While it’s set for full release on August 30, the early access period for Star Wars Outlaws is already underway, though in the cases of some PS5 players, it looks like that’s not proving to be quite as much of a head start as they’d expected. This is thanks to issues that are seeing folks get stuck in space, and have to start a new save in order to proceed.If you pre-ordered either the Gold Edition or the Ultimate Edition of Outlaws, the game will have started unlocking over the past day or so, in order to offer you your “up to three days” of early access, which is one of the big benefits of having pulped for a more expensive version, alongside the usual kinds of extra goodies rolled in at launch that you might expect.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settin…

It seems that there just still isn’t an end in sight for layoffs, as Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League developer Rocksteady has reportedly been hit by them.According to a report from Eurogamer, Rocksteady’s QA department has been essentially cut in half over the past month, going from 33 team members down to 15. This was caused by, you won’t be surprised to hear, Suicide Squad’s poor sales, which Eurogamer says was directly cited as a reason for the studio’s “restructuring.” QA isn’t the only department to have suffered from layoffs either, though it doesn’t appear to be clear which teams have been affected just yet. Apparently one staff member shared publicly on social media over the weekend that they were being made redundant, having learnt this new while in the middle of parental l…

Good news, Warhammer fans. It looks like the community consensus over Space Marine 2 is on the upturn, as Steam community reviews for the game have tipped over into the Very Positive range the morning of its general release to the public. A good sign for the game as the flood gates open.The game has proven popular among those who paid a little extra to jump in early. This isn’t unexpected, obviously, but this is despite a few issues here and there with server stability and length. The game appears to have gone over well with those with an appreciation for the universe Saber Interactive have jumped headfirst into, a crowd that has historically proven hard to impress when it comes to bringing the popular tabletop game to life in the video game medium.To see this content please enable targeti…

Yesterday, Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead revealed the next Warbond that’ll be arriving in the game, Chemical Agents, which is set to kick up a stink when it drops on September 19.Part of this latest Warbond are a couple of stratagem variants – the TX-41 Sterilizer and the AX/TX-13 ‘Guard Dog’ Dog Breath – with this being the first time Arrowhead’s elected to include some in a Warbond, rather than offering the usual couple of new primary weapons. How are players feeling about it? Well, pretty ok, it seems.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings As we reported yesterday, Arrowhead acknowledged this change in the blog detailing Chemical Agents by writing: “Adding stratagem variants to Warbonds is new with Chemical Agents, but our designers felt that since…

UPDATE (18/09/24, 3:00 PM BST): Arrowhead has now deployed a hotfix that fixes the shield generator pack, as well as a crash which can occur “during host migration when a new player joins”. The studio has urged those currently playing to restart their game, presumably to make sure this update gets applied right away.Helldivers 2’s Patch 1.001.100 has generally been going down a storm since it dropped, but that doesn’t mean its deployment has been totally faultless, with a sheild generator bug that’s making players immune to melee attacks having popped up.Arrowhead’s already on the case though, even if some players would seemingly not mind the studio leaving this one alone, and CCO Johan Pilestedt’s taken the opportunity to start teasing the sorts of changes that might be coming with the ga…

Shift Up and Sony, the developer of one of this year’s about 15 million games that came with weird or problematic social media discourses, are reportedly facing a lawsuit over the use of the name Stellar Blade for said game. A film company called – you guessed it – Stellarblade, is the one doing the suing.As reported by IGN, the non-video game Stellarblade is a Louisiana-based film production company, and it’s filed a suit in its home state which alleges that Shift Up and Sony’s use of the name Stellar Blade is damaging its business and infinging on a trademark.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings The film company is owned by Griffith Chambers Mehaffey, having been established to provide “multimedia entertainment services” in 2010. “Mr. Mehaffey regist…

Kojima Productions showed off another look at Death Stranding 2: On the Beach at Tokyo Game Show, where it revealed the game’s photo mode.If you’ve even seen Hideo Kojima’s Twitter account, you can probably quite quickly see that the man loves a photoshoot. Seriously, just go on the game developer’s media tab, whether it’s casual photos with friends and colleagues, or proper fancy ones, he loves ’em. And today, during Kojima Productions’ panel for Death Stranding 2 at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, some footage for the upcoming sequel was revealed, the most notable bit being that the game has a photo mode, except honestly it’s more like a photoshoot mode. #TGS2024PlayStation Presents “DEATH STRANDING 2” Special Stage!First public release of game footage.Part 4: ‘Photo shoot event…

Avatar: The Last Airbender now has a huge action-RPG in the works, and it’s coming from Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 developer Saber Interactive.The AAA project was exclusively revealed by IGN on October 3, 2024. While the Last Airbender franchise (which also includes Korra) has received a number of video games in the past, this will be the first one working with a larger scope and the adequate budget to try to compete against the greats. After Saber’s Space Marine 2 and other IP-based wins such as World War Z and Evil Dead, we’re feeling confident about this one.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings The game is currently in early development for PC and consoles, but it’s been revealed that it’ll tell an all-new story set in the franchise’s past. “I…

VariousThere are so many ways to be a Dungeons & Dragons fan these days. The tabletop RPG mainstay has been synonymous with pen-and-paper adventuring for 50 years now, and 2024 marks a major reworking of its core rulebooks to make the game more approachable. Anyone who’s played even just a couple of sessions knows how easy it can be to covet a friend’s set of custom dice, appreciate the care a Dungeon Master has taken in setting the right ambience for a crafted campaign, or even obsess over their choice of pen and notebook — after all, it’s what you’ll be spending a large chunk of time staring into as you ponder your character’s next heroic action.But what’s amazing is that you can be a huge D&D fan without ever touching a character sheet. D&D and the Forgotten R…

Traveller’s TalesAlice Jovanée (she/her) is a commerce writer, and she has been writing about gaming and tech since 2005. Prior to Polygon, she worked at publications such as The Verge.Regardless of how you feel about the current season of Rings of Power, if you’re looking for another way to satiate your Tolkien love you’ll definitely want to check out the current catalog of free games available to Amazon Prime members. Earlier this month, both Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor GOTY Edition, and Lego The Lord of the Rings were made available to Amazon Prime members for free through Sept. 30. However, you can now also pick up Lego The Hobbit for free through Oct. 23. Just head to the corresponding Prime Gaming page and you’ll be presented with a code that you can redeem on GOG.com fo…