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Revisiting Ecstatica - the pioneering survival horror that used its fancy ellipsoid graphics tech to fill its world with dongs
There's a well-known phenomena in video games development known as time-to-penis. It's a somewhat tongue-in-cheek measurement of the time players, when given an exciting suite of new customisation tools, will take to create the first inevitable in-game dong. Ecstatica sort of implies it works the other way round too. That developers - when giddy with a new…
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Roblox users have made a playable version of Counter-Strike and full, working PlayStation games that you can play right now
Multiple remakes of beloved games including Counter Strike, The Simpsons: Hit and Run, and Super Hot , are available to play on Roblox right now. These have not been uploaded by the original game's creators.
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Nintendo is hosting a new Indie World showcase tomorrow, featuring games for Switch and Switch 2, and it'll be 15 minutes long
It's been a bumper year for Nintendo, with the likes of and Pokémon Pokopia kicking off 2026 in a very strong way for the company, and more recently with games like Fire Emblem and Nintendo Switch Sports Resort picking up strong scores for the platform holder.
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Phantom Blade Zero is asking players to free up 300GB of space for pre-loading, double its actual 145GB file size
Pre-loads are live for Phantom Blade Zero, the debut action game from Chinese developer S-Game. Alongside news of the pre-load, the studio revealed the final set of PC requirements, including how much space the game is going to take up on your drive.
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Fan favourite map Shipment arrives today in Modern Warfare 4, just four days after launch - a new record for Call of Duty
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is getting a small update today that includes the latest iteration of Infinity Ward 's iconic Shipment map. The map arrives just four days after Modern Warfare 4's launch last Friday, 23rd October, which is unusually quickly.
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Pokémon Unite closing down for good, but you'll still be able to use it afterwards, sort of
That's it for Pokémon Unite . Tencent 's once-popular MOBA is being switched off in March 2027. The Pokémon Company announced the news today, saying: "We regret to inform you that service for Pokémon Unite will end on Tuesday, March 23, 2027, at 00:00 UTC."
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Composer shares 20 minutes of music created for Mass Effect 5 following tragic closure of BioWare
Austin Wintory has shared twenty minutes of music they pitched to BioWare and EA in hopes of joining the Mass Effect 5 development team, following the tragic closure of BioWare last week .
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AI fan wikis riddled with errors are muddying the waters of an already contested part of games culture
Recently, I was writing a piece about Nighthawks and wanted to remind myself of some basic information about the companion characters. As I have a thousand times before, I put the question into Google and clicked the first result: the Nighthawks Wiki.
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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced's final major update adds long-awaited New Game Plus, new Nightmare difficulty and much more
After a period of quiet and a few small updates , Ubisoft has unveiled a massive update coming today to Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced. This is the game's last major patch and it includes some long-requested features.
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Mass Effect fans ramp up efforts to save BioWare's RPG series with a Times Square billboard and plans for more ads outside The Game Awards
Fans continue to rally around the 'Save Mass Effect ' movement, this time with a billboard at Times Square and more initiatives planned throughout the rest of the year.
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Amid sweeping layoffs at Xbox and massive AI investments, Microsoft introduces a "Voluntary Exit Offer" to 60,000 workers
Xbox isn't the only Microsoft division looking to massively reduce worker headcounts. In fact, Microsoft has just announced a "Voluntary Exit Offer" that will essentially pay staff to move in front of any potential layoffs and voluntarily leave their jobs.
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Ghost of Yotei studio Sucker Punch reportedly lays off 26 developers "after carefully observing the challenges in the market"
Layoffs have reportedly hit Sucker Punch, the PlayStation-owned studio behind the Sly Cooper series, Infamous and last year's Ghost of Yotei .
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The 13 scariest, spookiest video games you should play this Halloween
The nights are drawing in, which can only mean one thing: more bed. But also the impending frights and sights of All Hallow's Eve. Yes, the season of good fear is upon us again, summoning visions of cardboard box robot costumes and other, more devilish things.
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Control loreheads shouldn't put too much stock into what The Board says in Control Resonant - the devs say it's "basically gibberish"
One of Control and Control Resonant's most memorable stylistic choices is how The Board - an alien entity whose true nature is a mystery, and whose morals and motivations are never made clear - communicates with the player.
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As beloved Dishonored studio faces closure, Xbox agrees union request to extend negotiations deadline in hope of saving 217 jobs
Xbox has extended Arkane Lyon's consultation period by around a month, as the search for a new owner continues. If one isn't found, the studio will likely be shut down.
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After a year of testing, one of Steam's best features is finally out of beta, making it easier to find games you might actually like
Steam's Personal Calendar, a feature Valve has been testing for nearly a year, has finally left beta and is now available for everyone.
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Despite initial player concerns, Capcom feels good about Onimusha: Way of the Sword's difficulty, and says it has the data to prove it got it right
Even before Onimusha: Way of the Sword came out, the topic of enemy and encounter difficulty was a contentious one. The pre-launch demo had players divided; Dom found the combat exciting and challenging, likening it to the Nioh series , whereas I thought it was a little too easy, almost like the game played itself .
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Shenmue 3: Enhanced Edition has been delayed to "get everything right"
Grab your nearest forklift operator and make sure they're sitting down. Shenmue 3 : Enhanced Edition has been delayed to 2027 in order to, as publisher Inin Games puts it, "get everything right".
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 players are calling for a PvE-only version of its DMZ mode - just like every extraction shooter before it
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is officially out for all players, and its extraction shooter mode DMZ is looking to be particularly popular. And unsurprisingly, the mode's popularity has brought a longstanding player request back in the spotlight: many DMZ players have been asking developer Infinity Ward to provide a PvE-only variant of the extraction mode.
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Canadian political party leader blames BioWare's closure on private equity, says government should help former employees buy it back
In the wake of EA's tragic shuttering of BioWare last week, a leader of one of Canada's New Democratic Party has spoken out about the perils of private equity, and said BioWare employees should be able to buy the studio with "federal support".
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Phantom Blade Zero review
I wasn't around to witness the golden age of Martial Arts cinema, but there are moments in Phantom Blade Zero that make me feel as though I've tumbled through a crack in time onto the set of a kung fu film. There's one particular encounter that sticks in my mind. Approaching a group of enemies in a shaded valley, I slowly raise my sword, and the first enemy…
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187K+ fans call for EA to "Save Mass Effect"
A petition created to save BioWare's well-loved sci-fi RPG, Mass Effect , has topped 187,000 signatures.
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Call of Duty movie will explore the "cost of war", says director
The Call of Duty movie will explore "the cost of war" and probably won't be as graphically violent as director Peter Berg's upcoming Netflix film, The Mosquito Bowl.
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Elden Ring movie has a budget of nearly $200 million
A24's live-action Elden Ring movie is reportedly set to cost almost $200 million, making it the most expensive film the studio has ever made.
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An officially licensed Knightmare game, based on the British TV show, is coming next year
A free point-and-click adventure based on Knightmare, the cult ITV children's show, is in development.
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 is more than a retread of Netflix's beloved first season - it's a story that truly understands what it means to exist in Night City
Last night, I sat down with a greasy pizza and a few bottles of beer and braced myself for 10 episodes of heartbreak. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' second season is out, and it follows in the footsteps of Studio Trigger's beloved, and tragic, debut . My expectations were way off.
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Stalker 2's next update has already leaked
PlayStation Asia has reportedly leaked details of an unannounced update coming to Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl , 2.1, next week.
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FBI investigating theft of more than 6000 PSA-graded trading cards, including almost 3000 Pokémon cards
The FBI and Santa Ana police are investigating the theft of 6451 PSA-graded cards, including nearly 3000 Pokémon cards, from a FedEx truck in California.
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Mass Effect Universe "looked incredible" says creator who claims he advised BioWare
A content creator who claims to have served on a BioWare community council has shared alleged details about the cancelled next Mass Effect game, titled Mass Effect Universe.
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Prime Video's Fallout reality competition Fallout Shelter: The Experiment premieres in January
Prime Video's Fallout reality competition, Fallout Shelter : The Experiment, will premiere on 13th January 2027.
