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Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza to open as permanent attraction at New Jersey mall

  • Freddy Fazbear's Pizza opens as permanent attraction at NJ's American Dream mall in 2027
  • Built with creator Scott Cawthon's studio; billed as first permanent immersive FNaF restaurant
  • Comes as film franchise awaits third instalment after two record-breaking releases

Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, the fictional haunted restaurant from the "Five Nights at Freddy's" video games and films, will open as a permanent immersive attraction at the American Dream mall in Bergen County, New Jersey, in 2027. Developed with series creator Scott Cawthon's studio, Scott Games, it is billed…

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PowerWash Simulator Meets Unpacking In a Cozy Gaming Steam Sleeper Hit

  • Cosy game combining vintage electronics repair mechanics with early-2000s Tokyo aesthetic and narrative mystery
  • Uses ASMR sound design and satisfying minigames to create meditative shop-management experience
  • Includes officially-licensed devices from Atari and gradual story reveals through customer interactions

ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs is a new narrative shop simulator from developer Mandragora and publisher tinyBuild, emerging as a low-key Steam hit by blending the meticulous cleaning satisfaction of PowerWash Simulator with the tactile item-sorting of Unpacking. Set in an anime-styled early-2000s Tokyo and scored with lofi music,…

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Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred and Overwatch’s resurgence reportedly drove Blizzard to its “first back-to-back years of growth” in almost 10 years

  • Blizzard became Xbox's top-performing studio with revenue ranking third highest in company history
  • The company achieved its first consecutive growth years in nearly a decade, driven by Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred and Overwatch's resurgence
  • Overwatch delivered its strongest quarter since 2022 following seasonal reset and introduction of five new characters

Blizzard has reportedly achieved its first back-to-back years of revenue growth in almost a decade, according to a report citing Activision Blizzard's performance. The upturn is said to have been driven largely by the strength of Diablo 4's Vessel of Hatred expansion (referred to in the piece as…

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You can now stream PS Plus games to Steam Deck without owning a PS5 – and without buying a PS Portal

  • Third-party app Asobi: Remote Play enables PS Plus Premium cloud gaming on Steam Deck without owning a PS5 console
  • Full premium features (60fps, HDR, haptics, 4K) free during playtest; post-launch free tier limited to 1080p/30fps
  • Offers a lower-cost alternative to Sony's official PS Portal hardware (£220)

A new cloud-streaming app called Asobi: Remote Play has entered public testing, allowing players to stream PlayStation Plus Premium games to Steam Deck, Steam Machine and other SteamOS or Linux devices without owning a PS5. Previously, Asobi and similar apps could only stream from a console the user…

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Beast of Reincarnation Has a Difficulty Problem

  • Beast of Reincarnation's Normal mode is punishingly difficult and skill-dependent.
  • Its "Story" easy mode strips away nearly all challenge and tension.
  • Reviewer says the two difficulty settings need better balancing.

Polygon's review of Beast of Reincarnation, the new action RPG from Game Freak, argues the game's easiest difficulty setting undermines what makes the title distinctive. On Normal mode, the game is built around punishing, high-stakes combat in which a single mistimed hit can end a run, forcing players…

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Hit markers are an FPS crutch

  • Hit markers provide instant confirmation of successful shots.
  • The article argues they undermine FPS immersion and skill.
  • Better audiovisual feedback could replace them.

The article argues that hit markers have become an unnecessary crutch in first-person shooters, giving players immediate confirmation that a shot connected instead of requiring them to read enemy reactions, audio cues or visual feedback. It suggests this design choice can reduce tension and weaken the satisfaction of…

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Steam reportedly refunds Battlefield 6 player with 470 hours logged after EA quietly pulled Rush mode from Quickplay

  • Steam refunded a 470-hour Battlefield 6 player over Rush mode's removal.
  • EA quietly cut Rush from Quickplay in a recent patch.
  • Unclear if other players will get similar refund treatment.

A Battlefield 6 player reportedly received a full refund from Steam despite having logged around 470 hours, after EA quietly removed the popular Rush mode from matchmaking without any patch notes. The case is notable because it far exceeds Valve's usual two-hour refund threshold, showing that Steam can…

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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess wasn’t enough, you can now run Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask natively on IOS

  • Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask can reportedly run natively on iOS.
  • Follows a similar native iOS port of Twilight Princess.
  • Part of a growing trend of fan decompilation projects for N64 Zelda games.

A modified version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and its sequel Majora's Mask can now reportedly be run natively on iOS devices, following on from a similar project that brought Twilight Princess to Apple's mobile platform. This continues a trend of fan-made ports using decompilation…

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Blizzard tops Microsoft’s Xbox division despite wider layoffs

  • Blizzard named Xbox's top-performing studio despite no new game releases
  • Diablo 4 and Overwatch expansions drove third-highest revenue in Blizzard's history
  • Success comes amid Xbox-wide layoffs and studio spin-offs

Blizzard has become Microsoft's "top performing" studio within the Xbox division, according to leaked internal emails cited by Windows Central, even as the wider Xbox business undergoes major upheaval, including layoffs affecting over 3,000 staff and the spin-off of studios such as Double Fine and Ninja Theory. Blizzard…

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Big Walk Ending, Explained: What Happens Once You Unlock the Gate

  • Big Walk's ending strips away voice chat and player colours entirely.
  • Players must rely on learned body language and trust to finish.
  • The finale delivers a surprisingly emotional, memorable co-op payoff.

Big Walk, the chilled-out co-operative puzzle game from developer House House, features a finale that transforms its playful open-world exploration into an unexpectedly powerful emotional experience. Players spend the game exploring an island of towers, collecting gourds to unlock keys and gradually opening a giant gate, while learning…

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