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Consider not crafting [Update:CD Projekt Red has “fixed” the save issue, but not really; because that’s just how this game rolls. According to hotfix 1.06’s notes, they have “removed the 8MB save file size limit, but it will “not fix save files corrupted before the update. Welp, goodnight everybody! Good luck if you were impacted.] In my review ofCyberpunk 2077, I was able to test the game on PC; which was devoid of many game-breaking bugs that are present on the console editions....

2024 has been a wildly successful year for your average gamer.Notfortheindustryitself, mind, but video game fans sure have been eating particularly well. The obvious choices have been known for quite a while now, but two hugely important newcomers from Microsoft have muddled things further still. The kicker? I honestly didn’t expect this to happen. As I’ve written before, I’m stillquite conflicted about the state ofSTALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. At the same time, the game is a largely compelling experience even with all of its faults....

A recent reportby PC Gamer has revealed more about the tumultuous climate atDisco Elysiumdeveloper ZA/UM. Featuring interviews with current and past employees at the company, it’s been revealed that a stand-alone expansion forDisco Elysiumwas well into development when it was canceled, and much of the team was laid off. Disco Elysiumwas released in 2019 to wide acclaim, and it seemed like fertile ground for ZA/UM to develop a series around.However, in 2022, three of the lead developers on the team, Robert Kurvitz, Aleksander Rostov, and Helen Hindpere, departed....

When Chad Concelmo wrote his impressions ofThe Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphonylast October, I felt a mix of elation and disappointment — elation because the music of the venerableZeldafranchise deserved a night-long event dedicated solely to it, and disappointment because I was most certainly missing out on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. My spirits quickly turned around when I remembered that the concert would be going on tour across America this year....

Throw all your hands up EA and BioWare have announced that the first closed alpha test for its third-person co-op gameAnthemwill be held next weekend. On December 8 and 9, select players will be able to log on during specific time slots to try out BioWare’s next big game. Anyone who is granted access will have to sign an NDA before playing, restricting them from talking about or streaming the game online....

‘You have been warned’ As you may have heard or discovered first-hand,Persona 5restricts accessto the PlayStation 4’s share feature, a move Atlus says has to do with the “single-playthrough story” and a fear of spoilers. Today, the company elaborated on its gameplay capture restriction and posted its guidelines for folks who will find a way to spread thegoodPersonawordwith or without access to the PS4 Share button. “Please, PLEASE do not post any specific plot points or story spoilers, and only talk about the game in broad strokes....

The famed designer revisits Grasshopper’s first game The Silver Casefeels like a recovered piece of gaming history. Not only had I never played the game due to its Japan-only 1999 release for PlayStation, I hadn’t evenheardof it until recently, despite the fact that it was Grasshopper Manufacture’s debut title. Long beforeKiller7,No More Heroes,Lollipop Chainsaw,Killer is Dead, andLet it Die, there wasThe Silver Case, a text-heavy adventure about the return of an infamous serial killer and the 24 Wards Heinous Crimes Unit’s hunt to bring him in....

Balatro is a poker roguelike that lets you test your luck and strategy as you battle increasingly harder Blinds. While the game is randomized every time, you can input a seed that lets you customize your experience like you can in other randomly generated games. How to play a Seeded run in Balatro To input a seed in Balatro and change your run to match someone else’s, click theSeeded Run buttonat the bottom of the menu when starting a new run....

Summertime and the living is not so easy Call of Dutyfans may already be getting excited about the plethora of news and reveals pertaining to this year’s new release,Modern Warfare, but that doesn’t mean that Activision’s current entry in the military shooter franchise isn’t still offering plenty of bang for your buck. Now live on PS4 (with other platforms to follow soon),Black Ops 4has begun its “Days of Summer” event, bringing a ton of content including maps, vehicles, weapons, skins, and more to the game’s multiplayer, Zombies, and Blackout battle royale modes....

Lots of extras are in tow when the game drops In 2014, a newStriderwill launch on the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC platforms. Set to hit Japan on February 22nd, the game will be both a downloadable title and a packaged version —similar toDuckTales Remastered. The PS3 version will ship with a code to download the first original games by way of PSOne Classics, but as of right now that promotion is only announced for Japan....

–OmegaPhattyAcidintroduces this month’sBand of Bloggersprompt dealing with advertisments in video games. –Lord Spencerconcludes his Saturn REVIEWS series with a review of the console itself. –Lord Spencerstarts his PlayStation REVIEWS series by sharing the list of games he is going to review. -Sam van der MeerreviewsArrest of a Stone Buddha. -PocketCiabattasheds a light on some of Sega’s forgotten properties, beginning withBurning Rangers. -OmegaPhattyAcidresponds to this month’sBand of Bloggersprompt by writing about cancelledStar Warsgames....

Believe it or not, but Sony’s PlayStation 3 console turns one tomorrow — my, how it’s grown! In honor of this event, Sony has given Destructoid some PS3 games and schwag to giveaway to a few lucky readers who are willing to do a little work for it! When customizable XcrossMediaBar themes were announced as an addition in the most recent PS3 firmware update, we had only one thought — who’s going to be the first to make a Destructoid-flavored XMB theme?...

From the window to the wall, till puzzles take your balls CrossCodeis one of those games where I’ve heard mention of it by word of mouth, saw videos of it, but never though much of it. Then, I got bored and decided to try out the demo and boy, am I glad I did, because the game is wonderful. The world ofCrossCodereminds me ofA Link to the Pastin the sense that it has dungeons filled with puzzles, and an overworld replete with items waiting to be found which upgrade the protagonist’s weapons and stats....