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ByteDance is minimising its gaming business. The Beijing-based firm - which is best known for its short-form video platform TikTok - has confirmed it has been forced to "restructure" the department, four years after it launched. The BBC reports that games that have already launched will remain but any others will be scrapped. A ByteDance spokesperson simply told the outlet it "made the difficult decision to restructure our gaming business." It comes after Nuverse reassured players of 'Marvel Snap' that the game will not be impacted by the reported redundancies. In a statement on the 'Marvel Sn...
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The Xbox Series S port for 'Baldur's Gate 3' is edging closer. Larian Studios "ran into some technical difficulties" trying to port the game to Microsoft's console, however, there has been a promising update. Larian's Swen Vincke shared on X - formerly Twitter: "Got a nice present from our engineers. Ensuring memory is well under control and having buffer for peaks was the main thing holding us back. I think this will benefit all platforms too. "Still some work left but very close now." Larian said earlier this year: “We’ve run into some technical issues in developing the Xbox port that have s...
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'Horizon Zero Dawn' is getting a boardgame prequel to 'Horizon Forbidden West'. 'Horizon Forbidden West: Seeds of Rebellion' from Steamforged Games can have up to four players and will see them play brand new characters. The tabletop is set in the “distant lands of a far-future Earth” and will “cover never-before-seen-events”. It will also be backward compatible with the 2020 board game. A Kickstarter will launch on November 21, and those wishing to play should keep their eyes peeled over on the Steamforged Games website for updates. It was recently reported that 'Horizon Forbidden West' is se...
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The 'Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak' expansion is coming to the PS5, PS4, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S on April 28. Capcom has announced the release date for the new content that came to the Nintendo Switch and PC last summer. A trailer was captioned on the game's official Twitter page: "New monsters, locales, gear, hunting mechanics and an expansive endgame await you..." Earlier this year, it was revealed that the expansion helped sell a whopping five million copies. A tweet at the time read: “We're thrilled to share that Monster Hunter Rise: #Sunbreak has sold more than 5 million units worldw...
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‘Overwatch 2’ will introduce balance changes to multiple heroes, developer Blizzard Entertainment has confirmed. Season 2 of the FPS title will launch on December 6, and the developer has revealed a roadmap of changes coming to the game. In a blog post, Blizzard wrote: “A new season for Overwatch 2 brings another round of balance changes intended to bring some Heroes more in line with competitive balance for the rest of the roster. Both metrics and player feedback have shown Sojourn dominating the highest tiers of competitive ranks while remaining a challenge for players without the same mecha...
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Discord voice chat is coming to Xbox, Microsoft has announced. In a post on Xbox Wire, Microsoft revealed the feature would roll out to select Xbox Insiders first and expand to more “in the coming weeks” before being made “available soon for everyone”. Discord on Xbox will allow users to “hat with anyone on Discord via voice channels or group calls directly from your console making it easy to connect with friends across mobile, Xbox, and PC.” While playing games, players will be able to see who is in the call and speaking, as well as be able to adjust the sound, and switch between Discord Voic...
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Discord voice chat is coming to Xbox, Microsoft has announced. In a post on Xbox Wire, Microsoft revealed the feature would roll out to select Xbox Insiders first and expand to more “in the coming weeks” before being made “available soon for everyone”. Discord on Xbox will allow users to “hat with anyone on Discord via voice channels or group calls directly from your console making it easy to connect with friends across mobile, Xbox, and PC.” While playing games, players will be able to see who is in the call and speaking, as well as be able to adjust the sound, and switch between Discord Voic...
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According to games industry insider Tom Henderson, 2K are working on a Rocket League competitor called “Gravity Goal”. Whilst early reports don’t seem to have a huge difference in gameplay, following a similar setup to Rocket League with a 1v1 playlist, 2v2 and 3v3, there are some minor differences in gameplay mechanics. Firstly, players will use what have been described as “TRON-like” bikes instead of cars. Moreover, players will be equipped with discs of some kind that they can use to damage their enemies, and presumably throw them off course or even destroy them. The discs reportedly slow d...
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‘Dying Light 2 Stay Human’ is set to get a New Game Plus mode at the end of April, Techland has confirmed. The studio previously teased plans to introduce new features to the survival horror game last month, when lead game designer Tymon Smektała revealed in an interview with Game Informer that features requested by fans including new difficulty tiers, a Photo Mode, and a New Game Plus mode were on the way. At the time, he didn’t reveal exactly when they would be arriving. Now, however, in an update posted to the official ‘Dying Light 2’ Twitter account, Techland has revealed that a New Game P...
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New data has revealed that 80 per cent of VR headsets sold in 2021 were the Oculus Quest 2. It’s hardly a surprise that the standalone, wireless headset has proved the most popular with consumers, with it being the most accessible headset by a mile. This shows a whopping 92.1 per cent year-on-year growth for the AR/VR market, with almost half of all sales occurring in the final quarter of 2021. It’s not difficult to see that the future of VR is absolutely in standalone headsets, with other competing headsets like the Oculus Rift S, requires a beefy PC to run your favourite VR games. Very few c...
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