The leak of unredacted Microsoft documents lays bare the firm’s plans for console hardware for this year and beyond. We’re getting a new, impressive-looking controller, mid-generation refreshes of the existing Xbox Series consoles, and we have a strong idea of Microsoft’s thinking for the next generation. There are some controversial ideas presented in terms of…
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Diablo’s Lilith and supervillain Skeletor will be playable in Call of Duty
Yesterday, Activision announced what players can expect in Season 6 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone, The Haunting, which has a spooky theme just in time for Halloween. A number of crossovers with other franchises are always to be expected, and this Season players will be able to purchase some horror (and…
Game of the Week: Neurocracy and the manipulation of memory
I can’t remember much about my history lessons at school, and one of the things I specifically can’t remember, if such a thing is possible, is whether we spent a lot of time talking about memory. You know, how memory works and how it doesn’t work – how it records but also warps, and…
Nintendo Switch Online adds Kirby and the Amazing Mirror next week
Nintendo Switch Online’s retro library is growing bigger yet again with another Kirby addition. On 29th September, Kirby and the Amazing Mirror will be available to play via the Game Boy Advance emulation service. You’ll need a Switch Online subscription and the Expansion Pack to access it. Kirby and the Amazing Mirror was released in…
Cosy Lord Of The Rings game Tales of the Shire announced, coming 2024
A cosy new hobbit-based Lord of the Rings spinoff game has been teased by Wētā Workshop and Private Division. Yes, it is actually happening. Tales of the Shire was announced to celebrate Hobbit Day, and promises to provide a snuggly “heart-warming” experience set in Tolkein’s Middle-earth universe. It’s coming from Wētā Workshop and…
Honkai Impact 3rd Part 2 coming February 2024, reworks combat in new Martian story
Honkai Impact 3rd is getting a Part 2, with a new combat system and story that leaves previous protagonist Kiana behind. Scheduled to release in February 2024, Part 2 will debut its new storyline on Mars, a new location for Impact 3rd, which previously contained its galactic adventures on Earth and its moon. Previously thought…
What we’ve been playing | Eurogamer.net
22nd September, 2023 Hello! Welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we’ve found ourselves playing over the last few days. This time: turtles, RPGs and getting back to basics. If you fancy catching up on some of the older editions of What We’ve Been Playing,…