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The Witcher 3’s REDkit mod tools launch May 21st, enabling a new era of ambitious overhauls

After a month or so of testing, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's offiical mod tools REDkit will launch on May 21st. It'll make it easier for players to make new quests, items, weapons and so on for the nearly nine-year-old RPG. Read more ...
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Rocket Knight Adventures: Re-Sparked Crashes Onto Switch In June

Blast-off.Konami has revealed that Rocket Knight Adventures: Re-Sparked will be launching on Nintendo Switch and other consoles on 11th June 2024.In just over a month's time, Konami's opossum knight will be making his grand return. Re-Sparked is a collection of all three of Sparkster's games — Rocket Knight Adventures, Sparkster: ...
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Athenian Rhapsody Brings Laughs, Community, and IBS

Welcome to the colorful and unpredictable world of Athens. Athenian Rhapsody releases May 14 on Xbox One & Series X|S systems, and with it, the chance to build your very own Rhapsody! Inspired heavily by a mixture of retro RPGs, choose-your-own-adventure books, and numerous other inspirations, Athenian Rhapsody is a ...
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UK Charts: Endless Ocean Luminous Just About Cracks The Top 10

Cyberpunk 2077 takes the crown.After a short delay, the latest UK Charts are in, and despite its mixed reception, Endless Ocean Luminous has managed to crack the top 10 to land at, well, number 10.In fact, there's been a bit of a shake up this week - likely due to ...
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How to make the most of Destiny 2 Expansion Open Access, live now

Whether you’re new to Destiny 2 or haven’t played in a while, this could go down in history as the best month yet to hop in the game. From May 7 to June 3, Bungie is giving all players access to The Witch Queen, Beyond Light, and Shadowkeep expansions (plus ...
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Shock and Anger as Xbox Shuts Down Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, and More

The video game industry has reacted with shock and anger after Microsoft shut down several game studios today, May 7, 2024 including Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks, the developers of Redfall and Hi-Fi Rush respectively.Both developers and fans have shared their disappointment at the closures, announced to staff via email ...
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Stardew Valley Review – 2024

Editor's Note: This review takes a fresh look at Stardew Valley after its 1.6 update on PC, replacing our previous review from 2018. You can read more about our review policies and philosophy here.Every time I return to Stardew Valley after a new patch drops, I ask myself: why is ...
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Microsoft are shutting down the studios that made Redfall and Hi-Fi Rush

Microsoft are shutting down multiple game studios including Redfall developers Arkane Austin and the creators of Hi-Fi Rush, Tango Gameworks. The news was delivered via an email to staff from Xbox boss Matt Booty which has since been seen by IGN. Booty calls the decision a "consolidation of our Bethesda ...
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Microsoft Closes Redfall Developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush Developer Tango Gameworks, and More in Devastating Cuts at Bethesda

Microsoft has closed a number of Bethesda studios, including Redfall maker Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush and The Evil Within developer Tango Gameworks, and more in devastating cuts at Bethesda, IGN can confirm.Alpha Dog Studios, maker of mobile game Mighty Doom, will also close. Roundhouse Games will be absorbed by The ...
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Gray Zone Warfare is deploying hotfixes, but performance remains grim

Hardcore tactical FPS Gray Zone Warfare is proving to be yet another of 2024’s unexpected successes, shifting over half a million copies when it launched into early access last week. Unfortunately, in its attempt to eat Escape from Tarkov’s lunch – a timely one, given that game’s self-inflicted DLC misery ...
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