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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One of the pleasures of January in Sussex is the aimless countryside walk. If you're lucky enough to live near a bit of greenery you might know what I mean. One morning, for no real reason, you find yourself heading off to wander around trees and grass and mud and the odd patch of sukebind.This kind of walk can never be planned, but it can be postponed - by the... Read more ›
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Hello! We're back. I hope you had a nice break. What We've Been Playing is our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we've been playing over the past few days - or in this case over the festive break. This week: bears, Jedis, and tears.If you fancy catching up on some of the older editions of What We've Been Playing, check out our... Read more ›
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So, what did you get up to on the holiday break? I was intending to spend a bit of time catching up on my horribly late slate of projects, but I ended up going down yet another rabbit hole - and this one's quite intriguing. Cyberpunk 2077 on PC ships with a range of internal benchmarks and streaming tests, only one of which users actually get to see. However, several... Read more ›
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Nintendo hacker Gary Bowser has denied being involved in a new flash cart project claimed to allow Switch users to play back-ups of their owned games.The MIG-Switch flash cart, officially, is a "third party back-up and development device for the Nintendo Switch" according to the device website, that's not endorsed nor licenced by Nintendo of Japan. While the idea behind the device is players can back up games they own... Read more ›
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Amazon Prime Gaming is offering four free titles throughout the month of January, including Atari Mania and Endling - Extinction is Forever. The first of these titles is available from today, 4th January, with the rest then released periodically throughout the month. From today, Prime subscribers will be able to get their hands on the BAFTA award-winning and "eco-conscious adventure" Endling - Extinction is Forever. In this game, players take... Read more ›
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A collection of Monty Mole games from the 1980s will be making their Nintendo Switch debut on Monday, 8th January (well, here in the UK, at least - they are already available in the US). The Monty Mole Collection comprises five games, covering the original Monty Mole saga. This includes the main trilogy of games: Wanted! Monty Mole, Monty on the Run, and Auf Wiedersehen Monty. In addition, there are... Read more ›
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It's a new year, and there is a new Humble Choice bundle to ring in 2024. Every month, the team at Humble selects a collection of PC games for its members to keep forever. In addition, members get 20 percent off the vast collection of games in the Humble Store, plus there's a charity donation. It's a nice little deal all round, really. This month, the bundle building team has... Read more ›
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They said it couldn't be done, but to the nay-sayers let me tell you this - Tetris has finally been "beaten". In a world first, 13-year-old Willis "Blue Scuti" Gibson - who is a competitive Tetris player - has managed to get the decades old falling block game to reveal its "kill screen". While not your traditional end of game, with credits or even game over message, this screen essentially... Read more ›
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Hello! A new year, a new slate of games to look forward to. Shall we do this all over again? Why not!In amongst the remakes and sequels, there's plenty of genuinely new stuff to look forward to in 2024. Naiad promises to take us all wild swimming, for starters, and then Animal Well promises to... actually, we're not entirely sure, but we're up for it anyway.There's range, oddness, and some... Read more ›
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Kim Kardashian: Hollywood is shutting down in April, after nearly 10 years of A-list fabulousness. The mobile sensation, which was released back in June 2014 by Kardashian and Glu Mobile, will no longer offer users any in-app purchases. It will be removed from the various app stores as well. Those who already have Kim Kardashian: Hollywood installed can continue to play the game and use up their K-Stars (its in-game... Read more ›
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CD Projekt Red, the developer behind the prolific Cyberpunk 2077 and Witcher video games, is not interested in being acquired. Speaking with Polish outlet Parkiet (and shared by IGN), chief strategy officer of parent company CD Projekt S.A. Adam Kiciński said the company is fine as it is, and hopes it will continue to grow independently. "We are not interested in integrating ourselves into any larger entity," Kiciński told the... Read more ›
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Twitch has updated its attire policy to prohibit implied nudity on the streaming platform, which goes into effect today. The update is in response to a recent wave of streamers using black censor bars or items to block their bodies, implying full or partial nudity. Twitch notes, in a new blog post on the change, "while most streamers have labelled this content appropriately with the Sexual Themes label and are... Read more ›
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Stray Souls developer Jukai Studio is shutting down. The decision to close was in light of its publisher Versus Evil also shutting down, but the studio additionally cited cyberbullying, Stray Souls' poor reception and bad sales as contributing factors. The studio announced it was closing in December, the same day Versus Evil closed, via a social media post (thanks, GamesIndustry.biz). "We are aware you had high expectations for Stray Souls,... Read more ›
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Microsoft has revealed its first batch of Game Pass titles for January. Headlining this collection is Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Cloud, Console, and PC), which will be available from 9th January. In this instalment of Ubisoft's assassin series, players take on the role of Viking raider Eivor Varinsdottir. Another highlight from this wave is Capcom's remake of Resident Evil 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC), which arrives on 16th January. Nothing says... Read more ›
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Nightmare Forge Games has changed the name of horror game Infestation 88 after speculation that the number in its title was a Neo-Nazi symbol. Originally titled Infestation 88 and later stylised as '88, the studio has now removed the number entirely from its name. The game, which had its debut trailer earlier this week after the original Steamboat Willie Disney cartoon entered the public domain, is now known as Infestation:... Read more ›
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Ukrainian studio Frogwares is now the sole publisher of Lovecraft-inspired detective adventure The Sinking City. This follows the conclusion of a legal dispute with publisher Nacon, in which Frogwares accused the company of claiming copyright of The Sinking City after its release, withholding milestone payments, and owing the developer unpaid royalties. The dispute between the two companies saw Frogwares attempting to remove The Sinking City from PC storefront Steam in... Read more ›
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Jack Black is reportedly set to take on the role of Minecraft's Steve in the upcoming film adaptation. Deadline states that Black - who has also lent his talents to The Super Mario Bros. Movie and the forthcoming Borderlands adaptation - recently joined the cast of the Jason Momoa-fronted film. Black, meanwhile, has seemingly confirmed this report with a playful social media post. The performer shared an image of himself... Read more ›
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Ubisoft's upcoming open world Star Wars game Outlaws looks to be set for a "late" 2024 release. Until today, the Ubisoft game held a much wider ranging 2024 release window. However, a Disney Parks blog post promoting a variety of events and such for the next 12 months has Star Wars Outlaws listed as arriving towards the tail end of the year. "Star Wars Outlaws, the open world Star Wars... Read more ›
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Resident Evil 4 was one of the most accomplished remakes of 2023, a modernised, bold reinterpretation of Capcom's 2005 action-horror classic. It looked great too across current-gen platforms as well as PS4, with great lighting detail and excellent art design. As the year closed out, Capcom delivered RE4's first mobile port. As a part of Apple's recent triple-A gaming push, Resident Evil 4 is now available on iPhone 15 Pro... Read more ›
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Rebellion co-founders Chris and Jason Kingsley have been recognised for their services to the economy as part of the King's New Year Honours list. This recognition has seen the brothers each being awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire). The Kingsley siblings co-founded Rebellion, which is best known for the Sniper Elite series, in Oxford all the way back in 1992. Since its conception in the... Read more ›
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