I am back with another status update on raytracing in RADV. And the good news is that things are finally starting to come together. After ~9 months of on and off work we’re now having games working with raytracing. Working on first try after getting all the required functionality was Control:

Turns out all Nintendo needed to do was push out a software update.

The live stream is set to take place at 10pm Japan time (2pm BST / 9am ET) and will also include content from Atlus, the subsidiary responsible for the Persona and Shin Megami Tensei games. The RPG reveal could potentially be related to Sakura Wars – which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year – after a logo for the series was briefly spotted on the TGS website this month.

Activision Blizzard hit with yet another lawsuit.

“DEATHLOOP”, the heavily hyped next-gen FPS developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda, is launching to rave reviews across the board. “DEATHLOOP” launches exclusively on PS5 and PC on September 14 but reviews have been released a day early. The game has received the highest score possible from a plethora of publications.

Nintendo’s latest WarioWare game has inadvertently led to the discovery of several Luigi’s Mansion beta assets. As is traditional for the series, WarioWare: Get It Together contains many microgames based on classic Nintendo games, one of which has players hunting for ghosts in the spooky GameCube launch title.

Apple stands to lose billions; Epic failed to #FreeFortnite

The Nintendo-published action sequel was first announced via a brief teaser at The Game Awards in December 2017, but nothing has been seen of it since. Earlier this year series creator Hideki Kamiya appeared to tease a reveal for the game sometime this year. But with three months of 2021 now remaining, he remained coy when asked by VGC this week about a potential showing before Christmas.

Sega announced that a Lost Judgment demo will appear through the PlayStation Store soon. Starting on September 10, 2021 PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 users will be able to download the Lost Judgment demo. However, Sega did not say if Xbox Series X and Xbox One users would receive this demo as well. [Thanks, Famitsu!]

This new update will be available for all Xbox owners soon.

Hand-Drawn Game Guides creator Philip Summers knew it was a legal risk to launch his gorgeous, story book-style Nintendo game guides on Kickstarter, but it was a risk he was willing to take. When you pore through all the gorgeous artwork of his unofficial Metroid, Contra, Ninja Gaiden and Legend of Zelda guides, you can see why.

George Mawle, a former gameplay engineer at Sony Santa Monica Studio who is credited with the handling behind God of War's Leviathan Axe and Blades of Chaos, sadly passed away last Thursday. Tributes have been paid across social media since, with combat design lead Mihir Sheth crediting him with playing a large part in the engineering behind the feel of the two iconic weapons.

Remedy has announced a full remaster of its cult classic Alan Wake, due to arrive this fall on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC (via Epic Games Store). Perhaps more excitingly, it opens the door more than ever for Alan Wake 2 to come down the line.

Nintendo may be finally ready to bring its storied handheld gaming library to the Nintendo Switch — Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles will soon join the 100-plus NES and SNES games that it offers via its Switch Online subscription service, according to rumors from the “Nate the Hate” podcast, corroborated by Nintendo Life on Tuesday and now again on Friday by Eurogamer. It’s not every day we see a Nintendo rumor that strong.

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Alan Wake looks to be getting the next-gen remaster treatment, according to this leaked store listing. Our sources have also confirmed to us that indeed, it seems to be real.

Knowing which games are helping to define the year in entertainment, or pushing the state of the art forward in some capacity, is a great way to get a sense of where the industry may be headed. It’s early in the year, so this list is a little thin. It’s almost like there are other factors that may be slowing down development on top of the launch of a new console generation. Still, it’s never too soon to cast a spotlight on the best work of the year.

Black, brown and LGBTQ streamers on Twitch say they've been inundated with hate in recent months. Now, they're boycotting to raise awareness about what they've experienced.

Drake's apparently heading to Steam and Epic Games Store

Rushman360, who claimed he was hardware banned from Warzone last week, is still in the game, and still cheating.