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No Man’s Sky: Fractal Update is available today

Hello, We’re excited to let you know that today we are releasing our first major update of 2023. We’re calling it Fractal (version 4.1). The Fractal update introduces the chance to earn a stunning and exclusive new starship, the Utopia Speeder, which allows travellers to skim across planet surfaces at ...
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Horizon Call of the Mountain launches today on PS VR2

A few years ago, alongside Horizon Forbidden West’s development, Guerrilla and Firesprite began collaborating on a new journey in the Horizon universe. Throughout this time, we’ve worked closely together to develop an innovative and action-packed adventure we’re proud to add to the franchise: Horizon Call of the Mountain, designed from ...
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Tetris-infused roguelike Backpack Hero is leaving early access in May

Roguelike dungeon crawler Backpack Hero has been in early access for under a year, and it’s now getting a full 1.0 launch on PC and consoles in May. Backpack Hero has been successful for its three-person dev team and stood apart from other roguelikes with its Tetris-inspired inventory management. You ...
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Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe Review

There are generally two types of Kirby games: the standard platformers where Kirby copies enemy abilities across easy-to-complete stages, and the more unique adventures that break wildly from that formula. Kirby’s Return to Dream Land has been solidly in the former camp since its original release on Wii in 2011, ...
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Indiescovery Episode 4: Valentine’s Day special

It’s episode four of RPS’ indie podcast Indiescovery and this week the team got into the Valentine's Day spirit and had a long chat about our favourite indie game romances (any excuse to gush about how hot the characters are in Hades, really). We get gabbing about our favourite game ...
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Is The Last Starship hard because it’s a complex early access sim, or because I’m bad?

Introversion Software are, we can infer, at home in simulation games by now, what with their most famous game Prison Architect having a bajillion DLCs that, at this point, can add zombies, rehabilitation, or the jungle to your prison. Their new one is called The Last Starship, a layered spaceship ...
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Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition Update Now Available, Here Are The Patch Notes

Does it play like a dream?Following on from Monday's statement, Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition's promised update is now available to download on Switch. Square Enix shared the patch notes over on Steam and the official Japanese website, which basically reconfirms the company's message from earlier in the week.On ...
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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Officially Announces “Chaos At The World Tournament” DLC

Based on the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament.Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is still going strong with regular updates and DLC. Following on from a teaser at the start of 2023, Bandai Namco has now officially announced the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament arc update.Here's a description and a few teaser ...
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Sports Story Is Getting Another Update, Here’s What’s Included (Version 1.0.5)

More changes to the "Secret Dev Room".The indie title Sports Story didn't get off to the best start last year when it was shadow-dropped. Since then, Sidebar Games has been working hard to deliver a number of fixes. With this in mind, Version 1.0.5 will be arriving in the near ...
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EVO 2023 Lineup Announced: Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Returns, Street Fighter 6 Debuts

The 2023 roster for this year’s Evo fighting game tournament has been revealed, with Capcom’s Street Fighter 6 set to make its debut in the wake of its official launch this June and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 making a high-profile return.A total of eight fighting games will be featured ...
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