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‘I Need to Take Time to Reset’: Award-Winning Actress Leaves One of PS5’s Most Promising Games

  • Award-winning actress Jennifer English exits PS5 game 'Tides of Annihilation' citing personal health priorities
  • Developer Eclipse Glow Games responds supportively; replacement actress hired for recording whilst English remains in advisory capacity

"We have truly enjoyed this journey together". Tides of Annihilation, the London-set fantasy action game from Chinese studio Eclipse Glow Games, looks awesome. But there’s another reason to be excited for it: Jennifer English, star of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, was set to feature as protagonist Gwendolyn. English,…

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Development team pivoted Final Fantasy 10 towards fantasy after Lord of the Rings news

  • Devs pivoted FF10 to fantasy after hearing Lord of the Rings was filming
  • Producer Kitase revealed this in 25th-anniversary interview material
  • FF10's 2001 launch preceded Fellowship of the Ring's cinema release

Square Enix has offered fresh insight into why Final Fantasy 10 shifted from the series' earlier science-fiction leanings towards high fantasy. Producer Yoshinori Kitase revealed that the change of direction followed the development team learning that The Lord of the Rings was being adapted into a film trilogy,…

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‘It Isn’t Something Carved in Stone’: Xbox Still Unclear on Future PS5 Ports

  • Xbox still hasn't clarified which games will or won't reach PS5
  • Boss Matt Booty says single-player exclusivity isn't a fixed rule
  • Comes after Ninja Theory's sale and major Xbox layoffs

Microsoft remains unable to give a clear answer on which future Xbox games will come to PS5, months after announcing its return to console exclusivity. Xbox boss Matt Booty said in a new interview that avoiding single-player titles on PS5 is "a good rule of thumb" but "not…

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Mailbox: The Future Of Smash, Mouse Mode Upgrades, Revolutions – Nintendo Life Letters

  • Nintendo Life's Mailbox returns with reader debate on the Wii's 20th anniversary legacy
  • Readers ask if Wii's motion controls were a true "revolution" or niche gimmick
  • Another letter suggests Good-Feel as Nintendo's ideal acquisition target

Nintendo Life's monthly Mailbox feature returns with readers debating the legacy of the Wii ahead of its 20th anniversary later this year, alongside questions about which studios Nintendo might acquire. The piece is a recurring reader-letters column rather than hard news, offering a light-hearted look at ongoing fan…

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Games like The Odyssey: 10 games that capture the spirit of Christopher Nolan’s latest

  • Polygon lists games to play alongside Nolan's new "Odyssey" film.
  • Picks include "Assassin's Creed Odyssey", "God of War", and "Hades".
  • List spans genres from RPGs to strategy, plus one tonal outlier.

With Christopher Nolan's epic film adaptation of Homer's "The Odyssey" drawing crowds and critical acclaim for its ambitious scope and distinctive style, Polygon has put together a list of video games for fans wanting to prolong the mood between cinema trips. The outlet notes that, despite the richness…

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The future of physical games is not looking great

  • GTA VI's physical edition will ship with a download code, not a disc.
  • Digital game sales already dominate, with Capcom at 93% digital.
  • Trend threatens resale, sharing and long-term game preservation.

Video games are moving decisively away from physical media, with two announcements in June 2026 signalling that discs may soon disappear altogether. Rockstar Games confirmed that Grand Theft Auto VI, due for release on 19th November 2026, will come with only a download code in its physical box…

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10 Greatest Marvel Video Games of All Time

  • Collider ranks its top ten Marvel video games of all time
  • X-Men Legends and Ultimate Alliance praised for large playable rosters
  • Spider-Man 2 (2023) cited for improved swinging and Miles Morales

Collider has published a ranked countdown of the ten greatest Marvel video games ever made, arguing that superhero games let players finally live out their fantasies of controlling their favourite characters. While Spider-Man titles dominate the genre's reputation, the list also highlights team-based and ensemble games that let…

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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced required devs to “rebuild” the 2013 game because Ubisoft couldn’t “use the code from the original”

  • Black Flag Resynced needed a rebuild, not a simple remaster
  • Devs said Ubisoft couldn't reuse the 2013 game's original code
  • Highlights the technical challenge of updating older AC titles

Ubisoft's remaster of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, known as Black Flag Resynced, could not simply reuse the codebase of the original 2013 release, meaning developers effectively had to rebuild large parts of the game from scratch. The disclosure, made by developers speaking to GamesRadar+, highlights the scale…

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Best Gunslinger build in SpiritVale

  • Destructoid publishes recommended Gunslinger class build for SpiritVale
  • Suggests dual revolvers, crit-focused gear and specific artifact sets
  • Advises prioritising Dexterity and Agility stats, key skills Gun Mastery/Panic Burst

This is a gaming guide from Destructoid recommending a build for the Gunslinger class in the MMO SpiritVale, aimed at players wanting to maximise the class's high damage-per-second potential. It matters to players choosing a class build, as the guide argues Gunslinger has few weaknesses but needs correct…

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‘GTA 6 needs this’: This GTA 5 prison mod turns one of roleplay’s most enduring staples into a game within a game

  • GTA 5 mod reworks prison roleplay into a deeper standalone experience
  • Highlights a long-neglected staple of GTA roleplay servers
  • Fans say Rockstar should adopt similar depth for GTA 6

A newly showcased Grand Theft Auto 5 mod overhauls prison roleplay, turning what is usually a minor, repetitive feature into a fully-fledged "game within a game" for the GTA V roleplay community. The mod has drawn attention because prison sequences are one of roleplay's most enduring but least…

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