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More games are coming to Xbox Game Pass this month . Announced via an official Xbox blog post , five extra games are coming to the subscription service along with the recently added hits like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge and Omori . The most notable of the new library additions is the unique battle royale Naraka: Bladepoint which is hitting Game Pass the same day as its console release. Naraka Bladepoint is a mythical martial arts-based melee battle royale that was originally released in August 2021. The 60-player title is making its console debut exclusively for Xbox Series X/S. Alongside that release, it’ll come to Game Pass for cloud, console, and PC on June 23. Naraka: Bladepoint isn’t the only upcoming title for Game Pass, as it’s being joined by the final entry in the FIFA series , FIFA 22 for console and PC on June 23. Those two games will be followed up by the first game of July’s unannounced Game Pass lineup, Far Cry 5 for cloud, … [Read more...] about Xbox Game Pass is releasing a second batch of June games | Digital Trends

People review-bombing games even before they’re released is a common problem on sites like Metacritic. To combat this, Epic Games announced that it’s come out with a new user rating system on the Epic Games Store that should address the issues. The Fortnite maker said on Friday it updated its digital gaming storefront with the user rating system to ensure its games receive direct feedback from the community as they’re playing them. It works like this: Epic will randomly ask players to score a game on a five-star scale after playing a game for more than two hours. Their scores will be calculated into the game’s overall score, which will appear on the game’s Epic Games Store page to help other gamers determine whether or not it’s worth playing. Epic says that the randomization process prevents spamming, and it won’t ask players to rate every single game they play. It also wants to make sure that people assigning the scores are actual players instead of bots or people who are … [Read more...] about Epic Game Store is countering review bombs with a new system | Digital Trends

Nreal, an augmented reality company based in China, has announced it is launching a Steam beta on its Nreal Light and Nreal Air AR glasses, the latter of which released last September. Dubbed Steam on Nreal, the beta will give users a chance to stream their favorite games from their PC to the AR glasses. Nreal says in a press release that the beta will be released toward the end of June, but admits that it will be finicky. Nreal is the first company to bring PC games onto AR glasses to date, let alone Steam games , so setting it up requires arduous effort and Steam on Nreal is also not optimized for all Steam games. However, it said that the beta is compatible with DiRT Rally and the entire Halo series . “We’re excited to be the first to bring Steam into AR,” Nreal co-founder Peng Jin said. “The beta release is meant to give people a glimpse into what is possible. After all, AAA games should be played on 200-inch HD screen and they should be played free of location … [Read more...] about Get ready to play Steam games on your AR glasses | Digital Trends

Final Fantasy XVI may be the first entry in the mainline Final Fantasy series to get a Mature rating from the Entertainment Software Rating Board. At least, that’s what series producer Naoki Yoshida (aka Yoshi-P) is aiming for. In an interview with GameSpot , Yoshida responded to the question about the implied nudity in the trailer shown during Sony’s recent State of Play showcase . He noted that Square Enix is not trying to secure an M-rating for the sake of making Final Fantasy XVI more violent or explicit than previous entries, but rather he deems the game getting a higher age rating as necessary to be able to weave mature themes into the story. Although he acknowledged game ratings are in place to protect younger gamers from age-inappropriate material, he lamented that those ratings are becoming too restrictive with what can or can’t be shown on screen. “You find yourself changing things that you wanted to do in the game based on that rating,” Yoshida said. “You wanted … [Read more...] about Final Fantasy XVI may be first M-rated mainline game | Digital Trends

Even with the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X making the rounds, PC remains the platform to play on if you’re looking for the best in terms of visual quality for your gaming setup. With features like Nvidia’s deep learning super sampling and DirectX 12 ray tracing , gaming PCs have the features and horsepower needed to push games with the best graphics to their limits. We selected 10 games that show off the power of a fully tricked-out PC gaming setup. You’ll need a hefty rig to run most of the titles below, let alone run them at optimal settings. If you’re just getting into PC gaming or are an avid PC gamer looking to improve your rig, make sure to read our roundup of the best gaming desktops . If you want to build a computer yourself, read our guide on how to build a PC and where to find the best graphic card to boost your gaming experience. See more The best graphics cards The best PC games of all time The best free games on Steam … [Read more...] about 10 games to show off your gaming PC | Digital Trends