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Another Live Service PS5 Game Bites the Dust, But It’ll Be Transformed into an Offline Title

  • Synduality’s online service will end in May 2027.
  • A free update will create an offline version.
  • Content updates stop after next month.

Bandai Namco is ending online support for Synduality: Echo of Ada, its 2025 PvPvE extraction shooter featuring anime-inspired characters and mecha combat. From May 2027, the game will be taken offline, while content updates will stop after next month; however, it will be converted into an offline title…

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‘I am entirely self-taught, and it shows:’ Gabe Newell admits he did actually throat-sing for months in Valve offices to the point it got ‘annoying’

  • Gabe Newell confirmed practising throat singing at Valve.
  • His singing became annoying to some employees.
  • He still occasionally practises the hobby.

Valve co-founder Gabe Newell has confirmed that he spent months practising Mongolian throat singing in the company’s offices, eventually irritating some staff. The unusual hobby reportedly emerged during the development of Half-Life 2 and was later replaced, at least partly, by sword collecting. Newell said he taught himself…

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Video Game Menu: The Game is all about everyone’s favourite gaming pastime: pressing random buttons in the menus and seeing what they change

  • A comedy game about exploring video-game menus.
  • Absurd settings create increasingly awkward interface challenges.
  • Available on Steam as a short, silly diversion.

Video Game Menu: The Game is a comedy title built entirely around navigating video-game settings menus and experimenting with their controls. It satirises players’ often overlooked fascination with customisation options, replacing conventional challenges such as combat, platforming and puzzles with the supposedly simple pleasure of clicking through menus.…

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Best players for FC 27 Pivot Shift Evolution

  • Free evolution upgrades a lower-rated Ultimate Team item
  • Three levels have specific completion requirements
  • Restrictive criteria still allow some strong candidates

The Pivot Shift Evolution is now available in FC 27’s Ultimate Team, allowing players to upgrade a lower-rated item for free. Although the rewards are described as only moderately impressive, the evolution could still benefit squads early in the season. The evolution has three upgrade levels, with level…

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Minecraft to add first new dimension in 16 years in 2027

  • Minecraft’s first new dimension since 2011 arrives in 2027.
  • The Sift debuts in Minecraft Dungeons 2 on 29 September.
  • Ice caves and Frozen Zombies are also coming.

Mojang has announced that Minecraft will add the Sift, its first new dimension since the game’s 2011 launch, to Java and Bedrock editions in 2027. Described as an ethereal, spirit-world-like realm, it will first appear in the action-RPG spin-off Minecraft Dungeons 2, due to launch on 29 September,…

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Sony Spooked by Rumoured $400 Million Budget for Hideo Kojima’s Physint

  • Sony reportedly rejected Physint’s huge cost and limited exclusivity.
  • Xbox acquired the project for a reportedly smaller budget.
  • The game remains early in development with no confirmed final cost.

Sony reportedly cancelled Hideo Kojima’s stealth-action game Physint after negotiations became strained over its rising budget, development plans, timeline and lack of firm exclusivity. The project allegedly required a very large investment while Kojima Productions would retain the intellectual property and intended to release the game on multiple…

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‘The discussion may change:’Disgaea studio chief claims Sony is ‘hearing’ fan backlash to discless future

  • Sony's discless console plan by 2028 faces substantial public and developer backlash
  • Company signalling willingness to reconsider, possibly adopting physical boxes with codes
  • Legal investigations examining potential anti-competitive practices across multiple jurisdictions

Sony's announcement to phase out physical media discs by 2028 has triggered substantial backlash from consumers and developers, becoming a significant public relations problem for the company. This matters because eliminating physical gaming could give Sony excessive control over the market, particularly given its ownership of Blu-ray technology,…

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13 Most Influential Video Games of the Past 45 Years

  • Simple game mechanics can reshape entire genres and influence decades of development.
  • Pac-Man, Rogue, Zork and Wizardry established templates that modern games still follow today.
  • Cultural impact matters as much as technical innovation in determining a game's influence.

Polygon has compiled a list of 13 of the most influential video games of the past 45 years, examining how seemingly simple games fundamentally shaped the entire medium: - Pac-Man (1980): Demonstrated the power of mascot characters to attract players and inspire cultural relevance; remains a pop-culture icon…

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John Goodman, Laura Bailey and Ian Alexander join final season

  • John Goodman joins final season of The Last of Us alongside game voice actors Bailey and Alexander
  • Goodman plays Joey; Bailey returns as Seraphite leader Elizabeth; Alexander plays Paco
  • Season three airing 2027; show concludes with this final season

The Last of Us has announced three new cast members for its third and final season: acclaimed thriller actor John Goodman, alongside video game voice actors Laura Bailey and Ian Alexander. This casting brings substantial star power to the concluding chapter, with Goodman's distinctive dramatic presence expected to…

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Larian Officially Ended Baldur’s Gate 3 DLC. Modders Missed the Memo

  • Modders released four major Baldur's Gate 3 campaigns despite Larian's official DLC cancellation.
  • Unlocked modding tools enabled creators to build full custom campaigns from scratch.
  • PC-only mods vary in quality and some are still in beta development.

Larian Studios officially ended support for Baldur's Gate 3 in 2024, with founder Swen Vincke declaring the studio would not produce new expansions and would move on to other projects. However, the modding community has disregarded this announcement, releasing at least four substantial custom campaigns since late July…

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