Immortality developer Sam Barlow and Half Mermaid Productions announce two new games

What you need to know Half Mermaid Productions is a production company founded by developer Sam Barlow, and previously worked on 2019’s Telling Lies and 2022’s Immortality.  Sam Barlow’s games tend to blur the lines of genre, using live footage of actors and actresses recorded on sets, while players are forced to unravel mysteries by […]

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“Today, we’re a company without focus.” League of Legends developer and publisher Riot Games is cutting hundreds of staff, 11% of global workforce affected.

What you need to know Riot Games is the developer and publisher behind multiple games set in the world of Runeterra, best known for the MOBA League of Legends.  Riot Games is cutting 530 jobs, or around 11% of its global workforce.  The company is shifting to focus more on a specific handful of internal […]

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Palworld rockets onto Steam’s top 10 all-time most played games list, hot on Baldur’s Gate 3’s heels

What you need to know Just a few days after its launch, Pocketpair’s new “Pokémon with guns” open world survival creature capture game Palworld is already breaking Steam records. Specifically, it reached 730,000 concurrent players earlier this morning, making it the 10th most played game in Steam history. That number continued to soar until Palworld […]

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Exynos 2400 can keep up with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in real games

Even though the Exynos 2400 drags behind the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in synthetic benchmark tests, even by just a little, the two chips seem to be neck to neck in real-world gaming scenarios. NL Tech tested the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3-powered Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra alongside the Exynos 2400-powered Galaxy S24+ with a bunch […]

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Galaxy S24 brings ray-tracing to upcoming next-gen mobile games

Samsung is determined to bring ray tracing-based graphical improvements to the mobile market. The company’s been working alongside mobile game developers to make ray tracing a viable option for the past year or longer. And as the company unveiled the Galaxy S24 series at Unpacked 2024, it also confirmed a few upcoming games that officially […]

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One of my most anticipated Xbox indie games just got a March 2024 release date

What you need to know Bulwark: The Falconeer Chronicles, a city-builder with 4X strategy elements from solo dev Tomas Sala, now has an official release date of March 26, 2024. The game is also getting a demo for players to try out later this month on January 30. Bulwark is largely aimed towards the casual […]

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The Finals has me believing in FPS games again

Hey everyone, I’m Mike, a 34-year-old gamer who’s been playing first-person shooter games since the late 90s. Having been raised during the early era of Nintendo’s gaming dominance, I hurled myself into the world of the digital at an early age. All of this quickly spiraled out of control with the entry of Goldeneye, my […]

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Why Xbox customers are right to be angry about Microsoft putting more ‘exclusive’ games on Nintendo or PlayStation

In mid-November, I started sending out feelers to contacts and sources within Microsoft to inquire about a tip I’d received, that Sea of Thieves was potentially exploring a PlayStation or Nintendo Switch version. I was unable to confirm, nor refute, those rumors. But it wouldn’t be the last time I’d hear similar.  A few weeks […]

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Fanatical January Savers brings huge discounts on popular games

Fanatical has kicked off January Savers. During this event, which is currently live, Fanatical is offering massive discounts on some of the most popular games in the market for Windows and Steam Deck, including Doom Eternal, Resident Evil 4, Skyrim, and Starfield. The platform is also offering heavy discounts on upcoming games, including Tekken 8 […]

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US Supreme Court Declines to Hear Apple vs. Epic Games Case

The United States Supreme Court today declined to hear separate requests from both Apple and Epic Games in their long-standing lawsuit against each other with regards to App Store rules. Apple made the request in September 2023, asking the Supreme Court to hear its appeal about the portion of its legal dispute that was ruled […]

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Full list of upcoming Xbox exclusive games: Xbox Games Studios Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC roadmap for 2024 and beyond

With each passing year, Microsoft continues to expand its gigantic library of Xbox games across multiple platforms. These include developing more games that take full advantage of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, increasing its focus on PC gaming, and allowing players to stream their favorite Xbox games on mobile devices and cloud-gaming […]

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Apple to offer spatial games and 3D movies for Vision Pro at launch

Earlier this week, Apple announced the availability details of the Vision Pro. Apart from the pre-order and sales dates, the press release also contained some interesting information related to the product that many people didn’t notice. In the announcement, Apple has shed light on the kind of movies and games it will offer for the […]

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Over 150 3D Movies and Spatial Games Coming to Apple Vision Pro

At launch, the Apple TV app will have more than 150 3D movie and TV show options for Apple Vision Pro users to watch, Apple said today when it announced the Vision Pro launch date. While the Vision Pro will work with any TV show or movie available through the ‌Apple TV‌ app on the […]

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You might soon have to watch ads or pay to play Netflix games

Netflix introduced games on its platform in 2021. Currently, the section has 86 titles and 90 more are in development. If you have a membership of the streaming service, you can play these games for free. Plus, games on Netflix don’t contain advertisements or in-game purchases. Unfortunately, that’s going to change soon. A new report […]

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Rumors suggest Xbox is bringing more games to Nintendo Switch and PS5, but what’s the truth?

Over the past few days, rumors began to swirl that Microsoft is, once again, exploring bringing first-party Xbox games to competing platforms. For anyone keeping score, it wouldn’t be without precedent.  With the Activision-Blizzard deal in the bag, Microsoft is effectively becoming one of the biggest “third-party” publishers on PlayStation and Steam already, with games […]

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Best racing games for Logitech G920 and G923 2024

Quick Menu If you want to put together a top-notch setup for sim racing on Xbox or PC, Logitech’s G920 and G923 wheels and pedals are some of the best peripherals to buy. Designed with premium leather and steel as well as excellent features like dual-motor force feedback, 900 degree lock-to-lock rotation, clamps to keep […]

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7 amazing 2023 hidden gem games I played (and loved) that you shouldn’t miss in 2024

Quick Menu If you’re looking to dive into the latest and greatest big-budget AAA titles from some of the biggest developers in the world, you’ll enjoy the feast that 2023 put on the table. The rich cinematic and narrative brilliance of Remedy’s Alan Wake 2; the unbelievable scale and depth of the RPG systems in […]

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Apple Arcade Adding These Two New Games in February

Apple Arcade will be getting two new games on February 1, including action game BEAST: Bio Exo Arena Suit Team and puzzle game Words in Progress. All games available on Apple Arcade are ad-free and do not offer in-app purchases. Apple revealed the new titles in a press release: On February 1, players can blast […]

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Nintendo Switch 2 and its games to be costlier

So far, there have been a bunch of leaks regarding the Switch 2, the upcoming portable gaming console from Nintendo. While these leaks have shed light on the specifications of the product, none of those reports have said anything about its price. Now, a report, where analysts have predicted the future of the gaming industry, […]

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Steam reveals most-played and highest-selling games of 2023

Steam has released the Best Of 2023 catalog, which lists the top free-to-play and paid games on the platform last year based on various factors, including gross revenue, peak concurrent players, and daily active players, on the grounds of data it collected from January 1, 2023, to December 15, 2023. The company has grouped these […]

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