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Ever since Nvidia revealed frame generation with the RTX 4080, I have been dreading the day that a game developer uses it as a requirement to get to an acceptable frame rate. And while we’ve gone almost four years without that happening, it seems like Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is going to cross that line. This past weekend, developer TT Games released the system requirements for the new Lego Batman game, and while at first glance they seem kind of reasonable for a Unreal Engine 5-based game, a closer look reveals that the company wants you to turn on frame generation just to hit 30 fps with the minimum settings. That’s not really how frame generation should work. If this isn’t just an error, it suggests that the minimum spec will only really be able to get 15-20 fps without frame generation, and at that point, no amount of AI frames is going to save it from being an unplayable mess. What is Frame Generation For? For the uninitiated, it’s easy to look at frame generation ...

Diablo 4 fans have finally discovered the game's secret cow level, though some fans are a bit underwhelmed by it. If you're not a Diablo fan, you may be thinking to yourself, "What the heck is the secret cow level?" The lore runs pretty deep here, but in short, players of the original Diablo game created a rumor about a secret level that featured demonic cows. While this was nothing more than a hoax, Blizzard found it amusing and eventually made it a reality. Subsequent Diablo installments included secret cow levels , which prompted players to complete elaborate Easter eggs to unlock dungeons that featured killer bovines. If players defeated them, they'd get a bunch of loot. For years, players have been searching for Diablo 4's secret cow level , and finally, players have discovered it. YouTuber LoatheBurger released a step-by-step tutorial on how to find the secret cow level, and as you might expect, the steps are quite elaborate. It turns out the cow level...

We now have our hands on the Nintendo Switch 2 , a new console from one of the biggest names in gaming. Alas, a new console is only as valuable as the library of games you can build on it. Thankfully, Nintendo hasn't been shy about planned releases over the next year, which include a mix of Switch 2 exclusives, third-party releases, and the benefit of backward compatibility with any games still launching on the original Switch. Without further ado, here are all of the new Switch 2 games we can look forward to in 2026. All Upcoming Switch 2 Games With Release Dates * indicates a Switch 2 exclusive Mixtape (May 7, 2026) The developers at Beethoven & Dinosaur are releasing a new music-inspired game about three friends enjoying their last night together in the 90’s. We got the chance to preview the narrative game about a year ago, saying it’s “a vibes game through-and-through, and Mixtape's vibes are impeccable.” Call of the Elder Gods (May 12, 2026) A sequel to 2020’s Call o...

After the Universes Beyond set The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth, Magic is once again returning to J.R.R. Tolkien's iconic world, this time featuring cards, characters, locations, and moments from The Hobbit. The new collaboration is available to preorder now before it comes out August 14. Like previous Magic releases, there are plenty of ways to get your hands on cards, from booster packs and bundles to a Draft Night kit and beautiful Scene Boxes. But for the hardcore collectors, Collector Booster packs are the way to go. Unfortunately, due to high demand, single Collector Booster packs are sold out on Amazon . If you're still interested in securing a few Collector Booster packs, TCG Player has them for preorder . The catch, however, is that they're marked up significantly compared to what Amazon was offering them for. Some listings on TCG Player go as high as $87.90, whereas when they were in stock at Amazon they were $37.99. So if you're ok with paying ex...

To mark the launch of Wolf With Inn from indie developer Thundertale Studio, we got the chance to ask some questions to lead artist Alice, and narrative designer Arina, about where the inspiration for the game came from, how they balance cozy playstyle with the dark setting and the one feature they think players will be surprised about. How would you describe Wolf With Inn to new players? Arina: At first glance, Wolf With Inn seems like a meditative, dark cosy game about a werewolf innkeeper in the remote wilderness. And it is! But if you look a little deeper, it becomes clear that the game is about the shadow self. It’s about the duality of human nature that many refuse to accept, often choosing to live in one of two extremes. Some lean entirely into the “light”, constantly sacrificing themselves for the sake of others, while others throw their lives away in a blur of self-destruction, fully surrendering to their “shadow”. Yet, that shadow actually carries many qualities we truly ne...

Fallout co-creator Tim Cain has shared his fear that some gamers are watching influencers just so they can be "handed an opinion from the online channel they're watching." The game developer behind classic RPGs like Fallout and The Outer Worlds offered his perspective on where the gaming industry is at and where it's heading in a video uploaded to his main channel (as spotted by VGC ). When responding to a question from a fan, he explained his take on how social media has affected both game development and how players consume gaming content online. "Now, we're in the 2020s," Cain said, "and many gamers don't even look to influencers for reviews – they look to influencers to be told how to think about the games. So, people don't form opinions from the online video, they're handed an opinion from the online channel they're watching." This is in contrast to his views on how an earlier era of social media influenced game developmen...

Resident Evil Requiem producer Masato Kumazawa has said Capcom sees the drama surrounding the DLSS 5 AI version of Grace Ashcroft as "a positive" because it proved Capcom "got the design right" the first time around. Kumazawa offered a deep dive into the development of the latest entry in the classic survival horror franchise during an interview with Eurogamer . When asked if the team took anything away from the conversation regarding the controversial Nvidia technology, he said the negative reaction only served as proof that fans preferred Grace's original design. "The fact a lot of players commented they really liked the original design of Grace and didn't want to see it changed was a positive," Kumazawa said without commenting on Capcom's involvement in the DLSS 5 reveal. "It meant we got the design right [and] points to the fact that Grace quickly established herself as a fan favourite, that people had such strong opinions on her desi...