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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Hello! Eurogamer is once again marking Pride with another week of features celebrating the intersection of queer culture and gaming in all its guises. Things get underway today as James Croft examines how a new generation of drag performers is combining its art and a deep love of video games to explore and reimagine what bolder, queerer gaming could be. I was a gamer before I knew I was gay.... Read more ›
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Far Cry's source code has popped up online. Entitled "Far Cry 1.34 Complete", the game's entire source code was uploaded to the internet archive site Archive.org at the end of June by a user called Llaetha.ro, and has since been shared across Reddit and social media. It's unclear if the code includes any subsequent patches – although the .34 part of the 1.34 title certainly suggests so – and some... Read more ›
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Publisher Top Hat Studios has banded with a team of indie developers to bring "underrepresented and grassroots indie" games to consoles and "reach wider audiences". The first "indie pack" initiative is out now and hopes to "highlight a variety of genres and aesthetics". All games included will be coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox One/Series X. Whilst called a "pack", the games aren't available as a... Read more ›
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Disney Speedstorm - the hero-based combat racing game inspired by Disney and Pixar worlds - will complete its early access testing period and release in full on 28th September. The racer will be coming to PC and consoles as a free-to-play title to "allow for more players to share in a fully robust competitive and co-op racing experience". "Since the launch of Early Access, we've received invaluable feedback and support... Read more ›
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Valve has banned around 40 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) traders linked to gambling sites, essentially wiping out over £1.5m ($2m) worth of in-game trade items. As spotted by Dexerto (via PC Gamer), the bans come after gambling site CSGOEmpire published a spreadsheet of CS:GO traders it believed were part of a cryptocurrency money laundering scheme allegedly operating through a rival gambling site called CSGORoll. Whilst Valve has yet to comment... Read more ›
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The first of a three-part Overwatch mini-series will debut on 6th July, 2023. Called Genesis, the series – which is one of the franchise's first 2D animations to go beyond the backstories of individual characters – will explore events before the Omnic Crisis uprising which saw a series of lethal, hostile robots attack humankind. Blizzard's holding its cards close to its chest, but the teaser above gives us a peek... Read more ›
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Good news, Zombie fans – two of the genre's biggest IPs, Dying Light and The Walking Dead, are partnering up for a "thrilling" crossover event. Right now the details are scarce, but Techland popped up on Twitter to inform fans that it was "joining forces" with Skybound's The Walking Dead for a new event in which you'll get to "survive, scavenge, and slay the undead like never before". "We know... Read more ›
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Final Fantasy is one of the most famous video game franchises in history. The first game in the series was released so long ago (1987) that I wasn't even born at the time, and several entries that followed became classics of the role-playing genre. Final Fantasy 16, the latest installment is one of the biggest games of the year now in 2023 - this is a franchise that has shown... Read more ›
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The last of Diablo 4's super-rare elusive items have finally been discovered in the wild. Last week, Diablo 4's lead class designer, Adam Jackson, jumped online to "clear up" the confusion around some of Diable 4's rarest unique items, and it's from Jackson that we learned the names of the six rarest ones: Andariel's Visage, Doombringer, Harlequin Crest, Melted Heart of Selig, Ring of Starless Skies, and The Grandfather. Up... Read more ›
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A new, free update for planet survival sim, Stranded: Alien Dawn is now available. The Jungle Update adds a brand new region, Saltu, as well as "new survivor tools, a work area mechanic, a new survivor, and much more". "With dense foliage and warm conditions, this jungle region brings thrilling new challenges, as well as a wealth of new features across all regions and scenarios – in addition to a... Read more ›
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Mediatonic has outlined changes coming to the regional pricing of Fall Guys' Show-Bucks. Right now, 1000 Show-Bucks costs £6.49 of your real-life money, 2800 is £15.99, 5000 £25.99, and 13,500 a hefty £63.99. From 17th July, however, these prices will increase to £6.99, £17.49, £27.99, and £69.99 for 1000, 2800, 5000, and 13,500 Show-Bucks respectively. Read more Read more ›
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Virgin Media has launched Gamepad, a new, free-to-use gaming space at London's arena and entertainment complex, The O2. Made up of three distinct areas – a couch co-op space called The Cave, streaming room The Stage, and "an entire floor decked out with hands-on stations for those who want to game without distractions" called The Playground – Virgin says the area will be "filled with state-on-the-art equipment and technology" in... Read more ›
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After much rumour and speculation, Fortnite's all-new Transformers Pack has now been confirmed. Physical copies of the Transformers Pack will roll out on the 13th October, whereas digital copies, available from console storefronts and the Epic Games Store, will be available a week later from the 21st October. The pack includes three new outfits – including Bumblebee and Metatron – back blings, and pickaxes, two new emotes, and the customary... Read more ›
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Metacritic has pulled back the curtain to give us a glimpse of the highest-rated games of 2023 thus far. Games released between 1st January and 30th June 2023 have been ranked by their Metascores "prior to rounding" and must have received a "minimum of seven reviews from professional critics to be eligible for inclusion". The full top 20 list can be found below, with all scores marked out of a... Read more ›
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Hello! Welcome back to our new series, What to Play This Month, a roundup of the best games from the past month, the things we're most excited to play (or otherwise look out for) that are releasing in the month ahead, a quick rundown of the other things coming up, and a few back-catalogue picks that might make a nice compliment for it all - because why stick to playing... Read more ›
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The new "stylish, story-driven" adventure-stroke-dating game Thirsty Suitors has a release date: 2nd November. Described as a "game about culture, relationships, family pressures, and expressing oneself", Thirsty Suitors sees you help Jala "handle her demanding parents, reconcile with her exes, and mend broken friendships in time for her sister’s wedding". "Can Jala learn to love herself and heal the wounds of her past?" the video description teases, before giving us... Read more ›
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Emma's Adventures is a monthly column exclusively for Eurogamer supporters, written by Emma Kent, who has an uncanny knack for finding strange adventures in games. You can support Eurogamer for £3/€3/$3 a month and gain access to a whole variety of things, including this piece. But we're currently offering a free month's trial so you don't have to pay a thing.This is the second part of Emma's Valheim adventure. The... Read more ›
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With the second instalment of Toby Fox's reportedly seven-part "nonviolent" RPG Deltarune steadily approaching its second anniversary, fans are understandably eager to hear when more will be on the way, and while Fox isn't ready to divulge that particularly bit of information yet, he has now offered a development update. Deltarune - which charts the adventures of human teenager Kris and their lizard friend Suzie in the mystery Dark World... Read more ›
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While it continues struggling to get one pirate adventure out the door - by which I mean its very long-in-the-works Skull and Bones - Ubisoft is reportedly prepping another: a remake of its rum-soaked high seas masterpiece, Assassin's Creed: Black Flag. News that Ubisoft has finally decided to give everyone what they more or less wanted in the first place comes via Kotaku, which claims, citing two sources familiar with... Read more ›
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Daedalic Entertainment, the company behind this year's critically lambasted The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, is reportedly set to exit game development and has laid off around 25 employees as part of the move. Additionally, a second Lord of the Rings game in development at the studio is said to have been cancelled. Daedalic's The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, which was announced in 2019 for release in 2021, finally... Read more ›
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