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During the court case between Microsoft and the FTC over the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, a number of documents leaked, revealing a roadmap of upcoming exclusive games, as well as early plans for the next-gen Xbox console. One of the games mentioned was none other than Dishonored 3 and now, …

Each month, those who are subscribed to Amazon Prime are privy to a number of free games as part of the company’s Prime Gaming initiative. For the month of December, subscribers can get their hands on a decent selection of titles, headlined by Arkane Lyon’s much-loved DEATHLOOP. Available to add …

We haven't really heard anything about Redfall since the game's launch back in May. Since then, most talk has shifted towards Bethesda's new game, Starfield. However, Pete Hines says they have not left the game behind and there are still updates to come.  In an interview with GI.biz, Hines touched …

Redfall’s launch earlier this year served as a cautionary tale for many, with the co-op open world vampire shooter suffering from a whole host of problems. Arkane Austin have now released patch 1.1, bringing with it improvements across the board. Unfortunately, there is still no 60fps option on Xbox. Making …

We're just two days on from Redfall's launch and already, Xbox head, Phil Spencer, is doing the rounds with media interviews. In an interview with KindaFunny this week, Spencer admitted that internally, Microsoft's mock reviews projected that the game would score much higher than it did.  Redfall had a poor …

Arkane's next big game, Redfall, officially becomes available to all today. Over on the PC side, Nvidia graphics card users will benefit from a number of features, including DLSS support and Nvidia Reflex.  Redfall will support DLSS 3 and Nvidia Reflex at launch. DLSS 3 uses AI to insert additional …

We are just one week away from the launch of Arkane Studios' next game, Redfall. The co-op vampire shooter will be landing on both Xbox and PC, and now with launch day looming, Bethesda has detailed the game's PC system requirements.  The system requirements are on the higher side, which …

With the jump to the Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft made big promises about shifting the gameplay standard to 60FPS and enabling more 120FPS games on console. This has mostly held up so far, but unfortunately, one of its big 2023 exclusives, Redfall, will be letting us down in this department.  …

Back in 2021 leaked screenshots from a playtest of the upcoming first-person co-op vampire hunting game Redfall seemed to suggest that the game would feature an in-game store with some form of microtransactions. Fortunately, between then and now, the team at Arkane seem to have reconsidered, as it has now …

It is no secret that Microsoft's acquisition of Zenimax and Bethesda caught everyone by surprise. Some projects, like Arkane's Redfall and Bethesda's Starfield were already in the works at the time of the acquisition and as you likely expect, were planned to release on PlayStation consoles and Xbox.  In an …

A short while ago, Arkane Studios confirmed that Redfall would require an internet connection, even when playing in single-player mode. This announcement was predictably met with pushback. Now, Arkane says it is going to try to reverse this decision.  Speaking with Eurogamer during a recent gameplay preview event, Redfall director, …

Recently AMD announced its latest game bundle for its graphics cards, delivering free copies of The Last of Us Part 1 to buyers of RX 7000 series and RX 6000 series GPUs. Now, Nvidia is set to unveil its latest bundle, which will offer up free copies of Redfall.  This …

Back in January, it was reported that Bethesda was planning a media event for March. At the time, this was rumoured to potentially be for Starfield, as Arkane had just shown a hefty amount of Redfall gameplay. Now it appears this line of thinking was indeed wrong as several media …

For the most part, Xbox's first-party titles have included crossplay when released for both Xbox and PC. However, with Bethesda's various studio being relatively new to Xbox, we've been wondering if future Bethesda multiplayer games would include it. Things are off to a good start in that regard, as Arkane …

Deathloop’s trajectory has been rather interesting. Initially announced as a PlayStation console exclusive, the Arkane Lyon-developed first-person immersive sim would later fall under the Microsoft umbrella following their acquisition of Zenimax Media (which included Bethesda). One year after its initial September 2021 release, Deathloop was brought over to Xbox Series …

Redfall is one of the biggest first-party Xbox games currently set to release in 2023. Launching on the 2nd of May, Microsoft recently gave fans a deep look at the upcoming open-world co-op shooter. Unfortunately it seems as though even if you were to play the game solo, Redfall will …

Deathloop is the latest game to come from the much-loved French studio Arkane Lyon. Originally released in 2021 as a PS5 console exclusive, Deathloop has since been brought over to Xbox. In the wake of this, it seems as though more Deathloop is on its way – as accidentally shared …

Arkane has been playtesting Redfall for a long time, with one particular private playtest resulting in gameplay leaks back in 2021, when we still knew very little about the game officially. Soon, it looks like Arkane may give the public its first taste of the game, as evidence of an …

It has long been thought that Arkane's most recent game, Deathloop, is tied into the Dishonored universe somehow. The games have similar art styles and the world Deathloop is set in would fit nicely as an island in Dishonored. Now, following the one-year anniversary of Deathloop, Arkane has confirmed that …

Each month, those paying for Humble’s Choice subscription service are able to add a number of games to their libraries which they then keep forever. For the month of October, Humble Choice’s headliner is none other than Arkane Studios’ DEATHLOOP. Available right now for $11.99 per-month, October’s line-up of Humble …

Yesterday, Xbox users noticed that Deathloop was beginning to appear in advertisements on the console dashboard. Now just as predicted, Microsoft has announced that the former PS5 exclusive is now heading to Xbox consoles, and will be available on Xbox Game Pass starting next week.  Deathloop was one of two …

We finally got our first look at Arkane's upcoming vampire shooter, Redfall, back in June. Now, just a couple of months later, as part of QuakeCon, Arkane has debuted another 20-minute gameplay deep dive.  During QuakeCon, Arkane released a lengthy new video, featuring discussion from Redfall leads, Harvey Smith, Ricardo …

Bethesda Game Studios' highly anticipated RPG, and first new IP in decades, Starfield, is no longer releasing in 2022. This afternoon, Bethesda announced that the game has now been pushed to 2023, and Redfall from Arkane Studios has also been pushed out of 2022. 

Deathloop is one of the biggest games of the year, being a PlayStation 5 console exclusive – while also coming to PC. The PC version in particular however suffered from some major issues, including noticeable camera stutter. Developer Arkane has now released a major patch, addressing this issue and much …

Last week, Deathloop launched to rave reviews on PS5, but unfortunately, the PC version faced some performance issues. Bethesda was quick to confirm that it was working on a patch and now, that update has begun rolling out.  At launch, Deathloop garnered ‘Mixed' overall reviews on Steam, as many users …

Bethesda and Arkane Studios have been teasing Deathloop for over a year now, and while we’ve had trailers, this game was still shrouded in mystery leading right up to launch. As it turns out, Arkane had a GOTY contender up its sleeve and just didn't tell us.

Deathloop launched this week to surprisingly high review scores from critics. Unfortunately, the PC version of the game is suffering from some performance problems, something that Bethesda and Arkane are looking to address as soon as possible. Taking a look at the Deathloop Steam store page immediately reveals that something …

With each new generation, the files sizes for games have increased more and more, with the PS4 and Xbox One generation seeing games reach as big as 175GB.This led to fears that the latest generation of games would be even bigger. It seems this may not be the case, as …

Deathloop, the upcoming game from Arkane Lyon, has had a slightly tumultuous development. Originally intended to launch in the holiday season last year, the game was delayed. Despite this, it seems the team needs even more time to polish the much-anticipated game up, as Deathloop has been delayed even further. …

Microsoft’s acquisition of ZeniMax Media will see ripple effects for years to come. While Microsoft’s long-term plans for Bethesda remain somewhat unknown, Arkane has claimed that this move “will allow us to remain creative.” Speaking to PressStart, Deathloop’s Game Director, Dinga Bakaba, and Art Director, Sébastien Mitton claimed that the …