Fortnite has added a new setting so you never again have to see or hear some of its most "confrontational" (read: toxic) emotes. These include such classics as Laugh It Up, where you guffaw with the sound of a braying donkey, and Take the L, where you dance from side to side holding - as Smash Mouth once said - your finger and thumb in the shape of an L... Read more ›
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El Paso, Elsewhere - the ultra-stylish "neo noir" motel-in-hell shooter from developer Strange Scaffold - is getting the movie treatment following its acclaimed release last year. El Paso, Elsewhere takes players into the bowels of a reality shifting Texan motel - and across the boundaries of hell itself - as they search for their vampiric ex-girlfriend, before she can end the world. Unfortunately, a whole supernatural army of werewolves, fallen... Read more ›
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Way back in 2021, documents shared as part of Epic's court battle with Apple confirmed what Nintendo fans had long suspected: that Samus was planned to appear in Fortnite's bounty hunter season but, for reasons unknown at the time, never made the cut. But those reasons have now been revealed, with former Fortnite boss Donald Mustard explaining Nintendo "got really hung up" about its characters appearing on other platforms when... Read more ›
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Meta is opening its Quest mixed reality operating system up to third-party hardware makers to create "more choice to consumers and a larger ecosystem for developers to build for". "The growth of the mixed reality market and the rising popularity of use cases like gaming, entertainment, fitness, productivity, and social presence have created new opportunities for specialised hardware," Meta writes. "As we've seen with the PC and smartphone industries, consumers... Read more ›
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Microsoft's indie-focused ID@Xbox digital showcase is back next Monday, 29th April, with news on Life is Strange developer Don't Nod's Lost Records: Bloom & Rage and more. This year's ID@Xbox Digital Showcase kicks off at 6pm BST in the UK (that's 10am PT), promising "lots of indie goodness" including "epic trailers, fresh gameplay, and new reveals". Alongside the aforementioned Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, Microsoft has confirmed appearances from the... Read more ›
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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, the acclaimed lightsaber twiddling action-adventure sequel form Respawn Entertainment, has been quietly added to EA's EA Play subscription service - but seemingly only for PlayStation at present. Sharp-eyed PlayStation Store users made the discovery earlier today, after Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's store listing was updated with a note reading, "Included with EA Play" - alongside an option to subscribe to the service rather than buy the... Read more ›
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Popstar Billie Eilish will be the next music icon joining Fortnite. The Barbie and Bad Guy singer confirmed her entry into the Fortnite metaverse today on social media, with a first look at her in-game character design. Eilish will headline the next season of Fortnite Festival, the game's Rock Band-inspired rhythm mode, and become available to buy as a character skin. Eilish's announcement is notable for another reason, however, as... Read more ›
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Following a brief tease in September, the first trailer for Tales of the Shire - the cosy Hobbit game from Wētā Workshop and Private Division - is here. The trailer gives a quick look at some of the things we can expect on the game's release, including the ability to customise our Hobbit holes to just the way we like them. There will also be the chance to partake in... Read more ›
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A new version of the classic Konami code has been discovered in Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness 25 years after its release. A sort of director's cut of the infamously foggy Castlevania 64, Legacy of Darkness features multiple characters to play as but these must be unlocked by completing the game. At least, until now. It turns out the iconic Konami code can be used to unlock all characters, costumes and... Read more ›
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Pokémon Go developer Niantic is taking feedback following the mixed reaction to its recent player avatar refresh. The game's new-look avatar system went live last week, and replaced all in-game character designs with a more adjustable default option, which now has sliders for weight and specific body parts, as well as more options for skin tones and hair styles. But the change has received a lukewarm response, with criticism of... Read more ›
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Manor Lords has surpassed 3m wishlists on Steam ahead of its release later this week. The medieval city-building strategy game has been top of the most wishlisted games on Steam for some time, but has continued to build in popularity to pass yet another a major milestone. After the demo released in 2022, the game received 500k wishlists, which jumped to 2m wishlists after its 26th April release date was... Read more ›
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Last week, I took to Eurogamer to announce a Warehouse Sale for Digital Foundry merchandise, and this week we have development: new 'Bespoke' merch has hit the DF Store, featuring a fan-made design that really tickled us given our collective predilection for uttering this phrase. As well as the long-rumoured Bespoke tee, which comes in a double-sided blue/purple gradient design on a black shirt, you can also pick up a... Read more ›
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Developers from the original PS1 classic WipEout have formed a new studio, with a futuristic sports game on the way. Starlight Games is a new studio based in Liverpool, UK, founded by former Psygnosis developer Gary Nichols. He's joined by co-creator of WipEout Nick Burcombe, and Skate co-creator and former Horizon: Call of the Mountain director Andy Santos. Read more Read more ›
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Of all the Metroidvania elements in Tales of Kenzera: Zau, my favourite are the trees. Simply enough, meditating inside a tree provides a health boost. It's here the camera pans out to reveal these great, almost magical, natural structures which provide safety, sanctuary and a moment of reflection. Protagonist Zau is a hot-headed and petulant young man desperate to revive his father, but sat quietly in the trunk of a... Read more ›
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Like a lot of people right now, I've been bitten by the radiocative bug that is the Fallout TV show. Because of this, I've been diving into Bethesda's back catalogue of games in order to get my Fallout fix now that I've binged my way through the series.On yesterday's VR Corner for instance, I installed a hefty mod list for Fallout 4 VR in order to try and create the... Read more ›
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PowerWash Simulator has passed an impressive player milestone, really proving that a little dirt won't hurt. In fact, it has given us a quite a lot of dirt, and we are more than ok with that.Earlier today, developer Futurlab announced that 12 million players had donned their overalls, grabbed their hoses, and washed away more grime than I ever thought possible since the game's early access release in 2021.This, Futurlab... Read more ›
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Final Fantasy 14 producer and director Naoki Yoshida has promised the forthcoming graphical update will fix a number of issues spotted in the recent Dawntrail benchmark tool. The tool was released last week and allows players to create a character and test out how the game will run on their PC once the graphical update arrives alongside next expansion Dawntrail this summer. However, not everyone was happy with the changes... Read more ›
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Spoiler warning: This article contains many details about the Ashlands update - now available to test publicly - that some players may wish to keep a surprise. You have been warned! For those who have journeyed through Valheim's biomes, the prospect of facing a gruelling challenge in the upcoming Ashlands update will not be a major shock. Its predecessor, the Mistlands, brought with it formidable foes, steep cliffs and visibility... Read more ›
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Fallout creator Tim Cain has plenty of praise for Amazon's recent TV adaptation.In a YouTube video posted over the weekend, Cain said how much he liked the show, stating it was surreal to see something he had "worked on really hard" realised in real life."They had huge sets with amazing production values on them... Amazing props. The acting was phenomenal. It was just surreal to watch Fallout recreated in real... Read more ›
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The huge popularity of Amazon Prime's Fallout TV series is causing traffic problems for top mod download website NexusMods. NexusMods first issued a warning it was experiencing heavy network traffic that could cause a "degraded experience" last Friday. The site said it had deployed "extra resources" twice over the weekend in order to cope with the extra demand - but problems continue. As of 8am UK time this morning, NexusMods... Read more ›
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