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Suzerain devs announce a follow-up narrative RPG

The developers behind text-based political sim Suzerain have announced their follow-up, a narrative RPG called The Conformist. It's set in the same universe and fictional country as Suzerain, although it takes place before the events of that game. Instead of leading the country of Sordland, this time players will guide ...
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Why battle royales aren’t ever my games of the year

The only game I played over Christmas was a touch of Apex Legends with some pals, but otherwise, all I did was watch an eclectic mix of anime and TV: Mob Psycho 100, Better Call Saul, and Somebody Feed Phil. Granted, my gaming tastes wax and wane over a year, ...
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Ryuji fans won’t be pleased with this Persona 5 Royal character poll

Persona fans are passionate about the series’ various party members. This is partly due to the dozens upon dozens of hours we spend with these schoolmates. Our digital anime friends. I carried Morgana the cat around my bag for a year, so he might as well be real. As expected, ...
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Classic Taito Games Get Enhanced Re-Releases On Switch In February

Puzzle Bobble 2 & 3 and Metal Black get the S-Tribute treatment.Days after teasing its 2023 plans, Taito's Puzzle Bobble series and Metal Black are coming to the Switch thanks to City Connection and its S-Tribute series (thanks, Gematsu!).Puzzle Bobble 2X / BUST-A-MOVE 2 Arcade Edition & Puzzle Bobble 3 ...
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Free Play Days – Cricket 22, For the King, and Saints Row

Resolve to have more fun this year! Get started this weekend during Free Play Days. Cricket 22, For the King, and Saints Row are all available this weekend for Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members to play from Thursday, January 5 at 12:01 a.m. PT until Sunday, ...
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PlayStation 5 Passes 30 Million Units Sold, Shortage Essentially Over

Sony has announced that its PlayStation 5 console has now surpassed more than 30 million units sold, and that the console shortage is now essentially over.Sony Interactive Entertainment president Jim Ryan revealed the new figure at Sony's CES tech conference, a number which is up five million from the 25 ...
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Rejoice, one of the best Soulslikes has returned to Game Pass

I’m sure Game Pass subscribers can relate to the pain of having a game leave the service, especially when you’re in the middle of a hefty playthrough. Your options are to binge the game in two weeks, buy the game outright, or cry. Unless you were playing Mortal Shell, in ...
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Ink Your Polaroids With Splatoon 3 Frames And Stickers In New Instax Mini Link App Update

Plus a new squid case!You might remember in one of 2021's stranger collaborations, Fujifilm teamed up with Nintendo to let you produce polaroids of your favourite Switch screenshots via the Instax mini Link printer. These snaps could then be personalised with all kinds of Nintendo-themed frames and stickers including Animal ...
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Overwatch 2’s Battle for Olympus event turns seven heroes into Greek gods today

Overwatch 2's second season has been all about Greek mythology, with several characters receiving skins based on iconic Greek gods. But now that the festive winter event has wrapped up, Overwatch 2 is debuting its next limited-time event Battle for Olympus later today, and it’s reimagining seven characters’ abilities. The ...
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Galaga Is Hamster’s First Arcade Archives Switch Release Of 2023

Another blast from the past.Following on from the release of Bubble Bobble at the end of December, Hamster has now officially unveiled its first Arcade Archives release of 2023.Read the full article on nintendolife.com ...
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