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UPDATE 24TH AUGUST 2021: The creator of the Simpsons: Hit & Run fan remake has removed it from their Patreon due to copyright concerns.Reuben “Reubs” Ward told Eurogamer they took the project down in order to keep their YouTube channel “in good standing.” They confirmed this was a preventative measure, and that no company has so far been in touch to issue any threats or request a takedown.Read more Source – eurogamer.net
The original Max Payne was released on this date in 2001 on PC. It was released the following year on the Xbox and the PlayStation 2. Read more Source – eurogamer.net
E3 2021 officially starts tomorrow and to kick off the event early, the Xbox E3 2021 ‘Deals Unlocked’ sale is now available to shop from today, 11th June 2021.Over 500 digital games, bundles and add-ons have been heavily discounted and can be found via the Microsoft Store. The deals will expire on 17th June.Read more Source – eurogamer.net
Sony really doesn’t want you to forget Horizon Forbidden West is out next month, so it’s shared yet more details on its upcoming blockbuster. A new video released today outlines five different tribes that roam around the world of Horizon, as well a mysterious sixth tribe far in the Forbidden West which remains ambiguous. Read more Source – eurogamer.net
Sony’s 2022 CES event caught our attention with technical details of PlayStation VR2 – but what initially slipped under the radar was a small tale by Tom Holland, who was brought onto the stage to talk about the wonders of Uncharted. The 25-year-old English actor who has a habit of playing Americans noted that he only discovered Uncharted when a PlayStation 4 was left in his trailer during the filming of Spider-Man: Homecoming (thanks, Kotaku). Read more Source – eurogamer.net
A number of high-profile FIFA Ultimate Team traders have reported being targeted by hackers who have cleared out their accounts of FIFA Points and coins.Reports indicate that in the past week the top 100 traders in Ultimate Team have been targeted, with several saying they have lost access to their accounts and thousands of pounds worth of in-game currency.Read more Source – eurogamer.net
A new trailer for Bomb Rush Cyberfunk shows off BMX cycling for the first time.A spiritual successor to Dreamcast cult classic Jet Set Radio, developer Team Reptile has captured that game’s cel-shaded graphics and sense of cool.Read more Source – eurogamer.net
Pagan: Control, the second major DLC for Far Cry 6, will arrive for all platforms next week on Tuesday, 11th January as part of the game’s season pass, or as a separate download. This is the new roguelike mode where you play as Pagan Min, the antagonist of Ubisoft’s Himalayan-set Far Cry 4. Here, you’ll journey into his “troubled psyche” and hear more about his backstory. Read more Source – eurogamer.net
The director of Days Gone has said “local studio management always made us feel like it was a big disappointment”, and called Sony’s decision not to greenlight a sequel “weird”.Reacting to the news that Sucker Punch’s PlayStation exclusive Ghost of Tsushima has now sold over 8m copies, Days Gone director Jeff Ross said that when he left Sony in late 2020, the zombie game had already sold over 8m copies – and it has since gone on to sell even more, plus over a million sales on Steam.Read more Source – eurogamer.net
One of Mass Effect’s most popular finale mods is now available for the trilogy’s Legendary Edition. This latest version of the so-called Happy Ending Mod adds many of the tweaks from previous iterations into a package which slots neatly into the Legendary Edition of BioWare’s space opera trilogy.Read more Source – eurogamer.net