Crimson Desert, the open-world action RPG from Pearl Abyss, has a new challenge for Greymanes – a community challenge event that invites you all to commemorate your time in Pywel by sharing a video. Read more Read more ›
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This month's launch of the widely-celebrated Baldur's Gate 3 highlighted the often-overlooked topic of video game credits, and the fact that many people who work for hundreds of hours on a project sometimes still do not get their name recognised. But why does this happen? And what is being done - across developers, publishers, localisation companies and industry bodies - to ensure the situation improves? I've spoken to staff past... Read more ›
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The Ukrainian Games Festival is currently being hosted on Steam, to celebrate the country's Independence Day. The festival is being presented by Indie Cup and Ukrainian Games with support from Valve, and features 337 games, 77 demos, 95 in-development games. There is a range of discounted titles, all of which have been created by Ukrainian game developers. This includes everything from blockbusters to indies, puzzlers to shoot 'em ups and... Read more ›
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There are a lot of things you can do in eight minutes. Make a brew. Reply to a couple of emails. Pop to the loo. Eight minutes is a surprisingly long time, actually, and I know this because I've lost loads of eight-minute segments over the last couple of weeks as I sat in front of my PC, trying to play The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. I feel a little... Read more ›
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Tom Holland and Chris Pratt are reportedly pegged to star in the Jak and Daxter movie adaptation. That's according to film industry leaker MyTimeToShineHello, who has a reliable track record of reporting on Marvel-related movie news. Holland is being prepped as Jak, while Pratt is being "eyed" to voice Daxter. Additionally, MyTumeToShineHello said Uncharted movie director Ruben Fleischer will be directing this adaptation. Read more Read more ›
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First-person shooter franchise Delta Force is being brought back from the dead by Tencent. Development is underway on a new game in the series for PC, consoles and mobile, made by Tencent's Timi Studio Group. Expect to see the game revealed in full this week at Gamescom Opening Night Live, which is broadcast online tomorrow night - Tuesday, 22nd August at 7pm UK time. Read more Read more ›
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Ironwood Studios has delayed its driving survival game Pacific Drive into early 2024. The game was originally slated for 2023, but has been pushed back to prioritise the health of the team. "As many know, we've been hard at work bringing this idea to life for quite some time, and every day adds even more to a game we're all proud of. In this final stretch however, it's important to... Read more ›
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Dave The Diver has received a huge update, including new accessibility options and quality of life improvements. Your thumbs will certainly be happy as a new option has been added to remove button-mashing QTEs. To reel in the harpoon players need to button mash, which quickly gets tiring. Now you can select to hold the button instead. Updates to the game's UI include: adjusting the size particularly to support Steam... Read more ›
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IO Interactive has released a new update for Hitman: The World of Assassination. This update covers a large variety of issues, including that surprising "death wall" bug found on Hitman 2's Isle of Sgail. This bug saw poor, unexpecting NPCs dying instantly when they came into contact with a specific wall within the isolated North Atlantic castle. Which wall? Well, ironically one in the morgue. IO clearly didn't want anything... Read more ›
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Dragon Age writer David Gaider has defended Baldur's Gate 3's Lae'zel - the game's least popular companion - stating that fandoms are more forgiving of male characters. The social media exchange began with a post from one player claiming "Lae'zel is the RPG party member equivalent of 'the show gets really good after season four'". This was then shared - in a now-deleted post - by another user, adding if... Read more ›
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Let's! Revolution! is another of those games that takes Minesweeper and turns it into something a little more elaborate. When I play, I'm pursuing an evil king across a range of different levels, growing more powerful as I go and firing off spells, but also taking damage, making mistakes, and trying to avoid mistakes I can see coming. It's brilliant, and it's actually pretty easy to get one's head around.... Read more ›
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Dark and Darker developer Ironmace is cracking down on the cheaters currently plaguing the RPG's early access release. In a statement posted to the game's Discord community, Ironmace's "Graysun" said that the team was "fighting a difficult fight against cheaters" and that addressing hacking was "a serious priority". "Right now, we are fighting a difficult fight against cheaters as we gather information with Ironshield to deal with this situation," Graysun... Read more ›
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Bethesda's Head of Publishing Pete Hines hit back at criticism that labelled Starfield's start screen as being designed by "a passionate team overworked or a team that didn't care". Former Blizzard developer Mark Kern tweeted a screenshot of Starfield's start screen, saying: "The physiognomy of start screens. The start screen of a game can reveal a lot about how rushed the team was and how much pride they took in... Read more ›
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The release of Red Dead Redemption on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch opens the gates for more people to enjoy Rockstar's wild west classic and the good news is that the Switch version is an excellent fit for the hardware. Expectations were higher for the PS4 version, but the bottom line is that aside from some more minor disappointments, what you're getting here is essentially a game that looks and... Read more ›
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We knew it was coming, and now Vampire Survivors' four-player couch co-op mode is live on PC and Xbox, and Nintendo Switch as of this week, too. All you need is one controller per player, and you can then add up to three additional people on the character-select screen. And yes, the Switch version launched with four-player co-op baked right in. "Today is a big day for our game as... Read more ›
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Good news, Tomb Raider fans – rumour has it, "breaking news" is on the way. As is usually the case with these kinds of things, we need to take it all with a very generous bucket of salt, but a recent update to the official Tomb Raider website is inviting players to sign up to be the "first to hear" about "breaking news regarding the Tomb Raider franchise", including "rewards,... Read more ›
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Ubisoft is running another closed beta for its upcoming swashbucklin' adventure, Skull and Bones. Setting sail at 3am UK time on 25th August (4am CEST; 7pm PT on 24th August in the US) and running until the 28th, the beta is only available on PC via Ubisoft Connect and is by invitation only. The beta test invites you to discover the red isle and the coast of Africa, wherein you'll... Read more ›
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Ghost-hunting sim Phasmophobia has just rolled out a hotfix to address some of the issues that crept in with its highly-anticipated Ascension update earlier this week. The patch – which brings in an all-new levelling system at the cost of wiping out your progression, items, and virtual bank balance – rolled out on Thursday. Whilst it's been welcomed by most of the community, a handful of issues – including performance... Read more ›
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One of Call of Duty's longest-serving developers, David Vonderhaar, has left Activision and Treyarch. Vonderhaar announced his departure on LinkedIn, promising that after 18 years with the franchise, the "energy" of the Call of Duty community "will always be a massive part of [him]". "Today, I am sharing that I have left Activision and Treyarch after an incredible 18 years and eight Call of Duty games," Vonderhaar wrote in his... Read more ›
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Blizzard has opened up about the impact Overwatch 2 "review bombers" have had on the team, acknowledging that the "dissatisfaction" stems from "the cancellation of the much larger component of PvE that was announced in 2019 [...] that Blizzard ultimately couldn't deliver". In a statement posted to the game's official website, Aaron Keller said that while being review bombed "isn't a fun experience", the plan was to "move forward" by... Read more ›
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Here's a brand new "overview" trailer for a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, which is set to launch on 9th November 2023, for PC, P4/5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. To celebrate the game being available to the public at next week's Gamescom 2023 show, Sega has treated us to a 10-minute overview trailer and developer update, which you can check out below: The trailer gives... Read more ›
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