PlayStation maker Sony is currently in talks to acquire FromSoftware, the developer behind Elden Ring, Dark Souls and Bloodbourne, as part of a buyout of its owner, the Japanese publishing giant Kadokawa. Read more Read more ›
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Voice actress Jennifer Hale has discussed the impact of AI as part of the current SAG-AFTRA voice actors strike, describing it as a hammer that can "smash your skin and destroy who you are." Hale is well known for her video game work, including games like Mass Effect (Shepard), Metal Gear Solid (Naomi Hunter), and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Rivet). "AI is coming for all of us," Hale said... Read more ›
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Baldur's Gate 3 PC players will soon be able to get their hands on the game's coveted Patch 7.This patch was previously in beta, and while we don't have an exact date for its full release, we know it's arriving imminently, courtesy of Larian's Swen Vincke during a Pax West panel this weekend.The patch is set to include mod support, as well as split screen updates, improvements to combat in... Read more ›
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The Resident Evil ports on mobile now require an internet connection to play, prompting players to refuse the latest update - or even seek refunds. As shared on the iOSGaming subreddit, the latest update from Capcom for Resident Evil 7, Resident Evil 4, and Resident Evil Village states: "Due to changes to the startup process, an internet connection is now required when starting this app". It's unclear exactly why an... Read more ›
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Honor's Magic 6 Pro was a phone that arrived a few months ago with quite some fanfare, being an option that packs in a shedload of beefy hardware into a sleek design that may well make it one of the best Android phones available - hell, even one of the best phones you can purchase full stop. It's a handset I wanted to get my hands on since I first... Read more ›
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Space Goblin Studio - an indie team with "AAA credentials" - has revealed its debut game, Astrobotanica, is set to release in early access in 2025.Delivering a "unique blend of survival, exploration, and plant wizardry", Astrobotanica is described as a "lush open-world survival adventure" that "transports players to prehistoric Earth, where an alien botanist crash-lands while searching for plant species to save their dying home planet, Aya".You can see it... Read more ›
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It's official - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom take place outside the series' established timeline.That's according to Nintendo itself, which shared the timetable at Nintendo Live 2024 in Sydney.Whilst every other game slots into either the "Hero is Defeated" or "Hero is Triumphant" timeline, two games are set very intentionally off to the side: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the... Read more ›
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New gameplay footage from Slitterhead has dropped from PAX West, and once again, Slitterhead is really emphasising the fact you can play as a dog.We first got a good look at Bokeh Studio's Slitterhead last summer when a developer diary revealed new details about its inaugural title, including a sneaky peek at some of the game's enemies, abilities, and - surprise! - the ability to play as a dog, something... Read more ›
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Until Dawn remake developer Ballistic Moon has laid off an unspecified number of employees ahead of the game's release on 4th October.Whilst the British studio has not formally acknowledged the layoffs in a statement on any of its social media channels, at least two former devs have announced their redundancies on LinkedIn."Like many others in this wonderful but turbulent industry, I am sadly being made redundant from my role as... Read more ›
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Shadow of the Ninja Reborn is a beautiful, hard-as-nails action game from developer Tengo Project. The fourth entry in Tengo's 16-bit taste remake series, it's also arguably the most ambitious. Prior releases from Tengo Project, such as Pocky and Rocky Reshrined and The Ninja Warriors Once Again, were based on games that already existed in 16-bit form, making the transition easier to imagine - but this new game is based... Read more ›
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Discord wants to share your recent playtime with your friends.Discord's activity tracker now displays not only the games you've been playing over the last 30 days, but also long you've been playing them, too.Similarly, if you've returned to a game after a hiatus, your tracker will indicate to your pals that you've made a comeback. Read more Read more ›
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Are you a member of Gen Z, a committed TikTok user, with an Instagram feed full of fashion content? Do you know what 'slay' now means? Have you been living a Brat summer? If you answered yes to any of those questions, chances are you're already familiar with the dress-up game currently taking over the internet. But if all those words sounded alarmingly unfamiliar… allow me to introduce you to... Read more ›
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The volunteer team behind the fantastic Silent Hill 2 PC Enhanced Edition has dropped its tenth - and final - update.Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition is a "project of enhancement packages" that makes the original PC version of Silent Hill 2 "compatible with modern hardware and playable in widescreen aspect ratios, while improving visuals, audio, and bugs".Made by a collaborative team of programmers, modders, and artists, the team says the... Read more ›
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Steam's next fest wants to take you out of this world.Steam Space Exploration Fest will go live on Monday 2nd September, offering discounts and demos "by the spaceship-full" until the fest closes a week later on 9th September.You can get a taste of what's included in the sale in the teaser below: Read more Read more ›
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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora was Digital Foundry's choice for 2023's best graphics of the year and so it was with some degree of excitement that we received review code for Star Wars Outlaws. Ubisoft Massive's high-tech Snowdrop Engine has returned, once again delivering some of the best visuals we've seen. The key technological foundations remain: RT global illumination for diffuse lighting and reflections, volumetric fog, clouds and sky, and extreme... Read more ›
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Annapurna Interactive says there's "been a glitch in the time loop", and the PS5 physical edition of its Outer Wilds: Archaeologist Edition has been printed with "the wrong version of the game".As the Echoes of the Eye expansion was unknowingly not included on the disc, Annapurna invites players to contact iam8bit's customer support team with proof of purchase to receive a DLC voucher code."Unfortunately, for the PS5 physical edition of... Read more ›
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Dragon's Dogma 2 director Hideaki Itsuno is leaving Capcom after "30 years and five months".Itsuno - who's best known for his work on Dragon's Dogma and Devil May Cry - says he's leaving to "start developing a new game in a new environment", with hopes his new projects will be "even more memorable than the ones [he has] created so far".Itsuno did not confirm at this time if he was... Read more ›
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Concord is estimated to have sold just 25,000 copies.According to IGN, analyst Simon Carless estimates that Concord’s sales equate to around 10,000 units on Steam and around 15,000 on PlayStation.Whilst we can't track the real-time player numbers on PlayStation, right now there are just 71 players online on Steam. Its highest concurrent player count in the last 24 hours is 151. Read more Read more ›
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"Bite-size" is one of those terms that gets a bad rap. This may be because it conjures memories of cramming for GCSEs with the help of the Beeb, or because, when deployed in the world of cuisine, it often translates to: "slightly less than you paid for." But in games, bite-size can be a wonderful size. WarioWare is bite-sized: the entire history of interaction delivered in four-second gulps. Into the... Read more ›
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As Dame Shirley Bassey once famously bellowed, "It's all just a little bit of history repeating". And so it is with this week's Epic Games Store giveaway of the Fallout Classic Collection, which Tim Sweeney previously wafted at storeshop visitors in December 2022 and February this year. For those who didn't grab it previously, the good news is there's some neato stuff in the Fallout Classic Collection. You get, for... Read more ›
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Nintendo has released another trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, giving us our first look at the princess embracing her inner-Link, and wielding a sword and shield.On the game's release, Zelda will find a mysterious sword hidden within the lands of Hyrule, which will allow her to transform into her sword fighting form. She will be able to fend off enemies and clear obstacles that block her... Read more ›
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