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Master Chief's face revealed in Paramount's Halo TV series
Spoilers ahead.
Paramount's Halo adaptation finally got its debut yesterday, having been stuck in production for what seems like forever. And, in the very first episode, the face of Master Chief was revealed.
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Stranger of Paradise is fourth lowest launch for a Final Fantasy spin-off in Japan
Chaos disappoints.
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin sales have been disappointing in Japan.
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A Hunter's dream.
It's the crossover I didn't know I needed, but now it is all I can think of. Yes, Bloodborne Kart is actually going to be a thing, so colour me excited.
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UK teen accused of leading cyber attacks on Microsoft and Nvidia
Allegedly amassed a multi-million dollar fortune.
A UK teen from Oxford has been accused of being one of the leaders of the hacking group Lapsus$, reportedly responsible for recent cyber attacks on Nvidia, Microsoft, Ubisoft, Samsung and Vodafone.
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Jamie Lee Curtis will be donning a World of Warcraft cosplay for daughter's wedding
She will also be officiating.
Famed thespian Jamie Lee Curtis has revealed that, not only will she be the officiant during her daughter's nuptials, she will be attending while dressed as World of Warcraft's Jaina Proudmoore.
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Feature | Older PlayStation games heading to PC is a win for accessibility
But disability tax remains.
With the launch of the PlayStation PC label for Sony's PC ports, more players are able to enjoy titles such as Horizon: Zero Dawn, Days Gone, and God of War. With these being ports, accessibility improvements are usually only minor parts of the package - such as keyboard and mouse remapping. But with PC, the existence of third-party mods can open up areas of the games that could allow disabled players to better enjoy them.
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Since it came out at the beginning of March, Gran Turismo 7 hasn't had the smoothest of rides - thanks, in no small part, to its implementation of some pretty grim microtransactions tied in with a protracted grind for in-game credits as well as server outages which rendered the game's single player campaign unplayable.
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Elden Ring players have discovered what appears to be a glitch in order to kill enemies with invisible magic projectiles.
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Relaxing strategy game Dorfromantik will finally receive a full release exactly one year after launching in early access.
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Shinji Mikami wants his Ghostwire: Tokyo studio to be known for more than just horror
And hopes to make smaller-scale games too.
Tomorrow sees the launch of Ghostwire: Tokyo on PC and PS5, marking the third consecutive horror game release from developer Tango Gameworks, but studio founder Shinji Mikami says he wants the company to be known for more than just horror games in the future.
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Microsoft won't block unionisation efforts at Activision Blizzard
Response to letter by QA staff at Raven Software.
Microsoft will not object to Activision Blizzard recognising unionisation efforts from its staff.
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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: foxes, footsteps, and some ingenious sound effect design.
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Super Mario 64 guidebook scans hit with takedown notice
Nintendo is at it again.
Remember those incredibly charming scans taken from the Super Mario 64 guidebook that is full of intricate 3D models of each level I reported on last week? Well, sadly the powers that be at Nintendo have decided to flex their muscles once more and issued the scan's uploader (Dave Shevlin of Comfort Food Video Games) with a takedown notice.
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How The Witcher's School of the Lynx fan authors came up with new lore
Toss a coin to your fandom.
Earlier this week, The Witcher devs confirmed what was previously only suspected - the mysterious medallion half hidden and buried in the snow in CD Projekt Red's recent Witcher announcement is indeed that of a Lynx.
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Lego Bricktales is a new diorama-based puzzler from the Bridge Constructor team
And it's coming to PC later this year.
If the plastic space doodahs of TT Games' upcoming Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga aren't really your bag, but you still feel an urge for some block-based digital adventure, allow me to introduce Lego Bricktales - a new diorama-driven puzzler that's being created by developer ClockStone, the studio behind the popular Bridge Constructor series, for release this year.
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Activision Blizzard faces fresh allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination in new lawsuit
Also accused of retaliation in response to complaints.
A new lawsuit filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court on behalf of a current Activision Blizzard employee has raised fresh allegations of sexual harassment and gender discrimination at the publisher, also accusing it of retaliation after the employee publicly spoke out about her experiences at the company in December.
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Intellivison's troubled Amico gets official unboxing but still no hint of a release date
As company insists it will "push forward" with console.
Intellivision has released an official Amico unboxing video, insisting it continues to "push forward" with the trouble console's release, despite the project having now been delayed three times and a recent SEC filing suggesting the company may not be able to operate beyond July.
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Yakuza spin-off Lost Judgment and Far Cry 6 are free to play on Xbox this weekend
For Live Gold and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers.
If you're an Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscriber in search of some video-game-shaped entertainment this weekend, you might want to point yourself in the direction of your Xbox, where Yakuza spin-off Lost Judgment, city builder Before We Leave, and Far Cry 6 are all free to play for a limited time.
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And there's a gorgeous new trailer to celebrate.
Flight Simulator's latest World Update is now here, bringing another stunning spruce-up to portions of its digital globe, this time focusing on Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar, and Andorra.
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CD Projekt Red has confirmed to Eurogamer that the medallion in the picture teasing the new Witcher game does indeed resemble a lynx.
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Looks like Fortnite's "no building" mode will become permanent
What is this, Warzone!?
It looks like Fortnite's surprise "no building" mode is going to become permanent.
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Ready up Spartans, Halo starts streaming today
Halo from the other side.
After years of waiting, Paramount's Halo TV adaptation is finally available to stream today.
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PS5 game capture auto-upload now available in the UK
Rolled out in yesterday's system update.
Sony has finally rolled out the ability to auto-upload screenshots and videos from the PlayStation 5 to the PlayStation mobile app for the rest of the world.
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Niantic uses Pokémon GO to encourage blood donations in Japan
Beware of Crobat.
Niantic is using Pokémon GO to encourage blood donations in Japan.
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New pictures taken on the set of HBO's upcoming The Last of Us adaptation have given fans their first look at Sam and Henry.
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Feature | 10 Moments That Made World of Warcraft
From the archive: Key events from WOW's first five years.
Every Sunday, we dust off one of our favourite articles from the archive for you to enjoy again or maybe read for the first time. As Hearthstone goes into open beta and Blizzard sits on the cusp of another potential phenomenon, we thought we'd go back to November 2009, as World of Warcraft celebrated its first five years.
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Card autobattler Storybook Brawl review-bombed for NFT integration
Dev acquired by crypto company.
Card autobattler Storybook Brawl is being review-bombed due to NFT integration.
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Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin modders are making everyone bald for better performance
Anything for a hairline boost.
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin has major performance issues on PC, partly caused by the most hilarious thing imaginable.
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Feature | Returnal's free Ascension update finally gives us a reason to go back
Infinity more!
One of the biggest criticisms surrounding Returnal's initial release was its lofty launch price of £70. Obviously you can pick the game up for much cheaper now but back in April of 2021 there was plenty of discourse surrounding the amount of content available for that price. This was especially true when you factored in the brutal difficulty of some of the later levels, something that was a definite turn-off for a large portion of players.
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Nintendo considered Kirby too round for 3D platform games before developing the Forgotten Land
Maintaining accessibility of the series.
Nintendo's pink ball Kirby has finally received his first 3D platform game with the release of Kirby and the Forgotten Land.
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