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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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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Lego has revealed a new set in the Sonic the Hedgehog line, this time a bust of nemesis Shadow the Hedgehog. The set is over eight inches tall, consisting of 720 pieces, and will be released on 1st October for £59.99. It "captures the bold colouring and fierce expressions of Shadow" reads the description and is specifically made for adults as a display piece. Read more Read more ›
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Lego has revealed a 2D-style Super Mario World set featuring Mario and Yoshi. The set is viewable today at San Diego Comic-Con, and official product images of it are already circulating online (thanks, Jay's Brick Blog). Reportedly, the set will launch on 1st October and feature 1215 pieces. We'll update again when it's officially announced with details of pricing. Read more Read more ›
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Forthcoming action-RPG Phantom Blade Zero will have a seamless, non-linear map "just like the Souls games before Elden Ring." That's according to the game's director, who (ironically) goes by the moniker Soulframe, as interviewed by Games Radar discussing its world design. "It's just like the old Souls games," said Soulframe. "You move around and explore in a seamless map, it's just not a huge open-world map. But every region is... Read more ›
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The team at Double Fine is offering Xbox 360 owners free digital codes for Kinect Party - the sequel to its eccentric title Happy Action Theater - ahead of the console's digital store closure later this month.As a reminder, Microsoft is set to close its Xbox 360 digital store on 29th July, as announced last year. In addition, the Microsoft Movies & TV app on the Xbox 360 will no... Read more ›
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Dragon Quest series creator Yuji Horii believes modern advancements in game graphics make silent protagonists "look like an idiot". Horii recently discussed the topic of RPGs with Metaphor: ReFantazio director and producer Katsura Hashino, an excerpt of which was published by Denfaminicogamer (thanks Automaton). One challenge Horii believes the Dragon Quest franchise is facing is how a protagonist should be depicted now that graphics have become more realistic - allowing... Read more ›
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The entirety of Blizzard's 500-strong World of Warcraft development team have unionised, making it the largest group within Microsoft's gaming teams to do so thus far. Around 1750 employees within Microsoft's gaming teams are now unionised, Bloomberg reported yesterday, including those working on Blizzard's veteran MMO. World of Warcraft developers will now be represented by the Communication Workers of America (CWA), which celebrated the inclusion of Blizzard staff yesterday in... Read more ›
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Fallout: London, the fan-made game-sized mod for Fallout 4, will be released today. The mod's creators confirmed the release to Inverse - saying the date was now definite, "unless nuclear war happens". Developed by Team Folon, the mod has been over five years in the making and transports the post-apocalyptic game to England's capital city, with a whole new story, environments, characters, factions, weapons, and gameplay elements. Due to its... Read more ›
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On the face of it, there's not much in Once Human that hasn't been done a thousand times before. Better, too, in some instances. Seemingly the very epitome of design-by-committee, it's everything you may expect a free-to-play multiplayer open-world survival horror to be, down to its garish shop and two-track battle pass. There's about eleventy gazillion menus and items to track, your UI is painfully cluttered, and in some places,... Read more ›
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Concord, the upcoming 5v5 hero shooter from Sony's Firewalk Studios, is bucking the battle pass trend, with its developer telling players, "You own Concord, Concord doesn't own you." Firewalk Studios announced the news in a series of posts on social media, explaining Concord won't have a battle pass because it "wanted to focus [its] attention on making Concord a rewarding and robust experience on day one, where just playing the... Read more ›
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Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment has said it will once again allow players to purchase the free-to-play shooter's battle passes with in-game premium currency after it announced it would only be selling them for real money starting in Season 22. Earlier this month, Respawn unveiled a number of controversial changes to Apex Legends' existing battle pass system, in a move it insisted would provide more "value" to players. One of... Read more ›
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Sure, TV seems to be doing a decent job of making video game adaptations that don't utterly suck these days, but the movie world's still waiting for its The Last of Us moment. Will it come in the form Gearbox's soon-to-be-released Borderlands film? Probably not, but if it's brightly coloured chaos you're after, it should feature plenty of that judging by its newly released "final" trailer - which has been... Read more ›
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It looks like Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is on its way to Xbox Game Pass next month. That's according to leaker eXtas1stv, who previously correctly leaked that Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 would arrive on Game Pass on 24th July, which was officially confirmed yesterday. The leaker suggests the Crash trilogy will be available from 8th August, claiming it's "100 percent confirmed". Read more Read more ›
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Sony has detailed its a fresh wave of PlayStation 5 features set to be tested as part of its next system software beta update. This will include "adaptive charging", designed to save power if you have plugged in controllers to charge while your console is in rest mode. The feature can monitor charge levels in any plugged-in pads and adjust the power supplied to their connected USB ports appropriately. Read... Read more ›
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Twitch has updated its policy on sexual harassment, and added a new category to its AutoMod tool, to improve safety on its platform. In a new blog post titled "How we're combatting sexual harassment on Twitch", the streaming platform highlights clarifications to its policy. "While our policy remains largely unchanged, these updates are designed to make the policy easier to understand," it reads. "Sexual harassment is never okay or acceptable.... Read more ›
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Mario + Rabbids lead developer Davide Soliani is leaving Ubisoft after 25 years. Soliani spent 11 years working on the two Mario + Rabbids games, released on Switch in 2017 and 2022 in conjunction with Nintendo. The developer is yet to reveal what he'll be working on next, beyond embarking on "a new adventure". "Hi all folks. After 25 years, 11 of which beautifully spent working with Nintendo on Mario+Rabbids... Read more ›
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The remaster of 2011 action-adventure Shadows of the Damned is set to release this Halloween. Developer Grasshopper Manufacture announced the remaster last year, which will release across PC via Steam, PlayStation 4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. It's a cult-classic demon-shooting game written by Suda 51 (Killer 7) and produced by Shinji Mikami (Resident Evil). News of the release date - and live pre-orders - was included... Read more ›
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Close your eyes and imagine a game trailer and tell me how it begins. Something happens at the very beginning before anything else - before you see anything of the game. There's a logo and a voice, and it's deep and posh and English. The words it says are iconic. "PEGI 18," you hear. Or maybe "PEGI 16" or "PEGI 12". It's such a well known phrase that when a... Read more ›
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Sony has released its latest PlayStation 5 system software update, introducing shareable links so players can invite others to quickly jump into their multiplayer sessions. Sony first revealed it was working on shareable multiplayer links for PlayStation 5 back in May. And now, two and a bit months later, the feature is here as part of Sony's snappily titled 24.05-09.60.00 PS5 update. "To invite other players [to a game]," explains... Read more ›
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