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A PS5 system update squashes those pesky Final Fantasy XVI bugs
20 Sep

A PS5 system update squashes those pesky Final Fantasy XVI bugs

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Sony pushed a PS5 system update on Friday that Square Enix says is a response to Final Fantasy XVI bugs created by the console’s last firmware update. The publisher addressed the update on X (Twitter). “In response to the crashes and graphical bugs that were occurring on the PlayStation5 version of Final Fantasy XVI, [Sony Interactive Entertainment] have released a new system update,” the account posted. “Please try downloading and installing this update.”Before today’s alleged fix, users reported that last week’s PS5 system update (24.06-10.00.00) triggered Final Fantasy XVI crashes while loading saves or fast-traveling. It could also add annoying…
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Here’s what a TV show based on Untitled Goose Game could have been like
20 Sep

Here’s what a TV show based on Untitled Goose Game could have been like

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Cast your mind back to 2019, when by the idea of terrorizing a quaint English village as a loud, annoying goose. , but it was fairly short and left me wanting more. In another universe, a TV adaptation would have happened already. While that didn't quite pan out here, we do have a funny proof-of-concept to enjoy.House House, the game's developer, a "proof-of-concept for a hypothetical Untitled Goose Programme" on its YouTube channel on Friday. The studio created the short with Playdate maker and Untitled Goose Game publisher Panic and animation house Chromosphere Studio. It's a great four-minute clip that's…
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PlayStation’s 30th anniversary PS5 and PS5 Pro consoles are so very pretty
20 Sep

PlayStation’s 30th anniversary PS5 and PS5 Pro consoles are so very pretty

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The original PlayStation console, otherwise called the PS1, came out in Japan in late 1994. So we are quickly coming up on the console’s 30th birthday. To commemorate the occasion, Sony just revealed nostalgia-tinged redesigns of both the PS5 and the forthcoming PS5 Pro. They look like the original PlayStation, with that classic gray colorway and the old-school logo. Gamers of a certain age will have a hard time resisting these things. Sony did something similar in 2014 with the PS4 for the console line’s 20th anniversary.This isn’t a quick and dirty redesign. There was legitimate thought put into this.…
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Monument Valley 3 breaks the series’ old boundaries by adding a sailboat
20 Sep

Monument Valley 3 breaks the series’ old boundaries by adding a sailboat

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During , some more details about Monument Valley 3 emerged. Developer Ustwo Games says the builds on its predecessors in several ways, especially in terms of the gameplay, art style and story.Perhaps the biggest change in Monument Valley 3 is the introduction of sailing. You'll be able to move the boat in almost any direction and, as such, "the game is no longer restricted to geometric spaces," game director Jennifer Estaris said during a call with reporters. Along with unfolding cubes that shift new protagonist Noor onto different planes, Monument Valley 3 is in large part about "deconstructing what we…
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Concord’s disastrous launch reportedly leads to its director’s self-demotion
19 Sep

Concord’s disastrous launch reportedly leads to its director’s self-demotion

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The ripples from Concord’s seismic implosion are still fanning out since Sony decided to take the game offline earlier this month. Now, the game’s director has reportedly decided to bow out gracefully. reported that game director Ryan Ellis of Firewalk Studios told staff members that he’s stepping down from his position. Ellis, who cofounded Firewalk after a stint as the creative director of Destiny 2, will remain with the studio but only in a support role.Meanwhile, the staff at Firewalk are still waiting to hear what Sony plans to do with their underperforming game. Just two weeks after Concord’s release,…
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God Of War: Ragnarok’s PC port is out and it fixes one of the game’s most annoying quirks
19 Sep

God Of War: Ragnarok’s PC port is out and it fixes one of the game’s most annoying quirks

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The long-awaited PC port of God of War: Ragnarok is out. This comes nearly two years after the game was released for PS4 and PS5 to positive reviews. This is a pretty big deal on its own, but the port has a feature that not even the original console release had. Players can finally tell Kratos’ son Atreus to shut the heck up, as first reported by Kotaku.In the original release, Atreus was like Ocarina of Time’s Navi on Adderall. He was, in a word, talkative. Even worse? He tended to ruin puzzle solutions by offering up hints unprompted. Many…
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Minecraft will no longer work on PSVR after March
19 Sep

Minecraft will no longer work on PSVR after March

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Folks who like to escape to the block-filled, creeper-infested universe of in virtual reality soon won’t be able to do that on PlayStation VR. Developer Mojang is winding down support on that platform.“Our ability to support PlayStation VR has come to an end, and will no longer be in updates after March of 2025,” Mojang said in the latest , as spotted by Eurogamer. “You will no longer be able to use your PlayStation VR with Minecraft as it will no longer be supported in the latest updates.”Mojang as an update to the PS4 version of Minecraft — there hasn’t…
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Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are suing Palworld creator Pocketpair
19 Sep

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are suing Palworld creator Pocketpair

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Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Pocketpair in Tokyo. Pocketpair is the Japanese video game developer behind Palworld, a game people have been describing as a Pokémon parody, featuring cute gun-toting monsters. The game, released in Early Access form on January 18, was an instant hit, selling 15 million copies on Steam and crossing 25 million players within just a month. The Pokémon Company said a few days after Palworld came out that it was going to investigate a game "released in January 2024" and will "take appropriate measures to address any acts that…
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Get a good gawp at Ghostface’s fatality and some new animalities for MK1
19 Sep

Get a good gawp at Ghostface’s fatality and some new animalities for MK1

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A new update for Mortal Kombat I (MK1) is less than a week away from release that will add new character skins, new finishing moves and (eventually) new fighters to its “kombatant” selection screen. NetherRealm Studios released a preview of the “karnage” that’s “koming” around the “korner” (OK, we’ll stop with the unnecessary K’s).The new trailer released on shows some of the new stuff MK1 players can expect from the Khaos Reigns pack scheduled for release on September 24 and future updates. The base game costs $49.99 for the , and and $39.99 on the . The Khaos Reigns DLC…
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Who exactly asked for a Wordle VR app?
16 Sep

Who exactly asked for a Wordle VR app?

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It seems that The New York Times isn't quite content with players attempting to complete Wordle 4.8 billion times a year on its apps and website. The publication has brought the all-conquering daily word game to a new platform in the shape of Meta Quest headsets. That's right, Wordle VR is now a thing. There's a for it on Meta Quest 2, 3 and Pro.Wordle VR works in much the same way as the game does on your phone or computer. You have six attempts to guess a five-letter word. The mystery word is the same for all players and the game refreshes…
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