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New Subnautica 2 video shows off a convenient and social dive elevator, while promising that multiplayer won’t ruin single player

It's another day, another Subnautica 2 dev vlog, this time one with a big focus on multiplayer. This ability to play with, heaven forbid, other people is one that developer Unknown Worlds very much understands is not for everyone, given the first game's big focus on isolation and ruffing it ...
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Blizzard Confirms Overwatch Just Had Its Best Weekend Player Count in a Year Across All Platforms, as Season 1 Officially Goes Live

The newly-rebranded Overwatch just benefited from its best weekend player count "in over a year" across all platforms, developer Blizzard has said, as the game's new Season 1 officially goes live today.Players have flocked back to Overwatch following last week's big Spotlight reveal event that confirmed the sequel was ditching ...
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Besiege’s next expansion goes where no medieval contraption has ever gone before: space!

More like space the final funtier am I right (cue canned laughter that goes on a touch too long)? Besiege, the physics building game about building all manner of medieval machinery to destroy your enemy, has taken you to all kinds of lands and with its 2024 expansion, The Splintered ...
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Marvel Cosmic Invasion Update Adds Crossover Character Palettes, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Cosmetic invasion.Well, that didn't take too long! After launching on the Switch eShop back in December, Dotemu and Tribute Games have today updated Marvel Cosmic Invasion to ver. 1.0.5, bundling in a fresh batch of hero colour palettes to boot.The 'Cosmic Collabs' update includes a new wardrobe option for 12 ...
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Mixtape Preview: It’s All About The Music in the Idyllic ‘90s

I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking that mixtapes (or Spotify playlists now) were an important part of those crucial, formative teenage years. I'm also sure that I'm definitely not alone in the shared experience of putting together the perfect playlist to share with my friends or a significant other ...
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Embark would like you all to play nice in Arc Raider’s temporary PvE event Shared Watch, which starts today

The single most offputting thing about a game like Arc Raiders, i.e. an extraction shooter, is that every single other person you meet in-game is Schrödinger's asshole. They could be a friend who you share a story or some loot with, or they could mercilessly gun you down at the ...
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‘I Play Kojima’s Latest Game Then I Return to Fallout 4’: Ghost in the Shell Director Mamoru Oshii Says He’s Racked Up 10,000 Hours While Avoiding the Main Quest

Mamoru Oshii, the director of legendary anime movie Ghost in the Shell, has said that he's played Fallout 4 for 10,000 hours while avoiding its main quest.In a Japanese video interview to mark the 30th anniversary of Ghost in the Shell, Oshii chatted about his love of games — and ...
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Dark Pictures sci-fi horror Directive 8020 will open its doors in May, letting some evil fleshslime loose

Until Dawn developers Supermassive Games have announced a release date for Dark Pictures sci-fi horror game Directive 8020. Following a delay announced as the studio laid off staff last year, Directive 8020's set to land this May. Read more ...
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‘Next Game in the Making’: Split Fiction Director Josef Fares Posts Set Photo Which Fans Think is a 3-Player Hint

It Takes Two and Split Fiction director Josef Fares has posted the first photo from the set of developer Hazelight Studios' next project.The image shows Fares, dressed in a cosy-looking sweater, in front of three actors in performance capture suits. Clearly, work has now begun on Fares' next game — ...
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