Helldivers 2 Major Order progress might not be tracked properly as the war systems suffer a minor outage - games news - NewsLocker (2024)

Helldivers 2 troops are currently hammering away at the latest Major Order to successfully defend at least ten planets from both bugs and bots, but all those last-minute, oil-drenched extractions might not contribute to the liberation effort as the game's systems are now "suffering a minor outage."Developer Arrowhead Studios took to the intergalactic interwebs earlier today to deliver an urgent message to divers: "Our galactic war systems are suffering a minor outage after the destruction of a l

New Deadpool 3 trailer links to a key Wolverine moment from the comics, which could hint at the movie's mysterious story

One eagle-eyed Marvel fan has spotted a key moment in the new Deadpool 3 trailer that links to a very specific location in a Wolverine comic – Pym Falls, which may have just teased movie's plot.On Reddit, the fan shared a side-by-side comparison of the shot in the trailer where we see a group of Marvel characters standing around Ant-Man's giant skull, against an illustration from a Wolverine comic showing the giant corpse of what looks to be a superhero, laying in a wide open space by a ci

Pokemon fans think Palworld's latest Pal is very familiar: "Literally Glaceon and Alolan Ninetales fused together"

Palworld has unveiled its latest Pal, and Pokemon fans are certain it reminds them of two 'mons in particular.Last weekend, Palworld developer Pocketpair introduced its new collectible creature Foxcicle. As you can imagine with a name like that, the new Pal has fox-like features and arctic-inspired details - which may sound familiar to Pokemon fans. Shortly after Palworld's release, its studio's CEO said: "We have absolutely no intention of infringing upon the intellectual property of othe

Bethesda's released Skyrim on 8 platforms but left Fallout RPGs idle, so players turn to popular mods for TV show nods, graphical boosts, bug fixes, and more content

Fallout fans new and old have been diving into the RPG series en masse since the release of the live-action Amazon Prime show, with player counts for everything from Fallout 4, New Vegas, and even the initially divisive Fallout 76 skyrocketing. This has simultaneously seen rise to a huge uptick in downloads for Fallout mods, contributing to popular mod site Nexus Mods dishing out 6,300 TB worth of downloads last weekend.There's good reason for this, though, as there are some fantastic mods out t

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One of our favorite ultrawide gaming desks is Best Buy’s deal of the day

We consider the Arozzi Arena Ultrawide to be among the top gaming desks for busy PC setups, and it just so happens to be one of Best Buy’s deals of the day. If you’re quick, you’ll be able to grab this extra-wide surface for a chunk less than Amazon’s asking price right now, and it’s a pretty sweet saving considering its size.If you head over to Best Buy, you’ll find the Arozzi Arena Ultrawide black for $259.99, thanks to a chonky $149 discount. Normally, you&

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers will end in July - but is a reboot on the way?

BOOM! Studios has announced that its long-running Power Rangers series is coming to an end in July. Despite the issue number, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Darkest Hour #1, by writer Melissa Flores and artist Simona Di Gianfelice, marks the end of the current Power Rangers continuity, rather than the start of a new arc.According to BOOM!, the oversized special issue will "weave together a story that fans have been waiting nearly a decade for… delivering an unforgettable finale that

Helldivers 2 dev says they don't know if the shooter will ever go bigger than 4-player squads, but it "would require a lot of work"

A Helldivers 2 developer has addressed questions surrounding theoretical bigger player squads, saying that it would "require a lot of work."In the official Helldivers 2 Discord, one player recently asked developer Arrowhead if it would ever add bigger squads that support more than four players at once. A community manager responded, saying that, in short, they simply "don't know" about the possibility."I do know that if we ever go down that route, it would require a lot of work. If it's ever a t

Decades later, an underrated anime is bringing its director back for a new "side story": "Those things have been in my head for 30 years"

Mobile Fighter G Gundam – often regarded as one of the most unique and underappreciated mecha anime of the ‘90s – is making a shock return.G Gundam director Yasuhiro Imagawa will continue the story 30 years after its debut in a "side story" set to be released this summer according to an announcement from Oricon."Those things have been in my head for 30 years," Imagawa said in a statement. "With my hands burning red, I finally punched through the wall and entered the outsi

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Final Fantasy 16 DLC makes the most of the RPG's mature tone by audaciously adding some caked-up Tonberries: "Oh no not their Tonbussy…"

Final Fantasy 16 players are aghast as the action RPG's new chapter features what can only be described as 'dummy thicc Tonberries.'When Final Fantasy 16's second DLC chapter, The Rising Tide, launched last week, everyone was expecting a nice jaunt around a brand new location and storyline, but no one could've been prepared for the DLC's redesigned Tonberries. As first noted by Automaton Media, players are now shocked to find that Tonberries have "little butts under their tails," as one player o

Netflix's One Piece season 2 gets a new co-showrunner – and it's one of the writers of a surprise Disney Plus hit

One Piece season 2 will be arriving on Netflix with a new co-showrunner – and he's one of the writers of an incredibly popular Disney Plus show.Per Deadline, Joe Tracz, co-executive producer of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, has joined the adaptation of Eiichiro Oda's beloved manga as executive producer and co-showrunner. Tracz is also credited as a writer on two episodes of Percy Jackson: 'I Plunge to My Death' and 'We Take a Zebra to Vegas.'Percy Jackson and the Olympians proved

Severance season 2 finally wraps filming, a year and a half after it first started

Severance season 2 has finally wrapped filming, a year and a half after production initially kicked off. Costume designer Carol Deelay shared the update on her Instagram story. "It's a wrap on season 2," she wrote alongside a photo of a clapper board.The Apple TV Plus show was renewed for a second season in April 2022, two days before the season 1 finale was released, and filming kicked off six months later in October. However, production was shut down in May 2023 due to the writers' strik

Marvel fans spot neat nod to Tobey Maguire's first Spider-Man movie in new Deadpool 3 trailer

Marvel fans have spotted a rather unusual nod to Tobey Maguire's first Spider-Man movie in the new Deadpool 3 trailer.There's lots to take in when it comes to the threequel's latest promo, from our first proper glimpse at Emma Corrin's baldheaded villain – who will likely turn out to be Professor X's evil twin Cassandra Nova – to Wolverine being... a variant? Not to mention there's a buttload of Easter eggs to catch in the two-and-a-half-minute clip, so it stands to reason that

Despite 'Mixed' launch, beloved Metroidvania dev cites Baldur's Gate 3 and Hades 2 in claiming that going Early Access for its new RPG is "one of the best decisions we could've made"

No Rest for the Wicked's director has cited Baldur's Gate 3 and Hades 2 as examples of how early access launches can be fantastic, and said releasing in early access is "one of the best decisions we could've made."Moon Studios' new action-RPG has been on the tongues of a lot of people since last week's launch - from Blizzard's ex-president saying it's the future of the genre, to No Rest for the Wicked players themselves being lukewarm on it at launch. Most of those negative reviews, however, are

Persona devs' new JPRG has got everyone hyped about its menus: "This is why you invest in UI"

Metaphor: ReFantazio might not be a Persona game, but developer Atlus is keeping up a trend solidified by its beloved JRPG series by making its user interface absolutely gorgeous, and fans say it's a great example of why UI designers deserve to be paid generously.As well as revealing its all-important release date, the recent Metaphor: ReFantazio showcase gave us a better look at the JRPG's menus in action, and they really are a sight to behold. They're certainly busy, but everything looks super

Steam changes its refund policy so that pre-order early access playtime now counts towards the 2 hour rule

Steam has added a new rule to its refund policy meaning the time you spend playing a game before release now counts toward its 2-hour playtime rule.On April 24, Steam shared a brief post detailing an update about its Refund Policy. Before this update, the general rule was that users could request a refund for "nearly any purchase" for "any reason" so long as the game had been played for less than two hours. Following the changes, the period in which someone plays a game ahead of release no

Quentin Tarantino's scrapped 'final' movie would have reportedly brought back some of his iconic characters in a "movie within a movie"

For years, Quentin Tarantino has declared that his 10th movie would be his last. As you can imagine, there has been plenty of speculation surrounding the curtain call on the legendary director’s career. Now, more details have emerged about Quentin Tarantino's scrapped movie.Long story short: it appears what everyone thought would be his final movie – once titled The Movie Critic – has been shelved entirely despite undergoing some significant changes from its initial idea.The Ho

Samsung’s brand-new 2024 OLED TV has already dropped in price, and it’s begging to meet your PS5

The Samsung QN55S90D might be new to 2024, but the 120Hz OLED TV has already received its first price cut. That’s great news for anyone thinking about treating their PS5 to a shiny new screen, and it’s probably the one I’d invest in this year specifically for new-gen consoles.Over at Amazon right now, you’ll find that the 55-inch Samsung QN55S90D is down from $1,997.99 to $1,797.99. That’s $200 off for anyone attempting the maths, and it’s not too shabby

Persona veterans' new JRPG Metaphor: ReFantazio bumps a major series staple by excluding romance

Metaphor: ReFantazio won't have any romance options whatsoever, in a stark contrast to past Persona games.Yesterday, Atlus revealed Metaphor: ReFantazio would launch later this year on October 11, complete with a deep dive into the game's combat and world with director Katsura Hashino. Now, in a new Japanese Q&A segment, it's been revealed that the bonds the player can establish with certain characters won't lead to any romance scenes.The news was revealed in the Q&A livestream just belo

5 million people played Fallout games in a single day, with Fallout 76 alone accounting for 1 million, amid the TV show's massive success

The massive success of the Fallout TV show is inspiring millions of people to play the games on which the Amazon Prime series is based.Specifically, Bethesda revealed on Twitter that a whopping five million people played Fallout games in a single day, with the MMORPG spinoff Fallout 76 accounting for a million of those players.
...and almost five million across all Fallout games in a single day!⚡April 23, 2024See more
It's no surprise that the Fallout TV show is fueling a surge in interest

15 days after Wii U servers were supposed to be shut down, the last surviving Splatoon player is still hanging on as the servers crumble around them

It's been 15 days since the Wii U and 3DS servers were supposed to shut down, but a few courageous players have somehow managed to cling onto whatever bits of life are left in a handful of games for those systems. The last remaining Splatoon player is holding fast even as the servers have started to crumble around them."Hold on to your tentacles… for some bad news," Lcd101 writes on Twitter. "As of the (delayed) 2:00 A.M. EST rotation, matchmaking (lobby) has officially gone down in Splat

Al Pacino and The Guest star to play priests in a new exorcism horror movie based on a true story

Al Pacino and Dan Stevens are teaming up for a new exorcism horror based on a true story – and we're all in.Per Variety, The Ritual follows "two priests –one questioning his faith (Stevens) and one reckoning with a troubled past (Pacino) – who must put aside their differences to save a possessed young woman through a difficult and dangerous series of exorcisms."The film is an "authentic portrayal" of Emma Schmidt aka Anna Ecklund, an American woman whose alleged dem

Stellar Blade director "grew up too poor to afford" a PS1, but when he finally got one in college, Ridge Racer and Final Fantasy inspired him to make games

Stellar Blade director Kim Hyung-tae was inspired to start making games by PS1 classics like Ridge Racer and Final Fantasy after being "too poor" to afford a gaming console as a child.In PlayStation's latest entry in the 'Stellar Blade - The Journey' video series (timestamped here), Hyung-tae talks about his gaming origins, which apparently began with a PS1 in college and ultimately led to him directing one of PS5's biggest releases of 2024."I grew up too poor to afford a gaming console, and onl

Post Malone and Michael Bay are creating a "new IP universe" about an 18-wheeler from heaven that fights zombies in medieval Europe

Musician Post Malone and filmmaker Michael Bay are pairing their talents for a "new IP universe" which will launch with an as yet unnamed graphic novel through Vault Comics.The untitled story, which Post Malone describes as "badass," and Bay describes as "just what the graphic world needs right now" will center on a premise so bizarre and non-sequitur it actually just might work. Set in a fictionalized version of medieval Europe, the only thing standing in the way of a horde of zombies so massiv

Westworld star joins the cast of Wednesday season 2

Thandiwe Newton has joined the cast of Wednesday season 2.Per Variety, Newton is set to star alongside newly added cast member Steve Buscemi in an undisclosed role. The ball is finally rolling on season 2 after production was delayed due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.The supernatural show created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar – and executive produced by Tim Burton – debuted in November of 2022 and quickly became the second most-watched English-language series on Netflix. The se

Jennifer Lopez is forced to team up with a snarky AI bot to defeat Shang-Chi star Simu Liu in the wild trailer for Netflix’s latest sci-fi action romp

Following the viral trailer for Jennifer Lopez's absolutely wild autobiographical musical movie, another unhinged trailer has hit the net. This time, it's a new teaser for J-Lo's upcoming sci-fi movie Atlas – and, uh, we'll be seated.In the brief clip, which can be viewed above, Shang-Chi star Simu Liu is an evil Terminator-esque AI (think Cyberdyne Systems) who is hell-bent on destroying the world – that only J-Lo knows how to defeat.Per the official synopsis, the film stars Lopez a

After at least 1,400 layoffs, 7 studios closed, and 29 games canceled, Embracer CEO admits "I deserve a lot of criticism"

Embracer Group CEO Lars Wingefors is taking the brunt of responsibility when it comes to the company's most recent round of layoffs, studio closures, and game cancelations.Amid an ongoing period of unprecedented volatility in the video game industry, Embracer laid off 1,400 employees, shuttered seven studios, and canceled 29 games over the course of about nine months in 2023. The restructuring took place after years of high-profile mergers and acquisitions, not to mention the failure of a $2 bil

Everything We Know About ND-5, Kay's Droid Companion In Star Wars Outlaws

Platform:PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC
Publisher:Ubisoft
Developer:Massive Entertainment
Release:August 30, 2024The June 2023 reveal of Star Wars Outlaws gave us our first glimpse of Kay Vess and Nix, the two protagonists of the game. From talking with Massive Entertainment during our recent trip out to Sweden to get our hands on Star Wars Outlaws, it sounds as though their bond will be special. However, they aren't on this journey alone, as they are joined by a trenchcoat-wearing BX-comm

Cheetara takes the spotlight in her own ThunderCats spin-off comic

Dynamite Entertainment's ThunderCats comic relaunch is so hot, the publisher is already spinning out a second title based on the classic '80s cartoon, this time starring none other than Cheetara, herself a bit of an '80s cult icon even beyond the show in which she originates.The new Cheetara spin-off title will be created by Soo Lee, who is credited as writer/artist, along with artist Domenico Carbone. It's unclear how Lee and Carbone may share art duties on the title.In terms of the story of th

The ESA says its members won't support the one form of game preservation that might actually work

The Entertainment Software Association, the big trade organization for the video game industry in the US, says it's fully opposed to a proposed copyright exemption that would allow gaming scholars to access online libraries of preserved games.Preservationists have been arguing for an exemption like this for some time, and last week they presented their arguments to the US Copyright Office. As the Video Game History Foundation put it, "This exemption would make it easier for libraries to share ou

Avengers directors compare Millie Bobby Brown to Tom Holland as they tease her "fantastic" performance in new graphic novel adaptation which reunites them with Endgame team

Avengers: Endgame director duo the Russo Brothers are gearing up for the upcoming release of their next movie The Electric State, which is due to hit streaming service Netflix later this year.An adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name by Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag, which Anthony Russo describes as a "really wonderful book", the story follows a girl as she searches for her long lost brother, with a robot joining her for this journey.Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown