Data sleuth discovers that Sekiro’s inexplicable, skyscraper-sized rope man who gives you a lift to Heaven might have once been a boss fight or level unto itself

Longtime FromSoftware dataminer Zullie the Witch has uploaded a new video that interrogates one of the studio’s most memorably strange non sequiturs: The giant guy made of rope who carries you from the kingdom of Ashina to the celestial Fountainhead Palace. It seems like there was once much more to Mr. Rope-a-Dope than we saw…

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PS5 price to rise in Europe, Australia and New Zealand

With a backdrop of a challenging economic environment, including high inflation and fluctuating exchange rates, SIE has made the tough decision to raise the recommended retail price (RRP) of the PlayStation 5 console in select markets in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Australia and New Zealand.  The updated PS5 RRPs are effective starting April…

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‘It’s about to get even darker, more disturbed, and violent’: Barotrauma’s Calm Before the Storm update introduces new PVP outpost and alien ruins

If you’ve ever wanted to perish in undersea alien ruins on one of the moons of Jupiter, now’s your chance thanks to the latest update for 2D co-op horror game Barotrauma. The “Calm Before the Storm” update brings a slew of new features to support your frightening submarine expeditions on Europa, including a new mission,…

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As promising RTS Stormgate nears 1.0, the ‘entire narrative structure of the campaign’ has been rewritten, says Frost Giant

Frost Giant has announced that Stormgate‘s getting a fully-revamped campaign for its 1.0 release. The overhaul will touch every aspect of the campaign, from characters and voices to mission structure and how you manage your army. “For 1.0, we have re-written the entire narrative structure of the campaign, are recording all-new dialogue, have scripted a…

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Microsoft is finally rolling out its controversial Recall feature that screenshots everything you do (again), but only for select users

Microsoft’s controversial AI screenshotting tool, Recall, is back again after being, well, recalled numerous times. Nearly a year after its divisive announcement, Microsoft is finally rolling out Recall on Windows 11, but it’s still not available for most users (and you probably shouldn’t use it even if you do have access). Recall uses AI to…

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The underrated, open world, hoverboard FPS gem of 2024 just got a free update with new guns and islands for its cloud archipelago

Open-world, co-op, hoverboard FPS Echo Point Nova has just received a surprise free update that adds two new weapons to the game, rebalances an existing one, and expands the shooter’s stunning world of floating islands. Last October, PC Gamer staff writer Morgan Park declared Echo Point Nova “the best FPS of 2024 so far,” with…

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