Robert Prince III – best known as Bobby Prince, the man behind the iconic score of the original Doom game – has died aged 81. Read more Read more ›
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After developer Larian shifted the release date of Baldur's Gate 3 forward a month to avoid clashing with Bethesda's highly anticipated Starfield, Dragon Age creator David Gaider's roleplaying musical Stray Gods is now moving back a week to avoid Baldur's Gate 3. Stray Gods (subtitled The Roleplaying Musical for the benefit of those with leaky genre brain) was originally due to launch on 3rd August, but Summerfall Studios - where... Read more ›
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This year's Call of Duty is still awaiting its official reveal, but that hasn't stopped an actor claiming to have been cast in the lead role for next year's instalment from revealing what may well be the first story details for Call of Duty 2024. As spotted by Insider Gaming, actor and singer Luke Charles Stafford recently shared a post on Facebook claiming Activision would be using his likeness for... Read more ›
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EA has finally whipped back the veil of secrecy around its FIFA replacement EA Sports FC in cash-splashing style, revealing a whole heap of new league licensing deals, new gameplay details, and (as widely expected) a release date of 29th September this year. EA Sports FC24 is, of course, EA's first major football outing without the FIFA brand, which the publisher announced it was ditching last May. Since then, we've... Read more ›
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Sony has announced its Access controller for PlayStation 5 will launch globally on 6th December. The accessibility controller will cost £79.99 and will be available to pre-order via the Direct store from 21st July. The controller was originally revealed at CES earlier this year as Project Leonardo, before its official name was announced in May. Read more Read more ›
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From APB Reloaded to Life of Black Tiger and beyond, we've covered some real stinkers on Digital Foundry - hell, the Ghost of Phoenix Past even left us a hot, steaming gift of twelve horribly bad Phoenix games a few years back. I knew bad games - or so I thought. You see, while the unearthing of ET cartridges buried deep in a landfill in 2014 may have made headlines... Read more ›
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With just over a week left until Pikmin 4 releases, Nintendo has been ramping up its merchandising efforts for the series.The latest line of Pikmin merch on the UK and Ireland website for My Nintendo Store comes in the form of bud vases, a vase for a single flower, in the shape of Pikmin.It's an adorable idea, as you can put a leaf, bud, or open flower in to make... Read more ›
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Three weeks ago I told myself I wasn't going to play Dota 2 again until a new patch comes out. After the exciting launch of what might be the biggest patch of all time, games had started to become stale. At the admittedly average level I play at, a lot of games are all but over by the 20-minute mark, if you lose the lanes, it's incredibly hard to win.... Read more ›
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Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, the next game from Life is Strange and Vampyr developer Dontnod, will release on 7th November.Banishers was unveiled in December last year, and is a supernatural action RPG which follows the story of ghost-hunters (and lovers) Antea Duarte and Red mac Raith. The pair go to New Eden, a community being haunted by spirits, where Antea becomes a spirit herself. Today, Dont Nod has announced... Read more ›
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Destiny maker Bungie has won a lawsuit against a player who repeatedly harassed, threatened, and doxxed one of its employees. Last year, one of Bungie's community managers shared artwork by UhMaayyze, who is described as a "talented Black fan and creator of Destiny 2 fan works", as a part of Bungie's 'My Destiny 2 Story' series. Following this artwork's appearance, a Destiny 2 player took it upon themselves to begin... Read more ›
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Twitch recently unveiled its new Partner Plus programme that offers an improved revenue split, but streamers have now described to Eurogamer it as "anti-community". The programme was announced last month for launch in October, and is set to offer a 70/30 revenue split - higher than the usual 50/50 between streamers and Twitch. However, the criteria for this higher revenue split is very specific, meaning few streamers will likely reach... Read more ›
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Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida has discussed the possibility of story DLC. Previously, Yoshida confirmed the "one-off" game was a complete story and DLC to expand its narrative was not in the works, though this could change depending on fan reception. Now, in a new interview with GamerBraves, Yoshida noted fan interest in further stories set in Valisthea and said the team was now "thinking about our options". Read... Read more ›
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An array of retro classics are getting fresh releases from publisher Limited Run Games, with 20 titles confirmed via a showcase event streamed last night that featured numerous retro classics. Headlining the showcase were Jurassic Park: Classic Games Collection, which includes the original Jurassic Park NES game and its sequel Jurassic Park 2: The Chaos Continues, plus the Castlevania Advance Collection, which includes Circle of the Moon, Harmony of Dissonance,... Read more ›
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Xbox maker Microsoft has said it is "disappointed" to see the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launch a formal appeal to try and overturn this week's bombshell court decision. Following months of legal wrangling a US judge cleared the way for Microsoft to complete its $68.7bn Activision Blizzard acquisition, after deciding the FTC had not sufficiently proven why it should be blocked. The FTC, as had been expected, is now... Read more ›
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Activision Blizzard is set to leave the US stock exchange this weekend. This move comes just days after Microsoft won its case against the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in its ongoing bid to buy the Call of Duty maker - something the FTC has now said it will appeal. American based stock exchange Nasdaq announced that another company would join the Nasdaq-100 Index in the coming days, replacing Activision... Read more ›
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Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi has confirmed the origins of the series' name. For years, myths have circulated and fans have speculated, but in a new interview to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the series, Sakaguchi gave a definitive answer. "It's not actually all that cool a story," he said. "It was inspired by Fighting Fantasy." Read more Read more ›
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Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown, the latest instalment in the open-world racing series, has been delayed again, and is now due to arrive on Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PC, and Switch in "early 2024". In better news, its long-promised closed beta begins later this month. Solar Crown - which ambitiously promises a full digital recreation of Hong Kong Island and its 550km of roads to recklessly careern around -... Read more ›
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HBO's barnstorming live-action television adaptation of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us is gearing up for what could well be a very successful awards season, with the show now confirmed to have been nominated for a total of 24 Emmys. The Last of Us is in the running to win Emmy awards across a whole sweep of categories, including best drama series, best directing in a drama series (for Peter... Read more ›
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Controversial game platform Roblox is adding support for Meta Quest VR headsets. Reports that Roblox was coming to Meta Quest first surfaced earlier this year, when sources told The Verge the move was likely to happen toward the end of 2023. It now seems those estimates were a little off; today's confirmation of incoming Meta Quest support doesn't provide an exact launch date, but it does reveal an open beta... Read more ›
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Sony has revealed its next batch of Game Catalogue additions for PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers, which, as of 18th July, will include the likes of It Take Two, World War Z, and The Ascent. It Takes Two (PS4, PS5) is one of July's big draws, serving up some acclaimed co-op platform action as Cody and May, two parents-turned-toys on the edge of a divorce, must battle against the... Read more ›
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It looks like EA's 2005 open-world racer Need for Speed: Most Wanted could be getting the remake treatment if a recent post from a voice actor on the original game proves to be accurate. Word of a remake for Need for Speed: Most Wanted comes via now-deleted Instagram and Twitter posts (as spotted over on the GamingLeaksAndRumours subreddit) from actor Simone Bailly who - alongside various television appearances over the... Read more ›
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