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There are a lot of things to like about Stranger Than Heaven, but its multi-person combat isn’t one

There is so much to like about Stranger Than Heaven. After spending a day wandering through the various eras of RGG’s latest Japanese crime story, I felt incredibly conflicted. If I were offered ...
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A permanent Pokémon retail store is coming to London, the first of several planned to open outside Asia

The exact location of the store has yet to be announced. Pokémon retail locations typically feature exclusive merchandise, in ...
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Hellraiser Revival studio had an ‘unofficial goal’ to be ‘banned, unrated, or restricted’ somewhere in the world

While Hellraiser: Revival is available uncut in most countries (albeit with the highest rating available), it would appear that the team did at least achieve its unofficial goal, because the Indonesia ...
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Football Manager 27 is launching for free for a limited time, following troubled 26 game

When it launches, Football Manager 27 will be free to play on PC and Mac from October 29 to November 3, the pair announced on ...
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Ace Driver Victory Lap is the next polygonal Namco arcade racer getting its first ever home release

Retro specialist Hamster Corporation has announced the 12th release in its ongoing efforts to bring Namco’s early ’90s ...
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Is Control Resonant teasing Alan Wake 3? Resonant’s director explains Remedy easter egg

Control Resonant creative director Mikael Kasurinen has claimed that Control Resonant doesn’t show off a future Remedy game, ...
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EA is closing BioWare and cancelling the next Mass Effect

Electronic Arts is closing historic Dragon Age studio BioWare and canceling the next Mass Effect game. In an announcement published on social media on Wednesday, BioWare said its focus is now “on our ...
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‘Many’ staff gone from Skate studio Full Circle as part of EA layoffs

Full Circle, a studio made up of veterans of the original Black Box team behind Skate 1-3, was formed to develop a live-service focussed reboot of the popular skating franchise. While the game has ...
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A remaster of the Shrek 2 game from 2004 has been announced via a GTA-like trailer

Port and remaster specialist Aspyr has officially announced Shrek 2 Remastered. Revealed via a trailer that parodies the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailers, Shrek 2 Remastered will be released on November 10 ...
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Kojima says ‘walking simulator’ comments about Death Stranding prove social media can form hivemind narratives

Hideo Kojima has expressed concern at the way social media can form ‘hivemind’ narratives, citing the response to Death Stranding as one example. To mark the Japanese release of the movie Digger, ...
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Xbox Series X/S and Xbox ROG Ally X are getting AMD FSR 4.1 upscaling to improve performance

Xbox Series X/S consoles and Xbox ROG Ally X handhelds are set to receive AMD’s latest upscaling tech in an upcoming update. FSR 4.1 is AMD’s equivalent of Nvidia‘s DLSS technology, which uses machine ...
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Report claims next Xbox is targeting 2028 and could cost between $1,200 and $1,800

Xbox’s next console, Project Helix, will release by the holiday season in 2028 and could cost between $1,200 and $1,800, ...