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Wishlisted | Cat Clean Ocean is a chilled out cleaning game that reminds us about the state of our seas
Moggy mop up.
I'm drawn to the ocean, whether it's watching programmes about the big blue mystery that covers most of our world to spending days swimming in the sea when on vacation or listening to crashing waves to relax. Something about the ocean is deeply soothing to me. So when I saw there was a Steam Next Fest demo for Cat Clean Ocean, I dove at the chance to give it a shot to try and find a few moments of calm among the stress and chaos of everyday life - and I was not disappointed.
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Fallout: London mod closes in on 1m downloads, as Team Folon gears up for next fix
Oops, I did it Big Ben.
Fallout: London - the fan-made game-sized mod for Fallout 4 that plops users down in Blighty for a spot of post-nuclear action - is honing in on an impressive milestone.
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Activision disables anti-cheat "workaround" that unfairly targeted legitimate players
The publisher insists it has "restored all accounts that were impacted".
Activision says it has "disabled a workaround" to a cheat detection system in Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone that was incorrectly targeting some "legitimate" players.
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PlayStation loses legal fight to prevent third party add-ons being sold for its games
European court rules Datel did not infringe Sony's copyright.
Sony has lost its fight to prevent third party add-ons being sold for PlayStation games.
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Sony has released its new customisable Welcome Hub for PlayStation 5 in the UK.
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Says Black Myth: Wukong is a mark of that success.
Phantom Blade Zero's producer believes authentic cultural themes are important for games and shouldn't be diluted for a global audience.
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Star Wars Outlaws lands Steam release date, as Ubisoft continues full return to Valve's platform
Look who's Chew-back-a.
Star Wars Outlaws will get a Steam release next month, having previously only been available on Ubisoft and Epic's PC storefronts.
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Wishlisted | Tiny Bookshop is a relaxing escape for book lovers
Book worms.
Haven't we all dreamed about running away? Tossing all of your responsibilities into the bin, emptying your bank account, burning off your fingerprints and vanishing into the unknown? Maybe that's just me. Still, whether it be a desire for adventure, longing for a more peaceful existence or the need to live in a place lacking security cameras, I'm sure the thought has crossed all of our minds at least once.
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Metaphor: ReFantazio director avoids fan feedback to protect his mental health
Silent Hill creator has opposing view.
Metaphor: ReFantazio and Persona director Katsura Hashino has said he avoids reading fan feedback to protect his mental health.
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Fullbright, the studio behind the likes of Gone Home and Tacoma, has released its next game in early access.
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Rare's much-loved Banjo Kazooie sequel, Banjo-Tooie, is coming to Nintendo Switch later this month.
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard free with GeForce Now
If you sign up for six months.
BioWare's long-awaited Dragon Age: The Veilguard will be available to play for free if you sign up to the Nvidia GeForce Now six-month Ultimate package.
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Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii release date moved to avoid Monster Hunter Wilds clash
Booty calls.
Yakuza developer RGG and publisher Sega announced a new release date for Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii last night, during Microsoft's October Xbox Partner Preview event. Now, we know why.
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Review | Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred review - a spirited expansion pack in the classic Blizzard style
Earning an honest Kurast.
I miss expansion packs. Blizzard in particular was famous for what we'd now call "post-launch DLC", updating the likes of StarCraft, Warcraft and Diablo with incredible upgrades that extended beloved storylines while adding on much-needed polish and complexity for players in love with their games. To my intense joy, Vessel of Hatred is very much a Blizzard expansion pack in that classic mould, continuing the cliff-hanger ending of Diablo 4, adding on a wickedly fun new character class and cleaning up some of the cruft that had accumulated over five seasons of play.
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Bandai Namco battling GTA's CJ, Shrek and anime girls in Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
Grand theft auto-combo.
Images featuring the likes of Shrek and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas protagonist Carl Johnson have managed to find their way into the PC version of Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, thanks to an exploit in its Custom Battle mode.
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Primal scream.
UPDATE 18/10/24: To coincide with the release of Alan Wake 2's Lake House DLC, Remedy is also adding a few additional extras for players.
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"Jacking up the specs of the box, I think we've reached the ceiling."
Former PlayStation executive Shawn Layden has suggested the continuing push toward more powerful - and more costly - console hardware is unsustainable, arguing that "fighting over teraflops [is] no place to be... We need to compete on content".
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Amazon's God of War TV series reportedly starting from scratch as showrunner departs
Now seeking "different creative direction".
Almost two years after its was confirmed to be in the works, Amazon's live-action TV adaptation of Sony Santa Monica's God of War series is reportedly getting a "do-over" after the companies involved decided on a "different creative direction".
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Universal Florida's Super Nintendo World park gets May 2025 opening date
Moustache, got a plane to catch.
Super Nintendo World - Universal's Mushroom Kingdom-inspired theme park land - will fling open its pink Peach Castle doors in Orlando, Florida on 22nd May next year.
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Prison Architect studio's Blindfire is a multiplayer shooter played in pitch dark
And it's out in early access today.
Double Eleven, the long-time steward of Paradox Interactive's Prison Architect series before the two companies parted ways earlier this year, has announced its next project: multiplayer shooter Blindfire, which launches into early access for Xbox Series X/S and PC today.
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Everything announced in Microsoft's October Xbox Partner Preview
Alan Wake 2 DLC! FBC: Firebreak! Pirate Yakauza in Hawaii! A fluffy dog!
October's Xbox Partner Preview has been and gone! Here we got a look at the upcoming titles for the rest of 2024 (let's not think about how 2024 is nearly over...), along with a sneaky look at some of the titles awaiting us in 2025 and updates for already released titles. Some of the titles showcased were the upcoming Alan Wake 2: Lake House DLC, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii and Remedy's first ever multiplayer game FBC: Firebreak.
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Here's a fresh look at Chinese fantasy soulslike Wuchang: Fallen Feathers
And its beautiful, grotesque bosses.
Xbox provided a fresh look at Chinese fantasy soulslike Wuchang: Fallen Feathers at today's Xbox Partner Preview.
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Alan Wake and Control developer Remedy has revealed FBC: Firebreak, a three-player co-op multiplayer spin-off set in the same universe.
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Some two years after it was confirmed to be in the works, developer Unknown Worlds has given a first look at the eagerly awaited Subnautica 2 - with the underwater survival sequel's debut trailer having now arrived alongside word it'll be entering into early access next year.
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Silent Hill 2 developer Bloober reveals next game, original sci-fi horror Cronos: The New Dawn
"A natural progression of our creative vision."
Bloober has announced its next game will be an original sci-fi survival horror called Cronos: The New Dawn.
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Arma 4 release date set for 2027
Future warfare.
Should we all still be here in 2027, Arma 4 is set to launch then.
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It Takes Two developer teases next project, S*** ******N
Sexy Bassoon?
Hazelight Studios has teased its next project, and by tease I really do mean tease, as the developer has left me with more questions than answers.
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Call of Duty veteran reveals Project Ethos, a roguelike hero shooter backed by 2K
First project from Sledgehammer co-founder's new studio.
BioShock and Borderlands publisher 2K has announced Project Ethos, a new "roguelike hero shooter" dreamt up by Michael Condrey, the former co-founder of Call of Duty studio Sledgehammer Games.
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Unity boss wants new engine "at the heart of game development for years to come"
Following cancellation of controversial fees.
Unity has today launched its new engine globally, Unity 6, which its CEO wants "at the heart of game development for years to come".
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Digital Foundry | Until Dawn's 1.05 update doesn't redeem a disastrous launch
Some fixes and new issues manifest in PC and PS5 code.
We've already touched on the disappointing state in which the Until Dawn remake arrived on PS5 back in DF Weekly #183, but how does the narrative horror game fare on PC - and have its rough edges been smoothed out on both platforms with subsequent patches?
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