Hideo Kojima is prepared to ‘present a new dimension of cinematic adaptation’ for the Death Stranding movie, because making games that are ‘similar to a movie’ isn’t enough

Around a year ago, we learned the acclaimed movie studio A24 had joined Death Stranding’s film project. At the time, I remember thinking A24 may be one of the only studios out there that could keep up with Hideo Kojima’s wild visions, and it seems like I was right because Kojima doesn’t want this movie…

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Palworld puts the Nintendo lawsuit aside and dev takes a pop at ‘the haters’ as it announces both a Terraria collaboration and by far its biggest island yet

One of 2024’s early and surprise big-hitters was Palworld, the game that swiftly became known as Pokémon with guns (even though it’s much more of a survival-type experience). Success was instantaneous, with the game’s ridiculous sights especially suited to streaming, and since launch developer Pocketpair has maintained a steady rhythm of new content (the game…

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Diablo boss triggers mass eyeroll after wondering out loud if ‘we could normalize Diablo-like for ARPGs that follow the Diablo formula’

Diablo is an ARPG, a term that is admittedly fraying at the edges like an overworn bag. We obviously mean different things when we talk about action RPGs like Diablo, and action RPGs like The Veilguard, but it’s a genre descriptor we use nonetheless. It’s like CRPGs—yes, CRPG means something specific (an isometric RPG with…

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The best deals in the 2024 Steam Autumn Sale

It’s that time again. Steam Sale time. The 2024 Steam Autumn Sale is live and there are loads of heavily discounted games to browse through, including some of our favorites from this year—Palworld is on the list and so is Helldivers 2. Meanwhile, some of our older favorites are discounted to within an inch of…

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 review

NEED TO KNOW What is it? The latest in virtual aviation that includes the highest-fidelity recreation of our planet in any videogame to dateExpect to pay: $70/£70Developer: Asobo StudioPublisher: Xbox Game StudiosReviewed on: Ryzen 7 3700X, GeForce RTX 2070 Super, 32 GB RAM, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro JoystickSteam Deck: UnsupportedMultiplayer? LeaderboardsLink: Official site Presenting the…

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