The Mark of Mastery can finally be yours.

Capcom has announced immediate changes to how Monster Hunter Wilds' recently introduced Challenge Quests work.

Challenge Quests task players with slaying specific monsters with preset weaponry, putting their skills to the test across timed leaderboards. But when these quests were brought in as part of Title Update 1, it quickly became apparent that cheaters were ruining everyone's fun.

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"Switch 2 is clearly superior".

Switch 2 fans are becoming increasingly irate with Digital Foundry, as the tech experts continue to compare Nintendo’s new console to the PS4.

We’ve talked about how PlayStation has become a measuring stick for the new console, but fans are becoming increasingly frustrated with the frequent references to Sony’s 12-year-old machine.

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Yo ho.

The much maligned Skull and Bones might have gotten off to a shaky start (to say nothing of its agonisingly prolonged development), but this is a Ubisoft live service game — and that means it's getting major post-launch support.

The publisher has released a new video in which the developers talk through their plans for the game's second year, and they're adding a lot of new features, updates, and fan-requested content to entice players to set sail once again.

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Image files found on Virtuos website.

The imminent reveal of a remastered version of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has now leaked via Virtuous' website; the heavily rumoured edition is now — without doubt — a real thing. Screenshots and marketing materials have been found.

Its official name is The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, and there'll be a standard and Deluxe Edition on offer. The images are quite blurry so it's difficult to tell, but it appears the Deluxe Edition will offer additional weapons and armour sets, and even an infamous set of horse armour.

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The next battle begins.

The Tekken 8 development team has posted a big update on its imminent plans to readjust the game.

As you may already know, the Tekken community has been in disarray for weeks now. The release of Season 2 resulted in a massive backlash, with Bandai Namco promising a series of "emergency" patches that would hopefully mitigate the ongoing damage.

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Not all heroes wear capes.

Brilliant fighting game bundle Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection will be getting a meaningful update later this week on the PS4.

This updated edition of the game will come with two different builds of X-Men vs Street Fighter – one for the purists, perhaps, but a worthwhile inclusion nonetheless. You’ll also be able to bump up the resolution of Marvel vs Capcom 2 as well.

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The whole world in your hands.

As you may have already heard, rumour has that Sony is working on two new pieces of hardware: the inevitable PS6 and a new portable platform capable of natively playing your PS5 library.

While the latter certainly sounds pie in the sky at first blush, it’s actually a story with credibility. Various well-connected individuals, including Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson and even Digital Foundry, have all mentioned they’ve heard similar things.

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Alice unchained.

This author is unhealthily obsessed with Alice in Wonderland, so you can bet this new Disney Dreamlight Valley update is going to bring him back to his dilapidated village with a vengeance.

The free update, due on 23rd April, adds a new realm to explore, inspired by the vintage Disney movie based on Lewis Carroll’s iconic novel.

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Gotta gacha 'em all.

Upcoming PS5 RPG Azur Promilia is ticking all of the boxes required of a gacha gargantuan: it’s got well-endowed waifus, creature collecting, and even farming! There’s no release date in this new trailer, but it should help give you a taste of what to expect.

The main feature separating this title from other open world RPGs like Genshin Impact is the creature collecting, which is called Starlink here. Those are definitely not Pokéballs the characters are tossing, by the way!

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"It's something other companies have been doing all the time".

Shuhei Yoshida, the beloved ex-PlayStation boss who once led Sony’s first-party studios, isn’t overly impressed with what he’s seen of the Switch 2 so far.

Speaking candidly with Easy Allies, the industry veteran said he believes Nintendo is “losing its identity” as its new Switch lacks the imagination of previous platforms.

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Hogwarts Legacy the big PS5, PS4 addition.

This month's PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium refresh is now live, bringing with it a further six PS5, PS4, and Classic games to play on top of the two that were released early last week. All the new titles can be downloaded now in the UK and Europe, and USA members will gain access later in the day.

Here's a reminder of what becomes available today on PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium:

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Your 100% completion guide for Hogwarts Legacy.

In this Hogwarts Legacy guide, we'll provide a full walkthrough of the Main Quest and all Side Quests and Assignments, as well as reveal the locations of all Collectibles. In addition, our guide answers FAQs and offers some Help for a few of the more vague aspects and mechanics in the game. We'll also provide a selection of tips and tricks for beginners.

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Bitter Oblivion.

You’ve already heard about Bethesda’s Oblivion remake because we’ve written about it several times at this point.

Several relatively reliable industry insiders have teased an April release for the title, and now Giant Bomb’s Jeff Grubb has said we can expect it at some point during the week commencing 21st April.

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You can't stop this.

The Last of Us is growing in popularity.

This weekend, HBO debuted the first episode in the second season of its television adaptation, and viewers rose 10% over the original season’s premiere.

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8ers gonna 8.

The Tekken community has been up in arms for a couple of weeks now, ever since the release of Tekken 8's incredibly controversial Season 2 overhaul.

Things have gotten so bad that many are outright boycotting the brawler, refusing to grant it a place in local fighting game tournaments and the like. Meanwhile, Tekken 7 has actually seen an uptick in its player count, as dejected Tekken 8 players fall back on the older release.

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They're going hard.

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is a new release in SNK’s decades-old fighting franchise. It’s the epitome of niche – but its marketing is anything but!

While the actual game looks a little dated compared to genre titans like Street Fighter 6 and Mortal Kombat 1, its advertising is on another level.

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There's a war in the stars.

Star Wars Zero Company is the name of the upcoming turn-based tactics game from Respawn Entertainment and Bit Reactor.

The game has just been officially announced, a few days ahead of its grand unveiling at Star Wars Experience.

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You've been X'd.

Falcom generated a backlash last year when it announced Ys X: Proud Nordics — an expanded and enhanced version of Ys X: Nordics, which had only just released in the west.

Well, the saga just got even more questionable with Proud Nordics' full Japanese reveal. As it turns out, this "significantly upgraded" edition of Ys X is actually exclusive to the recently unveiled Nintendo Switch 2, as Falcom states "plans for other platforms, such as PS5 and PC, have yet to be determined".

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The eternal conflict.

Planning for the near future is always wise when you're behind one of gaming's biggest franchises, but Diablo 4 producer and series manager Rod Fergusson has taken things a few steps further.

As part of an ongoing chain interview on Game File, Fergusson reveals that he and the team recently sat down to do some "long-range planning" with regards to Diablo.

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