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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The Garden Path begins with a message asking you to be careful when foraging plants in the real world and, as someone who spent their teenage years living in the middle of nowhere, trust me when I say this is good advice. (Sometimes you have to make your own fun, but eating too much marsh samphire can churn your stomach.) It's also fitting advice from a game where foraging plays... Read more ›
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Coral Island developer Stairway Games has responded to the lack of Switch port, blaming the recent layoffs at Humble Games for leaving console versions "in a place of uncertainty". The cosy life-sim game received over $1.6m in Kickstarter funding. However, some backers who specifically backed the game for a Switch version are angry at the lack of news for a port. Other backers have claimed requests for PS4 keys have... Read more ›
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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It's a car in Gran Turismo 7.Gran Turismo 7 players have flocked to social media to share examples of, uh, unusual driving physics after the racer's 1.49 update added a new setting that seemingly fills vehicles with helium.Where developer Polyphony Digital had hoped to introduce "more natural weight" for players, cars are instead launching themselves into the air, making for some... Read more ›
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In a pleasantly surprising move, BioWare will launch Dragon Age: The Veilguard natively via Steam on PC, meaning there's no need to download and install the fussy EA App. What's more, the game will arrive verified for Steam Deck, so you can continue your quest to defend Thedas while on the bus, train or toilet. "There's a few more surprises in store for later this summer," BioWare's Michael Gamble teased... Read more ›
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Hello! Welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we've been playing over the past few days. This week we enjoy poking around spooky oil rigs, we object in dramatic court cases, and we discover what we love about a game series through a TV adaptation of it.What have you been playing?Catch up with the older editions of this column in... Read more ›
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Sometimes a game comes along and sucker punches you right in the gut. You can be completely aware of the premise going in, but some element of the setting or the mechanics takes a broader theme or commentary and makes it deeply, intensely personal. Papers, Please got me like that. My job at the time involved identity verification and, while it was nowhere near as life or death as the... Read more ›
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This summer, Epic Games finally gets its wish when, thanks to new EU regulations, it's launching its own digital store on iOS and Android. And ahead of its arrival, the company has announced it's removing Fortnite and other Epic games from what it calls "rent collector" competing stores, "even if those stores offer us a special deal for our own games." In its announcement, Epic first confirm titles sold on... Read more ›
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Crystal Dynamics' beloved dark fantasy action-adventure series Legacy of Kain could be poised to receive the remaster treatment, if newly sighted branding at Comic-Con is to be believed. As spotted on Resetera, a logo for an unannounced "Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered" was featured on display plaques for a pair of statues depicting game characters Kain and Raziel at the San Diego show. A Legacy of... Read more ›
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US video game performers within union SAG-AFTRA have voted to going on strike beginning Friday, 26th July, following "more than than a year and a half of negotiations" with game companies over the use of AI without a deal. SAG-AFTRA members initially voted in favour of (but ultimately did not take) strike action last September, after the union failed to reach a consensus with video game producers - including Activision,... Read more ›
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Of all the changes made in the transition from Overwatch 1 to 2, the move from 6v6 battles to 5v5 was undoubtedly one of its most controversial. And now developer Blizzard Entertainment has confirmed its's revisiting that decision, exploring if and how 6v6 matches could be re-introduced to Overwatch 2 in a series of upcoming tests. All this is detailed in a blog from Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller, who... Read more ›
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Maybe you've heard of Kamala Harris; she's the current US vice president and very likely the Democratic party's official presidential nominee for November's US election. But now she's firmly back in the spotlight, the mildly curious case of her secret life in developer Remedy's 2019 action-adventure Control has resurfaced online. You see, pinned to a whiteboard in an unassuming corner of The Oldest House - the transdimensional Brutalist office block... Read more ›
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Over 13 minutes of leaked gameplay from Star Wars Outlaws is currently making the rounds online.Some of the footage shows the game's opening scenes, although there are no major spoilers. The footage was previously available to view on YouTube, but has since been pulled by Ubisoft. (There was little doubt as to the footage's authenticity, though the company's own copyright claim confirms the video as real.)Other clips show off the... Read more ›
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Infamous internet animation series Skibidi Toilet, made using Valve's Source Filmmaker software and featuring assets from Half-Life 2 and Counter-Strike, is in discussions to be turned into a Michael Bay movie. Bay, who directed disaster film blockbusters such as Armageddon and Pearl Harbour, is reportedly in talks to launch a Skibidi Toilet film and TV franchise with former Paramount Pictures boss Adam Goodman. "We are absolutely in talks right now,... Read more ›
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This console generation has given us a wealth of PC-style in-game graphics options, with PS5, Series X and even Series S usually offering at least a quality and performance mode. Developer Nexon Games' latest effort, The First Descendant, goes a step further than most though, with this free-to-play Unreal Engine 5 shooter offering three core modes - but then also FSR 3 frame generation to increase performance on each, and... Read more ›
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A Steam app for Sony's PlayStation VR2 headset is due for release on 6th August. The free, official app will allow Steam users to play games on the virtual reality headset, as well as use the PlayStation VR2 Sense controllers. Use of the app will also require the PC adapter, which was unveiled in June and will release on 7th August. Read more Read more ›
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A free demo for Rise of the Ronin is now available on PlayStation 5 via the PlayStation store.The demo allows you to battle it out with Gonzo (we won't say any more in case of spoilers), giving a taste of what lies ahead.You'll then be able to carry your character and progress to the full game, should you choose to purchase it. Read more Read more ›
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Monster Train, the acclaimed roguelike deckbuilder from developer Shiny Shoe, is making its way to PlayStation 5 today, 25th July, some four years after its original release. Monster Train sees players attempting to restore Hell's inferno after it freezes over - a task requiring them to ride a train carrying a burning pyre deep into the heart of Hell. At first glance, it's all a bit Slay the Spire, with... Read more ›
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Pour yourselves a lovely hot cuppa, Fallout fans because the long awaited fan-made mod Fallout: London has finally arrived and I'll be attempting to stream the first couple of hours of the game from around 3pm BST today.I say 'attempting' and 'around' as the download has just gone live and it's a beef(eater)y 33GB download. If I get it done earlier, I might go live earlier so keep an eye... Read more ›
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A man who sent almost 40 threatening messages to Nintendo, including death threats, has been sentenced to one year in prison and four years of probation by Kyoto District Court.As reported by Japanese newsite NHK, Kenshin Kazama - a 27-year-old employee of Hitachi City - was accused of forcible obstruction of business after sending 39 threats using the inquiry form on Nintendo's website.These threats were sent between August and November... Read more ›
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Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl, the long-in-the-works sequel to developer GSC Game World's cult-classic 2007 post-apocalyptic horror shooter, has been delayed again. It's now due to launch on 20th November, giving the studio "breathing room to address technical issues". Word of the delay surfaced on reddit today from a pre-order customer emailed about the date change by GSC Game World. The news has now been confirmed by the developer in... Read more ›
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