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God of War has been out on PC for a week and already modders are having plenty of fun.
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Report details crunch culture at Lego Star Wars studio TT Games
"It was a very soft-spoken blackmail."
A new report has detailed a long-term culture of crunch at TT Games, the developer behind the main Lego series of licensed titles.
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Feature | The Hitman Trilogy lands on Game Pass - so here's some stuff to read and watch
Going back through the archives...
Hello! The Hitman Trilogy arrives on Game Pass today, so we've gathered up some of our bits and pieces regarding Agent 47. Enjoy!
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Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga finally has a release date
May the force be with April 5th.
A long time ago, we first heard word of Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga - then due in 2020. Now, at last, it has a final release date: Tuesday 5th April, 2022.
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Feature | On the growing appeal of photography games
Click.
Photography games have been on trend lately. Just last year among major publishers there's been Pokémon Snap and the re-release of a maligned Fatal Frame game. You don't have to look far to see that every triple-A game these days has a photo mode, but if you extend your gaze beyond that you'll see independent developers have been the ones pushing the genre forward. Games like Umurangi Generation, Alba: A Wildlife Adventure, and the upcoming Pupperazi show the emerging genre has as much range as, say, the first-person shooter.
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Ex-Bioware producer gives insight into "BioWare magic"
Avoiding crunch.
Ex-Bioware producer Mark Darrah has released a video giving insight into the term "BioWare magic".
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"I figured we could turn this very strange, once in a lifetime scenario and make it something amazing!".
The developer behind a five-year-old app going by the name Wordle has donated his sudden monetary windfall to charity after confused users began flocking to his ageing puzzler, mistaking it for the smash-hit browser-based word game of the same name.
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Microsoft's big back compat sale has over 100 Xbox 360 games cheap
And OG Xbox classics like TimeSplitters 2 for £2.
More than 100 backwards compatible Xbox games are currently on sale, including dozens of old gems, such as the BioShock and Gears of War series, plus GTA4, Red Dead Redemption and Bully.
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Chinese players discover Elden Ring hints hidden in beta test map
The Secrets Between.
A group of Chinese players has analysed the map used in the Elden Ring beta test to uncover secrets about the game.
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Call of Duty Warzone and Vanguard season two delayed
"We feel your frustrations and hear you loud and clear."
Activision has delayed the arrival of Call of Duty Vanguard and Warzone's season two while it deals with numerous issues across its games.
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Playdate's Pulp, a creation tool allowing you to make your own games for the upcoming handheld with a crank, is now available in open beta.
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Eastshade's Songs of Glimmerwick to feature inclusive character creator
For all the witches and wizards.
Inclusivity is set to be a major aspect of Songs of Glimmerwick, the newly-announced RPG from developer Eastshade Studios.
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Sony says it expects Microsoft to "ensure Activision games are multiplatform"
PlayStation reacts to publisher's buyout.
Sony has responded to this week's industry-shaking news that Microsoft is buying Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard, and said it expects Microsoft to "ensure Activision games are multiplatform".
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Maxis shares progress update and first look at The Sims 4's customisable pronouns feature
Although it sounds like it's still some way off.
Maxis has shared fresh insight on the complexities involved in bringing gender neutral pronouns to The Sims 4 as part of a new livestream update detailing the progress it's making on implementing the highly requested feature.
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Dying Light 2 delayed on Switch
Will now arrive "within six months" of other platforms.
Parkour-infused open-world zombie sequel Dying Light 2 is finally set to arrive early next month, but developer Techland has now revealed one previously announced platform will be missing out on all the fun at launch, with the Switch version officially delayed.
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Firaxis veterans form new studio Bit Reactor to focus on turn-based strategy games
With "high-end production values, riveting storytelling, and innovative design".
Veterans of XCOM and Civilization developer Firaxis Games have announced the formation of Bit Reactor, a new Maryland-based studio that intends to focus its efforts on creating turn-based tactics games with "high-end production values".
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DICE outlines next steps for Battlefield 2042, starting with Portal XP changes
First update of 2022 arrives tomorrow.
With the new year now in full swing and development resumed on Battlefield 2042, DICE has detailed the first set of updates heading to its beleaguered shooter over the coming weeks, promising the likes of Portal XP changes and a Scoreboard UI overhaul.
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Total War Warhammer 3's campaign is glorious chaos
"This may be the end of the trilogy, but it's certainly not the end of Total War: Warhammer."
Barely an hour into a good six-hour preview of Total War: Warhammer 3's campaign, and I have been royally gazumped. I'm playing as Grand Cathay, one of the eight new factions playable in the game - and yes, there are eight; Creative Assembly announced a final surprise faction, Chaos Daemons, during our previous session, which look like frightfully silly fun themselves.
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Activision Blizzard staff react to Microsoft buyout news
No one expects the Microsoft Acquisition.
Following the news Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard, employees have begun speaking out out on social media.
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Songs of Glimmerwick is a new story-driven magical school RPG and the next project from Eastshade Studios, developer of the well-received Eastshade.
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Twitch streamers campaign for Disability Pride Month
"A big missed opportunity".
Twitch streamers have begun campaigning for a Disability Pride Month on the platform.
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Activision Blizzard boss mulled buyout of Kotaku and PC Gamer - report
In order to "change the public narrative".
Activision Blizzard's controversial boss Bobby Kotick recently considered acquiring video games websites such as Kotaku and PC Gamer, according to a new report.
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Video | Horizon Forbidden West just got a brand new trailer - here's a detailed breakdown
What does it all mean?
We recently got early access to watch the brand new Horizon: Forbidden West story trailer, and afterwards were able to chat with Ben McCaw and Annie Kitain, narrative director and senior writer behind the game, to talk about what we'd just seen. Full details are in the video below of course, but there are some big new details worth sharing - spoiler warning if you're planning on going into the game totally fresh.
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The Daemons of Chaos are a surprise, customisable eighth faction coming to Total War: Warhammer 3
Six, plus two! The Number of the Beast!
Surprise! Total War: Warhammer 3 is getting one more faction at launch, the Daemons of Chaos, led by none other than the Daemon Prince himself.
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Logan Paul denies faking $3.5m Pokémon card scandal for clicks
"It was a sad day."
Logan Paul has denied he faked the $3.5m Pokémon card scandal, saying it was "a sad day".
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Splitgate adds map maker, new modes and battle pass next week
Beta Season 1 finally arrives.
Breakout shooter success Splitgate will finally roll out its big Beta Season 1 update next Thursday, 27th January.
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Square Enix sets $90 price for cloud-only Kingdom Hearts series on Nintendo Switch
UPDATE: £80 in the UK, though currently discounted.
UPDATE 19/1/21: Square Enix has given Eurogamer UK pricing for the Kingdom Hearts series' cloud debut on Nintendo Switch, which yesterday made headlines for costing $90 in the US.
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Nintendo battling Pokémon Legends: Arceus leaks
As retail copies appear in the wild and on eBay.
Nintendo is struggling to scrub gameplay and story spoilers for Pokémon Legends: Arceus from social media, with major story elements now out in the wild.
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A Zoom meeting with the Italian senate was hacked with Final Fantasy pornography.
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Digital Foundry | Digital Foundry reacts to Microsoft's $70bn purchase of Activision Blizzard
Hmm, upgrades.
Yesterday, Microsoft sent shock-waves around the video game industry with its announcement of its purchase of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard for an eye-watering $70bn. We here at Eurogamer have already offered our reaction with a Newscast Special. Now the tech experts at Digital Foundry have had their say.
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