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Romanian national Mihai Claudiu-Florentin has lost a lawsuit with Bungie for selling cheats inDestiny 2and now owes the developer $12 million in damages. The software, which was created by Claudiu-Florentin, allowed players to cheat in various ways such as seeing through walls or aiming more accurately inDestiny 2. The lawsuit was filed originally back in 2021. Claudiu-Florentin developed and sold software called VeteranCheats, which enables players to cheat inDestiny 2and various other video games likeValorant,Apex Legends, andOverwatch, among several others....

In 2018, Bandai Namco and Arc System Works teamed up to releaseDragon Ball FighterZ, a 2D fighting game inspired by Akira Toriyama’s iconic manga series that has since gone on to become one of the most successful fighting games of the last decade. The game is still supported today, and after its most recent tournament at EVO 2022, Bandai Namco and Arc System Works have announced thatDragon Ball FighterZwill receive new, next-gen versions that will include the much requested rollback netcode integration....

Fortnite’s alien-invasion-themed season is in its 11th week now and is coming close to an end. However, there are still many challenges and quests to complete in the popular battle royale title. For Season 7, Week 11’s Legendary Quests that have just dropped, one of them requiresFortniteplayers tocatch a total of five fish at fishing holes. Hovering over the quest will not show information on where to go to find fishing holes, but this guide will offer players an easy way to complete the challenge and earn 45,0000 experience points in the process....

Fortnitefeatures an array of cosmetics inspired by comic book characters, such as the recently-releasedAquaman skin, and indeed another one is now available in-game. This time around it is the Hulk Smashers Pickaxe with the Hulkbuster style, and many fans will certainly want to pickup this new harvesting tool for themselves. Fortunately, that is something that some players will eventually be able to do at no cost, though the process for obtainingFortnite’s Hulk Smashers Pickaxe is a bit involved....

Summary The Settled Systems inStarfieldmake for a huge setting, but thankfully the game’s burgeoning community has created a helpful map which shows all the star systems that players can visit. While opinions onStarfield’s space exploration and travelhave been conflicting, its procedural generation has been an impressive design feat – being able to spit out content forStarfieldplayers on any planet of their choosing (provided it’s not a gas giant). ThoughStarfieldoffers prebuilt zones such as New Atlantis or Cydonia, what sets it apart from the standard Bethesda sandbox is that the wilderness itself is largely random....

Microsoft’s focus on the ability to play games on any device has been a major talking point when it comes to the company’s focus this upcoming generation. Though Sony is pushing next-gen exclusives for the PlayStation 5, Phil Spencer, Executive Vice President of Gaming at Microsoft feels differently. Speaking with GI.biz, Spencer sees playing games likeHalo Infiniteeverywhere as a viable option regardless of where you play. “Frankly,held back is a meme that gets created by people who are too caught up in device competition....

Cyberpunk: Edgerunnersis a perfect example of giving people something they didn’t even know they wanted. WhileCyberpunk 2077had a rough launch, many stuck by it due to the sheer nature of Night City. Each of the city’s districts had a unique vibe to it, and it just begged players to explore every inch of it. Now, almost two years later, the game is finally much closer to where it should have been, and the successful launch ofCyberpunk:Edgerunnersproves that Night City is indeed a world worth exploring....

Mario Kart 9may become a reality in the near future, andMario Kartfans are naturally excited about what direction the series could take. After almostthirty years sinceSuper Mario Kart’s releaseand after eight mainline games launching,Mario Karthas successfully developed its own identity independent of the regularSuper Marioseries. Many traditions have been formed as more games were being developed, creating certain expectations out of fans in the process. One of those traditions is “retro tracks”, the idea of taking preexisting tracks and remaking them to make them compatible with the engine and mechanics of the game they are being remade for....

After almost eight years of development,Starfieldfinally launched in September of last year, causing a whirlwind of discourse surrounding Bethesda’s RPG formula, the hype that surrounds high-profile releases like it, and the state ofXbox and its first-party studios. Of course,Starfieldwas also met with a pretty divisive critical reception. But despite the discourse and the reviews, Bethesda promised that it would continue to work onStarfield. It seems as though Bethesda is making good on that promise, withStarfieldhaving already received several patches, and some major updates slated to drop very soon....

Summary After about 8 months since its initial launch in February of this year,Hogwarts Legacyis at last arriving on the Nintendo Switch. The enchanting open-world RPG, situated in the Harry Potter universe, is now accessible on every gaming platform, providing an opportunity for players across the board to immerse themselves in the magical world depicted in the movies. As this expansive game finds its way onto a relatively compact device, certain aspects may inevitably undergo adjustments — be it in terms of performance, visual quality, or the frames per second....

Summary James Gunn’s recentSuperman: Legacycomments have upset some fans, while others have jumped to defend him. If there is one thing that can be said about Gunn’s DCU, it has been divisive since the beginning. Although many people agreed that the DCEU needed to be rebooted to make the universe more cohesive, they disagreed on how to do so. One of the few things almost universally loved about the DCEU was castingHenry Cavill as Superman, and Gunn made the tough decision not to rehire him for the DCU....

Pokemon GOonce had a very small Pokedex, only offering thePokemonfranchise’s first 151 monsters. Now, players can find the vast majority of Pokemon inPokemon GOthanks to constant updates from Niantic that have brought monsters from every region into the game. There’s still quite a few Pokemon left to add, and Niantic is releasing them little by little, but as a rule, most ofPokemon’s earliest regions now have a complete Pokedex inPokemon GO....

In a newly published blog post, Crystal Dynamics discussed its ongoing efforts to increase representation and accessibility awareness in its projects. Specifically, Crystal Dynamics discussed ongoing efforts related toMarvel’s Avengers. Transparency, it claims, is a priority for the team and so this kind of communication is part of its efforts. In terms of reveals forMarvel’s Avengers, Crystal Dynamics confirmed the inclusion of Cerise, a member of the Inhumans who also uses a wheelchair....