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• Dragon Age: The Veilguard Has Discarded Nuance

  08-11-2024 11:11 via n4g.com
  
  Dragon Age: The Veilguard has removed moral ambiguity in favour of cookie-cutter characters that are easy to root for, and comically evil antagonists.
  
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• SlavicPunk: Oldtimer review - Games Asylum

  08-11-2024 13:08 via n4g.com
  
  Games Asylum: "A snow coated cyberpunk city provides the backdrop for this top-down twin-stick shooter. Although our gruff private investigator protagonist Yanuswho has a penchant for strong liquor, along with anything else he can get his hands oncarries a machine gun, I dont think well be debating whether SlavicPunk: Oldtimer is a Christmas game or not on social media. Turns out splashes of blood soaking into fresh snow arent quite as festive as yelling ho ho ho!
  
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• Nintendo Exec Says Great Ideas More Important For Gaming Than Big Budgets

  08-11-2024 13:07 via n4g.com
  
  The head of Nintendo's hardware department has outlined that great ideas outweigh massive budgets in the gaming industry.
  
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• Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl - Exclusive Smoking Barrels Gameplay Trailer

  08-11-2024 13:05 via n4g.com
  
  IGN - Check out this IGN exclusive Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl trailer, spotlighting the sequels firearms. Heres a good look at some new Stalker 2 gameplay from the upcoming first-person shooter survival horror game, developed by GSC Game World. Learn more about Stalker 2 weapons and ammo types, Stalker 2 gun attachments and upgrades, and more.The Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl release date is November 20, 2024 for Game Pass, Xbox Series X/S, and PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG).
  
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• G/O Media Cuts Kotaku To The Bone As More Writers Are Laid Off

  08-11-2024 13:04 via n4g.com
  
  G/O Media, a network that owns websites but also knows nothing about running websites, has made further cuts at the already-beleaguered Kotaku, with a number of writers announcing today that they had been laid off.
  
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• Sega Gaming Business Achieves Positive Financial Results as Total War Restores User Confidence

  08-11-2024 12:59 via n4g.com
  
  Today Sega announced its financial results for the first half of the fiscal year, related to the period between April and September 2024.
  
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• InZOI Officially Delayed to 2025

  08-11-2024 12:59 via n4g.com
  
  After a successful run of the InZOI character studio, the team behind the life-simulation game has decided to delay the release of InZOI to 2025.
  
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• A Late Look: Red Dead Redemption II

  08-11-2024 12:56 via n4g.com
  
  VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "This time were saddling up for a look at Red Dead Redemption II, one of the biggest critical and commercial successes of the last ten years. It conveniently went completely under my radar, allowing me to look at it now. I was ten years late to the first game, this time its only six, so at this rate Ill definitely be playing Red Dead Redemption IV on launch day. I'm looking forward to that, but for now lets see how the second game fares in 2024."
  
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• Until Dawn Review - Jump Dash Roll

  08-11-2024 12:55 via n4g.com
  
  Can you make it Until Dawn? As the nights draw in, JDR grabs a kitchen knife and tries to survive until sunrise in today's review of the horror remake.
  
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• Hogwarts Legacy 2 "Big-Picture Storytelling Elements" to Be Shared Between Game and HBO Series

  08-11-2024 12:22 via n4g.com
  
  Hogwarts Legacy 2 has officially been confirmed to be in production, with plans to have some story elements shared with the new HBO series.
  
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• Sony Wants to Release Big Single-Player Games Every Year From 2025; Discusses Lessons Learned & More

  08-11-2024 12:03 via n4g.com
  
  Sony hosted its quarterly financial conference call, and CFO and COO Hiroki Totoki provided more insight into the the PlayStation business.
  
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• The innovative VR interactive experience "Human Within" is coming to Meta Quest on January 9th, 2025

  08-11-2024 11:11 via n4g.com
  
  "The Montréal-based (Canada) indie games publisher Signal Space Lab and Germany-based indie games developer Actrio Studio, are today very excited and happy to announce that their The innovative VR interactive experience "Human Within", is coming to Meta Quest on January 9th, 2025 (a Steam versio will aoon also follow)." - Jonas Ek, TGG.
  
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• Helldivers 2's New Flak Mechanic is Hopefully Just Testing the Waters

  08-11-2024 11:11 via n4g.com
  
  A recent Helldivers 2 update added a new Flak ammo type to the game, and hopefully, it's just the tip of the iceberg for the new mechanic.
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 Devs Add 60 FPS For Splitscreen Mode Following PS5 Pro's Release

  08-11-2024 11:10 via n4g.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3's recent update takes the RPG to new heights, thanks to the high-flying hardware capacity of the PS5 Pro.
  
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• Unique Pro-Style PS5 Controller Gets Massive Discount Today Only (November 8)

  08-11-2024 10:23 via gamespot.com
  
  Nacon Revolution 5 Pro Wireless Controller for PS5$130 (was $200) See at Best Buy There are only a few officially licensed, third-party controllers for PS5, and all of them are designed to compete with the DualSense Edge. This means they carry prices in the $200 ballpark, but today you can get one of those pricey wireless controllers for a massive discount. Normally $200, the Nacon Revolution 5 Pro for PS5, PS4, and PC is available for only $130 until tonight, November 8, at 10 PM PT / 1 AM ET.
  
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• Astro Bot Sales Have Reached 1.5 Million Copies, Sony Confirms

  08-11-2024 10:11 via n4g.com
  Sony Group Corporation has confirmed that sales of Team Asobi's 3D platformer, Astro Bot, have reached 1.5 million copies.
  
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• PS5 Sales Pass 65.5 Million Units as Sony Announces Strong Growth for Both Revenue and Profit

  08-11-2024 10:10 via n4g.com
  Sony released its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, alongside an update on PS5 shipments.
  
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• After Dragon Age: The Veilguard, I Am Concerned About the Next Mass Effect

  08-11-2024 10:07 via n4g.com
  As decent as The Veilguard can be, it's the execution on several promises that leaves us concerned for the next Mass Effect.
  
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• Fortnite: How to unlock De-Rezz De-stroyer pickaxe for free

  08-11-2024 10:05 via n4g.com
  De-Rezz De-stroyer is a new Fortnite pickaxe that you can earn for free. To get it, you need to play the Reload mode, but there's a twist.
  
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• Early Black Friday Doorbuster - Samsung 75-Inch 4K TV For $550 This Weekend

  08-11-2024 09:46 via gamespot.com
  For a limited time, the 75-inch Samsung Crystal UHD 4K TV is down to just $550, saving you over 25% compared to its usual $750 price tag at Best Buy. This is a great opportunity to upgrade to a larger 4K smart TV, but the retailer is only offering this early Black Friday Doorbuster deal through November 10, so grab it while you can. See at Best Buy This deal is for the 2024 model of Samsung's 75-inch Crystal UHD 4K TV, which features a direct-lit LED display with 60Hz refresh rate and support fo
  
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• The sexy third-person shooter Waifu Impact 2 is now available for the PS5 and PS4

  08-11-2024 09:28 via n4g.com
  
  "The Barcelona-based (Spain) indie games publisher JanduSoft S.L. and indie games developer Mitsuki Game Studio, are today very proud and happy to announce that their sexy third-person shooter Waifu Impact 2, is now available for the PS5 and PS4 via PSN." - Jonas Ek, TGG.
  
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• NVIDIA Upgrades GeForce NOW Middle Tier But Introduces 100-Hour Monthly Playtime Cap

  08-11-2024 09:14 via n4g.com
  
  NVIDIA has announced some major updates to its GeForce NOW cloud streaming service. The middle tier has been improved, but there are now caps.
  
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• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Shows the Albatross & Several Airbus Aircraft in Action

  08-11-2024 09:10 via n4g.com
  
  Multiple developers have showcased more of the aircraft that will be available in the various editions of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
  
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• Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster New Update Adds Ray Tracing on PS5 Pro, and Casual Difficulty Mode

  08-11-2024 09:10 via n4g.com
  
  Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster update 1.030 adds a new Casual difficulty mode, ray-tracing, and other bug fixes on all platforms.
  
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• Once Human's Console Port Will Take Priority Once Mobile Version Is Out

  08-11-2024 08:45 via n4g.com
  "After we have completed the development and release of the mobile version, the next most important milestone will be our console version."
  
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• Interview: How NES RPG Former Dawn Is Bringing CD-ROM Power To Nintendo's 8-Bit System

  08-11-2024 08:44 via n4g.com
  
  "Not only was this possible, it almost happened in reality in 1990"
  
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• Every Astro Bot Power Ranked

  08-11-2024 08:44 via n4g.com
  
  If you want to know how satisfying each power truly is, check out our Every Astro Bot Power Ranked List
  
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• Why Stardew Valley 1.6.9 is a Big Deal for Haunted Chocolatier

  08-11-2024 08:13 via n4g.com
  Good news for Haunted Chocolatier fans might be on the way soon as Stardew Valley could be nearing the end of its continued development.
  
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• The New Game Recording Feature Fails to Impress the Steam Deck Users

  08-11-2024 08:13 via n4g.com
  
  Have you tired Game Recording on your Steam Deck? Even though it sounds like an amazing feature, users aren't too happy about it.
  
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• Terraria's Dead Cells Crossover Explained

  08-11-2024 08:13 via n4g.com
  
  Terraria's next update will have a portion of itself dedicated to another indie crossover, with a host of items coming via Dead Cells.
  
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