Last Flag, a third-person hero shooter that launched just two weeks ago, is halting production. Read more Read more ›
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Inflexion Games, developer of Victorian fantasy survival crafting game Nightingale, has admitted there are several aspects of the game it's currently "not happy with", following disappointing player numbers at the game's recent launch. Nightingale launched on 20th February with a Steam peak of 47,569 players, but this has trailed off ever since, and this week has seen active player counts in the single digit thousands. Meanwhile, player reviews are listed... 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: sanctuaries, odysseys, and sausages.If you fancy catching up on some of the older editions of What We've Been Playing, here's our archive.Last year I decided to properly get back into One Piece, which I believe was a great idea. (Though everyone who's... Read more ›
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This piece contains major spoilers for the original Final Fantasy 7 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Please do not read unless you've finished Rebirth. It's hard to overstate how iconic Aerith's death was in the original Final Fantasy 7. She may not have been the first main character to die in the series, but due to the immense popularity of the game on its release, her death certainly had the... Read more ›
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Paradox Interactive has unveiled The Machine Age, the next major expansion for its space-faring 4X strategy game Stellaris, which will focus on "cybernetic, synthetic, and machine themes" when it launches for PC in the second quarter of 2024. "Scientists have discovered advanced means to commune with the machine, enabling life to overcome the biological limitations of minds and flesh," explains Paradox. "The Machine Age begins a time of technical glory,... Read more ›
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Fen Research, the studio founded by original RuneScape designer Andrew Gower, has unveiled Brighter Shores, a "cosy" new free-to-play fantasy MMORPG coming to PC and Mac this year that promises a "relaxing respite from daily life". Brighter Shores, described as being ten years in the making, whisks players away to the peaceful coastal town of Hopeport, where they'll initially take on the role of town guard. However, they'll soon find... Read more ›
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Saber Interactive chief operating officer Tim Willits has taken to social media to confirm a "number of titles" remain in development at the publisher - including Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 - following today's Embracer Group sale. Earlier today, following rumours of a sale last month, embattled publisher Embracer announced it had reached an agreement to sell large portions of Saber Interactive for $247m. The buyer is Beacon Interactive, a... Read more ›
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Epic has unveiled the next batch of freebies heading to the Epic Games Store, with Call of the Wild: The Angler and Invincible Presents: Atom Eve both free to download from 21st March. Starting with Call of the Wild: The Angler, it's an open-world fishing sim from Expansive Worlds, the developer of theHunter: Call of the Wild. You've got fish with different behaviours; a wide selection of rods, reels, lures,... Read more ›
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Apex Legends developer Respawn is the latest studio to be affected by EA layoffs. Word began circulating that Respawn employees - particularly those on its Apex Legends team - had lost their jobs earlier today on social, as colleagues and those directly impacted began sharing the news. "The Apex team was hit with layoffs today," Apex Legends level designer Aaron Stump posted. "It sucks seeing some of the people I've... Read more ›
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The team behind Disney Dreamlight Valley is working on a new game based on Dungeons and Dragons. This upcoming PC and console release will be helmed by Gameloft Montreal, which also created Lego Star Wars Castaways, and a number of games within the Dungeon Hunter series. It will all be set in Dungeons and Dragons' Forgotten Realms, with the developer promising a mix of co-op adventures, real-time survival and action,... Read more ›
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Granblue Fantasy: Relink's first major update releases today, adding a new quest and sees Lucilius from the original Granblue Fantasy mobile game return as a boss fight. Lucilius appears in The Final Vision quest, which has been added as free content. New paid content has also been introduced, consisting of an emote expansion set and various bundles containing in-game items including equippable Sigils and currency.The full list of new additions... Read more ›
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Hey everyone, today we're saying a very fond farewell to Aoife Wilson, Eurogamer's veteran Head of Video, as she heads on to an exciting new role outside the Gamer Network family after nearly a decade with us. Aoife deserves an enormous thank you for all the years of hard work she's put into Eurogamer's video output, where she's grown a brilliant community of viewers alongside Ian and Zoe, and for... Read more ›
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Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection has received negative reception thanks to numerous bugs and severe lack of preparation for online multiplayer.The bundle launched earlier today for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. It contains both the original Star Wars: Battlefront and its sequel, Star Wars: Battlefront 2, from 2004 and 2005 respectively, as well as all bonus content released for each.The re-release of these beloved classics hasn't gone well, however,... Read more ›
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Crow Country, the retro survival horror game from the developer of Snipperclips!, now has a release date: 9th May across both Steam and PlayStation 5. To celebrate next month's release, SFB Games has released a new trailer to show off more of its creepy amusement park environments and PS1 aesthetic. "We're really excited to announce the launch date for Crow Country, and I can't wait for players to finally get... Read more ›
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I can't think of a worse name than Ascendant Infinity for a game about high-action, tactical shooting, PvPvE chaos on a procedural map with a brash and loud, 80s inspired aesthetic. Like, what does Ascendant Infinity even mean? It's a nonsense name that really doesn't sell how energetic and fun this upcoming title can be!A quick search in our CMS brings up a bunch of games with 'Ascend' in the... Read more ›
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Whenever I first get to play a new Mario Kart game there's always a moment - often when I reach a Bowser stage - where I look at the road ahead of me, the broad, curving path that leads through gorgeous Mario clutter, and I wish I was playing this as an action game, a platform game, instead of a driving game. What would that be like?I don't mind that... Read more ›
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Konami has detailed a new update for Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1, which adds a pause menu to Sons of Liberty.This patch - or Version 1.5.0, to give it its full name - is available now for those on Steam. It will arrive on PlayStation, Switch and Xbox consoles on an unspecified date "late" this month.Along with adding a pause menu, this update will also address issues where... Read more ›
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Pokémon fans have found a small tease for upcoming Legends game Z-A in Scarlet and Violet.As picked up by reddit user KyleLaverre, there are signs in Scarlet and Violet that use the same cryptic lettering seen written in the Pokémon Legends: Z-A announcement trailer. Meanwhile, a character in this area will explain that the five buildings by this sign are all "owned by a real estate firm called Paldea Realty".Fans... Read more ›
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Narrative puzzler Paper Trail will release on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and mobile (via Netflix Games) in May.Paper Trail combines solving puzzles by manipulating levels made out of paper and the story of a young academic called Paige as she leaves home for the first time.If you're finding the idea of completing puzzles by folding and tearing each 2D level difficult to wrap your head around, watch the game... Read more ›
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A high-profile Pokémon Go player and streamer has had his game account hacked and some of his rarest Pokémon deleted, ruining countless hours of play. FleeceKing holds the Guinness World Record for being the first player to hit Pokémon Go's current Level 50 cap. After playing the game since 2017, he's caught more than 2 million Pokémon to date. Last night, FleeceKing reported his account as being hacked after footage... Read more ›
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The creator of poker-themed rogue-like Balatro has spoken out about the game's rating drama, stating "it is what it is". In an AMA session on reddit, developer and artist localthunk was asked for comment on how PEGI mishandled the game's rating after it was pulled from sale in some countries due to a "mistaken belief that the game 'contains prominent gambling imagery and materials that instructs about gambling'", as per... Read more ›
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