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Steam Deck gets a built-in game recorder
29 Jun

Steam Deck gets a built-in game recorder

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While there's a bunch of third-party apps and services you can use to record your Steam games, you now have a native option that's built right into the Steam client. Valve has launched its own game recorder in beta, and yes, it also serves as a native recorder on the Steam Deck. You can either set the feature to start recording in the background the moment you keep playing or set it to only start (and stop) recording when you press a hotkey. If you choose to record in the background, you can specify the maximum of amount of storage…
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Xbox Gaming coming to select Amazon Fire TV devices in July
29 Jun

Xbox Gaming coming to select Amazon Fire TV devices in July

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Soon you’ll have another means of playing Game Pass titles without breaking the bank for an Xbox Series X|S console. Microsoft and Amazon are teaming up to bring Xbox Gaming to select Amazon Fire TV devices in July. According to , Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers in over 25 countries will be able to access the Xbox app with the and Fire TV Stick 4K..Once the new functionality goes live you can sign in to your Microsoft account, connect a compatible Bluetooth controller and start playing hundreds of games, including Fallout 76, Fallout 4, Starfield and Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2.…
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Life is Strange spiritual successor delayed to avoid Life is Strange sequel
28 Jun

Life is Strange spiritual successor delayed to avoid Life is Strange sequel

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Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is a brand-new game from the creators of . It's been described as a spiritual successor to that series and was previously scheduled to arrive in late 2024. However, publisher Don't Nod has opted to delay Lost Records: Bloom & Rage and release it in early 2025 instead.In fact, the delay is in large part due to a new Life is Strange from another studio. marks the return of the original game's protagonist Max Caulfield. The sequel, from Square Enix and developer Deck Nine Games, is set to hit , and in October, with a…
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The Steam Summer Sale is here to empty your bank accounts
28 Jun

The Steam Summer Sale is here to empty your bank accounts

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It’s that time of year again. The Steam Summer Sale is officially live, offering deep discounts on thousands of games and even the Steam Deck. The sale goes until July 11, so you have a bit of time to browse and fill up that wishlist.The venerable Steam Deck is on sale, with some caveats. The deals only apply to the LCD model, and not the newer OLED version. Also, the 256GB LCD is not on sale. That leaves the 64GB at $300 instead of $350 and the 512GB model at $382 instead of $450. Incidentally, that puts the 64GB model…
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Valve reveals the most-played games on Steam Deck
28 Jun

Valve reveals the most-played games on Steam Deck

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Valve has added a new chart to its roster of publicly-available data: a list of the . The information can be sorted by the past week, month, or year, and will be updated daily.These charts can play a big part in game discovery on the platform, so it's worth noting that making the list isn't only about the sheer number of players. Lawrence Yang from Valve told more about the process. "The metric we’re using to determine top-played is a combination of unique users and interest," Yang said. "Hades 2 has only been out for a month, but so many…
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Ubisoft CEO says Assassin’s Creed remakes are in the works
28 Jun

Ubisoft CEO says Assassin’s Creed remakes are in the works

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Older Assassin's Creed titles are about to get modern reimaginings, mostly likely with better graphics and other improvements for newer consoles and more powerful PCs. Yves Guillemot, the CEO of Ubisoft, has revealed in an interview on the company's website that Assassin's Creed remakes are in the works when he was asked what's next for the franchise. The remakes will allow the company to revisit and modernize older worlds it has created, he explained, telling the interviewer that "there are worlds in some of [its] older Assassin's Creed games that are still extremely rich."Guillemot also said that Ubisoft's goal is…
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Amazon is giving away 15 free video games ahead of Prime Day 2024, including Star Wars: KotOR 2
27 Jun

Amazon is giving away 15 free video games ahead of Prime Day 2024, including Star Wars: KotOR 2

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Amazon Prime Day 2024 will be here next month, but the company has already pushed out its latest batch of free(ish) games that Prime members can snag right now (there are also a number of regular early Prime Day deals live today, too). In the run up to Prime Day on July 16 and 17, Prime members can grab 15 PC games at no extra cost, and there are actually some pretty groovy titles in the mix.On July 11, you can scoop up Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 — The Sith Lords for the Amazon Games App. This…
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Check out what Microsoft’s Keystone streaming device might have been
26 Jun

Check out what Microsoft’s Keystone streaming device might have been

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Microsoft leadership has been putting a lot of weight on , and several of its business decisions of late appear to center on getting more people into that subscription service. One of those projects was called Keystone, a dedicated streaming device that would let Game Pass customers play Xbox titles without an Xbox console. After first , the project was eventually . That team instead shifted focus to a smart TV streaming app, leaving Keystone to disappear into the void. Today, uncovered a patent that showed what the Keystone might have looked like.This has more detail than we ever got…
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‘Dead Rising’ is back with a new Deluxe Remaster
26 Jun

‘Dead Rising’ is back with a new Deluxe Remaster

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Capcom announced a new remaster of its 2006 zombie smasher Dead Rising. The new update, Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, is currently scheduled for a release this year on "the newest generation of platforms." We can assume that means at least the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X/S, though it may hit previous-gen consoles as well. Both Frank West and the Willamette Parkview Mall are looking great (although Frank seems to have a different voice in this version). This project looks like a big rebuild with completely redone assets, but we don't have any confirmation yet about the extent of…
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Clickolding, from the I Am Your Beast devs, looks like a clicking nightmare
26 Jun

Clickolding, from the I Am Your Beast devs, looks like a clicking nightmare

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There’s about to be a new clicking game in town, and this one looks like an absolute nightmare (in a good way.) Clickolding, which seems to derive its name from cuckolding, is described on Steam as a “dark incremental narrative game about thumbing a tally counter to satisfy the distressing masked man sitting in the corner of your hotel room.” Yikes.There’s a trailer and it only adds to the whole unsettling feeling surrounding this game. There is indeed a distressing masked man sitting in the corner of a hotel room demanding that you click a tally counter. There’s something… violent…
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