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A Solid PC Port Shows How Red Dead Still Holds Up in 2024
by GameSpot - All Content | November 8, 2024 at 6:01 pm

Fourteen years after its initial release, Red Dead Redemption has finally landed on PC. The PC port is, without a doubt, the best way to play Rockstar’s open-world Western. Rockstar and co-developer Double Eleven have added a handful of graphical featu...

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Nintendo Executives Emphasize Commitment To “New Ideas,” Not “Bigger Budgets”
by GameSpot - All Content | November 8, 2024 at 5:46 pm

In a new interview, Nintendo executives stated that they are skeptical of big budgets and want to rely instead on "new ideas." Nintendo itself conducted the interview as part of its earnings briefing for this fiscal year, which ends March 2025 (you can...

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Red Dead Redemption 2 Modder Creates Supersonic Horses, Is Killed Almost Constantly By Pony Soprano
by GameSpot - All Content | November 8, 2024 at 3:22 pm

The open-world of Red Dead Redemption 2 is built on rules, but what happens when they're broken? One modder was so obsessed with making horses and carriages move at supersonic speeds that they didn't stop to consider the consequences, and it looks like...

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Warner Bros. Hints At More Batman As Part Of Its New Games Strategy
by GameSpot - All Content | November 8, 2024 at 2:25 pm

During an earnings call this week, Warner Bros. confirmed that its games division had underperformed in 2024, and going forward, the company plans to refocus efforts on four key IP pillars, including Batman. After Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League...

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Borderlands Movie’s Massive Failure Detailed By Lionsgate Exec
by GameSpot - All Content | November 8, 2024 at 1:55 pm

The Borderlands movie may not get much attention during Oscar season, but it's probably going to be a contender at the Razzies for the worst film of 2024. The reviews were brutal and it made only $31 million worldwide in its first month of release. Now...

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Black Ops 6 On Game Pass Helped Bring Back Lapsed Players, Activision Boss Says
by GameSpot - All Content | November 8, 2024 at 1:42 pm

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's creative director has commented on how Game Pass positively affected the game's launch, saying it helped improve player numbers in multiple ways.Speaking to the BBC, Miles Leslie said Game Pass helped convince people who wer...

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Fallout Season 2 Adds Macaulay Culkin In A Lovely Role Just For Him
by GameSpot - All Content | November 8, 2024 at 1:35 pm

The wasteland is going to add some new star power for Fallout Season 2. Macaulay Culkin, best known for the Christmas classic Home Alone, will show up as a recurring character when the Prime Video TV series returns--though there's no release window yet...

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Roblox Is Putting Restrictions On Kids In Social Hangouts
by GameSpot - All Content | November 8, 2024 at 1:17 pm

Roblox may be one of the most popular gaming platforms in the world, but it's also been repeatedly accused of failing to protect children who use it from would-be predators. Last summer, Roblox was banned in Turkey over child exploitation concerns. Now...

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Sony Talks Concord’s Failure And The Hard Lessons Learned From It
by GameSpot - All Content | November 8, 2024 at 1:10 pm

The disastrous launch of Concord was the focus of a new interview with Sony president Hiroki Totoki, who spoke about how the company plans to avoid a repeat of this with future game releases. Part of Sony's strategy will ensure that a game goes through...

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Sims Competitor InZOI Has Been Delayed, But It Finally Has An Official Release Date
by GameSpot - All Content | November 8, 2024 at 12:59 pm

There's good news and bad news for fans of the life-sim genre. The bad news? The Sims 4 competitor inZOI--a wildly detailed life sim with high-quality graphics--has been delayed. The good news? It now has an official release date, and that date is just...

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