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Super Contra Joins Hamster’s Arcade Archives Library This Week

Run and gun.Hamster Corporation has revealed the next game for its Arcade Archive collection on Switch is Konami's release Super Contra.It's available across all regions on 18th January 2024. Here's a bit more about this version of the game, along with a look:Read the full article on nintendolife.com ...
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Dave the Diver Among Game of the Year Finalists for Game Developers Choice Awards 2024

The usual suspects were out in force in the Game Developers Choice Awards 2024 nominees, with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Baldur's Gate 3 leading the way with seven nominees apiece. But there were also some big surprises in the Game of the Year category, with ...
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Palworld Dev Insists That Its ‘Pokémon With Guns’ Survival Game Is ‘Not a Scam’

Pocketpair wants fans to know Palyworld, its new game popularly described as "Pokémon With Guns," is definitely not a scam.The assurance is part of a frequently asked questions post put out by developer Pocketpair on the Steam page of their upcoming creature collecting survival game. The slightly unusual inclusion of ...
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How Xbox Is Changing the Nature of Exclusivity

Last week, the Xbox community was sent into a tizzy over rumors that Xbox exclusives Hi-Fi Rush and Sea of Thieves might soon be exclusive no more.The rumors remain unproven, but an imminent Xbox Developer Direct has given these reports extra weight. And beneath Xbox console fans’ outcry over the ...
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Until Dawn Film Adaptation Is in the Works With Shazam!, Lights Out Director David F. Sandberg

Another well-known horror game is getting the big screen treatment. This time, it's Supermassive Games' 2015 release Until Dawn. Sony Pictures has confirmed to IGN that the movie adaptation of Until Dawn will be directed by filmmaker David F. Sandberg, who previously directed horror hits like Lights Out and Annabelle: ...
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Xbox Insider Release Notes – Alpha Skip-Ahead (2408.240114-2000)

Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview releasing to the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring today. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We will continue to post these release ...
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Cult of the Lamb’s Sins of the Flesh – aka the sex update – has come

The meme that willed itself into existence, Cult of the Lamb’s ‘sex update’, is upon us. The roguelite cultist sim’s Sins of the Flesh update is live now, bringing a whole bunch of new items, systems and other additions, as well as its promised woo-hooing. Read more ...
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Call of Duty: Warzone’s Latest Update Seems to Have Mostly Broken the Game

Call of Duty: Warzone players excited to jump into Season 1 Reloaded are running into new issues that are leaving the game almost unplayable.The Season 1 refresh update dropped for all players today, bringing new cosmetics, multiplayer maps, changes to the Zombies formula, anti-cheat improvements, and more across the entire ...
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The Finals’ 1.5 update introduces the multiplayer shooter’s first time-limited mode, a solo free-for-all

Destructive game-show shooter The Finals has received its biggest update yet. Patch 1.5 arrives with a litany of bug fixes, balance changes and more, along with the introduction of a brand new mode - the game’s first time-limited variant, as well as its first mode for solo players. Read more ...
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A wholly subscription-driven games industry would be “savage”, says Larian CEO

Larian CEO Swen Vincke has been reading Ubisoft director of subscriptions Philippe Tremblay's thoughts from yesterday about how players need to "get comfortable" with renting their games as a package, rather than "having and owning" an individual copy. His broad takeaway is: that ain't it, chief. In a social media ...
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