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 "leaked" trailer of Guilty Gear Strive's fourth season has popped up online.Initially, the video was seemingly stumbled upon as a live, if unlisted, upload on YouTube. As soon as the news spread, however, the video was swiftly marked private… but not before about a dozen people uploaded it to their own channels, and many others grabbed a handful of informative screenshots.The news below may include spoilers, so please only... Read more ›
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Sega has unveiled an additional pre-order sweetener for Sonic fans who pre-order the physical edition of Sonic X Shadow Generations."By popular demand", all physical pre-orders of Sonic X Shadow will include a reversible cover that allows you to switch to the Japanese cover art.All players who pre-order Sonic X Shadow will also get a Legacy Skin for Modern Sonic, although the goodies you receive in each edition varies depending on... Read more ›
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According to Video Games Chronicle, the Nintendo Switch is the most long-lived of any of the firm's home consoles - judged by the time taken before a replacement hit the shelves. The Nintendo Entertainment System aka Famicom previously held the record at 2,686 days and with Switch 2 still to arrive, the current-gen hybrid continues to power on. Nevertheless, we believe that a reveal for the new machine is mere... Read more ›
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Silent Hill: The Short Message developer Hexadrive is developing a new horror game, Niraya of ■■.I have no idea if that "■■" is permanent or merely obscuring the final word until we get closer to the release, but an announcement teaser – which boasts the dubious honour of having one of the most disturbing cinematic openings I've ever seen – says it's currently slated for Q4 2025, so it may... Read more ›
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Warframe's been fully embracing its weird side over the course of its last couple of expansions, but if you thought its mood-world westerns and long-lost dimension-shifting labs were as far as the free-to-play shooter was willing to go, then you might want to brace yourself: developer Digital Extremes has shown first gameplay of its upcoming 1999 story expansion and, well, let's just asy you get to go into space to... Read more ›
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Warframe developer Digital Extremes has given us another peek at its upcoming free-to-play fantasy action-MMORPG, Soulframe.Back in July 2022, Digital Extremes unveiled its first new property since Warframe's release back in 2013. Besides a 30-minute gameplay teaser this time last year, though, we've seen very little else, but today DE has given us a closer look during the TennoCon 2024 fan convention this weekend.You can check it out towards the... Read more ›
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It's time to drink and tea merry, Final Fantasy fans – Final Fantasy 14 and Gong Cha have come together for a brand new collaboration.From now until 28th August, players can enjoy three FF14-inspired teas at participating outlets, as well as earn "special rewards, including the adorable Porxie King mount".The teas themselves – Fat Cat Brown Sugar Milk Tea, Fat Chocobo Mango Frozen Tea, and Cactuar Matcha Milk Tea –... Read more ›
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A game called "Hunt: Showdown 1896" has popped up on the ESRB website.Although a follow-up to the acclaimed PvEvP bounty-hunting horror shooter from developer Crytek has yet to be formally announced, a rating for Hunt: Showdown 1896 on the US' Entertainment Software Rating Board intimates either a sequel is on the way, or the eagerly-anticipated update scheduled to drop on 15th August is big enough to necessitate a new rating.The... Read more ›
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241 workers at Bethesda Game Studios are unionising.Bethesda Game Studios' union recognition with Communication Workers of America (CWA) marks the "first wall-to-wall union at Microsoft"."We, a majority of developers at Bethesda Game Studios Dallas, Rockville, and Austin, are ecstatic to announce the formation of our union with CWA Union. Together as #OneBGSUSA, we advocate for the betterment of every developer at BGS, setting the new standard for our industry. Read... Read more ›
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There was some level of disappointment when the long-awaited Forza Motorsport finally arrived for review, as visual quality didn't quite meet expectations - especially as promised features like ray traced global illumination didn't arrive in the final game, while PC technical performance was troublesome. However, a short while ago, we learned from user LJT that the PC game can be modded to add extra detail, improved RT reflections and RTGI,... Read more ›
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If ever a game muddled with time, it's Tetris. I'm not just talking about the idle hours that somehow disappear as you play, but the way that the whole game sits within the flow of time itself. Tetris' 40th anniversary is upon us this summer (the exact date is a little woolly, with the Tetris Company putting it in June, but still announcing official celebrations this weekend), and that feels... Read more ›
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Pleasingly bizarre four-wheeled survival game Pacific Drive has officially sold 1m copies, and its developer Ironwood Studios has announced it's celebrating that milestone with a series of content updates throughout the rest of this year. And the first of those updates is now live, offering a bunch of free additions, as well as a bit of daft cosmetic DLC. Pacific Drive's first free update lets players document their travels across... Read more ›
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Things are about to get lively in Sea of Thieves! After spending far too long as giant, trash-talking disembodied head, the nefarious Captain Flameheart finally makes a proper to Rare's multiplayer pirate adventure next Thursday, 25th July - and he'll be terrorising players with his formidable fire-belching warship when Season 13 gets underway. That warship, The Burning Blade, forms one half of what's looking like a fairly hefty update for... Read more ›
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Following a bit of a tease at least year's BlizzCon, Blizzard has given Overwatch 2's 41st hero the full reveal treatment. And that's not all! Juno, as the shooter's new Martian space ranger is known, is available to play right now for a limited-time. When Blizzard first teased Juno last year, she was known only by the codename Space Ranger. It was, however, confirmed, she'd be Overwatch's first Martian character,... Read more ›
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Arcade-style aerial combat games have been thin on the ground in recent years, with the notable exception of Bandai Namco's Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown. This 2019 high-altitude genre revival gave us a high-quality jet combat game, built for modern visual expectations with the help of Unreal Engine 4. Now, with little build-up or fanfare, Bandai Namco has dropped a Switch conversion, which promises the full Ace Combat experience at... Read more ›
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Atlus has released an official Persona 5 coffee line, so you can set up your own iconic Café Leblanc. In collaboration with Jade City Foods, the coffee line includes three different roasts: the Café Leblanc dark roast, Phantom Thieves of Hearts medium roast, or Shujin Academy light roast. The dark roast offers chocolate and caramel notes, the medium roast has fruity acidity, and the light roast has a cherry and... Read more ›
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The Mortuary Assistant is finally coming to all consoles on 2nd August, 2024 – two years to the day the influential indie horror hit PC.Called The Definitive Edition, the base game has been spruced up to include new haunts, bodies, embalming-only mode, and numerous stability and bug fixes.In The Mortuary Assistant, you take on the role of Rebecca Owens, a newly graduated apprentice at River Fields Mortuary – but the... Read more ›
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Nintendo has announced a new Pikmin game, but no - it's not Pikmin 5. Instead, Japanese Pikmin fans can enjoy Pikmin Counting, a web-based edutainment game where you count from 1 to 100 using Nintendo's colourful garden characters. (It's primarily designed for young kids.) Pikmin Counting is one of several mini-games available on Nintendo's Japanese website Pikmin Garden, a hub of information on the series with regular news updates of... Read more ›
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PowerWash Simulator's all-new free update, Muckingham Files 3, is now available.Available for free on PC via Steam, Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and last-gen consoles, Muckingham Files 3 introduces two new maps selected by the PowerWash community itself."The Muckingham Files have returned in PowerWash Simulator's latest free content update," developer FuturLab teased as it marks PowerWash Simulator's second "Washer-Versary". Read more Read more ›
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Devolver has announced Forestrike, a "tactical kung-fu fighter" from the developer of Olija. Players will take the role of martial artist Yu who's blessed with the Foresight, which allows him to perceive battles in his mind ahead of time to find a winning sequence, before enacting the movements in reality. Progression is through a roguelike game loop, providing unique encounters each run for players to perceive in advance. Read more Read more ›
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