Author: Liv Ngan
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Mortal Kombat 1 gets crossplay next week
Warner Bros. Games has announced crossplay will be added to Mortal Kombat 1 in a patch next week, which is also when John Cena’s Peacemaker will be available in early access. Crossplay, er I mean Krossplay, will be available for players on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC (Steam and Epic Games Store) from…
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Palworld reaches 25m players in first month
Palworld has reached an astonishing 25m players within its first month. The numbers, revealed by developer Pocketpair, also confirm 15m players jumped into the action-adventure, monster-taming, survival game on Steam. The other 10m have dived in on Xbox, though Pocketpair didn’t specify how many of these were players who bought a copy of the game…
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Bandai Namco cancels development of “at least” five games
Bandai Namco has revealed it cancelled development of “at least” five projects following a review to implement “stricter standards” and an “emphasis on quality” in its upcoming games. The information comes from the company’s latest financial report for Q3 of FY2024, which contained changes to its projections of profits and sales for the full fiscal…
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Baldur’s Gate 3 smooches update now live
The latest, and very timely, update for Baldur’s Gate 3 is now live across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. Patch 6 has been teased by Larian Studios since last week, when we learned it would include more kissing animations and easier party management, but we didn’t know when it would be rolling out…
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Helldivers 2 boss praying servers survive next few days
Helldivers 2 director Johan Pilestedt is hoping the game’s second weekend will go much smoother than its first. In a thread posted on X, Pilestedt reflected on the changes developer Arrowhead Game Studios has made since Helldivers 2 released to huge success on 8th February for PC and PlayStation 5. “I am completely exhausted by…
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Baldur’s Gate 3 update streamlines party management
Larian Studios has announced more fixes coming to Baldur’s Gate 3 with Patch 6, as well as its beefy install size. Due some point this week, Larian already let us know the patch will add new idle animations for party members in camp and improve smooches (just in time for Valentine’s Day). In a new…
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Dead Island 2 launches on Steam in April
After one year of exclusivity on the Epic Games Store, Dead Island 2 will release on Steam in April. Publisher Deep Silver announced the release yesterday, as well as discounts on other games in the series on Steam. This includes 85 percent off Dead Island Definitive Edition and 75 percent off Dead Island Retro Revenge.…
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More Princess Peach: Showtime! transformations enter the spotlight in new trailer
Nintendo has revealed some more of Peach’s transformations in Princess Peach: Showtime!. Following on from last month’s reveal of Ninja Peach and Cowgirl Peach, Nintendo has shown off four more roles Peach can don in the upcoming Switch game. Take a look at the second transformation trailer showing Figure Skater Peach, Dashing Thief Peach, Mermaid…
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Dead Cells “abrupt termination” was a bid to promote publisher’s new game, ex-dev says
Former lead designer Sébastien Benard has further discussed the decision made by publisher Motion Twin to end Dead Cell’s development – something he previously dubbed “the worst imaginable asshole move”. Benard originally shared his sentiments on the end of Dead Cells development via the game’s Discord server, where he said the official statement from Motion…
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Team Ninja’s Rise of the Ronin won’t release in Korea, Sony confirms
Team Ninja’s ambitious next game, Rise of the Ronin, will not be released in South Korea. The news was covered by several Korean outlets yesterday, after the game was pulled from the Korean PlayStation Store and all promotional material except for for trailer was removed from PlayStation’s Korean YouTube channel. As reported on Korean community…