EA has finally pulled back the cover on the details of next week's Battlefield 6 update, patch 1.3.1.0., revealing new content, improvements, a new map, weapons, Battle Pass, and ranked battle royale quads, too. Read more Read more ›
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Embracer has laid off 8 percent of its workforce as its restructuring programme reaches "mature stages". The company released its latest financial report today, stating its net sales increased by 4 percent, though this is largely thanks to its Tabletop Games and Entertainment divisions. PC and console games net sales decreased by five percent. In its third quarter, the company laid off 483 people, meaning 1387 employees have now lost... Read more ›
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A report by the French video game workers union has raised concerns from staff at Life is Strange and Vampyr developer Don't Nod. Headquarted in Paris, the company released action role-player Banishers: Ghosts of Eden this week, following last year's well-received Jusant and Harmony: The Fall of Reverie. Now, a report by French union Le Syndicat des Travailleurs et Travailleuses du Jeu Vidéo (STJV) has alleged that staff at Don't... Read more ›
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Commitment can be scarier than any ghost story. When I got married, I spent a lot of time leading up to the wedding borrowing grief from my future self. The prospect of 'til death do we part' brought forward the stark idea that one day one of us would have to say goodbye to the other. I was suddenly and unexpectedly wracked with anxiety about the mortality of my loved... Read more ›
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Digital Foundry's tools of the trade is a new series looking at the tools - physical and virtual - that DF members use to carry out their work analysing video games and hardware. In this first episode, Will Judd shares his thoughts on digital callipers, specifically the Hozo NeoCaliper. There are a handful of tools that should be in any PC gamer's toolkit, from the Phillips-head screwdrivers you'll need to... Read more ›
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Sony president and PlayStation chairman Hiroki Totoki has spoken of the opportunities available in its approach to releasing first-party games on PC, saying it's "proactively [working] on" bringing more titles to other platforms as part of an "aggressive" profit margin growth plan. Totoki made the comments during an investor Q&A coinciding with its latest financial earnings report. When asked how Sony's gaming division might be looking to increase profits, he... Read more ›
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Satirical sci-fi shooter sequel Helldivers 2 has got off to a flying start, and now its creator Arrowhead Game Studios has put out a call for fresh development talent so it can "accelerate and beef up" the live-service game's content plans. Despite some early technical woes, which Arrowhead has been hard at work trying resolve since Friday's launch on PS5 and PC, Helldiver 2 has enjoyed a positive critical reception... Read more ›
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The Pokémon Company is bringing its hugely popular Pokémon Center pop-up store back to London for four days this April, with promise of more exclusive Pokémon merchandise. The Pokémon Center's return to the UK coincides with this year's Pokémon Europe International Championships, which take place at ExCeL London from 4th to 7th April. The store will be open at the venue from 10am to 8pm every day except Sunday, when... Read more ›
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Sony has unveiled its PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium game catalogue additions for February, which this month include Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Need for Speed Unbound, The Outer Worlds, Tales of Arise, and more. Assassin's Creed Valhalla is probably the biggie in there, whisking players away for a Viking adventure set against an open-world backdrop of Anglo-Saxon England toward the end of the ninth century. A lavishly designed "saga for the... Read more ›
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An update to the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth demo will improve the visual quality of Performance mode. The update is due 21st February and will add a section of the Junon area specifically for the demo, as well as this visual improvement which will also apply to the full game. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth supports both Graphics and Performance modes, with the latter providing a smooth 60fps. Read more Read more ›
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Nintendo has revealed some more of Peach's transformations in Princess Peach: Showtime!.Following on from last month's reveal of Ninja Peach and Cowgirl Peach, Nintendo has shown off four more roles Peach can don in the upcoming Switch game.Take a look at the second transformation trailer showing Figure Skater Peach, Dashing Thief Peach, Mermaid Peach, and Mighty Peach. Read more Read more ›
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Puzzles are a tricky thing to perfect in video games. They're present in so many different genres - typically giving us some small goal to work towards between blasting enemies and searching for resources - but are also rarely as engaging as they could be, when not a game's main focus. For more creative solutions (and creative problems) we have to turn to the dedicated puzzle genre, of course. These... Read more ›
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Ten minutes into a mission on the planet of Malevelon Creek, my squad and I emerge from a swampy treeline to finally catch sight of our target. This time it's a scientific base, and we're here to destroy it entirely. After clearing the area of enemies, I summon a hellbomb – one of the largest payloads in our arsenal – and manually arm the device.We quickly move away, making space... Read more ›
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Arrowhead has released another patch for Helldivers 2 and it's good news for those incredibly popular players among us - the game will no longer crash if you have too many friends.This patch - Patch 01.000.006 to give it its full name - also addresses those crashes that could occur during the extraction cutscene and when users disconnect during the joining cutscene.Along with stability fixes, this patch also improves matchmaking... Read more ›
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The Switch is safely into its Vegas residency era now. So safely, in fact, that with the greatest hits out of the way it's offering up some deep cuts and B-sides. I am all for this. Following on from the Super Mario RPG remake, here's Mario vs. Donkey Kong, a gentle reworking of an old Game Boy Advance charmer. It's lovely stuff.And it's interesting, too. It makes one think. Not... Read more ›
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The Sims 4 has partnered with model Winnie Harlow and added a range of Vitiligo skin details to the game as part of a free update. Vitiligo is a long-term condition where pale white patches develop on the skin. This is caused by a lack of melanin, the pigment in skin. Sims 4 players will now be able to customise their Sims with Vitiligo skin details, with patches for the... Read more ›
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After one year of exclusivity on the Epic Games Store, Dead Island 2 will release on Steam in April.Publisher Deep Silver announced the release yesterday, as well as discounts on other games in the series on Steam.This includes 85 percent off Dead Island Definitive Edition and 75 percent off Dead Island Retro Revenge. However, the publisher is also giving away Dead Island: Riptide - Definitive Edition for free. Read more Read more ›
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Yoshitaka Murayama, creator of the Suikoden RPG series and scenario writer for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, has passed away. The news was shared by Rabbit & Bear Studios, which Murayama founded to produce the Eiyuden Chronicle games. "It's with a heavy heart and deep sadness we must inform you that the scenario writer and head of Rabbit & Bear Studios, Yoshitaka Murayama, has passed away on February 6th due to... Read more ›
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Don't expect new games in any of PlayStation's biggest existing franchises before the end of this financial year, Sony has said. That means no new entry in the God of War or Marvel's Spider-Man franchises until at least April 2025, according to Sony president Hiroki Totoki. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, currently listed with a vague "2025" release date, will therefore launch later than March. Don't expect to see... Read more ›
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Larian Studios has announced more fixes coming to Baldur's Gate 3 with Patch 6, as well as its beefy install size.Due some point this week, Larian already let us know the patch will add new idle animations for party members in camp and improve smooches (just in time for Valentine's Day).In a new thread on X, Larian revealed Patch 6 has "more than just romance" and will add bug fixes... Read more ›
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Sony had a record quarter for PlayStation sales and revenue, but expects console sales to decline in the next fiscal year. According to its latest financial report, Sony sold a further 8.2m PlayStation 5 consoles, bringing its lifetime total to 54.7m. That's 16.4m consoles sold this financial year so far. However, Sony has dropped its expected sales forecast across its gaming segment for the year by five percent, due to... Read more ›
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