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Escape from Tarkov apologises for PvE mode misstep, saying it "did not foresee such a reaction"

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Escape from Tarkov developer Battlestate has released a second statement after it u-turned on a decision to lock an "exclusive" PvE mode to its €300 Unheard Edition following player feedback, saying it is "very sorry that fans and the game…

ConVRgence is a new Early Access VR survival shooter that asks 'What if Tarkov gave you a dog?'

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I didn't realise this while I was recording the video, but this week's VR Corner subject, ConVRgence was made by the same developer as another game that I previously featured in my Corner, Paradox of Hope.

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Manor Lords wants your help: should its "OP" trade system be changed?

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Manor Lords developer Greg Styczeń wants your help deciding what he should do about the game's global market supply mechanic.

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Physical editions of Paramount's Knuckle show pop up in the US

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Paramount's Knuckle show – which only debuted on Paramount's streaming service, Paramount Plus, earlier this week – will also be available to buy physically.

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How The Collage Atlas' creator drew a pen-and-ink world into life over four years

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Few games have left such an immediate impression on me as The Collage Atlas. Here are anchors dropping from a white sky, razor-thin keys opening butterfly locks, and books swarming in the wakes of ships as if they were murmurations of…

Saturday, Apr 27

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Stardew Valley's next patch is here – here's what's new

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Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has pushed out another update for Stardew Valley.

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Escape from Tarkov u-turns on decision to lock "exclusive" PvE mode to a special edition following blacklash

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Escape from Tarkov developer Battlestate has u-turned on a decision to lock an "exclusive" PvE mode to its €300 Unheard Edition following player feedback, but insists it is not reneging on its promise to give End of Darkness edition owners…

Bloober Team is working with Take-Two to develop a brand game based on a new IP

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Bloober Team has two unannounced projects in the works: "Project C", a brand-new IP being developed in partnership with Take-Two Interactive, and "Project R", a 2025 release based on a Skybound Entertainment IP, the entertainment company…

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Dragon's Dogma 2 has a hidden path-traced renderer - and modders have found it

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Path tracing? In Dragon's Dogma 2? The game shipped with ray-traced global illumination but a path tracer sits within Capcom's code - exposed thanks to a new mod for the PC version of the game. Graphics Suite Alpha, made by developer…

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WWE 2K24 u-turns on modder ban following community backlash

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WWE 2K24 has unbanned modder WhatsTheStatus following complaints from its community.

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Silent Hill 2 Remake developer is "excited" and "very confident"

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Bloober Team says it is "very confident" and "excited" about Silent Hill 2 Remake.

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Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered will restore pin-up posters

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Aspyr has confirmed it has restored posters that were "inadvertently" removed from Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered in its last patch.

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Manor Lords and a hidden risk of early access we don't talk about

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This week, everyone's been talking about early access releases again. Why? The headline moment was No Rest for the Wicked developer Moon Studios defending a bumpy early access release by saying, "It's already pretty clear that going with…

Friday, Apr 26

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Manor Lords is off to a flying start on Steam, just hours after its early access release

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It mightn't be a huge surprise to hear - given we're talking about one of Steam's most wishlisted games in recent times - but solo developer Slavic Magic's Manor Lords is off to a flying start; the medieval city builder/strategy hybrid is…

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Escape from Tarkov studio draws fan ire after locking new PvE mode behind €250 special edition

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Escape from Tarkov developer Battlestate has drawn fan ire after unveiling a €250 (€300 after tax) special edition that, alongside special advantages some are calling pay-to-win, contains an exclusive co-op PvE mode that won't be made…

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Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami left Tango Gameworks to break free from survival horror

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Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami has opened up about his decision to leave Tango Gameworks, as he wishes to break free from the survival horror genre.

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KK Slider coming to new Lego Animal Crossing sets

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Animal Crossing's musical pooch KK Slider takes centre stage in a second wave of Lego sets themed around Nintendo's relaxed life sim series.

Facebook owner Meta loses a billion per month on its AR/VR division, but believes it will be worth it

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Meta is continuing to plough billions of dollars into its AR/VR division Reality Labs, despite losses of more than $1bn every month for most of the last two years.

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Manor Lords pricing revealed as it launches in early access

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Medieval city-builder Manor Lords is out today on PC in early access, which means we finally know how much it costs.

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Nintendo Switch 2 report details magnetic Joy-Con, Pro Controller compatibility

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Switch 2 will feature Joy-Con controllers that connect to the main console using magnets, a new report suggests.

Destiny 2 completes U-turn on sunsetting legacy weapons, although too late for many players' dismantled guns

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Bungie has announced it will remove all power limits from legacy gear in Destiny 2, a major decision for fans and the final step in a now-complete U-turn on the controversial decision made four years ago.

Capcom discontinues Ace Attorney Turnabout Collection on Steam

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Capcom is discontinuing its Ace Attorney Turnabout Collection, which combines the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy and The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles.

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Game of the Week: exploring the other things that make a Metroidvania great

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Some weeks picking a favourite game is pretty easy, but there's been a lot of lovely stuff in the mix of late. Stellar Blade brings a surprisingly pleasant sense of PS2 focus to proceedings, while Manor Lords and No Rest for the Wicked are…

Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama gives posthumous praise for Sand Land game

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Legendary Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama has posthumously praised new release Sand Land, a month after he passed away.

What we've been playing - Good manors and finger patterns

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Hello! Welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we've been playing over the past few days. This week: good manors and finger patterns.

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Activision Blizzard boosts Microsoft earnings, but Xbox console sales plummet

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Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard has contributed to a boost in gaming revenue, but Xbox console sales have taken another massive hit.

Fallout 4 upgrade launches to mixed response, with broken mods and bugged Xbox quality mode

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Yesterday's long-awaited Fallout 4 "next-gen" update is now available to download on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S - but has so far received a mixed response from fans.

Thursday, Apr 25

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Bulletstorm studio People Can Fly's floundering Project Dagger officially dead

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Bulletstorm and Outriders studio People Can Fly has brought development of its struggling Project Dagger to a close after concluding its commercial potential was "unsatisfactory".

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BlizzCon is cancelled again after last year's first in-person event since 2019

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Blizzard has revealed it won't be hosting its annual BlizzCon fan convention in 2024, but says the long-running event - first seen in 2005 - may return "in future years".

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Fallout 4's free PS5 upgrade isn't currently free with the PS Plus version

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UPDATE 11.40pm: Bethesda has taken to social media to address what it calls "confusion" around which versions of Fallout 4 on PlayStation are eligible for the free PS5 upgrade.