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Overwatch 2 is getting a “Classic” mode that restores the shooter to how it was in 2016

The developers of hero shooter Overwatch 2 must have dropped a box full of old photographs while clearing the attic, spilling old snapshots of Route 66 onto the floor and getting snared in a nostalgic daze. The game is launching a "Classic" mode today that will let you play the ...
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Dragon’s Dogma and Devil May Cry Director Hideaki Itsuno Joins Tencent Subsidiary to Make AAA Action Games

Hideaki Itsuno, famed former director of the Devil May Cry and Dragon’s Dogma series, has joined Tencent Games subsidiary LightSpeed Studios.Itsuno, who left Capcom earlier this year after over 30 years at the Japanese games company, announced the formation of a new developer called LightSpeed Japan Studio, with offices in ...
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The Rise Of The Golden Idol review: fiendish but fair detective puzzling whose mystery you’ll want to unravel

Here’s a Steam quote for you: ‘The Rise Of The Golden Idol is the best game I’ve ever played where I spent most of my time staring at the screen going “well what chuffing well is it, then?!” Fiendish but fair, this detective puzzler demands a heady mix of observation, ...
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Rogue Point is a door-kicking co-op shooter from Black Mesa studio

The developers who remade Half-Life as Black Mesa are working on a new roguelite co-op shooter. It will feature no physicists celebrating Bring Your Shotgun To Work Day, but instead let up to four players tactically breach oil rigs and airports occupied by corporate-sponsored mercenaries. In Rogue Point the richest ...
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Gallery: Shigeru Miyamoto’s Exclusive Tour Of Super Nintendo World: Donkey Kong Country

The doors open this December.Super Nintendo World's new themed area Donkey Kong Country opens this December in Japan, and ahead of this, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto has taken fans on an exclusive tour. Here's the full rundown of this latest Nintendo Direct. Enjoy!Read the full article on nintendolife.com ...
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Super Nintendo World’s Donkey Kong Country Park Gets Opening Date

Absolutely bananas.Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo have lifted the lid on the upcoming Donkey Kong Country expansion, coming to Super Nintendo World in Osaka, Japan. And in today's Nintendo Direct, we finally know when the expansion is opening to the world — 11th December 2024.We've had a few teasers sneak peeks ...
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The next limited-edition Steam Deck OLED comes in white, and will be available globally this time

The Steam Deck OLED – which is like a Steam Deck but better in almost every way – is getting a new, if potentially more smudge-susceptible Limited Edition. A successor to the translucent version that only went on sale in the US and Canada last year, the Steam Deck OLED: ...
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Feature: Sonic Boom At 10 – The Good, Bad & Ugly Of Sonic The Hedgehog’s Brief, Nintendo-Exclusive Sub-Franchise

Scarf out loud.Sonic Boom was one of the most ambitious projects Sega has ever undertaken with Sonic the Hedgehog. It was a full-throttle attempt at creating a brand-new sub-franchise for the blue blur, complete with new world, radically different character designs, and an accompanying animated series.Nintendo fans certainly had a ...
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Rise of the Golden Idol Is a Fitting Sequel to One of the Best Puzzle Games of Recent Years

November 11, 2024 Rise of the Golden Idol Is a Fitting Sequel to One of the Best Puzzle Games of Recent Years Let’s get this out of the way – if you haven’t played Case of the Golden Idol yet, you really should ...
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