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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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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Nintendo has announced plans for a big September in-game event for Splatoon 3, accompanied by the launch of new amiibo figurines. Fans say this autumn's Grand Festival will likely mark the end of new content for the paint-based shooter threequel, akin to Splatoon 2's Final Fest - though the possibility of other, returning Splatfests remains. Nintendo will launch four new amiibo figures on 4th September, divided into two specific packs:... Read more ›
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Fresh from its nominations for 16 Emmy Awards, the second season of Amazon's Fallout TV show is "ahead of schedule". Amazon's head of TV Vernon Sanders was interviewed by Variety, along with Amazon MGM Studios chief Jennifer Salke. "I think we're ahead of schedule, in terms of being able to get Season 2 back," said Sanders. "We don't have an exact launch date yet, but we've already gotten scripts in... Read more ›
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Images showing Jack Black as Minecraft character Steve have leaked online, giving the internet an early look at how the upcoming Warner Bros-backed Minecraft movie plans to stylise Mojang's blocky world. The designs, which reportedly first surfaced via notorious webforum 4chan, are now being pulled from social media platform X by copyright claims, Eurogamer has noticed. The takedowns all but confirm the images' legitimacy. Photos show a bearded Jack Black... Read more ›
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Ubisoft's massive open-world adventure, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, is free to play until 28th July.Right now, the trial is only available on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S (sorry, PC players), but those who can jump on are able to sample the first five hours, or until you reach Hometree in The Aranahe Clan mail quest – whichever comes first.As you may well expect, you can only participate if you're prepared,... Read more ›
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Sega has unveiled a first look at two new Shadow x Sonic Generations levels, delving into the Sonic nemesis' past. As with the original Sonic Generations, the new separate Shadow campaign will reimagine stages from Shadow's past. So far we've seen the Space Colony level, inspired by Sonic Adventure 2's Final Chase. Now, in a new teaser video comparing old and new, two more stages have been revealed based on... Read more ›
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The creators of the cult classic Chibi-Robo! series have announced a spiritual successor, koROBO. Key members of Chibi-Robo!'s development team are working on the project together under the banner of Tiny Wonder Studios, following the closure of their previous studio Skip back in 2020. Founded in 2000, Skip worked closely with Nintendo on more than two dozen games, including Japan-only cult classics such as GameCube title GiFTPiA and bizarre Wii... Read more ›
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has slammed Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass tier changes as a "degraded product", citing that by "removing the most valuable games from Microsoft's new service", Microsoft has delivered "exactly the sort of consumer harm from the merger the FTC has alleged".Microsoft confirmed sweeping changes - including price increases - to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service earlier this month. The changes come ahead of October's launch... 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've taken a strip to space to touch some appealing machinery; we've been revelling in FromSoftware's much kinder gaming series; and Bertie has been being horrible to everyone in Baldur's Gate 3.What have you been playing?Catch up with the older editions of... Read more ›
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Of all the places I expected to learn some fundamental lessons about therapy, playing a game about vampire therapists was not one of them. Yet I have, and now I wonder why I excluded such a possibility in the first place. Games do have a unique power in their interactivity that's perfect for education (though I've sat through enough awful corporate training videos attempting to do the same thing). That... Read more ›
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Paramount+ has officially cancelled its divisive live-action Halo television series, with the recently broadcast second season set to be its last on the service. Season 1 of Paramount+'s Halo series aired back in 2022, nearly a decade after the project was first announced. It launched to a mixed reception, however, drawing criticism for its writing, inconsistent tone, uneven plotting, and pacing. Halo fans also didn't love the decision to show... Read more ›
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Mortal Kombat developer NetherRealm Studios has been hit by layoffs according to affected members of staff, with the majority of job losses said to be from its mobile team. News of the layoffs first surfaced after NetherRealm quality assurance analyst Tony Lazzara posted to LinkedIn, writing, "Unfortunately, yesterday NetherRealm's mobile team was shut down. A ton of very talented people were put out of work." "We had live services on... Read more ›
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As the October release of Diablo 4's Vessel of Hatred expansion inches ever-closer, Blizzard has shared first gameplay and details for its brand-new Spiritborn class during a lengthy deep-dive livestream. The Spiritborn comes from the jungles of Nahantu and is described as "an apex predator with a deep connection to the spirit realm". It's also a dexterity focused class built around a sort of spirit-infused martial arts move set -... Read more ›
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Ubisoft has announced delays for Rainbow Six Mobile and The Division Resurgence, its two upcoming free-to-play mobile shooters, as part of its latest first-quarter earnings report, which is says marks a "solid start" to the current financial year. Rainbow Six Mobile and The Division Resurgence - a 5v5 competitive FPS and third-person, open-world "shooter RPG", respectively - were both originally due to launch some time before the end of its... Read more ›
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Ahead of the launch of Suicide Squad's second season, Rocksteady has detailed the playstyle of Mrs. Freeze. We've known of her existence already thanks to a roadmap, but now her unique traversal abilities have been revealed in a new blog post for Season of Frozen Hearts, as well as more about the Frozen Elseworld environment. If you've seen Frozone from Pixar's The Incredibles film then you'll have an idea of... Read more ›
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Splitgate developer 1047 Games has today said it will launch the sequel to its surprise hit indie shooter in 2025. The original Splitgate racked up 22m downloads, and received a positive reception to its mix of fast-paced Halo-esque combat with the ability to traverse portals, Portal style. Splitgate 2's pitch is clear. All of the above, but now with a bigger budget and with a much larger roster of veteran... Read more ›
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Capcom and real-time strategy aren't words you'd normally put together, but if my first five hours with Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess are anything to go by, this is a match that's shaping up to be truly quite divine. This is a strategy game whose core is pure Capcom action, with energetic katana arcs and dazzling button combos laced with some of the most spectacular, kaleidoscopic visual effects this side... Read more ›
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Court documents have revealed detailed employment statistics for Valve, the company behind ubiquitous PC storefront Steam, the Steam Deck handheld, and - still - a team dedicated to game development. How many people work on the world's most-used PC game store and launcher? As of 2021, just 79. Valve's hardware team stood at just 41 people as of the same year, a fraction of its games team which employed 181... Read more ›
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Tickets are now on sale for The Genshin Concert Tour, coming to the UK for one night only at Wembley Arena. The concert will see music from Genshin Impact performed by the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg (conducted by Gast Waltzing), alongside visuals from the game. Alongside the Wembley show on 29th October, the tour will also arrive in Berlin and Paris in December. Tickets are available to purchase online. Read more Read more ›
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