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Sonic Origins developer "very unhappy" with Sega about state of the game
"What is in Origins is also not what we turned in."
One of the developers of the recently released Sonic Origins has hit out at publisher Sega, alleging "what is in Origins is also not what we turned in".
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Halo developer looking to bring microtransactions to Master Chief Collection in future
Flooding the market.
Developer 343 Industries has announced it is considering adding purchasable "Spartan Points" to Halo: Master Chief Collection in the future.
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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: turtles, mountains, and funny mouths.
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Opinion | With the new PS Plus Premium and Extra, Sony opts for the car boot sale approach to catalogue gaming
Trash Panic.
Right, what's going on here then? We have a new subscription service, there are three tiers, and on paper they make pretty good sense. Here's a quick-ish summary.
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Feature | Sorcery! finally comes to console, but it's not the port it deserves
Not enough Kharé.
The original Sorcery! games on mobile made a strong impression on me. They were my first encounter with Inkle, a studio I'm now besotted with, and they were among my first encounters with deeper, more substantial mobile games. In fact, at the time - and this was quite a long time ago - I couldn't believe my hunk-a-junk iPhone 4 was capable of something so beautiful.
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Chris Pratt says his Mario movie voice will be "unlike anything you've heard" in Mario before
Not mushroom for improvement?
Actor Chris Pratt has been discussing his - somewhat controversial - role in the upcoming CGI Super Mario Bros. movie, telling Variety that his take on the title character will be "updated and unlike anything you've heard in the Mario world before."
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Stellar turn-based strategy Into the Breach getting free Advanced Edition update in July
And coming to iOS and Android via Netflix.
Four and a bit years after its initial launch, FTL developer Subset Games is revisiting its stellar turn-based strategy game Into the Breach, with a much-expanded Advanced Edition update for existing platforms that's set to release on 19th July.
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Dead Cells' big accessibility focused Breaking Barriers update out now
Adds adjustable assist mode and more.
Dead Cells, the majestic rogue-like action-platformer from developers Motion Twin and subsidiary Evil Empire, is expanding again, this time introducing a range of new accessibility features - including an adjustable Assist Mode - in a PC and console update the studios are calling Breaking Barriers.
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Eurogamer Newscast | What can Sony do to improve PlayStation Plus Premium?
And is Extra currently the better deal?
This week on the Eurogamer Newscast - also available in audio form! - we look in detail at today's final rollout of PlayStation Plus Premium, which is now available in the UK and mainland Europe.
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A Plague Tale: Requiem gets October release date, 10 minutes of gameplay shown
Take a quick squeak.
A Plague Tale: Requiem will launch for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on 18th October, developer Asobo and publisher Focus Entertainment have announced.
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Microsoft has revealed its plans to bring mouse and keyboard support to its Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) service. As a result, the company is now encouraging developers to ready themselves for mouse and keyboard support.
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Overwatch currencies will be transferred into sequel
While unopened loot boxes will be opened automatically.
Blizzard has detailed its plans for Overwatch's existing currencies and lootboxes as the developer looks to the launch of Overwatch 2 as a free-to-play early access game this October.
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Yuji Naka confirms Michael Jackson wrote music for Sonic 3
It's black and white.
It's long been a gaming myth that Michael Jackson wrote music for Sonic the Hedgehog 3, sparking long-running rumours as to which parts of the soundtrack he was involved in.
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No Man's Sky out in October on Switch, will be single-player-only "at launch"
Physical PS5 version coming too.
If an entire universe in the palm of your hand sounds neat, you're probably already excited about the launch of exploratory space sim No Man's Sky on Switch. And it turns out the wait for its arrival won't go on too much longer, with developer Hello Games having now confirmed it'll be coming to Nintendo's console - initially as a single-player-only experience - on 7th October.
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Cyberpunk 2077 gang-based board game smashes Kickstarter goal
Take control of the streets.
A new boardgame set in Cyberpunk 2077's dystopian world of Night City recently launched on Kickstarter, and has quickly surpassed its target.
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Twitch testing new UI layout to boost discoverability
Mixed reactions so far.
Twitch is testing a new UI layout intended to boost discoverability, but the reaction so far is mixed.
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Taiko no Tatsujin Rhythm Festival coming to Nintendo Switch this October
Drum roll, please!
Bandai Namco Europe has revealed Taiko no Tatsujin Rhythm Festival will be marching its way onto the Nintendo Switch on 14th October.
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Kojima Productions is selling peace charms to raise money for Ukrainian refugees in Japan.
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Sony exceeds number of promised PlayStation Plus catalogue games
Up to 740 expected, though more available via direct searches.
Sony has now exceeded the number of games it promised to make available as part of its PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium catalogues, after previously launching the service in other regions with far fewer titles than expected.
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What if Elden Ring was a SNES game?
Malenia never looked so adorable.
Elden Ring has already inspired countless mods and fan videos, including a playable demake on a Game Boy.
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 powers past $400m box office milestone
This ought to spike your interest.
We know Sonic goes fast - he is, after all, a blue spikey blur of a hedgehog more often than not. But now, he has sped past one of his most impressive milestones yet and made Paramount a cool $400m at the box office.
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Super Stardust Portable quietly joins PlayStation Plus Premium catalogue
If you know how to find it.
PSP classic Super Stardust Portable has been quietly added to Sony's PlayStation Plus Premium games list, though is currently a little difficult to find.
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It's currently impossible to complete KOTOR 2 on Switch
UPDATE: Aspyr responds with workaround.
UPDATE 23/6/22: Aspyr has responded to Eurogamer with a statement on the known Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 issue.
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PlayStation Plus Premium will get 60Hz NTSC options in future
As service launches in UK today.
PlayStation Plus Premium has finally completed its planned worldwide rollout, and arrived in the UK and mainland Europe today.
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Feature | Dome Keeper is gloriously horrible
Straight to the top.
Dome Keeper is a thrillingly bad time. You know this sort of game: claustrophobic, tense, mercilessly well designed. A sharp design. The best kind of awful.
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Jane Foster's Mighty Thor heads to Marvel's Avengers next week
As latest playable hero.
It's been a good while since Square Enix's troubled live-service action-adventure Marvel's Avengers got itself a new playable hero - its most recent addition was the PlayStation-exclusive Spider-Man at the end of last year - but that drought will finally come to an end next Tuesday, 28th June, with the arrival of Jane Foster's Mighty Thor.
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Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition brings remastered classic to PC and consoles tomorrow
Featuring visual improvements and more.
Despite running into some considerable set-backs shortly after its initial announcement, leading to an indefinite delay, developer Nightdive Studios' highly anticipated remaster of Westwood Studio's classic Blade Runner point-and-click adventure is finally complete, and will be launching for Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and PC, tomorrow, 23rd June.
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Creative Assembly reveals "ballsy" multiplayer sci-fi heist shooter Hyenas
Out on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation next year.
Developer Creative Assembly has finally unmasked Hyenas, its long-in-the-works sci-fi shooter - and while Alien Isolation fans might be a little disappointed to see it's not a much-hoped for successor, anyone who's ever dreamed of doing heists in a space should be very cheerful.
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Eggcellent.
Pokémon Go developer Niantic has said it has no current plans to remove the option of battling in raids from afar - a popular mechanic introduced in response to Covid lockdowns.
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Elden Ring player stumbles on unknown invisible boss
Beware of randomiser mods.
An Elden Ring player has accidentally stumbled on an unknown - and invisible - boss thanks to a randomiser mod.
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