Physical versions of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation require a download anyway because Square Enix would've had to compromise the game in some fashion to contain the entire mammoth adventure in a disc. At least, that's the reasoning series director Naoki Hamaguchi has given.
Last month, Sony argued that "reasonable consumers" already know they don't really own the digital goods they paid for. The Consumer Rights wiki has now made a list collecting more than 30 examples where Sony told customers they do, in fact, own the digital games they paid for. Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, Kelsey takes solace in assassination; Connor revisits a foundational Korean MMO; Chris has some more thoughts about Marvel's Wolverine; Bertie tries to get to the end of Big Walk and then realises he doesn't want to get to the end of Big Walk at all; and Marie plays Spyro again, because why not?
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi has confirmed that his own team, Creative Studio 1, is also the studio behind Kingdom Hearts 4.
Nightdive Studios has officially confirmed The Tarnished Mirror, a new campaign for its upcoming Thief: The Dark Project Remastered, days after the name leaked through a mass Steam achievements leak..jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Wardogs, the new tactical shooter from Derby-based studio Bulkhead, has sold more than a million copies and passed 350,000 concurrent players within hours of launching into Steam early access.
Going through Miles Buckle's Instagram feed is like stumbling into a parallel universe where cinema's greats – Lynch, Hitchcock, Fellini, Kubrick – are reimagined in the familiar but distinctly different visual language of video games. The "here's Johnny" scene from The Shining, where Jack Nicholson terrorises Shelley Duvall, recreated in the stilted comedic style of The Sims 2. The opening sequence of Twin Peaks told through the landscapes of SimCity 2000 – one of several "orthographic experiments" that Buckle has done using the most iconic Maxis game of my childhood. A low-poly Peter Finch doing the Oscar-winning "I'm a human being, god dammit!" monologue from Sidney Lumet's classic Network. Perfect fever dreams that can't and won't exist outside of these short clips.
Diablo 4's next season, Season of Hell's Legacy, will go live on 15th September to celebrate the franchise's 30th anniversary and Nintendo Switch 2 debut.
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Growing up in the South of England, like I did, history is all around you. Castles and forts, both preserved and ruined, litter the countryside. I, like many children, have fond memories visiting such places and imagining the great battles that were fought there.
Polyarc, the Seattle studio behind the acclaimed VR series Moss, has closed its doors after almost 12 years.
Blizzard's BlizzCon convention returns this weekend after two years' absence, and I'll be covering the news and announcements from today's opening ceremony live, here in this article. The show begins 6.30pm BST (UK time).
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Blizzard has officially announced Diablo 5, confirming the next mainline entry in the series is expected to arrive in spring 2029.
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Blizzard has officially confirmed World of Warcraft: Forever, the long-rumoured "Classic+" experience.
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