The indie viral mega-hit prop hunt game Meccha Chameleon has had quite the unfortunate weekend. The game's developer has responded to a report claiming some of the game's Steam Workshop maps included malware. Those maps are user-created, and – like all Workshop maps – were available to download by anyone who owns the game. Read more
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Shigeru Miyamoto thinks people don't care about console specs that much anymore, believes Nintendo instead provides "gameplay that only we can create"
A new interview with Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto has revealed he thinks people don't care about graphics and performance that much anymore, compared to consumer priorities in generations gone by. Read more
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Final Fantasy 14 comes to Switch 2 later this year with the now-famous free trial, but the file size is going to be absolutely massive
One of this year's most surprising Nintendo Switch 2 port announcements was Final Fantasy 14's back in April, and against all expectations, it was set to arrive in August. Now we know it's right around the corner, and the Evercold expansion has received a big teaser trailer, too. Read more
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Will you power down your PS5 for a week in protest of Sony's all-digital future? A new petition encourages you to pull the plug on PlayStation
The backlash against Sony's proposed all-digital future continues apace this week. The company, which recently announced plans to end all physical media within the PlayStation ecosystem, has faced massive pushback on its plans to kill off the manufacture and sale of discs by 2028, with fan petitions gaining traction and negative comments swamping practically every Sony post on social media. Read more
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This week in PC games: a battle royale detective game, a broken Y2K metaverse, a laptop tycoon sim, and a new Company of Heroes RTS
Hello all! Welcome to another week of sordid digital diversions, aka new PC games, dumped upon the innocent wanderer like a chamberpot upended over your head by a Victorian maid, as you saunter down an alleyway in your finest crinoline and lobster tail bustle. How are you supposed to attend the Crown Prince's soirée in this bedraggled state? In vain do you shake your reeking fists at the chambermaid, for she is a minion of the Maw, and only squawks with glee. You totter out of the alleyway, mopping your face with your nosegay, and are promptly arrested for being a public obscenity.
Enough of this pissy period palaver! Our list of the week's most promising new PC releases awaits. It's a longer edition, possibly because my laptop audio stopped working halfway through the curation process, so I may have included a few extra games that sound absolutely abysmal. Read more -
Is Morrowind the new Doom? After getting a dual-screen port, the fan-favourite Elder Scrolls is now running in browsers
Last week, we reported on a dual-screen port of Morrowind for the AYN Thor handheld. Fans of the third Elder Scrolls aren't stopping there though, as someone has now made Morrowind fully playable in your browser. Read more