Author: Tom Phillips
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Warner Bros wants “always on” game success for DC, Game of Thrones
Warner Bros will push further into video games as it seeks ways to ensure its big budget franchises generate “more than just one great hit every three or four years”. “We want it to be ‘always on’,” Warner Bros gaming and streaming boss JB Perrette told Variety. “And the good news is the…
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PlayStation State of Play coming this week
UPDATE 5pm UK: Sony has now confirmed its PlayStation State of Play broadcast this week, on Wednesday 31st January at 10pm UK time. The show will last 40 minutes, and feature”guest appearances from some of the most talented minds in gaming”, according to PlayStation Studios boss Hermen Hulst. Expect your seasonal dose of Kojima,…
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Binding of Isaac developer in talks over possible Fortnite collaboration
Edmund McMillen has discussed a potential Fortnite collaboration with Epic Games, the celebrated indie designer has said. The maker of Super Meat Boy, The Binding of Isaac, The End is Nigh and The Legend of Bum-bo confirmed in a post on X that he had chatted with the maker of Fortnite about…
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Treat yourself with eight inches of LCD on Switch 2, report says
Nintendo’s Switch 2 will feature an eight-inch LCD screen, according to a new report. Bloomberg today said that Nintendo’s next console will feature the company’s largest screen size ever, according to an analyst with knowledge of the supply chain. But it will be LCD, rather than OLED – a decision which will help…
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Palworld hides an unreleased, familiar-looking Pal creature in its code, fan says
A cunning Palworld fan has found an unreleased Pal creature hiding away in the game’s code. The black and purple beastie is currently codenamed “Dark Mutant”, and can be seen through a datamine of Palworld’s files. It has a 3D model – which you can see above – and a text log…
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Microsoft cuts prompt Xbox digital future questions
Microsoft’s decision to cut 1900 staff members has reportedly seen the company’s games retail teams reduced, prompting fresh questions over Xbox’s future in the physical games business. Writing on X, Windows Central’s Jez Corden said Microsoft had “shut down departments dedicated to bringing Xbox games to physical retail”. Is this the…
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Pokémon says it will “investigate and take appropriate measures” following claims Palworld copied designs
The Pokémon Company has issued a rare statement addressing the smash hit PC and Xbox game Palworld, after claims the latter has directly copied its designs. In the statement, released this morning via its Japanese website, The Pokémon Company said it now intends to “investigate” Palworld for any content it believes may “infringe…
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Destroy All Humans studio reportedly cuts half its staff
Black Forest Games, the Embracer-owned studio behind Destroy All Humans! 1 and 2 remakes, has laid off around half of its staff. Kotaku reported the layoffs last night, and said the studio had 110 employees as of a headcount made public last year. Staff were told of the cuts yesterday, and have begun…
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Newscast: Will Pokémon take Palworld down?
This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we discuss today’s statement from The Pokémon Company that confirms it will investigate Palworld for possible intellectual property infringement. It’s an unprecedented move by Pokémon to publicly call out Palworld as a game worthy of inspection – after 25 years of rip-offs and clones that have been quietly…
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F-Zero 99 secret tracks, private lobbies added
Nintendo Switch Online game F-Zero 99 has a fresh update today that adds the ability to create private lobbies. The update also includes a number of mysterious “secret tracks”, which Nintendo says will “occasionally appear in F-Zero 99” when playing. Intriguing! Private lobbies are now available as an option for any…