Archive (Page 15)

On the left, Icon, a boy with horns, is stood in a stone room, arm reaching out. In the middle, Astro Bot, a cute robot with a robot dog on its back, is winking at the camera. On the right, Toro Inoue, a white cartoon cat, is walking in a real world park.

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Bot-tled Up | Team Asobi wanted Astro Bot's cameos to encourage kids to go back and play the classics, so when is Sony going to let that happen?

Crappy cloud streaming games and absent icons makes some of these cameos feel a bit sadder than they should.

Sept. 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

The main cast of the Time Bandits TV series stood in a line in a mountainous area all looking at something offscreen.

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Another Time | Turns out nostalgia couldn't save Time Bandits from an untimely demise, as the Apple TV+ series has been cancelled after one season

Ran out of time.

Sept. 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A bunch of characters in My Time At Evershine.

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Time To Evershine | My Time at Evershine shows off a new, mature art-style and DIY features as Kickstarter finally goes live

The latest in the My Time series, My Time at Evershine looks to give the player more responsibilities and more freedom.

Sept. 17, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Nom Nom Nom | As Final Fantasy 16 players battle being eaten by the graphical hiccup abyss on PS5, Square Enix and Sony say they’re on the case

The latest firmware update to the console looks to be causing some issues.

Sept. 17, 2024 Mark Warren

Ben 10, a young boy with a strange watch on his wrist, a bunch of aliens in the background behind him.

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Hasbeen 10 | "I should probably update my IMDB" - That live-action Ben 10 film you almost definitely forgot about is no longer happening, says its producer

"But it should get made, right?"

Sept. 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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BF3-BF4 Vibes | The next Battlefield is modern day, ditches specialists, and some of us may get to play it early

The first, tiniest details about the next Battlefield game have been confirmed, and they all sound very promising.

Sept. 17, 2024 Sherif Saed

Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian, he's sat with a smug smile on his face, aliens around him.

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A Long Time Ago... | Remember when Star Wars was fun? So does Donald Glover, and he's hoping his Lando film will bring some of that back to the far, far away galaxy

"As a Star Wars fan myself, I think it’s important that there’s more fun being had."

Sept. 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Zinedine Zidane whispering sweet nothings to Jude Bellingham in EA Sports FC 25.

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Ice Nice? | EA Sports FC 25's soundtrack is here, so you can join in the debate as to whether its over 100 tunes live up to the spirit of Goodbye Mr A

When it comes to songs that'll become engraved in your brain over the next year or so, things are never black and gold.

Sept. 17, 2024 Mark Warren

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NO HORNINESS | Final Fantasy 16 producer is begging, pleading with fans not to get freaky with mods in lead-up to PC release

Hey you, yes you, no naughty behavior. You'll make Naoki Yoshida sad!

Sept. 17, 2024 Connor Makar

The lower half of a xenomorph's face baring its teeth, saliva dripping from its mouth in a poster for Alien: Romulus.

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Locked In | When Alien: Earth finally airs in 2025, "you're going to lock your door that night" says showrunner Noah Hawley

OK but who doesn't lock their door every night?

Sept. 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A couple of Helldivers 2 players doing the new fart emote.

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Changing The Game | Helldivers 2's big update, Patch 1.001.100, is finally here, bringing a bunch of highly requested buffs and changes

The wait is over, here's the thing that sounds like it should go a long way to restoring faith in Super Earth.

Sept. 17, 2024 Mark Warren

Colin Farrell as The Penguin in the character's titular show, sat at a table in low light, a martini in front of him.

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No Silly Business | The Batman changed The Penguin's name to the very serious sounding Oz Cobb because Matt Reeves felt it was more "grounded" than Oswald Cobblepot

Maybe he should have picked something other than Cobb, though.

Sept. 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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It's Just the UK | Dragon's Dogma 2 update adds a "casual mode" for those who reckon constantly worrying about paying rent and getting the plague hits a bit too close to home

Because hey, it's not right that only those with access to mods should be able to escape being reminded of the real world.

Sept. 17, 2024 Mark Warren

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The Chips Are Down | Intel lost PlayStation 6 chip contract over profit margins and backwards compatibility concerns, according to report

According to a report from Reuters, Intel's loss may have been AMD's gain.

Sept. 17, 2024 Connor Makar

The player exploring the planet Va'ruun'kai in Starfield.

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Va'rruning Wild | Starfield's Shattered Space DLC gets fresh deep-dive from Bethesda, with a bunch of story details about missing serpent dudes and "the vortex incident"

Some experiment swallowed up part of a city and a weird faction's engaged in an internal war - time to call John Starfield and his moon buggy.

Sept. 16, 2024 Mark Warren

A close-up of Alucard in Castlevania: Nocturne, he's angry, holding his sword up to his face, it's glowing red.

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Bitesized | Castlevania: Nocturne season 2 gets a release window and a hearty teaser trailer with certified undead hot boy Alucard

This should get your blood pumping.

Sept. 16, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A series of PS5s with a blacked out silhouette over the top, and the text 'PS6 When?"

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Pro-Jections | PS5 Pro's biggest problem isn't its price, it's the PS6

And maybe give us some clue as to what the PS5 line-up is going to be like in the coming years.

Sept. 16, 2024 Tom Orry

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Karlback Home | After Baldur's Gate 3 modders made custom maps possible, someone's already working on their own version of Avernus

I hope they've opened a window, toiling away near this much lava has to be sweaty work.

Sept. 16, 2024 Mark Warren

A Professor Layton game you almost definitely haven't played has been saved and is getting an unofficial translation, all thanks to a phone that looks like it survived a house fire

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A Real Puzzle | A Professor Layton game you almost definitely haven't played has been saved and is getting an unofficial translation, all thanks to a phone that looks like it survived a house fire

A look at what mobile gaming once was and could have been.

Sept. 16, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

An explosion happening next to a Helldiver in Helldivers 2.

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Boom, Boom, Boom... | With that big Helldivers 2 patch now imminent, Arrowhead's dropped the bomb, the 500KG's blasts will finally be as powerful as they look

Plus, the Orbital Napalm Barrage stratagem's available right now due to some MO success.

Sept. 16, 2024 Mark Warren

Massive picture of misty hills and mountain clouds, all with a sunset pink hue, for Assassin's Creed Shadows.

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Stratus Effect | Assassin’s Creed Shadows has got one massive, gorgeous, secret weapon up its sleeve to make it more immersive than ever: clouds

Shadows is the first Assassin’s Creed game that has been specifically designed for the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles - and, boy, does it show.

Sept. 16, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

Geralt in The Witcher 3 wearing a cloak opposite him walking through the mod's autumn environment.

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Season Of Storms | New Witcher 3 mod brings full-blown seasons to The Continent, with hopes of making them switch dynamically in the future

Wintery Witcher retextures have been a thing for a bit, but this looks like it's the first crack at doing dynamic seasons, with help from REDkit.

Sept. 16, 2024 Mark Warren

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Cool Billion | Diablo 4 made over 1 billion dollars so far, and $150 million of that from those exorbitantly priced skins

We've always known that Diablo 4 is one of Blizzard's most successful games, but now we have some figures to attach to those titles.

Sept. 16, 2024 Sherif Saed

FBI agent Saga Anderson focuses her flashlight deep into the dark woods in a screenshot for Alan Wake 2

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Can't Tear Me Away | Alan Wake 2's composer says the Lake House DLC has left him "crying constantly", a "damn ugly snot cry" at that, which can only be good news, right?

"Absolutely amazing stuff coming. I wish I could say more."

Sept. 16, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Splatoon 3 key art of three squid kids hanging out, covered in ink, sitting on some stone letters.

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You're Squidding Me | As Nintendo says goodbye to regular Splatoon 3 updates, players come together to settle the score on who the series' best musical group is

Now begins the wait for Splatoon 4.

Sept. 16, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A player wearing some Chemical Agents Warbond armour in Helldivers 2.

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No longer Shrapped | Helldivers 2's next patch will finally bring back the eruptor's shrapnel, but hopefully without causing an explosion in accidental self-insta kills

Arrowhead is also aiming to return the arc thrower to something resembling its "former glory" with some buffs.

Sept. 16, 2024 Mark Warren

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Metal Boxes | "It's likely we'll add in eventually" Space Marine 2 creative director chips in on Chaos customisation and PvE missions coming to the game

Chaos space marines are awfully popular, so what are the odds they'll get more love in the future?

Sept. 16, 2024 Connor Makar

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Taking Their Time | Is GTA 6 going to be delayed? A former Rockstar dev thinks we won't know until May 2025 at the earliest

Don't place any bets on a release date just yet.

Sept. 16, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Tide Is Changing | Warhammer 40K: Darktide may be coming to PlayStation 5, according to a Taiwanese game rating

The PC and Xbox game could be popping up on a big platform soon.

Sept. 16, 2024 Connor Makar

Haze, a Deadlock character whose body is completely black, eyes completely orange, an orange X on her forehead, pointing a gun towards something.

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Oh Behave | Getting wound up by badly behaving Deadlock players? Good news, Valve has added in some features to help stop annoying players getting away with anything they want

Keep this in mind next time you're thinking about rage quitting.

Sept. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A person playing Flappy Bird on their phone while at the dinner table.

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Milkshake Bird | Mobile classic Flappy Bird comes back, immediately ruined by fact it is seemingly just a vehicle for blockchain nonsense with the original creator not involved

Clean up on aisle four, this one's a big mess.

Sept. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Overwatch 2 characters wearing skins that look like characters from World of Warcraft, including Reinhardt as The Lich King, Widowmaker as Sylvanas Windrunner, Torbjorn as Magni Bronzebeard, and Zenyatta as Thrall.

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Happy Birthday! | Blizzard is working with, uh, Blizzard to celebrate World of Warcraft's 20th anniversary with some Overwatch 2 skins

Presumably the start of many celebrations.

Sept. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Dog Days Are Over | The Watch Dogs movie has wrapped up filming more than 10 years after it was first announced, which I'm assuming means it's a guaranteed best picture winner

The film was first announced before the game had even come out.

Sept. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Not Very Wise | Be careful of spoilers, Zelda fans, Echoes of Wisdom appears to have leaked online

A ROM of the entire game appears to have found its way to the internet.

Sept. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A Hobbit in Tales of the Shire cooking something in their kitchen.

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Just Missed Isengard | They're taking the Hobbits to 2025 - cosy life-sim Tales Of The Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game catches a delay

A new release date is right around the corner though.

Sept. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth screenshot showing Zack, a man with big, pushed back spiky hair, dirt and scratches on his face, carrying Cloud, a man with shorter, equally spiky blonde hair, unconscious.

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Re... What Now? | Stay calm, OG Final Fantasy 7 fans, Remake Part 3 won't "betray" you, but like the first two, don't expect everything to go the way you think

"There are these things that we feel we can only do now in the remake project that can bring a new happiness."

Sept. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Two player characters in Palworld sitting by a campfire, a castle and clifface behind them, Pals relaxing around them.

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Pay Up | In a time of uncertainty for live-service games, Pocketpair makes it clear that Palworld is staying as a premium title

Free-to-play isn't in Palworld's future.

Sept. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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PODCAST | The best games that bricked consoles

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times: the 360 era was a golden age but man, the hardware sucked.

Sept. 14, 2024 Jim Trinca

The Sims 2's Fortune aspiration icon, an abstract silhouette of a figure holding two bags (implicitly filled with money), above a render of several Sims as they appear in-game.

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We're Retro Now | The best Sims game turns 20 today, calling forth a wave of warm nostalgia in the face of the franchise's uncertain future

The Sims 2 was released on this day in 2004, so if you're interested in reading this, chances are you're old like me.

Sept. 14, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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Hollow Nights | Hollowbody review - A thrilling PSX-style experience that remixes the classic survival horror formula

A new and refreshing take on the survival horror genre that pays homage to various cult classics.

Sept. 14, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

A character in Immortals of Aveum looking at something.

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Making Some Magic? | Following Immortals of Aveum not really doing a thing, some of its former devs sign on with new studio from Rockstar legend Dan Houser's Absurd Ventures

Absurd Marin is the name, and the ill-fated Immortals' director Bret Robbins is heading it.

Sept. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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Lost in Wild Space | Wild Bastards has got killer style and ideas, but feels like a scattered shotgun blast instead of a bullseye

Blue Manchu's latest game takes a while to take off and fails to dazzle.

Sept. 13, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Ay Yo | "They blow their load all over me, then I can move out" - Helldivers 2's next patch will make it easier to take on rocket-toting bots and gunships

Yes. Johan Pilestedt, chief creative officer of Arrowhead, said that.

Sept. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

Some dudes just chilling in Metro Exodus.

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SABER OUR SOULS | UPDATE: Metro studio 4A Games to remain with Embracer Group, rather than being acquired by Space Marine 2 developer Saber Interactive

Ah yes, a big corporate announcement detailing how a divorce is being handled - the good stuff.

Sept. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

Players wearing gear from Helldivers 2's Chemical Agents Warbond sprinting through a cloud of gas.

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Smells Fine To Them | Helldivers 2 players seem pretty cool with Arrowhead sticking stratagems in a Warbond for the first time, provided plenty of free firepower keeps coming

"As long as they don't start putting in generic strats, then I'm happy with them having some extra levers to pull."

Sept. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

Isometric image of the PS5 Pro over a blurred background with the 700 price point in red slapped on top

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Money, Money, Money | Does the PS5 Pro's high price make jumping to PC instead a no brainer? Well, it's a bit more complicated than that

If paying somewhere in the region of 700 big ones has you considering your options, you will still need to whack out a calculator.

Sept. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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That Rare Drip | Great news all you Concord players, official merch is now for sale

Nothing screams high fashion like irony.

Sept. 13, 2024 Connor Makar

A character and a cat on a boat in Stray.

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25 Staff Depart | Stray publisher Annapurna Interactive's "entire" gaming staff reportedly resigns after independence negotiations break down

"This was one of the hardest decisions we have ever had to make and we did not take this action lightly."

Sept. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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WEB GATE | Space Marine 2 has opened the door for thousands into one of richest sci-fi IPs out there, I hope future games venture into stranger places

The game is essentially a wedge in the door for one of the vastest lores in fiction.

Sept. 12, 2024 Connor Makar

A skateboarder nailing a sick trick in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2.

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Hitting Another 900? | Skateboard man Tony Hawk teases that he's working with Activision on "something the fans will truly appreciate"

This is seemingly to do with the original Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater turning 25 this year. Feel old yet?

Sept. 12, 2024 Mark Warren