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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Minecraft Live, developer Mojang's annual livestream celebration of Minecraft, has now been and gone, revealing the winner of this year's mob vote, new content coming in its 1.21 update, new Star Wars DLC, and more. All of which comes as Mojang announces an absolutely monster milestone: Minecraft has now sold over 300m copies, meaning it's still the best-selling game to date, but is now well over 100m sales ahead of... Read more ›
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The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has confirmed that it will not be restocking its promotional Pokémon card following "safety and security concerns" for its staff and customers. The card was initially a free add-on for Pokémon Center customers, given out at a rate of one card for each item in the Van Gogh collection bought, but scalpers descended onto the store in droves, wiped out the supply, and then... Read more ›
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Everyone's favourite time traveller, Doctor Who, has arrived in Magic: The Gathering. Accompanied by "their companions, their foes, and more", The Doctor is now available in four Commander decks. These "all feature new-to-Magic cards" include reprints with new Doctor Who-themed art and feature cards "that will be legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander", although the cards have chiefly been designed for the latter. "The four decks feature Doctors grouped together... Read more ›
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Counting down the seconds until Insomniac's hotly-anticipated Spider-Man sequel, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, arrives? Well, here's an action-packed minute of Spidey-flavoured footage to help tide you over. Admittedly, it's a bit of a stretch calling it a "launch trailer" given we have five days yet to wait, but nonetheless, it does a sterling job of whetting appetites ahead of the big release on 20th October. Captured on the PS5 and including... Read more ›
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NetherRealm Studios has dropped our first look at Mortal Kombat 1's upcoming DLC character, Omni-Man. Voiced by JK Simmons, you can see Omni-Man in action – along with the now customary brutal cinematics and fatalities, of course – in the all-new teaser below: "The realms will tremble under the weight of the Viltrum Empire. Omni-Man approaches our timeline," the team teases, before urging players to "get the Premium Edition now"... Read more ›
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Remedy Entertainment has confirmed Alan Wake 2 will have "significant" free DLC updates. Confirmation came via Remedy Entertainment's creative director Sam Lake, who was at EGX this weekend, talking about the return of Alan Wake. These free DLC expansions come on top of the two post-launch content drops Remedy detailed earlier this year, hinting there'll be plenty to do post-end game after we jump into Wake's new nightmare later this... Read more ›
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Indie RPG Inkbound has pledged to remove its battle pass and all microtransactions by the end of October. In a statement posted to Steam, developer Shiny Shoe said the decision came after it noted that "industry and player sentiment is trending against the presence of these features" and whilst it had always tried to be "as generous and straightforward as possible", it had resolved to remove in-game monetisation "completely" by... Read more ›
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Japan, 1993, in the city of Kyoto, and two young men are on a bike. They're on the busiest crossing in the city and clearly, they're drunk. Westerners. Inside their bags, they have papers they probably shouldn't have - confidential papers. Confidential Nintendo papers. And in a few hazy post-pub moments, these papers are about to be all over the floor for everyone to see. One look at them and... Read more ›
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Lost Ark is getting into the spooky spirit with its new October update, Monster Bash. Live now, the new Monster Bash update gives players "scary new customisation options" and the chance to dress up as witches and demons, as well as new weapons "guaranteed to scare their enemies". Perhaps best of all, however, you get to do all that with your own Little Ghost Pet. Read more Read more ›
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Sony may be soon implementing trophies for the PC versions of its games. That's according to True Trophies, which asserts that its own scanners have picked up "new evidence" to suggest PS5 games available on PC may soon support PlayStation trophies, enabling PC players to pick up the bronze, silver, gold, and platinum awards regardless of what platform they use. According to True Trophies' scanners, a new platform called "PSPC"... Read more ›
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Blizzard has taken down a Diablo 4 video after fans pointed out several bizarre mistakes and inaccuracies within it. "Check out some of the best quality-of-life changes coming with Season of Blood," the Diablo account said on its Twitter/X account alongside a two-minute-long video that showcased some of those changes… so people did. And some, like streamer and YouTuber Taxxanterax, had a lot to say in response. As spotted by... Read more ›
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The PC and Switch versions of Sociable Soccer 24 – the arcade football game from the creator of Sensible Soccer – will be released on 16th November, 2023. The PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and last-gen console versions – as well as boxed physical versions – will be available in the first few months (Q1) of 2024. The announcement accompanies news that the series has secured a licensing deal with FIFPRO... Read more ›
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Brace yourself, Mario fans – unsanctioned footage from the highly-anticipated new Super Mario Bros. adventure has leaked online days ahead of its official release date. According to commenters in the Gaming Leaks and Rumours subreddit, it seems as though the game is circulating illegally via ROM sites, with various comments and posts that seemingly shared links to the pirated software deleted from the thread. "Who tf cares about spoilers in... Read more ›
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Apex Legends' Doppelgangers Collection Event will launch next week. Running from 17th October to 31st October inclusively, the time-limited event will include in-game consumable candy that grants EVO points, ultimate charge, and Shield Healing, After Dark map variants, and the Trick N' Treats Trios game mode, which enables players to "gain extra abilities from different legends". You can get an early teaster in the action-packed teaser below: Read more Read more ›
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Square Enix is offering an "expanded free trial" for Final Fantasy 14 fans who've yet to give Stormblood – or indeed, any of the earlier expansions – a try. With "no restriction on playtime", you can join the 27 million other players and jump into Final Fantasy 14 and try A Realm Reborn, Heavensward, and Stormblood for free, and keep playing until you hit level 70. The free trial also... Read more ›
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I love XCOM's Second Wave options almost as much as I love XCOM itself, which is quite a lot. Second Wave is a suite of design choices that were added to XCOM: Enemy Unknown in order to make the game harder, less predictable, a bit more weird. All of this, though, at the discretion of the player. Second Wave put a lot of power in the players' hands. Powers like... Read more ›
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Diablo 4 is just days away from launching on Steam, and one obvious question that's arisen following the news of its storfront jump - will it work on Steam Deck? - has finally be answered by Blizzard. And it's good news, taking the form of a 'Steam Deck Verified' yes. I'll be honest, I've not actually played Diablo 4, but its predecessor was an absolute treat to have readily, portably... Read more ›
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If you're a Counter-Strike 2 player with an AMD GPU, pay attention: Valve has warned that the company's latest GPU driver have introduced a new feature that, if activated, will result in a Steam VAC ban. So, basically, proceed with caution. Here's what's going on; AMD newly released Adrenalin Edition 23.10.1 driver adds, among other things, Anti-Lag+ support for Counter-Strike 2, which, on the face of it, seems like an... Read more ›
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In relocating its setting to the Hawaiian island of O'ahu, developer Ubisoft Ivory Tower finds the perfect virtual playground for its latest open-world racer, The Crew Motorfest. Between the paradise coastline, its mountain ranges, the bustle of downtown Honolulu and even its temples, there's no shortage of variety, and the new backdrop is a welcome gear change from the continental US setting of The Crew 1 and 2. Reviewing Motorfest's... Read more ›
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With Microsoft's $69bn Activision Blizzard acquisition now officially a done deal as of today, Ubisoft has been discussing its new ownership of all Activision Blizzard streaming rights, which also kick in today - and as part of the conversation, it's talked a little about physical media, saying that while interesting might decline as streaming rises, it doesn't think it's "going away". Ubisoft secured the streaming rights to all Activision Blizzard... Read more ›
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