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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Street Fighter's bad boy of boxing Ed will join Street Fighter 6 next month.Capcom announced his release window alongside a teaser trailer of Ed, which shows him facing off against some opponents inside a moving subway train.We get a glimpse of Ed using his nimble footwork to outsmart his opponents, and his Psycho Boxing powered-up moves. Check it out below. Read more Read more ›
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Sony is issuing refunds to those who purchased The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered full price by accident, if they have it on PS4 already. Players who got swept up in the moment and accidently purchased the full price game ahead of time, rather than going along the £10 upgrade path, will be met with a nice message of goodwill from Sony, stating they are being refunded. "As an... Read more ›
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Pablo Schreiber, the face (quite literally) behind Master Chief's helmet in Paramount's Halo adaptation, thinks it was a "huge mistake" to introduce a romantic relationship for the Spartan warrior. In fact, he pushed back against it. As a reminder, in the first season of Halo, Schreiber's John-117 has sex with human-turned-Covenant agent Makee, as Cortana watches on. They were Cortana in the act, if you will. While the intercorse itself... Read more ›
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Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu believes the company needs to diversify its gaming output, but also focus on fewer releases. Kiryu's comments are from an investor Q&A from November just recently published in English, in which he addressed multiple questions - in particular regarding the company's medium-term business plan and what Kiryu described as "the limited diversity of our title portfolio". "Because we possess strong IPs like the Dragon Quest... Read more ›
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Our Game of the Week is Another Code: Recollection. It's a lovely, generous reworking of two weird classics, and it's a perfect example of the oddities you get towards the end of the lifespan of a Nintendo console. But today I'd like to use it as a bit of a jumping-off point. Playing it this week I was reminded of how much I love games that give you gadgets to... Read more ›
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Tekken 8 will be making some changes to its accessibility features after players and specialists raised concerns when playing the demo.Last month, players using the game's colour blind options reported falling ill with vertigo and migraines, and many people spoke about the need for changes on social media.Tekken 8 director Katushiro Harada responded and said people had "misunderstood" the accessibility options, which developer Bandai Namco had "never claimed or publicised"... 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: creepy fish, fantasy romances, and words.If you fancy catching up on some of the older editions of What We've Been Playing, here's our archive.On a whim, my partner decided to buy a Steam Deck OLED last week. So, naturally, I've stolen it.... Read more ›
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A growing number of video game developers are now quietly working on projects for Nintendo's unannounced Switch 2. Eight percent of respondees to GDC's newly-published 2024 State of the Game Industry report say they are developing their current project for Nintendo Switch 2. Out of 3000 people polled, that accounts for 240 responses. Nintendo recently issued a blanket denial to address various reports that have mapped out the company's ongoing... Read more ›
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Like a lot of people, I suspect, I watched the trailer for Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, Bethesda's new game and pondered: what's the best Indy game we've gotten so far? I remember that NaturalMotion game from a while back which never came out - I've spoken over the years to people who played bits of it and said it was wonderful. It's harmonious, really: a game that has... Read more ›
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35 percent of game developers have been impacted by layoffs in last 12 months and half are concerned more job cuts are on the way. That's according to GDC's newly published 2024 State of the Game Industry report, which highlights current sentiment among developers based on a snapshot of 3,000 industry professionals polled. According to the report, while 54 percent of developers canvassed said there had been no layoffs at... Read more ›
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Microsoft's January Xbox Developer Direct has been and gone, bringing first looks and long-awaited release news for some of the company's most highly anticipated titles. MachineGames' Indiana Jones was the biggie of course, showcasing first gameplay and bringing confirmation of a 2024 release, but there was more besides, with Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, Avowed, and Oxide Games' Ara: History Untold all putting in an appearance. And if you missed the... Read more ›
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MachineGames has given us our first look at its Indiana Jones game, now officially called Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. And that's not all! We officially now know it is coming this year. Get your fedoras at the ready, our beloved professor will be whipping his way onto Xbox Series X/S and PC, including Game Pass, in 2024. Thanks to the new footage, which was shared at this evening's... Read more ›
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Alternate history strategy title Ara: History Untold will launch for PC in autumn 2024, developer Oxide Games announced tonight during the Xbox Developer Direct presentation. Via a deeper dive into the game, Oxide showed some of its world leaders and infamous players in history whose skills you'll be able to use as you build your own version of history on an alternate Earth. Jeanne d'Arc, Boudica and Genghis Khan are... Read more ›
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Obsidian Entertainment has revealed its first-person RPG Avowed is set to release this autumn.The launch window was announced during tonight's Xbox Developer Direct livestream, along with a short look at combat, quests, and the game's environments.Players will be able to quickly switch between playstyles using custom loadouts, meaning you can quickly switch from a melee build to a ranged magic build in the middle of combat. Read more Read more ›
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Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 finally has a release date: 21st May 2024. Announced at tonight's Xbox Developer Direct, the game will be released across Xbox Series X/S consoles and PC, arriving on Game Pass on day one. During the Direct, we heard more from developer Ninja Theory and saw some fresh snippets of gameplay. The studio aims to "craft life changing art with game changing tech" - for Senua's Saga,... Read more ›
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Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters, the acclaimed turn-based tactics game from Complex Games, is launching for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Series X/S on 20th February. Daemonhunters originally launched for PC back in 2022, delivering what Eurogamer contributor Edwin Evans-Thirlwell called a "brutal but graceful and comprehensible mix of ideas from Warhammer, XCOM and Gears Tactics". Also, Andy Serkis is in it. The whole thing is focused on the... Read more ›
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Rockstar has announced it's removing Grand Theft Auto Online's clips editor on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One from 20th February this year, explaining it's making the move as it approaches the "limits of what's possible" on previous-generation consoles. The clips editor - officially known as the Rockstar Editor - was introduced back in 2015, enabling players to create, edit, and share videos of Grand Theft Auto 5 and Grand Theft... Read more ›
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We're going to get a look at some of Microsoft's big new Xbox games tonight, in a brand new Xbox Developer Direct. We've been promised a look at the new Indiana Jones game, Obsidian's new RPG Avowed, and Ninja Theory's Hellblade 2.We'll be watching and covering it all live, from the moment it begins at 8pm UK time (GMT), to the moment it ends an hour later. And it'll be... Read more ›
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Could a strong knowledge of game design help you win The Traitors? This was the question UK series one contestant Ivan Brett had in mind when he joined the show last year, keen to beat the odds for as long as he could while playing as one of the game's Faithful. The author of The Floor is Lava and Bored? Games!, a professional D&D Dungeon Master and long-time fan of... Read more ›
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Polish video game developer and publisher CI Games has laid off 10 percent of its staff. The company, perhaps best known for Lords of the Fallen, told Eurogamer's sister-site GamesIndustry.biz this was a "tough but necessary" decision it believes will help "preserve business strength and stability". According to GamesIndustry.biz, these layoffs will affect employees from across the company, including Lords of the Fallen developer Hexworks, Sniper Ghost Warrior studio Underdog... Read more ›
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