Thunderful Group has announced they’re selling off Headup Games in a new €500,000 deal, returning ownership of the company to its original founder. The new deal will transfer ownership of the company from Thunderful to Microcuts Holding, a legal entity owned by Headup founder Dieter Schoeller. This divestment started to be evaluated back in November […]
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Eric ‘ConcernedApe’ Barone has finally released the massive 1.6 update for Stardew Valley, his beloved farming/life sim. Fans are eager for his next game, however he want to get the update to all platforms, first. Months in the making, Stardew Valley’s big 1.6 update went out to PC owners first and will hit various consoles soon. […]
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While Twitch is a streaming platform that got success and popularity with video games, over the years many of its top streamers simply talk into a camera and/or show off their body parts, especially if they’re women. Adult-focused female streamers on Twitch have tried skirting around the company’s policy changes and ban on content that […]
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Former U.S. senator Joe Lieberman, who notoriously led a moral panic against the medium in the 1990s, has died at the age of 82. News of Lieberman’s passing came from his family in a new statement, confirming he died over “complications from a fall.” The Democractic vice-presidential nominee for the 2000 race alongside Al Gore, […]
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Cryptocurrency fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried has finally received his final criminal sentencing on Thursday and will serve 25 years in prison. The convicted cryptocurrency fraud was previously found guilty on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy-related charges by a New York jury in November 2023, though their original sentence recommendation was 100 years in prison. Bankman-Fried’s […]
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The world’s first Neuralink patient divulged that one of the first things he did with the device was stay up all night playing Civilization VI. Neuralink was founded by Elon Musk and is dedicated to developing Brain-Computer Interface Technology. Put simply, it’s technology that allows people to control computers with their brains. Earlier this year, the […]
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Daybreak Game Company has announced DC Universe Online is now available natively for PlayStation 5, bringing the long-running MMORPG to Sony’s latest console. Originally released back in 2011 for PC and PlayStation 3, DC Universe Online has come full circle and is now available for the PlayStation 5. An Xbox Series X|S version is coming soon. The decade+ […]
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Publisher Ubisoft and developer Ubisoft Ivory Tower have announced The Crew Motorfest is coming to Steam next month. Their open-world racing game is coming to Steam on April 18th. The Crew Motorfest was originally released in September 2023 for Windows PC (via the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Store), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and […]
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Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced the PlayStation Plus lineup for next month, free games coming to subscribers in April 2024. Here’s the full lineup of new titles and content coming to PlayStation Plus next month: Immortals of Aveum | PS5 This single-player first-person magic shooter tells the story of Jak as he joins an elite […]
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Nintendo shared a new story trailer for their Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door remaster/remake. Here’s a rundown on the new remake/remaster: Join Mario on an epic paper-adventure to collect the Crystal Stars before the X-Nauts do! The nefarious X-Nauts are after the treasure behind the Thousand-Year Door! With a map from Princess Peach, and the help […]
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Indie Japanese developer AMZY has announced Hakokoro V, a new puzzle game sequel for Nintendo Switch. Hakokoro V is in development for Nintendo Switch and will launch on April 4th in Japan, via the eShop. The game is a sequel to Hakokoro, which released for Japan back in 2010 for the DS. Here’s a rundown on […]
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Indie developer Act Normal Games have announced a release date for Rauniot, their post-apocalyptic isometric point-and-click adventure game. Rauniot is launching on April 17th for Windows PC (via Steam and GOG). Here’s a rundown on the 2019-announced game, plus a new trailer: Rauniot is an isometric post-apocalyptic point and click adventure game full of intriguing puzzles with classical gameplay […]
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At PAX East 2024, we met with Funcom to preview their upcoming game Dune Awakening. During the Dune Awakening preview, Funcom showed off multiple gameplay elements from building a base/speeder to tackling combat within the world and avoiding the deadly Sandworm. If you want to read more about the video presentation, you can click here. […]
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The Japanese Communist Party has reportedly created a “secret” report form to spread amongst its members in order to report young adult manga to the United Nations. Japanese Togetter blogger Misato Nakayama reported finding the form as a QR code in the Shimbun Akahata, the daily newspaper for the Japanese Communist Party (JCP). The form […]
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Newer studio Lunacy Games, led by Hellgate: London creator Bill Roper, has announced a new licensing agreement to produce a new game in the Hellgate franchise for PC and consoles. The new licensing agreement will let HanbitSoft create a new “new AAA PC/Console game” set in the Hellgate franchise, currently codenamed Hellgate: Redemption. While details […]
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Here’s a rundown on the release, and the new content: F-Zero Maximum Velocity It’s fast, it’s dangerous and it’s revving up for its fuel-injected return: The classic Game Boy™ Advance game F-Zero™ Maximum Velocity will make its debut on the Nintendo Switch™ system on March 29, available for everyone with a Nintendo Switch Online + […]
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Singapore, Singapore, March 27th, 2024, GamingWire Game Developers Conference (GDC), renowned as the mecca for gaming innovation, draws together the brightest minds in the industry. This year in San Francisco, amidst this congregation of creativity, MetaCene offered the gaming world a glimpse into a future where the realms of blockchain and immersive gaming merge into […]
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Developer Illfonic has announced a new Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed year 2 content roadmap filled with lots of free content planned for players. “We have been so focused on building an immersive world, one fans would recognize and appreciate,” said Jared Gerritzen, Chief Creative Officer at IllFonic. “Our goal now is to double down on the feel. […]
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Publisher Raw Fury and developer Bytten Studio announced Cassette Beasts is adding its long-awaited multiplayer update soon. The new Cassette Beasts multiplayer update adds up to 8-player multiplayer on May 20th across all supported platforms. A crossover event with Moonstone Island was also announced, launching the same day as the multiplayer update. It’ll add Moonstone Island-themed […]
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NetEase Games has announced Marvel Rivals, a new free-to-play team-based hero shooter based on popular Marvel Comics franchises. Marvel Rivals is in development for Windows PC (via Steam and the Epic Games Store), and is being developed by an internal team made up of veterans from the Call of Duty and Battlefield franchises. A release date for Marvel Rivals wasn’t confirmed, […]
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