Over 100,000 hardware units sold in first year It seems that Microsoft’s Xbox Series X/S hardware found better footing in Japan than its predecessor, Xbox One. According to new figuresnoted by Famitsu, the new hardware has sold 100,000 units in its launch year, a number that Xbox One hardware reached some four years after release. The sales figures break down individually as 64,284 Xbox Series X consoles, with its kid brother, Xbox Series S, having sold 38,307 units for a grand total of 102,591 units....

So what does that $10 million get you? You’ll get a speaking role inDying Light: The Movie, with professional acting lessons provided by Roger Craig Smith (Ezio inAssassin’s Creed, in case you were wondering). There’s also stuntman parkour training, off-road driving course, an on-set personal training (you need to be in shape for the stunt training, I guess), a signed original copy of the film script (for you to learn your lines, obvs), special FX make-up lessons, a screening tour of the film to all festivals (with first-class accommodation), and ten VIP tickets for the premiere....

Hello…is it me you’re looking for One of my favorite collections is my series of Game Boys. Going from the first big boy OG I owned as a kid all the way up to the New 2DS, I love taking a new portable with my on any given trip and experiencing something different each time. Taking old school Game Boys with me also helps reduce the urge to just play something I’m comfortable with digitally or peruse the eShop....

While the rest of the Internet was busy having a heart attack over the delay ofGrand Theft Auto IV,Shacknews’ Chris Faylor was being all responsibleand listening in on an Activision conference call. The call, which focused mainly on the company’s Q1 financial results (hint: they made a lot of money), also revealed a few interesting tidbits regarding some upcoming titles. Quickly mentioned was the inclusion of a Metallica track appearing inGuitar Hero III, as well as plans to bring songs from the first two games to the title (possibly through downloadable content)....

If you’re looking forward toAliens: Colonial Marinesbut you’re not sure which version to go for, Gearbox producer Brian Burleson might have the answer. Apparently, the Wii U shall be king of the multiplatform hill thanks to its power. “The Wii U is a powerful, powerful machine and it can do a lot of cool new things. And so the game itself, moving it over to work on the Wii U was not much of a chore,” he toldEurogamer....

Somewhere beyond the sea… I loveSubnautica, the fantastic underwater survival simulator currently being developed by Unknown Worlds Entertainment. I will never shut up about how good it is, and I will never stop demanding that everybody with a decent enough PC play it. Now that game has been announced to be coming to Xbox One, the number of people I can badger into playing just shot up. A few days ago, Unknown Worlds developer Charlie Cleveland tweeted out a photo of an Xbox One development kit, stating that it’s going to be used forSubnautica:...

Let’s say you owned a time machine, and had nothing better to do with it other than to go back to 2007 and ask a random gamer which titles From Software makes. The answer you’d most likely hear would be: “From Software makes theArmored Coregames.” And they’d be right, as three years ago the interesting titles that helped lift From back into the spotlight – namelyDemon’s Soulsand3D Dot Game Heroes– did not yet exist, their title lineup dominated byeightinstallments in theArmored Corefranchise (six on the PS2 alone)....

It’s very POPular Super Mario Odysseyis the kind of game with so much hype that people are already speculating about DLC levels.Odysseyis a thrill to explore, it’s full of imaginative worlds, and it’s built around new mechanics ripe for expanding upon. It’s little wonder thatpeople want even more of it. So whenthe first new content updatewas revealed to be a minigame and a few cosmetic pieces, it’s easy to see why it was met with a lukewarm reception....

The pre-patch forWorld of Warcraft Classic: Cataclysmis just days away from dropping, on July 22, 2025. Less than a month after that, Classic Cataclysm is slated for July 11, 2025. That gives players a little bit of time to consider raid comps, gearing up for their leveling zones, or if they’re going to level through dungeons, and determine if they might want to choose a different class to level before Classic Cataclysm drops in full....

But only if you’re lucky OneThe Elder Scrolls Onlineplayer is about to have their loyalty rewarded. As a response to its#MillionReasonsToPlaycampaign, Bethesda has announced that it will be giving away $1 million to a single, lucky player. Official contest rules and a detailed list of instructions can be foundhere, but the simple version is that active players have until July 28, 2025 to register for the drawing. IfESOdropped off your radar following release, now might be the time to give the game another go....

It’s no surprise that Bungie has wanted to branch off and away from theHalouniverse. Despite its strong support of the franchise, red flags were raised from the studio gained independence from Microsoft in 2007. Rumblings that the Seattle-based developer were itching to develop a new IP, possibly multi-platform, have been going around for years. So yesterday’s shock didn’t come from the fact that Bungie had finally announced that it would be moving on, developing a new IP across multiple platforms....

Pretending I’m an esports man Eighteen years ago, Tony Hawk landed the first-ever 900 on a skateboard. The two-and-a-half aerial rotations ascended Hawk far past the vertical walls of a half-pipe. From that moment onward, Hawk was no longer a hero whose name was whispered by misfits and skate rats; he was a veritable pop culture icon. Since the Hawk’s first 900, his name and digital likeness got attached to some of the most beloved console games of all time....

Destiny 2has consistently rotating exotic missions for you to complete, each with its own host of challenges and loot. Some of these missions provide some mediocre rewards, while others, like Vox Obscura, hide one of the most fun scout rifles to use in the game. In the case of Operation: Seraph’s Shield, the focus is less on the exotic weapon and more on the legendaries. Here’s the full loot table for the Operation: Seraph’s Shield exotic mission inDestiny 2....