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  1. Monster Hunter World gets new patch, Capcom still struggling to fix Xbox One online woes

    Capcom has released a new patch for Monster Hunter World on Xbox One and PS4, offering fixes for both versions of the game. Unfortunately, however, the publisher is still struggling to resolve the matchmaking issues that Xbox One players have experienced since launch.

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  2. Sources: This year's COD is Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

    This year's Call of Duty game is Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, multiple sources have confirmed to Eurogamer.

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  3. Roll7's Laser League discounted for Early Access launch

    We're a little late to this, but it's absolutely worth noting that Laser League, the up-and-coming future sports game from OlliOlli developer Roll7, is now available via Steam Early Access.

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  4. The problem of farming, and the rise of video game gardens

    Feature | The problem of farming, and the rise of video game gardens

    Games are becoming too beholden to superficial, repetitive progression. It's time we stopped to smell the roses.

    Has it really been a few years since FarmVille smashed Facebook's traffic records, peaking with a monthly audience of over 80 million active users worldwide? According to the analytics platform App Data, this most legendary and notorious of free-to-play games now ranks 92nd, light-years behind latter-day blights on our attention spans like Candy Crush Saga and Clash of Clans. How the mighty fall - and yet, if FarmVille's cereal box vistas of nodding crops and twinkly-eyed livestock seem laughably outmoded, its heart beats on in the shape of our unabated thirst for incremental virtual gain. Games that are actually about farming remain relatively few, for all Excalibur's efforts to infest the high street with combine harvester simulators, but games in which you "farm", gathering handfuls of XP or cash from slain opponents who conveniently respawn when out of view, are very much the norm.

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  5. Next week, Destiny 2's Nightfall becomes more like Destiny 1's

    Destiny 2's top-level Nightfall activity will change next week to become more similar to Destiny 1's - and that's a good thing.

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  6. Shadow of the Colossus fans working to solve mysterious new PS4 puzzle

    UPDATE 9/2/18: Less than two days after release, Shadow of the Colossus fans have solved the puzzle behind the 'Enlightenments' added to the PS4 remake.

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  7. Cities: Skylines is currently free to play on Steam

    Splendid city builder Cities: Skylines is currently free to play on Steam, and will remain so until Sunday, February 11th.

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  8. Media Molecules' Dreams will let you build and share your own PSVR games

    According to new details published in games magazine Edge, Media Molecules' astonishingly ambitious PS4 title Dreams will let players create and share their own PSVR games.

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  9. Deadly Premonition director is taking a second stab at crowdfunding his cat-based murder mystery

    Deadly Premonition director Hidetaka "Swery" Suehiro has announced that he and his White Owls studio will make a second attempt to crowdfund cat-based murder mystery game The Good Life in March, this time on Kickstarter.

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  10. Splinter Cell: Conviction is now backward compatible on Xbox One

    Splinter Cell: Conviction, the premier Sam-Fisher-starring sneak-'em-up of 2010, is now backward compatible on Xbox One.

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  11. For Honor's Season Five launches next month, introduces long-awaited dedicated servers

    UPDATE 8/2/2018: Ubisoft has announced that For Honor's long-awaited dedicated servers will be introduced to PC on February 19th. Dedicated servers will come to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 “soon after”, with exact release dates to be revealed later.

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  12. A Fire Emblem character knelt with two swords, defending against some enemies attacking with halberds.

    Nintendo has revealed that its second DLC drop for the excellent Fire Emblem Warriors on Switch and 3DS will occur on February 15th (and a day earlier in the US).

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  13. Pokémon Go's last big wave of Gen 3 creatures arrives tomorrow

    Pokémon Go's last big wave of Gen 3 creatures arrives tomorrow

    All wild spawns will be Gen 3 for five days, while Rayquaza raids begin this weekend.

    The last big round of Gen 3 creatures will arrive in Pokémon Go tomorrow, 8th February.

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  14. Blimey, Pillars of Eternity 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch

    Sprawling role-playing sequel Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire, which looks every bit a Sure Thing, has not only been confirmed for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, it's been confirmed for Nintendo Switch.

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  15. How to make movies with PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds replay mode

    Video | How to make movies with PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds replay mode

    Beginner, beginner, chicken dinner.

    As regular viewers of our YouTube channel will know, myself and the rest of the video team are huge fans of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. It's not just the game we've fallen in love with though, I've also been spending an unhealthy amount of my time with the Replay Mode.

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  16. Mojang's Scrolls finally shuts down next week

    Scrolls, the strategy digital collectible card game developed by Minecraft maker Mojang, finally shuts down on Tuesday, 13th February.

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  17. Sea of Thieves open beta mentioned in latest datamine

    The currently inaccessible Sea of Thieves has been updated again and datamined again, and this time there's reference to an open beta - something which hasn't yet been officially announced.

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  18. Destiny 2 Valentine's Day event revives fan-favourite Destiny 1 map

    One of Destiny's best Crucible maps, The Burning Shrine, will be added to Destiny 2 next week.

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  19. Abandon Ship hits Steam Early Access this month

    Abandon Ship hits Steam Early Access on 21st February.

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  20. Relic leaves Dawn of War 3 behind as it moves on to new projects

    Relic Entertainment has left Dawn of War 3 behind to focus on new projects.

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  21. New three-day Metal Gear Survive beta kicks off next week

    A new Metal Gear Survive beta begins next week. It runs from 16th to 18th February on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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  22. Monster Hunter World has so much to teach other big budget games

    You wouldn't cheese an Odogaron - even a tempered, high rank bastard that had carted you and your team over and over until you'd all convinced yourself this demon doggy was not going to be put down - because, well, you just wouldn't. It's a question of respect, isn't it? And Monster Hunter: World's many beasts, from the humble Kula-Ya-Ku to some of the mightier elder dragons, certainly command your veneration.

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  23. Pokémon Go rips up its Mewtwo raid rulebook

    Pokémon Go rips up its Mewtwo raid rulebook

    UPDATE: Mewtwo's birthday invites were "bug", Niantic says.

    UPDATE 8/2/18 9.05am: Niantic has issued a response to this week's baffling EX Raid battle invitations - and blamed them on a "bug".

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  24. Hallucinatory horror game Layers of Fear is coming to Switch later this month

    Developer Bloober Team has revealed that its artistically inclined first-person horror game Layers of Fear is heading to Switch on February 21st.

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  25. Switch rhythm game Voez just got another 14 free new songs

    Excellent Switch rhythm game Voez just received a brand-new update, this one adding another 14 free songs to its already expansive track roster.

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  26. Warframe's Shrine of Eidolon update launches this week, brings two new titan boss fights

    Warframe's latest free update, Shrine of Eidolon, launches on PC this week, developer Digital Extremes has announced.

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  27. Fortnite unveils new Valentine's event details, skins, and crossbows

    Epic Games has shared more details of its upcoming Valentine's event for Fortnite and Battle Royale, due to commence on February 14th.

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  28. Watch: Here's all the new Civs in Civilization 6: Rise and Fall

    Civilization 6's first expansion arrives this week and brings with it eight new civilizations and nine new leaders, including the quite excellent Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. If you upset her, she threatens to thwack you with her umbrella. I think that's great.

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  29. Failbetter Games delays Sunless Skies following lay-offs, low sales

    Failbetter Games delays Sunless Skies following lay-offs, low sales

    Sold 15% as many copies of Sunless Sea in comparable time period.

    Sunless Sea developer Failbetter Games has delayed the launch of its upcoming crowdfunded sequel, Sunless Skies.

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