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Massive Pokémon leak exposes beta designs, source codes and plans for upcoming titles
14 Oct

Massive Pokémon leak exposes beta designs, source codes and plans for upcoming titles

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Pokémon developer Game Freak has confirmed it suffered a breach as troves of internal materials pertaining to the franchise — from source codes to early and, in some cases, scrapped character designs — hit social media this weekend. In a published on Thursday (translated from Japanese), the company said it discovered its servers were hacked in August and that sensitive employee information had been leaked. It did not address the Pokémon leaks, though the bulk of this content appears to have been published online after the statement was released.Leaked documents and images flooded and X after began dumping it all…
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An arcade-style Terrifier beat ’em up game is coming next year
13 Oct

An arcade-style Terrifier beat ’em up game is coming next year

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The Terrifier franchise, with its distinctively horrifying antagonist Art the Clown, is having a bit of a moment right now. Coinciding with Terrifier 3’s wildly successful opening weekend — the indie horror movie reportedly pulled in — game publisher has announced that a Terrifier video game is in the works and will be released next year. Terrifier: The ARTcade Game is being developed by indie studio and styled after a classic beat ‘em up. The teaser shows it to be a fitting combination of gory and goofy, with colorful pixel art and tons of over-the-top blood spatter.According to the listing,…
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Xbox Cloud Gaming may finally let you stream your non-Game Pass purchases soon
13 Oct

Xbox Cloud Gaming may finally let you stream your non-Game Pass purchases soon

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Microsoft is expanding Xbox Cloud Gaming’s streaming capabilities to support titles that aren’t on Xbox Game Pass, reports. The company has stated its plans to let users stream games from their own libraries numerous times over the last few years, going back to the announcement of , but the feature hasn’t yet materialized. Now, Microsoft is ready to start testing it among Xbox Insiders in November, with plans to ultimately support thousands of games, according to The Verge, which cites sources “familiar with Microsoft’s plans.”Xbox players have long been asking for the option to stream games that they’ve purchased, rather…
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FIFA cozies up to EA rival Konami for soccer esports
12 Oct

FIFA cozies up to EA rival Konami for soccer esports

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FIFA didn't exactly get out of the video game business after . Soccer’s governing body has teamed up with Konami to host two editions of the FIFAe World Cup on the console and mobile versions of later this year.Qualifying for both tournaments starts today, with FIFAe world champs (one each on mobile and console) to be crowned later this year. Eighteen FIFA member associations are taking part, namely those in Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, England, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea Republic, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Thailand and Türkiye. They were selected based on previous performances of…
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Xbox gamers will soon be able to buy games from the Xbox Android app
12 Oct

Xbox gamers will soon be able to buy games from the Xbox Android app

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Starting in November, Xbox players will be able to play and purchase games directly from the Xbox App on Android. Sarah Bond, the president of Xbox at Microsoft, has made the announcement on X, with a comment that the "court's ruling to open up Google's mobile store in the US will allow more choice and flexibility." She's talking about the ruling on Google's four-year antitrust battle with Epic Games that was recently handed down by US District Judge James Donato. The judge issued a permanent injunction that would force Google to give third-party app stores access to the Play library…
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Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered hits the PS4 and PS5 on February 14
11 Oct

Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered hits the PS4 and PS5 on February 14

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It’s time to dust off a pair of pistols, as Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered on February 14, 2025. What better way to spend the next Valentine’s Day by foraging around caverns for loot?These remasters boast updated visuals, though you can toggle to the old-school graphics to soak in the nostalgia. The same goes for controls. There are modern controls inspired by the newer entries in the series, but those retro inputs are just a toggle away.The collection includes more than 150 trophies, which feature “nods to iconic moments from the series.” The photo mode from Tomb Raider I-III Remastered has…
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Absurdist romance sim Date Everything! has been delayed to Valentine’s Day 2025
11 Oct

Absurdist romance sim Date Everything! has been delayed to Valentine’s Day 2025

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Shut-ins of the world, you’ll have to wait a bit longer for your ultimate wish-fulfillment video game. Date Everything!, the cheekily bizarre romantic sim from Team17 and Sassy Chap Games, is no longer arriving on October 24, as was initially announced. On Friday, the team pushed back the game’s release date to Valentine’s Day 2025.On a game design level, Date Everything! appears to be a simple dating simulator with dialogue branches and voiced characters. What sets it apart is its delightfully absurd premise: You can date all your household objects, thanks to magical glasses known as the “Dateviator.”Your dateable objects…
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Former Disco Elysium devs are making the game’s spiritual successor at a new studio
11 Oct

Former Disco Elysium devs are making the game’s spiritual successor at a new studio

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is widely as one of the greatest RPGs of all time, but the future of the series has been up in the air. A planned sequel and expansion were canceled and developer ZA/UM laid off some workers as a result. There's also been an over ownership of the intellectual property. Still, the essence of the original game is very much alive, not least because a new studio is working on a spiritual successor. The project is slated to continue "the thoughtful, narrative-first approach that defined its predecessor."Some developers who worked on Disco Elysium and its scuttled sequel — along with…
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Steam Deck comes to Australia in November
11 Oct

Steam Deck comes to Australia in November

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Australian gamers won't have to buy Steam Deck at exorbitant prices from a reseller anymore or to import them into the country with help from a friend overseas. At PAX Australia, Valve has announced that it will start selling the handheld PC gaming device in the country starting in November. Currently, the Steam Deck is still only available in the US, Canada, UK and EU, as well as in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong via Komodo's website. But Valve has updated the console's official page with an announcement that says "Your Games, down under November 2024."Both LCD and…
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Steam now tells gamers up front that they’re buying a license, not a game
11 Oct

Steam now tells gamers up front that they’re buying a license, not a game

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Steam appears to have started posting a notice in its shopping cart that purchases on its storefront are only for a license and not a game, according to a notice spotted by Engadget. It looks like an attempt by the company to get ahead of a new California law coming next year that forces companies to admit that buyers don't actually own digital content.When you open your shopping cart with items inside and before going to payment, a notice at the bottom right states: "A purchase of a digital product grants a license for the product on Steam." This is…
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