Last Flag, a third-person hero shooter that launched just two weeks ago, is halting production. Read more Read more ›
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LinkedIn is planning to add a games section to its social media platform. Evidence of the planned feature was first found by app researchers, with images shared by Nima Owji revealing in-app titles named Blueprint, Crossclimb, and Queens. The idea is that companies will be ranked on leaderboards based on their collective employees' scores.LinkedIn's planned games look to be simple, short games which can be completed in a few minutes,... Read more ›
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Planet of Lana will be arriving on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation consoles next month. The cinematic sci-fi puzzler - which is in part inspired by the likes of Inside and Limbo - was first announced to be coming to additional platforms during Nintendo's Indie World showcase last November, although at this time the team only gave a loose spring release window. Now, writing on social media platform X, developer Wishfully... Read more ›
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Small Radios Big Televisions may be my favourite kind of game. I'm not just saying that because it's set on something that looks like an oil rig - I love oil rigs - and involves the collection of old audio cassettes. I'm saying that because it's a game that you play by playing - in the purest sense. You load up, ideally with no idea of what's coming your way,... Read more ›
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Stardew Valley's forthcoming 1.6 update will allow players to drink mayonnaise. Developer Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone is releasing daily patch notes for the farming sim's long-awaited next update, due out tomorrow on PC. The latest of these simply reads "you can now drink mayonnaise". I'm unsure exactly why you'd want to do that. Presumably there are some in-game health benefits, but I can't think of anything worse than chugging down a... Read more ›
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Animal Well - the 2D pixel art adventure from developer Billy Basso - will launch this May. Sharing the news, Basso said he "couldn't be prouder of how the game turned out" following seven years of development. "This has been my passion for a long time, and I am so excited to finally share it with the world," Basso wrote on Steam, adding they quit their day job two years... Read more ›
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A hacking incident during the Apex Legends Global Series last night has caused wider concerns over Easy Anti-Cheat and whether it's safe to play games it's used in.The North America finals of the EA-run Apex tournament saw players Noyan "Genburten" Ozkose Phillip "ImperialHal" Dosen getting hacked mid-game.As recorded in clips of the matches, Genburten was suddenly able to see the positions of all players. "I'm getting hacked," he repeated, before... Read more ›
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Official mod support for Cities Skylines 2 is finally ready to begin its roll out, developer Colossal Order and publisher Paradox have now said. The feature will roll out in beta next week, on 25th March, and let users create map or code mods. Asset modding will become available later in the year. Last month, Colossal Order boss Mariina Hallikainen admitted the developer's "biggest regret" was being unable to offer... Read more ›
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Gotham Knights studio WB Games Montreal is supporting development on the forthcoming Wonder Woman game. Led by Monolith Productions, which created Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and its follow-up Shadow of War, it will similarly use the Nemesis system mechanic. According to a job description spotted by Tech4Gamers, WB Games Montreal is seeking an External Development Artist with a mandate to support Monolith on Wonder Woman specifically. Read more Read more ›
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Dark and Darker is heading to Epic Games Store, having previously been removed from Steam, and following a drawn out legal dispute with Nexon.To quickly recap the situation, Ironmace - the Korean developer behind the mediaeval looter - had its office searched after allegations the studio created its game with stolen code. Ironmace was served a cease-and-desist letter and a DMCA takedown by Nexon, the fellow Korean games company where... Read more ›
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Production of the PlayStation VR2 headset has been halted, a new report claims, while Sony struggles to shift a growing pile of unsold units. Bloomberg states that PSVR2 sales have continued to slow down, while stock of the unit begins to mount up. Sony has now reportedly manufactured over 2m units of its PS5 VR headset, though the company has not disclosed sales figures since May 2023. Read more Read more ›
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Oh, look – Steam's gone and broken its own concurrent record. Again.Just a fortnight ago, the PC client secured a new record of 34,649,583 players, but earlier today (Sunday, 17th March), Steam has once again set a new simultaneous user record of 36.3m players. Read more Read more ›
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Sony wants to know what your favourite ever PlayStation game is, as long as it isn't Bloodborne.Putting games like Uncharted 4 against The Last of Us Part 1, and God of War against Gran Turismo 7, Sony launched a poll earlier this week, inviting players to vote on which game "reigns supreme". And though the selection encompasses a variety of genres, players can't help but notice that Bloodborne is nowhere... Read more ›
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Wales Interactive's co-op zombie survival game, Sker Ritual, is finally coming out of early access on 18th April 2024.Coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, the 1.0 release of the round-based co-op survival FPS and spin-off to horror, Maid of Sker, will include everything players know from the early access release, along with "new objectives, weapons, and story content", too.The game sits on a "mostly positive" score on Steam... Read more ›
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Star Citizen is pushing towards the "finish line".That's according to Cloud Imperium Games' CEO, Chris Roberts, who recently teased that a decade and $670m later, Star Citizen may finally emerge from alpha testing and move into a 1.0 release."After many hard years of work towards a goal many thought was impossible, we are on the cusp of delivering one of the final pieces of technology that will enable a connected,... Read more ›
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Zenless Zone Zero, the next game from Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail developer miHoYo, is holding another beta test.Players aged 16+ can apply now to be in with a chance of securing a spot in the beta. Like prior tests, if you satisfy all requirements – pre-register, invite friends to pre-register using your link, and complete daily missions – you'll generate additional tickets to enter a draw that may... Read more ›
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A modder who believes their uncredited work was included in Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection says the whole experience has been a "gut-punch".Although developer Aspyr had insisted that the Collection "does not include any code or content that is taken from uncredited sources", modder iamashaymin found their mod had not only been included in the Collection's debut trailer – something Aspyr said was done "mistakenly" – but also in the... Read more ›
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Persona 6 will be coming to "multiple platforms", including Xbox and Switch / Switch 2.That's according to industry insiders Nate the Hate and Midori, who have each now asserted that the next instalment of Atlus' fan-favourite RPG series will be coming to more platforms."From information I’ve heard, it does seem that Persona 6 will be coming to the Xbox," Nate the Hate said. "So fans Persona have something to look... Read more ›
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The hugely popular roguelike Poker game Balatro is coming to iPhone.The decision to port it to mobile devices is unlikely to come as much of a surprise – Balatro is already a success story, clocking up "overwhelmingly positive" reviews on Steam since it released last month despite controversy around its rating – but it'll welcome news for players who don't have a Steam Deck or Switch to play it on... Read more ›
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Valve has revealed that of the 100 most-played games on Steam Deck over the last 12 months, Larian Studios' Baldur's Gate 3 tops the chart.Between March 2023 and March 2024, Baldur's Gate 3 clocked the highest numbers when it came to daily active player count, with Vampire Survivors and Dave the Diver taking second and third place, respectively.The rest of the top ten was rounded out by Hogwarts Legacy, Elden... Read more ›
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Helldivers 2 has sold over 8 million copies.That's according to Bloomberg and analyst Doug Creutz, who estimates that the game has "performed well ahead of expectations" for publisher Sony and developer Arrowhead.Even though Sony has yet to confirm sales numbers, Creutz believes Helldivers 2 has likely exceeded the 8m milestone, with sales "growing every week". Read more Read more ›
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