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While 007 First Light is the first actually good James Bond game in quite some time, developer IO Interactive has been making well-optimized PC games for years. It’s not surprising, then, that 007 First Light runs extremely well, at least once you clear its somewhat steep system requirements. The game requires just an AMD Radeon RX 5700 or a GeForce GTX 1660 to run, but its recommended spec is an RTX 3060 Ti or a 6700 XT . That’s quite a difference, but I will say that after testing the 3060 Ti at 1080p, it runs incredibly well, although the low VRAM means you’ll probably want to turn down the texture quality a bit, even at that lower resolution. In fact, the textures in this game are like a little sponge for video memory, and if you want to max it out at any resolution, you’re going to want to make sure you’re packing a GPU with at least 12GB of the stuff. And, at higher resolutions, you’re probably going to want to bump that requirement up to 16GB if you really want to avoid an...

PlayStation has unexpectedly pulled the plug on Destruction AllStars , a live-service game released during the PS5's launch window. The game is no longer available for sale and its servers have been shut down. Those who still own the game can still play the game's arcade mode, going up against bots offline. Typically, these kinds of shutdowns are announced ahead of time to give players a chance to buy the game or rally others together for some final online matches, but Destruction AllStars was delisted and shut down seemingly simultaneously. Players were notified via PlayStation notifications. (The game's social media account hasn't been active since 2022, when X was still Twitter.) Destruction AllStars came out in 2021 and received a mixed reception. Despite releasing during a drought of games, early PS5 adopters largely rejected the game, even after PlayStation Plus subscribers were given two free months. We gave the game a 6/10 in our review, noting that although t...

James Bond will meet social media influencer Khaby Lame in 007 First Light , developer IO Interactive has revealed. It's a reveal that has left some Bond fans scratching their heads — firstly that Lame is in the game at all, but also secondly that his cameo has been revealed ahead of the game's general release — removing the element of surprise. Lame is famous for his deadpan TikTok reaction videos, where he performs an exasperated gesture to mock things that seem obvious. Unsurprisingly, it's this same gesture that Bond fans will be able to see Lame replicating in 007 First Light, as His Majesty's agent asks for directions while standing in front of a signpost. In a video clip posted to Instagram , players can see Bond wandering up to Lame, asking for directions, only for Lame to gesticulate at the sign — which already holds the answer. Come on Bond — one too many martinis? "You will meet a familiar face in Vietnam," IO Interactive wrote. "Khaby Lame joi...

The "vast majority" of Bungie staff was reportedly unaware of the plans to discontinue support for Destiny 2 until the announcement was made public last week. The alleged insight into the goings-on at the former Halo developer came from a Forbes report and followed last week's news that it would publish one final content update next month, June 9. It was an announcement that shook an industry that had watched the studio launch its latest project, Marathon , just months ago, and it apparently came as a surprise to many of the very developers it involved, too. The site stated that, according to its sources, the "vast majority of Bungie did not know about Destiny 2 support being dropped right up until it was publicly announced." The limited number of teams privy to the information beforehand included some that had already begun working on the final content and others who had already transitioned over to Marathon. A decision to end support for Destiny is said to h...

Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada finally found the time to take a trip to Waffle House. If you're wondering why this is the news shaking the gaming industry today, you should know that fans have asked the fighting game developer to include a stage based on the 24/7 breakfast joint for years. It's something Harada's never exactly been opposed to – he mentioned trademark and rights issues as a potential hangup in 2024 – but the idea has remained just out of reach, regardless. Harada announced he would be leaving his Tekken home at Bandai Namco late last year and then went on to reveal his new company, VS Studio , just a few weeks ago, but it looks like the All-Star Special and a side of hashbrowns never left his mind. Yesterday, he let his X/Twitter followers know that he finally found the time to stop by Waffle House, and he even bought a menu. I finally made it to WAFFLE HOUSE. The staff are always friendly, and when I asked if they would sell me a menu, they sold me on...

Sony's first-party studio, Media Molecule, is reportedly working on a brand-new game with open-world elements. As reported by MP1st , information about the LittleBigPlanet and Dreams studio's next project comes from the resume of a current Media Molecule employee. The resume notes that the studio is working on an unannounced project, which will feature "open-world content." Fans have longed for a return to LittleBigPlanet, but it doesn't seem like this new project will be another Sackboy adventure. The resume specifically notes that this is a new IP, meaning fans may not want to expect a direct follow-up to the studio's previous work. That doesn't mean something like LittleBigPlanet will never return, but if the information presented in this resume is accurate, a new entry seems unlikely to arrive soon. There isn't too much else to latch on to in this resume, but it does indicate Media Molecule is going for a larger sense of scale. The studio is best...