Mortal Kombatfans rejoice! Not only do we have the imminent announcement of Mortal Kombat 12 to look forward to, but it’s now being reported that The Boys and Judge Dredd actor Karl Urban is currently in final talks to play fan favorite character Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat 2, the live-action sequel to the original movie that released back in 2021. First reported byThe Wrap, it’s also revealed that the original movie’s director - Simon McQuoid - is set to return to direct the sequel, which has been written by Moon Knight and Umbrella Academy screenwriter Jeremy Slater....

MultiVersus' open beta has come to an end, despite most players seemingly not realising it was even going on in the first place. With little warning,MultiVersus will go offline on June 25, with a full launch set for “early 2024.“However, considering howpoor communicationhas been in recent months, and how vague that return date is, a lot of fans doubt the fighter will launch at all. Fans have many reasons to believe this, but most are citing the extremely long break in between the beta and full release, something almost unheard of in the live service scene....

There’s always been a problem with online play, and that’s latency. It’s especially problematic for fighting games where the difference between victory and defeat could be as little as a few frames. Thankfully, more recent fighting games feature the new standard in netcode that gets as close to an in-person feel as online play can get, and pretty soon it could be coming to classic fighters from the OG PlayStation.It’s called “rollback netcode,” and it works by essentially guessing what the players will do next whenever there are spikes in latency....

WithWargroove 2, Chucklefish and Robotality are bringing the 2019 turn-based tactics game back for a second outing. The indie title was on the show floor at this year’sPAX Eastwith a demo showing off a series' first: a new roguelike mode called Conquest. As the demo kicks off, a brief tutorial reintroduces players to the basics of gameplay. As Nadia, a big, muscular woman with thick dreads, you learn the Wargroove fundamentals, moving around the starting battlefield and making short work of easy opponents....

Summary The debate between keyboard and mouse versus controller has been around forever. Dedicated PC gamers won’t budge from their beloved WASD keys, while controller users cherish the analog stick and buttons. It’s not about one being better than the other; both have their pros and cons. Most PC games come with built-in controller support, but it’s clear they’re designed with a keyboard and mouse in mind. On the flip side, some games take a different approach, promoting the use of controllers for a more seamless gaming experience....

A short clip that is allegedly from an unannouncedPersona 3remake has been shared online, and no one knows if it’s real or not. The video is only five seconds long, but it’s enough to put the fanbase in a frenzy, as they analyze each frame to judge its authenticity. The clip doesn’t give much away, simply showing an animation of the combat in this apparent remake.AtlusandSegaare yet to comment on the authenticity of the footage, and the original uploader seems to have deleted their post....

I quickly came to terms with the fact that I would probably never get a Gholdengo inPokemon Go. The 1,000th Pokemon was introduced to the game last week, and instead of needing an arbitrary number of Candy to evolve Gimmighoul, you need no fewer than 999 Gimmighoul Coins. It’s a mechanic borrowed straight fromPokemon Scarlet & Violet, but the task is immeasurably more difficult in Go. While you can quite quickly rack up Gimmighoul Coins as you roam the Paldean landscape and interact with Mimic-like chests before battling the Gimmighoul within, it’s a different story in Niantic’s AR game....

In November last year, regardingFinal Fantasy 16, producerNaoki Yoshida said, “We felt that while incorporating ethnic diversity into Valisthea was important, an over-incorporation into this single corner of a much larger world could [violate] narrative boundaries we originally set for ourselves.” This drew backlash fueled further by the series' historical lack of people of colour in key roles. Now, he’s discussing the issue again. “What I would like to take this opportunity to say is: we have createdthe world of Valistheaand the story of FF16 with a great deal of research and investigation into various cultures and value systems from all around the world and have woven them into the sweeping fantasy narrative and world with great respect and care,” Yoshida toldGamesRadarin a new interview....

It has been less than a month sinceResident Evil 4 Remakelaunched and odds are many of you have played your way through the game a time or two by now. You may have even taken a peak at the remake’s professional difficulty and then, if you’re anything like me, run away in horror shortly after. Or you powered through and proceeded to become the first person in the world to beat the game in under two hours on its most punishing difficulty....

I’m a sucker for a good puzzle game, especially a portable one. Seven years ago, I was banging out levels of games like Cut The Rope and Blackbox on long bus rides, and now I’m doing that same thing with the musical puzzle game Rytmos, but on a Switch. It feels perfect for a bygone era of ad-free iPhone games, ideal for playing on the go with earphones in so you can properly hear its music – each level is quick, and not difficult enough to leave you stuck for more than a few minutes but not so easy that you don’t get that sweet, sweet dopamine hit when you work out a solution....

Mark Zuckerberg has been coming under fire from two senators who recently raised concerns about his alleged plan to target teenagers to save his sinkingmetaverseproject, Horizon Worlds. Senators Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut have been criticizing his “documented track record of failure to protect children and teens,” calling on Zuckerberg to stop underaged minors from using Horizon Worlds.Zuckerberg has invested heavily in the metaverse, but the venture does not seem to be returning dividends, Metareporting a loss of no less than $26 billion since October, 2020....

Is that a moon? No, it’s the approaching launch date forStar Wars Jedi: Survivor. The eagerly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Fallen Order. EA and Respawn’s follow-up has had a big budget thrown at it, and the game comes freighted with expectation, especially since the first game was already triple-A, while fans of Star Wars and Cal Kestis are very much looking forward to catching up with the Jedi and his band of outcasts....

Sony just announced that tomorrow’sState of Play will feature 15 minutes of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League gameplay footage, and that feels like a bold risk. On the one hand,after (potentially fake) leaksand a delay have derailed hype, I have to praise the game for betting on itself. Rocksteady isn’t dishing out a series of flashy cinematic trailers here, but an elongated look at gameplay itself. I just hope the hype isn’t over before it begins....