Developer Frogwares' Lovecraftian horror sequel, The Sinking City 2, is launching 18th August on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. Additionally, an hour-long The Sinking City 2 demo is now available on Steam. Read more Read more ›
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Resident Evil 4's VR mode will be released next week: 8th December. The free DLC will be available for all PlayStation 5 owners, as the full game will be playable in VR for PSVR2. In addition, a free demo for the mode will be available on the same day, allowing players to check out the beginning of the game and the shooting range to get a feel for the controls.... Read more ›
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Family Guy's portly Peter Griffin and Metal Gear Solid star Solid Snake are set to star in Fortnite as part of the game's next season, according to marketing for the game now visible on Xbox consoles. Fortnite Chapter 5: Season 1 is expected to kick off on Sunday, after this weekend's climactic Big Bang live event that's set to cap off Fortnite's hugely-successful OG season. Epic Games' battle royale is... Read more ›
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Xbox is "actively working" on launching a mobile store that will compete with the likes of Apple and Google. Speaking in Sao Paulo during the CCXP comics and entertainment convention, Xbox head Phil Spencer said the move into the mobile market is an "important part" of the company's strategy (thanks, Bloomberg)."[It's] something we are actively working on today not only alone, but talking to other partners who'd also like to... Read more ›
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Baldur's Gate 3 has received a major new update, Patch 5, which adds a fresh epilogue plus additional game modes. The epilogue is accessible to players prior to the final fight and takes place six months later, as players say their final goodbyes to the party. Larian boasts that this ending features some of the most complex writing in the game, tying up player choices from a giant tree of... 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 found ourselves playing over the last few days. This time: fencing, cameras, and Mario.If you fancy catching up on some of the older editions of What We've Been Playing, here's our archive.As a Mario and Squaresoft fan in Europe, this has been a long time coming. Yes, I know Super Mario... Read more ›
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Fallout 76 continues to grow. On December 5, 2023, alongside the Atlantic City - Boardwalk Paradise, the game will receive Season 15: The Big Score.Over the course of Season 15 you'll be able to earn S.C.O.R.E. by completing in-game challenges,unlocking new cosmetic items and furnishings for your C.A.M.P.. Read more Read more ›
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The Mercenary class has been unveiled for Path of Exile 2, and notably, it brings a whole new style of play to the game: shooter gameplay. It doesn't mean the game has suddenly gone first-person, but it does mean optional - and fluidly interchangeable - WASD movement is coming to the series for the first time. And that you can now move slightly while attacking. The Mercenary revolves around the... Read more ›
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Xbox chief financial officer Tim Stuart has said Microsoft wants to get Game Pass and its first-party titles on "every screen that can play games" - including Switch and PlayStation - in what he calls "a bit of a change of strategy". This isn't the first time Microsoft has talked about getting Xbox Game Pass on all platforms, of course; Xbox boss Phil Spencer has referenced the strategy on multiple... Read more ›
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Sons of the Forest is leaving early access. It will be getting its beefier version 1.0 release next year, on 22nd February. In addition, developer Endnight Games has announced that Shawn Ashmore - whom you will likely recognise from Remedy's Quantum Break and, more recently, Alan Wake 2 - has joined the cast. He will be voicing Timmy. Timmy, for those unaware, is the son of Eric LeBlanc, protagonist of... Read more ›
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Capcom will sell Dragon's Dogma 2 for $70 on PC (via Steam), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S when the long-awaited sequel arrives next March. It marks the first time Capcom will sell the base version of a new game for that higher price point. This year's Resident Evil 4 Remake was sold for $10 less (and while a remake, it was substantially different). Street Fighter 6 was also sold... Read more ›
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If you have a spare £150 in your pocket or you're feeling very demanding this Christmas, there are now Yorkshire Tea controllers - for both PlayStation 5 and Xbox. The total-tea bizare creations are officially licensed by the cuppa creator, and put together by "controller designer extraordinare" POPeART. Yorkshire Tea says it spotted the concept, liked it, saw it had social media oomph and some keen prospective purchasers, and decided... Read more ›
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Absurd Ventures, the studio established by Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser earlier this year, has revealed its first two projects: a graphic novel and audio drama, both launching in 2024. When Absurd Ventures was unveiled back in June, its promotional material made it clear Houser and company were aiming to do more than just make games - with the studio saying it was focused on "building narrative worlds, creating characters, and... Read more ›
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Netflix has announced it'll be adding Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 3, Vice City, and San Andreas - in their Definite Edition guises - to its gaming catalogue on 14th December. The news follows reports earlier this year that Netflix had been in talks with Rockstar to license a Grand Theft Auto game as part of an attempt to introduce "higher-end" titles to its mobile-focused gaming catalogue - currently it primarily... Read more ›
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A winter update will land in Monster Hunter Now next week, on Thursday 7th December. Monster Hunter Snow, as I'm now calling it, will see its in-game world blanketed in a wintry landscape as it launches a new season - Filminations in the Frost - and unleashes a menagerie of new monsters. Zinogre, Banbaro, Barioth and Radobaan will all be introduced, alongside the smaller Cortos and Wulg. The Monster Hunter... Read more ›
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Pokémon Go's fourth annual Tour event has been dated for February 2024, with a global in-game version set to take place on 24th and 25th February. As with last year, Pokémon Go Tour will also have an in-person option, this time held in Los Angeles over 17th and 18th February. Tour events typically feature all Pokémon found in a specific region from the main series Pokémon games, and in this... Read more ›
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The PlayStation Plus Monthly Games lineup has been revealed for December, ending the year on a high. Squirt 'em up PowerWash Simulator leads the charge, after launching on Game Pass last year. It lets players powerwash vehicles, houses, parks and more, alone and in co-op. It's a particularly chilled experience, though hopefully the free Tomb Raider and Final Fantasy 7 DLC packs will be included. The SpongeBob Squarepants and most... Read more ›
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After years of waiting, Unreal Engine 5 is finally here with a decent roster of full games to look at, beyond the tech demos and samples we had in the past. The early results have been mixed, with some titles exhibiting UE5's merits convincingly while others have been bogged down by image quality or performance problems. Yet there's one question that hasn't been answered quite as well: how well do... Read more ›
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After speculation on the use of AI in Silent Hill: Ascension, the CEO of developer Genvid has denied that it was used in any of the creative work for the interactive streaming series.Silent Hill: Ascension viewers suggested the show's script was written by AI due to its abrupt tonal shifts and disjointed nature. The most notable examples of this being shared include the odd berry-man to this argument which is... Read more ›
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Sega has admitted releasing Sonic Superstars at the same time as Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Marvel's Spider-Man 2 may have hindered sales. In a presentation of the company's recent financial quarterly report, sales of its mascot platformer were described as having a "slightly weaker start than we had anticipated". Then, in a newly released Q&A following its recent financial report, president and group CEO Haruki Satomi and senior executive... Read more ›
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UK developer Creative Assembly will refocus on making real-time strategy games following the cancellation of online extraction shooter Hyenas. In a presentation to investors, Creative Assembly owner Sega admitted that the Hyenas project had been an attempt to accelerate the studio's growth - even though the game's genre lay outside the developer's usual area of expertise. Hyenas was cancelled in September after years in development and a public demo at... Read more ›
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