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The latest cooperative craze is a physics-based fishing simulator where you can launch your catch into the air and no-scope it with a sniper rifle

  • How to Fish turns cooperative fishing into physics-driven chaos.
  • Players can buy weapons, explore islands and hunt larger catches.
  • Some players report unwanted strangers joining their games.

PC Gamer highlights How to Fish, a newly popular physics-based fishing game for one to four players. Its appeal lies in turning a simple survival-and-fishing premise into chaotic cooperative play, with catches physically moving around the environment and players able to use increasingly absurd methods to subdue them.…

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The 10 Best Video Game Duos of All Time, Ranked

  • Collider ranks the ten best video game duos of all time
  • Ratchet and Clank and Donkey Kong/Diddy Kong feature prominently
  • List praises duos for lasting character chemistry and franchise impact

This article is a ranked countdown of the ten most iconic video game duos, arguing that memorable pairings have long strengthened storytelling and character dynamics across gaming history. It highlights how such duos range from early mascot characters to more complex modern pairings, some of which have become…

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47 video game things that spark joy

  • Eurogamer staff list small in-game details that spark joy
  • Includes ragdoll physics bugs, toilets, and fancy weapon names
  • Part of the site's "Optimism Week" feature series

To mark Eurogamer's "Optimism Week", the site's writers compiled a light-hearted list of small, specific moments in video games that bring them joy, shifting focus away from favourite franchises or big titles towards tiny recurring details and quirks that make games feel special. The piece is a reader-invited,…

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League of Legends Spinoff Cancellation Leaves Players Fuming

  • Riot Games is ending active development on fighting game 2XKO after 8 months.
  • Final patch lands in October; pre-20 August purchases will be refunded.
  • Players and streamers slam Riot, citing prior layoffs and poor game support.

Riot Games has announced it is ending active development on 2XKO, its League of Legends-themed fighting game, just eight months after the title officially launched. The decision has prompted an angry backlash from players and fighting game community figures, who accuse Riot of abandoning the project prematurely and…

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19 Years Later, Doctor Who Officially Has a Chance to Fix Its Worst Mistake

  • Tennant says he'd like Big Finish audio stories with Freema Agyeman's Martha Jones.
  • Martha's TV run was short and marred by the Doctor's poor treatment of her.
  • No confirmed production yet, but fans hope it addresses a fan-favourite grievance.

Doctor Who fans have been given fresh hope that Martha Jones, one of the show's most underrated companions, could get the deeper storyline she deserves. In a new interview with Doctor Who Magazine, David Tennant said he would like to record Big Finish audio adventures with Freema Agyeman,…

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Nintendo confirms Switch 2 UK price above £400

  • Nintendo confirms revised Switch 2 UK price, now above £400.
  • FromSoftware's Duskbloods network test began, drawing previews this week.
  • Nintendo Life staff share their weekend gaming plans, including Oblivion and LEGO Party.

This is Nintendo Life's regular weekend feature, in which staff round up the week's gaming news before sharing what they plan to play. The headline story is that Nintendo has confirmed the UK price of the newly revised Switch 2, pushing the console above the £400 mark, while…

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The new Warhammer 40K Ork models are good enough to make me want to declare WAAAGH on all other factions

  • New Warhammer 40K Ork miniatures reviewed and praised highly.
  • Reviewer says quality is tempting them to switch armies.
  • Range shows major sculpting and detail improvements over older kits.

GamesRadar+'s tabletop team has reviewed the newest wave of Warhammer 40,000 Ork miniatures from Games Workshop and found them so impressive that the reviewer says it's tempting them to switch factions entirely. The article praises the new range for its sculpting detail, dynamic poses and the way it…

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Complete How to Fish game walkthrough

  • Destructoid publishes a walkthrough for co-op game "How to Fish"
  • Guide covers the Lighthouse starting area and first boss fight
  • Spider Crab boss defeated via baiting charge attacks, then unlocks boat access

A guide from gaming outlet Destructoid sets out a walkthrough for the co-operative fishing adventure title "How to Fish," covering the game's opening stretch and its first boss encounter. The article matters chiefly to players of the sandbox-style game, which allows multiple valid routes to completion, since it…

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Nintendo Blurred the Lines Between Handhelds and Consoles Decades Before the Switch

  • Super Game Boy (1994) let SNES owners play Game Boy games on TV.
  • Used an embedded Game Boy CPU, not emulation, for accuracy.
  • Added borders, sound and multiplayer features Nintendo later revisited with Switch.

Decades before the Nintendo Switch merged handheld and home console gaming, Nintendo achieved something similar with the Super Game Boy, an accessory launched in mid-1994 that let Super Nintendo owners play their Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartridges on a television. Rather than relying on emulation, the…

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What we’ve been playing – “We’re in danger of making this a regular thing”

  • Eurogamer writers discuss games with minimal player agency and the philosophical debate around what constitutes meaningful interaction in titles like Vampire Survivors
  • Community-organised 'Big Walk' collaborative gaming events have generated enough enthusiasm to potentially become regular weekly meetups
  • Column features diverse gaming experiences ranging from experimental indie games to classic puzzle mechanics

Eurogamer's regular "What We've Been Playing" column shares three staff members' recent gaming choices. Mat J reflects on a Bluesky discussion about whether games that largely play themselves still count as meaningful play, prompted by the merge game sobosuba, while pondering how far that argument could be stretched…

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