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Ed Nightingale @ Eurogamer.net · 03/13/2024 07:23 EDT

Final Fantasy composer Uematsu says "game music cannot develop further" by copying films

Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu believes game music has become too similar to film and "cannot develop further" if continuing in this direction. Uematsu was interviewed by Japanese outlet NewsPicks (via Automaton) about his thoughts on video game music and its future, stating "music played the role of oxygen" for 8-bit games in expressing the stories and characteristics of sprites. Now, though, developers are "satisfied with movie soundtrack-like music in... Read more ›

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Victoria Kennedy @ Eurogamer.net · 03/13/2024 07:15 EDT

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered update finally makes keys more visible

There's a new update for Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered, which includes updated textures which will make keys more visible in TR1 (hurrah!) and improved lighting in those dimmer areas of the games overall (another hurrah!).In addition the developer has also added some missing HD textures across the board (perhaps those ones players on the Epic Games Store noticed), and sorted the textures that would periodically disappear depending on how the... Read more ›

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Tom Phillips @ Eurogamer.net · 03/13/2024 06:59 EDT

Ori developer confirms solo offline mode in No Rest for the Wicked

Ori and the Blind Forest developer Moon Studios has confirmed that its promising-looking Diablo-y Soulslike game No Rest for the Wicked will feature offline play for its solo mode. Moon Studios co-founder Gennadiy Korol confirmed the mode via a post on social media platform X, noting that it had been a "common question" - presumably after the lack of ability to play solo offline in other games recently. No Rest... Read more ›

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Robert Purchese @ Eurogamer.net · 03/13/2024 06:03 EDT

Five of the Best: Summons

Five of the Best is a weekly series for supporters of Eurogamer. It's a series that highlights some of the features in games that are often overlooked. It's also about having your say, so don't be shy, use the comments below and join in!Oh and if you want to read more, you can - you can find our entire Five of the Best archive elsewhere on the site.I'm playing Thaumaturge... Read more ›

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Christian Donlan @ Eurogamer.net · 03/13/2024 00:00 EDT

Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story review - classic games, now with fascinating context

The black screen has a single white dot at its centre. The expectation is that we're in for something like Pong: something simple, direct, immediate and, as far as games are concerned, ancient.But then the dot moves, and in its wake we get eruptions of light. Blocks of colour fan out, moving from pink to purple to cyan. The light creates shapes, but what are these shapes? Starbursts, nebula, volcanic... Read more ›

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Matt Wales @ Eurogamer.net · 03/12/2024 19:06 EDT

Footage of Insomniac's seemingly canceled live-service Spider-Man: The Great Web appears online

Footage of a purportedly cancelled co-operative live-service Spider-Man game from developer Insomniac - titled Spider-Man: The Great Web - has appeared online following last year's ransomware attack targeting the developer and its employees. The trailer (narrated by Yuri Lowenthal, the voice of Insomniac's Peter Parker) points to a five-player co-op Spider-Man game featuring various multiverse incarnations of the character - including Gwen Stacey - who would go up against the... Read more ›

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Matt Wales @ Eurogamer.net · 03/12/2024 18:00 EDT

Discord is letting third-party developers create games to play on its platform

Discord has announced that, starting on 18th March, it'll be providing third-party developers with the tools to create games and apps that can be embedded and played on its platform. The move marks an extension of Discord's Activities initiative that launched last December, offering a limited number of embedded games and interactive experiences users could engage with together on the platform. Initially, 19 Activities were available to users, but Discord... Read more ›

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Matt Wales @ Eurogamer.net · 03/12/2024 15:20 EDT

Starbreeze CEO Tobias Sjögren ousted by board following Payday 3 flop

Tobias Sjögren has been removed from his role as CEO of developer Starbreeze after the company's board concluded the studio "needs a different leadership" to execute its current business strategy. The announcement follows a disastrous launch for last year's Payday 3, which is still struggling to attract players in significant numbers. Starbreeze's board announced Sjögren's removal in a note to investors, adding that board member - and former CEO of... Read more ›

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Matt Wales @ Eurogamer.net · 03/12/2024 13:34 EDT

Nightdive's acclaimed System Shock remake headinf to consoles in May

Developer Nightdive Studios' acclaimed remake of cult-classic sci-fi horror System Shock is, following a successful release on PC last year, making its way to PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One on 21st May. Despite a bit of a bumpy road to release, the System Shock remake impressed on its arrival in 2023, giving Looking Glass Technologies' 1994 immersive sim - which sees players grappling with a... Read more ›

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Tom Phillips @ Eurogamer.net · 03/12/2024 12:49 EDT

Promising sniper puzzler Children of the Sun shoots for release next month

Children of the Sun, the indie puzzle shooter where you have to take out encampments of cultists using only one bullet, will launch for PC on 9th April. You can give the game a go right now via its Steam demo, which was one of the highlights of the most recent Steam Next Fest. The game has grungey neon visuals and boasts some brainteasing levels - but its the just-one-more-go... Read more ›

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Liv Ngan @ Eurogamer.net · 03/12/2024 11:53 EDT

Star Wars Jedi director Stig Asmussen opens new triple-A studio Giant Skull

Stig Asmussen, the director of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, has revealed his new studio Giant Skull following his departure from Respawn Entertainment and EA last year.At the time, EA said Asmussen had decided to leave to "pursue other adventures", and that Respawn's veteran leadership would step up to continue working on Star Wars Jedi: Survivor in his absence.We now know Asmussen has founded Giant... Read more ›

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Liv Ngan @ Eurogamer.net · 03/12/2024 11:00 EDT

F1 Manager 2024 includes Create A Team, due this summer

Frontier Developments has announced F1 Manager 2024 will release this summer.The third entry to the annual management series will introduce the new Create A Team mode, which allow players to create their own team with whichever drivers they want.This marks the first time in the series that players have been given this degree of freedom, and its up to players to "create and lead their own custom team to victory,... Read more ›

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Liv Ngan @ Eurogamer.net · 03/12/2024 10:00 EDT

Grandia HD Collection releases on PS4, Xbox One later this month

Classic RPGs Grandia and Grandia 2 are finally making their way onto console by way of the Grandia HD Collection, which is releasing on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this month.The collection is already available on Nintendo Switch and PC, as it was released for the platforms in 2019. The console release will bundle the two games together like the Switch version does, rather than releasing the two games separately... Read more ›

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Liv Ngan @ Eurogamer.net · 03/12/2024 09:15 EDT

TopSpin 2K25 rallying up for April release

TopSpin 2K25 will release in April, publisher 2K has announced, and will include over 24 playable pro tennis stars.After an initial tease of Top Spin's return in January, 2K has released details on the different versions of the game available, as well as new features included in the reboot of the series.A sneak peek of which players are featured in the game can be seen in the latest trailer (embedded... Read more ›

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Tom Phillips @ Eurogamer.net · 03/12/2024 08:49 EDT

Super Mario Bros. Movie concept art shows Daisy, Birdo, Toadsworth

Production artwork for the Super Mario Bros. Movie shows a number Mushroom Kingdom characters who didn't make it into the final film - including Princess Daisy, Toadette, Eurogamer favourite Birdo, and the loyal Toadsworth. The artwork, created by freelance veteran Jed Diffenderfer, was recently spotted after being uploaded to his website (thanks, Nintendo Life). Diffenderfer states he worked as a story artist on the Super Mario Bros. Movie project from... Read more ›

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Ed Nightingale @ Eurogamer.net · 03/12/2024 07:50 EDT

Elden Ring originally began on a beach, datamine shows

Elden Ring originally had a different starting point that had players washing up on a beach in Limgrave. At the beginning of FromSoftware's epic, players battle the Grafted Scion and, whether they win or lose, then fall to their death before waking up in the Stranded Graveyard and exploring the Cave of Knowledge. It turns out, though, this wasn't always the case, as dataminer Sekiro Dubi has discovered. Read more Read more ›

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Tom Phillips @ Eurogamer.net · 03/12/2024 07:39 EDT

The Pokémon Company has established a new subsidiary, Pokémon Works, based in the same building as ILCA, the studio which developed Pokémon Home and the recent Diamond and Pearl remakes. Pokémon Works is yet to get a formal announcement, but its trademark and company registration was spotted this week by the eagle-eyed Serebii.net. ILCA previously worked as a support studio on Square Enix's Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive... Read more ›

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Liv Ngan @ Eurogamer.net · 03/12/2024 07:05 EDT

Monster Hunter: World reaches 25m sales worldwide

Monster Hunter: World has reached 25m sales worldwide, Capcom announced today, as the series marks its 20th anniversary. The figure includes shipments of Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Master Edition, which bundles the base game with the Iceborne Expansion, Capcom said in its announcement. This marks a new record-high figure for the Monster Hunter series, and Capcom games overall. Back in October 2021, Capcom revealed the game had reached 20m units... Read more ›

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Will Judd @ Eurogamer.net · 03/12/2024 07:00 EDT

How to build a white gaming PC 2024: part selection, deal-finding and more

I've always wanted to build a white gaming PC, and over the Christmas '23 holidays I had the chance to do just that with a build designed to excel at high refresh rate 1440p gaming. Along the way, I discovered the best way to find the perfect components to fit your theme and budget, a brilliant PC case worth considering and a whole load of reasons why these white-coloured builds... Read more ›

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Reece Bithrey @ Eurogamer.net · 03/12/2024 06:57 EDT

Get a refurbished Xbox Series X or S from Microsoft for less with this wacky CDKeys gift card deal

This is perhaps one of the wackiest, but most effective deals I've come across in a long time. Using a combination of a Microsoft Store discount code and the current discounted prices on CDKeys for Microsoft gift cards, you can net yourself substantial savings on both of Microsoft's current gen consoles. Arguably the better deal here is on the Xbox Series X for just under £300, netting you a £120... Read more ›

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