Author: Ed Nightingale
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Streamer completes Elden Ring with a custom Bop-It toy
[ad_1] Bop it! Twist it! Pull it! Not phrases you’d generally associate with Elden Ring, but that’s changed thanks to streamer Swoop Douglas who completed the game with a Bop-It toy. The streamer completed the All Bosses run at the end of March, sharing a clip on Twitter. A Bop-It Extreme 2…
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Sony adds accessibility tags to PlayStation Store
[ad_1] Accessibility tags are being added to the PlayStation Store globally this week across both PS5 and PS4 games. The tags will highlight which accessibility features are supported in games when viewed on the store. At launch, the tags will be shown for a number of first party titles, with Sony…
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Street Fighter film and TV rights bought by Legendary Entertainment
[ad_1] The film and TV rights to the Street Fighter series have been bought by Legendary Entertainment. The studio will work with Capcom on future projects, the Hollywood Reporter reported. It’s unclear if anything specific is in the works, but the purchase does suggest plans may be afoot. Street Fighter 6…
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The best gaming jokes from April Fool’s Day
[ad_1] Pinch punch…third of the month! It was April Fool’s Day over the weekend which meant a deluge of fake news across the internet. There were certainly some amusing ones this year, though, from joke videos to entire, playable games. Let’s take a look at the best. Newscast: Are Unreal Engine’s procedural…
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How the BAFTA nominated Citizen Sleeper is a game “about now”
[ad_1] Science fiction often isn’t really about the future. It’s a reflection of our present, how today’s anxieties and issues might be represented tomorrow. Citizen Sleeper is a game about an android in a space station, overthrowing a corrupt corporation, and finding a home. But it’s also a game about identity, about capitalism,…
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God of War Ragnarök stars discuss importance of Black representation
[ad_1] God of War Ragnarök won six awards at last night’s BAFTA Game Awards, including awards for Performer in a Supporting Role and Performer in a Leading Role. The game dominated both awards, taking half of the nominations, but it was Christopher Judge as Kratos and Laya Deleon Hayes as Angrboða who…
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Voice actors remain sceptical about the use of AI in gaming
[ad_1] The use of AI is becoming more prevalent in the games industry, with the likes of Ubisoft creating an AI tool for script writing and its use more widely for both art and voice acting. High on Life, for instance, used AI for both art and voice acting, while AI voice cloning…
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Vampire Survivors wins Best Game at BAFTA Game Awards
[ad_1] Vampire Survivors was the surprise winner of Best Game at last night’s BAFTA Game Awards, beating the likes of Elden Ring and God of War: Ragnarök. Ragnarök remained the biggest winner of the night, awarded with six wins out of the fifteen nominations it received. Vampire Survivors also won the award…
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Square Enix releasing Final Fantasy 7 trading card NFTs
[ad_1] Square Enix has announced further details on its Final Fantasy 7 trading cards and NFTs. Last year, the NFTs were revealed as part of a celebration of Final Fantasy 7’s 25th anniversary. Now more information on the trading cards has been revealed: the collection is called Final Fantasy 7 Anniversary Art…
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Gran Turismo 7 adds 120fps support
[ad_1] Sony is adding 120fps support to driving sim Gran Turismo 7 with its latest update. The 1.31 update is now available to download and will allow PlayStation 5 users to play with the increased frame rate (if they own a display capable of 120Hz output). The addition is not available for…