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New Lords of the Fallen update shakes up New Game Plus mode
UPDATE: Now available on consoles too.
UPDATE 24/10/23: A new update for Lords of the Fallen has been released on console for parity with PC.
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True Names | The game that lets you imagine a city
It's I'm Sorry, Did you Say Street Magic.
Since he was about seven years old, Mark Vanhoenacker has liked to imagine his own city. "Its location changes occasionally, as does its name. But no matter where I draw it or what I call it, it's the same city to me."
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Digital Foundry | ThunderX3 Core gaming chair review
Legitimately comfy, behind its silly 'CORE.RDY 360' branding.
There's a lot to love about the ThunderX3 Core, a gaming chair that mixes a professional appearance with serious lumbar support, good adjustability and a premium price point.
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Hotline Miami 1 & 2 just got a native release on Xbox Series X/S and PS5
Free upgrades for existing owners.
If you've somehow missed out on developer Dennaton Games' classic Hotline Miami series - or are just looking for another excuse to revisit its woozily eccentric mayhem - you might like to know both games are now natively available for Xbox Series X/S and PS5.
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Xbox's latest third-party digital showcase airs this Wednesday
With 20 minutes of gameplay and trailers.
Microsoft's occasional Xbox Partner Preview series returns this Wednesday, 25th October, with another digital showcase of gameplay and trailers.
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Sony donates $2m to support Israel and Gaza aid
UPDATE: InnerSloth, Devolver also make donations.
UPDATE 23/10/23: Among Us developer Innersloth is the latest company to donate to humanitarian causes, as casualties continue to rise in Gaza.
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Recent King Kong game reportedly developed from scratch in one year
"I was on automatic pilot by the end of February because all hope was lost."
The developers of the latest King Kong game say they were given just one year to build the game from scratch, with the harsh timeline mandated by publisher GameMill Entertainment.
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Awesome Games Done Quick 2024's full charity speedrun schedule now live
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, The Last of Us and more.
I know it is hard to believe, but 2024 is nearly upon us. In fact, 10 weeks today is 1st January (welp!).
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Fallout TV series launch date revealed
Amazon show drops April 2024.
Stand by, Fallout fans - there's only a few months left for you to stay in your bunkers before the Amazon Prime Fallout TV series debuts in April next year.
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Lords of the Fallen reaches 1m sold in 10 days
Dark sales.
Lords of the Fallen, the new Soulslike from Hexworks and CI Games, has sold 1m copies in 10 days.
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Spider-Man 2 fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game ever
2.5m copies shifted on first day.
Sony has shifted more than 2.5m copies of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 in just 24 hours.
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Alien: Isolation mod replaces Xenomorph with Thomas the Tank Engine
Don't worry, he doesn't detrack-t from the horror at all.
What's scarier than a 10-foot tall, indestructible Xenomorph lurking about and stalking you to your death? Yes, you guessed it - Thomas the Tank Engine.
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Spider-Man 2 creative director labels it as Insomniac's version of MCU's Civil War
As "hypothetical" third game teased.
When asked about a possible third Spider-Man game, Spider-Man 2's creative director Bryan Intihar likened the sequel to the MCU's Captain America: Civil War.
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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's efficient development due to team chemistry, director says
Whispers return, plus new chocobo racing footage.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has taken less than four years to develop thanks to team chemistry.
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11 years later, Star Citizen dev says Squadron 42 is "feature-complete"
Game now in "polishing phase".
Star Citizen's standalone single-player campaign Squadron 42 is now "feature complete", developer Cloud Imperium Games has said.
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Blog | Try our new "For you" section
Keeping up with your favourite things just got even easier.
Keeping up with your favourite things just got even easier.
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Spider-Man 2 UK boxed sales beat Super Mario Bros. Wonder
PS5 exclusive is 2023's fourth-biggest physical launch.
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is a big success for PlayStation, with enormous opening weekend sales of physical copies here in the UK.
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Marvel's Iron Man using "community council" to "feedback on everything" during development
"As with Dead Space, [fans will offer] feedback throughout."
Motive has confirmed that it's convened another "community council" to guide development of its new Iron Man game so that fans can "feedback on pretty much everything throughout the development process".
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Sony has just dropped another batch of brilliant game soundtracks onto Spotify
Fresh drops include the official OSTs for Gravity Rush, Shadow of the Colossus, and Wild Arms.
Good news, video game music fans – Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has dropped a fresh batch of video game soundtracks onto streaming platform Spotify.
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World of Horror is finally out of early access – and even its launch trailer may give you nightmares
A scary-tale ending.
If you're looking for a spooky experience but would prefer to avoid the usual mascot horror tropes this Halloween, then you're in for a treat: World of Horror is now finally out of early access.
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"I put Freddy Fazbear in Mortal Kombat 1"
Freddy or not, he's coming.
Mortal Kombat's signature fatalities already make it one of the more unsettling games on the market, but a fan has made it significantly worse by inserting one of gaming's most terrifying horror mascots: Freddy Fazbear.
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Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi discusses the essence of the series
Developers should have courage to take a risk.
Final Fantasy series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi has discussed what makes a game a Final Fantasy game, noting it's all about the development team taking on new challenges.
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PlayStation's Visual Arts is the latest games company hit by layoffs
"I knew this layoff wave was coming."
PlayStation's Visual Arts is the latest gaming company to have been hit by layoffs.
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Yoshida responds to achievement hunting Final Fantasy 14 player
"As a creator of an MMO that's a really fantastic thing to see."
Final Fantasy 14 director and producer Naoki Yoshida has responded to the player who recently earned all achievements in the game.
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We already knew that Final Fantasy 14 was making one of its most unusual crossover events yet by teaming up with the bean-tastic Fall Guys, but now we can see it in action courtesy of a new teaser that dropped during Final Fantasy Fan Fest.
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A writer at Ubisoft has posted what seems to be an unknown Assassin's Creed Shadows character on their LinkedIn profile.
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Lost | The day of landing: why video games and islands belong together
Shore thing.
Is there a more beautiful word than island? Actually, switch to Latin and it's even better: insula. It's hard not to get reflective about a word like that, hard not to even get a little moony. Join me for a sweet second or two! Islands, a kind of cherished space out in the world that offers something that can only truly be internalised. A place found on the mind as well as the map.
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Counter-Strike 2 players banned for using AMD's Anti-Lag+ should see their bans "reversed" soon
And the shooter now includes a "startup check for incompatible AMD graphic drivers".
Valve has confirmed that it will shortly begin "reversing" VAC bans for Counter-Strike 2 players who were banned from the game for using AMD’s Anti-Lag+ feature.
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Alan Wake 2's PC specs are here - and they're as scary as the game itself
"These PC requirements are scary AF."
Remedy has revealed the full system requirements to run its highly-anticipated sequel, Alan Wake 2, on PC.
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EA Sports FC 24 has disabled the perk that lets you stick a football to your calf
It's a game of two calves.
EA has disabled an EA Sports FC 24 perk in order to address a glitch that was giving some players an unfair in-game advantage.
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