It looks like Star Wars: Galactic Racer will release on 6th October, 2026. Read more Read more ›
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It's getting cold in here, so put on all your clothes. So says Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead, which has just debuted its latest Warbond: Polar Patriots.The game's next premium Warbond is set to arrive on 9th May, and offers up a number of new weapons, armour and capes (including one called Dissident's Nightmare, which sounds, erm, yeah...). All of this upcoming clobber looks suitable for the Star Wars planet of... Read more ›
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This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, following the announcement of a new Batman Arkham game for Meta Quest VR headsets, we talk about the future of superheroes in video games. At a time when superhero films feel at risk of real burnout, could similar happen in the video game space as well? And are we already seeing that, with repeated flops such as Marvel's Avengers, Gotham Knights and Suicide Squad:... Read more ›
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Shadow of the Erdtree will be Elden Ring's only piece of DLC, but that doesn't mean more Elden Ring isn't on the way in future. Creator Hidetaki Miyazaki was interviewed by Chinese outlet Zhihu (spotted by YouTuber Ziostorm), where a few new snippets of information have been revealed. Potential spoilers and speculation follow. Read more Read more ›
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I was stunned this morning to read about the sudden closure of award-winning British studio Roll7 by parent company Take-Two, as I'm sure so many of you are. It hasn't been officially confirmed by either company yet but there are reports out there and people talking in all-but-confirmation tones on social media. It seems beyond doubt.But it was barely a blink of an eye ago - November 2023 - I... Read more ›
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Fallout 3 is available this month for free as part of Amazon Prime Gaming. The Fallout series is definitely having a moment thanks to Amazon's new TV show, so it makes sense to capitalise on that with Fallout 3 in its monthly lineup for May. The full list of Free Games with Prime in May are: Read more Read more ›
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What is an enthusiast-grade mechanical keyboard? It depends on what you're into - it might be a super-fast gaming board for esports, an ultra low-profile work keyboard equally adept for Mac or Windows, or even a full-fat custom keyboard with unique switches and a compact form factor. Today we've got examples of all three, giving you an idea of what sorts of keyboards are out there and which you might... Read more ›
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Sega and Creative Assembly have announced a collection of new features and cultures coming to Total War: Pharaoh as part of an upcoming free update.The game's campaign experience will be reworked to "improve existing gameplay foundations whilst providing players with a host of new content to better experience the turbulence of the Bronze-Age collapse", the Total War: Pharaoh team said today.This reworking will include an expansion of the campaign's map,... Read more ›
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The third Super Nintendo World location will open next year in Orlando, Florida, Universal Studios has now confirmed, and include the theme park attraction's extra Donkey Kong expansion from the off. A 2025 opening for Super Nintendo World had long been suspected, despite earlier plans to open back in 2023. Universal Studios Orlando made the date official today in a video posted to social media platform X, shared by Nintendo... Read more ›
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The CEO of Level-5 - the studio behind the family-friendly Professor Layton series, Snack World and Ni no Kuni - has said he hopes to one day make a darker game with more violence and eroticism.Speaking with Denfaminicogamer in a joint interview with Grasshopper Manufacture's Goichi Suda, Level-5's Akihiro Hino said he admired "creators who can release such edgy titles into the world", calling them "amazing" (translated by automaton).This is,... Read more ›
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Game engine company Unity has appointed a new CEO, following the retirement of John Riccitiello last year. Matthew Bromberg will be stepping into the role later this month, Unity has announced. Meanwhile, the company's interim CEO Jim Whitehurst will take up the postion of executive chair of the Unity board. Bromberg's previous positions within the industry include group general manager of Dragon Age and Mass Effect developer BioWare. Additionally, he... Read more ›
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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is the fourth top-selling game in the US so far this year, behind the likes of Helldivers 2 and Dragon's Dogma 2. That's according to sales tracking from numbers company Circana. Helldivers 2 takes the top spot, which isn't too surprising considering its massive success - it reportedly sold over 8m copies in its first month and was PlayStation's biggest launch on Steam. Dragon's Dogma 2,... Read more ›
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A few weeks back, Mattel launched a new version of the board game Scrabble, called Scrabble Together. While it's far from the first new version of Scrabble ever made, it's a super interesting idea. Scrabble Together arrives on the back of the traditional Scrabble board, and the concept is that it's a cooperative affair. Players sit down with their own letter stacks but then work together. Each turn, everyone has... Read more ›
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Sony has revealed a new PS5 feature that'll let players generate shareable links enabling others to quickly jump into their multiplayer games without needing to be PSN friends first. Once the feature arrives - at some point in "the coming months", according to Sony - players will be able to create links either directly on their PlayStation 5 console or using the PlayStation App. The resulting link can then be... Read more ›
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Lego Fortnite, the survival crafting experience found within Fortnite itself, is adding a huge new Star Wars mode this Friday, 3rd May. The permanent addition comes as part of a Star Wars celebration across all four of Epic Games' main Fortnite modes: battle royale, Lego Fortnite, Rocket Racing and Fortnite Festival. But it's the Lego experience which looks by far the most impressive. A fresh Star Wars-themed Lego World will... Read more ›
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Starfield's May update - the one teased by Bethesa's Todd Howard earlier this week - is now live for beta testing on PC, bringing with it the previously promised surface map overhaul, alongside a new 60fps target mode on Xbox Series X. Additionally, Bethesda has shared a brief look at land vehicles, coming to Starfield in a future update. Full details of Starfield latest update can be found on Bethesda's... Read more ›
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PlayStation has revealed its four free monthly games for PlayStation Plus Essential subscribers this month, which will be available from 7th May. Zelda-like adventure Tunic leads the pack across PS4 and PS5, though don't let the cute visuals fool you - this is a tricky puzzler full of hidden secrets. May's full list of PlayStation Plus Essential games lies below: Read more Read more ›
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PlayStation is taking the odd step of removing one of its biggest first-party games from the PlayStation Plus catalogue later this month. Horizon Zero Dawn will be removed from PS Plus Extra on 21st May, according to the game's listing on the PlayStation Store, as first spotted by reddit and verified by Eurogamer. Specifically, this is for the Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition, which includes the game's Frozen Wilds expansion... Read more ›
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Lego has revealed three new Sonic the Hedgehog sets coming this summer, including Super Sonic for the first time. Super Sonic is the first new Lego Sonic minifigure since Knuckles, Rogue and Shadow, who were teased last October and are now all available in various sets. As with the Sonic minifigure, Super Sonic comes with a speed sphere (in yellow, of course) to launch him at enemies and Badniks. This... Read more ›
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Take-Two looks to be shutting Intercept Games, the studio behind Kerbal Space Program 2, as part of its recent layoff announcement. A closure notice affecting 70 workers in Seattle has been published by Take-Two. This is where Intercept Games, which Take-Two is the parent company of, is located. In addition, several posts from Intercept employees have started making the rounds on social media and LinkedIn, stating they have been laid... Read more ›
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A new game in the Batman: Arkham series is on the way, exclusive to the Meta Quest 3 VR headset. Batman: Arkham Shadow is being developed by Camouflaj (Iron Man VR, Republique VR) and Oculus Studios, in partnership with Warner Bros and DC. Promising a new story set in the Batman: Arkham franchise canon, it's set for release "late 2024" with more details expected at the Summer Game Fest in... Read more ›
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