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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Patch Quietly Fixes Confusing Wording On Its Final Boss Fight’s Retry Menu

Square Enix recently released a helpful patch for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth that ushered in a litany of quality-of-life improvements, including a fix for a Platinum Trophy-breaking bug. One unmentioned hero Rebirth’s recent changes is a subtle yet effective rewording of its final battle’s game over screen that had players ...
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Xbox Insider Release Notes – Xbox App [2404.1001.21.0]

Hey Xbox Insiders! We are releasing a new Xbox App and Game Bar app for Windows builds to Xbox Insiders who are enrolled in the PC Gaming Insiders preview! Thank you all for being Xbox Insiders. Continue read to learn about fixes and known issues. Make sure that you update ...
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The Best Engine-Building Board Games (2024)

Engine building is an amorphous genre of board games in which you acquire resources that you spend on things that will net you more resources. At some point, you’ll start to convert resources into whatever the game’s victory condition is, turning it into a race to get the best score ...
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64-player Pac-Man battle royale game Chomp Champs escapes the grave of Google Stadia onto Steam next month

Remember when Pac-Man got its own battle royale game where 64 Pac-People competed to eat each other and be the ‘Chomp Champ’? Me neither! But Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle apparently came out on Google Stadia - ah, that’d be why - back in 2020, and served up a massively (or ...
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Xbox Insider Release Notes – Alpha (2405.240410-2000)

Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview releasing to the Alpha ring today. It’s important we note that some updates made to these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We will continue to post these release notes, ...
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Share of the Week: Dragon’s Dogma 2

Last week, we asked you to dive into Dragon’s Dogma 2 and share epic moments using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: ​​ photomodeoftsu shares a player facing off against an attacking Griffin ​​ Photoingame shares a bunch of snakes hissing ​​ shimo_ps shares a player fighting against a ...
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After laying off half of the studio, Immortals of Aveum devs have now reportedly furloughed most of those left

It continues to be a difficult time at Ascendant Studios, the developers behind last year’s magical shooter flop Immortals of Aveum, as it’s claimed that the studio have now furloughed most of their staff - only a matter of months after almost half of their employees were laid off. Read ...
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Just Cause Developer Avalanche Commits to Collective Bargaining Agreement With Swedish Unions

Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios Group has pledged to sign a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with its unionized workers…though the signing itself won’t happen for another year.Avalanche Studios employees first began contract bargaining with management last fall, following a history of collective action at the studio, but many of them ...
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Steam’s FPS Fest unloads a clip full of deals and demos for shooters next week

Steam’s next week-long celebration will pay tribute to that most treasured of genres, the first-person shooter. The PC marketplace’s FPS Fest kicks off next Monday, letting loose a hail of discounts and playable demos for shooters that prefer things from the first-person perspective. Read more ...
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One Dragon’s Dogma 2 Player Thinks They’ve Found a Wild Endgame Secret

Dragon's Dogma 2 is a wacky puzzle of a game, full of secrets and interactions that were still surprising players weeks after launch. And while it seems like most of its major twists have already been uncovered, one player claims they've found an obscure Dragon's Dogma 2 secret that's taking ...
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