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Minimalist puzzlers Mini Motorways and Mini Metro are getting crossover maps this summer

Minimalist subway management sim Mini Metro and its overground follow-up Mini Motorways are getting a crossover update on July 24th to celebrate the series’ tenth birthday, developer Dinosaur Polo Club have announced. Maps from Mini Metros are headed to Mini Motorways and vice versa, along with some other additions as ...
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Nintendo Switch Successor Not Happening for Another Year at Least

Nintendo has put a stop to rumours about its new hardware, whether it's the long-rumoured Switch Pro or otherwise, by declaring that a Switch successor won't be released until April 2024 at the earliest.As reported by Bloomberg, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa explained during an investors presentation that it isn't considering ...
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Screenshot Saturday Tuesday: Hand-baked art

Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter's #screenshotsaturday tag. And every Monday (or Tuesday, following yet another three-day weekend), I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week, my eye has been caught by artwork made by baking cookies (yes, actual real cookies), some ...
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Doctor Who Magic: The Gathering Cards Are Up For Preorder

To celebrate 60 years of Doctor Who, Magic: The Gathering is releasing four ready-to-play Commander decks and a Collector Booster box (and individual packs) for Whovians to enjoy. They’re set to release this year on October 13, so you can pick them up before the show returns for the anniversary ...
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Darkest Dungeon 2 review: a fast-paced roguelite down gloomy roads

It's been a harrowing few years in our real world, and I often feel like I'm just trying to keep my own little flame of hope safe from the howling winds of indifference and despair. So Darkest Dungeon 2, a party-based dark fantasy roguelite centered on the idea of doing ...
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Classic NES Title ‘Gimmick!’ Confirmed For Switch Release This July

Update: Release date trailer drops for Sunsoft's retro gem.Update #2 : It's been a while, but Bitwave Games has announced that Gimmick! Special Edition, originally published by Sunsoft on NES in Japan and Scandinavia in original, non-Special Edition form, will be landing on Switch (and other platforms) on 6th July ...
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How Transformers Beyond Reality on PS VR2 deepens player immersion, available now

In September, we invited fans into Transformers Beyond Reality, an immersive VR experience that lets a player fight as a human alongside their favorite Autobots to save Earth from annihilation. It’s an exciting arcade-style first-person shooter with epic battles against hordes of Insecticons and Decepticons. Today PlayStation VR2 players can ...
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Peridot, Niantic’s AR-Based Pet Simulation Game, Launches Today

Pokemon Go developer Niantic is launching its first new IP in a decade: Peridot. The AR-focused, location-based pet simulator is out today for iOS and Android, and it looks to be a massive technological leap from Niantic's previous AR and location-based endeavors.Peridot puts each player in charge of a Peridot ...
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Doom 2 RPG has been unofficially ported to PC

During the noughties, developer ID Software adapted some of their iconic shooters into curious mobile spin-offs with Doom RPG, Doom 2 RPG, and Wolfenstein RPG. These mixed old-school Doom engine graphics with old-school dungeon-crawler design, letting you shoot monsters at a considerably slower pace. Over a decade after their initial ...
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Metroid Prime: Remastered Sells 1 Million Units, Pokémon and Splatoon 3 Also Hit Major Milestones

Metroid Prime: Remastered has sold one million copies since it launched in February while fellow Nintendo Switch titles Splatoon 3 and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have also hit major sales milestones.Revealed in Nintendo's latest financial report, the critically acclaimed Metroid Prime: Remastered has sold 1.09 million units since its launch ...
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