Deadlock, the unannounced but previously-leaked hero shooter from Half-Life maker Valve, has been spotted again in a fresh leak. And, this time, we can now see gameplay footage of Deadlock in action. Leaked details of Deadlock sprung onto the internet last week via images posted to social media and a report from longterm Valve reporter Tyler McVicker, which claimed that Deadlock was currently in closed testing. It's from this ongoing... Read more ›
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Sony has shared a new job vacancy for a Mobile Platform Architect at PlayStation Global.The listing, which was spotted by TweakTown, shows the company is looking for an engineer to design a PlayStation platform which will focus on "developing, publishing, and operating free-to-play mobile games".Among the responsibilities, the successful candidate will be expected to assist the platform's engineering team with "technical leadership and guidance", contribute to the mobile platform's roadmap,... Read more ›
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MultiVersus beta players will be given a free premium battle pass for the fighting game's first season. Last year's open beta was shut down until the game's full launch, with no refunds given to players, although progress and content will carry over. Now, in a new blog post, developer Player First Games has revealed returning players from the beta will receive access to the season one premium battle pass for... Read more ›
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Smash Bros. fighters have an almost equal chance of winning a match, creator Masahiro Sakurai has said. Sakurai's YouTube series is still going strong, with his latest video discussing balance in fighting games - something the Smash Bros. games have seen their fair share of controversy around. The video includes win rate data from across the globe, revealing the highest win rate is 51.43 percent and the lowest win rate... Read more ›
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XDefiant, Ubisoft's free-to-play Call of Duty-like arena shooter, launched yesterday. However, the game has already faced its share of issues, with matchmaking being shot (pun not intended) leaving many unable to access it at all.As users reported being met with an "Unable to Find Match" alert, Ubisoft acknowledged players were struggling to join a game, stating: "Please bear with us while we look into servers and matchmaking!"Things got so bad,... Read more ›
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Hey everyone. At 5pm yesterday, it was announced that the Gamer Network family of websites - Eurogamer, GamesIndustry.biz, VG247, Rock Paper Shotgun and Dicebreaker - had been acquired by a new owner, IGN Entertainment. This was not unexpected. Gamer Network had been publicly up for sale for a few months, as you may recall, after our previous parent company Reedpop decided to divest the websites it bought alongside EGX. And... Read more ›
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Lorelai and the Laser Eyes unfolds like an origami star. The more you play Simogo's logic puzzle game, the more unexpected complexity you find folded in it, flattened neatly into an unassuming, pretty exterior. You've arrived at an aristocratic hotel in Europe. Your handbag carries keys for your car that won't start, and tampons. You're missing all of the important answers, like where, when, or who you are, but the... Read more ›
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Even without the whole PSN debacle, Helldivers 2 has had hectic few months, with developer Arrowhead pumping out wild, game-changing updates at a furious pace. But it looks like the studio is finally ready to ease off a bit, and has said it feels a "slightly lower [update] cadence... will benefit both us, you, and the game." Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt first hinted at some adjustments to the studio's current... Read more ›
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Hunt: Showdown, the acclaimed PvEvP bounty hunting horror shooter from developer Crytek, is waving goodbye to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on 15th August - but owners will be able to upgrade to the current-gen version for free. Crytek's David Fifield confirmed an August end date for PS4 and Xbox One support in a new video laying the groundwork for Hunt: Showdown's next major update, which is being described as... Read more ›
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Nintendo's Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remake has added lines confirming villain-turned-companion character Vivian is transgender after references relating to her gender identity were removed in the original 2004 English translation. In The Thousand-Year Door's original Japanese release, Vivian - one of three villainous Shadow Sisters - is deliberately misgendered by various characters, including her sister Marilyn. When the GameCube title was translated for its worldwide release, some territo Read more ›
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FromSoftware has released a brand new story trailer for Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree. The trailer lasts three minutes and provides a fresh look at the story, which for the most part has remained under wraps until now despite analysis and speculation on previous trailers. You can watch the trailer in full below. Read more Read more ›
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Nightdive's 2023 System Shock remake was a revelation on PC last year, and now you can play it on console too - and you should! This re-envisioning of the original 1994 System Shock stands as one of the most engaging immersive sims I've ever played and took a spot on my personal GOTY collection. This is a game that does not hold your hand; it asks a lot of players... Read more ›
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The recently released Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes movie is the 10th Planet of the Apes film to have hit the cinema screens since the original came out in 1968. This is an impressive number, but did you know there have also been six official Planet of the Apes games? Well, I'm going to guess not because the majority of them have either been bad, boring or broken... Read more ›
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After completing this morning's Wordle I found myself drawn to a "New!" link advertising WordleBot, a smart-sounding addition to The New York Times app which promised to analyse my puzzle solution and compare it with others. (I got today's word in six, for which I'm still feeling a little shameful.) Scrolling through its results I was impressed - not only does WordleBot show how other players began today's game and... Read more ›
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PlayStation's London Studio has shared a short goodbye with its community, following the announcement of its closure by Sony."For over 20 years London Studio has been home to some exceptionally talented and wonderful people in the games industry," it wrote on social media platform X. "As we close the doors, and all go forward to new adventures, we wanted to say a heartfelt thank you, to all our past and... Read more ›
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Microsoft has shown off how its Copilot AI feature will soon be able to give players a helping hand in games such as Minecraft by offering up real-time advice. The company shared two videos to its social media account on X last night, demonstrating this feature. In the first video, a person playing Minecraft needs some assistance crafting a sword. "To craft a sword, you'll need some materials," Copilot says,... Read more ›
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A new report states that 46 percent of players use gaming for self-expression, to ignite their imagination, and for creation. That's according to this year's fifth annual Inside Gaming Report, published by entertainment and gaming wiki Fandom. As well as indicating the prevalence of character creators in games, the results come as little surprise considering the popularity of live-service and sandbox games like Minecraft, Fortnite, and Roblox in which creativity... Read more ›
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Pokémon Go is set to introduce a form of item sharing when playing within Parties, according to a fresh datamine of the game's files. This looks set to allow players to share the effects of active items such as Lucky Eggs, Star Pieces and Incenses with other players - though the feature is still in testing so may yet change, PokémonGoHub warned. The suggestion, though, is that one player will... Read more ›
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Nintendo has made its first acquisition in two years.The company has entered a deal with embattled Swedish games company Embracer to purchase Shiver Entertainment, a studio responsible for porting the likes of Mortal Kombat 1 and Hogwarts Legacy onto Nintendo Switch.On the deal's completion, which is "pending satisfaction" of all relevant customary closing conditions, Nintendo will acquire 100 percent of Shiver's outstanding shares, making it a wholly owned subsidiary. Read... Read more ›
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The Kingdom Hearts series is coming to Steam, following PC exclusivity on the Epic store. The games will be available from 13th June in four different bundles, essentially covering the main games in the series comprising the Dark Seeker Saga. The first of these bundles, Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX will feature improved textures, while purchasing either Kingdom Hearts 3 + ReMind DLC or the Integrum Masterpiece bundle... Read more ›
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