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Bully for consoles, bummer for Stadia Just this week Bethesda updated the officialDoom Eternallaunch page, which gave usall sorts of handy info for the PC edition. 4K at 60FPS or 1440p at 120FPS? Yes please. But what about console and Stadia players? Well there’s good and bad news respectively. According to Bethesda,Doom Eternalwill run on Xbox One sampled-up to 4K from 1800p, but will retain 60FPS and HDR: it’s the exact same for the PS4 Pro....

No more slaying of your capacity It’s nearly time for a new monthly update in Nintendo’s pocket-battlerFire Emblem Heroes, with the developer announcing a new scaled-down edition that will be launching for those with less storage space on their swanky smartphones. Fire Emblem Heroes Litewill feature simplified graphics, animation and sound, with the overall compression making the game a staggering 75% smaller in capacity than its full-size counterpart. Ideal for those of you whose memory is filled up with selfies or an abundance of other Free-to-Play titles....

It’s Wanzer time Forever Entertainment has locked in a date for the first of itsFront Missionremakes.Front Mission 1st: Remakehits Nintendo Switch on November 30. Developer MegaPixel Studio and Forever Entertainment confirm the news today, with pre-orders opening on November 16. Two more remakesare in the works as well. Forever Entertainment is also working on remakes ofFront Mission 2and3. The former is set for 2023, while the latter is just arriving sometime in the future....

Ragnarok incoming The retailer leak is one of the more reliable forms of video game leak, as inadvertent product listings have a much higher accuracy rate than other sorts of rumors.Assassin’s Creedis no stranger to leaks either, as its newest entries are usually outed months before an official reveal. Column A and Column B have united in stabby matrimony today. GameStop Italy has seemingly gone live with a listing forAssassin’s Creed Ragnarok— Mjolnir Edition on Xbox One....

Waifu 4 Laifu There are money-making games, and then there aremoney-making games. And it appears that miHoYo’s anime-infused gacha adventure is most assuredly one of the latter. According to a new report by the number crunchersover at Sensor Tower,Genshin Impacthas earned a staggering$3 billion USDin revenue since its initial launch in the fall of 2020. The lovely ladies of the land of Teyvat have been unsurprisingly successful at keeping a massive army of players coming back for more, drop-feeding characters, quests, limited-time events, and other content to its users over the past two years....

I am no stranger to theBattlefieldseries, at least not the console iterations. After sinking hours of my time into bothBad Companygames and even convincing family and friends to buy the game so that we could spend countless evenings going online and ‘squadding up’ in both Rush and Conquest modes, I gradually weaned myself off. There were too many other awesome titles just sitting on my shelf forgotten amidst other less-spectacular games or collecting dust in some sad, neglected corner of my living room....

It’s still in alpha TheHover: Revolt of GamersKickstarterwas able to snag $116,398 back in April of 2014 (disclosure: I backed it), and the project is coming along nicely so far. The alpha version just got a substantial update, so I decided to give it a shot and see how far the development team has progressed. For such a small budget and a team of three, I’d say they’ve come a long way....

The Grey Labyrinth update has hitSlime Rancher 2, and it opens up a whole new area that practically doubles the size of the map and is filled with new Slimes to capture and farm for Plorts. Getting in isn’t easy, but here’s a step-by-step guide with everything you need to know. The entrance to the Grey Labyrinth at the southernmost tip of Starlight Strand, behind a giant Boom Gordo. However, heading straight there won’t do you any good; even if you’re able to get past the Gordo, you’ll need to do a few things first....

Soul Gems are the key to enchanting your equipment inThe Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion Remastered. While Petty and Lesser Soul Gems will recharge your gear a small amount, Grand Soul Gems are where you’ll see the greatest boost. You can even use them to cure vampirism. Grand Soul Gems can take on two forms, though: empty and filled gems. While you need filled Soul Gems for enchanting, the Vampire Cure quest requires empty ones....

The JAK Slash is the Aftermarket part unlock for Week 3 ofMW3Season 5. Here’s what you need to do to unlock it. How to get the JAK Slash Aftermarket attachment inModern Warfare 3Season 5 In order to unlock the JAK Slash, you’ll first need tocomplete any five of the Weekly Challengesavailable to you. This can be done via playingMW3’sMultiplayer, Zombies, or Battle Royale modes. Each mode has a set of different challenges that you can pursue for the unlock....

All this week, Destructoid will be posting Zelda-themed features to celebrate this weekend’s release ofThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.It’s Zelda week! Can you ignore aZeldarelease? I can’t. Sure, I’ve joined the “Ugh, another entry with the same formula?” army before, but after four years of speculation, I can’t very well ignoreSkyward Sword. There is something so enjoyable about theZeldaformula and watching it slowly evolve from title to title. It’s not strange to feel nostalgic for a certainZeldabecause of its systems, art style, navigation, or particular world and story....

‘To offer you all a more balanced gameplay experience, we will be implementing a day one patch for the full game’ TheBalan Wonderworlddemowas…contentious, to say the least! Some folks enjoyed the warm feelings that it evoked, as well as the nostalgic leanings toward Yuji Naka’s older works. Others thought it was basic. We’ll all get a chance to collectively see what the game has got in full when it’s out in 10 days: but for now, we’ll speculate....

If any studio knows about reviews scores, it’s IO Interactive. After all, one ofKane & Lynch‘s scores caused a particular writer to get fired from a particular outlet. Incident aside,Kane & Lynchwas given a firm critical mauling by the game press, something that IO believes won’t happen withKane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. “I expect reviews [of the sequel] to be a lot better,” says director Karsten Lund. “I hope it’s going to be better, at least....