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Xbox Insiders can now use cloud streaming on their consoles to play "select" owned games
Game Pass Ultimate required.
Microsoft is expanding its suite of cloud gaming features by introducing the ability for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers to stream a "select" number of their owned games to Xbox Series X/S or Xbox One consoles, without needing to install them first. It's available to Xbox Insiders now, and will launch for all users at a later date.
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Roundup | Here's everything featured in Day of the Devs' 2024 indie showcase
Woolly shooters! Sandwich musicals! More!
The showcases continue! Following yesterday's batch of cosily tantalising indie games via this year's Wholesome Snack jamboree and just ahead of the triple-A glitz and glamour of The Geoffs, Day of the Devs has returned to spotlight its own bunch of promising indies.
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Here are the PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium games for December
Yule be in my heart.
Sony has announced its December PlayStation Plus line up for those of us on its Extra and Premium tiers.
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Review | Path of Exile 2 early access review - the Souls of isometric ARPGs
If at first you don't succeed, die and die again.
Path of Exile 2 is hard - there's no getting around this simple truth. It's a truth you need to understand before you play the game in order to get the most out of it, and to accept it, if you like. Like the Souls series, this is a game about relishing the challenge and overcoming seemingly impossible odds to move forwards. Through perseverance and trial and error, you will succeed, and you will feel all the more incredible for it.
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Supporters | Five of the Best: Whips
Crackers.
Five of the Best is a weekly series for supporters of Eurogamer. It's a series that highlights some of the features in games that are often overlooked. It's also about having your say, so don't be shy, use the comments below and join in!
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A shadow of the colossus.
I thought we'd all decided during the Xbox 360 days that checkpoints just before boss fights that kicked off with reams of unskippable dialogue were very annoying indeed. No one in their right mind wants to hear the same voice lines repeated over and over again each time you restart a fight, especially fights that are as tough as those in Behemoth. But I guess developer Skydance wasn’t paying attention during that era because this game features some of the worst checkpointing I've experienced in a long time.
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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is set to release on Switch in January and will come with a new, easier difficulty mode.
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The Pokémon Company is teaming up with Wallace and Gromit maker Aardman for a "special project" due in 2027.
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Astro Bot comes over all festive with seasonal Winter Wonder update
A Claus for celebration.
It's the most wonderful time of the year, and the lovely Astro Bot lot are embracing the festive season and gifting us all with a Winter Wonder update.
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Digital Foundry | Beelink SER9 review: AMD's Strix Point is its most powerful PC APU to date - but how does it game?
The Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 versus the 7840U and the Steam Deck.
It's fair to say that AMD is now leading the mobile x86 processor market, with its APUs particularly potent in powering the Steam Deck, ROG Ally and other PC handhelds. Following on from the Z1 Extreme and similar 7840U/8840U processors, there are two next-gen series: the upcoming Z2 lineup and the currently-available Strix Point AI SoCs. We're looking at the latter today - and it's the top-spec Ryzen AI 9 HX 370.
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Italian Soulslike Enotria: The Last Song finally secures itself an Xbox release date
Well, I mask you.
The team behind Italian Soulslike Enotria: The Last Song has finally found some resolution to the game's Xbox absence.
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Ubisoft has laid out how Assassin's Creed Shadows' combat systems will work, including how its attack types, enemies and arsenal of weapons will differ between its dual protagonists: shinobi Naoe and samurai Yasuke.
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"We f**k shit up, without f**king up."
Hazelight Studios has shared a little behind the scenes video, filmed within its HQ in Stockholm, and in the process dropped a few teasers for its next game.
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Shadow the Hedgehog coming to Sonic Dream Team ahead of Sonic 3 film
Year of Shadow wraps up.
The Year of Shadow isn't over just yet: alongside the release of the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film later this month, Shadow is set to be added to Sega Hardlight's excellent mobile game Sonic Dream Team.
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Nintendo's Alarmo now has a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe theme so you can wake up to Rainbow Road
Drive you mad.
Nintendo's Alarmo clock now has a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe theme in a free update.
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Marvel Rivals director says Sony flop Concord didn't offer any "unique value" for players
A Storm is coming.
Marvel Rivals game director Thaddeus Sasser has said he believes PlayStation sci-fi shooter Concord failed because it didn't bring anything of "unique value" to its players.
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Nintendo now fully owns Xenoblade studio Monolith Soft
Future redeemed.
Xenoblade studio Monolith Soft is now 100 percent owned by Nintendo.
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Employees at FromSoftware owner Kadokawa reportedly "thrilled" about possible Sony takeover
As Sony stocks reach record high.
Employees at FromSoftware owner Kadokawa are reportedly optimistic about a potential buyout from Sony due to frustration with current management.
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And it's rolling out now.
We already knew Black Myth: Wukong was set to receive a couple of "surprises" before the end of the year, thanks to some previous teasing from its director - and it now appears at least some of those are here, courtesy of a big new update for the record-breaking action-RPG.
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Cyberpunk 2077's 2.2 update adds new "secrets", expanded customisation options, and more
Out now on PC, PS5, and Series X/S.
Just a day after piquing fan curiosity with the surprise announcement a new Cyberpunk 2077 update was on the way, developer CD Projekt has revealed exactly what it contains - including expanded customisation options and new photo mode features - and released it into the wild.
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Roundup | Toem 2 and all 23 other cosy indies featured in the latest Wholesome Snack showcase
Ducklings! Glamping! Trains! More!
As the nights draw in and those jorts are tucked away in favour of some fluffy long johns, what better way to warm your frosty innards than with some cosy indie games? And, would you believe it, that's exactly what the latest Wholesome Snack showcase brought upon us. So if it's cosy indies you want, it's cosy indies you've got - and you'll find everything featured during the event, all conveniently summarised for your easy consumption, below.
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Review | Naiad review - wild swimming with a winning hint of urgency
Front crawl.
There's a moment when I'm swimming that I can't get over. I'm about to start the front crawl. Feet up against the side of the pool, arms pointed forward, face in, kick out, and then...
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Outriders studio People Can Fly cuts "more than 120" jobs in second round of layoffs this year
Projects also affected.
Outriders developer People Can Fly has announced its second round of layoffs in less than a year, this time affecting "more than 120" people. The move accompanies the cancellation or downsizing of several projects, with the studio blaming "external market pressures".
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Fortnite commits to Rock Band-like Festival musical mode support through "2025 and beyond"
After Rocket Racing mode placed on back burner.
Epic Games will continue to support Fortnite Festival, the game's Rock Band-style mode developed by Harmonix, for the forseeable future.
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Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights and other CRPG classics now available on Humble Bundle
Pathfinder! Rogue Trader!
Humble Bundle has launched a new charity bundle focused on classic CRPGs, including the original Baldur's Gate and its sequel.
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Microsoft says Indiana Jones PS5 launch timing "as much a production decision as anything else"
"We want to make sure there's a great experience for Xbox players."
Xbox studios boss Matt Booty has said the wait for PlayStation 5 owners to play Bethesda's hit new Indiana Jones game is "as much a production decision as it is anything else".
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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC won't be eligible for BAFTA's Best Game award
FromSoftware's epic didn't make the longlist.
FromSoftware's Elden Ring DLC expansion Shadow of the Erdtree won't be eligible for BAFTA's Best Game award, as it's reserved for full games only.
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Switch 2 accessory maker pulls trailer showing blurry mockup of Nintendo's next console design
"Have yours in-hand for the next-gen launch!"
A maker of gaming hardware accessories has removed a trailer that showed the blurry outline of what was clearly intended to be Nintendo's under-wraps Switch 2.
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Review | Caves of Qud review - come in and get lost
Something strange is occurring.
Fairly early on in Caves of Qud, I found myself in the great cave of Golgotha. This was a good while back now, but I'm still thinking about it - I'm still thinking about that cave. The great cave at Golgotha is part of a fairly early quest. You go in to find a malfunctioning robot and then fix it - just to show you're good enough to go off on another, far more meaningful questline. Fine. But that cave! You drop in via an elevator shaft, and if you're particularly careful - or if you can't fly - you have to take it strictly one level at a time on your way down. And what's down there? Darkness. Salty water. Puddles of green goo. But also conveyor belts, stretched and tangled across the earth. Sparking machinery that can give you a nasty shock. Doors that you'll need to find the right key to unlock. The past and the future tangled together, and yet somehow it's all ancient.
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Path of Exile 2 "not rewarding enough", its developer admits amid incoming changes
Addressing early access feedback.
Path of Exile 2 is "not rewarding enough", developer Grinding Gear Games has admitted, amid a plan to "urgently" update the game.
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