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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You've probably already seen Eurogamer's top 50 games of 2023, but we didn't want to leave our end of year thoughts there. Big lists can sometimes feel impersonal, and as you know, tastes in games can be very personal. So we wanted to put together another kind of list, something that would show you - on a more personal level - the games that we, the people who write for... Read more ›
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You've probably already seen Eurogamer's top 50 games of 2023, but we didn't want to leave our end of year thoughts there. Big lists can sometimes feel impersonal, and as you know, tastes in games can be very personal. So we wanted to put together another kind of list, something that would show you - on a more personal level - the games that we, the people who write for... Read more ›
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Cocoon. Of course it's our game of the year. Cocoon is ingenious, elegant, and thought-provoking. It's precise, expressive, and generous. It takes game design forward even as it seems to emerge from its deep history. But more than anything, Cocoon is playful. Its puzzles, its tricks, all yield to playfulness. Hopefully you've played it yourself by now, but if you haven't, know this: Cocoon is a game about traversing strange... Read more ›
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Behaviour Interactive wants your views on its tentpole asymmetric horror game, Dead by Daylight. The team says it "encourage[s] you to be as honest as possible" about the game in a new survey, which is why all responses to the survey will be anonymous.That said, your answers may be "paired with your in-game data", including your in-game purchase history, so bear that in mind. Read more Read more ›
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Fallout London – the highly-anticipated independent mod for Fallout 4 – is set to release on St. George’s Day, April 23 2024. Despite being "content-complete", the team says that as some members "come from a region affected by conflict", timescales have slipped and the mod has not been tested as thoroughly as hoped. Consequently, the release has been pushed back to allow for more testing time. "Despite being content-complete as... Read more ›
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The original God of War trilogy could be getting the remaster treatment. That's according to XboxEra's Nick Baker, who announced on "The 4th Annual Grubbsmas Shpeshaltacular" that he'd heard a remaster of the first three God of War games "might be happening". "I, for a long time, have been a person who has bemoaned the direction God of War went somewhat, and have yearned for the hack-and-slash OG God of... Read more ›
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Listen. There have been a lot of great games this year. Maybe more than in any year we can easily remember. Because of this we've handled our top 50 list of our best games a little differently. Below you'll find two groups of games from 2023. Going backwards, at the bottom you'll find our top 10 in an ordered list. And above that you'll find the other 40 we really,... Read more ›
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TinyBuild has shut down indie publisher Versus Evil. According to employees affected by the layoffs, staff were notified of the redundancies "at the start of [their] Christmas break". "Welp. That was a fun 10-year ride. The entire Versus Evil team has just been laid off," tweeted head of production, Lance James, as spotted by PC Gamer. Read more Read more ›
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Dungeon crawler Torchlight: Infinite's all-new expansion, Twinightmare, will release on 28th December, 2023. Headlined by tenth playable hero Rosa the High Court Chariot, the expansion also introduces a "host of challenges, quality-of-life improvements, limited-time festive events, and much more". Rosa can be unlocked by those willing to shell out for the Twinightmare Season Pass and is described as a "formidable Hunter with high defensive capabilities, allowing her to survive even... Read more ›
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From Software has released a new ranked online matchmaking mode for Armored Core 6 Fires of Rubicon. Players can now battle alongside similarly ranked players in 1v1 and 3v3 matches and climb the ladder from Unranked status all the way to S rank, with 1v1 and 3v3 player battles boasting separate ranking systems. That's not all, either. Players can now also "enhance their AC loadouts with new parts", visit new... Read more ›
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Ubisoft is reportedly investigating an "unknown threat actor" who allegedly gained access to the company's Microsoft Teams, Confluence, Atlas, and SharePoint channels for 48 hours before access was revoked. According to the Gaming Leaks and Rumours subreddit and as reported by Bleeping Computer, screenshots allegedly taken during the 20th December hack have since been leaked online. Ubisoft has reportedly confirmed it is investigating an "alleged data security incident". "December 20th,... Read more ›
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A "FrostyFest Update" is coming to Splatoon 3 in the new year. The next Splatfest will launch on 13th January, with the vote – which wants to know who you'll be spending the holidays with; family, friends, or "solo", which just seems like a nicer way of saying alone – running from 5th January until 13th. "FrostyFest update!" exclaims Nintendo. "Whether you spend your holidays having fun with friends, getting... Read more ›
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The Grand Theft Auto Definitive Edition remasters were highly controversial and to this day, their quality remains contentious. These Unreal Engine 4-powered game updates modernised the three classic PS2-era GTA games - GTA 3, Vice City and San Andreas - with much more advanced rendering technology. At the same time, the reworked lighting was very different from the original titles and the updated assets didn't hold up to close scrutiny.... Read more ›
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Sega has detailed more of its plans to revive a swathe of classic game franchises, including Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe, Shinobi and Steets of Rage. The announcement that Sega was working on new entries in the above series came as something of a suprise this month, and with few other details. Now, we know just a little more about each of the projects, and have a first... Read more ›
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Online servers for Dark Souls 2 will be shut down in March, for anyone still playing on either PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360. Dark Souls developer FromSoftware made the announcement today in a statement posted to X, formerly Twitter. "The Dark Souls 2 PS3 and Xbox 360 servers will shut down on 31st March 2024," the post confirmed. "A message stating that online play is disabled will be displayed. Offline... Read more ›
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Marvel's Spider-Man developer Insomniac Games has now released a statement addressing the ransomware attack on its studio earlier this month, the release of stolen data this week, and the spread of information on upcoming projects now circulating the internet. The PlayStation studio had stayed silent until now, something it said was a result of it being "focused inward" to support team members. Personal data was included in the breach, Insomniac... Read more ›
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Recently the Digital Foundry team met up online to discuss the best game graphics of 2023, with Alex Battaglia, John Linneman and Oliver Mackenzie nominating their favourite titles. What struck me about the list - reproduced in full at the end of the article - was how many titles weren't those that were pushing the absolute boundaries of graphics technology in terms of features. Instead, the games chosen - and... Read more ›
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Game development disaster The Day Before will go dark forever on 22nd January 2024. A statement posted this morning to X, formerly Twitter, gave remaining players a month's notice that the game - once Steam's most-wishlisted title - would close down in just over 30 days. As a reminder, The Day Before only launched in early access on 7th December. This means its servers will only have been active for... Read more ›
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Sony has said it will no longer delete Discovery content from PlayStation libraries following fan backlash. In a statement, Sony said it had now struck an "updated licensing agreement" with Discovery owner Warner Bros. to ensure previously purchased content would remain accessible "for at least the next 30 months" (thanks, GamesIndustry.biz). An update on Sony's legal website now states similar, and reassures users that "the Discovery content removal planned for... Read more ›
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China has announced new rules to limit the encouragement of spending in online video games, spooking investors in two of the world's biggest publishers. News of the limits wiped a combined ~$80bn from the value of Tencent and NetEase, China's two main games publishers that now support or part-own many of the world's biggest games companies. Chinese online video games will now no longer be able to offer an extra... Read more ›
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