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Saudi Arabia’s controversial Public Investment Fund (PIF) now has stakes in both Capcom and Nexon, making these two companies the latest in a long line of video game investments from the initiative chaired by Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The PIF purchased stakes of more than five percent in both Capcom and Nexon. This equates to a holding of more than $1bn across the two companies (via Bloomberg (paywall)). According to PIF, this move is based purely on an investment opportunity....

This Castle Rock review contains spoilers. Castle Rock Season 2 Episode 6 Castle Rock season 2 shows no signs of slowing down after last week’s season-defining Annie Wilkes origin story. “The Mother” not only delivers a big payoff after last week’s big cliffhanger, but also digs deeper into whatever the hell is going on at the Marsten House. (It’s sticky business.) The episode is exciting, heartbreaking, and as gruesome as you’d expect, and the climactic confrontation between Annie and Rita goes down as another one of the season’s many highlights....

This Charmed review contains spoilers. Charmed Season 2 Episode 14 In this week’s episode, the sisters continue their search to regain the Power of Three, despite receiving a dire warning about what that power has done to all the Charmed Ones before them. With no clear answers as to why the power eludes them, they all assume Macy is the weakest link. Maggie concocts a plan to retrieve Abigael’s ritual knife to restore what they think was taken from Macy when she had her demon powers stripped away....

On a Friday afternoon, thousands of people tuned in to Twitch to watch as Erin Ashley Simon breezed through an initial review of NBA 2K20’s Career Mode, commented on competitive Fortnite streamer Tfue’s use of the racial slur, and interviewed the winner of the Madden 20 Classic tournament. This was all before jumping into a game of NBA 2K20 with a colleague — in the span of one hour. Throughout the show, she and co-host Jimmy Mondal also took breaks to check in with the stream’s chat audience, effortlessly integrating their conversational approach to the show to their interactions with viewers....

Chernobylite is a game with a lot of things I love - an eerie atmosphere, incredible art direction and a whole suite of ray tracing effects. It’s this last one I want to focus on today, to check out how RT is used on the PC release and the trade-offs made to bring RT to consoles like the PS5 and Xbox Series X. There’s the potential for Chernobylite to become another RT showcase, like Control or Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition, but does it deliver?...

Chivalry 2 Matchmaking error is common to some users. While trying to connect to the match you will not able to connect to gameplay. Chivalry 2 Matchmaking failed due to many reasons. Here is a detailed guide on how to fix Chivalry 2 server issues. How to Fix Chivalry 2 Matchmaking Failed Error? Chivalry 2 matchmaking fails for two reasons. First when you are unable to connect to the game servers and second when you have an unstable network....

The dream of owning a space fighter is close to the dream of owning a car: unrealistic and unaffordable. However, let’s focus on two aspects of the dream: fighting and being able to outfit the ship to fight better. Here’s an overview of the guns and their modifications in Chorus. A lot of other space fighter games would have you hop from ship to ship, unlocking new spots and new capabilities....

I felt a great disturbance over the weekend, as if millions of wallets cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. Oh, that’s right, CitizenCon 2019 occurred over the weekend, with developer Cloud Imperium Games once more demonstrating new ideas for Star Citizen it’ll probably slap a dollar amount onto. That’s probably a bit harsh. But after eight years of development time, one would hope the recent CitizenCon to be about how the game is finally nearing completion....

With the arrival of Warzone 2.0, several new gameplay mechanics and elements have been added to the COD. This includes several changes contrary to the usual Battle pass. Similar to Modern Warfare 2, unlocking different Operator Skins involve a bit of a grind. But as it is quite recently released, players are confused about getting their hands on new Operators. So, check out our guide on how to unlock all Operator Skins from the Battle Pass in Warzone 2....

Key Points: Over half a century ago, computers were the exclusive preserve of a certain target audience capable of affording them.Standards Eastern Automatic Computer introduced at the very start of the decade was America’s first operational stored-program computer.Also introduced in the same year, the ERA 1101 was one of the very first to be produced commercially, It was also one of the earliest devices to use magnetic storage. 70 years ago, computers were a long way off from what they would eventually become today....

A year before the Symphony of the Night-inspired Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night came out, a companion game by the name of Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon made its way to PC. Developer ArtPlay handled the creation of Ritual of the Night, However, it was Inti Creates in charge of Curse of the Moon, which harkens back to the classic Castlevania style rather than the more exploratory approach of Symphony of the Night....

We all know that Cyberpunk 2077 is an incredibly broken game. Its myriad of problems have been left untouched for a long while, mostly due to the delay of the game’s 1.2 patch. To clear up what that massive fix will include, developer CD Projekt Red has released a development insight post on it. The post, annoyingly set entirely in-universe, details a few of the hopefully many changes the 1.2 patch for Cyberpunk 2077 will include....

An anonymous former CD Project Red developer has made claims of the highly anticipated Cyberpunk 2077 undergoing pretty much the same development as BioWare’s Anthem. Apart from being a game that has probably attracted the worst reviews this year, the development team was said to have been under major stress, with reports of a studio crunch surfacing some time ago. Since then, multiple reports concerning other studios have emerged as well, while houses have been promising not to force their staff to operate under similar conditions....

Diablo 2 Resurrected or D2R is an action RPG by Vicarious Visions and Blizzard Entertainment. While the gameplay for online and offline modes is the same, their playable modes differ. Speaking of the Online mode, you need a consistent internet connection and a Blizzard account. The characters that you use online cannot be used in offline mode. But as players access their characters, they are unable to see their unique characters....

Darksiders Warmastered Edition on Wii U was thought to be cancelled seeing as the PC, PS4, and Xbox One versions were released in November of last year, and publisher THQ Nordic were keeping quiet about its existence. Well, it now has a release date, according to Eurogamer. THQ Nordic stated that the ‘Wii U version is on its way and by no means cancelled,’ while announcing the release date of May 23 and price of £14....

Each region in Dauntless unlocks a new set of challenges with rewards. Like in any other game, the more you progress further, the difficulty level increases. Hence, the Slayers must possess the necessary skills and equipment before entering the arenas. Moreover, if you are planning to do this with your squad, then you would definitely want to stand out among all the members. Luckily, devs gave us multiple options like having different weapon skins or armor skins to be a differentiator....

The Pig, also known as Amanda Young, was introduced with Dead by Daylight’s Saw chapter, adding her to the game’s growing roster of licensed killers. She comes with three abilities that allow her to sneak up on survivors and slow down their progress, but these skills can be hard to master. Great survivors know how to counter most killers’ abilities, so players need to know how to play The Pig effectively in order to counter the best survivors....

Dean Devlin – the producer of films such as Stargate and Independence Day – didn’t have the most comfortable entry into the world of directing movies. His debut feature, Geostorm, was finished by somebody else, and Devlin himself has all but disowned it. For his second, though, he wanted something smaller, and that he had more control over. Step forward Bad Samaritan, starring David Tennant and Robert Sheehan. And he spared us some time for a natter about it…...

PS5 and PC players of Deathloop are facing freezing issues especially at the section of the apartment. According to multiple posts by players, the game froze for about 20 seconds after the gunfight was started. During this, the music still played in the background. If this is similar to the issues you are encountering, here’s what you need to know. Deathloop Freezing on PS5 and PC Fix? So, as of now, there is no official fix for Deathloop freezing issues on PS5 and PC....

Forsaken, the newest expansion for Destiny 2, has been well-received so far. Critics and fans liked the atmosphere and the challenges presented by this new offering from Bungie. Locations such as the Dreaming City and the Ascendant Plane were aesthetically pleasing. Meanwhile, the campaign kept you on your toes with numerous callbacks to Destiny 1. The Last Wish raid is considered as the pinnacle of endgame activity. But all is not well in The Tower....