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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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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Square Enix has announced its free-to-play mobile game Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius will end global service on 30th October. The game was released worldwide in 2016, following its Japanese launch in 2015. The Japanese version will remain in service. Brave Exvius included cute pixel art and gacha mechanics along with turn-based battles, though was perhaps best known for including Ariana Grande as her third album's Dangerous Woman alter-ego. Read more Read more ›
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Impossible ports. That phrase is our shorthand for the conversion of console and PC titles to the Switch that seem almost inconceivable, pushing the aging Tegra X1 hardware in the seven-year-old Nintendo handheld to its absolute limits. That's what we're focusing on today as we round up the best-looking and most technically accomplished third-party releases on Switch, following on from our retrospective of the best-looking first-party Nintendo releases last month.... Read more ›
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Doom has been ported to dozens of devices, but it's never been playable quite like this. Google researchers have now generated an AI version of the retro first-person shooter classic entirely via neural network, based on ingested video clips of gameplay. It's a milestone, if a grim one, recorded in a paper published this week entitled "Diffusion models are real-time game engines" (thanks, VentureBeat). This documents how a small team... Read more ›
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Those looking forward to popping off a few unsuspecting targets as Agent 47 in Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded don't have too much longer to wait.Today, virtual reality game development studio XR games announced the game is set to make its debut on Meta Quest 3 on 5th September. That's just one week from today!"It's finally time for players to play an untethered Hitman experience," said Bobby Thandi, founder and CEO... Read more ›
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Stardew Valley creator Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone has been so "committed to finalising Stardew 1.6 first", he hasn't actually touched Haunted Chocolatier "in a long time".Barone shared a post on social media platform X earlier today addressing the highly-anticipated console and mobile ports of the Stardew Valley 1.6 update. The developer assured his followers that these ports are still in the works, but things are taking a while."They have been our... Read more ›
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I'm standing in the dark streets of Gotham, as I have done countless times over the years, but now I'm physically craning my neck up to look at its street signs, the names of boarded up shops, the police helicopters buzzing overhead. I'm near the end of an hour-long look at the upcoming Meta Quest 3 exclusive Batman Arkham Shadow, and have finally emerged above ground. It's my first proper... Read more ›
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Konami has finally acknowledged the possibility of Metal Gear Solid 4 being part of an expected Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2. Last year, the company released Master Collection Vol. 1, which includes the first three Metal Gear Solid games plus some extra classics. However, a second volume is widely expected to continue the story with Metal Gear Solid 4, 5, and Peace Walker, with fans digging around on... Read more ›
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The classic Verdansk map will return to Call of Duty Warzone next year. Verdansk is the battle royale's original map that's no longer playable. But, following in the footsteps of Fortnite's own OG map return, it will be back in spring 2025. The return of the map has been rumoured for some time, but Activision officially confirmed the news in last night's Call of Duty: Next livestream. Read more Read more ›
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