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Adorable dinosaur theme park sim Parkasaurus makes console debut on Switch tomorrow
Pre-historic occasion.
Parkasuarus, WashBear Studio's thoroughly enjoyable dinosaur theme park sim, is making its console debut tomorrow, 28th April, as it brings its adorable management action to Switch.
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Disney unveils free-to-play village life sim starring a bunch of classic characters
Coming to Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and PC.
Thanks to the success of Stardew Valley and its ilk, you can barely move for video games insistently attempting to thrust you into some idyllic digital corner for a bout of wholesome pal-making or enthusiastic vegetable palpating these days, and now it's Disney's turn to get in on the action with its newly announced free-to-play village life sim Dreamlight Valley.
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Pokémon Go Fest 2022 includes option to set the event's difficulty for the first time
Introduces new Mythical and seems to tease arrival of Ultra Beasts.
Pokémon Go Fest, the game's biggest annual summer bonanza, has now been fully detailed by developer Niantic. Fans can look forward to a new Mythical Pokémon, more Shiny species, and an intriguing tease for Alola's alien Ultra Beasts.
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This War of Mine: Final Cut heading to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in May
And coming to Game Pass the same day.
Developer 11 Bit Studios' acclaimed survival game This War of Mine is heading to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Game Pass on 10th May in its enhanced and expanded Final Cut form.
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Call of Duty's anti-cheat system is now preventing cheaters from seeing opponents in-game
Plus another 54,000 accounts banned.
As part of its ongoing war against cheaters, the team behind Call of Duty's server-side and kernel-level anti-cheat solution has announced it's implemented a new mitigation technique, known as Cloaking, that will prevent cheaters from seeing opponents during a match.
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Devil May Cry 5 sales pass 5m worldwide
Dry your eyes, mate.
Capcom has announced that Devil May Cry 5 sales have now passed 5m.
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PlayStation Plus and Now owners get Plus Premium for the longer of their two subscriptions
Now they tell us.
PlayStation owners who have subscriptions to both PS Plus and PS Now will be upgraded to the fanciest PS Plus Premium tier for the longer of their two subscriptions, Sony has detailed.
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Looks like FIFA 22 is coming to PlayStation Plus
UPDATE: May line-up made official.
UPDATE 27/4/22: PlayStation has now confirmed yesterday's leaked list of PS Plus games, including FIFA 22. Full details on all of those lie below.
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Twitch may reduce the revenue split for its partnered streamers, according to reports
Platform could take higher cut of top streamers' revenue.
Twitch is reportedly looking to make changes to its partner programme, which would include paying top streamers less with an adjusted revenue split.
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Dead By Daylight reveals first openly LGBT+ character in new Archive story content
Survivor David King revealed as gay.
Dead by Daylight has revealed its first openly LGBT+ character.
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Those who have been exploring the Lands Between in Elden Ring over the last couple of months will have likely come across the game's singing bat enemies. These enemies have humanoid facial features and will attack when approached. However, these mysterious creatures are often heard before they are seen, as (as their name suggests) they sing a rather haunting song known as the Song of Lament.
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The Last of Us 2 fan uses mods to try and change the game's story
Aberzombie and Fitch.
One intrepid The Last of Us Part 2 player has gone above and beyond to answer the questions that, let’s be honest, we all still have even two years after its release.
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Feature | Letter from the editor: When nostalgia ain’t what it used to be
Retro grade.
One of the many peculiar sensations of advancing in age is the constant reframing of what’s considered old. Alongside the ever-growing creak of the bones and the gentle shock in the barbers when the hair that’s falling on your shoulders becomes increasingly white there’s the dry horror of people celebrating the ‘retro’ pleasures of a game you could swear only came out months ago.
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Final Fantasy creator calls out Square Enix for price of $11.6k FF6 statue
"Are you okay Square Enix?"
Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi has called out Square Enix for the price of a new statue that costs just shy of $11.6k (1.48m yen).
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Feature | The effortless joy of Nintendo Switch Sports
We're holding our review until the game's playable online, but this is already a treat.
Hello! We've had Nintendo Switch Sports for about a week, but we haven't had access to the online modes yet. Because of this we're holding off on our actual review. But now the embargo's lifted we wanted to tell you a bit about how the game feels offline at least. This isn't a review, then, but good news - we think the game's brilliant.
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British Gas tells customers to turn off "vampire" consoles, laptops to save some money
But energy giant criticised for misleading numbers, passing on bill blame.
British Gas has advised customers to check which devices they are leaving plugged in and consuming power while on standby - including games consoles, laptops, TVs and set-top boxes - in order to save some money on the company's soaring energy bills.
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The Quarry will have an astounding 186 unique endings
A boulder move.
One of the joys of Supermassive Games' titles are their focus on player choice, and as a result, the branching narratives created on any given playthrough. However, this means that there are multiple different endings that players can achieve, and The Quarry is no exception. In fact, there are going to be an incredible 186 unique endings scripted into the game. Consider my jaw dropped.
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Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory available on Steam 19 years after original release
Some Elder Scrolls games also available for free.
Online multiplayer shooter Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory is now available on Steam.
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Final Fantasy 14 producer asks players to stop trolling each other in PvP
No fireworks allowed.
Final Fantasy 14 producer Naoki Yoshida has asked PvP players to stop trolling each other.
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There’s nothing quite like the feeling of patiently lining up the perfect shot in a Sniper Elite game. You line up the target in your crosshairs, hold your breath to slow down time and steady your aim and then if all goes according to plan when you pull the trigger you can sit back and enjoy some gloriously grotesque slow-motion slaughter as the series’ signature X-Ray Kill Cam kicks in.
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Gears 5's map builder is being removed, but its achievements will be unlocked
Atlas, the end is here.
They say all good things must come to an end, and so seems to be the case with Gears 5's map builder.
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GTA5 update adds motion blur slider on PS5, Xbox Series X/S
And a bunch of other nice changes.
A fresh update for Grand Theft Auto 5 has added a motion blur slider for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S - meaning you can finally turn the feature off completely.
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Sifu to receive difficulty options this spring
Student, Disciple, and Master.
Sifu is set to receive difficulty options this spring, as revealed in a new content roadmap.
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Despite many wishing it wasn't the case, 343 industries has stated there are no current plans to add Cortana as an AI into Halo Infinite's multiplayer.
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Xbox Series X/S have "taken share globally" in console market for past two quarters
2022 begins with Xbox's best non-holiday quarter ever.
Microsoft says it is gaining console market share globally thanks to the success of Xbox Series X/S.
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Elden Ring's Malenia is now fixed in latest update
No major balance changes this time.
Elden Ring's Malenia will now heal properly thanks to the latest update.
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Recommended | Kaiju Wars review - a gigantically clever strategy spoof
Command & Kongquer.
Toss Into The Breach and Advance Wars into a nuclear reactor with the contents of an abandoned VHS store and you'll get Kaiju Wars - a brilliant turn-based strategy game about putting off the inevitable or preferably, taking it on an extended tour of the unpopulated warehouse district, well away from your town centre. The gist: giant movie monsters are attacking a series of violently coloured, isometric tile-based cities. Your job as Mayor is to keep them occupied till your chief scientist, the reassuringly hatchet-faced Dr Wagner, can cobble together a kaiju-repelling serum.
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Last month, prominent Soulsborne dataminer Lance McDonald offered Elden Ring fans an intriguing peek behind the Lands Between's conspicuosly sealed colosseum doors, and now, a fresh delve inside has revealed more of what developer FromSoftware may have had planned for the currently dormant structures during development.
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2K Games is reportedly looking to take on developer Psyonix's mighty Rocket League, and is currently developing its own spin on the four-wheeled football formula, titled Gravity Goal, that'll supposedly switch out the cars in favour of TRON-like bikes.
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Netflix reportedly aiming to offer 50 games to subscribers by the end of 2022
Will continue focusing on mobile "for now".
Following Netflix's initial dalliances with video games toward the end of last year, which saw the streaming service begin offering a small selection of casual mobile games to subscribers, the streaming service is reportedly looking to significantly ramp up its offerings before the end of 2022, expanding its gaming library to almost 50 titles.
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