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To understand why so many games veterans were dismayed at the news that artist Oliver Frey had died this week, you first need to understand the changing face of games media.

It turns out Elden Ring character Goldmask does in fact have a voice line after all.

UPDATE 23/8/22: The AAA game whose development has been shifted to another studio is indeed the struggling Knights of the Old Republic remake, Bloomberg has reported.

New figures reveal that Warner Bros. has welcomed over 20 million brawlers to MultiVersus, doubling its numbers since the start of August.

Super Smash Bros Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has shared his final daily screenshot.

Disgaea 7 has just been announced by developer Nippon Ichi Software for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PS5.

We now have a slightly better idea when PlayStation VR2 will arrive: in "early 2023".

PSA: If you have any unauthorised items in your Elden Ring inventory, you may want to get rid of them sharpish.

There are spoilers for the Netflix adaptation of Sandman ahead. They're not enormous but it's better if you've watched the show before reading this.

There's good news for some customers waiting to hear more about their Steam Deck reservations.

A new Sonic Frontiers trailer has been spotted, with an 8th November release date attached.

Monster Hunter Rise has now sold over 11m copies across Switch and PC.

To say Gran Turismo 7 fluffed its opening moments earlier this year might be understating things a little; this was a getaway as catastrophic as Lewis Hamilton's at the Baku restart last year, Polyphony Digital's high profile PlayStation exclusive careering off-track in a cloud of self-inflicted chaos. The magic button that was the cause of all that drama was in this instance microtransactions, deployed aggressively on launch (and somewhat cynically activated once many of the reviews were already in) and leading to some deserved vitriol from fans.

PlayStation is planning to adapt the excellent Gravity Rush into a movie, it has been reported.

The Game Awards 2022 will be held on 8th December, it has been announced.

Minecraft's default player skin Steve has finally regrown its original beard, after 13 years.

Another Monday, another Return to Monkey Island clip for us all to pore over.

Twitch streamer Miss Mikkaa has beaten Elden Ring single-handedly.

A video game version of Tintin classic Cigars of the Pharaoh will launch for PC, plus Nintendo Switch, PlayStation and Xbox consoles in 2023.

Paradox Interactive has unveiled new Cities Skylines expansion Plazas and Promenades expansion, coming to PC, Xbox, and PlayStation "soon".

Ubisoft has denied reports it is making a game based on Marvel's infamous vampire hunter Blade.

Trans Twitch streamer Clara "Keffals" Sorrenti has been doxxed following a swatting incident earlier this month.

WordleBot, The New York Times' own official "daily Wordle companion", has suggested a new starting word for us all to try.

Saints Row is back after a seven year break, a proper 2022 series reboot from developer Volition that reinvents the series on several fronts - and I'm overwhelmed. Not because of the game itself - it's good chaotic fun - but because of Volition's approach to PS5 and Xbox Series X support. There are five different graphics modes - two at 1080p, two at 1440p and one at 4K - plus toggles for ray-traced ambient occlusion (RTAO) on the high quality 1080p and 1440p modes. That's seven permutations in all, perhaps a record for a major console release, yet Series S has no settings to change at all. On the surface, the level of customisability on PS5 and Series X is amazing stuff, offering tons of flexibility - but it also requires a ton of testing, both on our side and in the Volition QA department. It hasn't been long since we last saw Saints Row in action either - exactly one month since we ran our PC preview. Have the developers had enough time to produce a polished release?

It takes guts to reboot something, doesn't it? Guts, and no doubt a lot of hand-wringing. It's a taciturn acknowledgement that something, at its core, still has value - something is worth sticking with - and yet it's also a painful public admission that something else isn't quite right. Be it a TV show, movie, or video game, I don't think that's ever an easy conclusion to reach… well, not with the eyes of an ardent fanbase looking on, anyways.

Sega has announced the European release date for its Mega Drive Mini 2.

A new gameplay trailer has been released for Black Myth: Wukong.

Over the weekend, we got a look at a brand new Pokémon.

We now have release dates for the various editions of upcoming golfing sim PGA Tour 2K23, which features Tiger Woods as its cover athlete.

Discounts on energy bills will reportedly be offered to UK households which avoid electricity usage during peak times.