Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Adding New Difficulty Level

In a change from Final Fantasy VII Remake, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will have a new difficulty level to choose from at the start of the game. Easy and Normal options will remain, but players will now be able to choose a new Dynamic difficulty level, which will automatically adjust based on the player's skill level. Square Enix has teased that this mode will be "perfect for players who crave ...read more

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The Sims 5 Reportedly Takes Inspiration From Animal Crossing

The Sims 5 has been in the works for quite a while now under the Project Rene codename. However, developer Electronic Arts hasn't given fans too many hints about what to expect. All we really know at this point is that The Sims 5 will launch as a free-to-play game. The team has yet to share any sort of release window, let alone a teaser trailer. Fortunately, it looks like we might be getting ...read more

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Frontier shares drop 20% after weak launch for its new Warhammer game

Shares in Frontier Developments fell by over 20% on Monday after the company delivered a disappointing trading update. The Cambridge, UK-based studio said sales of its new real-time strategy game Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin were lower than expected since its November 17 release for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Following the game’s weak launch, Frontier has downwardly revised ...read more

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GTA: Vice City's Moon Easter Egg Was Added To Settle An Argument

The Grand Theft Auto series is full of weird and wonderful Easter eggs, ranging from movie references to spooky apparitions, but you'll struggle to find one stranger or mysterious than the interchangable moon from GTA: Vice City. Grabbing a sniper rifle and firing off a few rounds into the moon causes the celestial object to change in size, growing to absurdly large proportions before ...read more

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Report: Capcom Has Yet to Announce a Major Game in 2023

According to a known insider, Capcom has yet to announce a major new game in 2023, which will be released in 2024. The report insists that the mystery game is neither a Resident Evil title nor has anything to go with Dragon’s Dogma 2. Capcom previously hinted that it’ll release a major new game in 2024 Dusk Golem, known for their horror game leaks, claims that any reports of a new ...read more

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The Lord Of The Rings: Return To Moria PS4 Has Been Rated

The Brazilian ratings board has posted up a listing for a PS4 and Nintendo Switch version of The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, although the game currently hasn’t even launched for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S and is only available on PC. From the look of things developer Free Range Games is planning to release the game on Sony’s last-generation console, although whether or not this will ...read more

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Grand Theft Auto 6 Will be Announced on December 5

Last month, Rockstar Games confirmed that it would finally be unveiling Grand Theft Auto 6 in early December, and now that we’re in early December, the company has revealed the exact date the long-awaited title’s announcement trailer will premier. Taking to Twitter, Rockstar Games confirmed that Grand Theft Auto 6 will be formally unveiled next week, on December 5, Tuesday, at 9 AM ET. ...read more

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Destiny 2: The Final Shape Officially Delayed to June 4th, 2024

After rumors claiming the same, Bungie has confirmed that Destiny 2: The Final Shape will launch on June 4th, 2024. It was originally planned for February 27th, but reports claim pre-orders were tracking below expectations with internal feedback being “good, not great.” In an official statement, the development team said the expansion “needs more time to become exactly what we want it to ...read more

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GTA: Vice City's Moon Easter Egg Was Added To Settle An Argument

The Grand Theft Auto series is full of weird and wonderful Easter eggs, ranging from movie references to spooky apparitions, but you'll struggle to find one stranger or mysterious than the interchangable moon from GTA: Vice City. Grabbing a sniper rifle and firing off a few rounds into the moon causes the celestial object to change in size, growing to absurdly large proportions before ...read more

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Grand Theft Auto 6 Will be Announced on December 5

Last month, Rockstar Games confirmed that it would finally be unveiling Grand Theft Auto 6 in early December, and now that we’re in early December, the company has revealed the exact date the long-awaited title’s announcement trailer will premier. Taking to Twitter, Rockstar Games confirmed that Grand Theft Auto 6 will be formally unveiled next week, on December 5, Tuesday, at 9 AM ET. ...read more

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Destiny 2: The Final Shape Officially Delayed to June 4th, 2024

After rumors claiming the same, Bungie has confirmed that Destiny 2: The Final Shape will launch on June 4th, 2024. It was originally planned for February 27th, but reports claim pre-orders were tracking below expectations with internal feedback being “good, not great.” In an official statement, the development team said the expansion “needs more time to become exactly what we want it to ...read more

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Leaker Has Bad News for Resident Evil Fans

According to a reputable insider, Capcom is not releasing any Resident Evil remakes in 2024, and a new game from the company being announced "late 2023" will not be related to its popular survival-horror franchise either. Resident Evil has been one of Capcom's biggest franchises since the original game launched in the 1990s. Capcom releases new Resident Evil games on a regular basis, ranging from ...read more

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State of Decay 3 Developer Seemingly Has Another, Unannounced Game

It’s been over three years since the announcement of State of Decay 3, with neither developer Undead Labs nor Microsoft having provided many significant updates on it in the time since then. Even as the wait for the survival title stretches on though, as it turns out, Undead Labs might have another game in development, one that haven’t been officially announced. As spotted by Twitter user ...read more

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Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Massive Map Size Revealed

Developer Ryu Ga Gotoku has been on a roll this year. They dropped two new games in Like a Dragon: Ishin and Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name. However, next year might be even bigger as the team is set to launch the next game in its mainline Like a Dragon (formerly Yakuza) series. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is due out on January 26 and will take the series away from Japan for ...read more

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Microsoft is Seemingly Closing Down the Xbox Rewards App

The Xbox Rewards app – which lets Xbox users earn points that can then be spent on several rewards – has long been criticized by the Xbox community for its sluggish interface and lack of quality-of-life features, but it seems Microsoft will soon be shutting it down. That’s as per a message that was seemingly seen by a user in Brazil upon trying to access the app (shared by Twitter user ...read more

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Halo Infinite is Charting Above Destiny 2 in Xbox’s Most Played Charts

Halo Infinite saw is fair share of post-launch struggles, thanks to less-than-satisfactory support from developer 343 Industries, but of late, the tide seems to be turning for the first person shooter. Season 5 of Halo Infinite’s multiplayer post-launch content launched in October, and its meaty additions to the game have brought about an increase in its player numbers. In fact, as reported ...read more

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Adding New Difficulty Level

In a change from Final Fantasy VII Remake, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will have a new difficulty level to choose from at the start of the game. Easy and Normal options will remain, but players will now be able to choose a new Dynamic difficulty level, which will automatically adjust based on the player's skill level. Square Enix has teased that this mode will be "perfect for players who crave ...read more

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GTA: Vice City's Moon Easter Egg Was Added To Settle An Argument

The Grand Theft Auto series is full of weird and wonderful Easter eggs, ranging from movie references to spooky apparitions, but you'll struggle to find one stranger or mysterious than the interchangable moon from GTA: Vice City. Grabbing a sniper rifle and firing off a few rounds into the moon causes the celestial object to change in size, growing to absurdly large proportions before ...read more

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The Lord Of The Rings: Return To Moria PS4 Has Been Rated

The Brazilian ratings board has posted up a listing for a PS4 and Nintendo Switch version of The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, although the game currently hasn’t even launched for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S and is only available on PC. From the look of things developer Free Range Games is planning to release the game on Sony’s last-generation console, although whether or not this will ...read more

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Grand Theft Auto 6 Will be Announced on December 5

Last month, Rockstar Games confirmed that it would finally be unveiling Grand Theft Auto 6 in early December, and now that we’re in early December, the company has revealed the exact date the long-awaited title’s announcement trailer will premier. Taking to Twitter, Rockstar Games confirmed that Grand Theft Auto 6 will be formally unveiled next week, on December 5, Tuesday, at 9 AM ET. ...read more

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Destiny 2: The Final Shape Officially Delayed to June 4th, 2024

After rumors claiming the same, Bungie has confirmed that Destiny 2: The Final Shape will launch on June 4th, 2024. It was originally planned for February 27th, but reports claim pre-orders were tracking below expectations with internal feedback being “good, not great.” In an official statement, the development team said the expansion “needs more time to become exactly what we want it to ...read more

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Leaker Has Bad News for Resident Evil Fans

According to a reputable insider, Capcom is not releasing any Resident Evil remakes in 2024, and a new game from the company being announced "late 2023" will not be related to its popular survival-horror franchise either. Resident Evil has been one of Capcom's biggest franchises since the original game launched in the 1990s. Capcom releases new Resident Evil games on a regular basis, ranging from ...read more

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This Is How Minecraft Would Look on PlayStation 1

A Minecraft modder made a shader pack that shows what the game might have looked like if it had been developed for the PlayStation 1. The shader pack's newfound popularity led some fans to wonder what could have been, had Minecraft been developed a decade earlier. After a couple years of beta versions, Minecraft fully released in 2011, and the game quickly took the world by storm. Its simple, ...read more

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Will Have Chocobo Customization

When Final Fantasy VII Rebirth releases next year, the game will offer Chocobo races to compete in. Fans of the iconic Final Fantasy creatures will be happy to know that the game will also feature significant customization options. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's Chocobo stalls will all have Chocoboutiques, which will allow players to "freely customize and recolor your bird's equipment from head to ...read more

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The Sims 5 Reportedly Takes Inspiration From Animal Crossing

The Sims 5 has been in the works for quite a while now under the Project Rene codename. However, developer Electronic Arts hasn't given fans too many hints about what to expect. All we really know at this point is that The Sims 5 will launch as a free-to-play game. The team has yet to share any sort of release window, let alone a teaser trailer. Fortunately, it looks like we might be getting ...read more

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Borderlands Collection: Pandora’s Box Rated for Nintendo Switch

Borderlands Collection: Pandora’s Box is reportedly coming to Nintendo Switch, according to a new listing by Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle or USK, Germany’s video ratings organization. It launched in September for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5 and PC, so a Switch version isn’t out of the ordinary. However, the hybrid platform received Borderlands 3: Ultimate Edition on ...read more

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Apex Legends Brings Back Three Strikes LTM Due to Popular Demand

Apex Legends recently got a brand new game mode from Respawn Entertainment called "Three Strikes," and players liked it quite a bit. They liked it so much that Respawn and Electronic Arts are bringing it back much quicker than limited-time modes typically rotate in and out of the schedule. It just went away this week on November 21st following the conclusion of the Post Malone event, but Respawn ...read more

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Nintendo Switch Online Will Add Jet Force Gemini in December

The pace at which Nintendo adds new games to Nintendo Switch Online (and the quality of the games it adds) has been inconsistent at best, though the next game that’ll be added to the service’s catalog is one that many are bound to be pleased about. Nintendo has announced that Jet Force Gemini will be coming to Nintendo Switch Online sometime next month, though a specific release date ...read more

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Nintendo Switch 2’s DLSS Upscaling Might be Limited to 1440p

Multiple leaks from credible sources in recent months have claimed that the Nintendo Switch 2, which will allegedly be following in the footsteps of its predecessor and use an Nvidia GPU, will launch with support for DLSS 3.5 (among other things), which would allow the console to output games at upscaled 4K resolutions, though it’s not been claimed that its upscaling might not be quite so ...read more

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Pokémon COO wants to keep the series going ‘for hundreds of years’

The COO of The Pokémon Company has said his aim is to make sure the Pokémon series continues for “hundreds of years”. In an interview with The Guardian, Takato Utsunomiya was asked what his current role at the company involves. Utsunomiya replied that his role was to ensure Pokémon will outlive us all.

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Rocket League Is Overhauling the Play Menu

Since making the change to free-to-play, Rocket League has added all kinds of content to the game; however, the Play Menu hasn't been touched since 2020. With a new season and holiday events on the horizon, the developers at Psyonix have announced that it is giving the Play Menu a facelift, with the intention being to streamline the experience for veterans and new players alike. It might not be ...read more

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Borderlands 4 and Tiny Tina's Wonderlands 2 Accidentally Leaked

It looks like Gearbox is working on two new Borderlands games. One of these games is Borderlands 4, which is no surprise. With the success of Borderlands 3, and Borderlands and Borderlands 2 before it, a fourth mainline installment in the Borderlands series was always going to happen sooner rather than later. What's a little surprising is that it's apparently also working on a sequel to Tiny ...read more

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The Sims 5 Reportedly Takes Inspiration From Animal Crossing

The Sims 5 has been in the works for quite a while now under the Project Rene codename. However, developer Electronic Arts hasn't given fans too many hints about what to expect. All we really know at this point is that The Sims 5 will launch as a free-to-play game. The team has yet to share any sort of release window, let alone a teaser trailer. Fortunately, it looks like we might be getting ...read more

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Frontier shares drop 20% after weak launch for its new Warhammer game

Shares in Frontier Developments fell by over 20% on Monday after the company delivered a disappointing trading update. The Cambridge, UK-based studio said sales of its new real-time strategy game Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin were lower than expected since its November 17 release for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Following the game’s weak launch, Frontier has downwardly revised ...read more

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GTA: Vice City's Moon Easter Egg Was Added To Settle An Argument

The Grand Theft Auto series is full of weird and wonderful Easter eggs, ranging from movie references to spooky apparitions, but you'll struggle to find one stranger or mysterious than the interchangable moon from GTA: Vice City. Grabbing a sniper rifle and firing off a few rounds into the moon causes the celestial object to change in size, growing to absurdly large proportions before ...read more

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Grand Theft Auto 6 Will be Announced on December 5

Last month, Rockstar Games confirmed that it would finally be unveiling Grand Theft Auto 6 in early December, and now that we’re in early December, the company has revealed the exact date the long-awaited title’s announcement trailer will premier. Taking to Twitter, Rockstar Games confirmed that Grand Theft Auto 6 will be formally unveiled next week, on December 5, Tuesday, at 9 AM ET. ...read more

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Destiny 2: The Final Shape Officially Delayed to June 4th, 2024

After rumors claiming the same, Bungie has confirmed that Destiny 2: The Final Shape will launch on June 4th, 2024. It was originally planned for February 27th, but reports claim pre-orders were tracking below expectations with internal feedback being “good, not great.” In an official statement, the development team said the expansion “needs more time to become exactly what we want it to ...read more

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Red Dead Redemption 2 Breaks Another Record After 4 Years

Red Dead Redemption 2 broke another record on Steam with an all-new peak in player count nearly four years after the PC version's release. The Black Friday sale for Red Dead Redemption 2 appears to be a key factor in the game's resurgence on Steam, resulting in multiple new records being broken in just a few days' time during the weekend. Released in October 2018 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox ...read more

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Counter-Strike 2 Gun Sells for Ridiculous Amount of Money

A Counter-Strike 2 gun was sold for an insane amount of money recently. Counter-Strike has become famous for its high-value item trading, where players buy and sell various weapon skins and stickers for unbelievable amounts of wealth. Counter-Strike's developer, Valve, released Counter-Strike 2 in September 2023. As the latest installment in one of the more storied franchises in gaming ...read more

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Leaker Has Bad News for Resident Evil Fans

According to a reputable insider, Capcom is not releasing any Resident Evil remakes in 2024, and a new game from the company being announced "late 2023" will not be related to its popular survival-horror franchise either. Resident Evil has been one of Capcom's biggest franchises since the original game launched in the 1990s. Capcom releases new Resident Evil games on a regular basis, ranging from ...read more

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Report: Capcom Has Yet to Announce a Major Game in 2023

According to a known insider, Capcom has yet to announce a major new game in 2023, which will be released in 2024. The report insists that the mystery game is neither a Resident Evil title nor has anything to go with Dragon’s Dogma 2. Capcom previously hinted that it’ll release a major new game in 2024 Dusk Golem, known for their horror game leaks, claims that any reports of a new ...read more

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Amazon Lays Off 180 Workers From Prime Gaming, Twitch Channel

Amazon's gaming division has cut 180 jobs in what continues to be a terrible year for the gaming industry. These layoffs are felt throughout many of Amazon's gaming teams and come as part of the company's bid to restructure its Prime Gaming business. These layoffs were just confirmed by Amazon in a statement to Aftermath, which first reported on the job cuts. Amazon Games says that it is aware ...read more

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Unity says it will ‘likely’ lay off some staff in the next few months

Unity appears set to lay off some of its staff in the coming months. As spotted by The Verge, the company made reference to potential layoffs in its earnings report for Q3 2023. In the section where it would normally provide guidance for shareholders on what it expects it will do in the next quarter and beyond, Unity instead explained that it wasn’t providing guidance because it was ...read more

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Netflix Boss Addresses Gaming Struggles

While Netflix has been offering video games to subscribers for nearly two years now, the company has been struggling to gain visibility for this part of its business. Reports have indicated that just 1% of the service's subscribers are playing these games, but that hasn't changed Netflix's plans. On a recent earnings call, Netflix Co-CEO Greg Peters claimed that the current trend is in keeping ...read more

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Embracer Games Archive Hits Significant New Milestone

The Embracer Games Archive announced today in a blog post that it has hit a significant new milestone in its preservation efforts, having successfully registered its 10,000th game in its database. Embracer revealed the existence of the Games Archive group back in May 2022 and has since spent over $2 million putting together an impressive collection of over 70,000 estimated games inside its ...read more

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Microsoft releases new free Windows 11 virtual machines

Microsoft has updated its Windows 11-based virtual machines available for free during a 90-day evaluation period. The latest update, version 2310, is built upon the September 2023 Patch Tuesday updates, build number 22621.2283 (version 22H2). In addition to giving every user a chance to try the latest Windows 11 version without buying a license, Windows Development Environment virtual machines ...read more

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Twitch No Longer Making Big Deals With Streamers

Twitch is moving away from making big deals with streamers. Over the last few years, we have seen a massive rise in streaming. It has become easier than ever to broadcast what you're doing so long as you have a phone or even just something to play video games on. Xbox and PlayStation both have dedicated Twitch apps that allow you to broadcast to their platform with ease. Creators with larger ...read more

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Twitter Report Claims Usage Has Plunged Since Elon Musk Takeover

According to a new report from Axios, Twitter (or "X") usage has significantly dropped in the first year of Elon Musk's ownership. Downloads of the app have dropped 38% between October 2022 and September 2023 globally, while dropping 57% in the U.S. alone. Usage has also dropped, with the number of active monthly users dropping by 14.8% globally, and 17.8% in the U.S., while the average time ...read more

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Nier: Automata Confirms Anime's Return With New Trailer

Nier: Automata became a success in the video game world thanks to its surreal story, gameplay, and design that has players needing to beat the entry multiple times in order to decipher the true meaning of the world. The first episode of the anime adaptation landed in January of this year, but suffered from some major delays. Despite the production issues, Nier Automata Ver1.1a has confirmed that ...read more

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Path of Exile 2 Teaser Showcases New Ascendancy

Grinding Gear Games’ Path of Exile will get its next expansion and Challenge League, Affliction, on December 8th for PC. There will be a reveal stream on November 30th, 12:30 PM PST, followed by a live Q&A session with managing director Chris Wilson. However, Path of Exile 2 announcements are also on the docket, with a new teaser available. The teaser showcases what seems to be a new ...read more

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Dave the Diver Dev Releases First Gameplay Trailer For Next Project

Developer Mintrocket burst onto the scene with Dave the Diver earlier this year. That game quickly became one of the biggest smaller-budget games of the year, setting up Mintrocket for great long-term success. However, the team is set to prove that it's not a one-trick pony by releasing something incredibly different. Nakwon: Last Paradise is the studio's next project, and it mixes extraction ...read more

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EA Sports FC 24 Will Add UEFA Euro 2024 in a Free Update Next Year

EA Sports may have ended its long-standing partnership with FIFA, but its (relatively) recent one with UEFA is still going strong. To that end, next year’s big international tournament, Euro 2024, will indeed be coming to EA Sports FC 24, to the surprise of no one. EA Sports has announced that UEFA Euro 2024 will be added to EA Sports FC 24 as a free update sometime next summer, presumably ...read more

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New South Park: Snow Day trailer shows off first gameplay

South Park: Snow Day has received a new trailer showing off gameplay for the first time. Announced during a live stream in August, Snow Day is described as a 3D co-op adventure on the snow-piled streets of South Park. The game will be released in March 2024 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch. It will cost €29.99 / $29.99 / £24.99. The new trailer below shows the South ...read more

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Tekken 8 Trailer Shines a Spotlight on Leo

Earlier this month, with the reveal of newcomer Reina, Bandai Namco unveiled the full lineup of the 32 base characters that Tekken 8 will launch with a couple of months from now, and the publisher is now back to releasing gameplay trailers for characters that have been previously confirmed but haven’t received their own dedicated showcases. A new trailer has been revealed for Leo Kliesen, ...read more

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Atomic Heart DLC 2 Launches This Winter, Limbo Revealed in New Teaser

Mundfish’s Atomic Heart will receive its next story DLC this Winter, and it ventures into the whimsical realm of Limbo. As a place “connected by one ecosystem,” it promises a new gameplay experience. Check out the latest teaser below to see what’s in store. Limbo is intriguing for its platforming challenges, as players jump across gaps to collect apples, avoid being crushed by boulders ...read more

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Persona 3 Reload Gets New Character Trailer for Aigis

Atlus and Sega have continued their series of character-based trailers for Persona 3 Reload with a new one, focusing on Aigis. The trailer, which you can check out below, showcases the character, who is being voiced by Dawn M. Bennett in English and Maaya Sakamoto in Japanese. Much like the previous trailers, the latest one shows off Aigis as a supporting cast member of the player’s party. ...read more

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