Author: Tom Phillips
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Epic secures iOS developer account, Europe mobile store and Fortnite launch this year
Epic Games will begin developing a mobile version of the Epic Games Store for launch on iOS in Europe, the company has said, now it has officially received an Apple Developer Account. The store’s launch will also herald the return of Fortnite to iPhones, years after its previous version was locked down…
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French union report alleges mismanagement at Life is Strange developer Don’t Nod
A report by the French video game workers union has raised concerns from staff at Life is Strange and Vampyr developer Don’t Nod. Headquarted in Paris, the company released action role-player Banishers: Ghosts of Eden this week, following last year’s well-received Jusant and Harmony: The Fall of Reverie. Now, a report by…
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Xbox business update podcast liveblog: which Microsoft games will launch on PlayStation and Switch?
Hello there and welcome to our live coverage of today’s Xbox business update, where we expect Microsoft to lay out some form of plan for launching first-party Xbox games on Nintendo and PlayStation platforms. The news is set to drop in the form of a podcast published at 8pm UK time –…
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PlayStation won’t launch any “major” games in existing franchises this year
Don’t expect new games in any of PlayStation’s biggest existing franchises before the end of this financial year, Sony has said. That means no new entry in the God of War or Marvel’s Spider-Man franchises until at least April 2025, according to Sony president Hiroki Totoki. Death Stranding 2: On…
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Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered adds racial and ethnic content warning
Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered begins with a content warning that explains the trilogy contains “offensive depictions of people and cultures rooted in racial and ethnic prejudices”. The message states that these depictions are “inexcusable” but have been kept intact to acknowledge their “deeply harmful” inclusion and learn from it. There’s no…
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No, Arceus won’t be included in Pokémon Go Tour: Sinnoh
Arceus, the god Pokémon, won’t turn up in Pokémon Go for this month’s upcoming Go Tour: Sinnoh. Its apparent absence had been hotly debated by fans, though has now been confirmed to Eurogamer by developer Niantic. It means Go Tour: Sinnoh will be the first one of Pokémon Go’s popular annual Tour…
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Microsoft expected to detail Xbox games on PlayStation, Nintendo in podcast this Thursday
Microsoft’s gaming top brass are expected to lay out their plans to publish some Xbox games on PlayStation and Nintendo platforms via a business update released this week as a podcast. The podcast episode will be made available this Thursday, 15th February at 8pm UK time – that’s 3pm Eastern or noon…
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The voice actor behind “PEGI 18” says he was paid just €200
You may not know his name, but Richard Wells is one of the most-heard voices in video games – and now he’s blowing up on TikTok. Wells’ TikTok account, which he created last Friday, now has over 17m views – mostly on his first video, where he reveals himself as the voice of…
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11 Bit Studios moves The Thaumaturge release date to March
The Thaumaturge will now launch slightly later than planned, on 4th March, despite work on the game being complete. Writing on social media today, publisher 11 Bit Studios said it had actively chosen to delay the game due to “February’s busy launch period”. “The game is complete, but we want…
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Doctor Who boss dubs long-rumoured Fortnite collaboration “a complete myth”
Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies has responded to the long-running rumours of a full-on Fortnite collaboration, saying they are a “myth”. Responding to a Doctor Who fan via Instagram, Davies said of the long-expected Fortnite tie-in: “There isn’t one! It’s a complete myth, I’m afraid.” The news has come as…