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It was back in the early part of October that Xbox's Sarah Bond announced a plan to bring major new features to the Xbox app on Android devices - specifically the ability to "play and purchase" games directly from it. That's still the plan, and it was supposed to happen this month, but a...

Square Enix has rolled out an update for its 2019 Switch release Final Fantasy VII and it makes a surprising change. Version 1.03/1.04 removes the restrictions on the "sharing features" across Switch and multiple other platforms. Here are the full patch notes: FINAL FANTASY VII Update Nov. 6...

Looking back, we might have, along with millions of others, gotten caught up in that delightful wave of Super Earth propaganda when Helldivers 2 was released at the start of the year. We certainly did our part to defend Democracy from both bug and bot, and part of the magic of Sony's surprise...

Bandai Namco lifted the lid on the action RPG Tales of Graces f Remastered earlier this year and it's scheduled to launch on Switch in January 2025. Tales of Graces originally debuted on the Wii in Japan and was eventually ported and localised (with some additional content) for PlayStation 3 as...

No Man's Sky has just released a significant update that introduces cross-save functionality and brings back a fan-favorite spacecraft. Here are the key details: 1. Cross-Save Feature: - Hello Games is rolling out cross-save compatibility across all platforms. - Players can now link their...

Release Date October 24, 2024 Overview Balatro, the popular roguelike poker game, has released its second free crossover pack titled "Friends of Jimbo 2". This update introduces new content from several beloved games, enhancing the visual variety and appeal of Balatro's gameplay. New...

Sea of Thieves' Season 14 update, which introduced new stealth features, has encountered significant problems, leading to the temporary removal of several key features and the disabling of associated achievements/trophies. Timeline of Events Pre-Launch (October 17, 2024) Rare disabled traps...

During this year's Summer Games Fest, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Rita's Rewind was arguably one of the best surprises of the show. A collaboration between the toy company Hasbro and the acclaimed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga Collection developer Digital Eclipse, it is a...

Developer Witch Beam isn't ready to rest on its laurels. After creating two wildly different games — the twin-stick shooter Assault Android Cactus and the BAFTA award-winning, heartfelt puzzler Unpacking — it's ready to move back to the outside and go with something even more relaxing. We were...

Nintendo can't resist an enticing hardware innovation. Think of the Game & Watch's D-pad, the SNES's nifty shoulder buttons, or the Wii's revolutionary motion controls; and we've barely scratched the surface of its long legacy of pioneering video game controllers. Despite its efforts, one...

In October 1984, an evolution happened in the world of computer game graphics; IBM introduced the Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA). Debuting just a few months after the launch of IBM's PC/AT, the EGA standard allowed users to display an expanded palette of 16 colours (from a total of 64)...