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Pragmata Developers Say They ‘Couldn’t Predict’ Real-Life AI’s Growth When They First Conceived The Game’s Story

Capcom's upcoming new IP, Pragmata, features a main antagonist that's really a rogue AI on the moon making the life of a spaceman and his android buddy difficult. But as much as artificial intelligence is in the news lately, especially in gaming, the developers of Pragmata say they had absolutely ...
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Malys, the devil exorcising deckbuilder from the studio co-founded by Dragon Age’s writer, gets a 1.0 release date

Right, there's just a constant wall of bad news at the moment, so how about something a bit nicer. Earlier this year, Summerfall Studios announced that the Kickstarter for their demonic roguelike deckbuilder Malys didn't work out, so they'd be releasing it in early access instead. Much like Kickstarters themselves, ...
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Opinion: Silksong Might Just Be The Funniest Game Of The Year

Silks and giggles.It's very easy not to see the funny side of Hollow Knight: Silksong. Don't worry, I've been there. Something about bashing your head against a boss for the 20th time takes away the giggles a little bit, and that's okay. But you have to hear me out here: ...
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PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for October: Alan Wake 2, Goat Simulator 3, Cocoon 

Delve into a psychological survival horror, play as the GOAT, and puzzle out worlds within worlds with the PlayStation Plus Monthly Games lineup for October.  Alan Wake 2, Goat Simulator 3, Cocoon will be available to PlayStation Plus members from Tuesday October 7 until Monday November 3. Also starting October ...
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World of Warcraft: Midnight – The First Hands-On Preview

In the intro cinematic for World of Warcraft: Midnight, Lady Liadrin of the blood elves was joined by a conspicuously anonymous group of reinforcements to defend the Sunwell against this and last expansion's big bad, Xal'atath. And it turns out there's a reason for their ambiguous appearance: it's us, the ...
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Dune Awakening developers Funcom are laying off an unspecified number of staff

Dune: Awakening developers Funcom have announced plans to lay off an unspecified number of workers, citing the same need to "restructure" that's essentially become a byword for games industry job cuts at this point. Read more ...
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Amazon’s Latest MTG Sale Features Major Price Cuts and Free 10% Cashback Bonus

Magic: The Gathering’s popularity is growing, and it’s getting easier to get good deals on sealed Magic product.Amazon currently has a slate of Magic deals, including up to 39% off of Commander Decks, over 25% off Bundles, and more, and you can snag 10% cashback when using Amazon’s Prime Visa ...
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Microsoft reveal massive Game Pass Ultimate and PC Pass price hike, concede that price hikes are “never fun”

Microsoft are reshuffling their Xbox Game Pass subscription tiers and hiking the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass in certain regions. You'll now need to pay $29.99 a month for Ultimate - a 50% jump, with pricing for places outside the US to follow. PC Game ...
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Digimon Story Time Stranger Review

Like so many ‘90s kids, I watched my fair share of monster taming TV shows growing up, Digimon included. And while an 8-year-old George enjoyed Digimon World 3 on PlayStation 2, it was 2015’s Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth (and 2017’s more refined Hacker’s Memory) that renewed my current interest in ...
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Fallout 76’s next expansion goes all-in on Fallout TV show season 2, bringing Walton Goggins and “New Vegas feel” to Ohio

"Deserts, deathclaws, and raiders", alongside a "New Vegas feel" with Walton Goggins’ Ghoul as the face. These are the main ingredients for Fallout 76’s Burning Springs map expansion, which is set to arrive in early December this year. In case you weren’t clear as to how Bethesda are pitching it, ...
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