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Coming Soon to Game Pass: Persona 5 Tactica, Rollerdrome, and Dune: Spice Wars

We’re sprinkling some games to your backlog – a fiber of 4X, a soupçon of sports, a taste of tactics. And while you’re downloading or pre-installing these games, a quick shout out to all our amazing partners who have been nominated for this year’s The Game Awards! Check the playlist ...
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Microsoft Creates Official ‘Edible Controller’ and Willy Wonka Xbox Series X

Microsoft has created what it's calling the "first ever official edible controller" to go alongside a Willy Wonka inspired Xbox Series X.Revealed on the Xbox Wire, the latest in Xbox's weird and wacky gamepads takes inspiration from the upcoming Wonka film by giving fans the chance to win an (X)box ...
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Ark: Survival Ascended Xbox Series X and S Release Date Delayed Last Minute

Ark: Survival Ascended’s Xbox Series X and S release date has been delayed once again, this time just a day before it was due to come out.Developer Studio Wildcard had already delayed the console version of the dinosaur-themed survival game following its Steam launch, with the Xbox and Windows PC ...
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Amazon Games cut 180 jobs shortly after Amazon report massive profits

2023's games industry jobapocalypse continues with news that Amazon Games are laying off 180 people. This includes the entirety of the Twitch service Crown Channel, plus its Game Growth division. According to Amazon themselves, it's all with a view to refocussing on Prime Gaming, which serves up games to Amazon ...
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Cities Skylines 2 Dev Delays Mod Support, Slows Down Patch Releases, Updates Console Release Date

The developer of Cities Skylines 2 has issued an update on the game, confirming a significant delay to a key feature and the slowdown of patch releases.The city builder, which launched on Steam to a ‘mixed’ user review rating last month, does not currently have official mod support or the ...
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Shadows of Doubt modding tools will let you build cities and write your own murder mysteries

Shadows of Doubt is the voxel-based 1980s detective sim in which the glass is always rain-slicked, the coffee as bitter as the human soul, and the whodunnits, procedurally generated. Hard-nosed private eye Rachel (RPS in peace) pronounced herself fascinated but a little stumped by it, back in April, while Graham ...
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Konami’s Super Crazy Rhythm Castle Brings Toe-Tapping Musical Mayhem To Switch Today

Bring the noise.Earlier this year, we were invited along to a preview event by Konami and of all the games on display, one took us by surprise. That game was Super Crazy Rhythm Castle, and it is available to pick up on the Switch eShop today (14th November).Developed by Second ...
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Go From Game Pass to Game Day With Xbox, Football Manager & Bromley FC

In the UK, no football fan is alone in thinking they would make the perfect manager, and now The Everyday Tactician campaign is giving the Xbox and Football Manager community a chance to make these dreams a reality. To celebrate the launch of Football Manager 2024, available on PC or ...
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Mortal Kombat 1’s DLC Fighter Homelander Won’t Be Voiced By ‘The Boys’ Actor

"Nope".Although Mortal Kombat 1 was able to secure the actual voice actor of Omni-Man for the first DLC fighter release, it seems it hasn't had as much luck with 'The Boys' character Homelander.In a brief exchange with a fan on social media asking if he would be voicing the character, ...
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Zelda’s Voice Actor Would “Love” To Reprise Her Role In The Live-Action Movie

You hear that, Nintendo?Last week, Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto surprised everyone when he announced a live-action Legend of Zelda movie was currently in the works. It's already led to a lot of speculation about who could play each character, and one person who's already put their hand up is Patricia ...
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