Author: Tom Phillips
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Fortnite’s Rocket Racing is a fun mix of Rocket League and Mario Kart
Ready for another new Fortnite game mode? After yesterday’s big launch of Lego Fortnite, today brings Rocket Racing – and, again, you can play it for free right now. Developed by Rocket League studio Psyonix, Rocket Racing is an arcade racer with shades of Mario Kart and Burnout, blended with some of Rocket…
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Tales of Kenzera: Zau is a side-scrolling platformer, and a tribute to a lost father
Last night brought a first look at Tales of Kenzera: Zau, a personal project from Abubakar Salim – the voice of Bayek in Assassin’s Creed Origins and star of HBO’s Raised by Wolves. A single-player side-scrolling platformer, Tales of Kenzera: Zau is the debut game from Salim’s Surgent Studios, and is being…
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Ori and the Blind Forest studio announces action RPG No Rest for the Wicked
No Rest for the Wicked is a new action role-playing game from Moon Studios, the developer behind Ori and the Blind Forest. Announced tonight at The Game Awards, the project features a darker and more realistic visual design than the rather cute visuals of Ori. It’ll launch via early access on Steam…
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Post-apocalypse extraction shooter Exoborne announced by ex-Division devs
Exoborne is an eye-catching new tactical open-world extraction shooter for PC and consoles, built in Unreal Engine 5 by team members who worked on Ubisoft’s The Division. It’s a fresh IP from Sharkmob, the studio founded in 2017 by core members of The Division team, now working across two studios in Malmö and…
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Baldur’s Gate 3 sweeps The Game Awards, including top prize
Baldur’s Gate 3 – which is now available on Xbox! – won Game of the Year at tonight’s The Game Awards ceremony. Larian’s celebrated role-playing game also scooped Best Performance for Neil Newbon as Astarion, Best RPG, Best Multiplayer, Best Community Support and the fan-voted Player’s Voice award. Alan Wake 2…
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Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo event cancelled after threats to staff
Nintendo has cancelled the Nintendo Live Tokyo 2024 event planned to run in January due to safety fears, following threats to staff and visitors. A Splatoon esports event due to be held next weekend has also been postponed, and the game’s World Championship 2024 has been delayed until further notice. …
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Lego Fortnite feels a Minecraft for the metaverse era
Remember when Fortnite was just about building? Before its celebrity cameos, its attention-grabbing live events, before you could play battle royale in Zero Build, and before the game let users make up their own endless variety of modes. Fortnite was a simpler game – you constructed a base, defended it from enemies. And in…
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GTA 6 first trailer released early
Rockstar has released the first GTA 6 trailer early, after it leaked online this evening. The 90-second clip had been due to launch tomorrow, but made its way onto the internet early. It follows an earlier GTA 6 video leak over the weekend. Watch the first trailer for Grand Theft…
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Fortnite’s The Big Bang event was a blast of marketing for the game’s multi-genre future
Tonight’s Fortnite live event – the first in almost a year – was an eye-popping rollercoaster ride for those lucky enough to see it. After a throwback season based on the game’s original map, it was perhaps fitting that The Big Bang also saw the return of Fortnite’s old capacity issues – as more…
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Fortnite Chapter 5 features trains, weapon mods, Lamborghinis
The first official glimpse at Fortnite Chapter 5 is now available to watch online, and shows a host of new upgrades available on an all-new battle royale island. The ability to ride trains, wield riot shields, mod weapons, scramble across buildings and grapple up structures is shown in the official launch trailer…