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Next Week on Xbox: New Games for May 8 to 12

Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Game Pass! Get more details on these upcoming games below and click their profiles for further info (release dates subject to change). Let’s jump in! ...
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RPS premium supporters can claim their Park Beyond beta code today!

Earlier this week I announced that RPS Yearly Premium Supporters can claim a game key for the Park Beyond closed beta, running until Friday May 19th. This is your reminder that you can claim them today, from 3pm BST/7am PT - that's in less than an hour's time! Read more ...
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IGN UK Podcast 695: Redfall From Grace

Cardy, Matt, and Jesse have all now finished Jedi: Survivor so decide to tell everyone why it's so good before delving deep into the layers of problems plaguing Redfall, Arkane's new vampire co-op shooter. It's time to plunge back into the MCU as well as thoughts are shared on the ...
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Life Is Strange makers Don’t Nod announce release date for Harmony: The Fall Of Reverie

Developers Don’t Nod are carrying over their signature melodramatic decisions and super-powered characters with their next game: Harmony: The Fall Of Reverie. The studio behind Life Is Strange and Tell Me Why announced their visual novel earlier this year, but we now have a solid June 8th release date. A ...
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Redfall review: an open world FPS drained of Arkane’s magic

Redfall, an open world FPS by the folks over at Arkane, plays like a game that was pulled in so many directions over its development that it exploded into various bits, which were then patchworked together into a live service game that already feels like it's been abandoned. Flashes of ...
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Reminder: Splatoon 3’s Zelda-Themed Splatfest Kicks Off This Weekend

Have you got your vote in?Update #2 : With all of us counting down the days until next week's launch of Tears of the Kingdom, it has been easy to forget about Nintendo's other Zelda event taking place in Splatoon 3. Well, this is your friendly reminder that the Zelda-themed ...
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Neon-folk horror Saturnalia is coming to Steam with a new first-person mode and more

The neon-soaked labyrinthine world of Saturnalia is coming to Steam later this year with a bunch of new features, developers Santa Ragione have announced. Saturnalia is an Italian folk horror that was released last year as an Epic Games Store exclusive, and it charmed many white knuckle horror fans. That ...
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Random: Nintendo Apparently Wasn’t A Fan Of Tiger & Hasbro’s Pokédex Toy

"They didn’t like us very much".Remember the original Pokémon Pokédex toy released by Tiger Electronics and Hasbro Toys back in the day? Well, apparently Nintendo's Japanese team made it an absolute nightmare to bring to market.Speaking to Johto Times recently, former Tiger & Hasbro senior game producer Chris Nicolella (between ...
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Nintendo Teases Gacha Mechanics In Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom

Don't panic, there are no real money transactions.Nintendo has finally started sharing more details about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and the latest screenshot uploaded by the Japanese Zelda Twitter account has shown off the mysterious... spoiler alert... gacha machines in the game.Read the full article on ...
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Get the 1TB Crucial X8 portable SSD for £61

The Crucial X8 is one of our favourite portable SSDs, having in its corner a tough and compact design, impressive speeds and very reasonable pricing. That last point is especially true today, as the 1TB model of this external SSD has dropped to £61 - nearly half of its original ...
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