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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Free-to-play battle royale shooter Apex Legends is finally introducing cross-progression as part of its 19th season, and ahead of its arrival next Tuesday, 31st October, developer Respawn Entertainment has detailed how the whole thing'll work. Cross-progression, once launched, will enable players to access their progression data, cosmetics, and currency via a single EA account across all platforms. Crucially, the cross-progression migration process is both automatic and mandatory, meaning there's a... Read more ›
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Arizona Sunshine 2, the sequel to developer Vertigo Games' well-received 2016 VR zombie shooter, is coming to PlayStation VR 2, Meta Quest, and Steam VR on 7th December - and there's a new gameplay trailer to accompany the news. Vertigo's sequel focuses on the same wise-cracking protagonist as its predecessor for another bout of sun-kissed (and optionally co-operative) zombe-slaying shooting action in the Arizona desert, but promises to mix things... Read more ›
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Alan Wake 2 is the best looking game released so far this generation. Whether you're playing on PlayStation 5 in either of its quality modes, or on a PC without hardware-accelerated ray tracing features active, you're still getting a frankly incredible-looking game. The PC version hasn't been without its controversies though, not least when Remedy's recommending a relatively powerful GPU like an RTX 3070 for 1080p gaming at 60fps on... Read more ›
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Cities: Skylines 2 has got off to a bit of a rough, with many fans complaining of performance woes following its PC launch this week; but while publisher Paradox has been forthright in acknowledging them (even prior to launch, somewhat unconventionally), it wants to make it absolutely clear that, no, technical issues aren't because the game is trying to render the teeth of every single person in your city. All... Read more ›
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Popular licensed life sim Disney Dreamlight Valley will no longer transition to a free-to-play model when it drops its early access moniker. Developer Gameloft revealed today that its game would leave early access on 5th December but retain its early access price point (and indeed, it will also get pricier physical and special digital editions with extra currency and cosmetics bundled in). On top of that, there's word of a... Read more ›
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Alan Wake 2 is out today, and Remedy has now detailed two expansions set to continue its story in 2024. The first is named Night Springs, which Alan Wake fans will know is the name of the series' in-game TV show (based heavily on The Twilight Zone). "Visions and dreams," Remedy teases of what fans should expect here. "Fiction is written and coming true. Fiction collapses and remains just words... Read more ›
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Sony has said it expects one of its best seasons ever for console sales this Christmas, as PlayStation 5 stock is now in "full supply" for the first time since the PS5 launched in November 2020.PlayStation's rosy outlook is also boosted by the release of Marvel's Spider-Man 2, PlayStation exec Eric Lempel told Barron's (via ResetEra).Lempel said Sony had been hampered by supply chain issues caused by the Covid pandemic... Read more ›
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Next week's Epic Games Store free titles include indie 2D Zelda-alike adventure Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion. Turnip Boy tells the tale of a wanted vegetable out to overturn a corrupt vegetable government, while running from the law after, well, committing tax evasion. Best of all, perhaps, there are collectable hats for your turnip, and multiple endings based on how much tax you managed to evade. Read more Read more ›
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PlayStation's head of internal game production Connie Booth has departed Sony after more than three decades, the company has now confirmed. Booth's departure had been discussed earlier this week by outspoken former game director David Jaffe, another PlayStation alumnus. In a further video published yesterday, Jaffe alleged that Booth had been fired amidst longer-term internal tensions around PlayStation studios moving to develop more live service games. Read more Read more ›
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If you're looking for something to dip into this weekend, there's a free Diablo 4 PC trial which gives players access to all content from the game so far.The trial is already live and will continue until Monday 30th October. Not a bad way to spend the weekend before Halloween! To access the trial, you'll need a Battle.net account if you haven't got one already. The trial can be installed... Read more ›
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The closest we got to a game review this week isn't particularly close. The first three Metal Gear Solid games are available in a new collection, and while we don't think they've been handled particularly brilliantly, I am still very happy to have them on Switch. In between all sorts of bits and pieces this week I've found time to play through the openings of the first and second game.... 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: deja vu, cocoons, and climbing.If you fancy catching up on some of the older editions of What We've Been Playing, here's our archive.Do you remember the moment in The Matrix when Neo sees the black cat twice and blames it on... Read more ›
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So you thought developer Rocksteady was done with Batman: Arkham Knight did you? Well, it appears that might not be quite the case. Eight years after its initial release, Rocksteady's third entry in the Arkham series has been updated to add an unexpected bit of new content - but it appears the celebrations might have been bit premature. Earlier today, Batman fans began reporting the Epic Games Store version of... Read more ›
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Valve has officially released its long-awaited SteamVR 2.0 update, which - among other things - overhauls the Steam storefront experience in VR as part of the company's "ongoing effort to better unify the Steam ecosystem for all users, providing a more consistent experience across devices". SteamVR was first confirmed to be in the works all the way back in 2019, but it wasn't until its surprise re-emergence last month that... Read more ›
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Microsoft has started rolling out October's Xbox system update to all users, with this latest release introducing the previously announced ability to remap keyboard keys to Xbox controller buttons, alongside a number of other features. Microsoft confirmed the new accessibility feature was undergoing Insider testing earlier this month, explaining its introduction would enable users to remap almost 90 keyboard keys - or combinations of keys - to any button on... Read more ›
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As part of its latest earnings report - for the first half of its fiscal year 2023-24 - Ubisoft has announced yet another delay for Skull and Bones, with the beleaguered pirate adventure now expected to arrive sometime in the first few months of 2024. Skull and Bones has been in development since 2013, but the game has seen repeated delays following its official unveiling in 2017. Most recently, Ubisoft... Read more ›
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Microsoft has announced a reorganisation of its Xbox leadership team, bringing closer integration with Bethesda and parent company ZeniMax. In an internal memo sent to staff today, published by The Verge, Spencer described the changes as being part of an effort to make an "expanded content organisation - one that enables Xbox Game Studios and ZeniMax's development studios to collaborate effectively together... to do their best work in growing our... Read more ›
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This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we discuss this week's Xbox Partner Preview showcase, which featured around a dozen intriguing titles coming to Microsoft's console in the near-ish future.Tomorrow's Alan Wake 2 got a final airing and it looks just as creepy as we'd have hoped. Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth has an Animal Crossing mode, and Liv in particular is delighted. Oh and Still Wakes The Deep - the... Read more ›
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PowerWash Simulator developer FuturLab has announced the next expansion pack for the game, a Back to the Future collaboration, will release on 16th November.The crossover was initially teased last month, when FuturLab co-CEO Kirsty Rigden called Back to the Future a "dream IP" for the developer.Players will get to scrub up iconic vehicles and buildings from the film series, including the Time Machine, Doc's van, Hill Valley Clock Tower, the... Read more ›
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Apex Legends: Ignite, the 19th season of the ever-popular battle royale, will explode onto our screens with the brand new Legend Conduit next Tuesday, 31st October. The massive in-game storm at Storm Point has now cleared the map and things look a little different to how we remember it, meaning there's plenty of new areas to explore as you fight to survive.First off, let's talk about brand new Legend Conduit.... Read more ›
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