PlayStation maker Sony is currently in talks to acquire FromSoftware, the developer behind Elden Ring, Dark Souls and Bloodbourne, as part of a buyout of its owner, the Japanese publishing giant Kadokawa. Read more Read more ›
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I'm currently obsessing over the changes Wizards of the Coast is making to Dungeons & Dragons. If you don't know, there's a new edition of the game coming this year, in September, which means the whole thing - all the rules and character classes - are being updated. Over the past couple of weeks, Wizards has been revealing how. In other words, patch notes - it's been sharing patch notes.... Read more ›
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Amazon Prime Gaming is giving members the chance to scoop up 15 games at no additional cost, as it gears up for the company's deal event known as Prime Day.Amazon Prime members will be able to claim the following games as part of this run up:Deceive Inc (Epic Games Store), Tearstone: Thieves of the Heart (Legacy Games Code), The Invisible Hand (Amazon Games App) and Call of Juarez (GOG code)... Read more ›
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It is that time of year again, folks.Steam has announced that its summer sale - often lauded as being one of PC gaming's most important and beloved annual oppurtunities to save some money - will kick off in just a couple of days, on 27th June."Fighting games? Check. RPGs? Check. Relaxing? Hack & Slash? Adventure? FPS? Check, Check, Check, Check. In other words, ALL genres," Valve teased in the sale's... Read more ›
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While the setting and inspirations are Filipino through and through, the themes of friendship, love, loss, and acceptance in this visual novel are universal."Kung sakaling mapadaan baka ikaw ay aking tawagan, dahil minsan tayo ay naging tunay na magkaibigan" ("I might call you if ever I'm in the area, since there was a time when we were the best of friends"). The lyrics to "Minsan," a song by legendary Pinoy... Read more ›
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Ever since its reveal in 2020, fans have wondered if Black Myth: Wukong is truly a Soulslike. In part that's due to the Soulsborne games overshadowing any and all action games these days, but the precise combat, elaborate bosses, and seemingly high difficulty of Wukong certainly looked to be aping FromSoftware. Now I've had a proper hands-on preview of the game, beyond a relatively brief time at Gamescom last year,... Read more ›
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Square Enix has released the full patch notes for Patch 7.0, ahead of Dawntrail's early access launch later this week. The notes give a rundown of what additions and tweaks players can expect from the new expansion. Much of this includes known and expected changes like level cap increases and new quests, on top of a look at new locations and duties. If you're avoiding spoilers, you may want to... Read more ›
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The Pokémon Company has booted a bunch of fans from a Pokémon card art contest, after claims several entrants used AI to aid their submissions. A statement today from The Pokémon Company claimed that "select entrants" among the competition's top 300 quarter-finalists had been found to have "violated the official contest rules", leading to their disqualification. The statement does not name AI specifically as the reason behind the action being... Read more ›
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A little show called Fallout released back in April - you may have heard of it - which received scores of praise on its release, including in our own Fallout review that called it "a lovely, if blood-spattered, surprise". Fallout's original creator Tim Cain also had nothing but praise for the adaptation.During its first 16 days on Amazon Prime, 65 million viewers tuned in to follow Lucy, Magnus and The... Read more ›
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Monster hit Palworld is yet to receive any formal legal threat from Nintendo or The Pokémon Company, the game's developer has confirmed, despite continuing close comparisons between its creature designs. Palworld's breakout success at the beginning of this year - and its obvious similarities to Pokémon - prompted a rare public statement from The Pokémon Company, which pledged to "investigate and take appropriate measures to address any acts that infringe... Read more ›
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An Elden Ring dataminer has unmasked the NPCs of Shadow of the Erdtree, revealing what their faces look like beneath the armour. The DLC includes a number of new characters, from the followers of Miquella seen in the game's trailers to other quest givers in the Land of Shadow. Dataminer Zullie the Witch has released a new video that reveals the unique faces of these NPCs, to give a proper... Read more ›
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High-profile streamer Guy "Dr Disrespect" Beahm has been ousted from Midnight Society, the game development studio he co-founded in 2021, after new allegations relating to his much-publicised Twitch ban surfaced late last week. Beahm was permanently banned from Twitch in the summer of 2020 - a year into a two-year exclusivity contract with the company - but neither party has ever revealed why. The closest Twitch came to an explanation... Read more ›
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Three thoughts struck me after my first encounter with Shadow of the Erdtree's electrifying Divine Beast Dancing Lion boss: "WHAT", "Ouch", and, dimly, "What is going on under there?". And one kindly modder has now helpfully answered that question by derobing the thing and giving us all a peek at how the sausage is made (spoilers: no sausages involved, but also some Dancing Lion-related spoilers ahead so proceed with caution).... Read more ›
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The Terra Nil team has released its first major update, known as Vita Nova, across PC and Netflix. A Switch version is also on its way.Today's update for the environmental strategy game is free, and includes a number of new levels, such as Polluted Bay and Scorched Caldera. The Terra Nil team describe Polluted Bay as a "dead landscape carved in half by a badly polluted river". Scorched Caldera, on... Read more ›
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EU regulators have opened a new investigation following claims Apple is not complying with EU rules.The European Commission – which started investigating Apple's alleged non-compliance back in March – has accused Apple of breaching its Digital Markets Act, meaning Apple could face a fine of up to 10 percent of the firm's global annual revenue. That may not sound like much, but when you consider that Apple generates £301bn ($383bn)... Read more ›
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In this week's DF Direct, I spend a bit of time looking into the Starfield modding scene - more specifically checking out mods that aim to bring a performance mode to the Xbox Series S version of the game. As we've already covered, Bethesda did a creditable job in bringing performance options to the Xbox Series X rendition of the game, but the junior Xbox didn't get the same treatment.... Read more ›
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FIFA may not have released a licensed football game recently, but it's ready to team up with Rocket League to introduce an all-new category to its FIFA Esports World Cup.In a "groundbreaking partnership", FIFAe – that's FIFA's esports arm – says Rocket League will feature in the upcoming FIFAe World Cup, "signif[ying] a major step in FIFA's commitment to embrace the entire ecosystem and drive the global growth of football... Read more ›
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The pre and post launch hype behind Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC has been impossible to ignore, but has it managed to convince any of you 'never-Souls' players to finally give the game a try? The oft-mention difficulty curve of the Souls series can be an instant turn off for some. I mean, what possible fun could there be in getting your Tarnished butt handed to you every... Read more ›
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Diablo 4's Season 5 will introduce a new wave-based rogue-lite mode.By using an Infernal Compass – which scales in difficulty and world tier – players will be able to unlock the Infernal Hordes mode wherein they'll earn Burning Aether "to unlock powerful weapons and rewards".Successfully slay the Hordes, and you'll be asked to take on the powerful Fell Council, which consists of three random minibosses. Successfully defeat them, and you'll... Read more ›
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War Thunder developer Gaijin Entertainment has issued an apology after it accidentally included imagery from the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in a piece of key art.The error was quickly noticed by members of the War Thunder community, who shared the image on the game's forum and reddit to show how the artwork lined up with images of the 1986 disaster. This real-world incident resulted in the death of all seven... Read more ›
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It had been a tough couple of rounds for my clan of doomed horse Vikings. The world-shattering war between the gods and chaos now blotted out the sun. The heroes questing for the royal regalia were missing, presumed eaten by druids. All of our goats had gone insane. At least I had sacrificed enough to send my God Talkers on a divine petition to maybe, just maybe, persuade them to... Read more ›
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