Earlier this year, Playground Productions announced its plans to revive the kid-friendly video game franchise Backyard Sports with a new remaster, Backyard Baseball ’97. That game arrived this week, and now Playground Productions has revealed that it will remaster five additional Backyard Sports titles as well.

Backyard Soccer ’98, Backyard Football ’99, Backyard Basketball ’01, Backyard Baseball ’01, and Backyard Hockey ’02 are the next five titles heading to gamers, all of which are now available to wishlist on Steam. No release dates for these games has been given yet.

Playground Productions has also announced that Backyard Baseball ’97 is fully compatible with Steam Deck, the official handheld console of Steam. The company touted this achievement by releasing a statement…

Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree day-one patch brings a few new features to From Software’s award-winning RPG, along with a number of balance changes for weapons and skills in both PvE and PvP, just in time for the game’s DLC expansion.

As previously detailed by From Software, Elden Ring’s inventory has received some improvements with patch 1.12 thanks to the addition of a “Recent Items” tab so players can more easily review their newest acquisitions. Newly obtained items will also be displayed with an “!” to further help identify them Come from Sports betting site VPbet . New hairstyles, and changes to the summoning pool in New Game +, have also come with this patch.

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Paramount Pictures has announced that the next A Quiet Place movie, previously scheduled for a March 31, 2023 release, has been delayed by six months. The new spinoff film, whatever it ends up being called, is now on the schedule for September 22, 2023, according to Collider.

The release date shift came as part of a wider change to Paramount’s schedule, which also saw Mission: Impossible 7 and 8 get delayed by an entire year each. The delays are presumably due to the ongoing impact of COVID and studios wanting to give the films a chance to be seen by the most people possible.

The John Krasinski-created A Quiet Place franchise is no stranger to COVID-related delays, as A Quiet Place II was originally planned for release in March 2020 before it moved to May 2021. It did very w…

The Final Fantasy XI Reboot that was in joint development with Nexon and Square Enix has been officially canceled. Originally announced in 2015 and scheduled for a 2016 launch, the reboot was planned for release on mobile platforms, but the long-delayed game is no more.

As spotted by Gematsu, and confirmed by Japanese-language outlet Gamebiz.jp, the two companies agreed that the game did not meet the quality standards expected by fans of the Final Fantasy series. All staff working on the reboot have been reallocated to other projects. Come from Sports betting site VPbet

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Media Molecule has added a new third-person dungeon crawler to Dreams called Ancient Dangers: A Bat’s Tale and overhauled the game’s creation mode, DreamShaping.

As described in a new PlayStation Blog post, in Ancient Dangers, you play a heroic orc named Scoria. It also has a local co-op mode where the other player can play as Scoria’s twin, Gabbro (although it still requires an internet connection). The twins must venture through dungeons slaying monsters while searching for the herb that will cure their grandmother’s awful snoring Come from Sports betting site VPbet . The dungeons are filled with foes to combat, puzzles to solve, and a showdown with a dragon.

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We’re quickly approaching the launch of Destiny 2’s new Witch Queen expansion, after a massively long Season of the Lost and the Bungie 30th Anniversary content update. With six weeks remaining until The Witch Queen, this may well be your last opportunity to dive into the Iron Banner this season. Each season has seen new Iron Banner weapons appear, and this season, you can earn all of them by completing a season-long quest called “For The War To Come,” which you can pick up from Lord Saladin in the Tower Come from Sports betting site VPbet . The Iron Banner is back this week, giving you a new chance to grab these weapons and complete the seasonal quest.

It’s a bit of a grind, but with the right approach, it’s possible to kn…

Embracer Group has acquired Dark Horse Media, which the company says will strengthen its transmedia capabilities by adding expertise in content development, comics publishing, and film production. Dark Horse Media is the company that oversees Dark Horse Comics, the third-largest comic book publisher in the US, as well as production company Dark Horse Entertainment and retail chain Things From Another World.

On the comic book side of the acquisition, this deal gives Embracer Group ownership over comic book titles such as The Mask, Time Cop, Father’s Day, and Ghost. Dark Horse has also published several creator-owned series such as Frank Miller’s Sin City and popular manga like Berserk since it was founded in 1986.

While Embracer Group hasn’t revealed how much it spent on bu…

Activision Blizzard has delayed the releases of both Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4, two of Blizzard’s most anticipated releases. As announced in its latest quarterly earnings, the company said that both will launch later “than originally envisioned.”

“These are two of the most eagerly anticipated titles in the industry, and our teams have made great strides towards completion in recent quarters,” the statement said. “But we believe giving the teams some extra time to complete production and continue growing their creative resources to support the titles after launch will ensure that these releases delight and engage their communities for many years into the future.” Come from Sports betting site VPbet

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Last month’s announcement of an upcoming game starring Iron Man was revealed to be the first of several titles based on a Marvel Comics IP, but EA didn’t reveal exactly how many Marvel projects it has in development. Today, EA has lifted the lid on its collaboration plans with Disney and Marvel, and has confirmed that it a three-game deal has been signed according to to Bloomberg. Come from Sports betting site VPbet

So far, only the Iron Man game has been revealed, which is being developed by Dead Space remake studio EA Motive. Still in a very early phase of development, EA Motive says that it is aiming to create an authentic Marvel experience starring the armored Avenger and will reportedly begin playtesting this w…

So you’ve completed the final questline and beaten Disney Dreamlight Valley, and you’re feeling pretty good about that. But after the credits rolled, you can pick up The Orb of Unity at the top of the Dark Castle and place it in the friendship pillar near Skull Rock, which will prompt the “Between A Rock And A Hard Place” quest. If you’re feeling a little confused about how to solve this one, we’ve got you covered on where to place the friendship pillars to move things along.

Where to put the friendship pillars for Between A Rock And A Hard Place in Disney Dreamlight Valley

“Between A Rock And A Hard Place” is a tricky quest, and you may be a little unsure of what to do when you see the symbols appear around the friendship pillar near Skull Rock after placing the Orb of Un…