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  1. Nintendo Switch's lowest resolution games tested - and how a next-gen successor could boost image quality

    Digital Foundry | Nintendo Switch's lowest resolution games tested - and how a next-gen successor could boost image quality

    Plus: Ark Survival Evolved revisited ahead of its Switch revamp.

    The Nintendo Switch wasn't pushing the envelope in terms of performance when it launched with an modest Tegra X1 chip back in 2017, but its relatively modern graphics meant that the system could run recent titles without a massive development effort. On the flipside, its meagre levels of compute performance - a necessary compromise for a power-limited mobile device - often required big sacrifices to rendering resolution. With the Switch reportedly soon to be replaced by a successor, we thought we'd survey some of these efforts to see just how low-res the most demanding titles got - so just how low can the Nintendo Switch go?

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  2. Disney Dreamlight Valley has a free character creator available now

    Disney Dreamlight Valley has a free character creator you can download now ahead of the game's release.

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  3. Embracer Group completes acquisition of Square Enix's western studios

    Embracer Group has now completed its acquisition of Square Enix's western studios, namely Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal, and Square Enix Montréal.

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  4. Here's a lengthy look at Square Enix's fantasy farming  sim Harvestella

    As part of its latest Treehouse: Live showcase, Nintendo has shared a lengthy look at Square Enix's upcoming fantasy farming sim Harvestella, showing off its story, its world exploration and combat, its farming, fishing, and more.

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  5. Amazon and EA logos.

    Amazon EA acquisition report refuted by CNBC

    UPDATE: "This is not going to happen today."

    UPDATE 1.40pm UK: US network CNBC has shut down a report by USA Today that stated Amazon was set to make an imminent takeover bid for FIFA maker EA.

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  6. Mario gives a thumbs up.

    Nintendo responds to PlayStation price hike

    "No plans" to increase Switch cost.

    Nintendo has joined Microsoft in responding to this week's shock PlayStation 5 price hike, and said it had "no plans" to similarly bump up the Nintendo Switch's cost.

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  7. Splatoon 3 bow weapon

    Fans think they've found a world map which shows off the Splatoon series' flooded planet in full detail.

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  8. Puzzle Bobble Everybubble! key art

    Puzzle Bobble Everybubble! is a new Puzzle Bobble game exclusive to Nintendo Switch.

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  9. You can now download a booklet from Valve chronicling "the story of Steam Deck"

    To celebrate the upcoming launch of the Steam Deck in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, Valve has released a new booklet all about the company, Steam, and its handheld Steam Deck PC.

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  10. Denuvo won't affect Switch performance, spokesperson claims

    Denuvo has clarified more details of its upcoming Nintendo Switch Emulator Protection solution, which it announced earlier this week.

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  11. Total War, Hyenas developer Creative Assembly announces new "action project"

    Developer Creative Assembly has revealed it is working on a new "action project" that will sit alongside the likes of Total War and its long-in-the-works sci-fi shooter Hyenas.

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  12. Need for Speed artwork.

    A first glimpse at gameplay from the next Need for Speed has popped up online, showing off the game's new visual style.

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  13. Surgeon Simulator and other Bossa Studios IP bought by TinyBuild for £3m

    Bossa Studios' various gaming franchises has been acquired by publisher TinyBuild for $3m.

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  14. What we've been playing

    Feature | What we've been playing

    A few of the games that have us hooked at the moment.

    Hello! Welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we've found ourselves playing over the last few days. This time: Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy, and one of the greatest games of all time.

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  15. Microsoft responds to PlayStation 5 price hike news

    Microsoft responds to PlayStation 5 price hike news

    Notes Xbox Series X/S price remains the same.

    Following Sony's announcement that it will be raising the price of PlayStation 5 in select countries, Microsoft has responded to the news, merely noting that existing Xbox Series X/S prices remain the same.

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  16. Netflix's live-action BioShock movie will be helmed by I Am Legend director

    Following Netflix's announcement earlier this year that it's adapting Irrational Games' acclaimed shooter BioShock into a live-action film, the streaming service has revealed it's now secured a writer and director for the project.

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  17. Flaming Espinas joins Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak in next free update

    It's only been a couple of weeks since Capcom dropped the first free title update for Monster Hunter Rise's Sunbreak expansion, but already the publisher is teasing Update 2, with a first look at incoming new monster variant Flaming Espinas.

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  18. Shadow of the Tomb Raider is free on the Epic Games Store next week

    Anyone with a hankering for some glum action-adventuring should keep an eye on the Epic Games Store next, when Shadow of the Tomb Raider - the final instalment in Square Enix's gloomy rebooted series - will be free to download, alongside Submerged: Hidden Depths.

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  19. Exocolonist

    I can't work out whether there are an unusual number of games concerned with memory being released this year, or if I'm just at the right moment in my life to notice them all. Anyway, to add to Hindsight and Arcade Paradise, here's another. I Was a Teenage Exocolonist is the story of a child growing up amongst a group of people who are trying to make a new life on a distant planet. If you put the science fiction elements aside, though, it's a game that explores the many ways in which our past experiences shape us. In other words, it's a game about memory.

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  20. Battlefield 2042's Season Two is a return to form

    Feature | Battlefield 2042's Season Two is a return to form

    New season kicks off next week.

    More than two months on from the release of Battlefield 2042's Season One - which was generally well received - the game's next season finally kicks off at the end of this month, on 30th August.

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  21. Microsoft Flight Simulator

    More details about the 40th Anniversary Edition of Microsoft Flight Simulator have been released to celebrate the return of Gamescom.

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  22. Nvidia blames "challenging market conditions" for Q3 forecast misses

    Graphics card maker Nvidia is also feeling the sting of the current economic climate.

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  23. The Devil In Me logo

    Feature | Supermassive Games pays homage to classic slasher horror in The Devil In Me

    "The more responsibility you give the player the better."

    Ahead of its appearance at Gamescom, Eurogamer was given the chance to watch a pre-prepared keynote on The Devil In Me, the next instalment and first season finale of Supermassive Games’ The Dark Pictures Anthology. The preview, hosted by director Tom Heaton, included footage from one of the episode’s later scenes, and a look at its various gameplay improvements.

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  24. Prime Gaming September 2022

    Here's Amazon Prime Gaming's September line-up

    Assassin's Creed Origins! Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor!

    Amazon has just announced its September line-up for Prime Gaming members.

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  25. Sony reluctantly raises PS5 price, but knows it can get away with it

    Breaking Newscast | Sony reluctantly raises PS5 price, but knows it can get away with it

    Why now? And will Microsoft follow suit?

    Sony has announced a shock price rise for the PlayStation 5, and in a Eurogamer Newscast special, we're here to discuss why the company has pulled this undoubtedly unpopular move - and why it's likely to get away with it.

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  26. Rift of the NecroDancer gameplay screenshot

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is getting a new standalone rhythm game spin-off.

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  27. PlayStation 5 tournament beta.

    Tournaments - a feature of the PlayStation 4 since 2016 - will finally be available to try on PS5 soon via a public beta.

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  28. Resident Evil Village VR

    Capcom has announced that Resident Evil Village for PlayStation VR 2 will be playable at Tokyo Game Show this year - the first time Sony's new headset will be available to try publicly.

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