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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Nexon has announced it is pulling the plug on its free-to-play PvP medieval fantasy game Warhaven just four months after it launched in early access.Despite initial plans to launch the game in full later this year, Nexon has now revealed that rather than launching the game in early 2024, it's shutting down on 5th April, 2024."Today, we are here to announce with a heavy heart that we will be concluding... Read more ›
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Free "interactive study" Interaction Isn't Explicit is now available via the PlayStation Store.Described as a "short, interactive study" by designer Frank L. Silva, Interaction Isn't Explicit "isn't a traditional game but a debate of different aspects of game design" that aims to explore the "pros and cons" of traditional mechanics and consider which ones are "essential for the language of computer games".You can see the announcement trailer below, which shows... Read more ›
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Palworld developer Pocketpair has apologised to fans affected by cheating in Palworld, admitting that "it is currently difficult to completely prevent all cheating".In a statement posted to X/Twitter, the team confirmed that even though the monster-collecting game has barely been out a week, it has already received reports from players that they have encountered "cheating on official servers".In a statement entitled "Regarding countermeasures against cheating on official servers", the team... Read more ›
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Ironmace says a court has dismissed its former publisher Nexon's request for an injunction following the publisher's claim that Dark and Darker has been written with stolen code from a game the team had been developing for Nexon.In a statement to players on its Discord server, an Ironmace developer – known as SDF – reported that a court has dismissed Nexon's injunction for "trade secret and copyright infringement", "thus rejecting... Read more ›
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Cliff "CliffyB" Bleszinski says he's "down" to consult on the next Gears game, saying "if they were smart", Microsoft and Coalition would invite him to "give his two cents".In a statement posted to X/Twitter over the weekend, Bleszinski – who last contributed to a Gears game back in 2011 – said that as the Gears of War franchise has long been "an ENORMOUS part of [his] legacy", he was open... Read more ›
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If you're encountering an infinite loading screen when trying to connect to Palworld servers this weekend, you are not alone.The official Palworld X/Twitter account acknowledged that, further to the patch that deployed earlier in the week, some players may be experiencing "congested access"."Following the recent patch, numerous logins are concurrently underway, leading to congested access," the team explained in the statement. Read more Read more ›
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Palworld developer Pocketpair has dropped a new Steam demo for its upcoming Metroidvania, Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse.The upcoming game – which, like Pocketpair's predecessor, is fielding accusations of alleged plagiarism given its striking similarity to another fan-favourite Metroidvania game – doesn't yet have a release date, but is expected to release in the next three months, offering up to four-player multiplayer.Unlike Palworld, however, Pocketpair isn't listed as... Read more ›
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Sony has quietly blocked the Cronus Zen from connecting to PS5 consoles via its latest firmware update, a device which lets players use, or modify, "any supported controller" on Sony's console.Whilst Sony rolled out the change without explicitly acknowledging the change, Cronus Zen users soon noticed their devices were being disconnected following the PS5 update earlier this week, prompting Cronus to issue a statement to players affected by the change.The... Read more ›
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As well as being a breakout hit on Steam, Palworld is available to play on both PC and Xbox systems via a preview build on Game Pass. As well as the expected Series X and Series S compatibility, this Unreal Engine 5 release is intriguing in that Xbox One consoles are also supported. In summary, developer Pocket Pair blended the survival aspects of games like Ark: Survival Evolved with the... Read more ›
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Gears of War creator Cliff "CliffyB" Bleszinski says Palworld's astonishing success "kinda validates" a pitch he'd made to Epic "many years ago".In a post shared to Twitter/X, Bleszinski said he took the idea of "medieval Pokémon with baby dragons instead" to Epic, but the idea was "rejected at all the major publishers".When asked by a curious follower what Epic said when Bleszinski made the pitch, he simply said: "It just…... Read more ›
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Crash Bandicoot developer Toys for Bob and Call of Duty studio Sledgehammer Games have reportedly lost around 40 per cent and 30 per cent of their staff, respectively.The layoffs are part of Microsoft's decision to lay off 1900 employees across its video game teams. In an email sent to employees, Xbox boss Phil Spencer called this a "painful decision after Microsoft's $69bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard last year, and $7.5bn... Read more ›
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The April Fool's joke brought to life, Bloodborne Kart, has had to postpone its release following "contact" from IP owners Sony.The kart racer based on Bloodborne was initially expected to release at the end of the month, but the indie team now says it needs additional time to "scrub the branding off of" the game."Long story short, we need to scrub the branding off of what was previously known as... Read more ›
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Sker Ritual – the round-based co-op survival FPS and spin-off to horror, Maid of Sker – has launched a new demo for prospective PS5 players to try before they buy.The early access co-op horror – which has a "mostly positive" user score aggregated from 650+ Steam players and is currently ranked 3.6 out of 5 on the PS store – already offers demos for PC and Xbox Series X players.The... Read more ›
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Last week, we finally got a proper look at Obsidian's new role-playing game Avowed. It was one of the handful of exclusive Xbox games at the Developer Direct, so the spotlight was searingly on it. But while there were things I was encouraged by - I really liked the otherworldly, colourful setting - there were other things I was less convinced about, and a bit confused about. Because for all... Read more ›
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Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has shared an update on the farm-life sim's highly anticipated - and long-in-the-works - 1.6 update, saying he's now "done adding major new content" and that it'll "definitely" be out this year. Barone revealed he was working on a 1.6 update for Stardew Valley back in June 2022. At the time, he warned players it would be relatively modest in scope, and 'mostly modding-focused'.... Read more ›
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It's been five months since Paradox Interactive's surprise announcement Everybody's Gone to the Rapture developer The Chinese Room had taken the reins of its troubled Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2; in that time, the studio has been openly discussing its approach to the sequel, with its latest update now focusing on what it's calling "visceral immersive combat". In a newly shared blog post, creative director Alex Skidmore outlines three... Read more ›
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As The Last of Us Part 2 strides back in the spotlight thanks to its recently released PS5 remaster, developer Naughty Dog has announced an arrival date for the game's previously confirmed making-of documentary, which will be available to watch on YouTube from Friday, 2nd February. Grounded 2: Making The Last of Us Part 2 is (as its name very much implies) the sequel to Naughty Dog's original Grounded documentary,... Read more ›
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A cunning Palworld fan has found an unreleased Pal creature hiding away in the game's code. The black and purple beastie is currently codenamed "Dark Mutant", and can be seen through a datamine of Palworld's files. It has a 3D model - which you can see above - and a text log entry for the game's Pokédex, sorry, Paldex. "Some say a beam from a {characterName id=|DarkMutant|/} that has perfected... Read more ›
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Shared-world puzzle game Islands of Insight now has a release date: 13th February. Published by Dead by Daylight studio Behaviour Interactive, the game has been developed by Lunarch Studios as a first-person open world puzzle game with a mystical theme - think Myst or The Witness with multiplayer. A demo will also launch as part of Stem Next Fest from 5th-12th February. Read more Read more ›
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Developer Arthur 'Mr. Podunkian' Lee, who worked with ConcernedApe on Stardew Valley, has announced the release window for his own forthcoming life sim. Sunkissed City will launch on PC via Steam in Q4 2024, with a console release to follow. Lee has been sharing videos on social media from throughout the development process, giving players a good idea of what to expect. Read more Read more ›
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