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  1. Supermassive's summer camp horror The Quarry has a non-interactive Movie Mode

    Tired of those infernal video games, always insisting on being so darned interactive? Well, developer Supermassive Games (Until Dawn, The Dark Pictures Anthology) has you covered in its next horror title The Quarry, which comes with its very own Movie Mode.

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  2. Fortnite fans think Epic Games is teasing Darth Vader

    This week's big Unreal Engine event brought word of a new Tomb Raider game set to made using Unreal Engine 5, and saw Epic Games' powerful game toolkit made freely available to all.

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  3. Criterion's new Need for Speed will reportedly launch this November

    Criterion's new Need for Speed will reportedly launch this November

    And will be PS5 and Series X/S only on consoles.

    Criterion's new Need for Speed game, which was delayed at the start of last year while the studio assisted the development of Battlefield 2042, will reportedly launch this November, skipping previous game consoles to instead focus on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

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  4. Guardians of the Galaxy developer addresses Square Enix sales expectations, how it wanted to create a new Marvel IP

    Last year, Eidos Montreal released Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy - its own, original take on Marvel's oddball spacefaring family - to largely positive reviews which praised its single-player focus, character work and humour. But it remained unclear how well the game had performed commercially, and in February, publisher Square Enix said the title had "undershot expectations".

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  5. Doom's ray tracing upgrade launched on April Fool's Day - but this is no joke

    Doom is the ultimate game. It runs on pregnancy tests, it runs in cars, and now it runs on RTX - with hardware-accelerated ray tracing, of course. Sultim Tsyrendashiev, creator of the Serious Sam path tracing mod delivered this new RT-infused rendition of Doom on April 1st this year, but make no mistake, this is no joke. It's a visual revamp of the original game, creating a clever path-traced RT aesthetic for a title that essentially has no real-time lighting model as we'd understand it in a modern game. The results are excellent overall and the processes required to make it happen are often ingenious.

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  6. Bandai Namco replaces Ms. Pac-Man with Pac-Mom in ongoing rights dispute

    Ms. Pac-Man has been transformed into Pac-Mom in Bandai Namco’s Arcade Archives: Pac-Land game, likely due to an ongoing dispute over rights.

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  7. Halo Infinite trailer gives glimpse at Season 2, due next month

    Halo Infinite's second season, Lone Wolves, has been teased via a new trailer.

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  8. Final Fantasy 14 players are debating the best way to eat an egg

    Just in time for Easter, Square Enix is launching a Hatching-tide event in its MMORPG, but a certain emote is causing debate.

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  9. Returnal voice actress discusses importance of having an older woman "kicking butt"

    Fresh from winning the BAFTA Games award for Performer in a Leading Role, Returnal star Jane Perry discussed the importance of having an older woman "kicking butt".

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  10. After revealing Master Chief's face, the Halo TV series has now shown his nude bum

    Paramount's Halo TV has revealed yet more of its famously-suited star - and fans remain split on whether this is a good thing.

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  11. New Resident Evil 3 concept art shows Umbrella making Nemesis in a lab - and he's wearing socks?

    In Resident Evil 3, mutant monstrosity Nemesis pursues Jill throughout a burning Raccoon City. But how was Umbrella's relentless scaremonger made? Fresh concept art shines a light on how that might have gone - had it been realised in virtual form.

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  12. Tomb Raider writer Rhianna Pratchett wants Lara to have fewer father issues in next game

    Tomb Raider writer Rhianna Pratchett wants Lara Croft to have fewer father issues in the forthcoming next game.

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  13. Football Manager 2022 now free-to-play on Steam and Xbox until Monday

    Football Manager 2022 is now free-to-play on Steam and Xbox until Monday, 11th April.

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  14. Square Enix trademarks Tactics Ogre: Reborn

    Square Enix has trademarked Tactics Ogre: Reborn in Japan, sparking speculation a remaster of the wonderful medieval-themed tactical role-playing game Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together will soon be announced.

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  15. Housemarque boss hopeful Returnal will find a new audience on PS Plus

    Returnal developer Housemarque is hopeful the game's arrival on PlayStation Plus will help it find a bigger audience.

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  16. Metroid Dread boss rush modes now available

    Metroid Dread now offers three boss rush modes, thanks to today's free game update. You'll gain access to the first after completing the main game's story.

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  17. Activision Blizzard converting all game-testing temps into full-time employees

    Activision Blizzard will convert all US-based game testers on temporary contracts to full-time employees, with an improved $20/hour salary and access to full company benefits.

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  18. MultiVersus gameplay leaks online, looks a lot like Smash Bros.

    MultiVersus gameplay has leaked online and, unsurprisingly, the game looks a lot like Smash Bros.

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  19. 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: foxes, a unique take on running, and spooky stuff.

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  20. Moss Book 2 review - a fairy-tale goodbye for the PSVR

    The original Moss released just over four years ago and back then the PSVR’s landscape was a very different place. At that point its community was alive and vibrant. Multiple new releases were popping up each week offering a wide variety of experiences and it felt like an exciting new era of gaming was being born (quite literally) right in front of our eyes.

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  21. Returnal

    Returnal wins big at this year's BAFTA Games Awards

    Plus awards for Unpacking, Inscryption, more.

    BAFTA has announced the 2022 winners of its annual Games Awards, with developer Housemarque's sci-fi shooter rogue-like Returnal leaving the show most laden, having taken home the gong across a grand total of four categories, including one for Best Game.

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  22. Sea of Thieves details new randomised Pirate Legend adventure, Legend of the Veil

    Pirate Legends yearning for some adventure to really test their nautical prowess will finally get their wish from 21st April, when Sea of Thieves launches Legend of the Veil - a brand-new, story driven quest designed exclusively for the piratical cream of the crop.

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  23. Stranger in Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin - technically dated with sub-par performance

    Digital Foundry | Stranger in Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin - technically dated with sub-par performance

    And an unforgivably cut-back Series S version.

    Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is Team Ninja's latest, a fast-paced action game that serves as a prequel to the original Final Fantasy. Early reports suggested shouldn't expect a technical stunner, but as a new full-price Final Fantasy adventure seemingly built on the Nioh engine, the potential was there for something interesting and worthwhile.

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  24. XCOM 2 is the Epic Games Store's next freebie

    XCOM 2 is the Epic Games Store's next freebie

    Arriving after Rogue Legacy and Ethan Carter.

    If you hurl yourself over to the Epic Games Store right now, you've a strong selection of freebies to choose from in the form of Rogue Legacy and The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, but if your lust for a bargain remains unsated, Epic has more to come, with developer Firaxis' XCOM 2 now confirmed as next week's free game.

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  25. League of Legends developer Riot criticised over return to office policies

    League of Legends developer Riot criticised over return to office policies

    "Reasonable accommodations based on medical needs are part of a formalised process."

    A new report has highlighted staff concerns at Riot Games, as the League of Legends developer has begun encouraging staff back into its Los Angeles-based office.

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  26. We ranked every LEGO Star Wars game except for LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

    The release of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga marks an incredible 17 years between this new instalment and the very first game in the series, 2005’s LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game.

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  27. Rogue Legacy 2 release date announced for PC and Xbox

    Developer Cellar Door Games has announced that Rogue Legacy 2 will officially launch on PC, as well as Xbox One and Series X/S, on 28th April 2022.

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  28. After Monkey Island and Max Payne, what should get revived next?

    This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we're celebrating the return of Monkey Island and Max Payne!

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  29. Lego and Epic Games announce new partnership

    Lego and Fortnite maker Epic Games have today announced a "long-term partnership to shape the future of the metaverse" with a focus on building a safe space for young players.

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  30. Script surfaces for long-lost Deux Ex movie

    Script surfaces for long-lost Deux Ex movie

    "Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal." - Albert Einstein.

    Excerpts from the abandoned Deux Ex: Human Revolution movie script have surfaced online, giving us our best view yet of the project.

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