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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

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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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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

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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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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

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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

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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

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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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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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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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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

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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

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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

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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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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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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

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More Layoffs | Microsoft is laying off another 650 staff from its gaming division, according to memo sent by Xbox boss Phil Spencer

The reported cuts would follow 1,900 staff being let go from from the Xbox-helmed gaming arm of the company earlier this year.

Sept. 12, 2024 Mark Warren

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Blast From The Past | Xbox is bringing back classic friend requests, so someone you've spent five hours playing Fortnite with can tell you it's not that deep by ignoring them

Look, maybe you upset them by hitting the griddy a little too hard that one time you killed them.

Sept. 12, 2024 Mark Warren

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Last Wish | New Witcher 3 mod restores some cut content to the game's best ending, revealing where Geralt was slated to head just after the credits rolled

It seems having a get together somewhere nice was always the ideal plan for Gerry and the gang.

Sept. 12, 2024 Mark Warren

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RIP | The actor behind Fallout YouTube's power-armoured loremaster The Storyteller appears to have died, leading to tributes from the Bethesda community

According to a tweet from his account, voice actor Jason Damron passed away from cancer on September 7.

Sept. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

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I Started Blasting | Helldivers 2's next big update is buffing the gun that's designed to be "like a sniper rifle on crack" so you can blast larger enemies to bits

The railgun's durable damage is being close to quadrupled. Nice.

Sept. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

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It’s LeBigggg | NBA 2K25 review: A 7-foot 6, 300-pound center that’s plenty skilled, but still a bit turnover-prone

2K’s basketball behemoths have long felt like a pretty strong package, but this year isn’t a wholly authoritative slam dunk for reasons beyond VC.

Sept. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

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Big Bad Balancing | Elden Ring’s latest patch, patch 1.1.4, should give you a better chance of finally making a mess of Shadow of the Erdtree’s final boss (if you haven’t already)

Yep, you might want to look away, hardcore git gudders, FromSoft's made things a little easier again.

Sept. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

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PS Pals? | Keen to play Palworld on PS5? A Tokyo Game Show listing looks like it could be the latest hint at a port

It's still worth waiting for an official announcement before you start to Celaray-te.

Sept. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

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Hot Stuff | Wahey, Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead says its next update will be giving flamethrowers enough of a buff to facilitate cooking showdowns

"We've heard you loud and clear."

Sept. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

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Switching Loadouts | Destiny 2 is switching to offering two "medium-sized" expansions per year, because its annual add-ons had "started to feel too formulaic"

"We believe it’s time for Destiny to change and evolve, and that our community wants this game to grow and innovate too."

Sept. 10, 2024 Mark Warren

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Propare Yourself | What time is Sony's PS5 Pro Tech Presentation and where to watch it

It'll feature Knack's director, so you know you don't want to miss this.

Sept. 10, 2024 Mark Warren

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Dark Desires | Following Patch 7, Baldur's Gate 3 Durge mains are urging Larian to revamp some key companion reactions before it moves on

"I honestly can't understand how this issue is being ignored, being that Durge is, along with Tav, the main character of the game, our own character."

Sept. 10, 2024 Mark Warren

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Just A Few Replies | Following Arrowhead's update announcement, PlayStation asks Helldivers 2 players how they feel about the game, cue "over 5,000 responses" in less than an hour

Plus some folks arguing that the survey didn't let them be as negative as they'd have liked.

Sept. 9, 2024 Mark Warren

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Bazzk in Black? | Will Concord ever come back? Nearly 2,000 people have signed a petition willing the game to, but even the experts reckon it's in an "unprecedented situation"

Hey, there's a chance not all of these people who've signed this thing are joking, right? Er, maybe.

Sept. 9, 2024 Mark Warren

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Next Level Stuff | Baldur's Gate 3 modders have already cheekily unlocked a developer mode in Larian's toolkit, potentially paving the way for full custom adventures

Because mods, and it could well just be the start of people doing cool in-depth stuff with the game.

Sept. 9, 2024 Mark Warren

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Majima City | Remember SEGA's Yakuza Wars trademark? Well, it seemingly is a mobile strategy game with Kiryu and Majima that you'll be able to play on the loo

That's assuming a Facebook page and ads which have popped up turn out to be the real thing.

Sept. 9, 2024 Mark Warren

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Octopussy | Squirrel with a Gun is a decent Goat Sim-like, but it’s at its best when it’s persuading me that my cat’s ready to fill Daniel Craig’s shoes

Pinewood’s been expecting you, Meows Bond.

Sept. 8, 2024 Mark Warren

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When Durges Cry | Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 7 unleashes some of the hardest lines you'll ever hear, and it's broken the hearts of a bard's stans

Larian's ability to write dialogue that gives you emotional whiplash certainly isn't Karlaching.

Sept. 6, 2024 Mark Warren

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He's Said A Thing | Peter Molyneux reckons AI will "be a real game changer" in the future of games, and it'll "allow anyone" to make an entire title with a single prompt

"AI-generated characters, animations, dialogue, VO, there is so much that AI will be able to tackle."

Sept. 6, 2024 Mark Warren

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Havana Normal One | PlayStation's first official tease of the PS5 Pro's design may have dropped alongside a playlist featuring Livin La Vida Loca and Anaconda

I don't know about you, but when I think about Sony's legacy, I think about Soulja Boy's Crank That.

Sept. 6, 2024 Mark Warren

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Extra Checks Needed | Desperate to play Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 7 on console? You and Mac folks will have to wait a little bit longer

Not too much longer mind you, and here's an update on crossplay to help tide you over.

Sept. 5, 2024 Mark Warren

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Time To Durge In | Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 7 has just dropped on PC, bringing with it those evil endings, mod support and more

It's here, finally, with a whole bunch of STUFF.

Sept. 5, 2024 Mark Warren

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Report, Soldier | Helldivers 2's 60-day plan progress update has arrived, and there's a big update with weapon, enemy, and armour overhauls coming in just over a week

"We see the Steam reviews and we hear you loud and clear."

Sept. 5, 2024 Mark Warren

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Run It Back? | "Please release Concord again" new petition demands of PlayStation, reasoning that "we were all busy that week"

Yep, one of Morbius' many memes has made the journey over into our beloved gaming shed.

Sept. 5, 2024 Mark Warren

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Back On Track | Wahey, Enotria: The Last Song devs confirm they're now "working closely" with Microsoft to bring the soulslike to Xbox "ASAP"

Well, it looks like Phil Spencer and co do care about Enotria after all.

Sept. 5, 2024 Mark Warren

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Illumi-nope? | Helldivers 2's long-awaited Illuminate faction finally shows up on the map before quickly disappearing, or did they?

Hey, hey, nothing to see here, just some "fake news" or a "service outage". Or IS THERE?

Sept. 5, 2024 Mark Warren

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Free, Not Pay | UPDATE: Genshin Impact on Xbox will not require a Game Pass subscription to play Co-Op Mode, HoYoverse confirms

Microsoft previously scrapped the need for an Xbox Live Gold subscription for F2P titles like Fortnite and Destiny 2.

Sept. 4, 2024 Mark Warren

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Lend Me A Fiver? | Concord hits the eBay scalper market after being pulled from sale, and someone's trying to sell a copy for the low, low price of £10,000

There are five poop emojis in the listing, so you know you'd be getting quality goods.

Sept. 4, 2024 Mark Warren

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Cosmic Catch | No Man’s Sky's Aquarius update brings a touch of Dredge to the cosmos by letting you become an interstellar fisherperson

You can hop on your own fishing platform to cast your line and start nabbing alien fish today.

Sept. 4, 2024 Mark Warren

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Super Status Update | "Let's see what the team pulls together for you" - Helldivers 2 devs to deliver "all the information you need" on current 60-day plan progress tomorrow

"We have many teams working in parallel on different things. Some are slated for...soon. Others for...later...and others for....much later.”

Sept. 4, 2024 Mark Warren

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Titanic Trophy Task | With Concord's shutdown looming and platinum desperation running wild, some matches have devolved into races to see which team can kill itself first

Look, maybe if you've got to lob yourself into the sea for hours on end, the achievement isn't quite worth it. But hey, knock yourself out.

Sept. 4, 2024 Mark Warren

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Araspeedka | Cyberpunk 2077 board game casually strolls its cybernetic robo-legs past crowdfunding campaign goal in about ten minutes, is now over 1000% eddied up

To be fair, when you're 90% wiring and carbon fibre, you can move a lot faster.

Sept. 3, 2024 Mark Warren

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Driving Me Wild | Xbox Game Pass' additions for September are basically Christmas for lovably boring prats who revel in the thrills of the simulated commute

It's me, I'm the prat who likes this kind of thing. Now stop shouting at me.

Sept. 3, 2024 Mark Warren

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Soulslike Stumbles | "Ask Xbox why they haven't answered us for two months" - Enotria: The Last Song's Xbox version is delayed indefinitely, with devs citing lack of Microsoft comms

"Obviously they don't care about Enotria and they don't care about you."

Sept. 3, 2024 Mark Warren