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Cook Serve Forever announced, arriving early 2023
A feast for the eyes.
Developer Vertigo Gaming Inc, known for its beloved Cook, Serve, Delicious series, has announced its newest game - Cook Serve Forever.
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QuakeCon will be digital-only again this year
"We had to make decisions when there was still too much uncertainty."
QuakeCon, the Bethesda-run games convention inspired by id Software's classic, will be a digital-only event again this year.
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Beamdog's MythForce is a first-person fantasy dungeon-crawler inspired by 80s cartoons
UPDATE: Beamdog bought by Aspyr.
UPDATE 13/4/22: Aspyr has acquired Beamdog and will publish its newly-announced MythForce.
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Nintendo, Sony to update subscription guidelines following UK investigation
To help avoid unwanted payments.
Both Nintendo and Sony will change how they market their respective subscription offerings in response to an investigation by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority.
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Evil Dead's Ash Williams comes to Resident Evil Village in unexpected but brilliant fan crossover
It slays.
Have you ever wondered how Evil Dead’s Ash Williams would fair in the snow-covered world of Resident Evil Village? Well, wonder no more, as someone has brought these two pieces of media together as one, and I won’t lie, it is a match made in (a far from angelic) heaven.
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No Man's Sky's new Outlaws update lets you become a fearsome space pirate
Plus ship combat improvements and more.
If you've been itching to turn to the darker side in No Man's Sky, developer Hello Games' exploratory space sim has you covered in its new Outlaws update, giving players the chance to trade their life of relatively wholesome interplanetary meandering and base building for one of rather more criminal pursuits as they take on the role of fearsome space pirates.
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Final Fantasy creator's love for EverQuest inspired series move into MMORPGs
"Some of the staff never made it back to the real world."
Hironobu Sakaguchi, the original creator of Final Fantasy, is a huge fan of MMORPGs.
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Oddworld: Soulstorm PlayStation Plus deal "devastating" for developer
An odd world indeed.
While many see the inclusion of their game on Sony's PlayStation Plus service as a real boon, others feel less so. In fact, Oddworld Inhabitants' Lorne Lanning has revealed that getting Oddworld: Soulstorm on PS Plus was "devastating" for the team.
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Lego Star Wars scalpers target Blue Milk Luke minifigure
If money is all that you love, then that's what you'll receive.
Scalpers are reportedly targeting stock of Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga - and specifically its Deluxe Edition physical pack which includes an exclusive Lego minifigure.
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Interview | The universal appeal of Chicory: A Colorful Tale and its nuanced take on mental health
"The picture that you have of somebody is never accurate."
"Could I learn to be a better me? I guess I'll have to try." So sings a magical paintbrush-wielding dog atop a mountain in a colouring book world as they come to terms with what it means to be a hero.
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Chernobylite developers "heartbroken" at events in Ukraine
PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions on the way.
Chernobylite developer The Farm 51 is "heartbroken" at current events in Ukraine.
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World of Warcraft maker Blizzard is polling fans of the franchise on what they'd like to see offered in the somewhat-inevitable Wrath of the Lich King Classic.
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Skyrim's skeletons are basically grumpy cavemen
That's the bones of it.
One scientist has answered the question surely on everyone's minds since The Elder Scrolls 5 released over a decade ago – just what would Skyrim's skeletons look like if they were alive today? Well, it turns out, they would look like disgruntled cavemen.
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Bungie commits to remote work for "most current and future" jobs
As other studios encourage return to offices.
Destiny developer Bungie has committed to a new "digital-first" hiring policy, and said that "most current and future roles will be fully remote eligible".
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Bandai Namco working with Nintendo on mystery remaster
Doing a barrel roll?
Bandai Namco is working with Nintendo to remaster a 3D action game.
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Halo Infinite battle royale rumours swirl as Certain Affinity confirms "deepening" 343 relationship
To evolve shooter in "new and exciting ways".
Halo support studio Certain Affinity has said it is "deepening" its relationship with the series' main developer 343 Industries, and is now at work on "evolving" Halo Infinite further.
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Publisher Devolver Digital and developer WolfEye Studios have unveiled new and future content for their cowboy-themed action-RPG, Weird West.
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Feature | 10 years later, Fez still doesn't need a sequel - it never did
Hats off.
I don't need to tell you Fez is a great game because you know that. Everyone told you that in 2012. We named it Game of the Year, then called a Game of the Decade seven years later. It's one of the indie icons, a mandatory mention whenever you're talking about them.
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Blizzard sets time for next week's World of Warcraft expansion reveal
Leak suggests it'll be called Dragonflight.
Blizzard has provided additional details of next week's World of Warcraft expansion reveal, confirming the event - previously announced to be airing on Tuesday, 19th April - will commence at 5pm BST/6pm CEST/9am PT/12pm ET.
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Sony's Ghost of Tsushima movie adaptation names its writer
But project still in "early development".
Last March, John Wick director Chad Stahelski announced he was working on a movie adaptation of PlayStation samurai adventure Ghost of Tsushima, and now, a little over a year later, a writer for the project has been named.
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Elden Ring's late-game bosses are tough, so what better way to ease the pain of FromSoftware latest epic than by cutting out the middle man and getting one boss to fight another boss on your behalf? We've already had one such showdown before, pitting Malenia against Starcourge Radahn (and his pal Leonard the horse), and the victor of that skirmish is now back, this time taking on Maliketh, the Black Blade.
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In a sadly expected move, veteran development studio Vicarious Visions has been rebranded as Blizzard Albany.
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Digital Foundry | The Ascent hits PlayStation 5 - and it's as beautiful as ever
Last-gen and current-gen versions tested.
What is the most visually impressive indie game you've ever seen? From our perspective, The Ascent - released last summer for PC and Xbox - is a strong candidate. This Unreal Engine 4-based isometric action game features dense environmental geometry, great lighting, and high quality effects work. It's easily mistaken for a big-budget title but was in fact primarily made by Neon Giant, a small Swedish studio with just 12 core developers. Previously an Xbox console exclusive, The Ascent is now available for current-gen and last-gen PlayStation consoles - and we highly recommend it.
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Get ready intrepid explorers, as Young Horses has announced its colourful and eclectic adventure romp Bugsnax will be making its way to Xbox, Nintendo Switch and Steam on 28th April, as well as to Game Pass across Xbox and PC.
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Your Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes protagonist is called Shez
Mysterious Mercenary revealed.
A new trailer for the forthcoming musou spin-off Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes has revealed the game’s Mysterious Mercenary protagonist.
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Interview | The creators of Unpacking on developing a "weird", queer, BAFTA-winning game
"I think there's something kind of wonderful about geekiness and physical items."
"Unreal. Absolutely unreal." That's how Wren Brier and Tim Dawson, the creators of Unpacking, described their double win at the BAFTA Games to me last week. So shocked were they at taking home gongs for Narrative and the public voted Game of the Year the couple didn't even have a speech prepared.
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Activision Blizzard appoints new diversity chief
Kotick wants to be "most welcoming and inclusive company" in games.
Kristen Hines has been named as the new chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at embattled publisher Activision Blizzard.
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If you feel like you need to see even more of Master Chief's derriere after his naked TV debut last week, well I have good news - there is a mod that lets you play Halo Infinite in third person.
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What would Elden Ring look like as a CRPG?
Shrunken Lands Between.
Elden Ring's worlds are beautiful and desolate. But what if the perspective was shifted?
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Elden Ring completed with just a butt stomp
Bottom's up.
Not content with completing Elden Ring in under 10 minutes, speedrunner Distortion2 has now finished the game using a butt stomp.
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