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Twitch has addressed the livestreaming of explicit deepfake content on its platform in a new safety blog post.

The average amount of money spent on a single video game last year in the UK rose by 6.7 percent to £36.47.

I don't like cheaters, and I am sure you don't like them either. I am always happy to see video game developers doing what is necessary to get cheaters out of our games. It just makes the whole experience that bit better.

Microsoft has promised more "consistency" with Halo Infinite seasonal updates, as its third season launches today.

The Resident Evil 4 remake is set to release in just a few short weeks (24th March, to be precise). Ahead of this launch, a mysterious new ARG website has appeared online.

The next wave of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in March has now been announced.

For all of Lloyd's talk about overcoming barriers, Trails to Azure faced many before finally reaching the West. Nearly twelve years after its initial PSP release, Nihon Falcom's RPG arrives hot on the heels of Trails from Zero, with NIS America licensing a popular fan translation. It's a crucial release before the upcoming Trails into Reverie, which serves as a joint epilogue for both Crossbell and the Cold Steel arc. Azure's release was a long time coming, but it's a worthy follow-up that builds on Zero's strengths.

Rovio could reverse its decision to de-list Angry Birds from the Google Play store.

There was a bit of confusion last week, when it was announced that The Super Mario Bros. Movie would be released two days earlier than previously expected in the US and "60 other markets". At this point, it was unclear whether the UK fell into the "other markets" category.

A bug in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is causing players to lose their save files, thanks to the latest patch.

The most recent episode of The Last of Us broke another viewership record for the series.

Microsoft has claimed the UK's Competition and Markets Authority has significantly overcounted the potential impact of Call of Duty going exclusive to Xbox and PC.

The middle eight, a component of songwriting I really love, is sometimes referred to as being a "meanwhile, back at the ranch" moment for a piece of music. The song has established a structure by this point, and we've followed that for a pleasant few minutes. We know the verses and we know the chorus. We know what to expect in general - or we think we do. And then, suddenly we're somewhere else. Choirs. Angels. Elvis is drying the tears from our eyes. A familiar theme, but now it's strange and inverted. Slowed, sped up, twisted in on itself. Meanwhile? Oh yes, this is what's happening back at the ranch.

UPDATE 6/3/23: Frost Fatales - Games Done Quick's all-woman winter charity speedrunning event - has run its last run for the year, raising a grand total of $151,614 USD.

Sea of Thieves is - can you believe it? - five years old this month, and to celebrate its half-decade anniversary, developer Rare is ushering in a new quality-of-life-focused season all about reinvigorating the piratical multiplayer adventure's core sandbox.

As part of today's announcement showcase, Paradox has teased Life By You, a new game from former head of Sims and CEO of Second Life studio Linden Labs, Rod Humble.

As part of today's announcement bonanza, Paradox Interactive has officially unveiled its long-awaited city builder sequel Cities: Skylines 2, which is coming to PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5 at some point "later this year".

Acclaimed grand strategy game Crusader Kings 3 is nipping outside for a bit of excitement in its next major expansion, Tours and Tournaments, which launches this spring.

Arkane Austin has confirmed crossplay support for its upcoming vampire shooter, Redfall.

Harebrained Schemes, the studio behind the acclaimed likes of Shadowrun and Battletech, has announced The Lamplighters League, a pulp-inspired tactical turn-based strategy game heading to PC and Xbox Series X/S in 2023.

The roadmap for WWE 2K23 has been revealed, including 24 wrestlers joining the line-up.

Frogwares has announced the release date for Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened.

The lead discussion point in DF Direct Weekly #101 centres on Larian's announcement that while Baldur's Gate 3 isn't a console exclusive, currently there's no release date for the Xbox Series version of the game owing to technical issues. The game is in development for Xbox, there are no exclusivity deals, but there are challenges in getting split-screen co-op working on Xbox Series S - and that's causing a hold-up.

There have been lots of questions about Atomic Heart, but maybe the biggest remains the question of just what exactly it is. As it turns out, like a lot of games that front-load on the dramatic marketing events, spark off controversies, and define themselves by reference to other, beloved games rather than on their own terms, Atomic Heart doesn't really know what it is either. If you're like me, you'll probably get a good way through the game before you have much of a clue yourself.

Kerbal Space Program 2 has had a rocky launch.

Battlefield 2042 players have discovered a new in-game Easter Egg for Mirror's Edge.

UPDATE 06/03/2023: Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic, the Soviet city-builder game, is now back on Steam following a DMCA copyright violation from an angry fan, as per original story below.

We are nearing the end of The Last of Us' first season.

A new Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi game has been announced by Bandai Namco.

Some things are eternally etched into your psyche. The last sunset of your favourite beach holiday. The wafting scent of your grandma's cooking. The gravelly drawl of Resident Evil 4's merchant asking "Whaddya buyin?"