Author: Tom Phillips
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You can finally switch off Assassin’s Creed Mirage’s chromatic aberration
Ubisoft has finally allowed you to explore Assassin’s Creed Mirage without its chromatic aberration visual effect permanently switched on. An update for Mirage launches today for PC, PlayStation and Xbox which adds a toggle for the visual effect. There had been numerous fan complaints that it was simply too distracting, and many…
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Call of Duty’s best dog is back in Modern Warfare 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3’s short campaign may be getting mixed feedback, but it does at least feature a cameo appearance from the series’ best canine boy. Fans have found that there’s a pettable dog (of course) featured during the game’s Trojan Horse mission, which you are encouraged to go stroke…
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BioWare teases Mass Effect 5 title, trilogy ending questions
BioWare has celebrated this year’s annual Mass Effect celebrations with a blog post that hints at Mass Effect 5’s title – and suggests fans will get answers to their burning questions concerning what happened after Mass Effect 3’s ending. It’s unclear, however, whether this means these are coming in Mass Effect 5 –…
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Nintendo addresses Switch 2 reports, denies it has briefed developers
Nintendo has said that reports detailing the company’s actions briefing external game developers on Switch 2 are “untrue”. During an investor briefing held today following the company’s latest quarterly financial results, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa issued a blanket denial to address a swathe of reports that have mapped out the company’s progress…
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Fortnite’s huge popularity spike is both brilliant and devastating
Fortnite has made a sudden return to its long-lost original map for a month-long mini-season fuelled by nostalgia, and its sudden spike in popularity has blown past everyone’s expectations. It’s a stunning moment for Epic Games’ ever-changing battle royale – even by Fortnite’s own stratospheric standards – and yet I can’t help but feel…
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Newscast: What we want in Mario Kart 9
This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we share our warp pipe dreams for Mario Kart 9, as the final wave of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC gets its release date. Nintendo has elongated the lifespan of its Wii U Mario Kart creation to last the entirety of the Switch era – and now we’ve…
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Warcraft Rumble launches early, ahead of BlizzCon opening ceremony tonight
There’s a new Blizzard game available today, very slightly earlier than planned. Warcraft Rumble is the company’s new free-to-play tower defence strategy title for mobile devices, featuring a cast of familiar faces from the World of Warcraft universe. Originally announced last year as Arclight Rumble, Blizzard’s latest effort arrived on…
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Stranger Things’ Eleven headed to Fortnite OG
Fortnite has gone back to basics today with the long-awaited return of its original, classic Fortnite island map – albeit for a limited time only. Still, that hasn’t stopped the game’s celebrity crossovers continuing – and next up is Millie Bobby Brown’s Eleven from Stranger Things, who is set to debut in…
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 footage appears online, before early access launch
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 early access unlocks very soon – but footage from the game’s campaign is already online. A hefty chunk of gameplay is viewable already via YouTube, showing off the intro cutscene and outro epilogue of a mission, along with plenty of actual gameplay. If you don’t…
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WarioWare: Move It! review – motion controls make for messy microgame management
Nintendo serves up another bumper blink-and-you-lose blitz in WarioWare: Move It!, but the package is let down by the need to fumble with often-fussy motion controls. I have three seconds to open these cupboard drawers, but as soon as they appear I know I’m toast. I stand (and with WarioWare: Move It! you really do…