Gaming

Pokémon developer Game Freak reels from unprecedented “gigaleak” of “significant internal data”

UPDATE 11.44am UK: Game Freak has acknowledged it was hacked in August, in a Japanese-language statement posted to its website,…

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Kill Knight’s twin-stick carnage asks an awful lot of you – but it’s very much worth it

Twin-stick shooters are a fascinating contradiction. These are games in which you move and shoot while the hordes attack. They're…

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Silent Hill 2 on PC: another Unreal Engine 5 game blighted by stutter

Like a lot of Unreal Engine 5 games, Silent Hill 2 stutters and it stutters a lot. Why is it…

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Vampyr was underrated – it’s the best vampire RPG we’ve got

While the world waits, and waits, for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, a sequel that only ever seems further…

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Xbox Cloud Gaming will reportedly let players stream any game in their library from November

Microsoft is reportedly set to significantly expand Xbox Cloud Gaming's capabilities next month, introducing the ability for Xbox players to…

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Steam now warns customers they’re only buying a license when paying for a game

Ahead of new California legislation requiring storefronts to make it clear customers are only buying a license for digital content…

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Europa review – ecological ruminations on a distant moon

Did you know that Studio Ghibli got its name from an Italian plane? As the story goes, founder Hayao Miyazaki…

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Halo is moving to Unreal Engine 5 – and the first footage looks impressive

The Halo franchise has endured a tumultuous decade under the stewardship of 343 Industries - the studio purpose-built to shepherd…

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Nintendo asks Switch Online playtesters not to disclose any information, but how long will that last?

Nintendo is requesting participants in its secretive Nintendo Switch Online: Playtest Program do not disclose details of the test. Read…

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Forbidden Siren uses Sony’s new in-console emulator, raising hopes for more forgotten classics on PS5

Forbidden Siren - or just Siren, as it was known stateside - is returning to the PS Plus Premium library,…

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