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What’s on your bookshelf?: Game Maker’s Toolkit and Mind Over Magnet’s Mark Brown

Hello reader who is also a reader, and welcome back to Booked For The Week - our regular Sunday chat with a selection of cool industry folks about books! This week, it’s Game Maker’s Toolkit and Mind Over Magnet mechanics knower, explainer, and designer, Mark Brown! Cheers Mark! Mind if ...
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Review: Nairi: Rising Tide (Switch) – A Satisfying Point-And-Click Sequel With A Few Bugbears

Two-point(-and-click) perspective.Back in 2018, the Switch’s touchscreen functionality made point-and-click games, once best played on PC, much more accessible for console players. In fact, many games on our list of Best Point And Click Adventure Games launched in the hybrid console’s second year – NAIRI: Tower Of Shirin among them ...
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Poll: Box Art Brawl – Duel: Double Dragon (NES)

Double trouble.We are back, back, back with another edition of Box Art Brawl!Last time, we matched up two Game Boy covers for the weird Tetris sequel, Hatris, and oh boy was it a close contest! The colourful Japanese design just about clinched it in the end, taking 51% of the ...
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Vampire Survivors: Ode To Castlevania Switch Update Released, Here’s What’s Included

"Another patch" is also scheduled.Vampire Survivors recently rolled out new DLC titled 'Ode to Castlevania' on the Switch. It seems there were some bugs in the initial build, but a patch has now been released addressing some of the problems.There are some fixes for crashes, respawns, missing unlocks and more ...
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Expansion Packs And DLC Are Now “Eligible In All Categories” At The Game Awards

This also includes remakes, remasters and new seasons.Ahead of the nominees being revealed for 'The Game Awards' this year, it seems there's some debate online about the new eligibility rules.According to the FAQ on the official website, "expansion packs, new game seasons, DLCs, remakes and remasters" are now eligible to ...
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Video: Ratatan, A Rhythm Roguelike From The Team Behind Patapon, Scores A New Trailer

Feel the beat in 2025.Earlier this year, it was announced the team behind the Patapon would be releasing a new rhythm side-scroller roguelike on the Switch in 2025 called Ratatan.Following the successful Kickstarter, we've now got a brand new reveal trailer showcasing a good chunk of gameplay.Read the full article ...
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Half-Life 2: Episode 3 could have featured an ice gun and blob monsters, as seen in new documentary footage

Half-Life 2 just turned 20-years-old, and to celebrate Valve updated the game with some new features. They also produced a documetary in which several of its development team look back on their work on the game and its episodic expansions - including the never-released Episode 3. The documentary includes in-progress ...
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Half-Life 2 is 20 years old and has been updated with Steam Workshop support and developer commentary

Half-Life 2 just turned 20 years old, and to celebrate Valve have released an update for their classic first-person shooter. In brief: they've recorded developer commentary; they've added Steam Workshop support; Episodes One and Two are now part of the package; and there are some bug fixes and new graphics ...
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Daily Deals: 65″ Samsung S90C 4K OLED TV, ROG Ally, Metroid Dread, and More

The weekend is officially here, and we've rounded up the best deals you can find! Discover the best deals for Sunday, November 10, below:65" Samsung S90C 4K OLED Smart TV for $999.99The Samsung S90C is a 2023 model (superseded by the S90D for 2024) and was considered one of the ...
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Feature: “I Was A Bit Nervous At First” – Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Producer Talks Reimagining An RPG Classic

"If the original fans aren’t satisfied, the remake will ultimately be considered a failure".Booting up Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake and hearing the Overture — known as Loto / Erdrick's Theme in Dragon Quest III — played by the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra for the first time, it's hard not ...
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