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Uncharted post-credit scenes set up future film installments
Greatness from small beginnings.
The new Uncharted film has two post credit scenes, setting itself up for a sequel (or two) in the future.
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Dragon Age 4 due in next 18 months - report
Production said to be in good shape.
Development on BioWare's next big Dragon Age game is going well, and it should see release in the next 18 months.
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Feature | Cyberpunk 2077's next-gen patch changes nothing that matters
CD Projekt's infamous RPG is a hot mess and a must-play. Both can be true at once.
Writing anything good about Cyberpunk 2077 can feel a little like defending the indefensible. This game launched as a disaster on last-gen consoles, got pulled from sale, missed some features that were advertised during pre-launch rounds of marketing (do not get me started on this game's appalling marketing), frequently swerved across the road from mature storytelling to an extremely childish piece of work, and caused seizures without containing a warning.
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Zelda: Breath of the Wild mod revamps its tutorial shrines
This Hy-Rules!
The latest update for an expansive Breath of the Wild mod known as "Second Wind" sees the Great Plateau's tutorial shrines getting a shiny new makeover.
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Nintendo was waiting for Wii U 10th anniversary before shutting eShop, report claims
Suggestion of full closure in coming years.
Nintendo has been ready to close the Wii U eShop for years, but was waiting for the console's upcoming 10th anniversary to pass.
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Hundreds of retro Nintendo and Sega games have been discovered in a storage facility in Nebraska.
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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: weirdly, all of today's games are about words - uncovering them, working out what they really mean, abusing them for nefarious ends. Words, words, words, to quote the prince.
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Square Enix amends the train suplex in Final Fantasy 6 pixel remaster
On the right track.
Square Enix has made a major change in its Final Fantasy 6 pixel remaster.
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Feature | Souls Week: Dark Souls 2 is the best Dark Souls game that isn't Dark Souls or Dark Souls 3
"It's almost whimsical to begin with…"
Welcome back to Souls Week! Today, Caelyn's going to make the case for Dark Souls 2, in a piece that contains spoilers.
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla passes $1bn revenue
First for the franchise.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla has now earned more than $1bn revenue, making it the first game in Ubisoft's flagship franchise to do so.
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Retro Studios artwork puts Metroid fans in a spin
Primed for an update.
Retro Studios has updated its Twitter banner, sending Metroid fans into a spin.
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Ubisoft discusses idea of potential buyout
"We have high-value assets."
In the wake of several huge video game industry acquisitions, Ubisoft has discussed the idea of being bought out itself.
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Majora's Mask next game to join Nintendo Online
UPDATE: Release date now de-termina-d.
UPDATE 18/02/22: Majora's Mask will hit Switch Online on 25th February.
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Feature | Farewell to the Virtual Console, the boldest part of Nintendo's mid-00s revolution
Closed eShop.
Nintendo's mid-noughties revolution feels so distant now, even if its impact hasn't really dimmed. The touch sensation of the DS led in its own way to the iOS revolution, the motion controls of the Wii helped reestablish video games in the living room and push them towards the mainstream, and the reverberations of both are felt to this day. There's another facet of its revolution that sadly never had the same impact, and now is set to finally fizzle away.
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Feature | Souls Week: Revisiting Dark Souls 3: the Dark Souls 3 of Dark Souls
The blah sheep of the family.
Hello! Souls Week continues today with a look back at Dark Souls 3 - a neglected classic? Inevitably, this piece contains spoilers.
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Gorgeous JRPG homage Cris Tales is next week's free Epic Store game
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons free until then.
Gorgeous JRPG homage Cris Tales is set to be the Epic Games Store's next freebie, with the week-long giveaway starting Thursday, 24th February.
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Anime streaming service Crunchyroll is now available on Switch
Features offline viewing for higher-tier subscribers.
Anime-focused streaming service Crunchyroll is now available on Switch.
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Video | Eurogamer Newscast: Cyberpunk 2077 relaunched with a whimper, but what's next?
And why is Nintendo pulling the plug on its old eShops?
Hello and welcome to another Eurogamer Newscast! This week we're back to talk about the long-awaited Cyberpunk 2077 1.5 update, which saw the game's native PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S editions finally become available.
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No Man's Sky is getting full Steam Deck support
Including touch controls!
No Man Sky's latest update, named Sentinel, brought a whole raft of new features, but a short clip posted by Hello Games founder Sean Murray today announced that the update also brings full support for the Steam Deck to the game.
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PlatinumGames says NFTs have "no positive impact on creators or users in any sense"
"If it smells like money, Konami's going to be there in a heartbeat!".
As NFTs continue their insidious creep across the games industry, PlatinumGames - the studio behind the likes of Bayonetta, Nier: Automata, and the imminent Babylon's Fall - has shared its own perspective on the issue, calling the spread of the controversial tech "frustrating", given it offers "no positive impact on the creators or the users in any sense."
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Video | Eurogamer News Cast E3 2021 predictions special!
Good call.
E3 is upon us! Last night, Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest show ended in spectacular fashion: the full reveal of Elden Ring. Now suitably pumped for the reveals to come, the Eurogamer News Cast has a stab at E3 predictions. Join Eurogamer reporter Emma Kent, news editor Tom Phillips and me in the video below to find out what to expect.
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Video | Eurogamer Newscast Special: Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard
The year's biggest news so far digested.
Hello and welcome to a special episode of Eurogamer's Newscast, prompted by today's industry-shaking news that Microsoft will buy Activision Blizzard for nearly $70bn.
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Video | Eurogamer Newscast: Nintendo Direct Digested
Mario Kart! No Metroid! Miis!
It's Friday, so here's another episode of the Eurogamer Newscast for you to settle down with while pretending to work or over your weekend. In this episode, we discuss and digest this week's meaty Nintendo Direct broadcast and everything it served up.
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Horizon Forbidden West has gyro controls
Great aim.
Guerrilla has included gyro controls for aiming in Horizon Forbidden West.
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One final FYI: Sony is charging £10 more for Horizon Forbidden West on PS5 than you need to pay
Ahead of its launch tomorrow.
Horizon Forbidden West launches tomorrow and many of us (including myself) are eagerly waiting to return to Aloy's adventures.
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New Voice of Cards game from Yoko Taro out now
The Forsaken Maiden.
A second game in Yoko Taro's Voice of Cards series is now available to play.
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Nintendo Switch Sports play testers "forbidden" from sharing information
Threatens to send Bullet Bill through your window.
If you're trying out Nintendo Switch Sports online over the weekend, you better not share anything about your experience.
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Total War: Warhammer 3 review bombed by Chinese players
Core fans upset by the game's promotion in China.
Total War: Warhammer 3 has been review bombed on Steam ahead of release as Chinese players are unhappy with the game's promotion.
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Cyberpunk 2077 patch 1.5 bugs being investigated, CD Projekt says
Including discs not launching on PS4.
CD Projekt is looking into issues with Cyberpunk 2077 following the arrival of this week's big 1.5 patch, which saw the game finally launch its PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions.
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Paradox publishes external report on studio culture after harassment issues raised last year
Seeks "transparency" and admits "clear problems".
Paradox Interactive, the developer behind Crusader Kings, Hearts of Iron and Europa Universalis, has released the external report it commissioned into its own working practices following the results of a damning staff survey last year published in Swedish daily newspaper Svenska Dagbladet and on Eurogamer, where staff shared their experiences.
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