Three Starfy games previously only available in Japan have been added to Nintendo Switch Online for Expansion members. Densetsu no Starfy 1, 2 and 3 were all released on the Game Boy Advance between 2002 and 2004, but are now available globally on Switch. A fourth game came to Nintendo DS in 2006, which was followed by The Legendary Starfy on the same console - the only game in the... Read more ›
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Hello! Welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we've been playing over the past few days. This week we've been revisiting games we thought we never would, because now we know the ending; we've been tip-toeing around on cursed oil rigs, enjoying the details but not the horrific monster that lurks there; and we've been kicking down doors. We've had... Read more ›
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If you just can't get enough of those Epic Games Store freebies, here're some more for your list; Epic has revealed an upcoming twosome of arcade management action and Welsh folklore horror when its latest batch of free titles arrives next week. And, before that, grid-based, turn-based deckbuilder Floppy Knights is currently available to download and keep for zero pee. Starting in the present, Rose City Games' Floppy Knights casts... Read more ›
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GreedFall 2: The Dying World, the sequel to 2019's scrappy but enjoyable historical fantasy RPG GreedFall, will launch into Steam early access on 24th September this year. The original GreedFall was, despite its rough edges, a bit of a surprise hit, its blend of RPG action and BioWare-style player choice striking enough of a chord among players that it went onto sell 2m copies. So it wasn't a complete surprise... Read more ›
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If you're hankering for some freebie action to see you into the weekend, you might want to point yourself toward the Epic Games Store, where you can procure a helping of arcade management and grid-based, turn-based deck building for the sum of zero pee. More specifically, from 11th July (that's today, unless you're reading it in the future, in which case apologies for the confusion) until next Thursday, 18th July,... Read more ›
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In a talk at Brighton's Develop conference this week, former Larian writer Baudelaire Welch declared the bear romance scene in Baldur's Gate 3 "a watershed moment in game history". They said it was an unprecedented example of a developer recognising and validating the fanfiction community surrounding a game by realising something they wanted in it.Welch was responsible for overseeing the companion romances in the game, and wrote the Dark Urge... Read more ›
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This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we discuss Microsoft's big changes to Xbox Game Pass. Xbox Game Pass for console is gone, unless you subscribe already. In its place: Xbox Game Pass Standard, which will no longer include new day one games from Microsoft, Activision, Blizzard and Bethesda. Oh, and everything's going up in price.Do these changes mark the end of Game Pass being a must-have subscription for Xbox owners?... Read more ›
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Frontier has officially announced Planet Coaster 2, the sequel to its popular theme park management game. The studio has been teasing news for the past couple of days on its Twitch channel, with an ongoing stream of park noises. Now it's shown a short in-engine teaser and revealed water parks will be a major new inclusion. The game will be released this autumn, with a full gameplay reveal set for... Read more ›
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Sony has opened up the early access beta for its upcoming 5v5 sci-fi shooter Concord to all PlayStation Plus users.Initially, this beta access was only going to be available to those who had already pre-ordered the game (you can find out more about the editions available and pricing in Matt's story here).Those in the UK interested in trying out the early access beta can get it pre-downloaded from 6pm this... Read more ›
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GAME will no longer accept in-store pre-orders for upcoming games, Eurogamer can confirm. The latest change to hit the brand will see GAME end in-store pre-orders in a matter of weeks. As of 1st August, no new in-store pre-orders will be accepted and all existing pre-orders will be refunded for products set to be released after 31st January 2025. Any existing pre-order or deposit for a product set to be... Read more ›
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An unofficial Elden Ring lore book is on the way courtesy of a YouTuber expert. Grace Given: The Mythology of Elden Ring will be a 500+ page book from Geoff "SmoughTown" Truscott, and will include beautiful artwork from fans of the game. While not an official product - the description notes it's not endorsed by FromSoftware or Bandai Namco - it's certainly a lavishly created book. But, at £215.00, you'd... Read more ›
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Let Me Solo Her has once again changed their name as part of an effort to help other players defeat Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree's final boss. Last week, the legendary player changed their name to Let Me Solo Him to help with a certain boss encountered around halfway through the DLC. Now they've turned their attention to the notoriously tricky final boss that's had players stumped. Spoilers... Read more ›
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Amazon has announced three more games Prime subscribers can scoop up as part of their membership this month.For a limited period of time, users will be able to get their hands on Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Chivalry 2 and Rise of the Tomb Raider at no additional cost.Those interested will be able to claim these three games from 16th July, starting at 12am PST. That's 8am here in... Read more ›
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Royal Mail has revealed a set of stamps featuring familiar faces from the Dungeons & Dragons universe, including Baldur's Gate 3 favourites such as the Mindflayer and Owlbear, which have apparently been personally approved by the King. Other designs include the Gelatinous Cube, Mimic, Displacer Beast and Vecna, alongside a party of player characters including a tiefling rogue, human bard, halfling cleric, elf fighter, dwarf paladin and dragonborn wizard. A... Read more ›
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Nintendo fans keen to find out more details on yesterday's unexplained horror game teaser Emio believe The Medium and Layers of Fear developer Bloober is behind the project. There are clues that Bloober is involved in a recently-published interview with company boss Piotr Babieno, fans say. In it, Babieno discusses a mysterious title "for Nintendo platforms" codenamed "Project M". "Project M, although its budget is significantly smaller than the games... Read more ›
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Basketball's just arrived on Nintendo Switch Sports. A new sport means a new arena, so the most important question is: what's the new restaurant like? Reader, it seems lovely. Behind the court there's an elegant arc of a building, a kind of restrained Zaha Hadid number. Trailing plants hang down from above and at one end there's a glass-fronted cafe lit by glowing amber overheads. At the other there's a... Read more ›
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By now, you've probably heard of massive Fallout 4 mod Fallout: London, given the struggles it's faced in the run-up to release. There's one last hurdle for players to overcome, however, with developer Team Folon having now confirmed it'll be necessary to downgrade Fallout 4's next-gen version to play it - a process thankfully being handled by its accompanying installer. Fallout 4's long-promised next-gen update finally launched in April, but... Read more ›
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Riot Games was reportedly developing a Smash Bros. style fighter set in the League of Legends universe, but pulled the plug on the project earlier this year after perceiving Warner Bros' Smash-inspired MultiVersus to have been a commercial failure. That's according to former Washington Post video games and esports editor Mikhail Klimentov, who - writing in his ReaderGrev newsletter - claims 70-80 Riot employees were working on the Smash-style platform... Read more ›
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Classic side-scrolling beat-'em-up Double Dragon is being reimagined in 3D by Arc System Works, the fighter-focused studio behind the likes of Dragon Ball FighterZ and Guilty Gear. Double Dragon (for those needing a quick history refresher) first made a splash in arcades back in 1987, and has seen numerous sequels, spin-offs, and crossover releases - for both arcade and home systems - in the years since. Arc acquired the rights... Read more ›
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Apple has been feeding iPhone and iPad owners a steady diet of big-budget console ports, from Resident Evil Village, Resident Evil 4 and Death Stranding to this month's tentpole release of Assassin's Creed Mirage. Mirage is the last of Apple's game announcements from the iPhone 15 event last September, and promises a fully-fledged version of what is a good-looking and technically accomplished AC title. That said, it comes with somewhat... Read more ›
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