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Laid-off Dragon Age: Dreadwolf and Mass Effect devs mark N7 Day by protesting outside BioWare HQ

Laid-off Dragon Age: Dreadwolf and Mass Effect developers are attempting to turn this year's "N7 Day" of Mass Effect-themed festivities into a day of mass revolt. The developers in question are a mixture of former full-time staff and former Keywords Studios QA testers who have worked on Dreadwolf under contract ...
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Nintendo Records Biggest Q1+2 Sales Figures Since Switch Launch

Mario Movie and other projects lend a hand.Nintendo has today published its financial report for Q2 FY2024 and it looks like things have been going really rather well. On top of some meaty sales figures for the likes of Tears of the Kingdom, Pikmin 4 and the Switch console itself, ...
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“Players have no patience”, says Blizzard president – “they want new stuff every day, every hour”

People who play videogames want "new content literally almost every single day", according to Blizzard president Mike Ybarra - indeed, "they want new stuff every day, every hour". I do not want new stuff every day, every hour, Mike. Frankly, the idea makes me want to burn my possessions and ...
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EA Sports WRC Review

In 1998, my family got a PlayStation. We were allowed one game each. My siblings chose Crash Bandicoot and Tomb Raider. I chose Colin McRae Rally from Codemasters. I subsequently cheated and also picked Gran Turismo for my dad, but my point is that Colin McRae Rally is one of ...
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Super Mario RPG Switch Is Getting A Physical SNES Style Instruction Manual

Will be available in Japan at launch.Physical game manuals have slowly been phased out over the years, but as part of the return of Super Mario RPG on the Switch next week, Nintendo is releasing a new one.Read the full article on nintendolife.com ...
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8BitDo Reveals Its New ‘Ultimate C’ Bluetooth Controller, Compatible With Switch

Pre-orders are live.8BitDo has this week lifted the lid on its new gamepad the 'Ultimate C Bluetooth Controller', compatible with Nintendo Switch.Read the full article on nintendolife.com ...
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Baldur’s Gate 3’s Japan Release to Censor Nudity, Some Torture

The Japanese version of Baldur’s Gate 3 will have less steamy content than its overseas counterpart when it releases there on Dec. 21.Spike Chunsoft, which is publishing the Japanese version, announced they're cutting explicit sexual content from the Japanese version of Baldur’s Gate 3 so that it is in compliance ...
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Xbox Insider Release Notes – Alpha (2311.231102-1830)

Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview coming to the Alpha ring. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We continue to post these release notes, even when ...
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PlayStation Is Losing X/Twitter Integration Next Week

Sony has announced that it will be ending support for X/Twitter integration on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on Nov. 13.When booting up your console, a message will pop up saying that the integration will be removed: “This includes the ability to view any content published on X on PS5/PS4, ...
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It looks like Baldur’s Gate 3 might be getting a permadeath mode

An achievement added to Baldur’s Gate 3’s GOG release has teased the possible addition of a new permadeath mode for the D&D RPG - meaning that if your whole party dies, your save will be permanently wiped. In a game where play time counts can end up in the hundreds ...
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