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Focus Entertainment Will Acquire Dovetail Games
Focus Entertainment announced the acquisition of Dovetail Games, the developer of the Train Simulator franchise.
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Toei Animation To Step Up PC And Switch Game Development
Toei Animation is planning to release more titles for Nintendo and Switch. An announcement for a new entry is due this "summer or fall."
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PlayStation Studios Is Working On An Unannounced Heavily Stylized AAA Game
PlayStation Studios could be brewing an unannounced heavily-stylized AAA entry, as spotted in a resume of a PlayStation Visual Arts employee.
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PlayStation 5 Sells More Units Than PS4 In First 29 Months Since Respective Launch
Sony's current-gen PlayStation 5 has reportedly sold more units than PS4 in first 29 months based on a time-aligned basis.
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Epic Games Acquires Aquiris Game Studio
Epic Games has acquired Brazilian mobile games developer Aquiris Game Studio. The company will be renamed Epic Games Brazil.
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Universal Mod Makes Over 90% Of Unreal Engine Games Playable In VR
The prominent modder Praydog is working on a project to make many Unreal Engine 4 and 5 games playable in Virtual Reality.
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11-Year-Old Calls Man An “NPC,” Gets Stabbed In Return
In retaliation for being called a video game NPC by an 11-year-old, a man stabbed the child, resulting in severe injury.
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New Switch Update 16.0.2 Adds “ADHD” Word To Japanese Banned Word List
Nintendo has released a new update for the Switch, improving the performance of the handheld, and making some interesting backend changes.
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InXile Is Developing A New Game Based On “Established IP”
Microsoft-owned studio InXile Entertainment is developing a new game based on an established IP, which fans think could be Fallout.
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Joseph Staten To Join Netflix Games As Creative Director
Halo writer Joseph Staten is leaving 343i to become the Creative Director at Netflix Games, overseeing a AAA multi-platform title.
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Millennials Spend More Time Gaming Than Other Generations, Says Study
Millennials are the gaming generation, outplaying younger generations. They even have different habits in the games they play.
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Obsidian Entertainment Is Developing An Unannounced Title In Unity
Obsidian Entertainment has shared a job listing for a Unity Gameplay Programmer, which is different than its other two games in development.
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A Ubisoft+ Tile Has Appeared On The Xbox Rewards App
Ubisoft+ was recently sighted on the Xbox app by a bundle of users around the globe, suggesting an official integration in the near future.
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Research Predicts The Steam Deck Crossing 3 Million Lifetime Users In 2023
Steam Deck is expected to surpass 3 million lifetime sales in 2023, according to a new prediction, with sales crossing 1.9 million this year.
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Sony Patents To Let You Watch Players’ Failed Attempts During Gameplay
Sony has published a new patent that will let players analyze past failed recorded attempts of other users during certain points in gameplay.
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New ChatGPT Research Rates NPCs More Human Than Actual Humans
Research using ChatGPT-based AI NPCs with memories and motivations has created advanced NPCs. They even threw a Valentine's Day party.
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KFC Console: Specs, Price, Release Date, Controller, and Games
Get all the latest information on KFC's upcoming gaming console - the KFConsole, including its price, controller, games and release date!
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Microsoft In Talks To Release An Official Xbox Emulator In The Future
As per the latest rumors, Microsoft is exploring bringing an official Xbox emulator to current-gen consoles in the future.
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Take-Two Interactive Settles Lawsuit With GTA Reverse-Engineering Project Modders
Take-Two Interactive has settled the lawsuit with modders outside of court that spanned over the course of two years.
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Ubisoft Connect 2.0 Leak Reveals A Giant Overhaul Coming For The Launcher
New images for the upcoming Ubisoft Connect 2.0 update have leaked some eye-catching visual overhauls for the launcher.