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Upcoming mobile game Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis will, in a roundabout way, be bringing back the now-unplayable Final Fantasy 7 The First Soldier. Finding out back in February 2021 that Final Fantasy 7 would be getting a battle royale spin-off was certainly a surprise, but the news that it would be shutting down just

It has been claimed that Marvel actors Tom Holland and Chris Pratt will portray Jak and Daxter respectively in a film adaptation. This comes from film industry leaker MyTimeToShineHello, who has previously accurately reported on stories to do with Marvel movies. Holland is apparently slated to play Jak, whereas Pratt is “eyed” to voice Daxter,

Not in years have I seen a game thrown out to die as hard as Immortals of Aveum. Developed by Ascendant Studios, it’s a game that hopes to combine some good ol’ fashioned FPS action with some slick spell-slinging. An interesting pitch for sure, but sadly not one that manifests itself in an especially exhilarating

Bethesda’s Head of Publishing, Pete Hines, has hit back at World of Warcraft designer Mark Kern after Kern said Starfield‘s start screen suggests it “either shows hasty shipping deadlines by a passionate team overworked, or a team that didn’t care”. “The physiognomy of start screens. The start screen of a game can reveal a lot

Not to get your hopes up too much, but the official Tomb Raider website has updated to let you sign-up for emails about “breaking news” regarding the franchise. Now, we really don’t want to get ahead of ourselves, as a website updating so that you can get some emails about a video game doesn’t mean

Blizzard has acknowledged player “dissatisfaction” after Overwatch 2 was review-bombed into oblivion when it released on Steam last month, swiftly becoming the game with the lowest-ever user score on Steam. The aggregate user score has steadily declined since the game was released, and now sits at a miserly 0.94 out of 10, which is lower

Netherrealm Studios has extended the Mortal Kombat 1 pre-order beta by a few hours, giving you more time to play the upcoming title. Currently running on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, the beta was originally set to end on Monday, August 21 at 8am PT, 11am ET, 4pm UK, the pre-order beta has been extended

The quality of Baldur’s Gate 3 performances, and the technology and expertees used to render them so beautifully on screen, is one of the best things about it. And that’s high praise considering that there’s one hell of a lot to love about the best RPG of the decade so far. We make the case

A Baldur’s Gate 3 developer has revealed that one of the game’s prominent NPCs is actually based on her own grandmother. This article contains some spoilers for Act one of Baldur’s Gate 3. Larian Studios writer Rachel Quirke recently responded to a player on Twitter who was discussing their encounter with the character Auntie Ethel,

We finally are just a couple of weeks away (roughly) from Starfield’s release date. It’s been a long wait, and many longtime fans of Bethesda Game Studios’ unique brand of open-world have been replaying – or simply throwing more mods into – Skyrim and the fourth Fallout installment. That sounds like the perfect pre-Starfield plan…

Against all odds, Modern Warfare 3 is bringing back Zombies mode, in a first for the series. But when Activision teased that it would be “the largest Zombies offering to date” everyone in the starving Zombies community suddenly was interested in the game. Except, of course, the result is not what that initial statement would

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3’s release date has been revealed, and it’s now confirmed that it will be the Call of Duty title released in 2023. Not only that, but we now know what’s in-store for when the game launches, including details on both the campaign mode and the multiplayer maps. While it is

A closed beta test will be held for Skull and Bones next weekend. Running August 25-28, you can register to take part in the closed beta here. It’s invitation only, and it will be held on PC. If you are selected to participate, you’ll receive an invitation on your registered Ubisoft Connect email address. Skull

Microsoft has announced it will shut down the Xbox 360 Store next year on July 29. This means Xbox will stop supporting the ability to purchase new games, DLC, and other entertainment content from the Xbox 360 Store on the console and the Xbox 360 Marketplace. This also means the Microsoft Movies & TV app

The Modern Warfare 3 reveal is nigh and will be part of an upcoming Warzone 2 event. It’s called Shadow Siege, and for now, Activision is keeping its cards close to its chest in terms of exactly how it’ll play out on the day. What we do know is that players that drop into the

Eight games will soon be pulled from the PlayStation Plus Extra service. These games will leave the service in September, save for one that leaves on August 31. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings The games are: Chicory: A Colorful Tale Death end re;Quest 2 Deathloop Nidhogg 2 Steep Through

Starfield isn’t long out, and if you have pre-purchased the game, you will soon be able to preload it. Xbox Series X/S users can preload the game from tomorrow, August 17. Steam users can preload the game from August 30. Starfield Official Gameplay Trailer If you want to get caught up on the Starfield happenings,

Detective Pikachu Returns is official, and it’s likely coming out a lot sooner than you expected. To be honest, none of us really considered a Detective Pikachu sequel to be a sure thing, so it’s a great surprise to see the return of everyone’s favorite coffee-drinking detective. From what we’ve seen so far, Detective Pikachu