Author: Tom Phillips
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Baldur’s Gate 3 would have originally let you recruit a major villain
Baldur’s Gate 3 boss Swen Vincke has revealed a number of ideas cut from the game during its development – including the ability to recruit a major antagonist as a companion character. Speaking to IGN, Vincke also mentioned plans to feature a wider range of locations in the game – including several that…
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BioShock creator Ken Levine finally explains Judas “narrative Lego” concept
It’s been 10 years since BioShock Infinite, and creator Ken Levine is still not done with follow-up project Judas. But the game is inching closer, evidenced recently by its appearance in trailers and now, a marketing beat where select people such as Game Awards host Geoff Keighley have now played it for several hours.…
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Lego Fortnite adds vehicles to drive and build
Lego Fortnite gets its second major update today, with the arrival of vehicles to build and drive around. The survival crafting game, playable within Fortnite, now lets you zoom about its world in a variety of vehicles you can build and customise. These range from the single-seat Speeder quad bike to the…
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XDefiant developer denies delay due to “chasing Call of Duty”
A senior staff member behind the continually-delayed Ubisoft shooter XDefiant has denied a report which claimed the game’s late launch was due to developers “chasing Call of Duty”. Writing on social media platform X, XDefiant executive producer Mark Rubin – who previously held the same position at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare…
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Bethesda discusses “early” The Elder Scrolls 6 work-in-progress build
The Elder Scrolls 6 exists as a work-in-progress early build, Bethesda has confirmed, in a brief statement which notes the game is now very much “in development”. “Even now, returning to Tamriel and playing early builds has us filled with the same joy, excitement and promise of adventure,” the company wrote in a message…
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Newscast: Behind the headlines of GDC, a cautious sense of hope
This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we digest the last seven days of headlines from GDC 2024 – a conference that was unsurprisingly coloured by the past 18 months of industry turmoil. Eurogamer’s Chris Tapsell was there, and joins us today to report back on what was being said on the ground. From this…
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Cyberpunk 2077 playable for free this weekend on PS5, Xbox Series X/S
CD Projekt’s patched-up Cyberpunk 2077 will be free to play on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S this weekend – perfect for the Easter bank holiday. Cyberpunk 2077 will be available free from this Thursday 28th March at 3pm UK time, until Monday 1st April at 7.59am. No subscription is required…
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EU takes aim at Apple, Google, Meta non-compliance
Apple and other tech giants face another legal fight – this time from the European Commission, which is now investigating the iPhone maker’s alleged non-compliance with EU rules. Apple, Google owner Alphabet and Facebook owner Meta are all being investigated by the EU under the Digital Market Act (DMA), key legislation designed to…
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Resident Evil director Shinji Mikami founds new company
Shinji Mikami, the legendary developer behind Resident Evil and a string of other classics, has founded a new company. Titled as KAMUY Inc., the new company was spotted in a biography for Mikami listed on the official Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered website (thanks, Gematsu). Mikami worked as creative producer on…
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Mario Kart Live developer says third of staff at risk of redundancy
A third of staff are at risk of losing their jobs at Velan Studios, the company behind Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit and shutdown dodgeball game Knockout City. Velan Studios announced the likelihood of layoffs in a statement from the company’s founders, Guha and Karthik Bala, who said that 46 people out of…