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Upcoming visual novel Vampire Therapist mixes vampires and dark humour with CBT

As we all know, I like vampire stories, and I like different takes on vampire stories. Yesterday Edwin dangled an upcoming visual novel called Vampire Therapist in front of my nose. I am intrigued, also because I appreciate a Ronseal approach to titles. In Vampire Therapist, out on Steam this ...
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Microsoft Can Now Be a ‘Good Publisher on Sony and Nintendo and PCs and Xbox’, CEO Says

With the acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard, Microsoft can now be a “good publisher” across all platforms, including rival consoles, the boss of the company has said.Speaking to Bloomberg, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said: "We love gaming. In fact, Flight Simulator was created before even Windows. But, ...
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Turnip Boy Robs A Bank review: continuing Turnip Boy’s story in slightly chaotic roguelite style

Readers may remember how much I liked Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion, principally because of how funny it was. It was an intelligent and somewhat loving take on a Zelda-y RPG - a small town hero gets a sword and goes on a rampage fighting some bosses - except the ...
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Payday 3 Dev ‘Well Aware’ Fans ‘Aren’t Satisfied’, Creates a Team Dedicated to Turning Things Around

Payday 3 developer Starbreeze has said it's "well aware" fans still "aren't satisfied" with the heist shooter so have created an internal team dedicated to turning things around.Revealed in a blog post, Starbreeze said this "strike team" is currently planning and deciding which changes are necessary to create the experience ...
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Review: Another Code: Recollection (Switch) – A Welcome Return For A Pair Of Cult Classics

Another chance.Our first big Switch exclusive of 2024 arrives nice and early and, rather than assuming the form of one of Nintendo's bigger franchises — we got Fire Emblem Engage this time last year — we are instead winding the clock back to 2005 and 2009 respectively, to dive into ...
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Puzzle game classic Threes gets surprise Steam PC release in February

Puzzle game classic Threes is getting a Steam PC launch to celebrate its 10th anniversary, developer Asher Vollmer has announced. The release date is 6th February, and here's the Steam page. The new version adds controller and Steam cloud support together with achievements and leaderboards. Given its mobile origins, it ...
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Intel’s Core i3 12100F is a value champion CPU for gaming – and it’s down to £88

Intel's Core i3 12100F is a surprisingly viable gaming CPU, with four Golden Cove P-cores and eight threads with DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 support, all for under £100. Don't be put off by 'Core i3' either - this model is similar in speed to the last-gen Core i5 11600K and ...
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Arc System Works Brings Library Battle Sim ‘Library Of Ruina’ To Switch This Spring

"It all starts with a book".The "library battle simulator" Library of Ruina, which was previously released on the Xbox and PC, will finally be getting a worldwide release on the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 this Spring. Arc System Works will publish the ProjectMoon developed title and it will be ...
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Microsoft: ActiBlizz Acquisition Gives Xbox A Chance To Be A “Good Publisher” On All Platforms

"We're excited about that acquisition closing".Following Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, there's been a lot of debate about Xbox published titles on other platforms, so what's the latest?Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella has told Bloomberg this week how he feels Xbox has a better chance of being a "good publisher" for ...
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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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