It looks like Star Wars: Galactic Racer will release on 6th October, 2026. Read more Read more ›
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High street second hand games giant CEX is launching a console repair service, in partnership with established company Tech Centre. The idea is you'll be able to leave your broken Xbox or smashed-up Switch at any of CEX's 380 UK stores, with the aim of it being returned to you, all fixed up, within seven days. In reality, CEX is simply aiming to act as a drop-off hub for your... Read more ›
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This week's shutdown of Ubisoft racing game The Crew has prompted the launch of a concerted effort to mount political and legal challenges to the increasingly common occurence of games you've bought becoming unplayable. The Stop Killing Games initiative is the work of YouTuber Ross Scott, better known for his work running the Accursed Farms channel. Launched this week, the campaign calls upon video game fans around the world to... Read more ›
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Palworld developer PocketPair has released a big new update for its breakaway hit, bringing with it the game's first raid boss.This particular boss is a "powerful evil" known as Bellanoir. They can be summoned by using slabs at Palworld's new Summoning Altar, Pocketpair explained (makes sense). But, be warned, the developer has said this won't be an easy fight.You can see a brief teaser for Palworld's first raid below. Read... Read more ›
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Capcom has devised a way for your Dragon's Dogma 2's Pawns to still be hired, even if other players choose not to do so. Those who have been playing Dragon's Dogma 2 will know their Pawn pick ups work from others online when the Arisen is resting at an Inn or a player-owned house. However, if a real-life, flesh-and-blood player doesn't hire your Pawn for whatever reason, the game accommodates... Read more ›
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Hellblade 2: Senua's Saga will only run at 30fps on Xbox Series X/S. The forthcoming game from Ninja Theory has been built exclusively for Xbox and PC using Unreal Engine 5, truly showing the power of the engine. However, this comes at a cost. As German outlet GamePro has confirmed, the game only runs at 30fps on console with a dynamic resolution. There are no graphics modes, although frame rate... Read more ›
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Geralt's dwarf friend Zoltan Chivay will appear in the next season of Netflix's The Witcher, played by actor Danny Woodburn. A long-term ally of Geralt throughout CD Projekt's Witcher trilogy, Zoltan will make his debut in the TV series' upcoming fourth season, Variety reported, as Liam Hemsworth takes on the title role. Woodburn is a veteran actor with a track record of appearing in numerous fantasy series, such as the... Read more ›
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A person suspected of sending death threats to Nintendo has reportedly been arrested by Japanese police. Nintendo cancelled its Nintendo Live Tokyo 2024 event planned for January due to "persistent threats targeting our employees". The Splatoon World Championship was also postponed. Now, according to Japanese newspaper Kyoto Shimbun (via 4Gamer), a man in his 20s has been arrested, believed to be behind the threats. Read more Read more ›
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Gameplay footage showing the Batman game that evolved into Shadows of Mordor has appeared online. Once upon a time, developer Monolith was working on this Batman project with the hope it would tie in with Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight film series. However, the game was eventually scrapped - reportedly in part due to the films' director never officially giving the idea his blessing. A 2019 episode of Did You Know... Read more ›
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Ubisoft has announced its annual Ubisoft Forward showcase will once again take place during Summer Game Fest. The event will take place on 10th June and include updates on forthcoming releases. What can we expect to see? Will we get an in-depth look at Star Wars Outlaws? Details of the next Assassin's Creed? Or perhaps the rumoured Prince of Persia game? Read more Read more ›
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Content Warning - the viral co-op horror hit from the team behind Totally Accurate Battle Simulator - has just received its first patch. And alongside a first batch of bug fixes, it brings a bunch of new toys to play with in the depths, including party poppers and a reporter mic. Content Warning, if you missed all the fuss earlier this week, sees teams of up to four players descending... Read more ›
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Video game publisher Atari has bought the rights to Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 from developer Frontier for $7m. (To be clear, Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 itself is worth much less - around a fiver on Steam.) The deal means Atari will be considered the game's publisher going forward, and is now the sole publisher of all major Rollercoaster Tycoon games - the good ones and the bad ones - in the veteran... Read more ›
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Open world Wuxia game Where Winds Meet is receiving a limited beta test this month for North American players. The game is from Chinese developer Everstone Studio and follows a wandering swordsman in an experience rooted in Chinese history and Wuxia martial arts. Players can sign up now for an invite to the beta, which will be the first overseas beta test. It will take place from 19th until 22nd... Read more ›
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The Final Fantasy 16 crossover quest is now live in Final Fantasy 14 and appears to give a look at how the forthcoming 7.0 graphics update will look. The quest features FF16 protagonist Clive and is a must-play for dog fans as rewards include both a Torgal mount and puppy Torgal minion. Yet fans have also noticed how detailed the Clive character model is, ahead of the graphics update with... Read more ›
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Amazon's Fallout adaptation is set to release later this month, and in preparation the cast and crew have started sharing titbits about its production and their work on the series.Fallout executive producer Jonathan Nolan - who co-wrote many of his brother Christopher Nolan's films, such as The Dark Knight and Interstellar - said his love for the games began with Fallout 3. In fact, he had such a good time... Read more ›
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Mattel is launching a cute Xbox 360 block building kit - but its price tag is more than double what you'd spend on an actual Xbox 360. The 1342-piece set is part of the Mega range (think Mega Blocks, or fake Lego), and lets you build a classic white Xbox 360 and controller at 3:4 scale. It looks good - but the price is off-putting. The official RRP is £177.99,... Read more ›
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Games that are at least six years accounted for more than 60 percent of playtime in 2023, a new report suggests. Newzoo's second annual PC and Console Gaming Report includes data analysing player trends, highlighting how playtime has shrunk and is focused on a smaller number of games. Live service and sandbox games dominate player time, based on monthly active users in 2023. Notably, the top game across all major... Read more ›
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Rockstar classics Bully and LA Noire will join the GTA+ subscription service later this year, the Grand Theft Auto developer has confirmed. Both games will become part of the rotating catalogue of past Rockstar hits available to subscribers who pay the £5/$6 monthly fee. GTA+ currently grants members $1m of (fictional) money to spend within GTA Online, plus access to a smattering of games from the Rockstar vault. Read more Read more ›
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Do you remember the fan made spin-off Bloodborne Kart? Of course you do, it looked utterly brilliant!The project was first announced back in 2022 by game dev Lilith Walther, a name you may recognise as the brains behind the PS1-inspired Bloodborne demake (you can check out our Ian giving that particular game a shot below).Walther initially planned on releasing Bloodborne Kart earlier this year. But, alas, it didn't come to... Read more ›
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Knights of the Old Republic Remake is still "alive and well", said Saber Interactive boss Matthew Karch, despite the company's split from Embracer. There have been plenty of rumours about the status of the game, particularly after publisher Embracer recently sold off its Saber assets for $247m. However, Karch confirmed to IGN the game is still in active development. Read more Read more ›
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The Dragon's Dogma 2 community is devising a way to warn other players of an infected Pawn. Please note, there will be spoilers for Dragon's Dogma 2 below. If you are one of the 2.5 million users currently making your way through Dragon's Dogma 2, you may have heard some rumblings about a Pawn affliction known as Dragonsplague, which left unchecked can result in some devastating consequences. Read more Read more ›
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