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Vampire Survivors' minimalist survival action hits PS4 and PS5 later this month
Arrives alongside all DLC.
Vampire Survivors - the acclaimed (and still doggedly vampire-free) minimalist survival RPG from developer Poncle - is finally launching for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on 29th August.
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Digital Foundry | The making of Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 - the Ninja Theory interview
Breaking down an Unreal Engine 5 technological showcase.
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 stands as one of the most impressive games we've seen this year, and, in fact, this entire generation. It's a game that pushes the limits of what Unreal Engine 5 can offer at this point in time, taking full advantage of its many features. Beautiful acting, amazing character models, stunning landscapes, and truly exceptional lighting all come together to create a moody, beautiful and atmospheric experience.
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Review | Cygni: All Guns Blazing review - a thoughtful rejection of the arcade shooting rulebook
Ship shape.
KeelWork’s strikingly opulent shooter dares to do new things with its genre in an effort to unite players of every level. This is what a blockbuster shooter should look like.
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Roblox responds to platform ban in Türkiye
"We respect the laws and regulations in countries where we operate."
Roblox has responded to news the government of Türkiye has banned access to the platform in order to "ensure the protection of our children".
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One to keep a WolfEye on.
As teased earlier this week, Arkane founder Raphael Colantonio has today unveiled the first details of his next game at WolfEye Studios.
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"'21 was the worst year of development of my life."
Krafton, the publisher of survival horror game The Callisto Protocol, forced developer Striking Distance to release the game early.
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Feature | The making of the Dark Urge in Baldur's Gate 3
How Larian honoured BioWare's story while creating its "most heroic" playthrough yet.
There are some pretty chunky spoilers here about the Dark Urge playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3, and perhaps one or two about other parts of the game. If you're still planning a Dark Urge playthrough of the game, I'd suggest going in as unaware as possible. Bookmark this for later.
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Game Science has released a fresh trailer for forthcoming action-RPG Black Myth: Wukong ahead of its release later this month.
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Suicide Squad flop leads to 41% drop in Warner Bros. gaming revenue
Will lean into free-to-play to "balance" its game business.
Gaming revenue for Warner Bros. Discovery has declined by 41 percent year-on-year due to the "weak performance" of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.
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Early Borderlands movie impressions brand it "disaster" and "huge misfire"
"Lifeless, unfunny, and visually repulsive dud".
Eli Roth's Borderlands movie is nearly here, and early impressions are starting to trickle in - and, well, they're not great. Critics have taken to social media to brand the live-action film adaptation of Gearbox's looter-shooter everything from a "huge misfire" to a "disaster".
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Lone Echo and The Order: 1886 developer Ready at Dawn reportedly shut down by Meta
So company "stays within [its] new budgetary constraints".
Ready at Dawn - the studio behind the likes of Lone Echo and The Order: 1886 - has reportedly been shut down by its currently owner, Meta, after over two decades of operation. The news follows heavy job cuts at the studio last year.
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Fortnite ditches long-standing promise Battle Pass items won't be available to buy later
"This change lets us continue investing in new and exciting...rewards".
Epic Games has announced it's ditching a long-standing Fortnite promise that Battle Pass items will never be made available to buy at a later date - although it's implementing an 18-month wait period before items can appear in its in-game shop.
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197K Baldur's Gate 3 players banged Halsin in bear form, reveals Larian's anniversary stats
Ursine of the times.
Exactly one year (and four days) after Baldur's Gate 3's version 1.0 release, developer Larian is celebrating the highly acclaimed RPG's first anniversary by releasing a whole bunch of revealing players stats. Which, among other things, confirm that 30 percent of the 30 percent of players who opted to sex Halsin sexed Halsin in bear form.
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Details from The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom trailer you may have missed
Region names! Zora instruments! A cat!
Earlier this week, Nintendo released a fresh trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, that's due out next month.
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Popular deck-building roguelike Balatro has now passed 2m sales and a major update is due next year.
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Sifu and High on Life lead Humble Choice games this August
Plus Gotham Knights!
Kung-fu roguelite Sifu and comedy shooter High on Life lead the Humble Choice games this August.
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Digital Foundry | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X review: Zen 5 impresses, but 7800X3D still reigns for gaming
What does the scouter say about its power level?
AMD's Ryzen 9000 CPUs have arrived, marking the debut of the more powerful and efficient Zen 5 architecture and a quartet of Dragon Ball Z meme-adjacent processor numbers: 9600X, 9700X, 9900X and 9950X. Today we're looking at the first two processors, the six-core 9600X at £269/$279 and eight-core 9700X at £339/$359. These mainstream offerings are due to go on sale on August 8th, with the 12-core and 16-core Ryzen 9 models scheduled to arrive one week later.
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Preview | Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 delivers maximum Warhammer to glorious effect
Phwoaaaaaaargh.
Often, the first question for any Warhammer 40K game is simply, "Is it Warhammer 40K enough?" This is one of those franchises where the brand itself becomes the thing some fans want to play: it must be grim, it must be dark, it must have sufficient gore, and must have both recognisable nods and oblique references that adhere strictly to our "Core Brand Values". Also, I suppose, there should be a video game in there somewhere.
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Now Playing | The magnificent pitch of Super Dungeon Muncher is a sketch of future greatness
The nom of the game.
I'm not ashamed to say this: one of the easiest ways to make me excited about a game is still to chuck the word "super" into the title. This is Nintendo's fault, inevitably. Super Mario Bros, sure. But then when the Super Famicom came around, they threw Super into almost every game that came out. It remains the easiest upgrade pitch of all time, and the most intoxicating. Why do I need to buy these games again? Because now they're super.
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"This is an unprecedented step in the right direction."
Equity, the UK actors' union, has introduced new minimum rates in a bid to address "systemic low pay" for performers and improve working conditions in the industry.
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Free-to-play tactical shooter Arena Breakout: Infinite launches into early access next week
Full release news coming at Gamescom.
Free-to-play tactical extraction shooter Arena Breakout: Infinite will launch into early access next week on 13th August.
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Fallout: London hotfix still on the way, along with "huge" update
"We have some big plans for the future."
A hotfix for Fallout: London to address crashing issues is still on the way, with developer Team Folon planning a "huge" patch soon after.
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Final Fantasy 16 profile in latest Nvidia driver leads to speculation of imminent PC release
Chocobout time.
A profile for Final Fantasy 16 has been spotted in the latest Nvidia driver, leading to speculation a PC release could be imminent.
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Sega's acquisition of Angry Birds maker Rovio helps boost profits by 181.5%
Along with Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance sales.
Sega's acquisition of Angry Birds maker Rovio has helped boost the company's video game profits by 181.5 percent year-on-year.
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PlayStation 5 totals 61m units sold as hardware sales continue to fall
Software profits on the rise.
Sony has now sold over 61m PlayStation 5 consoles, but hardware unit sales have fallen by 32 percent year-on-year.
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Supporters | Five of the Best: Sprints
Get set, go.
Five of the Best is a weekly series for supporters of Eurogamer. It's a series that highlights some of the features in games that are often overlooked. It's also about having your say, so don't be shy, use the comments below and join in!
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's Zombies mode gets first trailer and story details
Ahead of full gameplay reveal.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's October release date is inching ever closer, with Activision growing looser-lipped by the day. Which brings us to the company's latest reveal: a first look at Black Ops 6's Zombies mode, courtesy of a two-and-a-half-minute cinematic trailer, ahead of a full gameplay breakdown this Thursday, 8th August.
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Dead by Daylight's Castlevania collaboration adds Dracula and Trevor Belmont later this month
Available now on PC public testing.
Between its animated adaptations and video game collaborations - which so far includes the likes of Dead Cells and V Rising - Konami's legendary Castlevania series is alive and well and shows no signs of stopping (although an actual new game would also be nice, Konami). And up next is Dead by Daylight's previously announced Castlevania chapter, which is now confirmed to be launching on 27th August, with a public test build arriving today.
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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor gets September release on PS4 and Xbox One
Plus, PC performance update incoming.
A little over a year after confirming a last-gen release for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was in the works, EA has announced the action-adventure sequel will be launching for Xbox One and PS4 on 17th September. Additionally, improvements to the much-maligned PC version are coming.
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Acclaimed biking game Descenders is getting an extreme sports sort-of-sequel
Starting with snow- and mountainboarding.
Developer RageSquid has unveiled Descenders Next, an extreme-sports-focused sort-of-sequel to 2018's acclaimed downhill biking hit Descenders, which is aiming to be "the only extreme sports game you'll ever need" when it comes to Steam and Game Pass sometime in 2025.
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