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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We already knew that the original director for Super Mario RPG on the SNES, Chihiro Fujioka, wasn't returning for the forthcoming Switch remake, but now we know which development studio did lead development: ArtePiazza. As spotted by Naruki on X/Twitter, players who've already pre-ordered the remake from the eShop have discovered that ArtePiazza - perhaps best known for its work on Square Enix's Dragon Quest series - has taken the... Read more ›
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Konami is hiring for "large-scale projects" associated with its Silent Hill franchise. The advertisements, which recently went out on social media, include a call for "game creators" interested in joining the Japanese publisher as producers, artists, planners, engineers, and project managers. "The 'Silent Production Team' is recruiting artists, planners, engineers, and project manager," Konami explained in the recruitment drive, as translated by Google Translate. "Please join us in this work,... Read more ›
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Bandai Namco has announced it is expanding its retail presence across the UK with an additional London store and "more stores nationally". From 14th November, there'll be a new "collection" of Bandai Namco Cross Store at London's Victoria Place which will "celebrate the physical nature of entertainment and Bandai Namco's rich brands", including Gashapon, Ichibankuji, and Sun-Star Stationery merchandise. "As the popularity of Japanese culture, collectables, digital and physical experience... Read more ›
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This week we learned that Nintendo is developing a live-action The Legend of Zelda movie, but did you know that an animated movie almost brought Hyrule to life back in 2007? Ten years ago now, Forbes – as spotted by The Digital Fix – shared a concept trailer for a CG Legend of Zelda movie. Created by Netflix's The Sea Beast's Adam Holmes, it shows Link sweeping in to save... Read more ›
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Baldur's Gate 3 has swept the board at the 2023 Golden Joystick Awards. Baldur's Gate 3 secured wins for best storytelling, best visual design, studio of the year, best game community, PC game of the year, and the ultimate game of the year, whilst Neil Newbon, who plays Astarion, also took home an award for best-supporting performer. It's the only time in the award show's 41-year history that a single... Read more ›
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I finished my first Dungeons & Dragons campaign last weekend and I haven't been able to stop thinking about endings since. Game endings in general, I mean - it doesn't need to be restricted to tabletop. It's something I hadn't really considered before, I realised, and now that I am considering it, I realise there's quite a lot going on.Take our D&D finale as an example. We've been playing The... Read more ›
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Netflix has revealed Doug Cockle - the gravelly voice of Geralt of Rivia in CD Projekt's The Witcher series - will be reprising his role as the silver-haired monster-bopper in a new animated movie coming to the streaming service "late" next year. The Witcher: Sirens of The Deep, as the film is officially titled, begins with Geralt investigating a series of attacks in a seaside village. However, as answers are... Read more ›
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If you've been eagerly awaiting Nightdive Studios' Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion remaster, you'll need to hang in there just a bit longer; the developer is delaying its release by a few weeks, with the dino FPS now coming to PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch on 30th November. Nightdive's remastering of the original Turok trilogy - which was developed by the now-defunct Iguana Entertainment - has been quite the undertaking;... Read more ›
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Warner Bros. has attempted to placate angry Mortal Kombat 1 players with two 'free' Fatalities following an outcry caused by the decision to introduce a $10 USD Fatality to the game's already heavily criticised premium store. Despite being sold as a full-price £59.99/$69.99 USD title, developer the latest entry in NetherRealm's long-running fighting series includes a rotational in-game shop selling store-exclusive cosmetics - including costumes and gear - only available... Read more ›
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Whatever you might think of Call of Duty, you can't accuse its anti-cheat team of lacking imagination; having previously caused chaos for multiplayer cheaters by whisking away their weapons and turning opponents invisible, it'll soon be cutting their parachute chords and causing their bunny hops to launch them 10,000ft into the air before a very messy end. This latest bit of mischief is the work of the team behind Call... Read more ›
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Mass Effect fans have been debating a recent claim that the next game in the series may not launch until 2029. This week, Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb suggested Mass Effect 5 would not arrive until near the end of the decade, based on insider knowledge and some back of the envelope maths based on the ongoing and protracted development of Dragon Age Dreadwolf. Grubb's comments were predictably pounced upon by... Read more ›
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Almost a month on from its release, Lords of the Fallen is a visually stunning Soulslike that's still held back by ongoing technical issues on console - and that's a shame. After all, this 2023 series reboot is a rare breed of next-gen project designed just for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, S and PC. Added to that, the game is built on Unreal Engine 5 with a heavy use... Read more ›
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 released today, and it is pulling in some serious numbers for many internet service providers. According to EE, BT and Virgin Media O2, the game's launch and pre-load period has seen record traffic across each of the networks. In a new press release, Virgin Media O2 stated on Wednesday 8th November, when the game was available to pre-load, its broadband network "hit 25.1Tbps at... Read more ›
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The Legend of Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto has admitted Nintendo faces "an extremely high hurdle" not to disappoint fans across the world with the forthcoming film. Following the company's latest earnings report, Miyamoto and CEO Shuntaro Furukawa were asked about the risks of expanding IPs beyond video games, to which Miyamoto responded directly on the Zelda live-action film that was announced during the report. "Regarding the live-action film of The... Read more ›
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Twitch is removing its controversial Hype Chat feature, based on "community feedback". Hype Chat was a feature launched in June that allowed viewers to pay to have messages pinned at the top of a streamer's chat window. Now, just five months later, it's being deprecated from 15th November and instead Twitch will invest more into Cheering and Bits. Read more Read more ›
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Paramount Plus is now available on both Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One consoles in several new markets, including the UK and Ireland. This is thanks to a new partnership between Paramount and Microsoft. It means those of us here in Blighty will be able to watch the TV version of Halo on the same platform we play the video game version of Halo. Finally! You can see a trailer... Read more ›
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Activision has claimed its Call of Duty HQ launcher provides easier file management and seamless switching between games, despite criticism from players. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, the latest in the series, now launches from Call of Duty HQ alongside last year's Modern Warfare 2. Activision describes the launcher as "the front door for Call of Duty" and states "players have control over the footprint of their Call of... Read more ›
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The Xbox port of Baldur's Gate 3 appears to be progressing well as fans still await a firm release dateLarian's own Swen Vincke recently shared a rather welcome update with his followers over on X (formerly Twitter). In a new post, the CEO shared two graphs showing how RAM and VRAM loads for Baldur’s Gate 3’s Series S port have been reduced in recent weeks. "Got a nice present from... Read more ›
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World of Warcraft director Ion Hazzikostas has confirmed there's "no long-term advantage" for players willing to pay for early access to the next expansion. Back at BlizzCon last week, The War Within expansion was revealed along with two further expansions to begin the multi-part Worldsoul Saga. However, the Epic edition (costing $89.99) includes guaranteed beta access and three days of early access, the first time Warcraft has offered this. Fans... Read more ›
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A new report claims Modern Warfare 3 was developed in just 16 months. That's roughly half the time of a standard Call of Duty release. More than a dozen employees at developer Sledgehammer shared their experiences working on the Modern Warfare 2 sequel with Bloomberg - in particular the need to crunch by working late nights and weekends ahead of release due to its truncated development period. Meanwhile, sources said... Read more ›
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