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News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (August 22-25)

Xbox's latest Free Play Days lineup is now live, with four games featured as part of the program this weekend. Warhorse Studios' Kingdom Come: Deliverance is probably the pick of the bunch here as the team starts to ramp up marketing for its upcoming sequel. Anyway, here's the full Xbox Free Play Days lineup this... Continue reading...

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News Every Xbox Reveal From August 2024's Future Games Show

The latest version of the Future Games Show event has taken place this week as part of Gamescom 2024, and as usual we saw plenty of Xbox-related trailers and even new announcements over the course of its two-hour duration. So, you'll find all the relevant trailers down below, of which there are many! Some... Continue reading...

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News The Sega Game Gear Is About To Get Another Promising Shoot 'Em Up

Battle Marine is a naval shoot 'em up featuring music from Tadahiro Nitta Continue reading...

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News Nihon Falcom's 'Star Trader' & 'Xanadu Scenario II' Are Coming To Switch

The two games will be released as part of D4Enterprise's EGGCONSOLE series Continue reading...

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News Snow Bros. Wonderland Gets A Japanese Release Date For November

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News Blasphemous Dev Reveals New Tactical Stealth Adventure For Switch

Tripwire Interactive and Blasphemous developer The Game Kitchen have revealed The Stone of Madness, a new tactical stealth adventure for Switch set in 18th century Spain. Launching early 2025, the game focuses on the lives of 'five forsaken inmates', who must work together to escape the confines of a monastery... Continue reading...

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News Persona-Inspired JRPG 'Bloomtown: A Different Story' Lands On Switch Next Month

Publisher Twin Sails Interactive popped up at last night's Future Games Show to reveal that the gorgeous Persona-inspired turn-based JRPG Bloomtown: A Different Story will be adventuring onto Switch on 24th September. Developed by Lazy Bear Games and Different Sense Games, Bloomtown looks like a perfectly cosy affair on the... Continue reading...

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News Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp To End Online Service In November

Nintendo has announced that Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp will reach end of service on 28th November 2024 at 4pm BST / 8am PT / 11am ET. The announcement was posted on Nintendo's website and communicated via social media, in which the firm stated it "would like to express our deepest gratitude to everyone who... Continue reading...

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News The Stone of Madness Is a PS5 Tactical Stealth Game from the Makers of Blasphemous

Publisher Tripwire Presents and developer The Game Kitchen, known for its Blasphemous series, have announced The Stone of Madness. Coming to PS5 in early 2025, it's a real-time stealth strategy title set in 18th century Spain, about a group of asylum inmates attempting to escape. As you can see from the debut trailer, it has quite a... Continue reading...

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News Phantom Blade Zero Dazzles with Chaotic Combat in PS5 Gameplay Video

Splashy action games are in at the moment, with the likes of Stellar Blade and Black Myth: Wukong proving to be big hits. The latest title to enter the no man's land between Dark Souls and character action fare like Devil May Cry is Phantom Blade Zero, from Chinese studio S-GAME. Coming to PS5, albeit with no firm release date yet, the... Continue reading...

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News Action RPG 'Atlas Fallen' Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (August 22)

After the game being heavily rumoured for Xbox Game Pass prior to its official confirmation earlier this week, Atlas Fallen is finally coming to the library today! This open-world action RPG got a bit of a mixed reception at la Continue reading...

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News Surreal Turn-Based JRPG Bloomtown: A Different Story Begins in September

Bloomtown: A Different Story is a turn-based social JRPG set in a surreal world with a dark twist, from the makers of the excellent Graveyard Keeper. Think Stranger Things, by way of Stardew Valley, but with turn-based combat, and it arrives on PS5 and PS4 next month, on 24th September. Set in a "seemingly pleasant... Continue reading...

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News Xbox Unveils Multiple New Accessibility Offerings, Including The Adaptive Joystick

There's admittedly a lot of frustration within the Xbox community at the moment, but if there's one thing we can all (hopefully) get behind, it's the company's efforts when it comes to the creation of new accessibility devices. During its Gamescom livestream yesterday, Xbox's accessibility team revealed four new... Continue reading...

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News Xbox's Sea Of Thieves Has Reportedly Sold Over One Million Copies On PS5

There's been a lot of conversation within the Xbox community following the announcement Indiana Jones and the Great Circle would be released on PlayStation 5 next year. Off the back of this, Phil Spencer yesterday said Xbox's franchises were actually "getting stronger". With this in mind, a new story today from... Continue reading...

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News Inti Creates' RPG 'Card-En-Ciel' Is Getting A Switch Demo Very Soon

Inti Creates has announced that its upcoming card-battling RPG Card-en-Ciel will be getting a free demo for the Nintendo Switch on 5th September 2024. In addition, a new deep dive trailer has been released to give prospective fans a chance to learn exactly what's in store with this new game, including how it's played... Continue reading...

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News Pokémon Partners With WildBrain To Stream First 22 Anime Seasons

Earlier this year in March, The Pokémon Company called time on Pokémon TV, with the service no longer available on the app, browsers, or devices like the Nintendo Switch. While it seemed like it might be done with this sort of service, it appears WildBrain - a "global leader in kids' and family entertainment" - has... Continue reading...

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News My Nintendo Store Adds Exclusive Splatoon 3 'Grand Festival Wristband' (US)

Splatoon 3's Grand Festival is on the horizon, and ahead of the big event, Nintendo is promoting it with all sorts of things. The latest is a new exclusive on the My Nintendo Store in the form of a Grand Festival Wristband. It'll set you back 300 Platinum Points, and is described as a lovely... Continue reading...

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News Friendly Fire Expected in 16-Player Starship Troopers: Extermination PVE Action

Starship Troopers: Extermination will compete directly with Arrowhead's Helldivers 2, landing under fire on PS5 on 11th October, and it looks absolutely sick. Johnny Rico, of the legendary Rico's Roughnecks (and your commanding officer in-game), called Helldivers 2 a Continue reading...

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News Joy as Capcom Ditches Gendered Armour in Monster Hunter Wilds, a Series First

Monster Hunter Wilds will be the first game in the series' long history to ditch the idea of gendered armour sets, with Capcom confirming that "all characters can wear any gear". Predictably, this was met with rapturous applause and celebration from the Monster Hunter community. From what we understand, this doesn't... Continue reading...

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News Dune: Awakening Gets Gameplay Epic, 25 Minutes of Fremen Action

We thought we'd been spoiled yesterday with a five-minute look at the frankly stunning Dune: Awakening, a survival MMO headed for PS5 in 2025. Imagine our surprise to find 25 minutes of developer-led gameplay, fresh from Gamescom, awaiting us today. In the presentation, we see the early-game experience, a tutorial jaunt before... Continue reading...

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