Author: Tom Phillips
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Fans debate claim Mass Effect 5 won’t launch until 2029
Mass Effect fans have been debating a recent claim that the next game in the series may not launch until 2029. This week, Giant Bomb’s Jeff Grubb suggested Mass Effect 5 would not arrive until near the end of the decade, based on insider knowledge and some back of the envelope maths based…
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Zynga’s continually-delayed Star Wars: Hunters has been pushed back once again
A long time ago, in a press release that now seems far, far away, mobile game maker Zynga announced arena squad shooter Star Wars: Hunters for Nintendo Switch and smartphones. But in the years since, Star Wars: Hunters has been repeatedly delayed, with an original 2021 launch window turning into 2022, then…
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BBC Children in Need has a live video game fundraiser tomorrow night
This year’s BBC Children in Need kicks off with a dedicated TV live show devoted to video games, set to air on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer tomorrow, Friday 10th November at 7pm. The show will see celebrities and gaming fans compete to raise money for Children in Need charities, and celebrate the…
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Valve says “technology doesn’t exist” yet for full Steam Deck 2.0
Don’t expect Steam Deck 2.0 anytime soon, Valve has said, as the technology to launch a handheld with an adequately beefy jump in power just doesn’t yet exist. Speaking to Eurogamer ahead of today’s Steam Deck OLED announcement, Valve engineers discussed the features it is adding to its shinier new handheld model that…
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Valve launches Steam Deck OLED this month
Valve has announced Steam Deck OLED, a revamped version of its popular handheld PC which boasts – as you might guess – a shiny new OLED screen as its star feature. Steam Deck OLED retains the existing size and main technical specs of the current Steam Deck (so all current Steam Deck verified…
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Newscast: Who should star in The Legend of Zelda: The Movie?
This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we share our hopes and fears for Nintendo’s now-officially confirmed The Legend of Zelda live-action movie. The internet has leapt upon the announcement to suggest various names for Link, but who can you really see in the role – and can it not be Tom Holland, please? And…
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GTA 6 first trailer available in December, Rockstar confirms
Rockstar Games has confirmed it will release the first Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer next month, in December. The news follows this morning’s Bloomberg report that claimed Rockstar was ready to formally announce GTA 6 within days. Rockstar co-founder Sam Houser has just issued the following statement, confirming the release window for the…
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Mass Effect modders present dozens of new projects for N7 Day
BioWare’s new Mass Effect game may still be several years away, but fans of the stellar sci-fi franchise are working hard to provide new playable content for the series’ Mass Effect Legendary Edition trilogy package much sooner, in the form of mods. As is now tradition, a showcase featuring many of these…
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Grand Theft Auto 6 announcement imminent, report suggests
Rockstar will officially announce Grand Theft Auto 6 in the coming days, it’s been reported. Bloomberg sources have laid out Rockstar’s likely announcement plan for the game, with a brief announcement “as early as this week” and then a trailer for the game next month, in December. December’s trailer will come…
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Former Dragon Age testers to picket BioWare today, on Mass Effect’s N7 Day
A group of former BioWare testers plan to protest outside the company’s Edmonton headquarters today, after being laid off from contract studio Keywords last month. The group has chosen today – 7th November – as it is BioWare’s N7 Day, an annual celebration of the developer’s Mass Effect franchise. 13 former testers…