It looks like Star Wars: Galactic Racer will release on 6th October, 2026. Read more Read more ›
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Escape from Tarkov developer Battlestate has u-turned on a decision to lock an "exclusive" PvE mode to its €300 Unheard Edition following player feedback, but insists it is not reneging on its promise to give End of Darkness edition owners "all subsequent DLCs" because "PvE gamemode is not DLC".Late yesterday (26th April), Matt reported that Escape from Tarkov developer Battlestate had drawn fan ire after unveiling a €250 (€300 after... Read more ›
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Bloober Team has two unannounced projects in the works: "Project C", a brand-new IP being developed in partnership with Take-Two Interactive, and "Project R", a 2025 release based on a Skybound Entertainment IP, the entertainment company owned by The Walking Dead creator, Robert Kirkman.Right now, Bloober is keeping the details close to its chest, but its recent annual report – as translated by @pl_evil – reveals just a little of... Read more ›
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Path tracing? In Dragon's Dogma 2? The game shipped with ray-traced global illumination but a path tracer sits within Capcom's code - exposed thanks to a new mod for the PC version of the game. Graphics Suite Alpha, made by developer EXXXCellent, is available on Nexus Mods and includes path-traced lighting, shadows and reflections, all running in real-time. So, how does it look, how well does it run - and... Read more ›
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WWE 2K24 has unbanned modder WhatsTheStatus following complaints from its community.WhatsTheStatus - who was banned last week for "violation of terms" - revealed on Twitter/X that, after speaking with 2K and the WWE team, they had "come to an agreement, and a fair one at that".Originally, 2K and/or developer Visual Concepts was unhappy with WhatsTheStatus' mods, saying that as they "negatively impact the game experience for other players", the modder... Read more ›
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Bloober Team says it is "very confident" and "excited" about Silent Hill 2 Remake.In the studio's annual report to shareholders, as translated by @pl_evil, the team expressed its excitement about the highly anticipated remake, stating that it was "very confident about the final result", and acknowledged the success of Silent Hill 2 Remake will be "the most important test" the studio has faced."We do not hide it internally or externally... Read more ›
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Aspyr has confirmed it has restored posters that were "inadvertently" removed from Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered in its last patch.Despite them being flagged by the official Tomb Raider website as a detail to go find, a set of Lara Croft pin-up style posters were mysteriously pulled from the game's Remastered graphical mode recently with no warning.Aspyr now says this removal was "inadverent" and happened when the team was making "several... Read more ›
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This week, everyone's been talking about early access releases again. Why? The headline moment was No Rest for the Wicked developer Moon Studios defending a bumpy early access release by saying, "It's already pretty clear that going with EA is one of the best decisions we could've made." And then unexpectedly it added: Dark Souls 1 could have been better had it had an early access release too - an... Read more ›
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It mightn't be a huge surprise to hear - given we're talking about one of Steam's most wishlisted games in recent times - but solo developer Slavic Magic's Manor Lords is off to a flying start; the medieval city builder/strategy hybrid is currently Steam's best-selling title and its fourth most played game just hours after launch, with over 156K concurrent players at the time of writing. Manor Lords has, of... Read more ›
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Escape from Tarkov developer Battlestate has drawn fan ire after unveiling a €250 (€300 after tax) special edition that, alongside special advantages some are calling pay-to-win, contains an exclusive co-op PvE mode that won't be made available to those that brought a previous edition promising access to "all subsequent DLCs". The tactical online FPS' new Unheard Edition is positively crammed with stuff, beginning with relatively innocuous inclusions such as a... Read more ›
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Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami has opened up about his decision to leave Tango Gameworks, as he wishes to break free from the survival horror genre. Mikami left Tango Gameworks - the ZeniMax owned studio he founded in 2010 - in February last year. Then, earlier this year, he founded a new company called Kamuy. Now, in an interview on Japanese talk show Byking (thanks Automaton Media), Mikami has discussed... Read more ›
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Animal Crossing's musical pooch KK Slider takes centre stage in a second wave of Lego sets themed around Nintendo's relaxed life sim series. KK, Isabelle and Audie minifigures are included in a new town hall set which also features an RV and a small café stand. (Brewster minifigure when?!) A second set features the landing jetty and lookout tower of Dodo Airlines. This will include Wilbur and Tangy minifigurines. Read... Read more ›
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Meta is continuing to plough billions of dollars into its AR/VR division Reality Labs, despite losses of more than $1bn every month for most of the last two years. The Facebook and Meta Quest owner's latest launch is a refreshed range of Ray-Ban Meta glasses, which shrink the company's hardware into a pair of designer specs. New features here include video calling and an AI that can respond to questions... Read more ›
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Medieval city-builder Manor Lords is out today on PC in early access, which means we finally know how much it costs. In the UK, the game costs £34.99 across Steam, GOG, Epic and Microsoft, and is available on PC Game Pass. That's $39.99 in the US and €39.99 in Europe, as well as other regional prices as listed on SteamDB. Further, the game and its supporter DLC is available at... Read more ›
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Switch 2 will feature Joy-Con controllers that connect to the main console using magnets, a new report suggests. Citing sources from accessory manufacturers, Spanish site Vandal states that the Switch 2 Joy-Con will stick to the console itself magnetically, rather than use the fiddly rail system of the current Switch and Switch OLED. Vandal previously reported correctly on various features of the Switch OLED before its unveiling, again based on... Read more ›
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Bungie has announced it will remove all power limits from legacy gear in Destiny 2, a major decision for fans and the final step in a now-complete U-turn on the controversial decision made four years ago. The decision to cap the power of Destiny 2 weapons - prodding players into the pursuit of newer options, at the cost of abandoning old favourites - was controversial when it was announced in... Read more ›
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Capcom is discontinuing its Ace Attorney Turnabout Collection, which combines the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy and The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. The bundle will no longer be available to purchase on Steam from 31st May 2024, though existing owners will still be able to continue playing. The two games will also remain available for purchase separately. On the plus side, the bundle is heavily discounted and available for under... Read more ›
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Some weeks picking a favourite game is pretty easy, but there's been a lot of lovely stuff in the mix of late. Stellar Blade brings a surprisingly pleasant sense of PS2 focus to proceedings, while Manor Lords and No Rest for the Wicked are both much-wanted early access games that promise to blossom in their own ways. Final Fantasy 16 had its own pleasures too. What a week!That said, I... Read more ›
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Legendary Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama has posthumously praised new release Sand Land, a month after he passed away. Sand Land, from Bandai Namco, released this week and is based on Toriyama's manga series that debuted in 2000. In celebration of the release, a statement from Toriyama has been shared on social media following the sad news of his death last month. The statement is from January this year. Read... 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: good manors and finger patterns.If you fancy catching up on some of the older editions of What We've Been Playing, here's our archive.I've been playing Manor Lords this week, ahead of its public Early Access release, and I really like it -... Read more ›
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Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard has contributed to a boost in gaming revenue, but Xbox console sales have taken another massive hit. In its latest earnings report, Microsoft stated gaming revenue has increased by $1.8bn, or 51 percent year-on-year, while Xbox content and services revenue specifically increased by 62 percent. Microsoft admits this is due to the net impact from the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Hardware revenue, however, has decreased... Read more ›
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