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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Digital Eclipse, the developer behind the likes of Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration and Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, has unveiled another entry in its critically acclaimed series of interactive documentaries, this time focusing on legendary puzzler Tetris. It's called Tetris Forever, and it's coming to PC and "multiple" consoles this winter. Tetris Forever is officially the third entry in Digital Eclipse's Gold Master Series - which includes Llamasoft: The... Read more ›
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Amazon Prime Gaming is offering members the chance to scoop up three games set in Lord of the Rings' Middle-earth at no additional cost.This latest promotion is all to celebrate the second season premiere of The Rings of Power on Amazon, which starts on 29th August.The three games are: Read more Read more ›
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PowerWash Simulator's collaborations are set to continue this autumn when players will have the opportunity to whip out their squirters and give Shrek's fairytale world a good hose down in a brand-new paid DLC. PowerWash Simulator's Shrek Special Pack marks the fifth bit of paid DLC for video gaming's premiere wash-'em-up, following on from collaborations with Spongebob SquarePants, Back to the Future, Warhammer 40,000, and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland -... Read more ›
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Sabotage Studio has revealed the free DLC heading to Sea of Stars next year. Called Throes of the Watchmaker, it will be released in Spring 2025 across Nintendo Switch, Steam, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One. The DLC was shown at today's Nintendo Indie World Direct with a new trailer you can watch below. Read more Read more ›
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The sad and beautiful wolf adventure Neva has a release date.Neva, which was initially announced back in May last year, will launch across PC, Nintendo Switch, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on 15th October, the team announced during today's Nintendo Direct. On its release, it will retail at £16.99.Described as an "emotionally-charged new adventure", Neva follows the story of a young woman named Alba and her lifelong bond with a... Read more ›
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A new trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has been released, giving us a proper look at Shadow the Hedgehog and a chance to hear his voice for the first time. You can check out the trailer below. Shadow's voice actor, confirms Variety, is Keanu Reeves (The Matrix, John Wick), as heavily rumoured. Back in April, it was rumoured Reeves would be voicing Shadow. And the end of the second... Read more ›
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Join us to watch today's Indie World & Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase, live at 3pm UK time. (That's 7am Pacific, or 10am Eastern.) Stand down your expectations of seeing more Zelda or Metroid Prime - or Switch 2. Today's event will instead spotlight upcoming Nintendo Switch games from third-party publishers, as well as indie developers. The show is set to run for around 40 minutes. Will Silksong be there? Probably... Read more ›
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Alien: Romulus and The Last of Us Part 2 have a bit of an unexpected connection.Alien: Romulus - the latest film in the Alien franchise - recently released, and stars Isabela Merced in a leading role. While Merced has acted in many films and series, those on this site may recognise her name as that of Dina in the upcoming second season of The Last of Us. But, that's not... Read more ›
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After numerous leaks, Pokémon Go developer Niantic has finally lifted the lid on the game's highly-anticipated next season, Max Out, which adds more Gen 8 creatures and the huge new Dynamax feature. Gen 8 Starter Pokémon that debuted in Pokémon Sword and Shield will join Pokémon Go at the beginning of the next season. This includes Grass-type monkey Grookey, Fire-type rabbit Scorbunny, Water-type frog thing Sobble, plus Dragon-type Dreepy and... Read more ›
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A new report on Toys for Bob has claimed Crash Bandicoot 5 was cancelled in favour of live-service online games.The report comes from gaming historian Liam Robertson, who revealed this Crash Bandicoot game would have been a single-player 3D platformer, which would serve as a direct sequel to Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time.While that is all much to be expected, Robertson's video also featured concept art and potential story... Read more ›
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Having been officially revealed in a very un-fanfare-y way this weekend, a Valve developer has given us all an extra peek at a prototype of the studio's hero-shooter Deadlock.The video itself was spotted by social media account Gabe Follower, which regularly keeps us up to date with titbits of Valve-related news (clue is in the name, really).As you can see in the embedded post below, the prototype footage for Deadlock... Read more ›
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Xbox is expanding its accessibility range with new accessories, including the Xbox Adaptive Joystick and 3D printable thumbstick toppers. The Xbox Adaptive Joystick, due out next year, is a singular joystick with two triggers and four face buttons, essentially acting as half a controller that can be used with either hand, or other body parts. The buttons are completely remappable using the same UI as the existing Xbox Adaptive Controller.... Read more ›
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Black Myth: Wukong has had a hand in breaking yet another new record.Over the weekend, Steam surpassed 37 million concurrent users for the first time in its history. As you can see in the image below, on Sunday 25th August, Valve welcomed a whopping 37,240,223 of us onto its platform.The main driving force behind this latest record? Yes, Black Myth: Wukong, which itself broke records earlier in the month by... Read more ›
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Considering its huge success during its first week, it's no surprise that modders are already busy tinkering with Black Myth: Wukong. Mods so far range from small tweaks to new character models, though perhaps the most inevitable of all was adding Dragon Ball Z's Goku as the main character. Both Black Myth: Wukong and Dragon Ball Z are based on the Chinese novel Journey to the West, and both The... Read more ›
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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle wasn't playable at Gamescom 2024 - but that didn't stop MachineGames' upcoming adventure leaving a huge impression on the preceedings nonetheless. Of course, attendees could head over to Bethesda's heaving showfloor stand and watch a hefty slice of gameplay - the same presentation Eurogamer had an early chance to report back on last week. But the real talk in Gamescom's halls was on the... Read more ›
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PlayStation multiplayer shooter Concord has suffered a terrible launch on Steam, where just 660 people played concurrently over the weekend at the game's peak. The last 24 hours have seen this number falling further still - now, with a daily peak of just 267 players. Concord is also available on PlayStation 5, of course, though it doesn't seem to have made a huge impact there, either. Looking through Sony's PlayStation... Read more ›
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I've always thought there was something presumptuous about hero shooters. Building an entire game around a bunch of characters I'm expected to like purely on vibes is a big ask. Even BioWare, with its decades-long legacy of character-driven storytelling, recently got dinged for assuming players would immediately buy into Dragon Age: The Veilguard's new party in the game's misguided initial trailer.Sure, Blizzard got away with it back in 2016. But... Read more ›
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A new Nintendo Direct broadcast will air tomorrow, Tuesday 27th August, at 2pm UK time. For those across the pond, that's 7am Pacific, or 10am Eastern. Lasting roughly 40 minutes, the show will feature upcoming games and announcements for Nintendo Switch, from both major third-party developers as well as indie studios. Just don't expect any news on Nintendo's own games - such as the upcoming Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom -... Read more ›
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Gamescom 2024's Opening Night Live was a lacklustre event - but one announcement changed everythiong. As the event moved into its final few minutes, new footage of the extremely promising Indiana Jones and the Great Circle was shown, with an announcement that the game arrives in December, followed by a PlayStation 5 launch in Spring 2025. It signals a clear intent from Microsoft for Xbox to embrace a multi-platform future... Read more ›
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If nothing else, I've had a wonderful time playing Sabacc. The new variant, Kessel Sabacc, invented for Star Wars Outlaws is infinitely moreish, a simple card game that takes elements of Blackjack and Poker and a few others, and blends them into an eminently snackable bit of video game gambling. In the simplest terms, four players are each dealt a hand of two cards and take turns, through three rounds,... Read more ›
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