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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Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus - the gorgeous 2.5D platformer with Metroidvania elements based on Japanese folklore - released earlier this year across PC and consoles. However, soon after its debut, its publisher Humble Games faced "restructuring" at the company, resulting in layoffs. (Eurogamer and Humble Games share a parent compamy, IGN Entertainment.)This had a knock-on effect for the game's developer Squid Shock. Soon after news broke about layoffs... Read more ›
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Rumours of a PlayStation exclusivity deal for Black Myth: Wukong have arisen, causing confusion around its forthcoming Xbox release.Black Myth: Wukong released earlier this month across PC and PlayStation 5, with an Xbox version still awaiting a launch date. Back in June, developer Game Science stated it was "optimising" the Xbox Series X/S version of the game "to meet our quality standards".As such, Black Myth: Wukong was not released on... Read more ›
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Sonic was probably my first love. The Master System game was the first I got really into, and from there it was Sonic the Comic collections, Sonic sketches, Sonic stories, Sonic clothing. Ever since, I've always had a soft spot for the blue blur. But, after playing a good chunk of Sonic x Shadow Generations, I think I can finally admit it: Shadow is better than Sonic. That's not to... Read more ›
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Last night, Final Fantasy 16 appeared as part of Sony's PS Plus subscription, but has since been removed. Images of the game's store listing were shared on social media, indicating its availability as part of the PS Plus game catalogue. All references to PS Plus have since been removed, suggesting this was simply an error. However, it's got fans speculating an official inclusion could be on the way. Read more Read more ›
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An annual report into the use of minerals sourced from conflict zones by major technology companies has praised Microsoft and Nintendo for their efforts to improve over the past year. But the same report - compiled by former GamesIndustry.biz writer Brendan Sinclair, now at Unlosing Writer - also highlighted how Sony had regressed. The use of minerals in hardware manufacturing - most commonly tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold - is... Read more ›
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Hello! Bertie's on holibobs this week, so a warm welcome from me to What We've Been Playing, Eurogamer's regular feature where we share some of the intriguing - but not necessarily brand new - games on our screens over the past few days. Hot off the Gamescom 2024 showfloor, there's a cosy crafting survival game you can also try at home, plus the end of a lengthy role-playing saga, and... Read more ›
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There's a new Mass Effect game due to launch in October 2024 - but no, this isn't Mass Effect 5. Instead, Mass Effect: Priority Hagalaz is a board game for one to four players with a branching narrative, set during the events of Mass Effect 3. As Shepard, Liara, Tali, Garrus and Wrex, you must secure vital information for the Reaper War effort from a crashed Cerberus cruiser, via missions... Read more ›
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Ouka Studios, the developer of the Square Enix published action-RPG Visions of Mana, is reportedly set to close as its parent company NetEase has cut "all but a handful of jobs". The news comes as part of a report from Bloomberg on Tencent and NetEase, two of China's biggest game publishers, both of which are scaling back investment in Japanese studios. Ouka Studios opened in 2020 and hired staff from... Read more ›
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How far is too far for a remake - and how safe is too safe? For Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, a sumptuous Unreal Engine 5 remake of a 2004 classic, finding a winning answer to this question has led to a great many careful choices at Konami. The combat and camera are updated, the visuals are starkly improved, and yet the original's DNA still courses through the experience.... Read more ›
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Against the Storm - the critically acclaimed city building rogue-like from Eremite Games - is set to get its first major expansion, titled Keepers of the Stone, on 26th September this year. Against the Storm, if you're unfamiliar, challenges players to survive the apocalyptic Blightstorm ravaging the kingdom by gradually upgrading the Smoldering City at its heart. That requires setting out across multiple biomes and establishing a series of settlements,... Read more ›
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Remedy Entertainment has announced a new partnership that'll see Annapurna Pictures financing half of Control 2 in exchange for the film and television rights to Control and Alan Wake. Control 2 - the sequel to Remedy's acclaimed 2019 paranormal shooter - was officially announced back in 2022. Earlier this month, the studio announced the project had now entered full production, and that the Control 2 team was currently "working towards... Read more ›
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Jackbox has confirmed its forthcoming Naughty Pack is suitable for Twitch streaming, though it's up to streamers to moderate content for their audience using in-game options. Speaking to Eurogamer at Gamescom, Jackbox stated Twitch representatives have played the game and nothing in it is inherently against Twitch guidelines. The Jackbox Party Packs contain multiple party games that are all innocent enough, though it can all descend into filth depending on... Read more ›
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