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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I am a big Hobbit and Lord of the Rings fan. That whole world that Tolkein created fills me with an immense amount of wonder and awe. While I don't fancy coming face to face with an orc anytime soon, I would relish the opportunity to explore Middle-earth with my backpack full of lembas bread and a pint from the Prancing Pony in hand.That is why when I was scrolling... Read more ›
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There's now an easier way to buy and play Jackbox mini-games, via the brand's new Megapicker launcher, available on Steam. To celebrate, Jackbox is currently offering discounts on its range of mini-games and - for the next 30 days - the fan-favourite Drawful 2 to keep for free. The Megapicker, first announced last month, is designed to act as a central hub for Jackbox mini-games, eliminating the need to rifle... 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 month across PC and consoles. However, due to its partnership with Humble Games, developer Squid Shock says it has faced a number of unexpected stumbling blocks since release, notably with its console ports.In a recent post shared on Steam, Squid Shock acknowledged the "unexpected changes" within Humble Games,... Read more ›
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The International Olympics Committee walked away from its partnership with Nintendo and Sega for the long-running Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series in order to explore deals with new partners, NFTs and esports, Eurogamer understands. As the real-life Olympics gets underway in Paris, there's been discussion online of there being no new Mario & Sonic tie-in for this summer's Games, for the first time in almost two decades.... Read more ›
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A new update for Elden Ring has been released, bringing multiple balance adjustments and boosting Spirit Ashes.Update 1.13 is now available for all platforms. However, localisation staff removed from the credits are still yet to be added in.As previously reported by Eurogamer, some Latin American translation staff were removed from the credits with the release of the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, differing from the base game. Read more Read more ›
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After years of anticipation mixed with a few unexpected delays, Team Folon's Fallout: London mod finally released last week.The fan-made game-sized mod for Fallout 4 faced a number of challenges on launch, however. As our Ian discovered when he gave it a whirl last week, he couldn't explore very much of it because it kept hard crashing back to his desktop (he did get mauled to death by a fox,... Read more ›
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Twitch staff are concerned a third round of layoffs could hit the streaming platform, following 500 job cuts earlier this year and 400 in 2023. That's according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, which states Amazon paid almost $1bn for Twitch but it's now making less money and engagement has slowed. The company is set to have an annual operational review this autumn and staff are concerned... Read more ›
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Square Enix has today released a demo for its forthcoming Action-RPG Visions of Mana. Included in the demo are story, battle, and exploration elements, plus players who complete it will receive three weapons for main character Val in the full game. The demo was surprise-released, with a new trailer below showing off some new gameplay. Read more Read more ›
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Thank Goodness You're Here opens with an advert for Peans ("Not quite peas not quite beans, but something delicious in betweens") and finishes with a song. But developer Coal Supper's absurdist comedy adventure is so relentlessly, gleefully unpredictable throughout - so improbably overstuffed with impeccable gags and surreal detours - it's hard to know where to begin.So let's play it safe and start at the beginning. You are the hero... Read more ›
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Grasshopper Manufacture is set to run its second annual showcase later this week on 31st July.Just like last year's presentation, Grasshopper Direct 2024 will hopefully give us a glimpse of what's next from renowned game maker Suda51, whose prior work includes Killer7, the No More Heroes series, Lollipop Chainsaw, and Shadows of the Damned.As yet there's been no hints at what's to come, but the team says it's currently "working... Read more ›
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PlayStation has today unveiled a new DualSense controller, inspired by upcoming PS5 release Astro Bot.The controller itself boasts all the features you would expect from a DualSense, such as adaptive triggers and haptic feedback. These will all come into play when Astro Bot releases later this year (although, with more textures to feel through the controller than with Astro's Playroom). So far, so normal.Things get a little more exciting when... Read more ›
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It started with reports on NeoGAF that extremely rare 'new/old' stock of original Xbox One consoles - the so-called 'VCR' or 'set-top box' model - were unable to function owing to the lack of a system software update for the hardware. Used consoles sold on eBay and factory-reset also have the same issue. Based on our own testing from Xbox One consoles brought out of storage, systems operating on older... Read more ›
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard looks set to be the chattiest game in BioWare's fantasy series to date, with 140,000 lines of dialogue included. That's up from the 88,000 lines of dialogue included within Dragon Age: Inquisition - which is believed by fans to have been the wordiest BioWare game until now. "It takes a long time to record 700 characters, you know - 80,000 lines or 140,000 lines with all... Read more ›
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Starfield fans believe a trademark for "Starborn" registered by Bethesda parent company Zenimax earlier this month points to the game's currently unrevealed second expansion, likely due in 2025.Bethesda's space RPG released last year, and is set to launch its first expansion Shattered Space in the coming months. In conversation with YouTuber MrMattyPlays back in June, Bethesda's Todd Howard confirmed there would be at least one more expansion to come after... Read more ›
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Balatro is the latest thing that can seemingly run the seminal 90s shooter Doom."Literally nobody asked for it, but here it is: Doom on Balatro," announced u/UwUDev on reddit, appending a video that proves they've somehow embedded Zoom into the poker game's Joker collection screen."Honestly, I didn't think anyone would care. I'd just done it for fun/challenge, but since the community seems to like it, I'm planning something even more... Read more ›
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Doctor Who and Star Trek are officially crossing over, with David Tennant's iconic Tenth Doctor and his future wife River Song meeting characters from the animated Star Trek: Lower Decks series. The crossover will take place as a limited-time event beginning 1st August in two mobile games: Star Trek: Lower Decks - The Badgey Directive and Doctor Who: Lost in Time. Events in both games will show different perspectives of... Read more ›
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12 years after it first arrived on Steam, and 16 years after it debuted on Xbox Live Arcade, Castle Crashers is getting new DLC.Premium DLC Painter Boss Paradise not only includes new player and weapon artwork for all official characters and new character Paint Junior, but it also adds Steam workshop functionality, so players can create and share their own skins "with the world".Although Castle Crashers debuted on Xbox and... Read more ›
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NetherRealm has announced Mortal Kombat 1 DLC Khaos Reigns, which will expand the game's story campaign with an all-new cinematic narrative."When a perilous threat arrives from an alternate timeline, led by the ruthless Titan Havik whose sole mission is to throw the realms into khaos, Liu Kang must rally his champions and put faith in his enemies to defeat this grave danger," reads the official blurb. "If they fail, the... Read more ›
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The main Assassin's Creed reddit, subscribed to by more than 717,000 users, has taken a firm stance on the continuing backlash to Black samurai Yasuke protagonist in Assassin's Creed Shadows. A post from the popular reddit's moderation team has drawn a line under the ongoing "'debate'" over whether the real-life figure of Yasuke was a samurai or not, and to what extent his depiction in Assassin's Creed Shadows will be... Read more ›
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US workers body SAG-AFTRA says its voice actors strike could still impact projects that have been in development for over a year, including games like GTA 6, despite the terms of its agreement stating they should be safe.Initially, last week's shock announcement of strike action by video game actors over AI concerns was thought to have minimal impact on games expected to release later this year, as it did not... Read more ›
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