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EGX Highlights: Come and admire this adorable cardboard picture book game and huge Mars rover briefcase sim

The Alt Controller showing at EGX this year was properly top tier stuff. There was, of course, the Future Of Play booth that our Graham organised for the show (the contents of which you can see right here), but every year the Leftfield Collection houses a couple more custom controller ...
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Netflix has reportedly spoken with Rockstar about releasing a Grand Theft Auto game as the streaming giant plans to add “higher-end” games to its library

Netflix has reportedly spoken with Grand Theft Auto devs Rockstar about releasing a GTA title via the streaming service, according to new reports. The talks occurred as the movie and TV behemoth apparently works to bring “higher-end” titles to their growing catalogue of video games. Read more ...
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Pokémon GO Introduces Brand New Multiplayer Feature ‘Party Play’

But you need to be "close-by" others to use it.Pokémon GO developer Niantic has announced and released Party Play, a brand new multiplayer feature that allows you to team up with your friends — as long as they're close by.The feature is live now in Pokémon GO and enables you ...
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Xbox Insider Release Notes – Beta (2310.231012-2200)

Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview coming to the Beta ring. 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 continue to post these release notes, even when ...
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Epic Launches Program to Pay Devs to Bring Old Games to Epic Games Store

Fortnite maker Epic Games has launched a back catalog program to incentivize game developers and publishers to make their old games available on Epic Games Store.According to a blog post published on Monday, the company said the program, dubbed Now on Epic, was launched to make it easier for Epic ...
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EGX Highlights: Hermit And Pig is a breath of fresh air for turn-based RPG lovers

I love it when game names do what they say on the tin, but I love it even more when they contain hidden depths behind that initial simplicity. Hermit And Pig is indeed a game about a reclusive old hermit and his truffle-hunting pig, but this charming adventure RPG also ...
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Minecraft’s new Star Wars DLC will let you build a blocky lightsaber and make a droid friend next month

Minecraft is getting a new bit of Star Wars DLC filled with a bunch of familiar faces from the galaxy far, far away in blocky, Minecraftified form. You’ll also be able to make your own lightsaber and droid companion to take on your adventures as a Jedi padawan. Read more ...
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Windy Meadow, out now, is a delightful smalltown fable from the world of Roadwarden

If you played a videogame at all in 2022, I hope it was Roadwarden. A blend of RPG and visual novel from Polish developer Moral Anxiety, it cast you as lonesome wayfarer maintaining the paths and investigating the mysteries or grievances of a thinly populated wilderness setting. It was a ...
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Feature: A Look Inside Seattle’s Real-Life Animal Crossing Aquarium

Seattle creatures.Eager to compare Critterpedias, Caitlin Johnson recently headed down to Seattle Aquarium to check out its new Nintendo collaboration...Read the full article on nintendolife.com ...
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Tekken 8 Arcade Quest First Look: A Pocketful of Quarters and a Love of the Fight

I grew up in arcades, dumping quarter after quarter into machines like Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat, and especially Tekken Tag Tournament – the first fighting game my arcade crew and I ever truly fell in love with. Arcades were special; you could make friends, fight rivals, learn new tricks, ...
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