The popular looter shooter was unplayable for many in the handful of days after it came out as connectivity issues prevented login. The problem got so bad that PC and console matchmaking had to be disabled. “After working on Outriders for more than five years, we were as disappointed as you that the launch weekend did not go as planned,” a Square Enix rep said in a post on the Outriders subreddit....

In a financial statement, Polish company People Can Fly said that up to 16th August, it had not received royalties on the sale of the co-op-focused looter-shooter from publisher Square Enix. Royalties would be paid to PCF if the net receipts from the sales of Outriders yielded the pre-agreed level of returns for Square Enix on the costs incurred relating to quality assurance, distribution and marketing. Essentially, the contract states PCF gets its royalties on profits only after Square Enix makes back its investment....

Between it coming to PC, PlayStation and Xbox consoles - as well as Xbox Game Pass - you might be keen to learn when the Outriders release time is for your country and platform. If you can, we recommend preloading Outriders so you can get playing as soon as it’s available. Meanwhile, if you own a physical copy, the good news is servers are live as we speak - allowing you to get playing as soon as you’ve installed the game and grabbed the day one patch....

Deadline reports Pascal, who played Oberyn Martell in HBO’s Game of Thrones and the title character in Disney’s The Mandalorian, stars as “hardened survivor” Joel in the series, which takes place 20 years after civilisation has been destroyed. Continuing the HBO / Game of Thrones connection, Bella Ramsey, who played Lyanna Mormont in the show, plays Ellie, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin is penning the script and executive producing alongside Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann....

The game has six endings of sorts - three bad, one good, and the true ending. If you want to see all of them we’d recommend waiting until after you’ve seen the true ending as the others contain some spoilers - just keep some game saves at appropriate points so you can revisit them once the game is over. Some of the endings rely on dialogue choices which should be fairly obvious, but if you’re unsure check below for some pointers - we can’t be too specific without giving away some important plot details, but it should be enough!...

The original Persona 5 had multiple endings, and it’s worth mentioning that in Persona 5 Royal, you can still obtain these. This time, we’ve got three new endings that tie into Royal’s Third Semester, alongside some different unlock criteria. Some rely on dialogue choices, which will be signposted, and we’ve got some pointers below. If you’re worried about spoilers, we’ve avoided being too specific, so don’t worry about taking a look....

If that’s the case, and you still want to play PES 2020 as though it’s a fully licensed game, you need to spend time in the game’s editor menus and change things for yourself. The process can be somewhat time consuming - with players claiming that changing every piece of data, including creating customised kits and renaming stadia, leagues, cups and so on, can take as much as 40 hours....

Kingston 128GB DataTraveler 70 USB-C Flash Drive for £8.95 from MyMemory (was £19.80) I remember the days when larger capacity USB drives used to cost an absolute mint, but now with lowering costs of flash storage, they’ve become an awful lot more accessible and faster too. This one is rated up to 200MB/s reads and 60MB/s writes, which is incredibly speedy for a flash drive and puts it within the same order of magnitude as many SSDs....

Platinum’s infamous Hideki Kamiya has also written a story for the game to be released as DLC, it was revealed today at this week’s BitSummit event (thanks, Wccftech). Sol Cresta is being demoed at BitSummit via its own work-in-progress arcade cabinet which Platinum has put together, although it’s unclear when this will see a wider release. Platinum has designed Sol Cresta as a sequel to classic vertical-scrolling arcade shooters Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta, and the first of a new wave of retro-inspired games it plans to launch....

Mentions of connecting to PlayStation Network accounts were spotted in the mobile app for Discord last week, which suggested the integration would be happening soon. However, sources speaking to Insider Gaming stated they expect the integration to be included as part of the PS5’s 7.00 system update, which is currently scheduled for 8th March. PSN integration with Discord already started rolling out in January for users in the US, and allows users to display their PSN IDs on their Discord profile....

You’ll be able to tune in next Thursday, 9th September at 9pm UK time (that’s 4pm Eastern or 1pm Pacific) for around 40 minutes of announcements. Expect news from PlayStation studios, as well as “some of the industry’s most imaginative developers”, on games releasing this year “and beyond”. Sounds promising. So, what do we expect? Well, we find out last week that Horizon Forbidden West is coming in February 2022 - and now that announcement sounds like it was getting the bad news out the way first before we’re treated with seeing more....

If you complete this quest, along with A Melemele Adventure and two other quests themed around the Alola region, before Wednesday, 1st June, you’ll be granted free access to an end-of-season event. Below you’ll find all of the An Akala Adventure quest steps and rewards in Pokémon Go. On this page: While this is a special research quest you can complete at your own pace, we recommend completing it before Wednesday, 1st June....

This Pokémon Go event also brings us the final update to the A Cosmic Companion special research quest. To learn about these new steps, visit our A Cosmic Companion guide. Don’t forget to complete the Astral Eclipse Sun and Moon Challenges and event-exclusive research tasks while you’re at it! On this page: If you want to earn the rewards from this Collection Challenge and add it to your Elite Collectors medal, you need to finish it before this deadline or else they’ll be gone forever....

Not only does this event have exclusive field research tasks for you to complete, but there is also the Charge Up! research quest. Since this is a timed research quest though, you need to ensure you complete it before the event ends. Charge Up! also sees the release of Tynamo, along with its evolutions, from Gen 5, the Therian Forme for Thundurus and the Mega Evolution for Manectric. On this page: It’s important to remember that this is a timed research quest, so it will only be available during the Charge Up!...

The expansion, which is set to launch this summer, will see various Pokémon Go-themed cards added to the venerable TCG. Artwork for the expansion’s foil packs shown today includes Pokémon Go’s hunky Professor Willow, alongside a range of creatures from the franchise. Pokémon devoting an entire expansion to Pokémon Go is pretty unprecedented when it comes to TCG releases. Of course, Professor Willow does already have his own promotional card - available at some Pokémon Go events and as a freebie with some PoGo merch purchases....

There are four Oricorio styles - each one taking inspiration from a different style of dancing from around the world. Each Oricorio style, however, is regionally exclusive, so, if you want all four, you need to either organise a trip or trade with a player who has the Oricorio you’re hunting for. On this page: You can catch Oricorio through a variety of means during the Festival of Colors event:...

The rules of the Great League in Pokémon Go apply here - but as always with a bit of a twist. Not only do you have to come up with the most effective team possible at 1500 CP and under, but you have to do so with huge type restrictions: only normal, fire, water, grass, electric and bug-type Pokémon are allowed. If you’re looking for other Go Battle League recommendations, see our Ultra League page....

Before you battle him in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, however, you must complete the Glaseado Gym Test by taking on the Snow Slope Run. Below, we cover the Snow Slope Run location and how to beat Ice Gym Leader Grusha, so you can add another Gym Badge to your collection. On this page: If you’d like to learn more about your Paldea adventure, visit our Pokémon Scarlet and Violet walkthrough....

In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, you’re a transfer student at the region’s Pokémon Academy and, during the school’s annual Treasure Hunt, you find yourself going on three adventures - Victory Road, Path of Legends and Starfall Street. Thanks to the games’ open world nature, you’re free to tackle these storylines, along with many of the activities within them, in any order you like. There is, however, a best path to take through these storylines which you can find below in our Pokémon Scarlet and Violet walkthrough....

First appearing in Pokémon Gold and Silver, this feature allows you to download free gifts - be it a special Pokémon or a pre-order bonus. In Pokémon Sword and Shield, it has additional functions, such as connecting to your Poké Ball Plus and receiving Wild Area News. On this page: From there select the option for Mystery Gift, it’s the pink present, and this will open the Mystery Gift menu....