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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Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is releasing this Friday, 20th October, and developer Insomniac has said you should download the game's launch day patch to get the best experience possible. In a social media post, the developer said the team has made "notable enhancements" to Spider-Man 2 since the game went gold. Therefore, those who have purchased the game physically won't get the optimal version of this release without the patch in... Read more ›
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Nintendo has confirmed that Super Mario Bros. Wonder was not inspired by the Super Mario Bros. Movie. As has become typical of Nintendo, it's released an Ask the Developer interview with the development team to discuss its latest release. Development of the game was completely separate from the film, it says, so new elements in Wonder are unrelated. Read more Read more ›
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Xbox boss Phil Spencer has explained the delay in getting Activision Blizzard's back catalogue added to Xbox Game Pass, and blamed the hold-up on the lengthy and difficult process of sealing the deal. Speaking on the Official Xbox Podcast, Spencer acknowledged the recent suggestion by Activision Blizzard that it would take until 2024 to get its games added to Microsoft's subscription service, and discussed why there wasn't going to be... Read more ›
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The co-op horror game Phasmophobia will not release on consoles this month, following another delay. Phasmophobia was originally meant to release into early access on console in August, but an office fire incident in August caused developer Kinect Games to push launch back to October. The release date is being pushed back again, meaning Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 owners will have to wait a little bit longer to... Read more ›
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Xbox head Phil Spencer has shed more light on what Microsoft's recent acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision will mean for the series, and no, it isn't about using timed exclusivity deals for the franchise in order to sell consoles. In an interview on the official Xbox podcast, the exec spoke more about last week's historic merger that finally saw Microsoft close the deal on its Activision Blizzard King... Read more ›
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GAconf returned to the US this week with a series of accessibility talks hosted at the Archer Hotel in Redmond, Washington. Virtual attendance was available through Zoom and YouTube. Talks ranged from those on personal experiences of disability and accessibility to more pointed talks about the process of bringing accessibility to specific games and series. All of this was emceed by GAconf co-director, Tara Voelker. This edition of GAconf is... Read more ›
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Developer Stairway Games has announced its tropical island farming sim Coral Island will be getting its 1.0 release on 14th November after just over a year of PC early access, and it'll be launching for Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 on the same day. Coral Island, which entered early access last October on Steam and the Microsoft Store, is yet another entry in the ever-growing list of farming sims... Read more ›
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Blizzard has announced a last-minute (but hopefully brief) delay for Diablo 4's Season of Blood, explaining it "encountered some complications" ahead of today's release. Diablo 4's Season of Blood - its second season of post-launch content since arriving in June - promises the likes of a new vampire hunter quest line, 22 new vampiric powers, new monster types and variants, plus a new seasonal event. It was initially expected to... Read more ›
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Paradox Interactive has announced it is parting ways with BattleTech developer Harebrained Schemes, citing "strategic and creative priorities". The seperation follows last week's news that Harebrained Schemes' The Lamplighters League has been a $22m flop for Paradox. Harebrained was founded in 2011 by Mitch Gitelman and Jordan Weisman (co-creator of the BattleTech and MechWarrior universe), and was acquired by Paradox Interactive in 2018 after it published the studio's critically acclaimed... Read more ›
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If you're super-excited for the release of Alan Wake 2 later this month, but can't quite recall the events of the first game (entirely reasonably seeing as the original version came out over a decade ago), Fortnite of all places might have the answer. Epic has whacked a free playable 20-minute Alan Wake recap episode that should serve as a refresher while offering a bit of spooky battery gobbling fun... Read more ›
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Exactly 364 after its announcement, Mortal Kombat: Onslaught - NetherRealm's free-to-play character-collecting RPG - is out of beta testing and available to download on iOS and Android. Mortal Kombat: Onslaught's big selling point is its "mobile-exclusive" story - promising "high quality graphics, cinematic cutscenes, and bone-krushing kombat" - that'll see players joining forces with Raiden in a bid to prevent fallen Elden God Shinnok from gathering relics and regaining his... Read more ›
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There's a new King Kong game out right now, but you might not have known about it. Developer IguanaBee and publisher GameMill Entertainment have remained silent on social platforms about the game, despite the fact it only released earlier today.The reason for that may be the state of the game at release. Full walkthroughs and cutscene footage have been shared on social media and are gaining traction for the game's... Read more ›
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John Rhys-Davies is set to return to Middle-earth when The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria releases in just one week's time. Rhys-Davies, who played Lord Gimli Lockbearer in Peter Jackson's film trilogy, will once again voice the dwarven hero, as he is providing his vocal stylings to the upcoming co-op survival crafting title. "It's always fun to come back and think of the 'what-ifs', and the chance to... Read more ›
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The cosy postal game Lake will be getting its festive DLC, Season's Greetings, next month on 15th November.Season's Greetings is set one year before the events of the main game. Players will take the role of protagonist Meredith Weiss' father, Thomas, as he delivers mail during the holiday period.The DLC will introduce five new characters, each with their own storylines, and provide more background to some unanswered questions which were... Read more ›
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It's time for another wave of Xbox Game Pass games! From today, 17th October, users will be able to "take up the sword" as Sakamoto Ryoma in Like A Dragon: Ishin! (Cloud, Console, and PC). Then later this week, on 19th October, F1 Manager 2023 (Cloud, Console, and PC) will arrive on Microsoft's subscription service. Cities: Skylines 2 (PC) will then make its day one debut on 24th October. Read... Read more ›
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Intel's "Raptor Lake Refresh" 14th-gen CPUs are here, reprising the designs and prices we saw on 13th-gen models, but bumping up clock speeds - up to 6GHz for the flagship 14900K. These minor changes come thanks to manufacturing improvements and more generous binning, but are they enough to break the deadlock and give Intel the fastest gaming CPU title once more? We've received the 14900K and 14600K to find out,... Read more ›
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"At least" half of Bandcamp's staff was laid off ahead of its sale by Epic Games to music licensing and distribution platform Songtradr. Epic only acquired Bandcamp, the self-styled "online record store and music community", last year. As we reported back in 2022, the Fortnite and Unreal Engine developer said this acquisition was all part of its vision to build out a "creator marketplace ecosystem". It then announced its subsequent... Read more ›
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Formula E is launching its first ever official video game, leveraging blockchain technology and NFTs. Formula E: High Voltage is a racing management Web3 game from Animoca Brands and Amber, launching on 19th October. The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship prides itself on its adoption of electric vehicles specifically to counteract climate change, and is the first sport in the world certified as net zero carbon since its inception.... Read more ›
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Respectable platforming and classic Sonic elements are undermined by inconsistent new ideas. Collecting Chaos Emeralds in Sonic games as a child always felt special. I have fond memories of leaping over falling spiky logs to discover a shimmering gem behind a waterfall in Sonic on the Master System, my first Sonic love. Then there was corkscrewing down a tunnel in Sonic 2 and collecting blue orbs in Sonic and Knuckles,... Read more ›
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Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is a mere few days away from release and the reviews and impressions have started rolling in across the web (no pun intended, but isn't it nice when it just happens). Many have praised the game's action, slick traversal and story, but one area that has been highlighted away from your typical professional assessment is the puddles. Some players felt the first Spider-Man game was lacking in... Read more ›
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