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Ken Block, star of Codemasters’ Dirt series and a figure whose passion for motorsports helped push it to new audiences, has died at the age of 55 following a snowmobile accident on his ranch in Utah. Block was an entrepreneur who co-founded DC Shoes in 1994, using his success to help pursue his automotive passions. In the 00s Block became a professional rally driver who went on to participate in the sport at its highest level in the WRC, though his results – with only a small handful of points and no podiums to show for his 24 appearances between…
Stalker 2 developer GSC Game World has released a new trailer for its upcoming shooter, with pre-orders for the game once again being available (they were initially refunded in the latter half of 2022). The trailer in question, which begins with a poignant reminder this game was made in Ukraine, can be seen below. While we still don’t have a firm release date for Stalker 2 as yet, the developer once more promises a 2023 launch as part of the trailer’s official description. In addition to this, we also have the PC requirements for Stalker 2. These are as follows:…
The Nier: Automata anime adaptation is set to debut in Japan on 7th January, 2023. Nier: Automata Ver1.1a – which stars protagonists 2B and 9S – is then set to be distributed in “over 160 countries and regions” on Hulu, Amazon Prime, and Crunchyroll, amongst others, although it’s not clear yet when, exactly, that will be. To celebrate the firm release date, here’s a new teaser: Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
Surprise! Details of five unannounced Sonic the Hedgehog Lego sets have popped up online. According to the Instagram account of PromoBricks – a Lego site that’s successfully revealed unconfirmed Lego sets ahead of time before – the sets vary in size and complexity and will cost between $30 and $100 (that’s £25 to £82, although the final localised price may differ). Beyond that, however, not much else is known, but you can get a sneaky peek at what the sets may entail in the image shared by PromoBricks (thanks, VGC). Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong…
Former Sonic boss Yuji Naka has been formally indicted for insider trading offences. According to NHK and spotted by VGC, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office’s Special Investigation Department have indicted Naka and Taisuke Sasaki for investing millions of yen in a company based on insider information that had yet to be made public. The prosecutors allege that neither Naka nor Saskai would have invested the ¥144.7m if they hadn’t known Square Enix was about to announce a partnership with a mobile developer. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is…
Valve’s new Steam Replay feature is here with a handy summary of your 2022 PC playtime. Just like PlayStation’s annual Wrap-Up feature, Steam Replay tots up “all of your playtime between the first second of January 1 and the last second of December 14 (GMT)” – albeit only the games you’ve played whilst online; offline play and time spent “running tools” is not included – and presents it as a convenient infographic. As well as a highlight panel that shows how much time you’ve spent on the games that have kept you busiest over the last 12 months (for me,…
As expected, Encased is the next Epic Games Store free game. You can download it for free now until 4pm UK time tomorrow, 24th December. Encased is a 2021 post-apocalyptic isometric role-playing game developed by Dark Crystal Games and inspired by Fallout and Wasteland. Fitting then, that it replaces Fallout 1, 2 and Tactics as part of Epic’s 15 Days of Christmas free game giveaway. Here’s the official blurb on Encased: Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
The Pokémon Company has taken a company using its trademarks and assets to advertise an NFT-based Pokémon mobile game to court. Australian company Pokémon Pty Ltd set up and advertised a website claiming to be launching a crypto game called PokéWorld (thanks, Vooks). The company even claimed to have worked on Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Pokémon Home and Pokémon Sleep. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
Feral Interactive has quietly revealed the Nintendo Switch’s ports for both Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light and its sequel Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris will now be released in 2023. These ports were previously announced to be coming to Nintendo’s hybrid console back in October 2021 as part of the series’ 25th anniversary. However, since then, things have been quite quiet on this particular Lara Croft front. Feral Interactive has said, however, that the team is looking forward to “sharing more” news about these ports “in the new year!” Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content…
As part of the ongoing palaver between Microsoft and the FTC, the platform holder has revealed three upcoming Bethesda games will be exclusive to Xbox and PC. This information comes as part of Microsoft’s response to the Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit against its planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard (something it called “unconstitutional”). Tucked away in the newly issued document’s many, many pages, Microsoft stated: “Xbox anticipates that three future titles – REDACTED – all of which are designed to be played primarily alone or in small groups – will be exclusive to Xbox and PCs.” Read more Source – eurogamer.net…