There’s something special about Final Fantasy Tactics. It’s one of those games where it’s difficult to ascertain and harder to elucidate, but it just has… something. An X-Factor. A je ne sais quoi. I have vaguely fond memories of the game in general, but sitting down to play just 45 minutes of upcoming remaster The Ivalice Chronicles, it doesn’t take …
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Randy Pitchford’s “a little nervous” about Borderlands 4’s “more challenging” difficulty
Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford admits he’s a “little nervous” about Borderlands 4’s “more challenging” difficulty. In an interview with Insider Gaming, Pitchford acknowledged that “a lot” of Borderland players “aren’t interested in deep, hard challenges”, adding “we definitely have pushed the challenges quite a lot, especially with bosses and boss fight mechanics”. Borderlands 4 story trailer.Watch on YouTube “We have …
Read More »Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7’s Campaign Does Not Let You Pick A Difficulty Level, And Here’s Why
Unlike past Call of Duty games, this year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will not allow players to choose a difficulty level for the campaign. Associate creative director Miles Leslie said that the difficulty scale for Black Ops 7 is “baked in” as opposed to being something a player can choose. The reason for this comes down to how …
Read More »Trump runs into the difficulty of Putin diplomacy and ending a long war
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump walked into a summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin pressing for a ceasefire deal and threatening “severe consequences” and tough new sanctions if the Kremlin leader failed to agree to halt the fighting in Ukraine. Instead, Trump was the one who stood down, dropping his demand for a ceasefire in favor of pursuing a …
Read More »Would you rather stop playing a game than lower the difficulty? The First Berserker: Khazan devs reckon you would
Are you the sort of player that would rather drop a game altogether than simply bump the difficulty down (if such an option exists?) If so, then you might be in better company than you think – at least that’s what the developer of The First Berserker: Khazan has deduced from poring over its player data, anyway. In an update …
Read More »Wuchang: Fallen Feathers studio to continue optimising performance, and rebalance cheap difficulty
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers will continue to receive updates, its developer has promised, to optimise performance and adjust its difficulty. The soulslike game released last week and immediately hit a strong peak concurrent player count on Steam, but the reaction was mixed due to poor performance on both PC and consoles. Leenzee, the game’s developer, has quickly released patches to address …
Read More »As Monster Hunter Wilds complaints mount, Capcom assures fans it’s prioritising difficulty and rewards with a revised roadmap
Monster Hunter Wilds has had a rough time of it since launch. From day one, players on PC in particular have been criticising the game’s performance (though that was recently addressed, to some degree, with a much-needed patch that took aim at stuttering and shaders). But aside from the complaints about performance, faithful hunters have also been knocking the game’s …
Read More »We Are Monitoring the Conversation” and Looking Into “Power Deltas for Contest Raid Difficulty
Bungie has responded to Destiny 2 player complaints about the Desert Perpetual raid’s contest mode, addressing issues with raid difficulty, bugs, and more. If you’ve spent any time in Destiny 2 over the past weekend, you probably know just how much attention the newest raid, Desert Perpetual, has been getting. Released on Saturday, July 19th, this raid is the crown …
Read More »Oblivion Remastered Patch 1.2 Out Today, Adds New Difficulty Options, Improves Performance, More
Update [Wed 16th Jul 2025, 4:30pm]: Bethesda has confirmed that Patch 1.2 for Oblivion Remastered will be rolling out at some point today on PS5. You can find the patch notes in the original article below. We’ll update this article once the patch is available to download. Original Story: A second major update for Oblivion Remastered has been revealed, and …
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