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A Best-Selling Famicom Game Is Making Its Global Debut on PS5 This Week

  • Classic 1986 Famicom hit Doraemon debuts worldwide on PS5 from 30 July.
  • Made by Hudson Soft, based on the hit Fujiko Fujio manga.
  • Features three chapters with differing gameplay styles by different designers.

The 1986 Famicom game Doraemon is set to launch worldwide for the first time on PS5 this week, made available by Japanese retro specialist Hamster. Based on the enormously popular Fujiko Fujio manga, the title was a major commercial success in Japan, and its release finally gives international…

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Xbox Officially Launches PC Mode for 4 Classic Childhood Games

  • Xbox launches PC backward compatibility for four original Xbox games
  • Titles: Conker: Live & Reloaded, Blinx, Crimson Skies, Fuzion Frenzy
  • Available individually or included with all Xbox Game Pass tiers

Xbox has officially launched Backward Compatibility on PC, allowing players to access classic original Xbox-era games through the Xbox app on Windows for the first time. This addresses a long-standing gap in Microsoft's backward compatibility efforts, which had previously focused on consoles while leaving PC players unable to…

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Halo: Campaign Evolved Modders Have Already Added Iron Man, Carl Johnson From GTA, and More

  • Halo: Campaign Evolved mods add Iron Man and GTA's CJ as playable characters
  • Extras include third-person view, PS1-style graphics, and a jetpack
  • PC split-screen, once console-only, now added via a fan mod

Halo: Campaign Evolved, released this week, has already attracted a wave of fan-made mods, ranging from useful quality-of-life tweaks to outright joke additions. Modders are using the foundations of the game's Unreal Engine remake to overhaul both its visuals and gameplay, adding to the buzz around the title's…

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Shrek Comes To Ubisoft’s Popular Fighting Game

  • Shrek characters join Brawlhalla on 29 July.
  • Shrek, Fiona and Puss are playable.
  • The crossover marks Shrek’s 25th anniversary.

Ubisoft has announced a Shrek crossover for its free-to-play platform fighting game, Brawlhalla. The collaboration brings characters from DreamWorks’ long-running animated franchise into the game, continuing Brawlhalla’s use of licensed guest fighters to attract players and broaden its appeal. The crossover launches on 29 July and adds Shrek,…

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‘Tormented Souls’: ZQ Entertainment, Prime Universe & Longevity Pictures Acquire Film & TV Rights To Horror Video Game

  • Studios acquire film/TV rights to horror game Tormented Souls.
  • Deal involves ZQ Entertainment, Prime Universe Films, Longevity Pictures.
  • Producers aim to build a major horror movie franchise.

ZQ Entertainment, Prime Universe Films and Longevity Pictures have acquired the exclusive film and television rights to Tormented Souls, the survival horror video game franchise created by indie developer Dual Effect. The deal signals continued Hollywood interest in adapting video games, with backers betting that the game's growing…

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Xbox Promises to Investigate Reports of Service Outage Preventing Players From Accessing Physical Games

  • Xbox outage briefly blocked offline play of physical disc games.
  • Xbox CTO blames an external licensing service, promises a review.
  • Comes days after a separate PlayStation Network outage.

Xbox has said it will investigate reports that a recent network outage stopped players from accessing games on physical discs while offline, contradicting the principle that disc-based games should not require an internet connection. Xbox's Chief Technology Officer, Scott Van Vliet, told The Verge that "disc-based entitlement checks…

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Capcom says Pragmata will likely get a sequel following staggering sales

  • Capcom says a Pragmata sequel is highly likely
  • The game has sold about 2.5 million copies
  • Success could push Capcom to back more new IPs

Capcom has indicated that a sequel to Pragmata is highly likely, following unexpectedly strong sales of the studio's first new original IP in years. The confirmation, reported by Bloomberg, suggests Capcom sees potential for the game to become a long-term franchise alongside established series such as Resident Evil…

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10 Greatest Historical Video Games of All Time

  • Collider ranks the ten greatest historical video games ever made
  • List spans Roman, medieval and WWI/WWII settings
  • Pentiment (2022) won a Peabody Award for its historical authenticity

Collider has published a ranked list of the ten greatest historical video games of all time, arguing that while few such games are fully historically accurate, the best ones offer immersive, authentic portrayals of major world events and eras. The list spans settings from ancient Rome and medieval…

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Jumanji: Open World Trailer Embraces Respawns, Boss Fights, And Everything Else That Makes Games Fun

  • Jumanji’s game world spills into reality.
  • Trailer plays with familiar gaming mechanics.
  • The sequel arrives on 25 December 2026.

Sony has unveiled a trailer for Jumanji: Open World, the next instalment in the franchise, which brings the game’s dangers into the real world. The footage leans into video-game conventions such as respawns, boss battles and characters stuck in “demo mode”, signalling a comic reversal of the recent…

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The ‘story is far from over’: Wuchang: Fallen Feathers lead set to return and direct a sequel after studio’s collapse

  • 505 Games confirms a Wuchang: Fallen Feathers sequel is in development
  • Original creative lead Xia Siyuan returns via his new studio, Indolphinity
  • Comes after original developer Leenzee reportedly disbanded

505 Games has announced a new partnership with Xia Siyuan, the original creative lead of Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, to develop a sequel to the 2025 Soulslike title. The move comes after developer Leenzee reportedly collapsed following Xia's expulsion from the studio, with the rest of the team said…

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