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While there is a nuanced conversation to be had about Steam’s refund system, at the very least two hours is a good amount of time to get a feel for most games. Most developers would generally prefer their game to not be refunded if they can help it, but Refund Me If You Can from Sungame Studio actively encourages you to… if you can beat it in time. Refund Me If You Can’s premise is simple: “One maze, one monster tracking you down, will you have the courage and dexterity to escape this nightmare in less than two hours?...

Reddit user u/thisisminenow posted a screenshot of their progress so far. It looks like they’ve got a pretty hefty amount of work left, but there’s definitely the bones of a properly laid-out Kanto there. Check it out below. As you can see, it’s the FireRed/LeafGreen version of Kanto. The most filled-out part of the map right now is the southernmost area, where you can clearly see some distinctive landmarks from the game....

The controller is an interesting effort, and one which leans into the strengths Turtle Beach is well known for with some clever gimmicks - but it’s also a nice piece of kit across the board, a perfectly serviceable Xbox controller - if, that is, you can stomach the fact that it’s wired. Let’s talk about the big, defining feature first. At the top of the controller, above the Xbox home button, is a selection of additional audio-controlling buttons....

Ubisoft Australia has so far donated $30,000 to the Australian Red Cross Disaster and Recovery Relief Fund. Taking to Twitter, Ubisoft Australia notes that while players have asked for a funding drive to be implemented in-game, the direct donation to Australia’s Red Cross is the fastest route to help those affected by the fires. “The bushfire crisis has devastated communities across the nation and the scenes of loss are heartbreaking,” writes the company....

The game – previously known as Rainbow Six Parasite, then Rainbow Six Quarantine before the publisher changed it in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic – may be set to arrive on January 20, 2022, per a recently updated page on Ubisoft’s website (thanks, VGC). Extraction – in case you’ve forgotten – is an expanded version of the 2018 Siege limited-time event called Outbreak, where three players were pitted against mutated monsters....

Update: Google has issued a patch to fix bugs present in Journey to the Savage planet. The firm announced the news via Reddit and thanked users for their patience. Furthermore, in an email to VG247, Stadia clarified that its first party studios - including Typhoon - are still employed by Google for the time being. Original story: Tech giant Google has said that it’s trying to fix issues in Journey to the Savage Planet after complaints from the community....

While the team knew they wanted to test the waters of virtual reality technology, the Half-Life universe was not its original pick for a backdrop. Valve programmer and designer Robin Walker tells VG247 that the developer “spent a bunch of time exploring VR and talking about our various IPs.” Including Portal. But it didn’t really work. “This is in a period of time where we’re pretty much done with The Lab....

If you’re struggling with this quest, this short guide will take you through each major step so you can finish off this quest as soon as possible. Finding the Explosives The first stage of this quest requires you to go out into Prague and track down some explosives for Kirill. You’re given hints that say it’s somewhere near the Burning Church and the Terrace, but aside from that you’re left to track it down....

Sounds like a pain? No worries, we’ve created this step-by-step guide on how to complete Stakeout, as well as where to find each quest item and interactable. We’ve split it up into stages in our section menu below, so feel free to skip to the part you’re stuck on to find what you need quickly. Stakeout part 1: Scout the Rooftop Restaurant Stakeout part 2: Scout the Car Park Stakeout part 3: Scout the Abandoned Mall Stakeout part 4: Place the Art Gallery Camera Stakeout part 5: Place the Car Park Camera Stakeout part 6: Kill three Entity Hunters...

Do you want to write for a website that has a red logo made up of numbers and letters? Well, you’ve come to the right place. We, VG247, are looking for a new staff writer. Before you get excited and fire off an email without due thought and consideration, please note that this role will have a focus on Games as a Service titles, or GAAS to give them their even more catchy abbreviated name....

Welcome to VG247’s Best Games Ever Podcast: The 6-month Inquisition Special. Check out VG247’s The Best Games Ever Podcast on Apple Podcasts and subscribe. Or listen on Spotify. It’s even on YouTube if that’s your thing. Cast: Tom Orry and Jim Trinca. That’s it. We definitely didn’t do this because we ran out of time to do a proper episode due to various illnesses and things. It was 100% always planned....

Speaking as a player who loves to sail about with his mates, blow up skeletons and solve riddles in spooky tombs, it all sounds fantastic. Yet it won’t ever be enough to entice some players of a similar mindset, because Sea of Thieves is a game where Rare keeps adding cool and interesting things to do, but on the understanding that you could at any moment be set upon by cackling goons who want to ruin your evening....

Blizzard is currently offering instant refunds for the remastered edition of Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos through Battle.net. According to fans on the official subreddit, Blizzard support is granting players a refund regardless of how much time they spent in the game. One forummer, user krOnicLTD, played Warcraft 3: Reforged for more than five hours, and still got a refund without any problem. Other users have similarly said that refunds through the automated form are instant....

This week’s free Epic Games Store game is Wargame: Red Dragon. In the game, you engage in a large-scale conflict where Western forces battle it out with the Communist bloc in Asia. You will be joined by various other countries: Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand. You will command the military resources of all 17 nations involved, assemble your force from 1,450 units. You can command tanks, planes, helicopters, warships, and amphibious units....

The programme is being launched in partnership with NextGen Skills Academy, who is ‘a leader in delivering skills-based vocational training for the creative industries.’ Its aim is to help participants to build their confidence and to equip them with up-to-date technical skills that’ll aid with their careers in games. Ergo: it’ll help make the UK a destination for video game development talent. The programme itself will run for 12 weeks, providing a hybrid training model that teaches participants about art, audio, quality assurance testing, and games design....

Like many of the main quests in Wasteland 3, The Zealot is a multi-layered story with multiple endings depending on your actions. Here’s how they all turn out. Wasteland 3 The Zealot Quest Before you head out, you’ll need to equip your Kodiak for the job. This means completing the Rad Attack quest first, which involves recruiting garage staff in Unwelcome Guests before purchasing a new radiation-resistant chassis from them back at Ranger HQ....

Though it’s really hard to top the Spider-Cat reveal, Game Informer nonetheless posted some new Spider-Man: Miles Morales gameplay as part of its cover story on the game. Like previous drops, this video is also fairly short. We get to see a mix of stealth and a little bit of action. Though the gameplay itself won’t surprise anyone who played the PS4 game, Miles does have a few abilities that set him apart from Peter....

Though it did not bring us a release date, Paradox showed off a new cinematic trailer for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 on Inside Xbox. It confirms the game for Xbox Series X, too. Today’s trailer also does a good job of outlining what you actually do in the game. As an RPG, Bloodlines 2 - like its predecessor - revolves around the life of your character, a freshly-turned vampire, as they climb through the ranks of society....

It all kicks off at 12pm PT, 3pm ET, 8pm UK, and you can watch it here with us. Alternatively, you can hit up YouTube, Twitch, or the official Ubisoft Forward website. Ubisoft has promised to announce updates on upcoming games like Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope and Skull and Bones, as well as a special Assassin’s Creed showcase offering a peek at the future of the franchise. The firm may even discuss The Division Heartland, especially since information recently leaked due to the game’s store page being put live a bit too early....

Garden of Eyes, a well-known modder in the Soulsborne community, has released a video where he ported all of the previous Soulsborne games main cover armors, and made custom NPC summons that helped him defeat the final boss of the game. Every Soulsborne game has its unique armor and hero, and each have their special abilities as all souls players know, and you can see them on display in the video....