking downThe Last of Us Part IIa peg from being gaming’s “Schindler’s List”....

Enter, and then exit, the dragon Keep your wits about you in this contest forDragon: Marked for Deathfor Nintendo Switch! When Jonathan Holmes says, “Hey, check this out,” I check it out. It’s a simple rule I follow around here. The dude’s been around forever, knows everyone, and typically knows when something is cool. Jonathan Holmes said, “Hey, check outDragon: Marked for Death.” I think you should listen to the man....

Electronic Arts has released a trailer forCrysis 2‘s upcoming DLC offering, the Retaliation map pack. No price on it yet, although you won’t be too wrong if you guess somewhere between ten and fifteen bucks. Retaliation features four maps — Park Avenue, Transit, Shipyard and Compound. It’ll be coming to Xbox 360, PC and PS3, though for obvious reasons the PS3 offering might be a tad late. Anyone still rocking the online in this?...

A couple of days ago, we told you howDavid Jaffe, the designer of the originalGod of Wartitle, was going nuts over how greatGod of War IIIlooked. He actually said “HOLY HOLY HOLY F**KING HELL!!!!”We didn’t think much about it, honestly. We simply said that “the hype-train pulling into town,” and then went about our buisness. After Jaffe’s quote “…looks like a painting come to life” dropped, the folks onNeoGAFbegan bracing for the worst, as they all knew for sure that sh*t was about ot hit the forum’s fan....